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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

~ called accordingly, and did hear
something to my advantage"
"What 2" Top looked very much sur
prised and disappointed at the same
time. "And did you not write me a
similar one, last April 7"
81 am above such cold hearted cru
city, sir" said the doctor, in tone
that marked his real feelings. "The
person who could do such a thing must
have something bad about his character,
and want to have nothing to do with
him."
"Good morning, DOCTOR" said Mr..
Top.
The two gentlemen bowed stif1y, and
parted. Top felt very uncomfortable.
He finally decided to call at the place
referred to in his letter. Thinking it
might still be an April fool trick, he
made few purchases for his store and
gave his name. ..
Benjamin Top" said the person with
whom he was dealing, ''Do you reside
in the city 2"
Top told him the name of the village
in which he lived.
"Did you never receive letter from
this house, 2"
81 did; but as it was dated the first
day of April, l thought it was an April
fool trick. and never replied to it."
"Far from it," answered the man.
Gan old gentleman from Ohio came here
about that time, and said he had a
brother living in this state, and he was
in search of him or his children. We
heard that man by the name of Ben
jamin Top lived in your village, aud
dropped him line; but us ne answer
came, we thought the information must
be incorrect"
"Where is he now ?" asked Mr.. Top.
"Dead. Your sister, Mrs. Jessup,
who resides near this city answered the
letter we wrote her, in person. She
took him home with her, and short
time after arriving there he died, leav-
ing her the whole of his property,
amounting to fifteen thousand dollars
''He was my UNCLE" said Top.
''Then by not attending to our letter
you are the loser of at least one-half his
property"
Top went home a sadder man than
when he left it. He knew it would be
in vain to appeal to bis sisters gen.
erOsity, for she was a widow, and when
poor, with five children dependent upon
her, he had treated her with unkindness
and neglect, and there was little likeli-
hood of her sharing her good fortune
with him.
Top was, after all, the real April fool
and so great was his disappointment
and chargrin that never afterward was
he known to send an April fool letter
or to play trick on one of his friends
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He Preferred His Mother Tongue.

A bluff, hearty well dressed party in
spectacles had just banged his valise
upon the counter and registered his
name.
"Want some rooms. Wife and ba-
bies meet me here tomorrow. Stop a
week. How are you fixed 7"
"That'n be au fait," remarks the
clerk. "Give you a nice suite-iust va
Gated by Count Salamagundi and"
"Eh!n
81 remarked that it would be au fail
and that we could give you a suite"
"Orfdy-S,ueet Young man, what
sort of things are those. This is Boston,
isn't it ~
"Yes, sir, that isl"
"Well, won't you be kind enough to
talk English It's good enough for me
here"
"WeI," said the clerk, flushing red
in the face, Anything to please you,
| sir.n
The bluff, hearty party turns away
and strides in the direction of the read
ing room. but the word "boOr.!" which
reaches him, causes him to turn back
and remark:
"My friend, 1 am no booI, l speak
and write nine languages well enough
to teach them in-University.
love my mother tongue best of all ant
believe that it answers all practical pur
poses in this country. In your inter
course with me be kind enough to us'
it, and you will do me a particular ia
vOr."-"Nib" in Hotel Gazette.
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Really an Elegant Thing.

The new Rocky Mountain Tourist,
Just from the press, is indeed an artistic
gem. In point of engravings, and de-
scriptive it is beyond all question the
handsomest publication of the character
ever issued in the United States. There
are in this work no less than sixteen of
Thomas MOran's exquisite drawings,
and among them his famous reproduc-
ton of the Mount of the Holy Cross.
Of Moran's other matchless drawings
are those of Grand, Glen, Marble, Knab
and Boulder Canons, Twin Lakes, Teo-
CALI Mountain, etc. Joseph Beard is
represented by characteristic hunting
sketches, Bisbing by several exceeding
ly attractive mountain sketches, Lance
lot by spirited drawings of the remark
able rock-sculpture on White River,
at Veta Pass and Wagon Wheel Gap,
as well as a large number of other very
finely executed sketches in different
portions of the western country. The
engravings are for the most part large,
the full quarto pages of the Tourist en-
abling the showing to the finest advan-
tage of plates seven by ten inches. The
book comprises sixty-four pages, ex-
elusive of the cover, and printed as it
is upon supersized and calendered paper
of the richest finish, the effect through
out is superb. While very model of
typographical beauty, the Tourist is
none the less practical in its range of
information, time, distances, railroad
and stage fares, hotel and livery rates
being noted with uniform accuracy and
in so easy and pleasing manner as to
entirely relieve the work of everything
approaching the tedious detail of the
average guide book. Containing nc
advertisements of whatever character,
the new Rocky Mountain Tourist is fiji
companion to Picturesque America in
any gentleman's library. Specimen
copy may be had without cost by writ,
ing to w. F. White, Topeka, Kansas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

THE LATEST TELEPHONE STORY
Mr.. Bobbins, wealthy merchant, has
a telephone connection from his count
ing room to his residence.
AS he sits in his office Mr.. Living
stone, who has just returned from India
calls in to see his old friend Bobbins.
B. tells L. all the news, and explains
the mysteries of the telephone.
To illustrate its workings, he opens
up conversation with Mrs. Bobbins at
home. Speaking into the tube, he
says aloud: "My dear! my dear oul
mutual friend Mr.. Livingstone has just
returned from India, and has stepped
into the Office to renew our acquaint-
ance. know you would be delighted
to see him."
Mr.. B. here hands the tube over to
his friend, who places it to his ear in
order to catch every syllable of the re-
ply. 1t comes clear and distinct, al
though in jerks and starts, as if the
speaker were excited:
"Bobbins! you miserable old fool
If you bring that noodle Livingstone
home to dinner with you, you will find
we out, that's all p
Tableaul
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Miss Edith Helps Things Along.
BY BRET HARTR.

BY BRET HARTR.
my sister'll be down in minute, and says you're
to wait, if you please,
And says might stay till she came, if I'd promise
her never to tease,
Nor speak till you spoke to me first. But that's
nonsense, for how would you know
What she told me to say, if 1 didn'tY Don't you
really and truly think soi
"And then you'd feel strange here alonel And you
wouldn't know just where to sit;
For that chair isn't strong its legs, and aoe new
er use it bit.
We keep it to match with the sofa. But Jack says
it would be like you
To flop yourself right down upon it and knock out
the very last screw.
"S'pose you try9 1 won't tell. You're afraid to!
Oh! you're afraid they would think it was
meant
Well, then, there's the album-that's pretty, if
you're sure that your fingers are clean.
For sister says sometimes daub it but she only
says that when she's cross.
There's her picture. You know it2 It's like her
but she amt as good looking, of coursel
This is ME. It's the best of 'em all. Now, tell
me, you'd never have thought
That once was little as that It's the only one
that could be bought
For that was the message to Pa from the photo
graph man where 1 sat
That he wouldn't print off any more till he first
got his money for that.
WHAT Maybe you're tired of waiting Why
often she's longer than this.
There's all her back hair to do up and all of heI
front curls to friz.
But it's nice to be sitting here talking like grown
people; just you and me.
Do you think you'll be coming here often? Oh do
But don't come like Tom Lee.
tom Lee. Her last beau. Why, my goodness
He used to be here day and night,
Till the folks thought that he'd be her husband
and Jack says that gave him fright.
You won't run away, then, as he did9 for youre
not rich man, they say.
Pa says you are poor church-mouse. Now, are
youl And how poor are theyl
"Ain't you glad that you met meY Well, 1 am fol
know now your hair isn't red.
But what there is left of it's mousy and not what
that naughty Jack said.
But there must go. Sisters coming But
wish 1 could wait, just to
If she up to you and she kissed you in the way
that she used to kiss Lee"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

LET YOUR NEIGHBoRs ALoNE.-No
people are such thorough nuisances as
those who are perpetually meddling
with the business of their neighbors-
who are always on the alert for any thing
suspicious-always ready to believe the
worst of everybody. What is it to you
if your neighbOr does bring home
brown paper package and covered
basket? You will live just as long if
you never know what they contain. 1t
is none of your business. Aud if your
fiighty neighbor, Mrs. Lightfoot, indulg-
es herself in a new bonnet, while her
devoted husband wears patched boots,
you need not fret about it-he is the
only sufferer, not you. No need of
making hue and cry over her suppos-
ed extravaganza. The money did not
come out of your pocket, and conse-
quently it is none of your business.
What if the minister does call OH Ann
Smith twice a week ? Why exercise
your brain about it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

BT The New York Herald aIludins
to the persons who inaugurate strikes,
inquiries ''Is there no way of keeping
mischief makers quiet?" To this the
New Bedford Mercury responds: ''The
grand mistake is in attempting to force
such folks to keep quiet. They are like
some kinds of vegetation which grows
all the ranker for being trampled OH,
or like stream which brawls and bub-
bles all the more, from efforts to arrest
it. The effective mode of dealing with
these people is to ignore them. With
out opposition they are as powerless as
rat in an exhaustive receiver. They
find it exhausting work to beat the ali
or to carry on fight without an antag-
onistn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

A story of notable daring by Turk
during the battles of the recent war has
just been related. A very steep rock
$50 feet high, was to be stormed, and at
its top frowned the Russian batteries.
A Turkish colonel, desirous to set an
example to his men, scram bled up first
by the help of projecting bushes and
pieces of rock, but when he reached the
top he found himself entirely alone.
The Russians looked at him with amaze
ment, and their general, ordering them
not to fire, fastened up to the Turk and
said, "Colonel, begone at once; you see
you are alOner p The intrepid soldier
looked at his enemies "a moment, then
turned and went back safely as be
came, amid the cheers of the Russians.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12
st. Johnsbury Church Directory.

ADvENT-Paddock Village. Rev. G. H. Wallace,
Pastor. Sabbath Services at 10:45 a. m. and las
D. m Sabbath School IL m. Prayer Meeting $3.50
D. m. and on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
BAPTIsT-Railroad Street, Corner Maple. Rev.
E. T. Sanford, Pastor. Preaching 1890 A. NJ. S.
School IL m, prayer meeting 6:3O Prayer meet
ngs Wednesday and Friday evenings at 1880.
FREE BAPTIsT-Main Street. Corner Prospect,
Rev. G. S. Frost, supply Sabbath services at 1890
A. NJ. and 6:3O P. NJ. Sabbath School at 12.OO M.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 1880.
CHURCH OF THE MEssIAH-( (Universalist). East
ern avenue corner Cherry street. Rev. b. M. Til
lotson, Pastor. sabbath services at Ids and 6:30
p NJ. Sabbath School at 12 NJ. Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting at 7:30.
METHoDIsT-Central, street. Rev. A. NJ. Fol
ger, Pastor. Residence head of Summer Street.
Sabbath services at 1890 A. M, and $50 p. M.
Sabbath School at 1900 NJ Wednesday evening
meeting at 730
NORTH CoNGREGATIoNAL-Main street, corner
Church. Rev. Henry W. Jones Pastor. Sabbath
services at 1890 A. NJ. and 6:30 p. NJ. Sabbath
School at las P. M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1880.
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street. Rev.
Edward T. Fairbanks, Pastor. Sabbath services
at 1890 A. NJ. and 6:30 p. NJ. Sabbath School at
12:OOM Wednesday evening meeting at 7:3O.
| ST. (EpiscOpalI Rev. N. F. Putnam.
Rector Services at Town Hall, at 1890 a. m, and
5 p. Sunday School, $3.50 p. m. Wednesday
evening meeting at 1870.
ROMAN CATHOLIC Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
Vespers and Benediction at p. m. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $3.50 a. M,
and p. IN. At LyndOnville same day at 1880 a. m
Noon PRAYER MEETNG-Every week day, from
| IL to 1890, in the Y. NJ. G. A. Rooms over +. f
| Browns Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

A LITTLE STRANGER.-There was a
funeral in Detroit the other day, if you
can call two or three mourners weeping
over little dead body funeral. There
were no hacks, no Grape and no display
A passer-by saw lad of twelve sitting
on doorstep weeping, and he halted
to learn the cause. "My brothers
dead !" gasped the boy, "only one |
had !" ''How old was he ?" "'Bout five 7"
''And what did he die of ?" "Scarl't
fever" "Well, he is better off," sighed
the man as he looked around the gloomy
yard and saw evidences of poverty in
every pane of glass in the old house.
"That's what we Think" replied the
boy, "but-" ''But what 2" ''But I'm
afraid Heaven is laid out like city,
and if tits, little Billy will get lost, sure,
for he couldn't even find his way down
to Gratiot avenue l hope he got there
this morning, so he can find God before
night comos on !"
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VOLUME 4l---NUMBER 2l24.

GOODNESS UNDER FIRE.-Toward the
close of the fight of Inkermann, Lord
Raglan, returning from taking leave of
Gen. Strangways, met sergeant car
rying water for the wounded. The SER
geant drew himself up to salute, when
a round shot came bounding over the
hill and knocked his forage cap cut of
his hand. The man picked it up, dust
ed it on his knee, placed it carefully on
his head and made the salute, not a
muscle of his countenance moving the
while. "A neat thing that, my man."
said Lord Raglan. "Yes, my lord" re-
turned the sergeant with another sa-
lutte, "but a miss is as good as mile"
The commander was probably not sur
prised by such an exhibition of sang
froid, being himself coed that way.
He was badly hurt at Waterloo, and,
says the prince of Orange, who was in
the hospital, 81 was not conscious of
the presence of Lord Fitzroy Somerset
until heard him call out in his Ordi-
nary tone: 'Hallo7 Don't carry that
arm away till have taken off my ringr
Neither wound nor operation had ex-
tOrted grOan from his lips.-ChGne-
bers's Journal.
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w An Irish Munchausen has turned

G An Irish Munchausen has turned
up at Boston restaurant in the humble
capacity of waiter. A guest who has
been served with a small lobster: "Do
you call that lobster, Mike ?" 'Faix,
l believe they do be callin' thin lob
sters here, sur. We call 'em crabs al
home" "Oh ~ said the diner, "you
have Holsters in Ireland?" ais it lob
sters Begorra, the creek is full of 'em.
Many a time I've seen 'em when |
lepped over the sthrames." "How long
do Holsters grow in Ireland ?" "Well," )"
said Mike, thoughtfully, ''to sphake
widin bounds, sur, I'd say matter of
five or six feet" "What ? Five or six
feet ? How do they get around in those
creeks 2" ''Bedad, sur, the creeks in
Ireland are fifty or sixty feet wide,T
said the imperturbable Mike. "But,"
asked the guest, "yOu said you had
seen them when you were leaping over
the streams, and Holsters here live in
the sea-" "Sure, 1 did, sur; we're
powerful leppers in Ireland. AS fur the
say, sur, I've seen it red with 'em.''
"But, look here, my fine fellow" said
the guest, thinking he had cornered
Mike at last, ''lObsters are not red until
they are boiled" "Doan't know that p
said Mike; "but there are bilin' springs
in the ould country, and they shwim
through 'em, and come out all ready fuI
ye to crack open and ate 'em."
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St. Johnsbury Post Office.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive SIS p
m. Close S.45 am.
Boston through mail. Arrive 225 m. Close
7.50 pm.
New York and the West. Arrive 2.25 and II .25
a m, SIS p IN. Close s.45 M and $50 p m.
Newport and the north. Arrive 9.20 a m. Close
AS p m.
Portland and the east. Arrive SIS p m. Close
s.45am.
Swanton and intermediate offices. Arrive O. 25 a
m. Close AS p m.
Waterford. Arrive $50 m. Close AS m
North Danville. Arrive $50 Close $50 a
m.
West Concord and East st. Johnsbury. Arrive
9.20 a Close AS m.
CHAS P. CARPENTER, I'd, p. NJ.
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A Rosy Future.

They were in the bell-tower of the
city Hall, yesterday, and she leaned her
yellow-haired head on his agricultural
shoulders and listened to the mighty
"tick tick tick of the big clock.
eve don't want such big clock as
that, do we, darling ?" she whispered.
"No, my little daisy" he answered,
as he hugged her a little closer; II kin
buy clock for two dollars which'll run
three days to this clocks two. I've got
her picked out already !"
"We'll be very, very happy" she
sighed.
"You bet we will I've figured il
right down fine, and | believe we can
live on twelve eggs, one pound of su-
gar, ten pounds of -four, and one pound
of butter"
"And you'll have a bank account p
she pleaded.
81 will, even if have to buy Sec
ond- hand one"
"And we will keep coachman ?"
"Yes.n
"And have piano9'
eyes, darling"
"And | can have some square pillows
with shams on them 7"
eyes, my tulip-yes we'll shan
every burned thing from cellar to gar
ret, have the front door painted blue
and-but less go'n look at some sec
ond-hand cook stoves !"-Hawkeye.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

Holland every year takes $15, 900, ,OO0
from Java.-[New York Herald.l Add
to this the salary he receives for editing
Scribner's Magazine, and it will be seen
that his yearly income is heavier than
that of any other literary man in this
country, if not in the world.-Norris-
tOion Herald.
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Portland Il Ogdensburg II. R.-Dec. 10, 1877
TRAINS MOVING EAST.

TRAINS MOVING EAST.
MAIL-Leaves Swanton AS Cambridge juno
ton 6.17 Hardwick IA, East :ardwick T.54
Greensboro s.05, Walden s.27, Danville s.51, St
JOhnsbury 9.25, East ST. Johnsbury 10.0S, West
Concord 1O15 Miles Pond 1O. &C. East Concord 10 As
Lunenburg 1855, arrives at Portland at AS, and
Boston 500, d. IN.
EXPRESSLY, Swanton SIS p M, Cambridge
junction $50, Hardwick 6. % p. m, East Hardwick
S.53 Greensboro S.44, Walden 9.05 Danville 927
arrives at st. Johnsbury 1000. p. m.
TRAINS MOVING WEST.
MAIL-Leaves Boston 7.3O and Portland 10. 80 a
m, Lunenburg 420, p. m, East Concord 4.30, Miles
Pond 4. SO, West Concord 4.54, East st. Johnsbury
5O4 arrive st. Johnsbury 5.15, leaves 5.25, Dan
vile 5.5s, Walden 6.22 Greensboro 6.43, East Hard
wick 6.52 Hardwick 7,O4, Cambridge junction
s.30, arrives at SwantOn at 1000 p m.
EXPRESS-Leaves St Johnsbury $50 a. m.
Danville 10O3 Walden 1923. Greensboro 1850
East Hardwck 1O59 Hardwick ILL.,, Cambridge
junction 12 40 Swanton ais p. m,
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st. Johnsbury Athenaum.

LIBRARY AND READING -RooM,-Free to all. Open
from A. NJ. to l2 Nj from to 6, and from to 1-2
P. NJ. Closed Wednesday Evenings
ART GALLERY-Open Tuesdays and Fridays.
w. W. THAYER Librarian.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-12

ina Business Houses in st. JOhnSbury.
Agricultural Tools and Hardware.
HAsKELL q SONS, Hoyt's Block, R. r. st
Apothecaries.
C. c. BINGHAM, No. S, Bank Block, Main St.
Attorneys at Law.
M. MONTGOMERY, Jewetts Building, r. R. ST.
ELISHA NAY, over Hall & Fletchers Store.
BELDEN g. TDE, No Caledonian Blk, up stairs.
Books and Stationery.
HOWARD q howell, Caledonian Blk, Main st
Book Binders.
C. NJ. STONE q CO., Agt's, Monument Square.
Blanks--Legal and Business.
G. M. STONE & CO., Monument Square.
Bakers and Confectioners.
CROSS & BRADLEY, Main Street.
Clothing for Men and Boys.
Il. g. T. FAIRBANKS g. CO., Fairbanks Village.
Crockery, Glass and Stone Ware.
E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Carpetine, Paper -Hangings, Window-shades.
E. & T. FAIRBANKS & CO., Fairbanks Village.
Dentists.
j. L. PERKINS, Caledonian Block, Main Street.
WI. Goods, Groceries and Fruits,
MATTHEW'S q PETTENGILL, Eastern Avenue
Dry Goods, and Ladies' Fancy Goods.
o. II. HALE, Avenue Block, r. r. Street.
L. x 7. FAIRBANKS & Co, Fairbanks Village.
Furniture and Caskets.
HALL & SWITSER, Main Street.
CALDERW0OD & SEVERANCE, LO.O.F. Blk,
File Manufacturer.
So. Johnsbury File Works, opp. Passenger Depot
Groceries and House. Keeping Goods.
E. * Il. FAIRBANKS s. CO., Fairbanks Village.
Insurance, QLife.)
E- E. SARGENT, (lEtna,) Railroad Street.
Photographs.
ID. A. CLIFFORD, Caledonian Block, Main Street
Printers and Publishers.
c. M. STONE & CO., Caledonian Block, Main st.
Paddock Iron Works.
DAN'L THOMPSON, Proprietor Paddock Village
Stoves and Tin Ware.
IL. e. & d. @. WOODRUFF Railroad Street
II. COWDERY, Eastern Avenue.
Watches, Jewelry and Toys.
HOWARD g. ROWELL, CaledOnian Blk, Main st
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Passumpsic Railroad 10.

Passumpsic Railroad.---Dec. 10.
TRAINS SOUTH LEAVE JoHNsBURY.
| Mail Train, 9:2S IN.
| Accommodation. S:55 p. IN.
| Montreal Night Express 11:50 p. m
TRAINS NORTH LEAVE ST. JoHNsBURY.
Montreal Night Express, 2:25 a. m
| Accommodation, 11:24 a. m
| Mail Train, Sis p. m
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8asiness 9irsttorp.

Name, BusiaeSs and Location Of the lead
iitg Business Houses in st. JOhnSbury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-26

eminent lawyer, Judge Alvey, long
since showed concIusively that the
law imposing the appointment of
school commissioners upon the courts
is unconstitutional, and he takes no
part in such work. AS the laws now
are, each county mas a board appoin-
ted in an Illegal way, and organized
in such a manner that neither it or
its servants are responsible to the
public.
Following out the declarations of
the Republican party and which at
least in this regard appeal t. the
public generally, Senator Steiner of
Fredick will Introduce a bill in
substance of follows:
The board Of county school com
missiOners for each cDunty shall con-
sist Of three person where the num-
Der of schools in the county is less
than fifty. of five where the number
of schools is more than fifty and less
than one hundred and of seven
where the number of schools is one
hundred Or IN re, who shall be cleo
! ted by the legal voters of the county
at each general election for members
of the General Assembly, to serve
for two years from the first day OF
January next succl eding said elec.
ton, and until their successor shall
qualify. In case Of the death of amy
county school commissioner, or his
resignation or removal from the
county, or disqualification from any
legal cause, the county commi sion
ers of the county where the vacancy
occurs shall have power to appoint a
qualified person to fill the cancy.
In case Of inefiiciency, refusal to act,
or breach of trust, the board of cOun-
ty school commissioners may, by a
vote Ola majority Of its members,
declare the office vacant, and give
notice to the party concerned. An
appeal may he taken to the State
Board of Education, whose decision
shall be final, but if no appeal bt
taken within ten days, the vacancy
shall be filled as hereinbefOre provi
! ded.