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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
lpfII Wd State Uens.

InriI and State Vrns.
r.t. Of matter lrtt ont this week.
,.lrulD''-
It, Iui~trr> are to build IL new
.ul.AaIk on the east side of Rail
a>ur".
.ri,,oplI ~,INice> will he held at
,.uhlll next sabbath by Rev.
,r,iII. At lu::}u and 5:OO.
>,mr ulmp~ made II little twelve
....o odd h", walk Il tight rope on Rail
.t ,irrrj saturday evening. They
...l have been aIIrsted and Jailed.
The Inst tcgular train over the Mt.
...mgtnu Extension Railway, from
..... 49,, foo jA, base of the mountain.
....a Monday. july Il. 1t was drawn
,Il-r rp.iur Weighing 10 tons.
E,.,ll, 81 fires 1t i 81 hot and
,.rr, one should use extra caution
-., Iulirr- aud lire rNtingui>hcIs and
,of ntrri At hand. :" II" time need
...,ru ,.t>,. 4 lire breaks out.
N,uu l.. Lr.arc. u Frrnchmln from
,llu,luc, ot Qurhrr, WAS put in Jail
.,.Jd.r ion living with Il Woman not
.n.tr. ALru hc had Il " lie in Canada.
-, aouulu aud three small children
.. .a,d 4rto~~ the Line.
Dmuou All PERSONS obliged Ia br
..Mrb, hn >un should protect their
,u- \ wet handkerchief, ur green
..,,- or .lrru grass. Laid ia the crown
r.a, br. will prevent >un~trnk- ur
..aohr
ltu- ~,.,>"u at the Nr;,r brings back
'..tl rtr,>. Among those seen now
... rh, ~itct.t .Ir Mr>>I> Lrmurl Hast
-, llu,- rllN. Albert Balch. VIM.
wurot. Alhrlt Chadwick. Charles
AIud ud others.
lo>rI,t NlIlmd, man in the en-
o. M the Nr~~l>. Fairbanks. while
..u- Yesterday. Was overcome 10y the
.'d II, Ms unconscious for Il time.
'Ul seemed better towards evening. and
hi 'ult l,,"ErIl Is expected.
ina iiu' of dIouth. il l. every
.r> dat. to he >paring of water. that
...>r Nhr ave on higher ground need
Of ar drtlluded, and that Il supply
DID. b, found in case of fire. 1t is
....'.r>> tIur in this village that more
..',. b., wasted than is used.
ih. plan of weekly offerings for
Pc, .pPoIl al the gospel and brnevo-
'.. Enterprises. ~ adopted 10y the
>..H 'oual Church in this place July
n"uI-,.> Il complete >uccc>>. Over
nuudrrd of the congregation have
-r' rutrl"pc> and contribute weekly.
Hot Weather. with Il tendency to
.'h. Is the substance of the report
u h' ih" towns about rs: and in
'h1r T. the cIN all over the country
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
PEACHAM ACADEMY

The fall term will begin Tuesday Sept. : l-76
and continue II weeks under the instruction of &
\ Bunker. \. NJ, Principal. with competent a.,
sistants For particulars or catalogue address the
Principal
JOHN NAENUM. IR.. Sec'y of Trustees
Pracham. Vt July IA l-16. $40
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
VrW advertisements.

Persistent Advertising in the right medium
brings business.
hFFICE AND TENEMENT To RENT.
" 2itt THOS. WARD.
WANTED II two hors.. dump cart with
w or without fnrr-w heels Apply at this office
III person "r 10y letter stating price
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
For Sale I!

The place owned and occupied nv the late. Ed
ward d Mason. of Pa>~umpsic. consisting of b
of good land suitably divided into tillag- and
pasture lands with comfortable buildings. Any
able and very pleasantly located
34-6 EDWARD ID. MASON Admr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
lrafhs.

In Pracham. June 20. James Graham Esd aged
T. Years.
At Waterford. July H. Catherine Lucinda
Brown. aged - years daughter OF Horace aud
Janet :. Brown
1t il His way
And 50 il must he right
In this place. .IulN ~. Mr-. Eebrcra Littlr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Caution to Travellers

All the ticket sellers and r,ilr,,d
agents east OF this place are not work
ing for the interest of tn. p 4 a ro,I
vice within Il week PARTIES coming
t'"m the White Mountains have, h..n
sent around by Wells River. reaching
TINS point at 5:'S p. IN. instead of RIA
II Is pretty cheeky in agents at the
Mountains to ticket in this way. max
ing many miles more travel. and con-
S"'''hS wv" hours more time and be
Sides If parties are going north, losing
connection with the Montreal express.
hut "anN thing to beat the L. & o." is
their motto.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

SIC reaching Montreal at 9:25 u. m of
same day. Til is quick time. and cives
oilers the benefit of Il ride through
the White Mountains by rail. II Win
d""htle become IL popular rnutr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
VIM. T. Aldrich has moved into tn

VIM. T. Aldrich has moved into the
y. W. RuggleS house at the Centre.
Mrs. J. c. Taylor has lately received
the intelligence that all her household
goods. furniture, bedding. etc. which
she left in Waverly. Mass. were de
>troycd hN fire several months ago. She
lett fer Massachusetts, last Monday.
While coming through Egypt" few
days since. }. VI, Pillsbury saw por-
cupine cross the road. gave chase and
captured him aud took him to Lyndon
willie where he was on exhibition sever
al days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
To the People of St. JOhnsbury
and Vicinity.

Having permanently taken up my residence IN
- Inhn-hury am fully prepared I" tune and re-
pair Piano Fnrtcs in The best manner. All PARTIES
wishing services respectfully referred Ia
MI j. II Paddock and the music teachers al ~.
bloomsbury. \ l>u. Mr. ". \ Briggs ". A " hr:i
ton and II. II. SCTihnrT. music teachers uf Mont
ptlirT. Rooms AT johnson Block. Railroad st.
&. \ AIKEN. Piano forte Tuner.
can chr,TtullN recommend MI Charles Aiken.
a first class tuner and a " h" thorough
ly understands his business and We employ M
other. \. l. BAILEY
Dealer i'll Pianos and Organs
KIT Il. l.. ST. -. .Iuhn-hury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

loss $1,000; insured for $3.50 i'm Vt. Mu-
tual. ID. l.. Stafford. loss on buildings.
s2,Wn; insured $1,000 in VT. Mutual
Depot building damaged. and l.. w,
hlldr"th. depot master. damaged in
household effects: both insured in Vt.
Mutual.
There were two large and nice stores
and tw" dwellings and three barns
burned. and it is IA sad blow to the pros-
pe'lty of this thrifty village. and one
they feel keenly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Sunday School Excursion.


The excursion To Newport and the
Lake on Tuesday. 10y the l'niNrI>ali>r
Sunday School of this place. numbered
$40 before the train reached NrwpnIt
They all returned late in the evening"
except Bryant Stove. VIII" WAS sound
asleep in Il ear which was left on Il
siding at Barton. and suppn>ed to he
empty. The boy MAS sent home on the
next train The Methodist and Flee
Baptist SUNDAY schools of the place
have an excursion to the same place to
day, and 90 away with eleven cars.
and prospect OF a great crowd further
"u The Pa>sump>Ic have taken about
twenty Sunday schools Ia the Lake the
past month over their own road and
the South Eastern.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Sheffield.

SAD ACCIDENT. Dana Phillips fell
from an old barn he was tearing down
last saturday. and received injuries
from which it j. feared he will not soon
recover. The pant hr WAS on gave WAY
and tell on him in such a WAY a> to
tl>rcn him down. and he could not he
got out until the nrighh"r> could get
there which WAS quite a little time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Railroad Meetings.

Al the annual meeting of the Essex
County Railroad, held the Eth. the fol-
lowing directors were elected Horace
fairhanks, Calvin Morrill,, Franklin
Fairbanks. Scion :. Gould. John W.
liaitSh"rn. The board organized with
Horace Fairbanks, president; Jona.
Ross, clerk A. W. Hastings. treasurer.
The Montpelier and st. bloomsbury
Railroad Co. held their animal meeting
the same day, and elected as directors ::
Horace Fairbanks, c. Morrill,, W. B..
Hatch, l.. Z. Poland, Franklin Fair
banks. Organized same as Essex County
road
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
CR0CKERY!
OW RICES
For Sale or EXCHANGE 7

la" Daniel Haw"s farm two miles from st
I"hnshurv. on the North Danville road " III sell
81 "N"ling" Tor h"u>'- III the village. For partic
'Ilir-. enquire uf DAVID SIISll ar Ion y
ilA W rs. 81. Juhn-huTy. 3Iy7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
WANTED to EXCHANGE

u" most desirable assortment ot carriages ever
offered IN Vermont tor Cash good notes on short
time. We are this week Receiving a large and
fresh stock al PhHt"ns Piano Boa both open and
Top anu other STYLES OF open and top carriages and
are CONFIDENT We can offer greater Inducements To
ia" public a. I" style. quality of work and price.
Than have been ever offered here before. We Also
have "n hand second hand carriages Tor sale chrap
ii. +. FLETCHER & GO.
-. I"hnsbury July ~. l-1G az
I'DWA ARD ID. MASONS ESTATE.
4 The subscribers. having been appointed nv the
honorable PrObatr Court for the District al Ale.
donna 'omInIs-nnrTS To receive. eNaInn- and adj.
Iu~t all claims and demands uf all persons against
ia" estate OF Edward d. Mason late ui Barnet
III said District. deceased. represented iusuI.
vent and the term al -N months from tn, 18th day
"f July \. ID. l-16 being allowed hV said curt L.,
tn creditors of said deceased exhibit and prove
then respective claims before Civ. notice
that We will attend /" the duties of our appoint
n-nt al the dwrllin. house of Mrs. Edward u
Mason III Pas-mmp-ic in said district, un the 18th
day ri august and tn, Goth day OF January next
At o'clock, in the afternoon. each of said DAYS
3i3G John FEICU tommrs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Important Railroad Action.

Al the meeting of the stockholders of
the Lam"ille Valley, Montpelier and
st. J"hn>bulN and Essex County Rail
road corporations, it WAS unanimously
voted To issue the preference bonds
which had been authorized. and the
mortgage has been executed. and the
bonds are III the hands of an engrlvrr.
and will soon he ont These preference
bonds represent Il first mortgage of
SjOO,OU upon the entire line. and il is
believed that with the funds raised hl
the selling of these bonds. the road can
he completed and equipped To Swan
ton. Arrangements are already being
made 1" RESUME work upon the road
and II viii not he many months before
trains will hr running from Lake Cham
plain to Portland.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

. '''ld'N Z. new time table went
90" III" Portland and OgdenS-
"'"n tins place and Portland.
... ''liIr. Passengers leave this
.-.. ~ a. NJ, teaching Portland
.... '' H">'"n 10y way of North
-.,. 1T ID =. IN. Returning. leave
..., I'll -.', reach this place at
'.V season to connect with
'''I 'Ape>> over the Passump-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

Lunenburgh.
This village was visited Friday, by
one of the most severe thunder showers
of the season. The rain fell in torrents
and the rolling of thunder Was loud and
almost inccSS;Int. At ::D T.. NJ. the
the Congregational Church WAS struck
10y lightning and seriously damaged.
There WAS formerly IL lightning rod
upon it, hut when repairs were last
mad" it WAS cut off upon the spirc
and had not been replaced. The bolt
first struck the points of the old rod,
fIacturing Il large ball at the base of the
splre. but not throwing it down. il fol
lowed the rod until it came to an iron
band around the timber of the spirc.
some ten feet from the top where il
shattered the boarding. and Splintering
one OF the tmber> as il PASSED down to
the bell deck, where it >plintcred things
generally. throwing off shingles from
the roof below. and Splintering roof
~ NV u ~ iilt' w pass W lllt
other end of the church descending
10y both chimneNS to where the pipes
from Tia" Stn\cS entered them where it
seemed both sides to again divide. one
branch passing down the stove pipe to
the stoves. badly >plintering the floor
about them. The other branches threw
oil the pla,lering at the end of the church
with great force. splitting the corner
posts of the building at that end and
lcaViu" the house at both corners pillow
ing slight burrows. dIvcrging from Il
central point, 1T each place of exit. No
trr wa> seen. Vet one of the climncNs
emitted smoke an half hum later. prob
abby from burning SCOT inside. \ framed
mott" hanging upon the wall of the
church wa> severely >corchrd. and the
gold leaf had mostly disappeared from
the frame a> though il had been melted
OF with great heat. y" insurance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

The steamer. Lady of the LAKE. lik,. other ladies
has kept well up with thu fashions md Demands
81 til" times and l. III first class condition III every
RESPECT capt Fog H. not old F"pg nor j. hr
"N'l caught III a foI. lie, l. tired III answer
lng questions and il always happir~t when sur
rounded by several hundred sabbath Schnnl
children with whom h" l. great iivnTit". The
sylvan Retreat at owl Head il ON. ct the. most
charming places for picnic and the new hotel AT
Gibraltar Point. "n til" "pp"-i" sid, 81 th, Lake
affords every opportunity iur and IcfIr-hmrnt
- Special arrangements modc wHL
S"bbdH Sch0oiS and large parties.
II. T.. FOLSOM. Supt.
REPORT or THE CONDITION
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Tickets Good Ten Days From Date.
Memphremagog House.

during the past winter has 4"nt through IhuI"u.
repairing and Irtuui-hu. Ih,. exterior with it,
wh' N"Ianii~ affords a View al mountain and
lak" SCENERY net -urIn,--,d tins continent. The
hotel l. undrI the effective management "t Mi l.
Buck. RECENTLY at II. Iamr- Hotel Boston
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
The Lost Man.

Although there is considerable mys-
terry connected with the disappearance
OF Daniel Bean of Concord. mention of
which WAS made last week. still his
neIghh"r> ii" not take any stock in the
foul play theory. but believe that he
run away. He did not come to ST.
J"hnshnrN. as he said he should. hut
from West Concord turned towards
Ihttlet"h. here are rumnls of some
family jars; also Il note due at Mrr-
chants Bank i'll this place was left for
rndol>crS to pay.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
The P. & O.--Change of Officers. Etc.

The P. & O.---Change of Officers. Etc.
Col. \. b. Jcwrtt of Swantou has
been appointed Superintendent of the
Vermont Division of the Portland and
Ogdrn>hurg Railroad. and has entered
upon the duties of his office Col. Jew
EFT i Il practical civil engineer. aud has
been director, and had much To do in
the construction and management ut
this road thus far. cNincing in this a> in
all his business. a cleaI head and mark
eel executive ability. The directors of
the road think themselves fortunate in
securing his >er\ ices in this important
position. Col. Jewrtt will make ST.
J"mi>huIN his home.
The directors have also appointed Al
bent W. Hastings cashier and tIri>urcr
and Charles III. Stevens. general freight
and passenger agent. These gentlemen
have been with the road from lis begin
ing and have developed such ability and
fitness foI their POSITIONS. that their pro-
motion L. Il matter of course. The other
officers at the road remain a. they were:
Russell Underworld. road master and
superintendent of bridges Geo. +.
Howe. master mechanic: \. {. Mitchell.
chief engineer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Music by the Orchestra
On The Lake.

e M"mphrrmag"g House. "u the arrival at
: and during the rvcuIn. from tn 10.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21
Barnet.

}. +. Locke has moved into the vii
lage with his picture saloon.
DIR. +. ii. CillrH has moved from
ChappelI's block int" the hotel trne-
ment.
A. ;. Laughln picked from his gar
den nice ripe Tomatoes the 18th of this
month The plants were from y. b.
PIinglc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-10-12
The situation i'm the South.

Mr.. J. w. DeFOreSt, who has passed
a good deal of time in the South, has
written a thoughtful letter to the Ma
tom on the present political situation.
He thinks it is not necessary to put in
the Democrats to get rid of the rascali-
ties of the carpet baggers and the evils
they have caused, because the end of
that period of misrule has been nearly
reached now, and is sure to come of its
own accord. He says he has at times
been moved by the unwisdOm and
corruption of Republican demagogues
to saw. Let the Democrats come in and
let the x-COnfederates rule, but as the
time approaches when such thing
NAV be he shrinks fromHit with in
creasing alarm. He fears that with a
return of the South to power would
come payment of Southern claims,
more paper money, and reputation
of more or less of the public debt. he
adds; "But there is another and even
a prayer reflection. 1t concerns 0hr
LOYALTY to our noblest convictions and
sacrifices and deeds. 1t concerns our
reverence for the memory OF patriotic
leaders and of the innumerable brave
men who followed them on to death or
victory. 1t concerns our respect Tor
the consistency and dignity of nation
which but few years since sowed the
South with graves rather than bend 10
II. l am not waving the bloody shirt
| have no hostility toward the men
whose heroism have seen on the bat
tlefield; whose gracious, noble personal
traits / have studied in the purity OF
their own homes. 1 wish them pros
perity, peace, and the ordering Of their
cannot help believing and earnestly
feelin. that the patriotic North should
not hasten to abdicate in favor OF par
doned rebellion which still seeks to
retain its political unity and to recover
its sectional power. No people IN all
history has ever done such deed oil
self-abuegation and self elf.eondemnaticn;
no people, as 1 fenr, could do such .
deed without having its meekness
abused, and without being taught un-
der the lash the wisdam OF seli-respect.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-10-12
INEBRIETY IN AMERICA.
Partly u Vice and Partly u Dis
ease.

The Americans Association for the
Cure of Inebriates held its seventh an
nual meeting at the hall of the Col
lege of Physicians, in Philadelphia,
Wednesday. DIR. George NJ. Beard of
New York read paper on 'The Caus-
es Of the Increase of Inebriety in Amer
ica,' which is given in abstract below /:
The habit of drinking TO intoxication
was defined as partly vice and partly
disease. The inebriate is one who
drinks to excess against his will, and
in spite of resolutions to the contrary,
and when there are no external temp
tations to do SO. Iaebriety resembles
other nervous diseases in its heredita-
ry character, and in its periodicity, 1t
runs in families, and in many cases
the attacks come on like the attacks of
neuralgia, at mathematically regular
intervals. During these intervals the
inebriate is perfectly self-controlled,
and may not be tempted by the pres.
ence of stimulants. The inebriate de-
SireS to recover as much as the neu-
ralgic sufferer. The commonly ac-
cepted Cause of inebriety i'm America
is the increase of intemperance; but
this is great error. For fifty years
the better classes have been growing
more and more temperate. There new
er was time in the history of civili-
cation when there was so little exceS-
sive drinking in proportion to the pop
ulation as now.
The fundamental proposition of the
speaker was that inebriety was increaS-
ing, because the higher classes-the
BRAIN working classes-were becoming g
more sensitive and nervous. We cam
! not bear alcoht rs our fathers could.
, That functional nervous disease and
nervous sensitiveness on which inebri-
| ty depends has been on the increase
for many years in all the great center5
of civilization, but especially in Amer
ica. This Is prOveh by four methods
of investigation. O.) By comparing
the higher and lower classes of the
present day. The majority of the ca
ses of drunkenness are among the low
er orders-tho abjectly poor and igno-
rant. The majority of the cases of inc
briefly are among those men and wO-
men who are more or less cultivated.
In both classes, however, the vice may
lead to the disease. 1t is found by OBJ
servation that not only inebriety, but
all allied nervous states, are incompara
bly, less frequent among the literary,
professional and business classes than
amcng those who live by manual labor.
Hay fever, for example, is unknown
in the tenement-hOuse population Of
New York.
(2.) BY comparison of the present
time with quarter or half a entury
ago. There is pretty general agree
ment among good observers that our
fathers did no; suffer as We do from a
variety of nervous symptoms. We are
more susceptible to drugs, To tea and
coffee and tobacco, a5 well rs to alcohol
when unadulterated. (3) BY compsr-
isun oil the present time with the mid
! die ages, and the few centuries prece-
ding the nineteenth century. The mid
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-10-12

The current number of Scribners contains
a very interesting paper on ''John Chinaman
in San Francisco" written by resident of
that city The importation of the Chinese is
regarded as an unmixed evil. No constdera-
ton of cheap service, cheap cigars or cheap
laundry work is accepted as an offset to the
menace of their presence, especially in view
of the fact that the 107, 900 now in the State
are the advance guard of 400, ,0O0, 900, most of
whom would better their condition by CON-
ing. The writer has gathered number OF
instructive facts in regard to the manner of
their shipment and of obtaining employment
and of obtaining employment on arrival. The
number of Chinese dOmestics in San Francis
co is estimated at 13, 200, boot makers 1000,
cigar makers $500, clothiers and wool work
ers 1900, washmen 1900. There are between
eighty and ninety cigar factories, which man.
ufacture between nine and ten millions of
cigars a month The writer takes a gloomy
view of the prospects of white labor in Cali
fornia if Chinese importation be not checked,
but the San Francisco Call thinks he is not
sufficiently impressed with the fact that the
people of the Pacific coast are thoroughly re-
solved that it shall be checked, and that If one
method fails another will be discovered.