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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
A. W. HASTINGS, !
e. A. WALKER,
T. C. FLETCHER, ,
TREASURES REPORT

TREASURES REPORT.
Statement of the Treasurer of the Village of
st. Johnsbury, Jan. 8, 1877.
To sum found by Auditors in hands of
the Treasurer at the last annual set
Element, 1874 10
Whole amt of Village and Highway tax
bill, 1876, II, 1874 81
Cash reed for fines and seized liquors, 4S 95
13 157 A
By orders paid & outstanding, S91, 40 90
Balance of orders paid and outstanding
receipts, 70 262 Sc
Previous debt and interest to Jan 1, 1871, 1876 90
3O7s Sc
DAVID BOYNTON, Treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Sutton.

Sutton.
The week of prayer is being observed
by the Free Will Baptist church in this
place. Meetings are appointed until
after Thursday eveing, and will proba-
bly, continue through the week.
This village is dry place for water,
and will have to remain so the rest of
the winter. Our people have to melt
snow or drive their stock away for
water.
The Post Office Department has or
dered the postmaster at this place to
receive bids until Jan. 10Th, for carry
ing the mail from this Office to the new
depot at Clark's Crossing, six times per
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

Edward Potter, who was put in Jail
new years, thought better of it and ac
cepted the proffered bail, and will now
let the law decide the matter between
himself and the bank.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

We learn that the Trustees have
made arrangements with Jerry Drew
to have charge of the village hearse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

The New York city debt is now one
hundred and twenty millions, an in
crease of three millions in the last year
Will it ever be paid?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

Gospel meeting at Miles Pond
Friday evening at Northfield, Jan. l6
to 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

This is the "Week of Prayer," OBJ
served by evangelical churches through
out the world. Meetings are held in
several of the churches in this place
every evening, and at the North church
Friday afternoon at o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Ioral and State sHems.

Remember the agricultural meet
ings next Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Relipinus and other sHnfires.

Under this head IOiU insert notices of Religious
Meetings. Church Fairs Festivals, Donation Visits
ETC., at ten cents line of sir loords cash to
pdny notice.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
hold meeting in the North Church Vestry Mon
day afternoon, at o'clock.
The Ri Rev. W. II. A. Bissell Bishop OF the
Diocese of Vermont will visit st. Johnsbury,
Sunday, Jan. %, 1877 and administer the rite OF
confirmation. Services at the town hall 1890 a. IN
and p. m
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Blank Notes,
Blank Receipts,
Marriage Certificates,
New forms just printed and for sale Also Deeds
Writs etc. at Caledonian Office.
Caledonia Co. Agricultural Society
ANNUAL MEETING,

The annual meeting of the Caledonia County
gricnltural Society win be held at the St Johns
bury House, Tuesday, Jan. IT, 1871 at 10 o'clock
a. m. for the election 0f officers and to transact
any other proper business of the Society A full
is requested.
!, W. SANBORN, Sec'y.
Lyndonville, Jan. 4, 1871. $50
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Dressmaking.

Mrs. VIM. A. COOK and MISS COOK, late o.
Montreal, have taken rooms in the Arnold House
next above Union School House. on Summer Street
and are prepared to do Dressmaking and Mantle
making having had several years experience il
the business. Fitting done one week free OF
charge. The patronage of the ladies is solicited.
57tf
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Drahs.

Draths.
At Ryegate, Dec. %, Mrs. Agnes Gibson, aged
81, wife of the late Peter Gibson.
At Passumpsic, Dec. 49, Adaniron aged years
son of James Miles. Also. Jan. I, James c. Miles,
aged 81, of James Miles.
Sleep, Dear Jimmie, sleep,
Free from care and pain,
Hearts united here on EARTH
Meet again in Heaven.
In Barnet, Jan 6, Mrs. David Gibson, aged 81.
AT North Berwick, Me-, Jan. 9, Fannie Adele,
aged two mouths. only child of Nellie and E. E.
Morrison, and grand-child of d. Morrison of this
village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

lanes G. Magoon of East Hard
undertook to run away with a locomo-
tive down at johnson. He says he
helped the Waterman clean the iron
horse, and did it well too; and he is
sorry any such story got into the news
papers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Meeting of neutrality-suspicious.
Etc.

Meeting of Trtrstees---Appointm
Etc.
A meeting of the village Trustees was
held January 4th, all the Board being
present. On motion of Mr.. Sylvester,
H. K. Ide was elected Clerk of the
Board. The following appointments
were made: -
Police-George Ward, chief; N. NJ.
Ward, William Porter, Richard Hovey,
II. E. Randall.
Fire Engineers w. Roberts,
chief; B. F. Rollins, LIST assistant; N.
p. Dodge, I'd assistant; E. F. Griswold,
Sd assistant j. A. Moore, 4th assistant.
The matter of electing highway sur
veyOr was laid on the table.
Surveyors of Wood. NJ. Hancock,
B. ID. Durham, C. j. Humphrey, S.
Randall, QuintOn Cook, C. L. Carpen-
ter, Henry w. Hall, w. H. Wheeler,
Daniel Carpenter, H. C. Kinney, ID. Q.
Woodruff, Oscar Severance, H. c.
Hastings.
Mr.. Balch was appointed to look after
the street lamps, engage suitable per
son to light and trim the same, and to
purchase the necessary supplies. Mr..
Mccormick was instructed to engage a
suitable room fol the meeting of the
Trustees, Fire Wardens, Police and
Centennial Hose company. The clerk
of the Board was directed to request
the chief of police to collect all of The
police equipments, make list of the
same, and store such as are not i'll use
in the room used us police headquarters
Voted, That the members of the
three new hose companies shall receive
from the village each $3.50 for one
years service, in lieu of rubber suits
heretofore furnished by the village, tC
be paid in June, and the year to begin
January LIST, 1877.
Voted, That Mr.. Mccormick be i'll.
structed to make the best arrangement
possible with a suitable person to take
charge of the hearse, under the follow.
ing conditions: Q) He is to charge no
more than So for the hearse and driver
with horses, at each funeral within the
limits of the village, and in case of any
person not being able to pay for same
then the service is to be free. (2) HI
is to make the change from wheels tt
runners and runners to wheels free o
expense to the village. (3) He shall b'
responsible for the safe keeping of thu
same, and shall turn it over to the Gus
tody of his successor in as good repai
as when he received it, including var
nishing, and excepting the natura
"wear and tear" (4) He shall keep i
in good and clean condition, and shall
furnish a suitable person to take charg'
of the same at funerals, who shall be
good and careful driver, and shall b,
respectfully dressed.
Adjourned to meet Saturday, Jan
18th, at o'clock, P. NJ.
HORACE K. IDE, Clerk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

AT the village meeting at Barton
last week, the treasurer's report showed
debt of $40-or eighty three thousand
thirty eight dollars and fifty-six cents
less than the debt of this village. Bar
ton cannot be much of place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Money Wanted Security.

School Dictrict No. s. (St. Johnsbury Centre
wish to negotiate for a sum of money, loan to run
one or two years. The best security given. APP
ply to f. H. STONE,
5Sf Chairman Com.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

Charles N. WheGlOck, brother of
James Wheelock, of st. Johnsbury, was
the regular conductor of the Wagner
sleeping car train, wrecked at Ashta-
bula, but had just been transferred to
the Agents Office at Rochester, N. Y,
and II. Wagner, who was killed, was
put on in Mr.. Wheelock's place. Mr..
Wagner leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

There was thaw threatened on
Monday, but it proved to be what is
called by some cabot thaw." 1t al
most raiaed Monday evening, but a
sudden change soon after shutdown
dropped the mercury between forty and
fifty degrees in twelve hours One of
greatest changes we now remember
chronicling for so short IA time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Harriagrs

~ Marriages and Deaths inserted free
Obituaries, sir cents line.
In Lunenburg, Jan. l, by Rev. G. A. Perkins,
Frank c. C,rrier and Alice C. Spauiding, both of
Lunenburg
AT Barnet, Jan. TO- by Rev. Edward T. Fair
banks Mr.. G. Martin of Barton, and Miss Hattie
E. Kinney of Barnet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
The caledonian,s New motion.

The latest marvel in this vicinity, is
the little water wheel which now fur
nishes the motive power for running
the presses in the CaIedOnian office.
Some of our readers may have seen in
Mechanics Hall at the last annual fair,
a little turbine wheel made of brass and
iron, some five inches in diameter and
three inches deep. That wheel now
paper. Mr.. John Belknap, one of the
best mechanics of this state, has made
such improvements upon the old fash
toned turbine water wheel, that this
little instrument, no larger than boys
cap, and taking but three-fourth's of an
inch of water, will at thirty pounds
pressure drive our Potter cylinder press
so as to make 1900 impressions an hour ;
or in other words, give about three
horsepower. Although we have tried
it but one week, we are confident that
the wheel is a perfect success, and
have no fears of failure if the ''giants''
down at the pump house maintain the
present pressure. We invite all inter-
ested in seeing a perfect thing, to call
and see how complete and beautifully
the little instrument works. The water
is taken from the main pipe of the viii
lage water works. We anticipate the
time when many families will run their
sewing machines, and other machines
requiring light power, by the Belknap
wheel. Call and see the wheel Mon
day or Thursday afternoons, between
I:30 and $3.50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
DOG Collars

Dog Collars
Made to order of three widths viz; l. H. II inches
of durable material and answering the full re-
quirements of the law, sent by mail post paid
on receipt of price. Prices 60 to IS cts Nicer
ones rs to 81 10. The larger sizes can have names
of town and state if desired Get your dogs num-
Der of your Town Clerk, measure your dogs neck
and send your order at once. P o. Money Orders
on Enosburgh Falls VT, and Registered Letters
at my risk.
HENRY j. BAKER.
$685. Enosburgh, Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

Regular communication Thursday eve. on or before
the full of the Moon. b. L. HASTINGS, Sec.
HASWELL CHAPTER, NO. IL, r. A. NJ.
Regular communication, Friday on or before the
ull of the moon. S. W. PAGE, Sec'y.
One hundred deaths per week in New York
and Brooklyn from diseases of the throat and
lungs Is it not awful And yet Hdle'S Honey of
HOrehOund and Tar, taken in time, would prevent
seven-eighths of this frightful mortality. No
cough or cold can resist this balsamic remedy.
Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute. 60
80 my backr' How often we hear these words.
Pain in your back, nine times out of ten, arises
from Kidney Disease. Hunts Remedy used as
directed, will cure all Diseases of the Kidneys.
Bladder and Urinary Organs.
Infallible Eye Wash cures swollen eyes.
"a drowning man will catch at a straw" If
he catch it, it will do him good. Thousands of
people, who have neglected coughs and colds until
they have become dangerous, viii rush to almost
every nOstrum for relief. This is why many ex-
periments are tried by the sufferers. Go to your
druggist, buy bottle of WiStdr'S BalSdm of Wild
Cherry and use it with confidence 1t will benefit
at once and ultimately cure 1t is straw it is
cable well tried, hold to it and be saved. so cts
and 81 bottle. Sold by all druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Passunpsic.

Passumpsic.
BURGLARY.-The depot at this place
was broken into Friday night, Jan. 5,
and tubs of butter and a box of "mer-
chandise" taken. The burglars were
evidently not professionals, as they en-
tered by breaking out the window, sash
and all. The box was probably the
great attraction, as it was apparently
one of the kind about which so much
has been said in the courts and news
papers. 1t came by express, c. o. D.,
| billed "Mdse,n with over SIG to pay,
consigned to one "FOrd." No such
person is known here.
Ryegate.
The water famiue still continues, with
no prospect of any change for the bet
ter.
George Gray, Esq, and wife, of
Stewart, Iowa, are visiting friends in
this place.
The Leitch family, Washington,
William, Mary and Mattie-all except
ing Mr.. Leitch who is still here, are
spending the winter in Florida. They
have rented two houses in Jacksonville,
and are keeping boarders.
Mr.. holland, a junior of Dartmouth
College, is teaching the school in this
place. Lewis Meader, of the same
class, is teaching his third term in the
village school at Groton. John Gray,
of the same class, taught in an academy
at Fitzwilliam, N. H., during the fall,
and has returned to college this winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Speriai .Nnfires.

PASSUMPSIC LODGE, No. 81 f. & A. NJ.
Regular communication Thursday eve on or before
the full of the Moon. b. l.. HASTINGS, Sec.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

The average age excepting Fosters
child,) 50 years.
A post office has been established at
South Lunenburg, with E. C. Hartshorn
for postmaster.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12
Financial Condition of the Village oil
st. I0hnsbury.
Report of the Auditors.
Expense of the New Water Work

Expense of the New Water Works.
To contract with Vergennes Machine Co.,
for pumps, main pipes and valves, $50 $40 90
s41 # inch pipe, extra, $50 24
PAT it 8 " 345 90
32304 lbs special castings, 635 IS
hydrants extra, "a rs
345 # ? inch pipe 90 20
as plugs, 8 so
80 lbs lead, 40
Setting gate, box and cover, Is rs
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ST. cSuhnsbtrg Gatedonian.

t. Johnsbury, VT, Friday. Jan. 12. 1877.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-12

Sc, 1856 o.
Ditching.
To II Fletcher, as per sundry receipts, 5,76O Is
1854 16 worth of pipe ON hand.
Island, Water Power, Pump House, and Re-
- pairs on Dam.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-20

frequently, but the goose never picks up
anything but worms and bugs. The crane
has been known to swallow eel four times
on account Of eel sickness, and the only
way in the crane judgment to produce diges-
ton to save lie was to back up against a
rotten stump and eDclaim, have got the
deadwood on you now.'"
Richmond Whig: From close read
ing of our state exchanges, we would gather
that the destruction upon the bottom lands
Of all the products of the past season, not
removed land II Is too early to have housed
corn IN any bulky has been all but universal
throughout the state--the valley. southwest,
southside, and Piedmont section to tide
waterfall having been visited by fresh OF
like capacity for destruction--all recording
widespread ruin to mills, dams, out.build.
ings, fencing, crops, stock, etc. So general
has been the loss entailed by the recent food
that we look with confidence to tho passage
of an act In the early days Of the session
extending the time as in 1870 for the collec.
tionlof taxes.
Orders have been issued from the war
department for additional troops to be sent
to the Rio Grande for the protection of the
border counties of Texas from Mexican
raids. At present the United States forces
at Laredo, Brownsville and Ringgod bar.
racks Opposite Camargo) number 1853 men.
At FL Paso there are 20 men; at Fort Davis,
$50 men; at Camp Stockton, 02 men at
Fort Clark and Fort Duncan, 1895 men
making altogether 2, ,465 cavalry and infantry
for the defense Of 600 miles of frontier, con-
stantly exposed to the raids Of Indians and
Mexicans, the Indians fraternizing with the
Mexicans and claiming and receiving the
protection of the Mexican government;
which is natural, as they number over six
millions ont Of the eight and a half millions
of Mexico's population.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-20

leader must be eloquent. We have a
picture of the power of the man in the
patience with which he sowed the seed
throughout the land, and in the influence
which he attained over the masses.
When the time was ripe for the change
he said to his supporters, "Vote one
name as your landlord directs, but for
the other candidate choose Protestant
who will do you justice" They obeyed
him, and thirty thousand men who had
lost their homes by their devotion to the
cause appeared. The Irish saw that he
was an honest man. But he had also a
magnificent presence, grace of action, a
voice that could be attuned to any
emotion, and his eloquence was as effort.
less as natures creation of the violets.
The Grafton concluded with narratives
which illustrated the wit, the honesty,
or the patriotism of the great Irishman.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL-Extra Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate met at ten o'clock on the
3rd and went into executive session, and
when the doors were re.opened, at ten min.
utes past eleven o'clock, adjourned.
REGULAR SESSION.
In the Senate, upon reassembling at
noon on the 3rd, the vice.presdent presented
the annual report of the secretary OF war,
also the annual reports of the secretary OF
the senate and sergeantatarms. They were
ordered printed. Soon thereafter Mr.. Rogers,
private secretary of the president, appeared
with the presidents message and 1t wa, i'm.
mediately read and ordered printed. De-
partment and other reports we're then
presented and the senate adjourned till
Thursday, next.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
introduced and referred as follows: BY Mr..
Thurman To provide for circuit and dis.
trict courts of the United States at Toledo,
Ohio BY Mr.. Dorsey: To organize the ter.
ritory of Tishomingo and fer other purposes.
By Mr.. Burnside: For the protection Of
widows and orphans and hers.at-law of off.
GERS Of the army. BY Mr.. Matthews: To ex.
tend the time for presenting claims for col.
lecting, drilling or organizing volunteers for
tne WIT Oh inc TeDelIlOn. MIR. AllbOn, VINO
has charge of the house bill to authorize the
free coinage Of the standard siver dollar, and
TO restore its legal tender character, moved
to make it special order for Monday next,
after the expiration of the morning hour,
and that it be continued from day to day
until disposed of. After o long discussion
Mr.. Allison changed his motion so as to take
the bill up Tuesday next instead of Monday.
Agreed to-yeas 4 nays Is. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Sargent,
from the committee on naval affairs re-
ported, with an amendment, the house bill
for relief the sufferers by the wreck of the
United States steamer Huron. The amend.
ment provides for payment, to the heirs Of
the lost, twelve months sea pay; to the heir
OF Capt. Guthrie, OF the life.saving service
one years pay, and to the heirs of those
belonging to the wrecking steamer B. & J.
Baker, who were lost in attempting to save
those on the Huron, 800 each. The amend.
ment was agreed to and the bill passed. BY
Mr.. Harris--A joint resolution authorizing
and directing the secretary of the treasury
to cause the customhouse at Memphis to be
constructed of Tennessee marble. The house
resolution to adjourn for the holidays and
take recess from December 10 to January
10 was agreed to. The senate at 2:45 went
into executive session and when the doors
were reopened adjourned till Monday.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-20
LOVED AT LAST.

And 10 he loves me, though they said
No lover e'er would come for me,
That shsuld ne'er be woocd or we'd
Or nurco a child upon my knee;
They were 30 sure that would miss
The woman's heritage Of bliss.
And I, too, in the sad gray hours,
When through low clouds no sunlight shone,
Aad when the slow September showers
Seemed natures tears for summer gone,
! murmured with long sad sigh,
my summer also has gone by"
But now know that what 10 me
Seemed autumn rains were showers Of spring;
Summer has come, and now SOC,
Levels sunlight brighten erything;
He says he loves me, and tO.day
Ny year rolls back TO early May.
How did II Gomez l ask OF him.
He says my face Ia sweet and fair;
And ye, TO me these ewes seem dim,
And on this brow are lines 0i care:
And now these eyes shall yet be bright,
And once again this brow grow light,
He loves me loves mel repeat.
The blest assurance every hour
And now the wine Of life Is sweet
That Yesterday was sharp and sour;
Now can drink, with spirit bold,
loves nectar from cup Of gold.
l look through long slow coming years,
Made by his love all bright aud fair;
look around through happy teaIs,
And see his image every where;
In his great love breathe and live;
II 1t be sin, dear God, forgive.
1t cannot be. Since have known
His love- Gods love seems dearer too;
He has come near to me, and shown
What for the humblest he can do,
Life's fateful fingers intertwine
The human love with the divine.
Oh, love, love, love Oh, blessed word,
That never did un1 erstand
Till in my ear his voice heard,
And felt the presence of his haud
No more walk with eyes cast down;
am his queen. love Is my crown.
All The Year ROund