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A woman returning from church de-
clared that when she saw the shawls on
those Smiths, and then thought of the
things her own poor girls had to wear, if
it wasn't for the consolation of religion
she didn't know what she should do.
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A Western lawer included in his bill
against his client: "To waking up in the
night, and thinking of your case, five dol
lars"
"There's no place like home" e,"-unless
it's some nice young girls home, when the
old folks are at class meeting and the
match box is empty.
Secretary Evarts has farm in Vermont
He keeps seven men to work it-one TO
blast out the rocks and the other six to
haul 'em off on another man. 3 land.-Free
Press.
In Cooch Behar, India, if man cannotl
pay debt he has to assign his wife TO his
creditor as security. Every married man
in the country is insolvent, and the bloated
capitalists average a hair and half per
head.
A woman returning from church de-
clared that when she saw the shawls on
those Smiths, and then thought of the
things her own poor girls had to wear, if
it wasn't for the consolation of religion
she didn't know what she should do.
Careful housewife Qifting shoe from
the soup tureen)-" La! who'd a thought
baby's shoe would turn up in the soup?
But knew it wasn't lost never lose
anything!"
A miner took refuge from Indians at the
bottom of shaft fftv feet deep, in Inyo,
Cal. The savages dropped big stones down
to kill him, but he lodged and finally es-
capped. He Gays that he could see the
| stones coming in time to get out of the
way, but that ifthe burned lunk heads had
dropped down to to once they'd done
| the job"
The New York State Central Committee
of the Greenback party has issued an ad
dress opposing specie resumption, denoun-
cling the oppression of the laboriDg classes,
and calling for unity in the Greenback
cause.
Hamilton & Weaver closed their grape
shipping business to-day. They are now
ready for apples, either dried or in full
fruitage, and for any other produce the
farmers of our County have for sale. We
learn that Mr. Hamilton will open out in
his old line of business in the Brown
| Corner store room, within very short
time. an
There's more romance around one old
cider mill than four trips to the White
Mountains.
If a man is en- his way to the wood to
commit suicide, and bull suddenly gives
chase, the chances are that he will ran for
his life.
The Meadvile Republican reached the
height Of sarcasm when it said of a cotem
porary: ga word to the wise will hardly
reach him.
Mary snatches up her slate,
Her satchel and her rule,
And hustleE off, lest che be laie,
And get her lamm at school
= Gin. Star
Il We have just been thinking how Ian
, guage came into this world. 1t was durin
/ Adam and EYES first quarrel, when on
: word brought on another.
The Springfield Sunday Republican
9 is to be pious paper. The publishel
| promise for this one day in the week NJ
: only to give ihe news, but to tell the trut
5 about it."
: An old Granger who came into town I
l purchase piano for his daughter, asket
g the agent if he hadn't one with handl,
3 in the end, $50 we can all give it a tu
once In n while
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-17

Careful housewife Qifting a shoe from
the soup tureen)-" La! who'd a thought
baby's shoe would turn up in the soup?
But knew it wasn't lost. I never lose
anything!"
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THE LIVERY STABLE
George w. B own.
HORSES AND BUGGTEs

Is attracting general attention as being the mo
complete livery in Perry county. His trade is
rapidly increasing. and he returns many thanks 10
the general public. He has the best
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-17

For the latest styles in hats go to Cox
Gallin's.
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IN the county He hopes by strict attention to bas
mess and cheap fare TO still merit the patronage he
deserves Persons calling him at any time
WILDE sent to any part of the country at the low
Nov. %. IT.
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A miner took refuge from Indians at the
bottom of shaft fifty feet deep, in Inyo,
Cal. The savages dropped big stones down
to kill him, but he lodged and finally es-
capped. He Gays that he could see the
stones coming in time to get out of the
way, but that ifthe burned lunk heads had
dropped down to to once they'd done
the job"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-10-17

The red cross is the best heating stove in
the market fer sale by. Myers and Yarnel
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Drug Store for those cheap wall papers and
Window Blinds
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LEGAL NOTICE.

Public Notice.
a Ii persons whom information can reach for
- known trespass upon the Fair grounds of the
Perry County L. S. A. & NJ. A. U. Society, will be
prosecuted to the extent of the law in any such
cases made, and provided there has been property
OF the Society, well that of exhibitors at our
late Fair carried away and this violation of s1aw
must and shall be stopped
By order of the Board.
W. hERKEY, Pres't.
o. II. HAMILTON, Sec
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
Our New York Letter.

THE TRIAL OF GENERAL PORTER-A
REMINDER OF WAR TIMES-THE CATH
OLIC CATHEDRAL AND FAIR-sANCTI-
FLED GAMBLING TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS OF SUGGESTIVE FENIANs-
ADJUSTMENTS.
New YORK, Oct. 25, 1873.
TO the Editor of the Caledonian:
A vast amount of interesting histori-
cal reminescence is being brought up in
the proceeding now progressing at the
military headquarters on Governors Is
land down in the Harbor, where com
mission of army officers has for some
time been busy Investigating and re-
hearing the charges on which Gen. Fitz
John Porter was, sixteen years ago,
cashiered from the United States Army.
These charges have reference to Gen.
POrter's disobedience to order from his
superior officer Gen. Pope, about the
time of the second battle of Bull Run.
The names alone of the witnesses for
the Government must awaken a host of
recOllections in many of your readers,
for they comprise many, the mere men
ton of which aroused breathless atten-
ton and interest as they occurred in
the kilograms, which crowded after
each other both northward and south
ward during those troublesome years.
Mcdowell, Heintzelman, Sigel, Early,
MOsby, Pope, and Hooker-"Fighting
joe" as he used to be called, but who
now drags himself painfully from pri-
vate life, and almost helpless paralytic
to tell what he knows of the manevers
of those awful days. Robert Lincoln
too, the Presidents only living son, has
been upon the stand to testify to his
fathers expressed opinion that sucl
conduct as that of the offending genera
would have justified death sentence
Altogether this trial is a remarkablt
and memorable one. 1t has now con
tinued for over three weeks and is no
yet terminated.
For years, as every recent visitor tt
New York knows, a magnificent Catho
lie Cathedral has been in process O
construction on upper Fifth Avenue
How much it is costing, won't attemp
to state, partly because 1 don't know
and partly because it is better to let the
imagination run loose about such &
grand and reverend pile instead of re-
ducing the imposing mass to decimals
At all events the Cathedral is fine
! enough to bear comparison with many
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
A Disastrous Storm.

The storm of last Wednesday was
very destructive in Philadelphia and
vicinity, and also at other places in
Pennsylvania. Upward of forty church.
es in the city were more or less damag
ed, the spires of several being swept
away. Hundreds of dwellings were I'M
rooted and in many instances entirely
demolished, while railway depots and
warehouses suffered severely from the
effects of the storm. Seven persons are
reported killed, and about seventy five
wounded.
The property loss is not fully known
but it is cOnjectured that it will reach
several hundred thousand dollars. The
havoc in other parts OF the State, though
less severe than in the city, was very
destructive. At Harrisburg, Reading
POttstown, Chester, and adjoining
towns, the devastation was appalling
In New York city, Brooklyn, and il
New Jersey, the damage to property
was very great.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

Antoine Fobear, st. Adams, had trou-
bile with his wife, when he went ont,
side and put few. stones through the
window intending to inflict bodily in
jury upon the woman. He was arrested
and sentenced to the State Work
House.
John Seymour of Essex, was thrown
from his wagon, on the road to Wi
nooski, the 23d, by the breaking of the
whitfietree, and kicked by his horse.
At last accounts MI. Seymour was still
alive, but his recovery was despaired of.
Edwin c. Hayden, the Derby Line
wife murderer, has been brought from
Windsor, and is now in Jail at Montpe-
lier, awaiting the hearing by the
Supreme Court of his petition for new
trial.
Mr.. Green Brimmer of :Pownal, who
was assaulted by tramps a few days
ago, and on Saturday was reported to
have died from his injuries, is still alive,
having revived from the stupor that
caused the report of his death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
A Remarkable Case of Cruelty.

We have further particulars of the
finding of the horse, wagon and harness
stolen from Mr.. Harrison Maynard on
the 18th ult. A man hunting in the
woods in Milton near the road leading
south from the Falls. found them about
20 rods from the road, in spot where
they could not he discovered by any
one passing along the highway. The
horse was securely tied to Il tree, and
had eaten all the bark and small
branches within his reach, and it ap-
pears that this was all the sustenance
he had had during the four weeks he
had been there. The poor beast was
found alive, but reduced almost to a
skeleton, and his tongue was much
swollen and prOtruded fIom his mouth.
The wagon was found near by, with the
harness in the box, and underneath
were two old felt hats. The horse was
removed to barn in the vicinity, and
Il little milk and other light nourish-
ment was administered from time to
time. There is some hope of preserving
the life of the animal, though at present
he is in a sadly demoralized condition.
The report that Mr.. Maynard's large
Newfoundland dog which disappeared
ut the time the horse was stolen had re-
turned home week afterward, is not
true. 1t is conjectured that the thieves,
after abandoning Mr.. Maynard's team
took the goods they had stolen from the
blue Store" on the same night, and
went to Burlington. About that time,
a horse was stolen in Burlington, and
two or three days after one was stolen
in Vergennes, and it is thought by the
same persons who operated here. But
of course this is not known as a certain
ty.-S. Adams Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
A Great Robbery.
Securities Worth S2,757,7OO.
TAKEN FROM THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS
BANK OF NEW YORK CITY.

TAKEN FROM THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS
BANK OF NEW YORK CITY.
Masked burglars entered the Manbat-
tan savings bank building, corner of
Broadway and Bleecker street, New
York, Sunday morning between 6 and
9 o'clock, and, after Handwriting the
janitor, made him, under threats of in
slant death, reveal the combination of
the safe and deliver up the keys of the
bank, after which they rified the vault
of securities worth $2,757 200. The
building is six-story one, the bank oc-
cupying the ground floor, with entran-
frances on both Broadway and Bleeckel
street. Wendell Kohlman keeps a bar
oer-shop in the basement under the
bank, and the janitOr, Louis Wertol
lives on the second floor. The barber
opened his shop when it was 6.35 by
the clock in the bank Office. He saws
there was nothing unusual in the bank
at that time, but at 9.20 he was startled
by the appearance at the head of the
basement stairs of the janitor, white
with fright and excitement, with hands
handcuffed tightly and the keys of the
bank clutched between them. He was
"Only half dressed, and gasped
Thieves robbers Come and see p
The barber accompanied him into the
bank, and saw the doors of the great
vault wide open and the floor Uttered
with tin boxes, all emptied of their con-
tents, while burglars tools were scat
tered in every direction. Kohlman no
tilted the police, and Superintendent
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

~ The November elections occur
next Tuesday. Perhaps the greatest
interest centers in Massachusetts, where
that bold, bad demagogue, Ben. Butler,
has pitted himself against the field. 1t
is desperate game he is playing and
there are some features of the campaign
not unlike the Barlow campaign in the
Third Vermont district. The better
part of the country will feel safer when
they hear that Butler is defeated.
Thomas Talbot is the Republican nom
inee,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
Assignee's Sale.

Will be sold at public auction at the dwelling
house of JOHN s. HIGHT, in Peacham, vt the
following Real Estate and Personal Property ii
being the bankrupt stock of John S. Hight, of
Peacham, and John c. Harvey, of Groton vt on
TUESDAY, NOV. IL, 1878, at one o'clock D. m
precisely: r ~
Ten cows, Oneyear-olds Calves, 1 horse. 3
hogs, from 20 to 80 Turkeys, 900 bush corn in the
ear, $50 bush. oats, 16 bush wheat and AZ bush
potatoes Also lot of hay, straw and corn fodder.
i i. buggy wagon, light express wagon for or
two horses lumber wagon, cart 1 two-horse
sled, sleighs, 4 harnesses / moving machine /
horse rake, grindstone, plows, harrow, chains.
2whiff1etrees, OK sled and lot of sugar tools con-
ssting of $50 sap buckets, pans holders | draw
tub and syrup tubs. butter worker, / wheebar-
row, one-fifth interest in a new horse hoe and 1
set OF large milk pans for IA cows Also so acres
or more of wood and timber land in Groton, being
the east half of lot No 1872 in the second division Of
owned by John C. Harvey
-. ~ Sale Positive. and terms made known at
time and place of sale.
GEO. p. BLAIR, Assignee
West Barnet, Vt, Oct. %, 1873. 1884
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
From Montpelier.
MONTPELIER, Oct. %, 1878.

MONTPELIER, Oct. %, 1873.
Editor of the Caledonian.
The past week has been emphatically
week of business /; and the bills that
have come unuer consideration have
developed an ability on the part of
some of the members that is hardly in
accordance with the predictions of my
former letters. 1t nOU seems that what
had considered want of ability, on
the part of many of the members, was
only an extreme modesty arising from
ineXperience and when the real work
of the session begins to be considered,
some of those whom the lockers on had
picked out as the inevitable leaders of
the Legislature, find themselves COM
PEELED to take back seats, while the
real sound sense of some less ambitious
member, sometimes crudely spoken,
will carry or defeat measure as by
storm. So l am compelled now to ad-
NIT that it is as true with Legislatures
as with any other body of men-first
impressions may be very deceitful.
JOHN P. PHAIR.
Of all the subjects that have been
considered this session, probably none
has been more conclusive of chin music,
outside the legislative halls, than the
matter of John P. Phair. His is GER
tainly remarkable case and whether
guilty or innocent of the death of Mrs.
Freeze, there was sufficient doubt as to
his guilt to justify Governor Fairbanks
in granting him reprieve until after
the present session of the legislature,
and no man is found to raise his voice
in condemnation of Gov. Fairbanks
course. And yet, without submitting
the newly discovered evidence, on
which Gov. Fairbanks is justified in
granting reprieve, to the considera-
ton of the Court OF of new iury,
there are hosts of men, mostly from the
west side of the State, who clamor loud
and long for the speedy execution OF
Phair. He may have been the guilty
party, and as yet no other person has
been found around whom so strong a
chain of circumstantial evidence has
been woven, as that which connects
John p. Phair with that murder. But
no matter what may have been Phair's
previous life, and no matter how much
he may deserve punishment for other
things, as is now alleged by his enemies,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

~ Our Montpelier correspondent
leaves little more to be said concern
ing the Legislature. We notice how
ever that the State officers will proba-
bly, he chosen Nov. Ia that Senator
Belden has introduced a bill including
lager beer and malt liquors in the gen.
eral prohibitory law that MIR. Smalley
has presented bill fixing the fees of
present members at 800 and mileage !;
that a remOnstrance numerously signed
has been presented against the commu-
tation of the sentence of the murderer
GIavelin, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

RELIGIOUS NEws.-The third meet
ing of the clergymen of the Episcopal
church residing in the Connecticut riv-
er valley, was held at Trinity Church,
CIaremOnt, N. H., Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week. The SER
mon was by the Rev. d. G.. Roberts OF
Concord. An exegesis of Job. XIX, 25,
&c, was given by the Rev. Henry Fer
gusOn of Claremont; a paper on Parish
work, Incorporation, was read by
Rev. j. B. Goodrich of Lancaster, and
a paper on Preaching by Rev. N. F.
Putnam of st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

~ There is a good ring to Gen.
CIRCUITS address to the voters of the
Third District, which we print on the
outside. The man who stands behind
such principles should he the represent
alive of the people, rather than the
other man. 1t may be too much to
hope for, but we hope the second sober
thought of the freemen of the Third
District will elect Gen. Grout on No
vember 5th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

SECOND DISTRICT. contest which
the democrats of the Second Vermont
District propose to make on the cleo
ton of the Hon. James M. Tyler TO
COngl ess, promises to be one of those
ill-savored affairs which are disgrace
to politics and with which men of de-
cency should be ashamed to NEEDLE.
The plans have been laid but have been
exposed, their details being such that
some of the prominent democrats de-
nounce them and will uphold Mr.. Tyler
against all such attacks.-Boston Jour
nal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
Facts for Advertisers and Business
Men.

That advertising in the columns of the CaLedo-
MAN is the cheapest and best way to reach the
pie of st. Johnsbury and vicinity, we offer the
following
1. Advertisements are set in bold attractive
type, and are printed so they can be read.
2. The CdledOnian is a favorite local paper is
read by all the household, and goes into nearly ev-
cry family, as the following figures show:
3. There are 524 copies taken regularly in this
town. Taking he common estimate of five read
ers to each paper, and it will be seen the Caledo-
MAN has over 5000 constant readers in ST. Johns.
bury.
4. While a circular or handful may be at once
thrown aside or destroyed, local paper is usually
preserved for days and weeks, and is frequently
referred to- thus increasing the chances of seeing
an advertisement many fold.
5. As we carefully exclude objectionable and
disguised advertisements and intend to print only
those of legitimate and respectable business, par.
ties who use our columns have the advantage of
good company,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01

THE WoLLAsToN DISASTER. Regard
ing the recent disaster on the Old
Colony railroad at Wollaston, Mass,
Judge Bumpus rendered the courts
findings. Conductor Hartweif Of the
freight train is declared guilty of gross
negligence, and is held in $4,000 for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
TO DELINQUENTS,

Those subscribers who neglect to keep their
accounts square, must not be surprised If the
bills are collected at their expense. We must
have a settlement with all our subscribers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
FOWLS FOR SALE

All desiring to improve their stock of Fowls will
dQwen to look over my stock and select birds that
WI double the profits and improve the looks OF
anyapck. Over 200 THOROUGHBRED FOWLS
for saae, of the most popular and hardest breeds.
w. L. SWEET,
52-54 miles west of Plain, St Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-01
NEW 24x5o Gil CHROMos

have just received a fine lot of p;.
0rVe9 rames to which invite comparison xr;tb
any pictures now offered for sale in this n1aca
its 9ne single exception that they have not H.,
suincienty pulled to give them high toned Da
soz, JAMES BERRY ""ine
Prlnces Block St Johnshurx