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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

The spring term of the Academy
begins next Tuesday at $50 A. M. There
is prospect of large attendance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Boys, cOasting in the streets is for
hidden by the selectmen, and the story
circulated that the trustees have coun-
demanded the order, is only a device
to get you into trouble.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

| February. Charles X. Green, D. P.
Celley, j. H. Holder, NJ. T. Fenno.
Substitutes, David Morrison, B. G. Har-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Gospel meetings at st. Adams, be-
ginning next Tuesday and continuing
through the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

~ There will be a two-days meeting in the
Universalist Church in West Concord, commenc-
ing February. All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Inral and State Vews.

Postponed for one year-the Jan
uary thaw.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Personal.

Personal.
We are gratified to learn that Mr..
VIM. p. Fairbanks has recently be-
come member of the house of E. & T..
Fairbanks & Co., and we extend to
him our hearty congratulations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Relipions and other cHotires.

Under this head aUe lviu insert notices of Religious
Meetings. Church Fairs Fest UdLS, Donation Visits
etc. at ten cents line Of siS words cash to accom-
pany notice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Successful Farming.

THE FARM AND STOCK OF "A. AND T.
FAIRBANKS AND co.
A personal inspection of the barns
and stock of the Messrs. Fairbanks, will
show to any one that this firm are not
only successful as scale makers, but
also as farmers. While aiming is Il
secondary business with them, it is
brought to such a system, and the re-
suits are so successful, that we know
our readers will be interested in a some
what brief account of last years opera
tons, and Il record of the stock now in
their barns.
THE FARM.
The home farm contains 706 acres :
of this 230 acres are under cultivation,
and the balance is pasture and wood
land. From this there was produced
in 1876, in round numbers, 400 tons of
hay and rowen, | 200 bushels of rye, Sc
bushels of barley, 800 bushels of pota-
toes, 500 bushels of turnips.
THE STOCK.
The stock of the farm-incIuding the
horses and cows of the individual part
ners of the irm,-cOnsists of 40 horses
kept up the year round,-99 head OF
neat cattle, rs sheep, 81 hogs. First in
the stock department is their choice
head of Jerseys, consisting of IA full
blooded COWS, yearling heifers with
calf, Z calves, one four years old bull
one two years old bull, one yearling
bull, and one bull calf.
Of the other stock, there are lS oxen
six three years old steers, Is two years
old steers, 13 yearling steers, six grade
cows, three grade yearling heifers, ant
three grade calves; also a flock of X
Cotswold sheep. OF the full blood Jer.
seys, the owners have complete record
from importation and all are recorded
in the American Jersey Herd Book. Il
is believed that this firm have as fine {
strain of the Jersey blood as there is il
this part of the country.
In the grades, the three years ole
steers are extra, one yoke weighing
3,100, another $500, and the other {, 6Ot
pounds. These are all about ready TO
market.
The sheep also are an extra goot
flock, as may be inferred by the follow
ing: A year ago they wintered 6!
sheep. From 50 ewes 76 lambs wer,
raised. Three sheep were lost durin,
the season, and there were sold from
the remainder last fall, lambs and woo
to the value of S429.70, and there ar
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
PEAcHAM AcADEMY

c. A. BUNKER, A. M, Principal
SPRING TERM of eleven weeks begins Tues
day, February 90 1877. Tuition Common En-.
glish Branches, So 90, Higher English, Latin and
Greek, "a 90. For particulars catalogue adj
dress the Principal tFeb2O
! Peacham, VT, Jan % 1877,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Telegraph Offices.

VT INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CoMPANY.-Of
fees at Post Office, Main Street, p. o.
Ticket Office, Pass Depot and E. g. I. Fair
banks Counting Room. Office hours from
a. to 9 p. m. Reduced rates to all parts of
the U. S. Night messages of twenty words
at half rates. Direct wires to Montreal and
Boston and all intermediate stations.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CoMPANY.-
Offices in the Express Office Eastern Aven-
and in the Passenger Depot. Office hours
from A. M, to p. NJ. Night messages
at half rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

LIBRARY AND READING RooM,-Open from A. NJ
to IL NJ from to 6, and from to 1-2 P. NJ
Closed Wednesday Evenings.
ART GALLERY-Open Tuesday and Friday.
w. W. THAYER Librarian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
st. Johnsbury East.

st. Johnsbury East.
Mr.. Jesse Cheney, so long in the
employ of Messrs. E. g. T. Fairbanks
& Co., has moved to our village, hav-
ing bought the tavern stand of Asa
Hurlburt and converted it into a private
residence. Wish he had come sooner,
that he might have lifted longer at our
81 900 school house.
Although we are suffering somewhat
from the severe cold and very much
from the drouth, still our evenings are
very pleasantly and protitably occupied.
Through December we had a course of
lectures, commencing with Rev. Haines
p. Gushing of Burke, followed by Revs.
Miller, Jones, and Fuller of st. Johns
bury, also by Rev. j. p. Humphrey of
this place. We also have a singing
school directed by Mr.. Merrill, which
occupies two evenings each week. Also
have social gatherings at private houses
one each week, which includes mostly
married people, to the number of 60 at
times. These gatherings are inter
spersed with singing, reading and
recitations.
Our religious meetings are well at
tended, three each week, Including Sun
day evenings. Despite all these good
social and religious influences, the de-
voice of fashion rules some. One OF
the coolest days of this winter, three ot
our married ladies having each pre-,
viously purchased print for dresses t.
the value of IS cents, and not finding
among their acquaintance patterr
suited to their cultivated taste, went t,
ST. Johnsbury, to them the emporium
of trade and fashion, by team, and ever
then failed to find any pattern tina
came up to their views of style, ant
returned home cold and disappointed
with their print still in the web. Sorry
as it was their exclusive business down
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

AT meeting of Caledonia Lodge
l. U. o. F. held last Monday evening,
the following persons were elected rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge to be
held in Burlington the first week in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

A concert is to be given this (Thurs-
day. evening by the Smith Whitney
troupe, consisting of Mrs. Ii. M. Smith,
Miss Abbie r. Clark, Mr.. Fessenden
and Mr.. Whitney. The first and two
last are well known artists, and the
concert will no doubt be first rate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
sHarriaaes.

~ Marriages and Deaths inserted free.
Obituaries, sic cents a line.
AT Meriden Conn.,, Jan. 90, by Rev. DR.. Deshon,
Mr.. Frederick R. Andrews of Red Bank, N. j.,
and Miss Mary E. Hopkins of ST. JOhnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

The Executive Committee of the Ag.
rleultural Society met here on Tuesday
chose committees for the fair and re-
Vlsed the premium list. There were
not many changes in premiums; five
dollars were added to each town team
but the number of teams was reduced
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Larceny.

Larceny.
Bryant Stowe, aged 10, and John
Burt aged 13, were arrested Wednesday
for theft. 1t seems that at the Sunday
School concert at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, there was in one
of the exercises an occasion to use a
pocket book, and Mr.. David Morrison
loaned his wallet to a little girl, who
when through with it laid it down on a
seat, from which place Bryant Stowe
removed it. He afterwards acquainted
John Burt with what he had done, and
on Monday they together spent cOnsid-
cradle money at several places about
town, and in the evening hired a team
and visited the entertainment at the
Centre. Their lavish use of money
soon brought them nnder suspicion, and
on being charged with it, owned up.
This is not Bryant's first Otfense, but SO
far as appears, the other boy has here
tofore borne good name. 1t is very
sad case, but those who have watched
the boys on our street for year past
have discounted the result in advance
But it is not too late to reform, and il
is to be hoped that such influences may
be thrown around these boys, at the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Post Mortem.


Our community has been largely en-
gagged the last few days in investiga-
tons of pOsthumous character. Some
of our readers have good reasons for re-
membering one o. C. Dow, who former
ly kept jewelry store on Main street,
and who stepped out into New Hamp-
shire one day between trains, by horse
power, while an officer was watching
the railroad station with his pockets
full of body writs. A few days ago Mr..
A. Bachop of Wells River, was in town,
looking up evidence to impeach said
is something like this: Rob. Dow OF
WOlcOtt,-a brother of o. C.-was in
debted to BachOp in the sum of several
hundred dollars, and when the time fol
settlement came, Robert claimed he
sent $500 by his brother o. c., to Mr.
Bachop. The latter claimed he never
received it, and when O. C. was inter,
viewed on the matter, he sustained his
brothers assertion, and brought for
ward receipt for the money signed
with Bachop's name. This Mr.. BachoI
asserts is a forgery. The story is very
current here that Dow is in Springfield
Mass Jail awaiting the result of al
examination, but we cannot trace the
story to any reliable source.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Reform School, or wherever A.
tham e ra" 'nem, as shall tend to make
'nem respectable and respected men
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

I EWIS PIERCE'S ESTATE.
i The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
Caledonia, commissioners to receive. examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Lewis Pierce late of st. Johns
vent, and the term of months from the 18th day
of JAN, 1877, being allowed by said Court to the
creditors of said deceased to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before Give notice, that we
the dwelling house of said deceased, in st. Johns
bury in said district, the 18th day of Feb. and
18th day of July next, at 10 o'clock, in the fore
nOon ON each of said days.
60. ABEL 3 W PPI FRHt }coM'Rs.
CJTATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT. SIS
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
ST. Johnsbury, in said district on the 3Oth day OF
JAN, A. D. 1877.
estate of Almra Drown late of st. Johns.
bury, in said district, deceased, presents his
administration account for examination and al
lOwance, and makes application for a decree
of distribution and partition of the estate OF
said deceased.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof be held at the Probate Office in ST. Johns
bury, on the goth day of Feb, A. ID 1877, fol
hearing and decision thereon; and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the CaledOnian, a newspaper pub
lished at st. JOhnsbury previous to said time ap
pointed for hearing that they may appear at sale
time and place and show cause if any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed, ant
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH Register.
true copy of Record, Attest,
62-64 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Warren Graham, who had his leg
amputated two weeks ago to-day, has
been improving for a few days past,
and it is hoped he will survive the
shock. The cause of the amputation
was disease of the knee joint, and
that was caused by a fall years ago.
He suffered great torture from the dis
ease, and it would undoubtedly have
been much better for him to have lost
the leg long ago, as the bone of the leg
was badly diseased.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
LIST National Bank of st. Johnsbury, vt

LIST National Bank of St. Johnsbury, vt.
AT st. JOhnsbury, in the State of Vermont at the
close of business,
JANUARY go, 1877.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts 1854, 636 rs
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation, 500, 900 90
Due from approved reserve Agents, 1854 rs
Due from other National Banks 1851 03
Real Estate Furniture and Fixtures, 10000 90
Checks and other Cash Items 6,061 90
Bills of other National Banks, 1922 90
Fractional Currency Including Nickels,) IL IA
Specie, go 90
Legal Tender notes. 1000 90
Five per cent. Redemption Fund, p, 500 90
TOTAL s1,156, ss3 67
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock paid in, 100000 90
Surplus Fund, 10000 90
Other Undivided Profits, 30,676 "a
National Bank Notes outstanding 1872 173 90
Individual Deposits subject to check SO, 29S 6S
Demand Certificates of deposit 24,735 05
TOTAL s1,156 1888 g.
STATv OF VERMONT, )ss
Caledonia County
1, GEORGE MAY, Cashier of the above-named
Bank, do sOlemnly swear that the above statement
is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
GEORGE MAY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 25th day
of JAM, 1871 GEO. D. STEVENS,
Notary Public.
Correct.-Attest:
5 81 s T II {; T y s. Direotors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
School District No. !.

We are indebted to the Town Clerk
for the following statistics:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Lungs of Leather could not Withstand the ups
and downs of our winter temperature. Churches,
theatres, lecture rooms, drawing rooms, kitchens
and schools, ring with the bleatings of labOring
chests and husky threats. There is but rem
edy for this evil HGle'S Honey of HOrehOund and
Tar. Take it and recover. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute CO.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Hon. Lucius H. Noyes, President o
Lamoille County National Bank, Hyde
park, was stricken with paralysis the
18th, and the physicians pronounce his
case critical. Judge Moves is father
OF Mr.. A. B. Noyes of this place, who
has been with him since he was stricken
down.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Water---Spring and Brook.

The Waterford springs have held out
wonderfully during the drouth of the
past fall and winter, giving abundance
of water to the Aqueduct Company to
supply all their customers, with scarcely
resort to the reserve which is held in
the pond above Fairbanks village. In
fact the springs have held out much
better than the brook, and the drain
upon the pond alluded to was so severe
that the village water works filed it up
from the Passumpsic river some two
weeks ago. This pond water is much
harder than the spring water, and is
mainly used in the cOndensers and
FORCES at the scale works, and for gen
eral purposes there, as well as for the
fountains and greenhouses of the mem
bers of the scale firm. 1t is important
to have this reserve, however, not only
in case of fire, but in case of accident
to the Waterford pipe. In the latter
case, connection is made with the brook
water, and Il water famine does not
then exist for single day. And would
it not be well us precautionary meas
ure, for the village to keep this pond
full of water all the time, and then in
case of an accident like the one which
occurred Monday, the entire village
could be supplied from the pond. until
the break vas repaired. In case of fire
this would be still more important
The pond referred to is about 100 feet
higher than Main street, which would
give good "head" all over the village
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
eMsu advertisements.

Persistent Advertising in the right medium
brings business.
u me WATCHES REPAIRED and rated at
II HOWARD & ROWELL'S.
FOUND-The place to get your job Printing
IL done-at the CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
ID ULED LETTER HEADS and Note Heads at
IL the CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
CtIRCULARS for Church Festivals printed at
" reduced rates at the CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
Sperial Nnfrss.

PASSUMPSIC LODGE, No. 81 f. 6 A. NJ.
Regular communication Thursday eve, on or before
the full of the Moon. B. L. HASTINGS, Sec.
HAswELL CHAPTER, NO. IL, R. A. M.
Regular communication Friday on or before the
ull of the moon. S. W. PAGE, Sec'y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

. The ladies of this place contributed
S660,65 to the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions during the year 1876. OF this
amount, the North and South church
ladies gave S469,65, the Missionary Cir
Gle S9l, and the Mountain Cleaners
500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

AS the mixed train was coming from
Lunenburg Wednesday morning, a jour
nal of box freight car broke, beyond
West Concord, throwing that cal and
the one behind it from the track, but
not disturbing the passenger car or in
juring any one. Conductor Ranney put
his passengers upon the engine and
brought them to this place, and wreck
ing train cleared the track so that the
Portland train was delayed only one
hour.
The ice in the pond at Paddocl
village, settled down upon the mali
pipe of the village water works OIL
Monday evening, breaking the pipe
that supplies Paddock village and tn,
east, and stopping all flow of waite
through the village for about thirty
hours. 1t was repaired so that waite
was served in all the pipes south of thu
pump house late Tuesday night, an(
it is hoped to have the entire breal
mended soon.
"A local Board of Underwriters 70
North Eastern Vermont was organize,
in this place on Tuesday, with P. D
Blodgett, president; Geo. w. Cahoon
vice president, and N. p. Bowman, see
rotary. The Rating Committee ar
Louis Follett, John c. Stearns, G.. w
CahOon, w. A. Shaw and w. d. Crane
This Board covers the four northern
counties of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02
The Jail.

Ahc
The Jail is receiving its full compile
ment of boarders of late. On Friday
night James Reardon became riotOus at
the Avenue House, attacking Mr. Howe,
the proprietor, and others. The police
took him to Jail after quite a scuffie.
He will go peaceably next time. He
was fined for drunkenness, and his
friends paid his fine the next day.
Reardon is an old offender, being in the
clutches of the law several times before.
He is one of the two that stole Daniel
Colby's team few years ago, and for
whom there was such a vigorous search
about Lyndonville until he was caught.
On Saturday, Joseph Shanty of Mon
roe, N. H., was brought to Jail on a
body writ in favor of McIndoe's parties
which he was owing.
On Monday the sheriff arrested on
Maple street, a Frenchman named
Charles Gilbert, who had just arrived
from New Hampshire. The letter on
which he was arrested, charged him
with rape on a little girl, near the
Fabyan House, but on investigation it
proved to be simply assault upon one
Edward Hall, and us Gilbert declined
to go back and meet the charge, and as
Hall refused to pursue him here, he
was released.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

&C. II. Webster, representative OF
the National Board of Underwriters,
was in town last Thursday, fixing new
rates of insurance for property in this
place. 1t is supposed that the rates OF
insurance will be lower now because OF
the protection against fire which the
new water works give.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-02-02

Number of families in the district 80;
90 - having children 59l
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18

OAK CREEK, Webster Co., Neb
Jan. sth, 1877.
Ed. CHIEF.-As the oil year has
passed ANY,, and the new M com
menced with al! its promises. ii seems
the proper time to reflect and pas, In
review the changes that have taken
place the past year. Mr.. King has
built a frame house, hired - acres of
breaking done, and has engaged some-
what in the dairy bu-.ness. Mr. Haa'.
although arriving late 10 the fall, has
made some pernsssnt Improvements,
and acts AZ though he had the vim TO
stand the hard times an! hoppers, for
the sake of getting one Of Uncle Sans
fine farms.
Austin Riley broke about - acres
the past summe besides taking hun a
wife. -se'ting an example or those
that are crowding thirty. Constable
Fuller had about 80 acres broke on his
claim. Mr.. Simpson has opened up a
fne farm and has a beautiful grove
started. Nj. Hobart, our Hon Co.
Commissioner, has a. valuable farm as
there is in the precinct, and has what
few have got, rlenty Of wood.
Taking it all tcg 'ther, there has
been about 500 acre. broke il Oak
Creek the past year, aud believe
that this part Of the county has a. en-
,erprising settlers as We finl in Ne
bra>ka. The voters Of school district
No. 10, met and organize the ooh
Of Dec, electing A. A. Pope as d.
rector, and measure, will be taken to
get a school started early in the spring.
The +. Z. Methodists held quarterly
meeting in the school house Of Dit.
No. 5, Dec. 3lst, and the good peop'e
Of this part had their spiritual
strength renewed.
Mr.. WIN. X. aud L. A. Hawlew,
have been doing their duty to their
fellow men by Staying the ferocious au-
imals, having killed : wolves. 5 wild
cats, and 5 foxes. The railroad fever
has again commenced to rage, and un.
doubtedly the question bonds or no
bonds will O be submitted to the
people. Hoping that Webster county
will soon get a road, | remain yours
respectfully, j. +. Ii.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
MAPLE GROVE FaRN.

Webster Co., Neb Jan 5, 1877.
Ed. CHIEF Dear Sir, as l see a
great many communications from DIFF
ferent parts Of the county, | thought
an article FROM State Creek, may not
come amiss, a some Of your contrib
utors say they like to hear from all
parts of the county and state, and
from the farmers generally. as to their
experience in farming This it. very
interesting to me and ought to be to
every farmer. I think it very kind of
the gentlemanly editor of the CHIEF
to give US space in bis valuable paper
to communicate with each ,ther in
this way, AID l think If we leave out
politics in our communications it
would be a great deal better, Is we
are not all republicans, neither are We
oil democrats. and BY writing up poll
tics it may touch the tender cords of
political psrtyism,- and cause hard
feelings between good citizens where
if we leave politics out, and BY conn.,
municating matters Of more interest.
the fsrmiss community would be more
benefited BY it.
As far a. farming is concerned, some