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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
The Late Convention.

Editor Of Caledonian When at the
late county convention you stood up
before your political and personal
friends and subscribers, l gave you
credit for good deal of moral courage
in opposing the action of the committee
on nominations and in your remarks
before the convention, and l expected
that you would come out in the Caledo-
MAN with vigorous protest and oppo-
sition. And you say in the Caledonian
of that date "We are still confident
that the majority of the Republicans of
the county are in favor of re-electing
Mr.. Idle for states attorney, and Mr..
Preston for sheriff, and if they say so at
the polls they will be elected.n
Good so far. But when in your next
issue you say "what will be done about
it'll In all probability nothing. The
Republicans in the county will give a
sigh of disappointment or a growl of in
dignation aud in September will vote
the regular ticket" &C., &C.; entirely
disagree with you. Let there be Wig
orous protest and opposition to this
nomination. The best schemes of a
few wire pullers have been upset, and
can be again.
At the time Mr.. Ross was run for a
third term it was against the "regularn
nomination, and had there been time
to have got the votes into all the towns.
he would have been elected. The con-
ventlon was on Saturday previous to
the election. The opposition to the
regular nomination was mainly and
primarily from the temperance voters.
The interests of temperance have never
been so well served as under Messrs.
Ide and Preston, and the temperance
men of this county will rue the day
when they lose the services of these
tried public officers.
But why change them for untried
menP Oh because they have had their
turn and must give place to others who
are waiting "Out in the cold.r The
public interests are nothing; everything
must be set aside to crafty few Office
seekers. Rotation is the plausible ar
gument, and so we have in every town
quite batch of ex-judges and ex-sher-
ifs, whose vanity will be tickled by
being addressed by their titles.
= L.
nominations on the. voters of this coun-
ty. 1t is simply recommendation.
Every man is at perfect liberty to ac-
cept or reject as he may choose. eau
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Franklin county republican conven-
ton was held at Sheldon, Wednesday
when the following ticket was nomi-
mated: Senators, Albert Sowles, of St
Adams, Col. E. H. Powell, of Richford
Col. c. K. Leach, of Fletcher; assistant
judges, Rodney Whittemore of st. AL
bans, Daniel Leach states attorney
G. p. Hogan, of Sheldon sheriff, Julius
Halbert; high bailiff, John F. Draper
of Sheldon; judge of probate, Myron
w. Bailey received 81 votes to Ia fol-
George w. Newton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
Our New York Letter.

THE PERVERSITY OF THE HUMAN RACE
HOW WE SEEK DISCOMFORT SUMMER
BoARD-DAILYE EXCURSIONS RE-
MARKS ON CHURCH PICNICs-
ITY AMONG ELECTROMAGNETIC CON-
TEsTS-sIMPLE MIR. BABBITT.
New YORK, June %, 1873.
TO the Editor of the CaIedOnian
After an unusually long delay, which
has proved a genuine boon to the writ
ten-out newspaper photographers, the
summer may be said to have fairly set
in. The mercury at one leap gained
the top of the tube. All jokes involv-
ing ulsters and fur caps have been sud
denly called in, and squibs breathing
sultriness in every line fall copiously
from perspiring pens. Now are the
days when life is supportable only amid
the ease and accustomed freedom of
home, but during which the innate per-
versity of man and-pardon me for ut
tering the ungallant truth-more espe-
cially of women, persistency grown
absolutely despotic through annual in
diligence, strongly moves everybody to
flee from the one tolerable spot and
court discomfort in various time-hon-
Ored forms. Hence the harvest to the
polite but mendaciOus keeper of the
summer boarding house, creature
prOdigal in promise but scanty in full
filment; creature whose character is
frequently shown up, but who never
fails to find eager victims among the
incurably credulous. Hence, too, the
hot, crowded and uniformly disappoint-
ing excursion by sea or land, which is
packed to suffocation day after day
throughout the season, and that, too,
by people who have repeatedly been
caught in the same silly trap and VOW
ed as often never to offend again.
Hence, too, the terrible but unavoidable
church picnic, that modernized relic of
the Inquisition, through whose subtle
! torture the average church goer is pitt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
w As regards the action of the ring

~ As regards the action of the ring
in the late Republican County COnven-
ton at this place, we have nothing to
say this week, only that our informa-
ton from all parts of the County is
mainly in the nature of an indignant
protest against their action. The pres
sure upon our time this week, prevents
us from answering many private COM
munications, and the early hour at
which we go to press throws over to
another week some communications
which otherwise would have appeared.
The sentiment of all our correspondence
is against turning out tried and efficient
officers for untried and inefficient men.
The Democrats will undoubtedly put
men in nomination expecting to receive
Republican votes. The Republicans OF
this county are numerous enough and
intelligent enough to elect whom they
want in their own ranks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

HT A. E. Judevine writes to correct
a false statement in last weeks paper.
We gave in that issue the reason why
M. X. Gray was not renominated for
side judge, because the ring had made
different arrangements-that when his
name was brought forward in commit
tee, Mr.. Judevine objected, and insisted
on the nomination of Mr.. Trull. Mr..
Judevine writes that Mr.. Trull had al
ready been nominated. We probably
misunderstood our informant 1t was
doubtless Mr.. Church that the ring in
sisted on when the south part of the
county asked for representative upon
the ticket
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

A disgraceful fight occurred on Sun
day between the rival police forces of
st. Louis. They fought each other with
rifles and revolvers, killing two or three
men and wounding others. The Mayor
narrowly escaped being shot.
The most popular of the Cunard
steamers is the Russia, which has lust
arrived at New York on her I99th At
lantic trip. During all but three months
of the time since she was built in 1867,
the steamer has been in command of
Capt. Theodore Cook, commodore of
the Cunard Atlantic fleet, and she has
never met with an accident nor lost
even boat.
Harley Brown, the man arrested on
suspicion of having wilfully wrecked an
express train near Claymont, Del, Sat
urday night, thus destroying four lives,
has confessed the crime.
About S173l has already been sub
scribed at Boston for the benefit of John
Barron, the murdered Dexter (Me.)
cashier, and the fund is continually in
creasing.
Twelve boy stOwaways were arrested
at Boston on the arrival of the steamer
Massachusetts from Liverpool, and they
will be sent back on the steamers re-
turn.
John Pettes, Norwich picture frame
dealer, was drowned on Sunday while
bathing. Henry Heating of Windsor,
aged IL, fell into the Connecticut river
Monday and was drowned. Mr.. Keat-
ing has lost three sons within four years
-one being killed by the cars and two
drowned. 3E
Benjamin F. King, Jr., of New Bed
ford ran piece of stick into his face
% years ago and it broke off. The
wound finally healed, but recently he
has been troubled with neuralgia pains
and splinter worked out of his throat
last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

ed schools, and here they have been
satisfied or dissatisfied according to the
measure of the truth which they re-
ceive. Christ is the great center, the
stone cut out of the mountains without
hands, which shall attract all who come
to it until it shall increase and fill the
whole earth. DR.. A. H. Clapp of New
York city delivered the address before
the Philadelphia (religious)society in
the evening. The past year has been
an unusually prosperous one for the
college, which will receive about $4O,-
600 from legacies, made during that
time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

~ There is to be an independent
state convention at Brattleboro, July
4. We infer it is called mainly by those
disaffected with Hiram Atkins's ticket,
although there are some Republicans in
the movement. The speakers include
Charles N. Davenport, of Brattleboro,
A. b. Gardner and A. p. Childs of Ben
nington, who are advertised to fire the
Independent heart.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
Where the Paths Met.

The recent Southern General Confer
ence received two fraternal delegates
from the African Methodist Episcopal
church, who, in our hearing, made a re-
markable, speech, each. The second
speaker, johnson, uttered one of the
most beautiful extempore passages we
have ever heard.
Said he, in effect: "Brethren, there
happened in that ante-room Just now a
circumstance / shall never forget. You
remember that David in the Cave of
Adullam, sighed for water from the
we'll of Bethlehem, and that three young
men, at the peril of their lives, brought
the lOnged-for water which David
would not, after all, drink, since it had
been procured at the peril of life. He
therefore poured out the water as a
libation before the Lordn Said the
speaker: "When 1 entered this room
was fevered, and, like David, longed
for water. A gentleman took a goblet
to serve me; during his absence /
learned that he was the Governor of
Georgia. Realizing the chasm between
us, thought of David, and taking the
goblet from his hand l begged that l
might pour out the water as a libation
forever between his race and mine.n
We never saw house more stricken,
thrilled and melted by speech from any
human oratOr.-Northaueste Christian
Advocate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

w. E. Chandler informed the com
mlttee in Washington that, in his onin.
ION. no vote was ever counted more
fairly than the vote of Florida in Is76
Prof. Richard Herschel of Vienna hos
discovered that American hams arc
badly infected with trichinosis.
An editor offers reward of five dol
lars for the best treatise on Chow r.
make out door life attractive to the
mosquito" 'ie
The ODD anniversary of the battle "a
waterloo, recently celebrated. Wit
nesses AZ survivors in England who held
commissions in the engagement. "
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

Samuel Chamberlin, who for the last
few years has been severely afflicted
with the infrmities of age, and more
recently with cancer, died, on Friday,
at the advanced age of 81 years. Mr..
Chamberlin has resided permanently in
this village for the last sixty years, and
was long identified with it's business en-
terprises. While chiefly engaged in
mercantile pursuits, he did much other
business, and was stirring man in his
younger days. He was twice married ::
first, to Candace Butler of st. Johns,
bury, and last to Mrs. Annie Spalding
widow of Moses Spalding. Mr.. CHAM
berlin was long an exemplary member
of the Methodist church, and even in
his declining years was ''pillar'' of
strength and wisdom. He leaves three
children Henry Chamberlin of New
port, Mrs. Boynton of st. Johpsbnrv
and Rebecca Chamberlin, now in nj;
nOis. Barton Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

dent of Elmira, n. Y, shot his wife and
his motherin-law, and then blew his
own brains out, Monday. His wife, the
daughter of I. S. Reed, left him some
weeks ago, and he went to the house of
her parents, where she was stopping,
and importuned her to return and live
with him. She refused, and he drew a
revolver, shooting her twice in the
head. Her mother ran in, and he shot
her twice, 1t is thought that both wO-
men are fatally injured. He was about
b years old.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
Vermont News.

The Bennington Baptists order a
$4,000 Hook & Hastings organ for their
new church, and it promises to be one
of the best in the state.
Three Bellows Falls lager beer sellers
have been fined $50 apiece for selling
two paid and gave $500 bond not to sell
again, and the third has been COM
mitted. @
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
st. Nicholas.

st. Nicholas for July keeps the re-
quirements of the season well in mind
|Sneeze DodsOn's First independence
day." by Mrs. NJ. II. w. Jaquith de-
scribes one of the d-fashioned rural
celebrations very effectively; and Mrs.
Kellogg gives an equally interesting
account of ''barbecuen celebration in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
ESSEX COUNTY.

The Essex county republican conven-
ton, held the 9th, nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Senator, C. w. King
Lunenburg; assistant judges, A. S
Howard, East Haven; w. w. Fitch
Brunswick; judge of probate, David S.
Storrs, Island Pond states attorney
A. F. Nichols, Concord high sheriff, L
d. HartshOrn, Lunenburg.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

There is considerable independent
talk in Caledonia county, VT, apropos
of the way a managing ring seized the
recent republican convention and NOM
mated new men for states attorney and
sheriff over the present very efficient
incumbents. The st. JohnsbuIy Gale
DOMAIN voices the popular protest, and
reminds the managers that once before,
"when the better sense of the county
was ignored" the regular nominee was
defeated. "That was during the war;
it adds, ''when it was the hight of dis
loyalty not to vote the regular ticket.
Since then good many people have
ascertained that both conscience and
their freeman's oath demand that they
vote for the best men. There is no
moral or legal obligation upon any man
to vote for anybody but the best man
for the place."-Springfeld Republican
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

the South. There is story of heroic
little girl of the Revolutionary times; a
comical account of how boy planned
to make some marbles of coal tar and
why he didn't; and the two serials con-
tinued. James Ell. Flint writes about
'sOld Probabilities" and the way he
predicts the weather; Prof. Brooks has
a paper on Birds and their Families !;
there are several bright sketches and
comical bits of verse, with illustrations;
and the usual departments complete
the rich and varied table of contents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

"THE MosT BEAUTIFUL Boy IN New
YORK A domestic romance concern
ing ''the most beautiful boy in New
York" has just reached happy termi-
nation. Recently there appeared in
the Herald an advertisement in these
words: ''Wanted, some kind, wealthy
lady to adopt the most beautiful three
years-Old boy in New York. Address,
etc. The Superintendent of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren answered the advertisement, and
found that the child was in the posses
sion of Mrs. Pagan, who said its
mother was dead, but would not give
its true name, and that the father, who
boarded with her, would expect $500
for the child. The matter was investi-
gated, when it was found that the
child's name was Robert Lee Pass, and
that his mother is now governess in
Philadelphia. She had separated from
her husband on account of his intern
perance and cruel treatment, and he af-
terward stole the boy from her. A ju-
dicial order was obtained for the pos
session of the child, and he was given
up by Mrs. Pagan. On Friday morning
the child was taken before the Supreme
Court in New York, and the court or
dered him to be delivered to his mother,
who was most anxious to recover him,
not knowing where he was. The boy
is really very handsome, with fair skin
and wavy golden hair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

~ The American Institute of In
struction meets at the White Mountains
next week. 1t will be a notable gath
ering of teachers and friends of educa-
ton from all over the United States,
and interesting and profitable sessions
will be held. Half fare is advertised
on the p. & o. r. r. Tickets sold July
8, 9 and 10, and good to return until
August 3.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05
Facts for Advertisers and Business
Men.

That advertising in the columns of the OalsaV
MAN is the cheapest and best way to reach the pv
pie of st. Johnsbury and vicinity, we offer 'n'
following:
1. Advertisements are set in bold, attrao'H'
type, and are printed they can be read
2 The Caled0nian is a favorite local paper
read by all the household, and goes into nearly
cry family, as the following figures show
.. There are 524 copies taken regularly III W.
town. Taking he common estimate of hve reI1
ers to each paper, and it will be seen the Ca''"s
man has over 2600 constant readers in st. JonH'
bury.
4. While circular or handful may be al or ~,
thrown aside or destroyed local paper Is uS"l .r
preserved for days and weeks, and is frequons.
referred to, thus increasing the chances oil s0'iN'
an advertisement many fold. IA
s. As we carefully exclude objectionaDie l dc
disguised advertisements, and intend to prln' w.,
those of legitimate and respectable business #
ties who use our columns have the advan''s
good company,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

MIDDLEBURY CoLLEGE.-Comme
ment week opened at Middlebury col
lege Sunday with President Hulbert's
baccalaureate sermon at the Congrega-
tiOnal church in the afternoon, from the
text Matthew XII, %: ''Come unto me
all We that labor and are heavy laden,
and will give you rest" His subject
was: Christ, the organizing center of
humanity. The tendency of human
minds, he said, is to cOngregate at cen
tiers. This law is foreshadOwed in all
material and vegetable nature, in grav-
itation, cohesion and chemical affinity.
The centers at which human minds
have gathered, in politics, in science, in
religion, in art or philosophy, are call
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

70 James S. Bedlow, superintendent
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
was drowned near Portland July g,
One of his children got beyond her
depth while bathing, and Mr.. Bedlow
ran into the water to her assistance with
his clothes on, and it is thought he was
chilled or cramped, as he drowned be-
fore assistance reached him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

VERMoNT's SHARE OF THE PLUMBER.
In the River and HarLor bill, passed
by Congress, Vermont gets $48,000 of
the plumber. as follows Burlington
harbor, $4,000; Swanton harbor, $780,
900 nttor creek. $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

~ The Massachusetts Press Asso-
citation are on their annual excursion.
They will reach the White Mountains
Thursday or Friday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-07-05

HoT.-Very hot weather on Saturday
and Sunday. The temperature on Sat-
urday did not reach 80 dogs. in the
most favored localities in the city, but
the atmosphere, especially during the
evening, was very dull and oppressive.
Sunday was the hottest day of the sea-
son, and those who remained in the
city longed for cooling wind. The
thermometer indicated sc dogs. in the
shade at A. M, and 914 degs at noon.
About noon the wind (what there was
of it) shifted to the eastward, and for a
couple of hours the temperature was a
little lower-89 degs., but after 2 P. NJ.
the wind veered to the south and the
heat again became intense, scarcely a
breath of fresh, invigorating air being
Obtainable to those unfortunate enough
to be cooped up in the city. The read
ings of the thermometer given above
were made in one of the coolest places
at the Highlands. In the city proper
various statements of the altitude of the
mercury are given, some figures being
as high as 90 dogs. in the shade. 1t
seems, however, that Boston is not the
hottest place in New England, as will
be seen by referring to the reports from
various places.-BOStOn Journal, Mon
day.
The same paper had the following
item Tuesday:
Saturday hot, Sunday hotter, Monday
hottest. The mercury climbed to 90
dogs. in the shade, in one of the coolest
places Gf there was a cool place. at the
Highlands yesterday, and remained at
that point from before mid day until
4.45, and at 6 P. M. had only fallen to 80
breeze stirring than on Sunday, so that
those who remained within doors were,
perhaps, trifle cooler than on Sunday.
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