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Dodge City times., 1878-03-16
School and Church.

school and Church.
Three hundred colored students
are attending Fisk University, at Nash
vile, Tenn.
DIR. Galusha Anderson has been
elected President of the Chicago Baptist
University,
during the past year the Baptist col
ored people of Virginia built aad paid
for 80 churches. -r.
-Girton College, Cambridge, Eng. (the
college for women), in spite OF the large
addition to its buildings begun in 1876
and finished last year, is again full TO
overiowing and in need of new accom-
modation.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
has established mission in Cuba, and
now wants help in sustaining it and ex-
tending its work, for it is the only Pro-
testant agency on the island, with about
1900 souls in its charge. Rev. Edward
kenney has been at work there for six
years.
The preparations are now complete
for the great International Sunday
school Convention. which is TO be held
at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th, 18th, and
18th of April. The Convention will be
a delegated one, and if ali the delegates
from the various States attend in full
force it will be about twice as large as
Congress. 7-e. il1-.s
The great Prussian University at
Berlin is closely competing now with
the Leipsic University in point OF at
tendance. According 10 the calendar
which has just appeared, the number of
matriculated students during the present
winter amounts TO 2,S39, an increase of
Goo on the summer semester
More than 500 Chinese have been
received as members of the Protestant
churches of California, and, in addition,
there are 100 ChinameH III Christian
associations for learning Christian doc
trines: $50 Chinese attend the mission
schools of San Francisco, ard more than
1,00e go to the Sunday schools. i.aaii
Rhode Islanders are endeavoring TO
establish State educational home for
the support and education of large
and constantly increasing class of chill
dren left without natural protectors
through the poverty, intemperance,
crime. or death OF their parents. "a A hill
providing for such u home and splaciug
it nearly on the footing. of a free public
school was adopted during the recent
session of the Senate, but was defeated
in the House.
Peter Cooper's proposed free insti-
tute for girls in South Carolina Is 10 he
on very much the same plan as Cooper
Institute in New York Mr. Cooper has
purchased a property known as Lime
stone Springs near Spartenburg, on
which are a number of buildings, one
of which was girls school before the
war. Tuition and every thing except
board viii be free TO any girl over Ii
The old philanihropist hopes that Sit
might do something toward ending old
feuds and cementing the Union''
Haps and sIishaps.
AT Jackson, Mich, Mrs. Mary Ann
Barrie and her two childrenwere suffo-
Gated by coal gas.
j. +. Hall. of Lake City. Mimi.
Dodge City times., 1878-03-16

| n (cfI-Olu SliI udhicu way cohc
was burned to death near New Albany
Ind, from her clothes taking fire.
"A young child of Lott Mott, of Tiff
fin, o., was choked to death by swal
lowing grain of corn, which lodge'
in the bronchial tube.
A 3-year-old son of John Klein, o
Burlington, Iowa, fell into a tub of boil
ing water which had been prepared fol
scrubbing, and was literally scalded t.
death.
Julia Coleman, a widow, 81
years of age, residing at Lawrence
Mass, attempted to extinguish kero
sene lamp from her bed, when it eX
ploded, burning her fatally.
VIM. Hester, IS years old, boat.
builder, of Reading, Pa, was feeding q
circular saw at his mill, when n piece
of wood flew from his hand, striking
him in the abdomen and instantly killing
him.
Two boys, each about 10 years OF
age, the sons of widows named Gold
borough and Hicks, started out hunting
near Covington, Ind. Hicks stumbled
and fell, discharging his gun, which
took effect in Goldborough's side, in
flicting fatal wound.
Some recent suicides: Joseph Wat
kins, well known farmer who lived
near Franklin, o., drank himself TO q
state of desperation and then hanged
himself to cherry tree in his yard. =
Jeremiah Mackey, of Huron, o., COM
mitted suicide by taking laudanum.
Mackey was strong Spiritualist, and
said before taking the beverage that his
spirits condemned him to death, and
told him to kill himself on a certain day.
time ago Della Wright, beauti-
ful girl of Ii, living at Tecumseh,
Mich, returned from AN evening
literary social with young gem
tleman friend, chatted, played the
piano, and sang for a short time, in the
parlor of her home, then went to an
other apartment, deliberately swallowed
a quantity of strychnine, and in twenty
was corpse. A few DAYS ago
her brother, Nlillard Wright, who has
been travelling for a jackson firm, went
to the old home, and, living upon q
lounge, put bullet through his head,
with revolver.-Mary Gabel, aged %.
who had been blind for IL years, hanged
herself near Evansville, Ind.-M. p.
HARRISON, of Bloomington, Ind, Depu-
uty County Auditor, cut his throat in
vacant room of the Courthouse, with
razor. He was strict member
of the United Presbyterian Church,
a leading member of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
and a jealous temperance worker He
is thought TO have been partially insane.
A young lady named Callett,o of Wash
ington County, Ky, shot herself on ac-
count of her parents having ordered her
10 break off her engagement with a
young man.-Jos. Newman, nler-
chant of Hearne, Texas, arrived ut
Little Rock the other day and commit
ted suicide the same nighi by taxing
strychnine. No apparent reason was
for the aet.r rfr-rg.s
Dodge City times., 1878-03-16

AT Jackson, Mich, Mrs. Mary Ann
Barrie and her two childrenwere suffo-
Gated by coal gas
j. +. Hall, of Lake City, Mimi,
was buried alive by the caving in of a
well he was curbing.
A little son of Charles Gift, of Mum
Gle, Ind, was choked TO death by but
ton which lodged in his threat.
Dodge City times., 1878-03-16

Adrian VI, of Utrecht, made Pope
in 1922, was the last foreign, or not
Italian, Pope.
The Queen is said to take so warm
an interest in the Parliamentary debates
with respect to the war, that she has ab-
stracts Of all the speeches telegraphed 70
her as the debates go on. -saie
GAS has been introduced inrc Japan.
When the first quarters gas-bills7 are
presented the Japs will feel the necessi-
" of having some newswear-words also
introduced. i3u sr
-Du Chaillu saw an African chief
with an American corset buckled
around each bare leg, and Du Chaillu
wasn't man enough to resent the insult
TO the American nation.--Detroh Free
Press % a-sN
Notwithstanding the national
mourning for Victor Emanuel, the ex-
pediency OF keeping the usual carnival
festivities is discussed in Italian cities.
The Roman municipality is disposed TO
still countenance the racing by riderless
horses in the Corso.
.s-France proposes to verify the dis
eoyeries of Mr.. Stanley. The Comte de
Semelle, an Algerian officer, has been
authorized by the Minister of War, at
the instance of the Geological Society,
to explore equatorial Africa from east
to west.
Victor Emanuel's moustaches were
so long that he was never able to eat
without fastening them up on each side
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
IF she had not lump

the doctors care. If she had not jump
ed out she would have been all. right,
as the horse went but short distance
before Mr.. Meader checked it.
The Selectmen are at the town hall
this week settling up and making out
the report.
There is considerable anxiety over
the sudden departure of Auburn Taylor
a boy 18 years old, who left his home
in the south part of the town last Sun
day afternoon, ostensibly to go to meet
ing at the HCounty" school house. He
did not go to meeting, but was traced
over through the Wheaton neighbor-
hood to the Parks school house, since
which nothing is known of him. He
had no trouble at home, and no reason
can be given for his leaving. He is
third son of James Taylor, who former
ly worked at the scale shops, but who
gave his life for his country in the re-
bellion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

Sutton.
Fremont Campbell and wife have
gone to Pompanoosuc to live, he to
work for Mr.. Paterson who married a
sister of Mrs. G. We understand Mr..
Paterson is engaged in lumber business
very extensively.
The auditors of the town meet next
Saturday for the purpose of settling
with the town officers and finding out
the standing of the town financially.
The interest in the Lyceum is on the
increase, drawing full houses every
Monday night, and the debates are
very good. as also is the "Wild Rose"
paper conducted by the Lyceum.
There are quite number in our town
who are creditors of Cobleigh & Porter
of West Burke, and the most of them
signed off their claims for fifty cents on
the dollar rather than to put them into
bankruptcy and take. what would fol-
low, which is sensible, we think.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Hardwick.

dardWlck.
There is quite religious interest in
this village this winter, mostly among
the young in the Methodist Society.
The wrestling match came off last
Saturday as advertised. Cox won the
first fall, Robbins the second. The
third trial neither was successful. At
ter wrestling until after dark, they re-
tired from the ring. About fifty dollars
were taken fol admission fees, which
will pay them for the time spent.
Our tanner, Finley Green, pays only
40 cents this year foi deacon skins
hardly enough to pay for taking them
off.
Zalmon Dutton failed last week, liza
bilities quite heavy. He will probably
go through bankruptcy, us his creditors
don't propose to let two or three have
all the property.
The creditors of J. A. Kidder had a
meeting last Monday to endeavor to
come to some conclusion as to mode OF
action in his case. We do not know the
result of the effort.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

%, they stole at East St. Johnsbury
buffalo robe and overcoat from Russell
Risley, Jr., and the same night two new
buffalo robes and harness from Almon
E. Sanborn of Lyndon, and harness
from a Mr.. Gibson in Westmore. All
this property also was found, identified
and restored. Some of this property
was not discovered until a few days
before the examination. On Wednes-
day Sheriff Preston and Deputy Ide of
Lyndon went to Eastman's house in
Charleston, and after thorough search,
Sanborn's robes were found behind
partition in the chamber, a lot of boards
having been piled up against the hole
where they were thrust in. A harness
and other property was also found in
same place, and two more harnesses
covered up in the manure heap at the
barn. Other stolen property was found
at his son Herbert's, in South Barton
at a nephew's in Holland some at
Mr.. Morrill's in BarnstOn, Canada, and
at the house of a man named Steele, in
Barnet. Some also was found at
Gooche's house in Monroe, including a
grindstone, whiffietrees, whips, ETC., and
the rest was scattered about the country
where it had been traded off by the
thieves.
Too much credit cannot be awarded
the officers who have ferreted out these
thieves. Among other advantages, it
will be likely to lessen the liquor bust
ness in these parts, for while, at least.
1t is now supposed that neither Bow
mans nor Cowdery's robes were taken
by this gang, but by another. If this
is true, there is business left yet for the
officers of the law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Waterford.

Waterford
L. S. Freeman sold his big oxen to B.
S. Hastings, for $3.50. They dressed
thirty three hundred and eighty lbs.
Mr.. Willard Cushman, man 80 years
old, sawed and fitted for the stove, 20
cords of wood this winter. Mr.. c. did
it from choice, not from necessity.
Frank Carter turns the tables on his
friends and pays almost nothing on the
dollar ofhis Indebtedness. H. NJ. Parks
is his assignee.
Last Friday night dogs entered the
yard of Calvin Brown, where he had
so sheep feeding for market, killed four
outright, injured three more so they
had to be killed. and injured eleven
others. No clue as yet to the perpetra-
traitors. But why wait to find any par
ticular dog? The whole race of dogs
are dangerous and expensive null
sance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
East Hardwick.

East Hardwick.
III. Mason, who has run the harness
business for the last five years, moves
to Bath, N. H., this week. We are
sorry to lose him, as he is a good work
man as well as good fellow.
Samuel Gle cut his foot quite severe
ly while chopping for J. E. Gifiin, one
day last week.
Carmi Osgood leaves town this week
We understand that he goes back on to
his old farm in WestfOrd.
We saw in your Waterford items an
account of tree six feet in diameter
We don't take much notice of small
trees like that in this town. There is
an elm tree standing on the farm of DIR.
McDaniels that measures thirty feet in
circumference, two feet from the ground,
and holds its size remarkably well for
nearly one hundred feet. We shall
claim it to be the largest and hand
soonest tree in the county until we hear
from some one else, as we know that
the one that tells the last story has the
advantage.
Cornelius Cole, who lives on the Bliss
N. Davis farm, failed the first of the
week. Liabilities about $40, 0OO-assets
about $1,000. He was on the bank
paper of j. A. Kidder, who failed lit
tie while ago.
Albert Stevens, who undertook to run
away from hard times last spring by
leaving town, has returned and settled
down to work again, fully satisfied that
there are worse places in the world
than Hardwick.
Lewis Haynes, formerly of this place,
who has been recruiting his health on
the old home farm the past year, has
returned to his business in Indiana.
The lumbermen are filling the log
ways at the saw mill. The grist mill
has the first right to the water. The
water is low and there is press of GUS
tom grinding at this season of the year,
so the only alternative for the sawyer
is to saw nights, if there are any that
the grist mill is not running, which is
seldom.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Wells River.

Wells River.
The warm weather of Saturday and
Sunday destroyed what little good
sleighing remained from previous thaws.
The furniture shop is running on full
time.
DR.. l. Brown is confined to the house
by severe bowel difficulty. DR.. Ed.
is attending him.
A school exhibition will be given
Friday evening of this week, which
promises to eclipse anything heretofore
seen of the kind.
Eaton, the druggist, is DESTROYS OF
selling out, and going to Florida.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of Pulaski Lodge, F. & A. NJ.
occurs on March lS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Barnet.

Barnet.
Fred. Hoyt, who was burned out at
the Barton fire lately, is home and we
are glad to see him back again in the
post Office and shop with his father.
The question "Resolved that intern
perance causes more misery than war;"
called out full and spirited discussion
at the Reform Club last Saturday eve
ming. At the new election of officers
Ed. Morgan was chosen President.
Mrs. E. Carlton, who died last Sab
bath at the residence of her son, Ed
ward Emery, i'll Monroe, N. H., was in
hel 9th year, and had been member
of the church in this place for over 60
years, having united within a year after
the formation in this village of the first
Congregational church in town. Mrs.
Carlton retained her memory and all
her faculties in a remarkable degree,
and died from injuries received by a
fall several months ago.
The auditors find 500 shortage in
settling the accounts of their treasurer,
j. ID. Abbott-a much less amount than
some expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

Touching Death-Bed Scene. ooh if /
had only received it before, am confident it would
have cured me-" These impressive words were
spoken by gentleman in the last stages of Con.
sumption, whO on his death-bed, had received a
bottle of HALE's HONEY OF HoRRHoUND AND TAR
and had taken only part of 1t, when he found he
could breathe with almost perfect ease his cough
had left him. but not having commenced the article
in time, his constitution was broken and he had
not sufficient strength left to overcome the disease
Therefore, the public will see the necessity of
keeping this article constantly in the house. ready
for immediate use, as it is certain cure for ali
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Difficult Breathing
and all Affections of the Throat, Bronchial Tubes
and Lungs, leading to consumption. Sold by all
druggists, and at Crittenton's Central Medicine
Warehouse, Sixth avenue, New York City, at so
size.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in l minute
If Ladies Would Consult Appearances thew
would never use any other than GLENN's SULPHUR
SOAP, which stimulates the healthy action of the
skin without irritating it, and imparts glow to
the cheeks no known cosmetic can initiate. Since
Its adoption there is a marked improvement in the
complexion of young ladies who had INDUCED in
the gayeties of fashion until the rose in their
cheeks had been supplanted by the ily. Sold
everywhere. Give it a trial. Sold by all dug
gists. Price 25c per cake. / Box e cakes) 75c
sent by mail. prepaid, receipt of price Ct
York. 116-1S
HILLS HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE Black or Brown SOC
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

/ The district school in charge of Miss
Alice Amsden, closed last Friday.
There was an exhibition advertised to
come off that evening, but on account
of the storm it was postponed until this
week Tuesday evening.
During the high winds last Friday a
shed attached to John Woods barn was
blown down, and the lumber scattered
in all directions; also his house shed
was moved from its foundation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Lyndon Centre.

Lyndon Centre.
In a population of about one hundred
and ninety, we believe that this school
district can show a larger proportion of
old people than any other district in
Vermont. Nineteen persons are over
60 and under 20 years of age, two are
20, two are II, one is u, one is "a, four
are rs, two are 76, one is 70, two are
so, one is SO, two are "a, and one is IS.
More than one-fifth of the whole pOpu-
lation are over 60.
The district school closed last Fri
day, with recitations, dialogues, etc.
The school has been taught by Miss
Elva Nichols.
We expect that lots of young men
from this vicinity, will go to New
Hampshire next fall to teach school.
Sumner Prescott has been teaching
there this winter, and came home the
other day with wife.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

Lyndon.
In regard to the case of Walker
against the Lycoming insurance COM
pany of which mention was made last
week, Mr.. CahoOn, the agent of the
company, says he was to be away from
home, and instructed his clerk to write
all expirations in the Hartford, among
them Walkers. The clerk says he for
warded daily report for Walker to
the Lycoming, as requested and he so
testified.
FATAL Acc1DENT.-Lucius Burt, who
lived on "Mt. Hunger" was killed last
FRIDAY while at work in the woods,
Not coming home to dinner as expected,
some of the family went to look for
him and found him near a tree which
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Intoxicated and Abusive

Jimmy Gaffeny, who lives in Somer-
vile, was charged with intoxication and
disturbing the peace, and fined SIS and
costs for each offense-amountingi in all
to $23. He was also placed under $500
bonds to keep the peace. Gaffeny dis
closed that he procured his liquor
three pints- the liquor agent at West
Concord. Gaffeny has been particular
ly abusive of his family of late, and
Monday night he drove his wife out of
the house, and she ran to neighbours
in her night clothes. His grown-up
daughters were obliged to leave home
several weeks ago. Gaffeny is Il good
hearted, well-to-do man, but rum will
soon be the ruin of him at the way he
has gone on the past year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

CRANKY.
A team belonging to Will Canister
was taken from the meeting house sheds
during an evening meeting last Satur-
day night, and nothing more heard from
it till the next morning, when those
living near found the team in the ceme-
terry with the appearance of having been
driven all night. There have been
complaints of horses being taken from
barns in Victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Burke.

Burke.
A circular conference of churches will
be held at East Burke, Wednesday and
Thursday, March 6 and Z. This is sim
liar to the conferences held at Kirby
and Lyndon, and such as recommended
by the county conference held in June
At a meeting of the creditors of Cob
leigh & Porter last Friday, Porter pro =
posed to pay the debts of the company
at so cts. on a dollar. Some of the cred
itors agreeing to take this, were paid off
on the spot, while others refused to take
less than 100 cents on a dollar. This
looks like new start in bankruptcy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
The Buffalo Robe Thieves. ---Extensive
ODerations

operations.
The examination of the thieves whose
headquarters were in Charleston Yer
mont and Monroe, N. H., was had at
States Attorney Ide's office in this place
on the 22d, with the following result /:
Freedom H. Bean was placed under
$1,000 bonds Walter Eastman, $500 !;
Chester Eastman, $500; Gilbert East
man, $1,000; Henry Gooche, $500 !;
and Gilbert Eastman and Henry GOOche
were each fined $50 and costs for SELL
ing liquor at Lyndon. For want OF
bail they were all committed to await
the action of the grand jury at June
term of court.
The operations of this gang have
been systematic, widespread, and of
long standing. Some of these parties
have been running liquor out of Canada
and peddling it along the road as far
south as McIndOe's, for the past four
years. Their thieving operations have
mainly been more recent. On the 18th
OF January they took two robes and
pair of spices from Geo. StOddard of
Peacham and two robes and harness
from Mr.. Winter of same town; and
on Feb. I'd, two robes and harness
from Z. d. Palmer of Peacbam. All
the above property was found, identi-
fled and restored. The same night they
took two hides from Ritchie & Blair's
store, West Barnet. These were sold
to one Whiteher of Barton. On Dec.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
scales for the Paris Exposition.

The Fairbanks scale company are
Preparing a very choice exhibit of
Gales for the coming worlds exposition
at Paris, comprising great many mod
ificatiOns, finished up in very handsome
style and Ornamented with appropriate
Resigns and emblems. Their exhibit
sive than at Philadelphia two years ago.
'rhe scales will be shipped early in
March. A representative of the con-
Germ has already gone to Paris to make
necessary preparations, and members
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01

Passumpsic.
Miss Ella Field, who has kept house
for Horace Peck several years, left for
California Monday morning. Horace
accompanies her as far as Chicago.
Milo Lawrence has rented his farm
to James Miles, and intends to take
things easy for awhile.
Business has been lively round the
mills during the good sleighing. Both
the saw mill and grist mill have had all
they could well do.
Rev. Mr.. Alger has SO far recovered
as to ride out, and he and his friends
enjoy it.
John Morrison has been quite sick for
some time. The doctor at first called
his disease bilious fever, but lately it is
pronounced pneumonia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-03-01
Greensboro Bend.

Greensboro Bend.
Samuel McCloud got his hand quite
badly injured on a circular saw one day
last week.
L. S. Collins, who runs the tin shop,
is driving business on sap pans and
heaters. He has large stock on hand
and intends to keep at it until sugaring.
The village school closed last week;
and proved quite satisfactory.
Business was at ii stand-still here last
Saturday--all the inhabitants attending
a justice court between Mrs. Mackey and
Lemuel Laird.