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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-04
Pulpit Notes.
lAostroct Of sermon preached last Sab
ooth morning at the North Church. bv
Req. Henry W. Jones, pastor.1

st1 1oSn' l. s-.Have not commanded tbaeq pa
strong the Lord thy God is with thee. DO
tbsn sI tSa, 4; l4If thou holdest thv peace
destroyed ny ia'ner mouse shall be
Such divine encouragements and
warnings melted Joshua and Esther -
the enterprises in which thew resnect-
lively engaged. Each was in its wav
difficult and dangerous one transcend
ing moreover the forms of law. but inn :
perative to secure the great ends for
which laws exist.
Nineteen years ago God called this
nation to similar work, in the subiu-
cation of eleven of its states in rebel
lion. Providence points to war when
nation cannot otherwise retain its
self-respect; when the best good of its
assailants demands their overthrow ;
when its life is imperiled; when a
great moral principle is at stake. All
these conditions united to give the Di-
vine sanction to the war against the
rebellion.
Gods favor upon the undertaking
was afterwaId manifest in our centin-
ued financial prosperity; the increas-
ing distinctness and the apparent i'm
portance of the questions at issue the
growing unauimity of the nations re-
specting the merits of the controversy,
and in favor of prosecuting the war !;
and in the raising up of Abraham Lin
coin as our leader.
What was the struggle fora What
prOvidential ends were to be secured
by it? To furnish a conspicuous ex-
ample of thorough and impartial ma
tional freedom to illustrate in nation
al life the harmonizing tendencies of
the Gospel; to endow a mighty mis-
sionary nation, unhampered by some
great national sin and to furnish an
illustration of the power of Christiani-
ty to restore harmony after deadly
strife.
The nation gratefully recognizes its
obligation to those who risked Their
lives to work out these problems, to
which the sword was the only key. 1t
must not, will not forget gratefully to
recognize those divine interpretations,
which give these pages of our history a
place in the book of Providence, as
among the most impressive illustrations
of it's great theme.
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County Conference.

The Caledonia conference of Congre-
gational churches met with the church
at McIndoe's Falls on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. There was a
good representation of the churches of
the county present. The program
heretofore published was carried out in
the main. The opening sermon was by
Rev. F. B. Phelps of st. Johnsburv
East, from Tim. l: 8: 'But we know
that the law is good, if a man use it
lawfully" The conference organized
by the choice of Rev. E. It. Fairbanks,
chairman, and Rev. c. w. Thompson,
secretary. At the business meeting in
the afternoon the change in the con-
stltuency of the State convention was
discussed, and it was resolved that this
conference did not approve of the
change proposed, by which every Cong.
pastor and one layman in each church
be entitled to seat in the State con-
ventiOn. Very interesting and useful
papers were read by Kew. Z. f. Morse
on "Giving," and Rev. A. w. Wild on
GLOW to reach nom church goers.n A
very full and interesting meeting of the
Woman's Board was held at the acade-
my, at which intelligence was heard
from three missionaries from this coun-
ty now in foreign lands.
The reports from the churches, mis-
sionary meeting, devotional meetings,
and communion service, came on
Wednesday. On the whole, the con-
ference was interesting and profitable.
The conference next year is appointed
at Barnet, with opening sermon by Rev.
c. F. Morse, and communion sermon nv
Rev. Joseph Hammond.
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Death of Ira Baplev.

MIR. Ira A. Bagley, an old resident of
this town, died at his residence on Rail
road street last Friday. He was born
near the Centre village. on what is
known as the Sargent place, Feb. 6,
1913, and has always lived in this vi
cinity. His father, one of the early
settlers, came here from Weare, N. III.
MIR. Bagley carried on the brick bust
ness in this town for many years, and
his work was noted for superiority
through all this section. He first COM
menced to make brick at the Emerson
place in Paddock village, over forty
years ago. From there he manufacture
ed at the Snow place, and finally at the
place he owned and occupied at the
time of his death. He furnished the
brick and built the sewers for this vii
lage few years since; he also furnish
ed the brick for the Court house, the
Catholic Church, the Athenaum, the
Union School house, and for many 9TH
er places. For several years Mr.. Bag
ley has been troubled with diseased
limb, and now for four years he has not
been able to labor much. The Monday
before his death he walked out to where
the hill is being washed down in front
of his residence, which greatly fatigued
him, and after which he gradually failed
until death came to his relief. The
family speak of him as one of the most
patient OF men-no complaint having
been heard from him during all his
sickness. In religion he was early
converted to the Universalist faith,
which he maintained as long as he
hVeu' He leaves a wife, three sons,
and three daughters.
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Another Reservoir Burst.

About three-fourths of mile above
East Charleston village is Echo pond,
covering 800 acres, and largely made
by dam. Last Thursday it was dis
covered that this dam was giving way,
and before it could be checked large
gap was made in it, undermining a
stOre-house filed with shingle and lum-
her. This house with its contents fell
into the breach, and for time checked
the flood of waters. Men rallied to the
number of rs or 100, and fortunately
there was a bridge just above the dam
with strong stone abutments. Timbers
were run from one abutment to the
other, and then planked down, and the
Hood stayed. Had it not been for this
fortunate circumstance, this deluge of
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Decoration Day in St.. Johns
bury.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY-VERY INTERESTING
AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES.

BEAUTIFUL DAY-VERY INTERESTING
AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES.
Last Saturday morning, May Goth,
the sun rose in the heavens with all its
splendor and glory. 1t almost seemed
that the Power above, reading the
hearts of men, and knowing what hon.
age they wished to pay to the loved
and heroic departed, vouchsafed to us
propitiOus elements. There seemed to
have been an eagerness in this commu-
nifty regarding the observances of this
day, seldom if ever witnessed before.
And early in the day footmen and teams
commenced to arrive in this village in
large numbers, though the exercises
were not to begin until afternoon.
Even the children parteok of this COM
mendable enthusiasm, and were in sea-
son with their hands filed with flowers,
and their cheeks glowing with health
and beauty.
Soon after one o'clock, p. m. the
streets began to assume lively appear
ance, and those who were to take
special part in the services of the day
began to gather at the various places of
meeting, in order to be ready to form
the procession upon Summer street,
from which locality the march was to
be taken up for the Cemetery grounds.
The children of the public schools, over
300 in number, under the charge of N.
j. Pike, gathered upon the Park in
front Of Union school house, under the
care of the various teachers. As the
moments flew swiftly by, the people,
on foot and in carriages, appeared in
constantly increasing numbers. Soon
strains of music, which seemed full of
life and patriotism, and which seemed
strangely communicated to every heart,
were heard down the street; and as
they came nearer, we noticed the First
Division of the procession, formed on
Summer street, the right resting on
Church street, under the direction of D.
M. Bacon, Marshal. In this Division
were the Police, the Palestine Com
mandery of the ancient order of Ma
sonny, and the Odd Fellows in regalia,
and the Island and Flanders Hose COM
panies in uniform, led by the st. Johns
bury COrnet Band. Following imme-
dlately was the Second Division, which
was formed on Main street, the right
resting on Central street, under the
command of Maj. G. w. Bonett. In |
this Division were the teachers and |
students of st. JOhnsbury Academy.
Then came the Third Division, Jovite
Pinard, Marshal, in which were the st.
Patrick and st. John the Baptiste So
cieties in uniform. This Division form
ed upon Summer street, the right rest
ing on Central street, which advanced
to Union Square, and received the pub
tic schools to complete the Division,
which was led in the procession by the
Oelaire Band.
Lastly came the Fourth Division,
Dennis May, Marshal; which was
ormed upon Main street, with the right
'esting on Eastern Avenue. On this
Avenue citizens in carriages who joined
'he procession formed their line, with
The right resting on Main street. This
Division consisted of Hon. Luke P. Po-
and, President of the day Gen. w.
W. Grout, Orator; the Glee Club, the
Grand Army and Veteran Soldiers,
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The American Tool Company.

AS we stated last week, Mr.. r. A.
johnson of the above-named company.
was in town to look at the facilities our
place offered for establishing that in
dustry here. He received proposition
from the First National Bank for the
Buzzell property in Paddock village.
which he now has under consideration.
On Thursday evening he met a number
of our citizens at the st. JObpsburv
House, where the plan of the enter
prise was laid open and discussed. AS
we understand it the case is about this ::
Some New York gentlemen having got
control of the patent of certain wrench
which they believe to be a good thing.
formed stock company for the pur-
pose OF Its manufacture. They propose
TO locate in some country town with
ample facilities, but without trades I'M
ions, strikes and tramps. They very
naturally turned toward st. Johnsbury.
The capital of the concern is $3.50. 900.
and the patent on the wrench is mt in
at 100000, leaving Sl5O,OOO working
capital. Wherever they lecate, they
want the citizens of the place to be in
terested in the enterprise, and propose
TO give the management into the hands
Oh the men OF the place by giving it the
president of the corporation and ma
Jorlty of the directors. They talk of
employing from 200 to 300 men.
The above is the substance of this
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Waterford.

w dJSI1OTu.
Mr.. Cummings raised Frank Hast
ings' barn last Thursday. Every thing
proved success, as there was not one
mistake in the whole frame. With the
thermometer at 900 the men worked
like heroes. The barn is $50 feet by
40, and was raised in less than FIVE
hours. Then the men retired to the
house, where they found a well loaded
table, prepared by the ladies of the
house, to which they did ample justice.
Edwin Joslin has been making a very
nice and convenient milk room, also
new shingling his house, and some
other repairs.
ii. M. Parks is building a new horse
barn on the site where he had one
burned two years ago.
As little eight years old son of NJ
w. Hale of Waterford, was irving TO
put up the baIs at the BARNARD last
Tuesday evening, one of them fell
striking him on the head, making him
lnsensible. A little sister voupoer
gave the alarm, when the parents went
to the rescue of the little boy Just as
two or three colts were about to come
over the bars. 1t is thought if these
animals had come out of the yard, the
boy must have been trampled to death
He lay insensible until the next morn.
ing, but is rapidly recovering now.
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Wheelock.

Wheelock.
AS b. F. Taylor of WheeIock, was
returning from Sheffield with load of
lumber last week, and just as he was
coming down the hill into the village,
the pole to the wagon broke, causing
enc of the horses to fall. In the course
OF the trouble a wheel ran over the
horse and killed it.
A little child of John Sheldon, about
a year old, was taken suddenly i'll last
Thursday afternoon, and died Friday
morning. Nothing was known but the
child had been in good health until
taken sick.
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Sunnmerville.

Suu1m0rVlll6.
E. l.. Hovey is this week laying the
brick foundation for a new house. situ-
ated upon Portland street, and near by
where the one was burned last winter.
The house will be two stories high, the
main part being "a by % feet square
and the L, 20 by % feet.
A telephone was put up last Satur-
day, reaching from the residence of j..
N. Gale to the house of Mr.. Winthrop
True, for the special benefit of Miss
Minnie SOper, sister of Mrs. True, who
has been an invalid for several years.
Last Sabbath she listened to the SER
vices at the South Church with great
satisfaction.
Thomas Howard, a resident of Water
street, was taken violently ill Saturday
evening, arising from long standing
difficulties, and it was thought on Sun
day he could not recover. Tuesday af-
ternoon he was more comfortable, but
not out of danger. Mr.. Howard march
ed In the procession Saturday, he hav-
ing been a member of Co. D, Sd Vt.
regiment, during the war.
Mrs. James Ahern is quite sick. re-
sultlng from watching and anxiety dur
ing the long sickness of her children,
one OF whom recently died.
For some time there has been more
or less talk of opening a new road upon
the north side of the railroad, connect
ing Elm street and Concord avenue.
Several houses have been built here.
and others are expected TO be the pres
ent season. Naturally, those making
new homes here wish to have a good
road opened by them, and after some
discussion and waiting, the selectmen
were called out and made investigation
a lew days ago. Tuesday the selectmen
were out again and established the
course of the highway, which is to be
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George b. Ely, of the finn of Ely,
Ralcb & Co. of this place, who went
west last fall, returned home the 25th
nlt He has visited the regions of
Kansas and Colorado, and thinks they
are good places for men with money
and enterprise. But for men to go
there, not knowing what they can DO
and with little or no capital, he thinks
is an unwise move. Parties who are
reasonably well off here, he believes
had better stay here. As Mr.. Ely is a
man of sense and candor, it might be
we'll for those who think of going west,
to tbirx of these things. He by no
p,sans speaks ill of the country, but
the change from the east to the west is
a very radical one in many respects,
and it is not always sure that an eastern
man can adapt himself to it.
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} Robbery. --Johnson's Store Burglar


lied
Wednesday morning N. M. Johnson
discovered that his store had been en-
tered the night before, and upon look
ing around found that pane of glass
had been broken in the upper sash of a
back window of the cloak room, the
fastener turned, the lower sash raised,
whereby the parties gained admission.
1t appears they took two or three
clOaks, as many of the best shawls,
about $50 worth of stamps from a
drawer in the desk, 500 worth of jew
elry from a show case, one of the clerks
coats hanging up in closet, and some
shoes. They left two pairs of old shoes
and cOlored pocket handkerchief. 1t
is not known how many goods the
thieves took, but so far as Mr.. johnson
can discover, between two and three
hundred dollars worth. Suspicious
parties have been seen around, and
officers were Immediately put on the
lookout. A neighbor saw light in the
store at l o'clock in the night, which
was no doubt made by the burglars.
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water would have been hurled upon the
village OF East Charleston to its par
tial II not entire destruction. S. C.
otreeter of that place, has presented a
petitlon to Judge Ross to have COM
iiissioners appointed to see to the prop
er reconstruction of the dam, that no
such calamity as just averted should oc-
cur. The court has appointed t. j.
cree OF Wheelock, Chauncey Drown of
80. Barton, and Horace S. Jones of
Coventry.
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The Census.

4hS S0uSuS.
By an amendment to the census law,
enumerators begin their work June 1,
instead of June Z, as we have heretofore
announced. OF the enumerators for
this village, w. Fl. Preston has the
west side of Main street in this village,
to the Danville line. N. M. Johnson
has the east side of Main street to the
Passumpsic river, and all Paddock viii
lage. N. P. Bowman has Summerville
and East st. Johnsbury, as far north as
the road that goes through the SPald-
ing neighbornood to Henry Hills. John
Bacon has all the north of Judge ROss's,
including the Centre village.
The work must all be completed in
the month of June, and the enumera-
tors will have to be busy to accomplish
it. Every resident has to be visited,
and the questiOns-some forty in num-
ber-propOunded, answered and writ
ten down. For this service the emu
merators get the following pay. Each
farm taken, 123c; each manufacturing
establishment, 15c; each individual
name, 23c, and the enumerator is not
allowed to make Il greater sum than
"a per day, while in many instances he
cannot probably exceed $3.50; so the
position will require great deal of
careful, hard work, with no more than
fair pay. The enumerators are also
required to make out complete list of
the inhabitants and deposit the same
in the county clerks office. For this
service they will receive 81 per thou
sand names. As the time for taking
the census is limited, it will be a great
assistance if farmers will have as much
as possible of the needed information
ready for the enumerators when they
come around. Among other things
necessary to be given is the number of
bushels of each Kind of grain raised
during the past year; the quantity OF
maple sugar manufactured, also butter,
and other farm products; the number
of cattle, horses and sheep which he
owns, etc, etc.
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Danville.

DanvilIe.
E. II. GoOdell, who has carried on the
boot and shoe business in this village
for the past three years, goes to Little
ton, N. H., to work in a glove factory,
where he has engaged for year.
MIR. Jason Cole lost yearling heifer
last Sunday by some unknown disease.
1t was valuable full blooded JERSEY.
Leroy Higgins is putting up a new
barn.-F. Underhill is repairing his
farm buildings.-Dr. Woodward is
building a new carriage house and shed
at the Elm House,-Geo. Rollins has a
new barn partially completed.
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Peacham.
The summer term of the Academy
commenced Tuesday.
The Misses Chamberlain have re-
turned to their home in this place, after
spending the winter in Boston.
u. ID. Mears, who three or four years
ago commenced work as a harness
maker at the old Choate store, has add
ed several new branches to his business
until now he is reftting the old shop,
and making it look somewhat as of
yore, when it was filled with the best of
dry goods.
Z. +. EMERSON, who has been for a
long time almost entirely disabled by a
fever sore on his arm, has now gone to
clerking for John Varnum, Jr.
}. s. Emerson, who bought the Hoyt
COW, reports that she is now making
over IL lbs of butter per week, having
been farrOw fifteen months.
Summer boarders are arriving.
Smith Livingston, who drives the
stage, lost two toes recently under a
car wheel at Barnet station.
The Congregational church looks
much better for its renovation.
Mr.. Ira Winter has a standing offer
OF 50 per head for his eve lambs.
People are quite rejoiced on account
OF the rain of last Sunday and Monday.
+. E. Palmer is now working 400
calves skins per week. He EMPLOYS
two men. Bark delivered at once is
$3.50 per cord.
VIM. Kicker shipped Sc packages of
butter this week, varying in price from
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S. s. Convention.

"A union Sunday school convention
will be held at the Methodist church in
this place next week on Tuesday. The
following program has been published
1000 a. m.-Address of Welcome Rev
E. S. Locke. introductory Exercises .
LIST. Annual election of Officers. ID An.
nual report of secretary, treasurer and
superintendent.
200 p. m.-Children's Meeting, Rev.
E. IT. Fairbanks, Rev. E. Folsom.
2.30-Topic, "What means shall we
use for the conversion of the children
of our Sunday Schools" Rev. A. Serb
ner.
3.OO-"What evidence shall we re-
quire of their conversion" Rev. W. r.
Laird.
-"Teachers' Difficulties" Rev.
III. Lockhart.
4.00-Question Drawer.
7.30-Prayer and Praise Meeting,
Rev. Mr.. OsgOOd.
7.45-Personal experiences of Super
intendents and others, E. G. Potter.
SIS Personal conservation to Sab
bath school work "What will l do to
make our school more successful the
coming year." Rev. B. A. Sherwood:
Superintendent will please come
prepared with reports of their schools.
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A Good Hatch

Horace Bishop, who lives opposite
Lower Waterford, set $50 hens eggs
three weeks ago Tuesday, and yester-
day l47 chickens were Matched from
them. 1t may as well be stated that
his old hen is wire screen, heated by
kerosene lamp. He has now between
eight and nine hundred chickens hatch
ed this spring by this process, and ex-
poets to bring out about as MANY more.
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st. Johnsbury Centre.

St Johnsbury Centre.
Wide Awake Grange at their next
regular meeting, the second Saturday
in June, are to have an exhibition of
maple sugar and honey. George r.
Drew of North Danville will deliver an
address on subjects pertaining to the
grange.
The Methodist Sabbath school had a
very interesting Centennial service last
Sunday evening.
The audience at the Congregational
church would be much larger on rainy
Sundays if the horse sheds were re-
paired so as to shed rain.
One of the things most needed in
this village at the present time is a
temperance revival.
E. j. Stone has hired the tenement
lately vacated by John F. Moore.
Owing to increase in business, L. D.
Stiles intends to either have his store
enlarged or build a new one.
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Narrow Escape from Drowning.

On Wednesday, while the widow OF
Dominick Corbett was moving into the
VIM. d. Robinson brick house at Pad
dock village, her little four-years-old
boy was missed, and her father, Mi
chael Shay, in searching for him, found
the cover to a cistern broken through,
and jumping in he fished up the little
fellow out Of about four feet of water.
The child was unconscious, but by Wig
orous efforts, and the help of a physi-
clan who fortunately happened along,
he was resuscitated. This narrow es-
cape from death should put all people
on their guard. Some careless OF
thoughtless acts, frequently cause life
long regrets.
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The teachers and students of the
Academy take their annual excursion
tomorrow, leaving by special train for
the White Mountain Notch at 7:3O, and
returning in the evening.
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X. b. Smith, who has been nine
years in the employ of the Scale Com
pany, gives up his place to accept the
position of station agent at Greensboro
Bend, aplace made vacant by the death
of his father.
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Col. Fletcher has bought the house
lately occupied by Marshall Miles, sit
uated just opposite the residence of
Henry Randall. The youngest child of
Mr.. Miles, aged about ten months, died
Tuesday morning.