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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
Silver W edding,

The silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Nj. Wentworth of Boston, was an
exceedingly pleasant affair and took
place ut their fine residence, "a Hancock
street, on the 25th ult. Between two
and three hundred persons were present
during the evening, and among others,
Rev. DIR. Lorimer who had come on
from Chicago expressly to participate
In the pleasures of the occasion with
his former parishioner and Sunday
School Superintendent. Many promi-
nent citizens from Boston and vicinity
were present, including Rev. Mr.. Howe
of Cambridge, who married the parties
quarter of a century ago. The Bee
thOven Quartette gave choice music.
The floral decorations were very ele-
giant, including a white bell beneath
which stood the bride and groom while
they received the congratulations of
their guests. Rev. DR.. Lorimer read
an original poem written for the occa-
sion, which was followed by brief and
witty addresses from several persons.
There was fine array of rich presents
in the back drawing room, and the
collation. constantly served in the dining
room was betting the occasion. Mr..
wentworth is brother-in-law of Mr.. w.
w. Sprague of this place, who with
Mrs. 5. were present on this joyous
occasion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
Text Books in Vermont Schools.

The last legislatures act to "secure
uniformity and prevent the too frequent
change of text books in the common
schools" seems, by the questionable
methods and action of many of the
text book committees and town super
intendents, destined to promote confu-
sion in the selection of school books.
Throughout the state there is a grow
ing dissatisfaction at it's abuse, and the
whole thing is pronounced farce and
humbug, got up to put money into
the pockets of few at the expense of
the people. The shameful spectacle of
text book committees and town super
intendents acting in the double capaci-
ty of judges and active and Jealous paid
agents for New York houses, which
wish to introduce their books, is a
prominent feature of the workings of
the law. The competition between the
rival houses has been sharp and at times
bitter, and it is openly asserted by town
superintendent who are in position
to know, that money and books have
been lavishly distributed where they
would do the most good. 1t is also
claimed that several town superintend-
ents have actually been tramping up
and down the state, manipulating towns
and packing counties by their text
book committees, in the interests of
book firms which they represent, re-
ceiving from SO to SIS day and ex-
penses for their services. The result of
all this is that scarcely a half-dozen
towns In some counties agree upon the
same list of books, and the utmost con-
fusion in their use will prevail. -
Springfield Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
News and Other Notes.

Who says woman shall not have her
rights Lille Crane, the only female
member of the last class at the univer-
sity of Vermont in Burlington, led all
her classmates in scholarship.
Mr.. J. w. Sault has become connect
ed with the local department of the St.
Adams Messenger. This Sault has evil
IDENTIFY not "lost his savour," as witness
the two following squibs from the Sat
urday paper: The Caledonian says the
jury in the Peabody case went to church
three times on Sunday, and considers
it rare thing for some of them. Does
the CaledOnian consider such things in
jury-ous And here's another: A
Norwich man has made a set of wooden
teeth which he wears Exchange.
They wooden serve the purpose of I'M
fortunate individuals compelled to
struggle with boarding house beef.
The U. S. Senate on Saturday reject
ed the nomination of d. T. Corbin to
be chief justice of the supreme court of
Utah, by four majority, on strict par
ty vote. Mr.. COrbin was captain in the
old Third VT, and has been knocked
about good deal one time and another
by the Rebels in '6l-5, and by the
politicians in '76-9.
We infer that Mr.. Amos Barnes for
merly so well known as conductor on the
Passumpsic road, and latterly as pro-
prietor of the United States Hotel at
Boston, is to leave that house, as we
see by the papers that the owners have
leased the property to lilly Haynes of
Springfield.
The editors and publishers associa-
ton have their annual meeting and ex-
cursion next week. They meet at Rut-
land Tuesday evening, hold their re-
of the Freeman, and poem by E. H.
Phelps of Fair Haven. Wednesday af-
ternoOn they go to Troy, thence by |
steamer to New York city; breakfast
at st. Nicholas Hotel; thence to Coney
Island, with banquet at Brighton Beach
Hotel return to Troy Thursday night
by steamer, thence to their homes on
Friday. A very pleasant affair it will
doubtless prove, and we regret our in
ability to meet our brother quill-driv-
ers on this delightful occasion.
James F. Edmands of Newton, a |
prominent citizen, has been placed un-
der arrest for forgeries amounting to
large sum. The exact amount is not
known, but thus far over $40, 900 of his
paper has been discovered. Mr.. Ed
mands is chairman of the Newton
Board of Aldermen, and has been for
many years highly esteemed as pub
lic-spirited citizen. 1t is alleged that
his crimes were committed for the pur-
pose of raising money to assist friends
who were embarrassed.
E. P. Phillips, the st. Adams singer,
is to remove to Ogdensburg. He will
be a loss to the musical profession of
the state.
Col. John B. Mead, superintendent
of Agricultural affairs, who has lately
been holding meetings at West Con-
cord, Lunenburg, Bloomfield, Canaan
and Island Pond, will suspend further
meetings until after haying.
The Central vt. Railroad Co. reduces |
the pay of all its help ten per cent
July l. 1t makes long faces.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
Vassar College.

The COngregdtiOnaIist has the follow
ing in relation to this institution:
A New York clergyman who recently
went to Germany to educate his daugh-
ter, writes back that continental fe-
male education couldn't enter the fresh
man class at Vassar.n There is I'M
dOubtedly much truth in this statement,
and yet we Americans are slow to learn
our own advantages, and to use them.
At the commencement last week Miss
Emma Maude Perkins, daughter of Rev.
o. Perkins of West Concord, late of
COOperstown, N. Y, gave the closing
address and Valedictory. The N. Y.
Tribune says of it:
Miss Perkins of Cooperstown, N. Y,
closed the literary exercises with an
eloquent and forcible plea for cOmpul
sorry education, in which she argued
that it is wiser and cheaper, as well as
more benevolent to prevent pauperism
and crime by educating the children,
than to prevent the one and punish the
other, after they have become estab
lished through the ignorance of the
people. She spoke most feelingly and
appropriately of the memory of the late
president, under whose care the first
three years of the class had been spent,
and at the same time gave honor to his
successor, now about to send forth his
first graduating class.
The event of the day was gift of
$4,000, by Matthew Vassar, Jr. and
John Guy, his brother, for the erection
of laboratory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
The Hull Murder.
STARTLING REVELATIONS.

Cox, Mrs. Hull's murderer, is as faI
as possible removed from the average
conception of a murderer, and appears
to unite the stolidity of his Indian an
cestry and the fiippancy of the negro.
Young, prepOssessing, well dressed and
orderly in language and behavior, he
talks clearly and cOherently about the
murder, expects to be hung, processes
a "Christian hopen for the hereafter,
and is prepared to save the government
all trouble by pleading guilty. Except
for his own confession, the evidence
against him is wholly circumstantial.
His details of the crime show that it
was not premeditated murder-he
only intended to bind and gag his
victim,-but New York laws make the
taking of life in the commission of a
felony murder in the first degree. The
account he gives of the crime throws
new lighl on the efficiency of the police.
He entered by an open window, which
the police overlooked tore the sheet
up with his teeth to bind Mrs. Hull,
leaving marks with his teeth the police
failed to find; and went out leaving
an open door, which the patrolman did
not notice. The most horrible fact
connected with the whole matter is
that conspiracy was plainly formed
to swear poor Mr.. Hull's life away by
self accused accOmplices, with no other
object apparently than to Oblige the
police with ''clew." 1t is a curious
feature of criminal life in New York
that it includes men having "relations''
with the police, ready to curry favor
by the manufacture of "clews" to fit
the ''theory" of the detectives.
Balch, the newspaper reporter, who
caused the arrest of the Hull murderer,
is man of about thirty-three years.
He is well known on the Boston press,
a good reporter, a quiet, reserved man,
quite genial one when you get within
his shell, and thoroughly posted as to
all Boston notions. He is a fair musical
critic, possessed, as all good Bostonians
should be, of literary tastes, and with
an excellent scent for an item. He
looks as if he might have Indian blood
in him, being tall, slender, very straight
with long, rather narrow face, high
cheek bones, dark complexion, ana
very long, black hair. His discovery
of E. ID. Winslow, the Boston forger is
quite well known. Mr.. BaIch was a
reporter, and afterwards night editor,
on the News, Winslow's paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
Trouble at the Howe Scale Works.

The financial trouble at the Howe
scale works at Rutland last week, is
thus explained by correspondent of
the Springfield Republican:
A change in the management of the
Howe scale company at Rutland this
week gave rise to unfounded rumOrs of
the concerns failure. Nearly year
ago the company mOrtgaged all its real
and personal property to secure bonds
then issued of S150,00O. The trustees
in the mortgage, S. w. Rowell and
Newton Kellogg, who have taken pos
session of the works to secure the mort
gage bOndhOlders, are now running
them. The business appears prosperous
and is expected to continue without in
terruption. The change in possession
was caused by suits brought by Col. N.
S. Sprague of Brandon, formerly presi-
dent of the company, and the Brandon
national bank against eX-GOv. John B.
Page of Rutland, as indorser for the
Brandon manufacturing company upon
$50, 900 of its debts contracted before
its removal to Rutland. The property
attached is Gov. Pages real estate in
Rutland, the bank being first in serving
process. Though Sprague started the
suit, he was beaten As minutes in serv-
ing the writs. These were served the
14tIi and the transfer was made the
23d.
The Rutland Herald, which was 81
lent on this matter for several days, has
finally recovered its breath and speaks
as follows:
No attachments have been made
upon the Howe scale works. The only
attachments that have been made are
upon Gov. Pages property to secure
private endorsements made by him for
the company. These suits were entered
by the Brandon National bank, First
National bank of Brandon and Col. N.
T. Sprague. The entire Indebtedness
of the company in which Col. Sprague
is interested is about $llS,00O. OF this |
amount S91 900 is old Indebtedness,
prior to the present manage
ment. We have no doubt about the flu
ture success of the company business
was never better. Orders for scales to
the amount of 81 900 per day were re-
ceived during the first twenty days of
June. We think the company will be
able soon to adjust matters satisfactory
ly to all its creditors, and resume the
of it's own business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04

The recent strike at Durham T..
land, cost $3,200,OOO. All of haze F Gg'
expense is the loss of the strikers 'nls
will Ike more than nine years to ma,
up the amount lost. "Nt
Several hundred Icelanders are on.
ing from their native bergs next NOM
to join the colony of their countrvm.p
in Minnesota. 1t is droll time to ', os
change Iceland for Minnesota-in a.
gust. u'
"Whatp says the democratic %,
gress to the President, "You Won,
apologize, and back down and eat din,
Then we will" There is nothing l.
an accommodating disposition to mai
the government go on smoothly.-G
cGgO Tribune.
1t has become generally acknowIedr
ed that President Hayes has opinions
his own, and cannot be deferred from
acting upon them by either democral.
or republicans. The Herald is abon
correct when it remarks that, of all ON
prominent public men, he has gatherpd
in the most laurels from the extra sos
sion.
The giant powder magazine at Nov.
bray's nitro-glycerine works, in NortL
Adams, exploded Monday Afternoon
killing two men and shattering Tho
neighboring buildings.
THE FALL RIVER STRIKE.-A FIJI
River dispatch reports that many
the mills started up on Tuesday, wit
a large increase in the amount of ma.
oh in, nd I11S
have sent out for help which has lain
idle for the past few days. Some mills
are reported running full and Others
constantly gaining. One of them was TO
start full in the afternoon. Instances of
spinners returning to their work are re-
ported, and in the case of two or three
mills it is said a few union spinner
have gone in and are at work.
A singular case is interesting the
doctors at Allentown, n. j., where a
young man named William Blake. y
years old, has for the past Is days re-
fused to eat anything, with the avowed
purpose of killing himself rather than
suffer from paralysis of the legs, which
is coming upon him, and which would
make him Il cripple for life. He has
Just graduated from Princeton college.
ana is an unusually promising scholar.
All the persnasions of his family and
the efforts of the physloio,,- have fzZT
to make him take any sustenance. al
his death seems to be a matter of only
few days.
A thrilling scene was witnessed at
Montreal the other day. A saloon
keeper had IA bear-pit under his shop
in which were kept a'male bear weigh
ing 400 pounds, a she bear and two
cubs, and allowed visitors to his place
to see them without charge through il
rap-door in the floor. While nun
Der of persons were inspecting the ami
mails a siX-year-Old son of the keeper
fell into the pit and was seized by the
she-bear before any one could lend his
aid. The father, hearing his cniIds
screams rushed down stairs and leaned
into the den, and dragging the boy.
from the bears grasp, tossed him ont
of the trap. The infatuated hear then
attacked the father, throwing him down
and severely biting his knee. His lite
was in imminent danger, when fortu-
nately he laid hold upon loose brick.
and by striking the brute on the snout
forced it to let go its hold, and W..
drawn up out of his perilOus pOsit
by the spectators.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
Vermont News.

At Richford, the other day, a young
son of Charles B. MCGOWAN fell upon a
piece of an old ramrod which he was
driving into board, and his right eve
was gouged from its socket and fell to
the ground. His screams attracted the
attention of his mother, who fastened
to the spot, but of course could render
no assistance other than summon doc
tor. The unfortunate little fellow suf-
fered dreadful pain but will be about
again soon, though manned for life.
INDICTED FOR PERJURY.-Benjami
Chase, prominent and wealthy citizen
of West Randolph, was indicted by the
grand jury of Orange county on Satur-
day last at Chelsea, for perjury. He is
charged with having made false aft
davit as to the amount of his taxable
property. His list was first taken at
S2,259, which was increased by the
town listers to $5,259. To this Chase
objected, claiming that his debts equal
ed the $4,000 excess, and made affidavit
before N. l.. Boyden, master in chance
~, that he was not possessed of taxable
property over $2,259. Some of his
townsmen, however, assert that he is
owner OF bank stock and other securi-
Ties 1ar In excess of that amount. Tues
day ne appeared before the court with
MS bondsman, LeForrest Martin, and
gave bonds in 81 900 for his appearance
at the December term of the court.
FRIENDS of Chase claim that the oath
administered to him by the master in
chancery was extra judicial, for the rea-
son that our laws require that the oath
IN such cases must be administered by
the lister, and therefore that Chase is
not guilty of perjury.
The medical department of the uni
Verslty of Vermont at Burlington turn
ed loose 40 young doctors on Thursday
Dr. ID. ID. Holton of Brattleboro, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
School Textbooks.
ADJOURNED CONVENTION.

COAN
The textbook committees of the sew
eral towns in the county met at the
Court House in st. Johnsbury on Mon
day, June 30, agreeably to adjourn
ment the President, C. A. Bunker, in
the chair.
On calling the roll forty-fOur mem
bers responded to their names, repre-
senting every town in the county with
the exception of Groton.
Mr.. Hathaway of Hardwick, offered
a resolution, which, on motion of Rev.
Mr.. Wild of Peacham, was amended,
and passed as follows:
ResolUed, That it is the sense of this
convention that it is inconsistent for
any person to act at the same time in
the interest of any publishing house,
and also as a member of the text book
committee.
On motion of Judge Ross, it was
voted that the reports of the several
committees be received at this time.
and that the same lie on the table till
afternoon, then to be taken up for
further consideration.
The committee on Orthography, by
by Mr.. Morse, recommending the Mon
roe Spoilers.
Committee on Writing, by Mr.. Chas
Ross, recommending the Payson, Dun
ton and Scribner series.
Committee on English Grammar, by
Mr.. Boswell, recommending Reed and
Kellogg.
Committee on Geography, by Mr.
Alger, recommending Guyot-Primary
and New intermediate.
Committee on Arithmetic, by Mr.
Putney for the majority. recommending
Greenleaf; by Mr.. Sanford for the
minority, recommending Fish.
Committee on Reading, by Mr.. Holmes
recommending the Franklin series.
Committee on Free Hand Drawing
by MIR. Wild, recommending Krusi'i
series, and Whites primary cards.
Committee on History, by Mr.. Jones
recommending Anderson's New Gram.
mar School.
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Committee on History and COnstitu-
ton of Vermont, by Mr.. Blake, recon-
mending DR.. Halls.
Committee on Good Behavior, by Mr..
Thompson, recommending Cows, to be
supplemented with the Holy Bible.
Richardson's Temperance Hand Book,
and Warnings Elements of Agriculture,
were also recommended as worthy a
place in our common schools.
Adjourned to 1:30 o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
Convened agreeably to adjournment.
On motion of Judge Ross an informal
vote was taken on the adoption of the
committees reports; and as each per-
sons name was called he gave his pref
erence, either by endorsing the report,
or otherwise, resulting in the approval
of the recommendations of the several
committees.
The several reports were then taken
up in their order, the merits of the diff
ferent textbooks quite fully discussed,
and after substituting Higginson's His
tory for Anderson's, the reports of the
committees, as hereinbefore mentioned,
were severally adopted.
For so large committee, made up
as it was of persons with minds and
tastes varied, and in some respects dis
similar, the action of the same was con-
siderate and harmonious; and in con-
sideration of the fact that some of the
best representative teachers, scholars
and men of the county had a voice in
the convention, it is believed that, in
its action, the best interests of the
county were intelligently considered
and substantially subserved.
l. w. SANBORN, Sec'y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
The Fourth at Lyndonville.
GOOD TEMPLARs PROGRAM.


At the coming in of the New York
Express train from the north they will
be met by the Newport Band and es-
corted to the grove.
|. Music by the Band.
2. Address by ex-Gov. Geo. N. Dale.
B. Music, Song.
a. Address by Rev. Joshua Gill.
Grand Worthy Chief Templar of the
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
The morning exercises will conclude
at IL: 40 a. M, in time to form the pro-
cession to march to the depot and listen
to the Grand Band Concert of tiftv
pieces under the direction of Prof. II
u. Blalsdell of Concord, N. HI. After
the band concert the entire audience
are invited to sing the National air.
"America.D
On the arrival of the special train
from Montpelier, and at the close of the
concert grand procession will be form
ed under the direction of Worthy Chief
Templar, j. L. Gleason, Grand Marshal
of the day.
The order of march will be as fol-
lows: l, Riverside Lodge, No. 40; 2,
Band; 3, Grand Lodge Officers and
Speakers a, Visiting Lodges in order
of seniority 5, Reform Clubs; 6, Tenn
pies of Honor 2, Other Temperance
organizations 8, Citizens.
In this order of march they will pro-
ceed to the grove where they will dis
band for dinner.
At the call of the Band at the stand
at l:3O p. m, the following will be the
order of exercises.
|. Prayer, Bev. A. B. Truax, Grand
Worthy Chaplain.
2. Band.
3. Address of Welcome, Rev. w. R.
Davenport, Worthy Chaplain of River
side Lodge. IN
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matter may have the attention of your
honorable body, and that such steps
may be taken as in your Judgment will
best correct the same.
The only notice taken by the trustees
of this piece of impudence seems to be
embraced in the following paragraph
which we clip from report of the trus-
tees meeting which was held on Thurs
day last:
The board unanimously records its
hearty satisfaction with the results of
the choice it made of president two
years ago; with his eminent ability in
scholarship and literature, and as the
head of this institution with his plans
of improvement in the college and his
devotion to duty F.; with his firm, wise
and considerate discipline; and it an
ticipates the best results from the ad-
ministration which the trustees are glad
to support to the utmost of their ability
and with the most perfect confidence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04
The Troubles at Dartmouth

Just previous to the late commence
ment, the following petition, drawn up
by former graduate of the college and
signed by it is said ever one hundred
undergraduates, was presented to the
trustees:
10 the Trustees of Dartmouth Colleae.
We, the undersigned undergraduates
oil Dartmouth College, respectfully rep
resent that there exists a want of
harmony between the students and the
president of the college, which we be-
lieve to have been caused by the in
discreet utterances and ill-judged acts
OF the president, and, unless speedily
remedled, must seriously interfere with
the best interests of the college. We
therefore very respectfully ask that the
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u Among the contributors to the
July st. Nicholas are Walter Shirlaw,
Lucy LarcOm, Rossiter johnson, Frank
K. Stockton, Prof. w. E. Griffs, Mon
cure d. Conway, Susan Coolidge and
Sarah Winter Kellogg, beside others
well known to juvenile readers. The
drawing by ]. G. Francis will be a good
thing to look at first. After that the
reader will like to go to "The Sylvan
Party" From the promenade of the
turtle and the goose he may turn any
where in the magazine for entertain
ment, and when he gets through let him
solve the algebraic problem in the Let
ter Box, if he can.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-07-04

Eg The extra session of the forty
sixth Congress adjourned sine die at
five o'clock Tuesday afternoon, no ex-
citing scenes marking its final dissolu-
ton in either branch. The country can
now celebrate the Fourth with unusual
joy.