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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Scale for Weighing Pasteboard.

A patent was issued Jan. |, 1873, to
Franklin Fairbanks and Thomas Spoon
er OF this place, for an improvement in
scales for weighing pasteboard or straw
board. 1t is necessary in the manufac
ture of this article to determine at short
intervals the weights of the sheets be-
ing produced, in order that the opera
ton may be so conducted as to keep
the weights of all the sheets in lot
approximately uniform. By this new
device the beam is so divided and
marked that it will give, by weighing
one sheet or one piece, the number of
sheets or number of pieces that it will
take TO weigh fifty pounds. What is
known technically as the number of the
sheet is the number of sheets there are
in fifty pounds. Strawboard is ordered
and sold by its number. ESQ many
tons of such or such II ''number" of 4
given size. The weighing apparatus
will also give the actual weight, in
pounds, ounces, and parts of an ounce,
of the sheet or piece, and all with one
poise and without changing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
An Old Fraud in a New Guise.

Some time ago man representing
himself as agent for o. X. Wood & Co.,
of West Chazey, N. Y, came to Dan
vile and left three tanning mills with
VIM. Russlow, and appointed him agent
for a certain territory and took his order
for ten more mills. Last week another
man from the same concern came around,
and by some hOcus-pocus or other,
which is not made very plain to us, got
Russlow's notes, for $3.50, and left fol
Burlington, and all Mr.. RusslOw has to
show for it is three machines, when he
should have thirteen. Before legal pro-
ceedings were instituted, the fraud had
fed. Men cannot be too careful about
signing their names to documents, espe-
cially when these papers are held by
strangers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

he could do with horse drought up
in the way he should CO." and then gave
a private lesson to about twenty who
had invested So each to learn the trade.
No doubt Mr.. Williams ''larfed" when
he drove out of the village with that
$50. dollars in his pocket.
Mr.. Chas D. Robinson of Portland
will give an entertainment of humor-
GUS and dramatic reading at one of the
churches next Monday and Tuesday
evenings. He has been engaged by the
Y. M. c. A, and the proceeds will go
for their benefit, to pay balance due on
organ, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
McIndoes Falls.

McIndoes Falls.
There are some five or six from
here and over the river that are talk
ing of going to California in the spring
with Carlos Warden.
Van Dyke & Merrill have bought
10000, 900 feet of Spruce to be deliver
ed on the bank of The Connecticut river.
Over fifty were counted on the Mill
hill Saturday evening last, coasting.
The case of George II. French against
A. B. Perry is set for hearing before
Hon. Henry Perley, the 29th inst, at the
hotel.
A dividend of IL $40 per cent. has
been declared in the j. B. Nelson bank
rupt case, and now Jabez is trying to
get his creditors to sign off, but as yet
has not succeeded.
Custom-hOuse officer, Edison Bedell,
was in town Monday last, and we hear
that man over the river was muIcted
1886 worth for smuggling,
The case of Goyette VS.. SANITY was
tried ON Saturday last by jury, which
resulted in disagreement of the Jury.
The case was then submitted to A, II.
Gammell, who decided the plaintiff
should pay his own costs and take bis
case out of court. Monteith for plain
till and HartshOrn for defendant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Railroad Accidents.

Thursday was an unlucky day on the
railroads. A freight train got off the
track at Wilder's mills, on the Pas
sumpsic, delaying the mail train south
some five hours, and the accommoda-
ton north some three hours. There
was not much damage to the cars or
track-the vexatious delay being the
main damage. The same day, between
two and three o'clock in the afternoon,
the freight train going west over the P.
& o., was thrown from the track mile
or two this side of Wolcott. The train
had just passed through a bridge, when
some ties on a platform car slid off up
on the track, throwing seven cars from
the track, off trestle some ten to fif-
teen feet high. On the rear of the train
was saloon car in which there were
six men. This car turned completely
bottom side up, falling some twelve
feet, and smashing in the top and re-
ducing the entire car to mass of splin-
ters some three or four feet high. There
was team passing near at the time,
the occupants of which, together with
the engineer and fireman, rescued the
men from the wreck, two of whom were
stunned and partially or wholly insen-
sible. Very fortunately, only A. d.
! Peck of WolcOtt, j. Z. Patterson, brake
man, and Albert Currier, wood sawyer
for the road, were injured, aid their
cuts and bruises will not be likely to
confine them very long. Peck was
taken home, and Patterson was able to
be moved to his home at Morrisvile on
Monday. The wonder is that they were
not all killed. A horse riding in one OF
the cars thrown off, was killed. The
damage to property may exceed two
thousand dollars. The delay to travel
was very slight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

cines, but at least part of his stock
was doctored Whisky under the name
of hitters.
The same day, Ed. West, who works
at the Avenue House, and w. j. Parker,
were arrested for intoxication. West
was fined SIS and costs, and Parker's
case was continued. Amos Belknap
was arrested for intOxicatiOn one day
last week. He disclosed that he OBJ
tanned his liquor of Patrick Roach, bag
gage master at this station, and Roach
was fined fol- two second offences.
Roach claims that he simply took
package from one of the train hands,
without knowing what it contained, and
gave it to Belknap-nOt receiving any
money from either party. Roach signed
the pledge some time ago, and is very
sorry for what occurred, and says he
will have nothing to do with liquor in
any shape hereafter, and didn't even
know that was liquor he gave Belknap.
We suppose the facts are that some of
the train hands on the Passumpsic road
are engaged constantly in smuggling
liquor from Canada and peddling it
along the line of the road, making use
of acquaintance at stations, like Roach,
to deliver their goods. In fact bag
gage master on that road plead guilty
to this Offense not very long ago, and
was fined. 1t will be well for the officers
of the road to look after these matters,
as well as the States Attorneys along
the line.
On Sunday, Charles H. Knapp and
Fanny johnson hunted up the town
clerk and got married. On Monday,
Knapp's neighbOrs in Paddock village
hearing of the fact, informed the States
Attorney that Knapp already had a
wife in Bethlehem. Knapp was ar
rested and brought before tribunal
same day. His case was continued at
his request one week meantime he is
in Jail. Knapp's story is that he has
found out that his second wife, was
married woman when he married her,
some three years ago, aud of course this
releases him. He has not lived with
her for several months. The last wo
man he married has been common prop
erty for some time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
East Hardwick.

A young man and his wife came from
West WheelOck one day last week to
do some shopping. While the clerk
was waiting on the lady, the young man
looked over the boots. He managed to
get pair under his overcOat and car
ried them out to the sleigh. When he
came to settle the bill lie found that
boots had ''riz." He concluded to pay
the bill, and if it should teach him that
Honesty is the best policy" it will be
money we'll spent.
1t is reported that f. Il. Bridgman is
is going to open 80 cent store. He
has purchased twenty or thirty down
country sleighs to stock up with.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton commence IL series of meetings at
Hardwick on Wednesday, Jan. %, and
continue over the Sabbath.
We should judge the sleigh trade to
be very good at Livingston & Mont
gOmery's, from the mum Der that go out
of the shop.
Coasting on the streets has been pro-
hibited by the selectmen. What brought
the matter to head was some of the
boys run into Mr.. Beane while coming
over the bridge. There is now more
than an even chance for person to dc
business in the village without getting
run over by the boys.
Nathan Cheaver has been confined to
his house most of the time this winter
from injuries received by falling on the
ice.
The lumbermen have improved the
| fine weather by drawing lumber to the
mill. From present appearances there
will be an unusually large amount OF
lumber got in this winter. Clinton Keith
will run Mr.. Pages mill, and intends t.
start up next week.
Rev. A. A. Baker exchanged pulpits
last Sabbath with b. S. Adams of Cabot
Mr.. Adams stopped ut the hotel and
some people wondered what connection
that had with his sermon, as he took
for his text: ''There was no room fol-
them ill the inn"
There should be tannery establish
ed at the Hazen Road, to tan the hides
of those boys who deface the walls OF
the school house, outside and inside
with obscene writing and images, and
fence aud Out-buildiugs us well. Ii
would be well if those interested would
enforce upon the offenders, the SD sec,
ton of the General Statutes found upoI
the 676 page.
Mrs. Samuel Goodrich (whose hus.
band died two weeks ago) has left hel
house, and now occupies rooms in the
house with her son on the old home,
stead.
Edgar Lewis, farmer, near the Cen,
ter, has failed. The amount of his liza.
bilities is not known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Greensboro Bend.

P. S. Paine has rented his Currier
house to M. McGowen, Mr.. Brenell and
J. Folsom, which makes it quite thickly
inhabited.
Geo. Ranney and son of Wheelock,
have opened a shoe shop in Bruce
Cuthbertson's store. Mr.. Ranney comes
we'll recommended. There is no shoe
shop nearer than East Hardwick.
c. S. Collins has added to his other
business that of dealer in carriages and
sleighs.
We understand that the steam mill
company has decided to go into the
lumber business this winter as usual,
and have let job to Alonzo Rollins to
draw four hundred thousand feet of
lumber from off the mountain.
The usual weekly horse trot came oil
on the pond last Saturday. There were
horses from Hardwick, Walden, and
Greensboro. The track was in fine con-
dition. James Vincent's horse wen the
race.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

These goods are tremendous bargain and actu-
ally cost the manufacturer more than ask for
them. All our Gents Underwear will be sold at
cost to close out the stock.
We are confident these goods are cheaper than
they can be bought in the county out of it, and
all who intend buying will do well to call before
the sizes are broken.
We wish to call attention to the elegant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

Wheelock.
The donation visit last Thursday eve
ming was largely attend, and the round
sum of 500 was left for the benefit of
Rev. NJ. c. Henderson.
The village district have concluded
to extend their school three weeks
longer than was intended at first, to
make up the time that was lost last
fall, and the services of the present
teacher have been secured.
A party of about fifty from this place
made very pleasant surprise to DR..
Stiles and wife, last Monday evening,
bringing their eatables with them, tax
ing possession of the house and running
things to their own liking. Near sixty
partook of the good things to sustain
nature and satisfy the palate, which
with prayers, instrumental music and
singing, and general social feeling and
expression, made up the entertainment.
Sheriff Sullaway is about again after
quite a long sickness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Walden.

Walden.
Geo. C. Mann took a perilous ride OH
Saturday. He was driving pair OF
horses down the Eastman hill, with Il
sled loaded with mill logs, when the
neck yoke broke, letting the load upon
the horses, which ran of course. Very
fortunately the sled turned upon one
side of the road, when Mann refined
his horses across the road, and the sled
tongue struck against the opposite
bank rearing the forward sled up in the
air and stopping the whole thing right
there, with scarcely any damage.
The next session of quarterly meet
ings of the Christian church will be
held ut the North church, commenc-
Saturday evening. Feb. 2-Rev. Nj.
Durfee officiating.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Danville.

Danville.
Rev. Chester Brown of East Hard
wick, preached at the M. E. church last
Sabbath-Mr. Wheeler attended quar-
terly meeting at st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Geo. E. Eaton returned from
Boston Tuesday. He thinks his hear
ing was materially benefited by treat
ment received.
c. III. c. Williams, the horse trainer,
lectured at the village hall last Satur-
day evening, on what he knew about
horses, and on Monday he showed what
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Severe Accident.


As Luther Kithedge of Paddock vii
lage, was driving along Portland street
on Tuesday afternoon, he ran into a
hole in the road near Charles Packard;s,
his sleigh jack-knifed upon the horse,
throwing him under the horses heels.
The horse ran and Kittredge was picked
up insensible and with severe injuries
about his head, supposed to have been
inflicted by the horses heels. 1t was
thought at first that his injuries would
prove fatal. A little boy i'll the sleigh
at the time, was uninjured. The hole
in the road was made by the Aqueduct
Company impertectly filling their ditch
last fall, and the thaw settling the
ground so as to make this dangerous
place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

Lunenburg.
Hon. John w. Hartshorn, who was so
severely injured by being thrown from
his wagon few weeks ago, is apparent
ly slowly recovering.
S. d. Cartoons horse broke through
the ice while crossing the river, and he
came near losing him, and also getting
wet himself
j. G. Bowker & Son ale buying pota-
toes for shipment. They pay this week
As cents for early rose, and 30 cents for
others.
Hay has been sold as high as SIS a
ton, which indicates a scarcity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Ieafhs.


At West Danvile, Jan. 90, Mrs. Willard Cook,
aged 65
In Lyndon, Jan. 9, Mrs. William Pierce, aged 43
years.
At Ryegate, Jan. IT, Willie Page, son of VIM.
Page, aged years.
In Ryegate Jan. IA, Mr.. James Aiken, aged IA
years.
In Waterford, Dec. 81, Thomas Bickford aged
81.
In Sheffield, JAN 16, Calistophene wife of Jason
Goodell of Lyndon.
In Waterford, Jan. %, Bathsheba, aged 81, wife
of James Millen.
In Wheelock, Jan. 1s, Hannah NJ, wife of Mr.
Andrew Walcott, aged 81 years.
At Newark, N. j.. Jan. 20, Charlie Bartlett, son
of Henry C. and Ellen F. STANLEY Haskins aged
months and days. Formerly of this town.
In Newton, Mass. Jan. 4, of pneumonia Lucetta
Josephine wife of o. W. Turner, and daughter of
the late Jesse Woodbury., formerly of Concord, VT,
aged "a years.
In Gorham, N H., Jan. % of diphtheria, Maggie,
only daughter of A. j. Graham, aged years and
months.
At East Burke, Jan. It, Mr.. Willard Spencer,
aged 70.
OBITUARY.
At Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. q, Belle NJ aged TWEEN.
ty-four years, wife of II. W. Benson, and daughter
of j. NJ. Ostrander. ICorrected.l
Omy sister dearest sister!
Can it be that never here,
In this mortal life, thy presence
Can our sad, sad spirits cheer2
Meier till now has deaths dark shadow
Ger our loved ones cast his spell,
And in this first, deep afiiction,
o. it's hard to say ''ts WE'LL"
Yet we know, o dearest sister!
Our loss is thy greatest gain;
Thou hast won a crown immortal.
Thou art free from and pain.
Ours alone the dreary heartache,
Ours the loneliness and woe;
Thine the rest past understanding
Thine the joy, but angels know.
We shall miss thee, o so sadly
Miss thy smile day after day,
May thy gentle spirit presence
Help to cheer our lonely wayl
Aid us in our many struggles
Till the of lite be run,
And with thee may we in Heaven,
Hear the Savior's sweet well done"
Fannie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
sMarrfaaes.
~ Marriages and Deaths inserted free.
Obituaries, sic cents a line.

At East Burke Jan. 10, by Rev. j. II. Winslow,
Mr.. W. j. Fort and Miss Kate NJ. Barron, both OF
Charleston.
At East Haven, JAN 90 by Rev. j. 81. Winslow,
Mr.. Charles Garfield of East Haven, and Miss
Ellen M. Shores of CRANKY.
In Peacham, Jan. 16, by Rev. A. w. Wild, Mr.
Edmund C. Blanchard and Miss Ada A. Atwell,
both of Peacham.
In Sheffield, Jan. II, by Rev. S. S. Brigham, Mr.
Bradbury of Lyndon and Mrs. Merrill of Sheffield.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Peachann.

Z C1CAd1A
The annual meeting of the Peacham
Temperance Society for the election of
officers for the year ensuing, was holden
at the town hall, Monday evening, Jan.
18th. The following officers were cleo
ted: President, G.. A. Bunker; Vice
Presidents, c. E. Woodbury., VIM. Nc
Laughlin Secretary and Treasurer,
John Blanchard.
Voted, To authorize the Secretary to
subscribe for one hundred copies of the
Youths Temperance Banner, to be dis
tributed among the children and youth
the coming year. From the report of
the town liquor agent, it appeared that
from the first of Feb. 1877, to Jan. IA,
1878, he had sold 928 gallons of liquors
of all kinds and of this amount 40
gallons had gone out of town, leaving
only SO gallons as the amount which
had been required by the people of
Peacham for their own wants-showing
that the town had been remarkably
healthy. This is about the same amount
sold by the agent last year. We hope
other towns in the county can show an
equally good record. The Secretary
reported that from the records of the
Society he found that in 1856 there were
700 names to the pledge; of this num-
Der 300 had left town, 200 had died
leaving some 200 of those who were
members of the Society at that time
members at the present time. 1t was
voted to have a thorough canvass of
each school district in town to obtain
signers to the pledge. A series of resO
lutions introduced by Rev. Mr.. Wild
were, after quite an animated discussion,
passed.
The week of prayer was observed by
the Congregational society, and some
very interesting meetings were the re-
suit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Barnet.

j. II. Clement, being on a large
amount of the Abbott paper, called a
meeting of his creditors last week Tues
day. We learn that he showed proper
ty estimated to be worth considerably
more than his liabilities, but on some
of it there would he a great sacrifice in
order to realize cash. No course of
action was decided upon.
There was IL Justice trial before lyman
Stanley, Esq, "a week ago Saturday
Geo. Ii. French against the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company. Verdict for the
defts. Horsford for plff. E. May for
deft. Another court was to have been
holden at the same time and place be-
fore A. H. Gammell, Esq, but the par
ties agreeing within two dollars, the
lawyers made this up and it was set
tied. AS this was entirely unprofes-
sional no names are mentioned.
Mr.. Abbott gets no better. Phineas
Stevens, Esq, Mrs. Abbott's brother
from Marshall county, Iowa, is in town.
Some of the Abbott creditors held a
meeting Tuesday, but no course of ac-
ton seems to have been decided upon.
Samuel C, Harvey, Esq, from Boston,
came up last week to stop for il sholt
time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT S.
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St JOhnsbury within and for said District on the
21st day of January, A. D. 1873.
An instrument purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of Samuel Goodrich late of Hard
wick, in said district, deceased, being presented
to Court by Caroline Z. Goodrich the executrix
therein named, for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con-
cerned therein be notified to appear at session of
SAID Court to be held at the Probate Office in ST.
1sohnshllry; on the 9th day of February A. D.
1878 and show cause, II any they may IIsro against
the Probate of said Will for which purpose it is
further ordered, that copy of the record of this
order be published three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury previous to
said time appointed for hearing.
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH Register.
true copy of Record, Attest
1918 HENRY FRENCH Register
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

1t is interesting in this connection to
compare the mortality of the village for
the past six years, which we do below.
1t will be noticed, that while the popu-
lation has increased, there has been a
marked falling off in the mortality, es-
pecially the past two years. This is a
fact which is not only gratifying, but
indicates that the effort towards sani-
tary improvement, such as complete
system of sewerage, ETC., may be bear
ing fruit already.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

In civil suit of Gadapie against
Alfred Gle for the recovery of $50 due
the girl for wages, verdict was given
plaintiff and appeal taken 10y def.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

village for the last two years has aver
aged less than 10 to 1000 inhabitants.
The death rate in New York city in
1877 was 2432 in IOOO-or nearly twice
and a-half as great as in this village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25
Sutton.

Sutton.
Our town has been sued by |. X.
Drew of Barton, for the small sum of
ten thousand dollars, for injuries re-
ceived on the road near the Beck with
mill above West Burke. But we take
courage, as the sheriff made his service
upon one of the selectmen of the town
instead of the town clerk, as he should /;
so Mr.. ID. will have to wait a while
until the September term, and prick
anew, and we think he will not be sure
of the money then.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

MIR. Horace Curtis, formerly of this
Office, has been promoted from a clerk
ship in the Internal Revenue office at
Chicago, TO U. S. stOrekeeper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-01-25

The difference between the health OF
city and country may be seen by compar-
ing the mortality of New York city and
st. JOhnsbury. The death rate in this
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TO DELINQuENTS.

Those subscribers who neglect to keep their
accounts square, must not be surprised if the
bills are collected ut their expense. We must
I,ave "A settlement with all our subscribers.