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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-22

. tNr READING RoOM.-Oprn from A. VI.
p. .- NJ from , I" t. and from IL : IL z. NJ.
..-'d Wednesday Evenings.
rNItEA-Oprn Tuesday and Friday.
" W TnANEE Lihrarian.
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the palm. If one can not find what
they want elsewhere, they are almost
sure to find it at FairbankSes. No mat
ter whether it is staple dry goods, gro
ccries, carpeting, crockery, paper hang
ing OF clothing. They have but few
things tins year especially for Christ
mas, but much in general.
HALL X swITSER.
For anything in the line of furniture.
upholstery. etc. one will go to Hall &
Swit>er'S, Main street. Besides the or
binary run of nice and every day furni-
ture, they keep choice camp chairs of
elegant patterns, hassocks, etc, etc.
A. L. BAILEY.
If one has the cash, he cannot do better
than buy cabinet organ of Bailey and
present it To some poor church, to aid
them in their worship. After doing
such good deed as this. his heart will
probably enlarge so that he will pur-
chase Il new piano ut the same place,
for his daughter.
HIRAM PADDOCK.
For IL nice boot or shoe. or ANYTHING in
the line of foot wear. Hiram Paddock
of Railroad street, offers ii large and
varied assortment.
MRS. FLEETWOOD.
For millinery and things devoted eS-
prcially to ladies' head dress, Mrs
Fleetwood. in Union block. Main street
keeps IL desirable stock.
MRS. SENTER.
At this store, opposite the st. Johnsbury
House. can always he found bonnets.
ladies hats. feathers. ribbons, laces, ties.
and millinery goods in general.
DAN. STREETER.
Last, but not least, we come to Streeter's
boot and shoe store on Railroad street
For good square deal. and honest goods
ut fair prices. Strcetcr does not back
down to any of them.
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bath morning.
East Concord.

We notice that W. ii. Wright's plane.
has arrived, so he means ''biZ" in the
way of numbering this winter.
RusSell's whistle blows at 4:30 A. NJ.
Ii is the early bird that catches the
worm," and good enough for him, too.
Andrew Nance buried his infant son
this week making the third and last
one of bis family III three Years.
The heavy fall of SNOW makes the
lumbermen happy.
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II }"n will pay your little bills. it
enable many others to pay theirs.
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BEST ASSORTMENT OF
DIARIES
And Insides to Same,

campaign was considered, anu-u.
mentioned contrived by the leaders of
the democratic party, it is instructive
to refer to il circular issued from the
rooms of the democratic conservative
state central committee at New Orleans
marked "Contidential," and signed by
). w. Patton, president, and P. j. Sui
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-22

Last evening started in for cold
night. At I'D o'clock the mercury had
FALLEN to "a below, and it registered at
~ But long before daylight it began
to cloud up, and ut I A. NJ. the mercurv
mad risen to III below zero. 1t was tbe
coolest night of the winter. and had if
remained clear, the mercury would have
touched 40 below, easy.
he chimney of y. c. Harvey on
Pearl street, burnt out during the gale
Saturday, giving quite il fright. Fortu-
nately MIR. Harvey had hose all ready
t" attach to his kitchen faucet. and by
playing upon the chimney, it was cooled
OH before damage was done. One of
the hose companies came out to render
service if necessary.
w" understand there will he =
'hllSimhS concert at Free BaptiSt
church at five o'clock, SUNDAY cvcnin~.
ana Christmas tree Monday EVENING"
Inc 'alvinist Baptists also celebrate
Monday evening. The Sabbath srhn,l
VIII give Christmas concert at the
Church of the Messiah. next SUNDAY
evening. Christmas services in the af
ternoOn.
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Wind, Snow and Cold

y terrific gale swept Owen this part
Of The country Saturday forenoon. but
doing very little damage III this section.
At Burlington it unrootcd some build
imgS. and at SWanton the Mind wa> 50
strong as to break in window glass.
The only catastrophe we have heard of
in this vicinity, was to IL man driving
down the avenue in an open wagon.
He had just turned the corner opposite
the CaIc1Onjun office when the gale
struck The mans hat went sailing
over the soldiers Monument, hut the
man and horse continued on down the
Strcct-they could not have stopped if
they had wanted to.
The weather grew rapidly cold dur
ing the day, and Sunday morning the
mercury touched p below zero. The
wind continued most of the time until
Wednesday, and those living on the
hills say it blew fearfully for II number
of DAYS and nights. Monday it showed
all dav, giving lis the first sleighing of
the season. The storm WAS general
throughout New England, delaying
trains and blocking up highways.
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&. &. BINGHAM.

The Bingham Drug Store. on Main
street. is Il place that seekers after holi-
day presents must not overlook. In
candies. Mr.. Bingham eXccls while
pcrtumcricS. toilet articles. brushes and
fancy soaps, are here found in ahund-
amce. For this particular time he has
added choice fancy articles in glass.
porcelain. rubber. etc. also toys of odd
and fantastic shape to amu>c the little
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West Barnet.

Nh. and Mrs. Cloud Harvey wei.
completely taken 10y surprise on Friday.
the 9Th inst. 10y over two hundred per
sons gathering at their house to remind
them that IT was the twentieth annivtr-
>aIN of their marriage. and making
them Il present of Il full set of gilt band
stone china. silver knives. and other
articles too numerous to mention. The
other catahlc>. not hccauSc Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey would not have been glad
t" have furnished them if they had
known of their coming. but they wished
+" 1t" the whole thing themselves. MI
Harvey i grandson of Col. Alexander
Harvey. who left Scotland in ia. ;iS
agent f"l Il company. and bought this
part of the town.
The people of this place propose to
have a Christmas tree in the church on
Christmas evening.
The Harvey pond tr"lc over on the
IOth inst. ten days earlier than last
Ncar.
The gale on last Saturday unroofrd
quite number of the horse sheds at
the Centre meeting house. An eye wit
ness said it carried the roof twenty feet
into the air.
Daniel Harvey killed the largest pig
of amy one in this section this season
1t dressed 3l5 pounds.
The oldest person in town is Mrs.
Susan Heath. who VAS 90 Years old last
September She WAS born in Stratford.
y. H.. and moved to Danvilc when she
was II years old. where she has lived
most of the time since.
| Thermometer stood from ~ to %
degrees below zero, on the hill last Sab
! I,,th
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,ohpsburp Galedunian.


- w.. Friday. Dec. 22. 1876.
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.,..r 1mce Time Table.
from 80, 4. m. to : p m. sundays I y,
.,''''' be- apru tor one hour after close of
.t'r,r. rn,,n,rS
,...,.,t $50 a. NJ and $3.50 p. m.
rI and West lI?o c a m and s s:sS p M m.
..- \'i'" h. Iowrr Waterford $50 a. IN.
>.'. ..'" 30 y. III from the East, $50 p. III.
',r-.Io~E As FOLLOWS.
I E,-t $50 "A. m.
>". "a Il L. West, 1870 p. m.
>t'. rJ 2:i5 p. III.
tr- r,.,.r',ri 500 p. m.
49,. .,.II,. $50 IA. III.
N''. >,, Yn and West, 7:3O p. Ill.
.u,EIE> +. CARPENTER I'd, p. NJ.
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Lunenburg.

Lunenpurg.
The heaviest gale for thirty veal
passed over Lunenburg on saturday.
from the west. Wind eighty miles per
hour and the snow so thick that it was.
difficult to see two rods in advance
Several buildings were damaged, and IL
barn owned 10y }. and II. Brooks and
another owned by n. Dodge were blown
down. al the evening the wind blew
sixty miles per hour and the thermome-
ter was II degrees below zero.
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Miss Heard, in Wards block, is
'I oil Millinery and fancy goods ut
'e.r,d prices.
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h"'' credits make long friends.

" 1t could not he rain, we are glad
',luW.
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GEO. u. RANDALL.

This well-known drug store on Railroad
street. is fully up with the times III the
line of choice pcrtrjmrlics. ladies fancy
articles. etc, ETC., and Mr. Randall
makes a speciality of thar Indispensable
article. pocket diary. One can find
ut his store any thing in that line that
the heart of man Graves.
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JAMES BERRY,

Keeps framing pictures ut his rooms on
Main street, and besides engravings,
chromos, etc, which he always has Oh
hand, he now has very pretty notices,
suitable for these times.
E. & T. FAIRBANKS y co.
For complete country store, this bears
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-22

At his photograph rooms i'll CalcdonIan
block, keeps good many choice things
suitable for holiday presents, such as
notices, stereoscopic pictures, book
marks. etc. Or he can make IL photo
graph to order equal to the best city
artists.
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PASSIMPSIC LODGE. No. - +. n 4. VI.
Regular communication Thursday eve OF before
the full of the Moon. Il. l.. HASTINGS, Sec.
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,'rn minutes, taste and pu,,.-
pack II You have anything else in Inn,
house you would like to put in. Won cnn
81" SO, only exercise discretion in MI
youl experiments.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
.77F777.777'77-
Indiscreet Lying.

Democratic newspapers should be a
little careful. If they lie with discre-
ton, it may be useful, but when two
lies are told on the same subject, which
cancel each other because of their in
consistency, it is labor lost. For in
stance, when they declare that Grant
is mad at Gov. Hayes because of some
things he said in his letter OF acceptance
and then Indignantly. assert that the
President has already turned over theap-
pointments to Governor Hayes, the two
lies do not consist and destroy each
other Again, in the matter OF what
they term the Venezuela frauds, "they
sometimes assert that the joint COM
mission passed fraudulent claims, and
that Judge Orth assisted i'm making
Venezuela pay them, thuscheating ard
defrauding that much abused republic.
But when they turn right around and
declare that the frauds Iperpetrated by
Stillwell, Murray, and others, were
upon our own citizens, whose claims on
Venezuela must therefore have been
just ones, and that it was the much
abused and cheated claimants that Orth
helped to defraud, the one story kills
the other, and they both fall together.
Discretion is the better part of success
full lying, and we caution our Demo
cratic friends that this reckless, unsys-
tematic way Of doing it, cannot posi-
bly, win. We know that this has been
their habit, but now that they have set
themselves up as ''reformers," they
ought to make a change in this, and
lie more Systematically, and in such a
manner as to do the most good. They
should learn to lie more idiscreetly.
Unless they do, they can scarcely be
entitled to the name of ''reformers. {"
Some might be INCLINED to say, Re
form it altogether" and stop the lying
entirely. But we do not ask imposi-
bilities; and speaking in their interest,
we say, reform your methods and lie
more discreetly. ''.'''' 81
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
The Spppch Last Night.

Mr.. Freeman Kelley, Democratic
candidate for Congress, spoke last
evening TO an audience of about $50
people, near the Parker House, in this
city Mr.. Kelley has voice. and he
raised it high and loud for reform {"
He spoke in a rambling manner of the
hard times, of corruption and fraud,
Of the greenbacks and the wants OF
the people generally. He told his
hearers that there was trouble some
where, but he failed to show very
clearly just who or what was to blame
for this trouble. Some OF the time
he thought the Hon. John III. Baker
was one OF the chief conspirators in
getting up these "hard times" be-
cause he had done nothing for the
peculiar" people in the 18th district;
again, he thought the resumption
business was the father OF it all, and
then he was pretty certain that they
had too many lawyers in Congress,
and so on to the end of the reform
chapter. Mr.. Kelley has mistaken
his vocation. He would be much
greater success in digging bitches or
splitting rails than in the halls Of Con-
gress. In the latter place he would
be simply laughed "down and out
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

Referring to our statement in a late
issue of the REPUBLICAN, that the
claims against Venezuela which were
favorably considered by the mixed COM
mission were just claims, and that
Judge Orth's engagement as an attor-
hey for the collection of the money due
from Venezuela on the certificates of
award, occurred at a time when he was
not a member of Congress, the Goshen
Democrat makes the polite and cour-
teous remark: These are two bare-fa-
ced lies and the Hon. Gen. Jasper
Packard knows ito Thus it always is.
When we corner Democratic editor,
and he finds it impossible to get out by
any ordinary means, he answers every
point, and gets away entirely by means
of the conclusive argument, That's a
lie." We happen TO have personal
and direct knowledge of the truth of
the statements we made, and as to the
justice of the claims against Venezuela,
we have the evidence of Secretary Sew
ard, Washburne and Fish, and three
committees of Congress, consisting of
both Democrats and Republicans.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
An Error.

The Logansport PhGros makes the
statement that "the Democratic House
of Representatives has passed bill for
the repeal of the villainous Resump-
ton Act - and in the same article it
makes the further statement: 1.-The
Democratic party. in its National con-
vention, declared in favor of the repeal
of the Resumption Act.''
We should not probably take the
pains to notice this error of the PharOs,
only that we have seen it elsewhere.
and it seems to be the policy of the
Democrats to circulate this falsehood.
Of course every intelligent person
knows that there is no truth in these
statements. The Democratic cOnven-
ton did not declare for the repeal of
the Resumption Act, nor has the
House of Representatives passed any
bill to repeal that act. The House has
passed bill to repeal that part of the
third section of the act which fixes a
date for resumption of specie payment;
and this is all that the convention de-
manded should be done.
Before denouncing that act in such
bitter terms, the Phdros should remem-
Der that the st. Louis convention ex-
pressly refused to ask for its repeal.
Gen. Ewing, the Ohio member of the
committee on platform, brought in a
minority report, asking for the repeal
of the Resumption Act, and he was
voted down by more than twO-thirds
majority. On the question being di-
rectly presented, the convention refus-
ed by an overwhelming vote to ask for
the repeal of this act which the Pharos
and other Democratic sheets are now
calling ''villainous.n These Democrat
ic opponents of the principles and acts
of the party, should be little more
careful. They will bring themselves
or their party into contempt. There
are many members of their own party
even. who will not long be hoodwinked
i'm this way, and who will learn that
their party at st. Louis expressly voted
to retain just those portions of the re-
sumption act, which to Indiana Demo-
Gratis are most Objectionable. and most
directly in antagonism to the Indiana
Democratic platform. They will learn
that the st. Louis platform is blow
directly in the face of the Indiana plat
form of the same party. 1t is policy
perhaps, here in Indiana. to attempt to
make Democratic readers believe there
was demand for repeal of the Re
sumption Act, but there is not word
of truth i'm the statement.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

With Gov. Tilden, who in the Begin
ming regarded the war for the suppress
sion of the rebellion ian outrage and
in 1854 pronounced it a failure, and de-
manded an immediate cessation of hos
tilities, as a candidate for President;
with Gov. Hendricks, who said that
not having gone into the army himself
he asked no one else to go, as candi-
date for President; with James
ID. Williams, who during the war in the
State Legislature voted for every ''cop-
perhead' measure that was introduced,
candidate for Governor; with Andrew
Humphreys, a Major General in the
Sons of Liberty, who was tried and con-
demned to death for conspiracy to over
throw the State government, set free
the rebel prisoners and deliver Indiana
to the Confederacy, candidate for
congress in place of Williams, resigned;
and with great deal more ofithe same
sort, it scarcely comes with good grace
from the Democratic party TO forbid
Republicans from talking about the
war, and treason and traitors. Such a
course of nominations brings to life is
sues that might otherwise be dead.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

Certain Democratic newspapers that
have no reputation for honorable con-
duct to lose, such as the South Bend
Herald, and others cs its class, are re-
newing their attacks on Secretary
Chandler, retailing the stale old SIAN
der of dissipated habits and other vii
famous lies. But Democratic Represen-
tatives in congress who have some care
for their reputation do not talk in that
way. Mr.. Wiltshire, in his report ON
Indian affairs, bestows high common
dation on Secretary Chandler, and says
his course merits the fullest and hearth
est appreciation. Another prominent
Democrat of the House said not long
ago, 1T is fact and ought to be
known that Secretary Chandler has put
the Interior department into a condi-
ton more satisfactory and efficient
than that of any other department. -
This is just as we predicted when he
was first appointed Secretary. ,es3
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
A Home and "a Fortune,

The Kansas Land and Immigrant
Association, with capital stock of
$1.000,0O0, chartered by the State of
Kansas, a most laudable enterprise,
started in our city for the promotion
of immigration by the free distribu-
ton to the share holders of the Asso-
citation OF S770, 800 i'm cash and some
OF our most choice and valuable real
estate. farms, brick blocks, residences
&c, is meetig with unprecedented
success. From every section OF the
country orders for shares or tickets
are coming thick and fast. The in
ducements offered are unparalleled.
There will be no postponement. The
drawing and distribution Of the prizes
will take place positively Aug 25th,
1876. on the money will be refunded
in full. The managers OF this enter.
prize are gentlemen OF undoubted in
tegrity. honesty, uprightness and
ability to do exactly what they say.
They are gentlemen who are promin-
ent in our State, and whose public
and private characters are beyond
even suspicion, and the management
Of this stupendous distribution will
be conducted with an impartiality
that cannot aid will not be disputed.
The Atchison Board of Trade, CON-
posed of all the leading business men
OF our city, at recent meeting, unan
imously adopted the following en-
dorsement:t az.
knowing the several persons COM
posing the Kansas Land and Immi-
grant Association we cordially en-
dorse them as gentlemen of honesty
and integrity, and recommend their
enterprise as worthy the support OF
the public"
Every ticket holder will be fairly
represented at the drawing. Price OF
the shares or tickets are put at the
low price of 50 each. Parties desiring
a more particular description of this
meritorious enterprise. inducements
offered, terms to agents. special offer
to clubs and purchases Of two or
more shares, manner of drawing. ref
erences, &C., send their address to S.
M. Stricken. Secretary, Atchison,
Kansas, and they will have mailed
them free an elegant four page illus
trated paper, "The Kansas Immi-
grant, describing the enterprise and
the advantages and resources of Kan
sas, &c. Send for it.-From the Atch-
ison, Kan, Daily Patriot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17


An Irisbman once shot a squirrel
with An old hlunder-buss, the recol of
which stretched him ON the ground
while the squirrel went chattering
higher up the tree. 1t is very much SO
with those who fire at President Grant.
The recoil is worse than the discharge.
In fact, as George Alfred Townsend
puts it, they are very apt to find them
selves shot, while Grant usually comes
off unframed. The Democrats of the
House of Representatives have made a
most desperate attempt to implicate
him in the whiskey frauds, and have
simply succeeded in proving that he
was vigilant and active in urging the
prosecutions, but did not believe in
shielding large number to convict a
few. The testimony of Mr.. Bluford
Wilson, though unfriendly, yet shows
much to the credit of the President and
nothing against him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

The farce of the impeachment trial
has ended as we supposed it would in
the acqaittal of Gen. Belknap. In the
first plare the Senate had no jurisdic-
ton. to try a private citizen, and it
would have been promptly so deter
mined had no party consideration been
involved. And secondly, the proof
was not sufficient to convict. 1t was
not proved that he had knowledge
why the money was sent to his wife,
and it was not proved that he ever
knew that Evans was paying Marsh
money, in order that he might hold the
place Of post trader. 1t may be posi-
bic, aud, many will believe, that he
held guilty knowledge of all the
facts, but it was proved that he had
not, and the Senate could do nothing
but acquit. ig.ri7Y 1faf' ia.fr -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

The Banking and Currency commit
tee of the House have decided to re.
port resolution for the repeal of that
clause of the law of 1S75-which fixes q
date for resumption. This is in &C
cordance with the demand of the st
Louis convention, and the full mean
ing of it is, that the party is thus made
to demand an extension of the Nation
al Bank system and reduction of the
amount of the Greenback currency
which most effectually kicks over the
Indiana Democratic platform, for thai
demands total retirement of the Banl
currency, and the substitution of green
hacks.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17

Speaking of the attack of Proctor
Knott upon Senator Blaine, in his alb
sence, and of the action of a Virginia
member, General Hantson, in com
ing to his assistance, the Inter- Ocean
says, YER pertinently: "He and Knott
had a glorious combat with the
vacant chair Of the member from
Maine, and shook their fists at it,
and called upon it to ''Come onl" with
all the impetuous daring of the most
intrepid knights. But how if Blaine
had been in that chair? 'Had
the eagle been there towering in
his pride Of place." he would
not have been 'hawked at" by these
''mousing owls.n llas
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
:. And still thew Gomez The Gosbe

''And still they come" The Goshen
= Democrat announces its EDITORS inten-
ton to scratch Judge VIM. Z. Nib
lacks name of his ticket. Yet he
prints the name in the ticket which
Z stands at the head of the columns of
the Democrat. Better haul down that
name and leave blank line there in
your ticket. If you do not, we shall
not believe you are sincere in your
scratching intentions. Nor shall we
believe in your sincerity until you drop
Hendricks also, who was guilty OF a
much more aggravated ''grab" in 1856
than NiDlack was in 1878. Better drop
all your Democratic candidates, and
vote blank Niblack is by no means
the worst; in fact he is the best one you
have.