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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Sheffield.

James Knox met with quite serious
accident, last Tuesday. He had been
using a circular saw when his attention
was called to some one who happened
to come into the mill and he dropped
his hand on the saw, completely sever
ing three fingers on his right hand.
A match game of base ball was played
here, last Monday, between the Lyndon
club and the Stockholders, resulting in a
victory for the Sheffield boys. We
learn that they intend to accept a chal-
lenge from the Greensboro club and
will play next Saturday.
Our Jail boys are at liberty again,
and we are glad. Though we think
there might have been indiscretiOn on
their part, there was, of course, no in
territorial harm to any one.
Seven of the probationers of the M.
E, Church were baptised by immersion
on the 9th inst. by Rev. S. S. Brigham.
Rev. j. Woodman finished his labors
with this people for the present, at least,
and started, last Monday, for the west.
Mr.. Garland has commenced to finish
a tenement in his shop which will be
occupied by John Orcutt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Walden.

Walden.
The greatest yield of corn. On Il
a piece of land containing less than one
fourth of an acre owned and occupied
by Mr.. j. NJ. Mann, South Walden, who
husked 55 bushels of ears of sound corn,
and is supposed to yield more than 25
bushels shelled corn. If this can be
beat by any man let him publish it to
the world in the columns of the Caledo-
MAN, and be admitted the champion on
corn in all New England.
NJ. A. Amsden of South Walden,
planted piece of western corn this
the 9th day of Sept, making 10 days
from planting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Portland n OgdensbuI G r. R.-Sel
TRAINS MOVING EAST.

NAII-Leaves SwantOn 100 and Burlington
Tram Cambridge Junction 9.15, Hardwick
IA o. Fast {. ardwick 1927, Greensboro 1915 Wal
d.n II 90 Danville IL 30, arrives St. Johnsbury
10 90 leaves 1915 p. m, East st. JOhnsbury - %
West Concord 1871, Miles Pond 12.45, East Con
cord l2 81 Lunenburg 90, arrives at Portland 30
Boston go p. m.
EXPRESS-Leaves Maquam Bay 4.40 D. M
Swanton 44g Cambridge Junction $50 Hardwick
J0 East Hardwick 7.59, Greensboro sos, Walden
30, Danvile $50 arrives st. Johnsbury 925 p. m
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
MAII-Leaves Boston SIS and Portland $50 a.
m. Lunenburg Is, p. m. East Concord 424 Miles
Pond 49, West Concord 4.4a East ST. Johnsbury
80, ST. Johnsbury $40, Danville $40, Walden
COZ Greensboro 6.23, East Hardwck 6.32, Hard
wick G4O Cambridge Junction $50, arrives at Bur
lington and SwantOn at $50 p. IN.
EXPRESS-Leaves st. JOhnsbury at 100 a. m.
Danville 7.33, Walden 7.57, Greensboro s17, East
Hardwck SEQ, Hardwick s.35, Cambridge Junction
g55 arrives at SwantOn and Burlington at IL 40 a.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

cigars, jack-knives, revolvers, ETC.,
stolen. Entrance was effected by re-
moving pane of glass and raising a
window.
The new driving park" shares are
selling well. Enough have been taken
to ensure the success of the enterprise.
The ingalls, boys are buying potatoes
this week. They are paying 80 cents
der bushel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Greensboro Bend.

The store of Il. C. Batchelder was
entered one night last week (while he
was i'll Portland,) by removing a light
of glass from the window. The thief
took what change there was in the
money drawer, some gloves, cigars, and
probably other small articles.
Mr.. Esden buried his third child from
diphtheria last Tuesday. 1t was about
two years of age.
William Telford has so much bust
ness on hand, that he wants to dispose
of his interest in the staging business
between the Bend and Craftsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Wheelock.

Wheelock.
E. G. Mathewson has snapped his
place in this village with Charles Rog-
ers for the farm known as the Calvin
Rogers farm" paying $500 difference.
We learn that there is contemplated
change in the grist mill property from
George Williams to William Chase.
Frank TaylOr's store was entered last
week by burglars, and S25 in money
taken from the safe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
and Needham the Irish evangelist, in
revival work in Vermont.
The HAYDEN Murder.
VERDICT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DE
GREE.

VERDICT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DE-
GREE.
IRAsBURGH, Sept. 15.-At fifteen min
utes past nine, this morning, the jury
in the Hayden murder trial entered the
court. The judge ordered Hayden to
be brought in, and five minutes after
ward he entered, in company with
Sheriff Holdridge. He looked pale and
careworn. The prisoner stood up. The
clerk called the jury and said: Gentle
men have you agreed upon a verdict ~
Foreman-"We have" Clerk-"Your
verdict Foreman in firm voice
"Murder in the first degree"
The jury was polled and each juror
replied, equity of murder in the fist
degree"
The court asked Hayden what he had
to say. Hayden rose and said: 81 have
several requests to make, your honor.
The first is that be allowed, in COM
pany with proper officers, to visit the
grave of my wife. The second that my
sentence be given me at once, and that
the execution take place at once that
it be as public as possible, that the
enemies who have driven me to this
death may have the satisfaction which
they ask for, and which believe, in
their own judgment, they are justified
in having" Upon Hayden's conclusion
he sat down, seemingly laboring under
terrible mental agony.
Judge Powers said in regard to the
first request of the respondent it would
require some further consideration. In
the second, as counsel for the respon-
dent are not all present, presume Mr.
Wilson would desire postponement OF
sentence for the present.
Mr.. Wilson replied, eyes, your hon
Or; we may have exceptions to take"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

The village Trustees will be obliged
to stop the blasting on the Peabody
ledge, it is getting so dangerous to that
part of our town. A little while ago a
rock was dropped down through the
roof and first floor of Horace Jackson's
house, and later one weighing eight
pounds went through Mr.. Kinuey's
cupola, and one weighing rs pounds
was thrown over his house and across
Mt. Pleasant street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Would it be possible for America
to learn any thing about railroading
from far-Off, heather India ? The let
ter from Mr.. Parker this week suggests
what low fares might do in other lands
more civilized.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Geo. Grow has bought the little
store of Ira Harvey on the Avenue, and
is to put on an addition of ten feet and
move his 90 cent store into it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Mr.. S. Jewett is filling up his store
on Railroad street with cloths and tail
orlng goods. The tailoring department
Will be in charge of Mr.. VIM. II. Hor-
ton, and he commences work there at
once
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

The clam bake at the Mountain
House, Lake Memphremagog, on Thurs
day of last week, was a fine affair.
Some 600 participated, with music, and
good time generally.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

In the month of August 80 car loads
of scales were sent out from the scale
works, and 80 car loads of materials for
manufacturing scales were received at
the works in the same month.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Hayden, the murderer, was taken
through here to Windsor prison, on
Monday. Judge Powers did not SEN
tence him, having allowed his counsePs
exceptions which will have to be passed
upon by the Supreme Court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Revival meetings at the Advent
Church every night this week, and over
the Sabbath. Elder Grant will preach.
All are invited
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Change on the Passumpsic. The
New York train is taken off, and the
Accommodation put on, passing this
station north, at lilo A. M.-south,
1915 PM.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

The Catholic schools of this place,
We're opened last Monday, with an at
tendance of about us children. The
Sisters of Charity of st. Hyacinth, Que
bee, are the teachers this year. They
are to have their home in the school
buildings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Mitchell BOwker shows us crab ap-
Piles and crab apple blossoms on the
same branch and he says he has tree
which has insisted on this strange freak
constantly ever since last June.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ma
sons meets in Burlington Sept. %. Fare
one way over Passumpsic and P. & O..
Railroads.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

MIR. Livingston has sold two calves
from the Fairbanks herd of Jerseys, to
|. H. Hall of Lyndon, for $50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

H. c. DanfOrth has traded his place
on Caledonia street with French Car
rick, for a farm in West Danville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
telegram Offices.

VT INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CoMPANY.-Of-
W. fees at Post Office, Main Street, p. & o.
Ticket Office, Pass. Depot and f. & Z. Fair
banks Counting Room. Office hours from I
A. M. to 9 p. m. Reduced rates to all parts of
the Z. 5. Night messages of twenty words
at half rates. Direct wires to Montreal and
Boston and all intermediate stations.
rur WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
II" Offices in the Express Office Eastern Aven-
ne and in the Passenger Depot. Office hours
from A. NJ, to Q P. NJ. Night messages
at half rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Inrai drd State cnrmS,

May Ross, a young daughter of
Henry Ross, fell one day lately and
fractured her left wrist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
st. bloomsbury Athenmum.

II AIRY AND READING RooM,-Open from A. NJ.
tol2M.; from to 6, and from to 1-2 p. NJ.
closed Wednesday Evenings
AtrGALLERY-Open Tuesday and Friday.
w. W. THAYER Librarian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT S.
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, in said District, the 18th day of
Sept. A. d. 1877,
James Dickey, Administrator with will annexed
upon the estate of Polly ROben, late of Ryegate in
said district deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for 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 ses-
sion thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
in said St. Johnsbury, on the 9th day of October
A. D. 1871 for hearing and decision thereon And it
is further ordered that notice hereof be given to
three weeks successfully in the CaledODian, news
paper published at St. Johnsbury, previous to said
time appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and show cause, if any they
may have, why said account should not be allowed
and such decree made.
By the Court Attest,
HENRY FRENCH Register.
A true copy of record, Attest,
95-97 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Groton.

On Tuesday last, Henry, son of w.
F. Clark, while at work in the tannery.
caught his shirt sleeve in the gearing,
and his arm was drawn in among the
cogs, MASKING the bones and requiring
amputation just below the elbow. The
patient is doing we'll.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Personal.

Mr.. Lewis S. Clark, of Garfield, Kan
sas, has been in town visiting friends
the past week. Mr.. Clark is station
agent and telegraph operator at Gar
field, a growing young town in the
growing state of Kansas, on the Atchi-
son & Pueblo road, railroad already
over 600 miles long.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21


HASWELL CHAPTER, NO. IL, X. A. NJ.
Regular communication. Friday on before the
ull of the moon. R. P. CUNNINGHAM, Sec'y.
What is more delightful than a Bath? Or
binary soap, however, often impairs the natural
wilderness of the skim ndaggravates its irriations.
GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP on the contrary, softens
whitens, soothes and purifes it. Sold by all drug
gists. HILLS HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE, Black or
Brown. 80 cents. 92-95
Many think there is cure for Brights Dis
ease of the Kidneys. They are in error. HUNTS
REMEDY cures this disease. Mental and Physi-
cal Debility, Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel Dissipation
and Female Weakness is cured by HUNTS REM
EDY. All Diseases of the Kidneys Bladder and
Urinary Organs, are cured by HUNTS RENE
DY.
CLARKE's TOOTH ACHE DROPS cure instantly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Wanted.

A village ordinance which shall read
as follows: No person, licensed or I'M
licensed, unbdden shall enter the house
or appurtenances of any person in this
town for the purpose of disposing his
goods; and no person shall ring the
doOr-bell or otherwise call to the door
of his house any resident therein, to
bring into notice any kind of advertise
ment or sample of goods under penalty
of fine of SO for every such offence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

We learn that Gen. Stephen Hawk
ms died in this town, on Wednesday,
the 18th, at the advanced age of 90
years. He was one of the oldest men in
town, if not the oldest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
News from Altar.

In private note from Mr.. Parker
which accompanied his very interesting
published letter on this outside,-he
speaks of the severe famine in Southern
India, but says sit has not yet affected
us, but up to this time Aug. ~ we
have had no regular rain in the north
west, and there is great fear of famine
all through these provinces. Our rains
should have begun July LIST, or before.
fear that all of this seasons crops will
be lost unless rain soon falls. 1t is
fearfuliy hot and trying this season."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

Some 30 ticket agents of the west
ern and southwestern roads. went
through this place on Thursday, ON an
excursion from the White Mountains to
Lake Memphremagog. The courtesy
was extended by the Passumpsic road.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
ST. cJuImsbrrp Galedunian.
Post Office Time Table,

Office hours from 1890 a. m. to p. m. Sundays
che office will be open for hour after close of
morning service.
MAILS ARRIVE AS FOLLOWS.
,,-,u, Boston direct at 1880 a. m, and $3.50 D. m
~ New York and West, 1l:20 a. IN. and $50 D. m.
o. the North johnson, g. W. Concord, $50 a. m.
O.. North Danville & Lower Waterford $50 a. m,
o.. fine south. $50 p. m, from the East $50 D. M
MAILS CLOSE AS FOLLOWS.
For the South and Fast 800 a. m.
~ North 2. 4 q. Il. r. West, 4:3O D. M
90 West Concord. 2:45 D. m
., Lower Waterford, 500 D. m.
" North Danville, $50 a. IN.
Boston, New York and West, 7:30p. m.
CHARLES P. CARPENTER Cd, P. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21
Speriai Mnfires.

PASSUMPSIC LODGE, No. % f. Il A. NJ.
Regular communication Thursday eve on or before
the full of the Moon. JAS. E. TAYLOR, Sec.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-09-21

TRAINS SOUTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBuRY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-20
From the st. Adams Messenger.
The Phair Case.

The appearance of John p. Phair's
statement in the Boston Globe, in the
time and manner of it, was piece of
sensationalism that smells too rankly
of the shop. 1t wrought upon the feel
ings of one sensitive Bostonian, and
through his statement gave pause to
justice in Vermont. But we consider
it, nevertheless, an ingenious and brazen
falsehoOd. 1t is not reasonable that all
the witnesses against him lied and that
he alone told the truth, especially when
circumstances cOrrobOrated them and
nothing cOrroborated him. 1t is not
reasonable that IA newspaper, moved
and instigated by himself, can be the
means of better discovering the truth
or promoting justice than the court and
jury which gave him fair and impair
tial trial. There are many chances that
this thew evidence" would fall to the
ground in court. The witness may not
he positive when subjected to that test :;
he may turn out to be an imaginative,
impressible person, or even an untruth-
full one; it may be that his talk was
not with Phair. And even if none of
these objections should hold, it may be
that Phair committed the murder, fired
the building and left on the 4:30 train,
although the fire was not discovered
until six or after. Or it may be that
he had an accOmplice, who set the fire
after Phair had gone. 1t seems to us
that a further reprieve and new trial
are not called for by any candid con-
sderation of the ''new evidence" Phair
expresses the hope that his execution
may be the means of abOlishing capital
punishment in cases where conviction
depends upon circumstantiaI evidence.
The advocate is no more creditable TO
the cause than the reason that he gives.
One of the most forcible reasons in ia
vOr of its abolition is the fact that it is
so extremely difficult to get the .juries
to convict the guilty when the evidence
is what is called circumstantial
Through the inability of juries to I'M
derstand what is and what is not rea-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-20
Trarnps.

The warm pleasant weather has
thawed ont and revived the tralnps,
ami they are lis sprightly ard ravenous
after their winters Information as bears.
On Friday last, the advance guard APP
peared in town and sought an inter
view with Geo. w. Jenness, overseer
of the poor. Mr.. Jenness is a generous
man, and he proceeded at once to sup
ply his guests with bread and butter.
While the first four were going through
the Give lOaveS" another squad arriv-
ed, and ordered supper, lodging and
breakfast. Bread and other substantial
food was passed round, and the lubber-
ly vagabonds having been filed pulled
out their pipes, sat down in comforta-
BILE place and notified Mr.. j. that they
intended to stop with him over night
They had made a slight mistake in
their man. While the overseer is
ready as private individual to feed
the poor, and as a town official to take
care of deserving paupers, he does not
propose to furnish the most delicate
food. or the sOftest beds to the tramp
fraternity. So after little parleying
his guests were invited to start for the
depot. They were very reluctant to
move, but a few resolute men had step
ped in, who were ready to furnish IA
little muscle fit seemed necessary, and
the aspect of affairs began to be so bel
ligerent that they fell in, took up their
old refrain, tramp, tramp, tramp" etc,
and went to the depot where strong
box car was to receive them for the
night. A little straw, a pail of water
and some provisions were furnished
them, and they were locked in. The
first man arriving at the depot in the
morning heard Il tremendous racket III
the car, and would have fled from the
prisOn-hOuse in alarm, had he not learn
ed that the sounds proceeded from the
tramp prisoners who were crying for
light and liberation. They were let
out and invited to take a foot passage
on the track for Canada. There are
two effective ways of Kidding the State
Of these pests One is to starve them
out by refusing them food the other is
to arrest them at once, under the Va
grant Act, and put them into the care
and keeping of the county Jail keeper
Barton Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-20
War

Indications are that before we print
another paper, war will be declared be-
tween Russia and Turkey. Already the
great armies are massing, and it is fear
ed several other of the great powers of
Europe will be engaged before it is
over. If it is possible, we hope bloody
conflict may yet be averted. War is a
terrible scourge. 1t does not mean
simply all advance in the price of bread
stuffs-a little activity in commerce and
manufactures for our country, with i'll
gotten gains to a few speculators-it
means an army of widows and orphans :;
a multitude of MANNED and suffering
men hospitals full of the limbless and
dying; the earth wet with rivers of
blood and oceans of tears the air rent
with the groans of the sick aud wound
ed, and the wailing of the bereft. War
means waste, suffering, death-every-
thing terrible and nothing good. May
a good Providence avert it. If it comes,
the missionaries in Turkey will be in
great peril.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-04-20
The Impending War.

The latest European advices certainly
seem to reduce the peace chances to a
minimum. The brink of actual collision
is almost reached, and to arrest the mo-
mentum of two such powers as Russia
and Turkey would seem to demand
pacificatOry influences much greater
than any that have yet appeared. The
military heads are everywhere naturally
studying the situation. Gen. Sherman,
who was recently interviewed on the
subject, thinks that the world is going
to witness some of the greatest battles
ever fought, so far as the destruction of
life is concerned. He hardly believes
that the Turks can withstand the shock,
although they may possibly save Con-
staDtinople. He anticipates, however,
that all the great powers will be direct
ly or Indirectly involved in the conflict
before the year is out. Admiral Porter
records his opinion that the Russians
will never capture Constantinople, for
before that event Austria will be in the
fight, and possibly Germany and Eng
land. He thinks ''the great good this
war is going to have on ouI country
cannot be computed"