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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

crimes and their causes, attributes nine
of every ten murders to the influence
of rum. Two-thirds of all the pauper-
ism of the land can be traced to the
same cause. A standing army of five
hundred and fifty thousand men are
making and distributing this destruc-
tive poison continually. While this
country pays $500, 200, 900 annually for
liquor, it pays but $95, 900, 900 for edu-
cation. There are 121 900 public schools
in the land against 100000 grog shops !;
and there is an average of four rum
shops to every church in the United
States. The speaker imagined how
things might be in this village if there
were sc rumshOps in full blast seven days
in the week, without let or hindrance.
The evil to the individual and the fam
ily-the blasting of bright hopes and
prospects every phase of this
monstrous evil were touched upon by
the lecturer, who speaks in pleasing,
moderate tones, and gives the nearer
the impression of an earnest advocate
of the cause he has espoused, and an
intelligent and cultivated gentleman.
He lectures again tonight at half-past
seven.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

last Sabbath, owing to bad travelling
and sickness. Diphtheria is still pre-
valling at the Hollow-three new cases
Feb. IL. Eta, aged IL years, youngest
daughter of Duncan Harvey, died the
18th, and Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Wiley
have each lost daughter. Mr.. VIM.
Kicker is no better, and still delirious.
Mr.. Oliver johnson announces his
temporary retirement from The Orange
New Jersey Journal, in order to de-
vote himself for time to other literary
work. Mr.. Johnson is one of the Abo-
lltion veterans, and among the memb ers
OF the original little anti-slavery band
there are few survivors better fitted to
write its history. We believe Mr.
johnson was a native of this town
where monuments of his beneficence
still remain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Lyndonville.

LyndonV1lle.
S. II. Wetherbee has sold his grocery
business to Harley l.. Parker. Harley
is an enterprising Young man who has
as many friends as he has acquaintance,
and we bespeak for him success in bust
ness. Wetherbee will remain in the
store until spring, when he will resume
his former business as drummer for a
commercial house.
Rev. w. L. Noyes preached at East
Burke last Sunday in exchange with
Rev. MI. Winslow.
JIM. Weeks has gone into the grocery
business at the Corner, in the rooms
formerly used by J. C. Welch.
VIM. Young has sold his stock OF
groceries to H. L. Parker, and Parker
has sold his stock of boots and shoes to
Young.
Referee George N. Dale last Tuesday
commenced hearing of the cases OF
Prescott VS.. Weeks, Weeks VS.. Preston,
and Weeks VS.. Prescott. Belden and
Bates for Prescott, and CahoOn, Dickey
and Edwards for Weeks. The cases
will occupy several days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
A Bad Job,

William SWEET, young man IL years
store for the last year, has proved to be
dishonest and has suddenly come to
grief He had got through with his
last years employers, and was about to
go west. On Tuesday of this week
evidence of burglary, or at least an
attempt at burglary, was discovered at
the Fairbanks store. A window was
broken IN such place that in entrance
might have been affected. But nothing
the store late the previous evening,
when the safe was locked and store was
closed and this, together with some
previous suspicious circumstances, led
them to think he was the man. He WAS
interviewed in regard to other matters,
and finally confessed that he had, dur
ing the past year, taken il number of
articles which did not belong to him :
and he finally made out list of articles
which he admitted to have stolen, in
Guiding clothing, furnishing goods, etc,
in all amounting to about sos.
After admittiug.so much he was then
charged with the burglary. This he de-
MED at first, but finally owned it, and
iold how he got in, and that he went to
the cash drawer where the safe key had
usually been kept, found it gone, went
up stairs after some things, heard Il
noise, and went away without any plum
der. 1t seems the book keepers mistrust-
ed SWEET from his actions the evening
previous, and one of them carried the
safe key home. After these admissions,
SWEET was arrested and his trunks
searched, and Il list of more than hun
dred different articles found in them,
consisting of clothing, furnishing goods,
perfumery, jewelry, etc, and the whole
inventorying $l3l.3S. He also had some
cash in his pocket, and ticket to Chi
cagO, just bought. At his examination
before justice Lewis he was bound W
on two complaints in the sum of $500
each.
All this is very sad business. Young
SWEET is a son of the late Lucius SWEET
one of the most upright and conscien
tious men our town ever sent out. lie
worked his way through Burlington
College, fitted himself for a teacher
went west, and some years ago hi
house was destroyed by IA tornado ant
he instantly killed, his wife and two
children, escaping with their lives. Can
the lesson of this fall of his son be los
upon the young men of this community
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Wells River.

Wells River.
T. J. Pratt, by s.ecial request, lee
tured at Laconia, n. H., on Sunday
evening, before the Temperance Asso-
citation"
DR.. Ed. Brown has just returned from
the New York city hospital where he
has been for some time past, and has
hung out his .'shingle" in Littleton, n.
II. He is a graduate of Dartmouth
College, class of IA, and also from Med
ical College, class of 70, and is one OF
the best fellows Wells River ever sent
oHt. and we wish him success, and pre-
diet for him Il brilliant career as an
NJ. d.
1t is understood that Gilbert Child of
Bath is to take the stock of o. H. Rem
frew and continue business.
Sometime ago, w. H. Heath came
here from Lisbon, n. H., and opened
the photograph rooms formerly occu-
pied by Shepardson, taking board with
w. G. Foss. After several weeks stay
with Foss without paying any board,
he was told to dust" which he did.
Since then he has boarded himself, OF
doing work at Durant's for it, until Sat
urday last, when unbeknown to any,
packed up his traps in Il small compass
as possible, and sent them by express
to Lisbon, going himself on same train
When he first came here he ordered
some goods from Boston, but could not
meet the bill which came G.. o. D., when
John Belodo, taking pity on him, let
him have $3.50, taking as security q
mortgage on his camera, which Heath
took with him Saturday; and now
erybody wants to see him bad.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
A Novel Entertainment.

The ladies who have charge of the
Girls, Benevolent Circle "a missionary
organization in this place) advertise a
varied and what promises to be very
pleasing entertainment at town hall on
Friday evening of this week. The pro
gram embraces among other pieces, ga
game of chess" in which the parts are
represented by real characters in cos
tune; some scenes from Rip Van Wrinkle;
the farce of .sVillikens and his Dinah =
tableaux, etc, etc. Some well known
musical people have kindly proffered
aid. The proceeds are for the mission
cause.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
East Hardwick.

The matter of local interest the past
week has been the identity of a horse
belonging to Mr.. Whitcher. 1t seems
that VIM. Forte hired team mt Mr..
Whitcher's stable to visit friends in st.
Johnsbury, and put up his horse ill
Penard 81 Guyer's stable. Mr.. Guyer
Immediately recognized the animal as
one which was stolen from his stable
about three years since, establishing
his claim 10y several witnesses to its
age, gait, and other points while Mr..
Whitcher, who bought the horse mt
auction last fall, has traced it back by
its several owners for six or seven
years. A lawsuit will probably he the
result.
VIM. Forte, Jr, had the i'll luck go
lose one of his toes while shoeing a
horse recently, the horse stepping on it
and cutting it with his sharp calk.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will meet at the village hall on
Thursday afternoon to finish filling a
box of clothing for the Home Missionary
Society. They will give an entertain
ment in the evening consisting of music,
dialogues, scenes from Mother Goose,
etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
WoodsYille N. H.

Woodsville N. H.
w. A. Pringle, printer, has just put
into his office Il splendid press known
us "Golding's Jobber," and reports
business as rushing.
Saturday evening large company
gave Manus Perkins surprise. They
are going the rounds this winter.
A series of dances have been held at
Parker's Hall the past winter, which
concluded with "Bal Masque" at
school house hall, Wells River, last
Thursday evening. Lovejoy's band
was in attendance, which furnished
good music to about 80 couples who
"tripped the light fantastic" until near
ly 4 a. m. Duraut supplied the inner
man, to the satisfaction of all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

Barnet.
DIR. Bartlett is delivering a course of
FIVE lectures on physiology at the school
house this week.
w. H. Story has been in town few
days this week. He expects to take his
family to Hillsdale, N. H., before long.
Frank Ford, having lately bought
Hazen Ford's farm, will move on this
spring.
There have been eight births in Bar
net village in 1879. Good place for a
baby show.
The civil authority and auditors meet
at the hotel next Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Spsriai Nnfrss.

The avenues leading to an early grave have often
been opened by a cough or cold. Thousands have
been cured and saved by DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
1t is cheap, only 25 cents bottle.
HALLS VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR
Remover is scientific combination of some of the
most powerful restorative agents in the vegetable
kingdom 1t restores gray hair to its original color
1t makes the scalp white and clean. 1t cures dan
druff and humors and falling-Out of the hair. 1t
furnishes the nutritive principle by which the
hair is nourished and supported. 1t makes the
hair moist, soft and glossy and is unsurpassed as
hair-dressing. 1t is the most economical prepa-
ration offered to the public, its effect remain
long time, making only occasional application
nent medical men, and officially endorsed by the
State Assayer of Massachusetts. For sale by all
dealers. 27-79-3
CONSUMPTION CURED. An old physician
retired from practice, having had placed in his
hands by an East India missionary the. formula of
simple vegetable remedy, for the speedy and per-
manent cure for consumption, bronchitis, catarrh,
asthma, and all throat and lung affections also a
positive and radical for nervous debility and
all nervous complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases,
mas felt it his duty to make it known to his suffer
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive, and desire
TO relieve human suffering, will send, free of
charge to all who desire it. this recipe, with full
directions for preparing and using in German
French, or English Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper. W. W. Sherar
lay POWERS Block, Rochester, New York. 1860
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Peachan.

Peacham.
Besides the flattened bullet, spoken
of in the last CaIedonian, Mr.. VIM.
Henderson has in his possession very
singular granite stone. 1t is a perfect
ellipse, and is 11x143 inches in circum-
ference-toO large to be called a petri-
fed goose egg, and too perfect in shape
to "happen" so. Some think it is a
piece of the handiwork of the "nOble
red man" who once roamed over these
hills. Mr.. Henderson dug it Oh his
farm some years ago.
A good deal has been said lately
about butter and other farm produce.
Now here is something about maple
sugar, and if any one in the state can
beat it, we will try again: At party
recently given by Mrs. Harris Lynds,
she had for tea some maple sugar melt
ed from a cake made by John Darling,
1884 years ago. 1t was presented
to Mrs. Lynds by Mis-. Abigail Brown
of Peacham, in 1858. We tasted of it a
day or two ago, and can say it was real
good and tasted quite fresh. Mrs.
Lynds also showed us some maple sugar
made by them last season which was
the whitest and finest-grained maple
sugar we ever saw, and was made from
sap caught in wooden buckets and
boiled in the old=fashioned pans. Sc
You see people can make nice white
sugar without the aid of tin buckets
and patent evapOraters.
l The congregation was small again
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

For the week ending Tuesday, Feb. 1s, 1879.
MARKET BEEF-A few choice 81 25 50; extra
Sc rs a 90; first quality S. rs Sc so; second
quality SIS 90 IS so; third quality "a 00a "a rs
STORE CATTLE-Working Oxen, per pair, from
800, S000 $3.50, S160.
Mich Cows AND CALvEs-s2O $40 a 500; extra
500. Farrow Cows SO s2S.
YEALINGs-$7 90 S14; two years old S12 a S2S;
three years old SIS $50.
WESTERN FAT SwINE-Live, 4tc a per Id.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBs-In lots, 81 so 81 rs,
81 90 5000 so 90 a 0 90, per head; extra 50 so a
IS so per head, or 81 per lib.
Spring Lambs cper Id.
Veal Calves, SIC a &c.
Brighton Hides, SIC per lib.
Country Hides,5 SIC per lb.
Brighton Tallow DC per lb.
Country Tallow, A 4ac per lib.
Calf Skins 10c per lb.
Lamb Pelts S100 S1.3O
Sheared Pelts, 90, soc
n. B.. Beef-Choice grade includes nothing but
Stalled HOO to 1400 lbs Bullocks. Extra and first
quality includes the best, large, fat oxen Second
and third quality includes Oxen and two and three
years old Steers.
Sheep-Extra includes Cossets, and when those
of inferior quality are thrown out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Assignee's Sale.
Notice In Bankruptcy.

District of Vermont. In Re. Joshua Silsby, Bank
rupt In the District Court of the United States
for the District of Vermont.
l. the undersigned, assignee of the estate Of said
bankrupt, hereby give notice that it has been or
dered by the District Court of said district, that
tors of said bankrupt be held in Wells River,
Newbury,) VT, in said district, on the 5th day of
March, A. D. 1879, at 10 o'clock a. m, at the Office
of A. Underwood, before A. Underwood one of the
Registers in bankruptcy, in said district for the
purpose named in the 9th section of the bankrupt
act of March ID, 1867; and that 1 have filed my f.
nal account as assignee of said bankrupt, and at
a settlement OF my said account and for discharge
from all liability as assignee of said estate in &C.
cordance with the provisions of said act.
Dated at Lunenburgh, in said District, this 18th
day of February A. ID. 1879.
697O T. N WRIGHT Assignee.
STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, 3d.
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, within and for said District the
18th day Of February, A. ID. 1872
An instrument purpOrting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Jonathan Nutting late of Hardwick
in said district, deceased being presented to Court
for Probate:
It is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a SEES
sion of said Court to be held at the Probate Office
in st. JOhnsbury, on the 9Th day of March, A
ID. 1879, and show cause if any they may have
against the Probate of said Will; for which pur
pose it is further ordered that copy of the rec
ord of this order be published three weeks success
lively 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,
69-n HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Lectures by Mr.. Foster.

ANSS~NS ~ 1900 - NSSO~'
The first lecture by Mr.. Foster of
New Brunswick, was given at the town
hall last evening to a large audience.
The exercises were opened by singing
Crock of Ages" and prayer by Rev.
Henry w. Jones, who then introduced
the speaker for the evening, announcing
that we were indebted to the WOman's
Christian Temperance Union of this
village for these lectures. Mr.. Foster
then addressed the audience on that
phase of intemperance which showed it
to be a foe to national permanence.
He gave the laws of national growth
as ~ Industry ~ Intelligence; (3)
Moral power; and demonstrated very
forcibly that the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating drinks vas antagonistic
to all these. He thought the great
thing good people had now to battle
with was Indifference. The cause for
this Indifference was found in the COM
monness of the evil. This point was
strikingly illustrated by several figures.
He thought we needed to pinch our
selves occasionally to wake up to the
enormity of the evil of intemperance.
We have neither time nor room this
morning to give more than hint OF
the address. He took up in detail and
illustrated useful and destructive labor
showing conclusively that the whole
tendency of the manufacture and dis
tnbutiOn of alcoholic liquors was de-
structive. He gave some very telling
statistics: Judge Noah Davis of New
YOrk-nOt an advocate of temperance,
! particularly in his compilation o.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
East st. Johnsbury.
Lower Waterford.

Lower Waterford.
GOLDEN WEDDING.-Lastw week Tues
day, MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Church cele-
brated their golden wedding. Their
five children and families were present,
also all Mrs. Church's brothers and sis
tiers but one. Mr.. Church was born in
Waterford, and has lived on the farm
where he now lives some forty years.
He married sister of Washington
Felch, and large circle of relatives
and friends helped them to celebrate
this notable event.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Burke

Burke.
The wife of Ebenezer Bugbee left,
by will, her property which was sup
posed to be about $4,000, to the Uni
versalist church at West Burke. Only
about $4,000 of this amount can be
found. 1t is known that she had some
U. S. bonds, but they have not yet been
found. There are many opinions and
suspicious as to who has the bonds, but
they will probably never be found.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Danville.

Danville.
Agricultural meeting at the town hall
next Friday afternoon and evening
(Feb. 2D. Col. John B. Mead, Superin-
teudent of Agriculture, will be present
and address the meeting.
The Center District Dramatic Club
will play at the town hall Friday eve,
Feb. %, "Among the Breakers" The
entertainment is for the benefit of the
Danville cornet band.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

The ladies of St. AnIrew's church
give an entertainment i'll Browns hall
this CThursday) evening. Oysters and
ssMrs. Jarley.n Admission % cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Concord.

Ira p. Lewis was greatly surprised
last week Tuesday by the appearance
at his door of some seventeen of his
neighbors and old friends from Water
ford, with their teams, ready to lend a
helping hand in drawing off and getting
up his wood. Ira having been confined
to his room for six weeks, greatly APP
preciates this timely favor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

Sheriff Sulloway has deputized Mr..
NJ. A. Campbell of Sutton. We believe
then have not had deputy in Sutton
before for many years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

ing to parents to keep confectionery
(much of which is adulterated or color
ed with poisonous ingredients) away
from children altogether.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
nr1TNOUENTS.

,S.ribers who NEGLECTED. keep their
THOSE mare. must not be surprised II the
aeco"" .oIlected at their expense. we must
PiiiS a. ,,tIameut with all our subscribers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

John Dana, Jr., has exchanged ms
house in Summervile with James L.
Howard, for the Lewis Pierce place at
the Centre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Annual Town Report.

The report OF the town officers TO be
presented at March meeting is in the
hands of the printers, and will be out
by March list. The items of the report
are always of interest to the taxpayers,
and below we cOllate few of the or
ders drawn 10y the selectmen:
Highways and bridges, $l,3l8 81
Salary of town officers, 1879 20
Interest account, 1O,9O7 30
Miscellaneous, 1927 AZ
Cost of support of poor, be-
sides produce of farm, 2,0l6 q
Total orders drawn, 1892 SO
AS compared with last year, the high
ways and bridges cost the town $500
more this year; the town officers sala-
ries also aggregate $50 more; the mis-
cellaneous account is $500 less, and the
expense of the town poor is also some
S4OO less than in 1877 while the inter
est accountable one big bill-remains
about the same.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

20. Severance, who lately bought
out Mr.. MONEYS furniture manufac-
turing shop, sawed his left hand Tues
day, but it is thought he will not lose
any of his fingers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

Joseph Drouin has bought out Fred
Bushee in Hoyt's block, and will con-
tinue the West India goods business
and manufacture boots and shoes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
West Concord.

West Concord.
The pastor of the NJ. E. church sub
mitted quietly to IA (pound)ing on the
eve of Feb. IA. The scene was wit
messed by about 20 friends of the par
ish. All appeared to enjoy it. The
(pound)ers and the spirit in which the
pounds were given, probably will not
soon be forgotten by him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

Those who have work to do by
sledding should not lose any time.
Many think the bottom of our splendid
sleighing is liable to drop out almost
any time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21
Theft.

IneIC.
Fred. Robinson, boy about ID years
old, ran away from his parents, VINO
live in Danville, and went to Manches-
ter, N. H., last fall. A week ago Sat
urday, E. G. Hastings of that city came
to Mr.. Preston in this place, stating
that the Robinson boy had stolen about
S55 from him and abscouded, and he
thought he was in this vicinity. Mr.
Preston ascertained that he was not III
Danville, and commenced search else
where. On Tuesday he found him IL
Montreal, where he recovered $37, and
returned the boy to Manchester Jail
where he awaits trial. The boy had
been taken into Mr.. Hastings family
and if he had behaved himself Mr.. H
would have done well by him.