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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-02-06
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notation is represented by one of the
letters used in the following arithmeti-
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When Rockville Comm man re-
Gently put his cat into barn meal-bin
to catch troublesome mice, the cat not
taking in the situation bounded out,
knocking the lantern out of the mans
hands. The lamp broke, letting the
flaming oil run over the barn floor.
Failing to stamp out the fire, he finally
threw his. coat upon it and succeeded
in smothering the flames as they were
approaching the hay-mow. The coat
was of course ruined, and his hands and
arms were considerably burned, but a
large barn, full of stock, was saved.
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4.-WORD SQUARE.

My first is liquid often seen at my
second, and is my third.
EDITH ESTER.
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A drunkard at Battle Hill, Kansas,
recently resolved to reform or die. Put
ting some deadly poison into a glass
with whiskey, he locked himself in
room with the mixture. His plan was
to conquer his craving for alcohol if
possible, and if his appetite overpower-
ed him kill himself with the drink that
satisfied it. He was alone with the
poison for six hours, and then he drank
it. His life was saved, however, by the
timely effort of "A physician, and he was
sent to an asylum for inebriates.
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n The leap year privilege of ladies
choosing their husbands is thus ex-
planned in a work entitled "Love,
Courtship and Matrimonic," London,
1906: "Albeit it has nowe become a
part of the common lave in regard to
social relations of life that, as often as
every bissextile year dothe return, the
ladyes have the sole privilege during
the time it continueth of making love
unto the men, which they doe, either
by words or lookes, as to them it SEEM
eth proper; and, moreover, no man
will be entitled to the benefit of clergy
who dOeth in any way treat her propO-
sal with slight or contumely."
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OLD PAPERS.

Good for pantry shelves, putting under carpets,
and doing up bundles for sale at so cents hun
dred. at this office. If
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w. ]. BRAY, Contractor and
Builder.
JOBRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Having worked at building for fourteen years
and being a contractor and builder for the last six
years, L have worked and built from the plans and
drawings of L. Packard, architect OF this place and
outside of the Fairbanks in this place nv woTt
and close attention to business has gained for me-
the reputation for doing the most and best work of
any jObber and builder in this place. can build
house in a shorter space of time than any other
builder in the place, for keep good carpenters
masons and painters, so that 1 can have the work
all going at once. am better prepared than ever
before, having all the appurtenances for hosting
moving, repairing, re-mOdeling and erecting buil.
dings of every description. As my business is in.
ton in work and prices, and do good share Of the
building in this place.
lyaayI oil lri0dS Of
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Gstafes.


STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DIsTRn,
y In Probate Court held at the Probate on, IS
st. JOhnsbury, within and for said District an 10
26th day of January, A. ID. 1880. %
An instrument purpOrting to be the last WiDo,.
Testament of David GOss late of St JObnsbr4
in said district deceased being presented To Con!
by Willard GOss, the executor therein named ~.
Probate: II"
1t is ordered by said Court, that all per.o.
concerned therein be notified to appear at a s
sion of said Court to be held at the Probate oF
in st. Johnsbury on the 10th day of Februaryy -'
d. $780, and show cause, if any they NAV baa'
against the Probate of said Will; for which lave
pose it is further ordered, that a copy of tbe r
ord of this order be published three weeks succs.
lively in the Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury
previous to said time appointed for hearing ~
By the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register
A true copy of Record, Attest,
1920 HENRY FRENCH, Register
EDWIN W. bankers ESTATE.
II The subscribers, having been appointed L.
the Hon. Probate Court for the district of AZ
donna, commissioners to receive, examine and al
Just all claims and demands of all persons araf al
bury, in said district deceased represented ai
vent, and the term of six months from the ID J
of Jan. 1880, being allowed by said Court ia II.
creditors of said deceased to exhibit and prove tl
respective claims before Give notice thar W.
will attend to the duties of our appointment
the store of n. M. Johnson in st. Johnsburv'
said district, on the 31st days of March and ,fnE
next, at one o'clock in the afternoon on each of f
days. OAHU
1901 n NJ JOHNSON P6SS }com,.
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SEABURY e. JOHNSON.
OnLife and Property

FOR 35c. $4,000 will be paid to any pes
--- son who can Explode LAM, I HE
ted with our SAFETY ATTACHMENT. NAL
ED FREE FOR IS cts. Four for 100. AgeI%
Wanted, Male or Female S. S. MENTIONS SaIeE
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National Republican., 1880-03-15
The Co,,I oman.

Justice James, sitting in Chambers last Sat.
urdny. passed final order in the case of Cost
ner " Co. vs.. Mitkiewiez, Cooke & Porter. lie
instructs tho receiver TO pay over to tho com
plainants tho proceeds from the sales of coal
excepting the sum Of 81, 400, which will bo
paid into the registry Of the count to await
the adjudication of the claims of other parties
covering that amount
In the case of r. B. Porter against MitlSie.
wicz ct al, an order was made for the payment
of the amount received from the sale OF tho
wood to II. J. Kintz.
A. d. and w. NJ. Cannon were permitted TO
become parties to the original suit. They
claim that for painting the signs for the com.
pany there was SlS3 worth of coal assigned
thCm.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
The Jubilee Singers.
Mrs. Rlnnd,s Lncturn.

Mrs. NJ. Cora Bland is announced to give
her popular lecture on "Women Who Think"
at Lincoln Hall this evening. Mrs. BANDS
fame as lecturer is well established in this
city, and this being pronounced by the press
of other cities to be her best lecture. taken in
connection with tho fact that she gives it at
the request and under the auspices of large
committee of Congressman and Senators,
should and doubtless will be, sufficient to in.
sure a large aud select audience. At the close
of the lecture Professor Carpenter viii take
the stage and favor the audience with some of
his wonderful and most highly entertaining
experiments in mesmersm. This the Pro-
fessor volunteers TO do for Mrs. BANDS bene.
fit; hence tho price of tickets remains the
same rs announcement, twenty-five and fifty
cents.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
CITY NOTES.
Turkish baths at DR.. Shedds, 903 street,
near Ninth, 60 cents.


Turkish baths at DR.. Shedd's, 9O3 street,
near Ninth, 60 cents.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 Z
street, near Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side of New York. DR.. Bovee.
headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, sc. Call lor address S. Guggenheimer,
237 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
promptly attended 10.
The Bankrupt court ro.con venes to-day.
Chiel-Juslice Cartier is making short work in
disposing of the petitions not prosecuted, by
dismissing them psremptorily and finally.
The police made ilfty-two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Fifteen were
registered as drunk. Twenty-Five dodgers
We're accommodated in the station'houses Sat-
urday night
was stated that Mr.. II. A. Willard had contrib.
utcd literally to furnish tho reotors room at
st. LuSes r. f. Church. II was not Mr. H.
4. Willard, but Mr.. G, c. Willard.
About noon Saturday q mantelpiece In
the house No. 81 Wcst street, Georgetown, oc.
cupied by Charles r. Daw, caught fire from a
| stove The fire was extinGuised after damage
amounting TO S25 had been done.
The list of applicants for the vacant Fire
Commi'sionerships. was augmented Saturday
by the addition OF the names of S. G. Mills,
Edward Baldwin, NJ. V. Buckley, John ]. Pea.
body, S. d. Castleman aud N. Callan.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the well'knOwn place, DR., Shedd's 0O3 Is
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths. Shampooer of ten
years experiences no novces IN the business
at this place
john McCarty, an old soldier aud an in.
mate of the Soldiers Home, was found dead
at o'clock Saturday morning on the road
| near the Rock Creek cemetery in rear of the
Soldiers Homo Coroner Patterson decided
that death resulted from intoXication and OK.
posure. The remains were taken to the Sol.
diers Home hospital
The annual commencement exercises OF
| the National Medical College will take place
at Lincoln Hall, next Thursday evening, at
1880 o'clock. The exercises promise to be
highly interesting, and as tn ere will bo no re.
served seats, the friends of the graduates and
college being all treated alike, FIRST come
first served" complaints from this source
will be done away with.
! john Walker, who was convicted some
| days ago for obtaining money from John q
Schneider under the pretenso of having sold
him six barrels Of corn, was last Saturday
sentenced to the penitontiary for two years
! While Justice James was speaking and adj
monishing him of tho dangerous course he
had started upon, Walker broke down and
wept bitterly, Ho was removed to the dock
and continued crying for some time
National Republican., 1880-03-15

Quite sensation has been created among
business men during tho past few days rs to
who was the originator OF the word Famous"
to which such extraordinary publicity has
been given by several of our city houses.
Knowing that Mr.. Il. Strousc, ofthe new cloth
ing establishment, No. 400 Seventh street, was
the first party to have it advertised, our re-
porter on yesterday visited that gentleman,
and the following interview proves conclu.
sively who is entitled to the credit of its
origin:
Roporter-Mr. Strouso with whom lid the
word famous" that is attracting 50 much at
tentiom In the city, originate?
Mr. StrOuso-lt Is our idea. sir, aud the title
by which our now clothing establishment will
be known.
Rcp.-What do you think of its being copied
by other business houses
Mr. ST. was very much surprised to see
it used and the only conclusion | can ar.
rivo at Is that they are unable to originate
anything themselves that will compare to it
in cxpressiveness and so make common prop.
city Of our name.
Rcp.-Do you think it will detract from the
purpose you had In view
Mr.. S.-No, sir; on the contrary 7 think it
will really be a benefit 1t will give us moro
extended publicity than we had anticipated
and thereby further our project
National Republican., 1880-03-15
The DaslIaways.

Although temperance meetings are being
held in different parts OF the city, tho Dash.
aways continue to be favored with crowded
houses, aud last night Tallmadge Hall was
filed to oyerGowing. The Hon. d. p. Holo.
way, president of the club conducted tho ex.
ercses, and Mr.. l.. II. Patterson was 10 his
place as secretary. Aftlran appropriate hymn
by the choir, led by Mrs, Laura Seymour and
an impressive prayer by the chaplain, Rey, j,
ID. Hutton, the president made forcble open
ing address and then introduced Mr. Joseph
Williams, who made an earnest address, Civ
ing good advice to the udies and children.
Mr.. Sullivan, Of New York, was the next
speaker, aud ho made thrilling address, Mr..
w. II. Chase followed with logical aud tell.
ing address. dwelling on the license question
National Republican., 1880-03-15
THE SENTENCE

Tho Court-You hayo each been found
guilty Of the murder Of Mr. Hirth. Tho jury
heard your statements, but, in the face OF
them, brought in a verdict against you. 1t
nOw only remains for me to pronounce the sen.
touce upon you. The sentence of the court is,
IN punishment of the crime OF which you and
each Of you have boon convicted, you shall be
taken to the place from whence you came, ANA
on Friday, the Both day Of April, 1850 bctwean
tho hours Of II N. and p. m, within tho
walls Of the jail, you shall be taken to the
place prepared for your execution, by those
Instructed TO perform that duty, and hanged
by the neck until you are dead, and may tho
Lord have mercy upon your soul
Bedford broke down ere the imposing OF
the sentence was completed, and for the
first time during the whole trial wept freely
and kept il up after returning TO the dock
Quoouan, when he saw Bedford give way,
mcllowod considerably, and soon tho tear
drops rolled down his checks, but he quickly
recovered his composure. Pnn was the only
one of the three who kept q dry eye, and when
asked why lac did not cry, replied that he had
nothing TO cry for, unless IL was the sentenc
ing ofan innocent man to be hung.
The counsel asked for suspension Of the
execution of the sentence, which was granted
for thirty days after tho next term Of the
court. They are very confident that IN the
court In banc, tho decision of tho presiding
judge at this trial will bo reversed and q second
hearing given them.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
Irelnnd In tho synnrn,.uo

Hon. Simon Wolf, late recorder of deeds de-
livcrod last evening in the Jewish Synagogue,
on Eighth street. u lecture in bohalf of the
Irish sufferers, taking for his theme, "Have
We Not All One FatherP On account of a
severe indisposition tho lecturer was com.
PEELED TO curtail his remarks, greatly to the
regret of the audience; but this circumstance
was the OCCASION of eliciting brief aud very
effective speeches from Mr.. Abrahams, the
Roy. Charles W. Denisom, DR.. Thomas Antiscll
and General James r. OBornc, the last men.
toned of whom presided over the meeting,
and, in introducing the lecturer, paid beau
tilul tribute to the liborality of spirit and un.
sectarian charity of the Hebrew race
National Republican., 1880-03-15
Two Un,uccessrul Attempts at Suicide.

white woman, giving her name as Jennie
Williams, was found by Officer Byrnes yester-
day afternoon lying in Marble alley, between
FOnr.and-a'half and Sixth streets and Penn.
sylyania avenue and B street northwest, suf.
lering from an overdose of laudanum. She
was taken to Police headquarters and ply.
siciln summoned, who soon relieved her and
she was sent to her home in the First ward.
The woman stated that owing to her poverty
she had taken the laudahum to put an end to
her misery.
n colored woman, named Lizzie Johnson,
residing at No. 1924 East Capitol street, at
tempted to commit suicide Saturday afternoon
by taking laudanum. Physicians were called
iu aud saved her life
National Republican., 1880-03-15

Another outrage case, equaliug in brutality
any yet reported came to light in the Police
court last Saturday. The perpetrntor was an
athletic young negro named Jarrett Pitcher,
and his victim little cooled girl named
Fanny Mitchell, twelve years of age. The
girls story, as told in the Police court was to
the effect that while alone in tho house where
she lives, in Georgetown, Pitcher came in, and
by his superior strength accomplished the
villainy. Judge Smell committed Pitcher for the
Grand Jury, expressing regret that the old
barbarian law, which would deprive such
brutcs OF the power to repeat the oiienso, was
not now in force
National Republican., 1880-03-15

practically. Charley Nye was then called
upon, and he responded with one of his old.
style spirited and entertaining addresses,
holding the audience in close attention for
about thirty minutes and closing with n
powerful appeal for sgnors to the pledge. Mr.,
"Bud' Eagleston and President Holloway
made earnest appeals between speeches. The
meeting was spirited throughout, and o large
number of persons were enlisted in the cold
water army. The president called attention
to tho musical and dramatic entertainment
for tho benefit Of the D.-''s.--rTays In Old. Fell
lows Hall :" r"c Jist instant. The exercises
we've Closed with the SINGING Of the doXology.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
The stonnler LenrY.

The George Loary left Saturday evening for
vited by the Potomac Steamboat Company to
celebrate appropriately the inaugural trip OF
the boat under their management. The
handsome boat has been reltLed, and its old
reputation for speed and comfort will DO main
tanned under Captain White. Tho Leary will
return this morning and leave tonight on its
first regular trip to Norfolk. The rates have
boon reduced to 5l,50 per round trip and 81
single trip hrst.class
National Republican., 1880-03-15
THOROUGHLY made aud trimmed chemisc
for 2j cents at Douglass.
,Insnnlh Cnnll-

Joseph Cook, Of Boston will lecture In this
city next week on "Certainties in Religion"
including reply to Ingersoll. Mr. Cooks
style Is peculiar. 1t is clear, abounding in
most expressive figures, with perhaps slight
shading Of Carlyleism, but we do not now
recall a more Gorcibe speaker of the day.
His blows at Parkerism, Huxloyism and Oar.
winism come down with sledgo.hammer force.
He is no mere dcclaimcr lie speaks with the
authority of man who has studied and
mastered his subject, and has fairly dissectcd
tho iullacios which he 50 ably exposes.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
ST. Patrioks Day and lhs irish Sufferers.

TO The Editor of The National Republican,
SIR: As Wednesday next Is the anniversary
of st. Patrick, 1t may not bo amisl TO remind
tho many readers of your popular journal who
feel disposed to render aid to the suffering
people Of Ireland that through the kindness Of
Mr.. Abaugh, Of the National Theatre, tho pro-
ceeds Of that nights entertainment will be do
mated to the Herdlds fund for that purpose. The
various societies Of the city which had deter
mined to celebrate tho day with procession
have now changed their programme, and in
stead Of usoessly expanding mOnoy In pompous
display, have concluded TO contribute the sum
to be so used in relieving the distressed In.
habtants Of their native land. There are, |
AN sorry TO say, two very prominent societies
whose stolld ind ference to the cry of hunger
coming across the broad Atlantic from their
ADMINISTRATION friends deserves tho censure
Of the community, and 1t Is to be hoped that
the generous Americans who so literally sub.
soribed to the Famine Relief fund will not
measure the generosity of the majority Of our
Irish citizens by the course they intend TO
pursue on the 18th. They pcrslstently refuse
to abandon the procession and donate tho
National Republican., 1880-03-15
Suffering Ireland,

Manager Ford has, with the consent of the
kirnlfy Brothers, rendered to the Herald Irish
Relief Fund the Opera-House and the entire
spectacle Of "Enchautment" on Wednesday st.
Patrick's day, matinee, and no doubt from
the attraCtiveness Of the programme and the
deserving Object n large audience will be pres.
ent. Mile. Blanche Corell the famous prima
donna, and the entire company will positively
appear on that occasion.
National Republican., 1880-03-15

money that might DO thus saved to the cause
of charity. Nothing less than = vain dosire TO
SEQ themselves attred gaudily has caused this
wanton determinH'ion to resist the ontreaties
of their friends TO abandon the march, and II q
small nssemblagc of spectators be any evidence
of the unpopularity Of their action they will
perceive when that day comes that thei. ,uye
of display and stubborn .,.,stannn to the an.
peals for aid s,nr. their iamishing country.
i!!sH ero discountenanced not alone by tho
American portion of the community, but by
the citizens Of their own nationality. d. NJ.
National Republican., 1880-03-15
Mlplng out Debt.

AT the close Of his sermon in tho E.street
Baptist church yesterday the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Mason, made statement of tho Indebtedness
Of the church, and appealed for subscriptions
enough to entirely free the church of debt.
A very liberal response was made, nearly
$4,000 being subscribed on the spot, enough to
pay of the remaining debt and leave bal.
ance OF four or five hundred dollars in the
treasury.
National Republican., 1880-03-15

Last Saturday Julia G. Make, through her
solicitor, filed a petition for divorce from her
husband, James MalSe. Her maiden name
was Julia Richardson, and they were married
in this city in March, 1877, and she charges
that ho deserted her the following July. There
is one child, the issue Of the marriage. Sho
also asks permission to resume her maiden
National Republican., 1880-03-15

NJ. Goldstoin & Co. have have created rev.
olution in the cigar trade by selling Havana.
filler cigars at five cents apiece OF $3.50 a
hundred. NJ. GOldstoin's long experience and
great facilities enable him to Introduce the
finest brands Of cigars at cheap prices. His
new store, No, 43i Seventh street, Is one Of
the finest cigar stores in the city,