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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-03
FORT BENTON, Nc. T. FRIDAY. AUGUST 8.1877

that only . Milord Inglese could buy them
and begged Ills customer just to inspee
them. The Price was only 499,090G Tht
inspection was made, but 10 decision va.
come to that DAY. The neyt day another
inspection was made, and Mi.ord agreed
to take them. The jewaIler was delighted
He thought ii would lie best to ask ifhe
should send them round that evening, but
/ he received a perfectly straightforward
answer:
II do rot keep 50 much money about
me. I must Draw upon my bankers in
London. / will give you 5ooE to close the
business, and The jewels Toa can deliver
against cash in the course ofnext week. .
The deposit was paid, and the ieweller
satisfied beyond a doubt that he was deal
ing with a most perfect gaatlena i. Eight
days after he was requested to call the
same morning at eleven and bring the
diamonds, for which he would be paid.
He arrived at the moment, and found his
customer in his dressing ng-gown, sitting
alone at the set Of drawers referred to. d
front flap Of which turned down SO as to
form writing-table. The jeweIler adyanc-
ed respectfully, and laid the casl1et open
o. the flap IN question. Milford just
examined the jewels, remarked that Of
course he did not wish his daughter to
know anything Of the trans etion at pres
ent, and then proceeded to take out a
large handful ofbcaatifuI crisp notes.
At that moment the door opened, and
in bounded the young lady in question, as
the jeweller afterward said, Just Ike a
golden fawn." Nothing vas more natural
than that Milford" should close up tie
flap, and ask the young lady to go away,
as he wished to be alone. But she was
spoilt child, and would have her owa way
She had come to tell papa that tie tailor
was waiting for him in the next room, and
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being d lady, coachInan, but persons do
not usually expect other bass snoers. 4
they pay full price,
"Other passengers, sir?" said I ~
don't understand you."
"The young woman said III, "who L
asleep in the COACH
"Shes got in unbeknown to me" saws I
"Ill see about it."
mo disturbance Oh NV account said
be.
And then the bouse-door ooened and
his friends came out.
Il beg yonn not consider that I object
ed," be said.
And then the houso.door closed
1t was quite dark, and I could not see
-anv one in tho carr;a % whom 7 mt INV
/ head IN. Then struck match. There
was 10 one inside.
''Is that his Joke said /. to myself "or
is he a lunatic?"
Then I banged the door to. mounted
and drove off, And ali next day I drove
my coach, and made a good thing BY It.
and at night went TO the station again.
This time I took up two ladies with bags
drove fast We'l gone j good vav, when
l felt signal to stop, and did 50.
'Well, 1na'am ?" saws I, loo)sino into
the coach.
"Ow said one Of the ladies. II j faint
voice. 10, I'm 50 glad you've heard at
last We've been pulling and calling ever
50 long. We're frightened to death. What
is the matter with this lady?"
"Wbat lady? p said ].
"Wby, this one, said she. "How do Nc
know bat it's something catcbing-she's
so ill?"
"1f she's il, you'd better Get her home
to her friends" said |. 'tsbc looked we'll
e ougb when you got in"
Maybe It's a faint, said she o, 10 come
and help rs, we're 50 frightened"
[ got down Of nay box, and opened The /
door Of the carriage. Out aew both of my'|
passengers, pale as ghosts.
"WeII, ladies. which Of you is iil?a said
J.
Neither Of us, said ane. 4The lady
who was III the carriage when We eot IN.
II think She's dead, said the other.
There's nobody in tie carriag, said I,
but yoa two ladies"
Maybe some one has put her ii while
your back was tnTned, said the eldest
lady
looked into the coach.
Just prove it to yourselves" said /,
lighting match. No one here"
There isn't said The eldest lady; ,'but
there was"
"pshaW said I. aEither Of yon ladies
nearsighted ?"
NO said the youngest, "neither Of US;
and | saw woman plainly and for oue
won't 50 into that coach again"
y can't be fooled that way, said i.
But the eldest lady stopped me by pay =,
ing full fare down, and telling me to SET
her trunks on the pavement. Ii
she, than ride in that thing again
"Tbe lunatics are all coming to these !,
parts said |. j
But after all ! lost nothing biz these two ]
still somehow | didh speak VI them e.
Peggy,
The next day all was right, and at night
took some people 70 2 ball q carriage
~ II lhfn' aaa PACK the same way. The /,
-v1t nighta lady and gentleman engaged J.
he carriage, and when We had gone some :
stance the gentleman stopped me. h
Driver he said, getting opt, II want i
speak y yon. why dld you admit .
'uy 70 our carnage ! II
Slf, SAID 1; Il had no right without "a
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LHaier0ns Sfol,y.

An English lady, who lived ii The coua.
try and was about to have a large dinner
party was am itious Of making as great d
display as her husbands establishment. 4
tolerably large one, could furnish; 50 that
there might seem to be 10 lack ofservants,
a great lad, who had been only employed
on farm work, was trimmed and dressed
for the occasion, aud ordered to take his
stand behind his m5stres5'a chair. With
strict injanetions not to.Stir from the place
Or 70 Do anything unless she directed him,
thelady well knowing that although no foot
man could make a better appearance in
still life some aw'swarslness would be inev.
liable if he were put IN motion, Accord
i1gly, Thomas, having been thus duly drill
led and enjoiaed, took his post at the head
of the table behind his mistress, and for
awhile he found sufficient amusement in
looking at the graad set-out, aud staring
at the guests; when he was weary Of this,
and Of an iuaotion t5 which he was 50 little
ased, his eye began = pry about nearer
objects. TWAS at a tine when our ladies
followed the French fashion of having the
back and shoulders, under the name of.the
neck, uncovered bseI lower than aeeords
either with the English climate, or with old
English notions. T.is lady was IN the
height OF loWness Of that fash.oa, aud be.
tween Eer shoulder blades, in the hollow
OF the back, not far from the confines
where oakedness and clothing met. Thomas
espied Something. The guests were too
MUCH engaged with the business. and the
eourtesies Of the table to see what must
have been worth seeing, the TRANSPORTATION
produced IN Thomass countenance by
delight, when he Saw 50 fne an opportun
ity ofsboWing himself attentive and making
himself useful. Tie lady was too much |
occupied with her company to feel tbe flea;
but 70 her horror she ieIt the great finger
and thumb Of Thomas upon her back, aud
to her great horGor heard him exo}ain,
with exaltatlon, to tde still greater a4nase-
nent Of the party, 5ea vlca, my lady /
eetJ@, I've caught ef! -
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It his been truly and teaderly said !:
Even th=s Har.eat petition, the Lord II
Payer, gains something ron the fat thaf
every person who repeats it remembers
hat lie ned It ct his mother's kaats@ :
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Once upon time, having bit ofmoney
left me by an uncle, l found myself better
off than had been before, and thought
came to me TO make myself better off
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drove away and nothing happened On the
road; but when be alighted at the door Of
the house he was going to, he said, gray
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Maybe i IS, :, said ! but you've
bought It now. I'm rid of iii.
And it+s none q ny affairs, said he
He new-cashioaed the trap next day,
and I've never heard lady being seen
in it by the stylish family that bought it.
But I'd MT drive It again for 1 Kingdom
no, not l.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
After Notes.

We cannot let this report go by with
out calling attention to that rare bird,
the Spanish Jack. He certainly was the
wisest looking chap on the grounds. If
Mr.. Bronson don't clay awake nights
thinking about him, he is devoid of all
pride of property.
The side shows must have been very
fine, or else there was an awful lot of
liars arranged on dry goods boxes in
front of numerous tents. Singular to
relate each mans show was just about
three times as good as his neighbours
The man with all the American ami
mails stated in our presence that he had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

one bear, that was just exactly as big
and heavy as the three the next man
had. For leathery lungs we commend
the ''side show man."
We notice that the farmers have got
-nith all their getting-an idea OF
comparing experiences. We over
heard repeatedly conversations regard
ing crops, management of stock, and
details of farming, that must be worth
whole bundle of paper experience.
There is no installing the signs of the
times, farming is coming to the front
All it needs is the same business atten-
ton and management given to most
other pursuits. The profits are more
certain, and the chances of success are
much greater. Agriculture and man
ufactures are twin supporters of any
government, and particularly of this
country, where so much ruinous specu-
lative gambling goes unchecked. The
marks of improvement in our agricul
ture in Caledonia County, as evinced il
this Fair, is beyond all calculation en-
cOuraging. He who makes two blades
of grass grow where one grew before
benefits the country.
The Fair throughout has been sue
cess. The grounds never were in bet
ter shape, and from the first entry ev
erything run smoothly. For those wht
helped to make it a success we tender
our congratulations. To particularizt
would not be well, or to say which o
the officers or committees did best, ii
asking too much it is one of those
things "no Teller can find out"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Telegraph Rates.

We predicted at the time of the con-
sOlidation of the Western Union, and
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
panies, speedy increase of tariff. Per-
haps we were "mistaken."
The tariff from st. Johnsbury, at the
time we made our prediction, was as
follows, on the Atlantic aud Pacific, by
their connection here with the Vermont
International "To and between any OF
its offices in the United States, east OF
the Missouri river, 25 cents. Night
rates, 20 words for 20 cents"
Good enough for anybody. The ink
was hardly dry on the "pOoling" con-
tract of the two great mOnOpOlies, be,
fore the Vermont International was
compelled to double, and more than
double, the tariff on business outside
New England states. Any one who
knew the "true inwardness" of a mo-
nopoly, would have known that this
was natural result of such cOmbina-
be obliged to raise their tariff. We OF
course know that every business man
knows the tariff is raised, aud does not
need to he posted, but, would suggest,
that if the Vermont International had
its way, IA reasonable tariff would gov
ern its business, as before. This Com
pany may yet be IL nucleus to IL cor
poratiOn, not to be bought, sold, and
''bulldozed," into doubling rates 10y
combination with mouopOlies.
There is too much profit and business
in the telegraphing line, to allow any
monopoly long to exist in this country
and before six months is past we pre-
dict the coming up of Il company ''big
enough and good enough" to do bust
ness on Il scale not so absolutely "cut-
throat" us that heretofore and always
practiced by the reigning combination
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
The Wife Murderer.

Hayden, the wife murderer, passed
through here, en- route for Windsor
prison, last Monday morning. 1t may be
expected that sympathy, ever ready to
excuse sin, may spring up to cOndOne
aud smooth away this young mans
crime. We may pity his condition, but
with that pity comes the thought of IA
young lite blighted, embittered, and
then destroyed, by the hand of him who
had sworn to love and protect.
BY every means i'll his power Hayden
has damned his existence. Physically
and spiritually he is branded with death.
The professional pardoner and SYM
pathizer is already on the alert, and
certain papers will plead fol mercy for
this man, who has thrown aside every
feeling of pity, every fear of punish
ment, every sense of gratitude and at
and toward him, forgiving and loving
woman.
Vengeance for blood outlines is of
no modern invention. AS long us satan
can crowd in, and thoroughly invest the
human heart, just so long will it be
necessary to hold up the shadow of the
gallOws, to prevent murder and man
slaughter. Forgiveness is no virtue,
and charity becomes morbid failing,
when infer nOsed TO prevent the punish
ment of crime premeditated in itself,
brutal in its conception and terrible in
its carrying out, as was Hayden's, fol
which he now faces death, with the
mercy of a years repentance interpos-
inc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

A bold robbery was perpetraled T"
the Bellevue House Newport, FRIDAY
morning. While Mr.. Beans daughtetS
werea at Breakfast, some one entered ihgh
room and stole several valuable articles
of jewelry. Gold chain worth SOU d
neck chain with gold piece attached
three gold pins, three gold rings, a nice
coral pin, $40 gold piece, portmlIo1l.-
ale with SO the whole valued ut 9lL 70,
The thief is supposed to be man M''
registered his name E. Howard, PIal'S
burgh. He paid for his lodging III aI
vance and did not take breakfast at 'nI
house. He was noticed to pass ou' "
the house while the girls were ut OleaH
fast. The loss was discovered shor'',
after but the thief had fled. 1t
thought he made for the nearest Woo S;s
Mr.. Bean offers reward of S5O lor HE
arrest.
William j. Hamilton, aged II year,
was in a row boat with one man a""
four women, in New York harbor' oun,
day evening, when the boat was III"
down by steamer. Two of the W""'."
were drowned. Young Hamilton sen
ed another woman by the HAIR ana SUI
tanned her until both were reScu'"I'
Notwithstanding the fact that the W iD,,s
of the steamer had broken both his Iesa
The hospital surgeons say the brave
fellow will die of his hurts.
The Maine Republicans did oel'o'
than they expected. Gov. ConnorS ln% is
iority over the Democratic candidate o. -
III, 900. The Senate is Republican oo
to B, and the House will have tl'''
fourths majority for the Republicans
"What do you call large alh tT%er.
Mr.. Tweed ~ asked one of the AIu 'od
men. SAT the time,' replied W.T. VET
81 would call $4,000 a large amour ,lrge
now call anything from 50 up a 1 l".S
amount" The way Of the transs'e''''
ETC., etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
THE COUNTY FAIR

The annual fair of the Caledonia Ag-
ricultural Society was held upon the
fair grounds in this place on Tuesday
and Wednesday of the present week
A copious shower on Monday evening
had laid the dust and cleared the OPP
pressive atmosphere, and Tuesday
be desired.
THE ENTRIES.
The Society's offices were busy places
from quite early in the morning, and
the number and earnestness of the ap-
plicants fol entries in the various de-
partments, were enough to try the pa
thence of the waiting ones, at least
The mechanical department seemed tt
fill up more rapidly than usual, which
is good sign in fair which includes
both the farmers and mechanics of the
county.
CATTLE.-TowN TEAMS.
As usual, Caledonia County had ;
splendid exhibition of oxen. st. Johns
bury furnished ten yoke, nearly all from
one neighbOrhood, the owners being
Jacob G. Hovey, three yokes Chandle
Severance, two; Abial Hovey, three
Harvey c. Woods, two.
Barnet.-R. P. Harvey, 1850 lbs.
James Goodwille, (3640), Nathanie
Roy, (342O), ]. P. Miller, (356O), Josepl
Roy, (352W, James Symes, (366O), L
Manchester, (3sOO, B. Dow, (3s2O)
VIM. Roy, (4560, James Roy, (4440.
Waterford S. Freeman, (5OOOlbs.)
and $500 lbs, G. w. Felch, $4,000
Thos. Mason, $4,000, Willard Kinney
$4,000, E. A. Parks, (37O0), G. R. Bar
ker, (3O4O), Cyrus Hill, Lawrence s
Winslow, (324O), NJ. L. Green.
FiUe Yoke Strings-were owned b.
James Trefran, H. c. Kinney, E. Full
ford, Aanson Aldrich, and E. P. Allen
Another by Cyrus Hill, j. F. Hale, L
S. Freeman, Ira Harvey, Chandle
Works.
The Barnet string was very fin
one, although the Freeman oxen froI
Waterford weighed down all the rest.
YOUNG OXEN.
Joel Roberts, A. B. Stark, Thoma
Mason, E. P. Allen, j. B. Woods, Wn
RusslOw, L. Manchester, VIM. Roy, an
others, exhibited steers, mostly handy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

A workman in the piano factory which
was burned in New York the other day
says: "If we had had four pals of water
we could have put out the fire, but the
pump wanted repairing for over year,
and there was no water to be got"
The Yew York papers come filed with
targets representing the shooting at the
great international shooting match at
Creedmore, l.. |. 1t is said of the first
days record, that it shows score which
has never yet been equalled on any
range, or in any match or practice.
Thursday, the score of ,655 in posi-
bic ] 300 made by the American team
is marvellous. The British marksmen
did some notable shooting, especially
at the longer ranges. A blunder of Sir
Henry Halford, the leader of the British
team, lost them several points. He for
got to put bullet in his rifle.
A very enthusiastic reception was
given President Hayes's old regiment at
Fremont, Ohio, Friday. The corner
stone of the Few City Hall was alsO
laid with Masonic ceremonies. Suisse
quently, at gathering of $1,000 people
in City Park, speeches were made by
General Sheridan, Major Mckinley,
Secretary McCrary, General Rosecrans
and others, President Hayes presiding.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

st. Elmo, little town SO miles west
of Terra Haute, Ind, is excited over
the killing of three men by an escaping
robber- John Scales, prominent citi97
zen, found his house robbed lust at
night and started on horseback after
the thief. He commanded the fellow to
halt, but instead the thief shot Scales
dead. The neighbOrs rallied and start
ed for the robber, who held them at
bay with a revolver in each hand, kin
ing Frank Barnes and Frank Wisemor
If we may believe the report, he put tbe
whole armed and mounted crowd to
flight and escaped. The whole region
had turned out to hunt him at last ac-
counts.
The Massachusetts democratic con-
vention was held Thursday at Worces-
| ter. Charles Francis Adams withdraw
ing, there were but two candidates for
the head of the ticket, William CASTOR
and Charles p. Thompson, and Mr.
CASTOR received the nomination by a
large majority on the first ballot.
A dissipated son of Rev. DR.. Buding
ton of Brooklyn has been arrested on a
charge of burglary and carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was taken at night
with two fellows suspected of having
attempted to rob the window of il boot
store, and had brass knuckles in his
pockets. His story is that the men
we're strangers, who kindly offered to
help him home with a drunken friend
and that the knuckles were carried as
curiosity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Mort. Richardson 'Kitty," w. L. Som
ers s.Black Ranger" Somers took the
race, Cole second, Colby third. Best
time, 800.
This ended the second days fair.