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Notice. N tha PuhHc.

Notice TO the Public.
The public are hereby cautioned against
any money or orders 70
hUhEb Co., SO Nassau st.. New York
CITY, as authorized by the Louisiana State
Lottery Company TO sell Its tickets. They are
flooding the country with bogus circulars
purporting to be Of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, and are frauduIently rep
resenting themselves as its agents. They have
no authority from this Company TO sell It's
tickets, and are not its agents for any purpose.
M, A. DAUPHIN,
Pres't Louisiana State Lottery Co.
New Orleans, La, July 4, 1871. WEsS9
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N. A.

or NJ. A. Dauphin, at
No. 2I2 Broadway, New York,
Or No. West Court street, Memphis, Tsnn,
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings are
under the supervision and management Of
Gems. q. 7. BeaureRard and Jubal A. Early.
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ID. Y. CALDWELL w. L. OBRIEN
Gent Mgr, Genl p. st. Ag't,
Columbus, o. Columbus. q.
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OPEN. Railroads. CLOSE.
--
SIS pm Gin. LOUSY. & Mem. $50 am
II X Local and
through mails.
sNa.m Gin, LOUSY, 4 Mem. 10 90 pm
X X through mails.
SNp.m CHAT. 4 Mem. R R 6 90 am
Local and through
mails.
Il SOp.m Ch9tta. 4 Nom. RR 10 30 pm
through mails.
1850 am Mem, 4 GrGn. 4 n. IL 30 am
uMp.m Nom. 4 4. R. RI. 400 pm
800 am lCOv'g'n 4 Mem. RR 80 pm
8 so Am SomSrvilleAccom'd'n 1 90 pm
xiv. q eth. Mails.
iOA.m' Msmphia and Frisr's 4 30 pm
Point Agent.
1os.mt Helena 9FrlGr sPOint $50 PINT
Postofice.
ma.mt Hslsns & Clarendon 4 80 pint
% amt Mem. kGfesnv. Ag't. 80 pint
Wa.mt Mem. h Vicksburg 8 80 ami
Agent.
90 ami St.Louis & Mem. Ag't 80 p.ml
90 a.m IQsceola&Mem Agent. 30 pm
100 am Ist. FranoisRiverAg't.1 80 p.mS
90 a.mflArkansas R~iyerAgent 30 p.mf
100 a.mfTWhite River Agent. 30 PM
500 pm Nom. to HollySpr'g IS, 100 a.m0
Miss. Stage route.
monday, Wednesday ald Friday.
Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
Tuesday and Friday.
"Wednesday and Saturday.
TUESDAY, Thursday and Saturday.
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JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent.
A. Y. STEVENS, Pass. Agent.
287 Main Street.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Arrivals and Departures of Mails.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Information Wanted.--Mysteri-
Gus Disappearance.

Mr.. George Lawrence, formerly Il
resident of st. Johnsbury, and for
many years Il resident of California,
left Turlock, Cal, on the 25th of Feb
ruary last, to visit relatives at St.
Johnsbury. He purchased ticket to
Boston, by way of Omaha, st. Louis
and Albany. His friends at TurlOck
have received letters from his people
at st. Johnsbury, stating that they
have not seen nor heard from him since
just before he started. His ticket was
used to Boston. Diligent inquiry for
him reveals no more about him than
that he purchased his ticket and got
upon the train at Sacramento, March
LIST, and that his ticket was hOnOred
the entire trip. Mr.. Lawrence was "A
very large, muscular man, about six
feet in height, and weighed about $50
or 100 pounds. He was of sandy
complexion, with red whiskers. There
was deep crease at the base of his
nose. The initials &c. L." were on one
of his arms. He left a little daughter
ii years of age, and has property and
notes to the value of nearly 5000; be-
sides, his life was insured for 81 900 in
one of the n. Y. companies. He was a
member of the Masonic and Odd Eel
low fraternities. His friends are very
DESTROYS of obtaining information con-
corning him, and any facts communi-
Gated to Hiram Russell, st. JOhnsbury
or Willis S. Chase, Turlock, Stanislaus
county, Cal, will be gratefully re-
ceived.
In speaking of this disappearance
the Western local paper states that
Lawrence gave his mothers illness as
"A reason for starting East. 1t now
g. lcOmes out that his mother, who lives
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Academy Commencement.

The exercises of the graduating class
of st. Johnsbury Academy occurred on
Thursday forenoon of last week, and
passed off with entire satisfaction to all
concerned. The Orations and essays
were not tediously long, and every fca
ture of the programme was presented
with appreciable promptness. The
hall was well filed by ten o'clock, and
the exercises began on time. Prayer
was offered by Rev. F. b. Phelps. The
music was furnished by Eastman's Or
chestra, and their performances were
warmly applauded. The first selec-
ton, an overture, ''Ianettc;" the Wren
Polka, with piccolo solo; ''Home, sweet
homc," with duo for clarinet and cor
net, and the "Fischcrlied, were par
ticularly pretty and well rendered.
The speakers and essayists numbered
fourteen. Frederic w. Phelps, of East
st. .JOhnshury, delivered the Latin Sal
utatory, and did it well his pronuncia-
iloIi Ills tstSN
he evidenced ability as Latin scholar
and in oratory. Miss Mary Il. Noyes,
of South India, introduced the audi
ence to the ''Hindu character" and
pleasantly set forth the characteristics
of that race. Edwin A. Bayley, of
Newbury, spoke of the 'Place of the
jew in History :" his Grafton contained
many good thoughts, and rather favor
ed the Jews as an uniustly prosecuted
race he delivered it in good style.
Miss Clara l.. Ham, of st. JOhnsbury
| treated of the "Value of the Unknown
her essay was well written, and main
tanned the value of the unknown as a
stimulus to effort. Arthur f. Stones
Grafton was of a political nature, and
| queried 'EWhere in the world are we p
pointing out wherein our politics were
faulty, and advocating independence
the Grafton was well prepared and pre-
scented. The "Chronicles,r by Miss
Elizabeth X. Gates, jof Franklin, was an
amusing recital of the class experiences
i'll school life, and was especially APP
preciated by those '"behind the scenes
Fred E. Hopkins, of Montgomery Cen
ter, and Charles Putney of Middleton
Mass, entered into II discussion of the
question, "Ought works of fiction to b,
admitted to public libraries ~ Hop.
kins argued in the Affirmative. anC
many of his points were well taken
thought the best writers had giveI
their attention to fiction, and it woul,
not do to exclude it from our libraries
| Putney spoke well on the negative side
l thought fiction should he set aside ant
substantial reading matter set befor
; the public-especially young people
: Both young gentlemen argued well
2 though Hopkins spoke more like on
t who believed i'll the cause he advOca
: ted. The poem by Miss Martha Z
= Ross, of st. Johnsbury, "When m,
ship comes in" was creditable pro
= ductiOn, in metre after the style q
= LOngfellOw's 'Hiawatha," and empha
. sizing the fact that the coming of one
: ship is materially FASTENED by dill
/. gence on the part of the "consignee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
The DAY We Celebrate.

There is every indication that st
JOhnsbury's celebration of the Fourtl
will be a first-class one. No pains have
been spared to make the day an at
tractive one for both "natives" anC
Foreigners" and the programme as
outlined last week will be fully carried
out Aside from home organizations
the Bradford Guards, and Grand Army
Posts from Newport, Bradford, Morris
vile, Hydepark, Johnson and Cam
bridge, will be present. The parade
of HOrribles will be as amusing as ever
and the grand procession will he worth
seeing. The tug of war, between the
scale makers and the granite cutters
will take place on the schOol-hOuse
common, and will be an interesting
event. The wheelbarrow. race will
also take place on the common. The
canoe race, on Passumpsic river, will
he an attractive thing; there are several
entries. The sham fight on Harris
Hill will consist of an assault and at
tempted capture of Il battery placed
on the hill the location of the fight
will give everybody a chance to see it
without going far. The concert Mt Z p.
m, at the town hall, will be directed
by H. c. Blaisdcll, and an attractive
programme of vocal and instrumental
music will he presented. The display
of fireworks in the evening, at the head
of Main street, will eclipse everything
witnessing. The railroads will run ex-
ira trains and carry for reduced fare,
and no doubt great many people from
out-of-tOwn will he present. The sew
eral committees are hard at work, and
''the day we celebrate" will be IA lively
one. Small programmes will be issued
in due time.
The Calcium light, in the evening,
will be an extra feature. 1t will he
managed by ''professional' from Bos-
ton, and will no doubt add good deal
to the GLORY and magniticence" of the
nights display.
During the display of fireworks
teams will not be allowed on Main
street between Winter and Mt. Pleas
ant.
The Horrible" parade will include
many features never before seen here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
DanVille.

ID. w. ChOate, at West Danville, is
building IA new barn. Mr.. Harrington
is building an addition to his, and |. p.
Woodward is getting out lumber for an
extension of his barn.
The Danville cornet band goes to
LyndOnville the Fourth.
An interesting temperance picnic
was held at No. Danville last Saturday
afternoon under the direction of the
Woman's Temperance Union. The
meeting was addressed by the Revs.
Mr.. Sherwood, Owens, Lockhart and
others, besides dialogues and recita-
tons and singing by the young folks,
and singing by Il choir under the direc
tions of Mr.. Thompson of st. Johnsbu
ry. A goodly number were present
and Il bountiful supper was furnished.
The meeting was held i'll the sugar or
chard of Mr.. VIM. Russelow. The day
was fine, making it pleasant for all in
attendance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Vermont Odd Fellows.
Yours truly,
JACOB G.. HOvEY

The Vermont Odd Fellows held their
second annual reunion and picnic at
MissisquOi Park, Highgate Springs,
last Thursday. The following en-
campments were represented: Otter
Creek of Rutland, Moose River of st.
Johnsbury, and Orient and Green
Mountain of Burlington. Members
were present from the following lodges :
MillingtOn of Rutland, Caledonia of st.
Johnsbury, st. Adams of st. Adams,
Mortified of Mortified and WinOOski
and Burlington lodges. Grand Master
Charles WOOdhouse of Rutland attend
ed with fifty members from that place.
The gathering comprised some five
hundred Odd Fellows and members of
their families, and the occasion was IN
of the association was called to order
by n. i. Bowman of st. JOhnsbury, and
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year : Gen. w. w. Henry,
President; II. G. Kinney, Vice Presi-
dent r. F. Griswold, Secretary Jerry
Graves, Treasurer, and Messrs. George
w. Fisk, NJ. r. Tyler and L. B. Leav-
its, Executive Committee. Major A.
p. Chiids of Bennington, delivered the
annual address, which consisted of an
interesting review of the history OF
Odd Fellowship. The speaker stated
that the Grand Lodge of the United
States had increased from one lodge of
five members in 1919 to $50 lodges with
Coz, 900 members. The Vermont Grand
Lodge comprised % lodges and I60C
members
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

ers' Institute. The President will
leave Williamstown on the afternoon
of July for st. Adams. A member of
Gov. Farnham's staff will tender Pres
ident Garfield the invitation at Will
Jamestown on behalf of the Governor
to visit Vermont. On Friday Presi-
dent Garfield will address the public
from a stand in the park, and in the
evening he will hold reception at the
Weldon House. Saturday the Presi-
dental party will leave for the White
Mountains via Montpelier. Governor
Farnham will deliver the opening adj
dress of welcome to the members of
the Institute on Tuesday. The Presi-
Dental party will consist of President
Garfield, wife, and three children, Sec
retaries Lincoln, james, Hunt, Win
dom, MacVeagh and KirkwoOd, with
their wives, and General Swain and
Colonel Rockwell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
The Listers Explain.

/ ST. JOHNsBURY, June q.
Editor CGledOnidn In your last
issue appears a reflection upon the
work of the listers of this town. We
do not claim to be infallible by any
means-nOthing but ordinary men
and no man or set of men can appraise
the real estate of this town, or any
other town, to the entire satisfaction
of everybody, when every phase of
judgment or assumption of Judgment
is to he met. Then again the time for
taking such list as ours was quite in
adequate to the amount of work to be
performed, and undoubtedly we have
made mistakes.
You name six farms, which you say
are appraised too low; also Bank
block, which is too high. You further
say the Bank block can be built for
less than the appraisal value. That
has nothing to do with it; it is what it
is worth after it is built. In our ap-
Epraisal we ask ourselves what is the
property worth, being governed by the
income and the actual expense in re-
pairs, etc. This building is substan-
tial structure, requiring little or moth
ing for repairs, and hasa yearly income
of about $4,000. Inside this block fiji
teen business firms, among the most
important and successful in town,
transact their regular business. The
six farms you name, with an aggregate
of Sal acres, cannot show so large an
actual yearly income to their owners
as can this block. Superficial contents
rarely express value. You say the vii
lage should have lister, as they pay
two thirds of the taxes. This we viii
say is all right. Three years ago,
when real estate was last appraised,
two of the board were village residents,
and the appraisal by the present (all
| farmers) shows an increase of u per
cent. on Bank block over last apprais-
al, while five of the farms mentioned
have lists increased from % to 43 per
cent Mr.. J0hnsOn'S farm is the only
one that has an increase less than
Bank block. His list is given at
1919, instead of Sl475, as stated last
week. |. The most valuable part of his
farm is lease land, and nothing but
bettcrments are listed. His new barn,
which came in to the list last year,
and like all new and good property
was rated well up before, left less
room for an increase this year.
hope this will satisfy all that the
listers have not intended to abuse any
one, in or out of the village of St.
JOlnsbury.
Yours truly,
JACOB G.. HOVEY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Barnet.

Lizzie Hatch died in this town last
Saturday, at the advanced age of 81
years. The history of this woman is
singular. She came from Massachu-
sets to Vermont so years ago, since
which time she has continually tramp
ed through the country-mOst of the
time in the southern and western part
of this county gathering balsams and
selling salves. She was never a charge
upon any town until last year, when
Peacham gave little for her support.
About two weeks before her death she
came to Mr.. John H. Gilfillan's, where
she was taken sick, and where she was
kindly cared for during her last illness.
Miss Hatch was very reticent about
her early history, and it is not known
that she left relative in the world.
1t is supposed she was disappointed in
love matters in early life, and that she
took this method to ''leave the wOrld''
instead of taking cold poison or the cold
waves. She was always considered a
respectable woman, and scores of those
who read this paper have given her
shelter and food during her long pill
grimage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Road commissioners.

Under a law passed by the last legis-
lature, county courts are empowered
to appoint three Road Commissioners
in each county, whose duty it shall be,
when called upon, to declare roads in
sufficient and order their repair. AS
these commissioners have nothing to
do unless called out, and as they can
be brought into service only on the pc
titiOn of some party who becomes sure
ty for all expenses i'll case the road is
declared sufficient, their duties will not
probably be very arduOus. For this
county Judge Ross has appointed as
commissioners, A. E. Judevine of Hard
wick, Charles Rogers of Wheelock,
Geo p. Blair of Barnet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Waterford.


The thirty fourth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Car
penter-it being also the birthday of
Mrs. c., and her aged mother, Mrs.
Eliza Parker-was celebrated at the
Old Brick House, June Oath. Rela-
tives, friends and neighbors gathered
there ut the old homestead to the num-
Der of seventy-five, by the invitation of
Mr.. +. f. Hovey. After an afternoon
which every one seemed to enjoy, at
four o'clock the tables were set by the
ladies in the yard, and all partOOk of
the bountiful supper which had been
brought in by them. Rev. Mr.. Moore
was called upon, and alluded to the
aged mother who was permitted to be
present with so many of her children,
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren. E. E. Hovey and L. J. Cum
mings then made some remarks, and
in closing they presented in behalf of
friends and relatives some beautiful
gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter ex-
pressed more enjoyment in the kind
spirit which prompted the gifts than
in the gifts themselves. Afterwards re-
marks were made by J. g. HOvey and
E. E. Hovey. Some beautiful music
was given by Mrs. f. l.. HOvey and
Miss Richardson, assisted by the Lower
Waterford singers, and then Mr.. A. P.
Taft gave few choice pieces on his
cornet, accompanied by the organ. As
an appropriate and beautiful closing of
the day, upon the arrival of the stage,
came box of beautiful flowers from
friends in Lunenburg, who though
living so far away had not forgotten
! the twenty-fourth of June.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
A Valuable Invention.

Some time ago mention was made in
these columns of valuable invention
of saw table and arbOr for buzz saws,
made by Mr.. Leonard Howard of this
place. Mr.. Howard has perfected his
invention and is now making these
tables in iron, some twenty-five OF
which are now in use. These tables
and saws will do everything any Ordi-
nary cutoff or Sitting buzz saw will
do, and besides this, by means of SIM
pie attachments, this saw cuts any an
gle, bevel or mitre that can be desired
he saw can he canted from the per
pendicular to any angle desired
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Personal.

Owen ii. Gates of this place took the
first Latin prize of $50, and the first
Thaycr mathematical prize of $40, at
Dartmouth College last week and
Charles +. Mathcwson of Barton took
the first Spaulding Greek prize of $50
mt the same institution. Both these
young men fitted ut st. Johnsbury
academy.
Mrs. A. w. Baxter and daughter
have returned to their home mt Mrs.
Bolcs'. They spent the winter with
Mrs. Bakers daughter N. T.
Ayer-in New Jersey.
Mrs. Alfred C. Harvey and son are
spending little time at Peaks Island
Mr.. Andrew NJ. West of Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, was East last week,
and spent the Sabbath in Danville, one
of his old homes. He came East with
Gen. A. p. Blunt's wife and daughter
leaving them at Manchester, n. H..
where the daughter is at school Mr.
West returned West Monday. but has
longings i'll his heart for his Eastern
home once more.
Rev. c. E. Ferrin of Plainfeld. edi.
tor of the Sunday school department o
the Vermont Chronicle, and prominent
clergyman of the Congregational de
nomination in Vermont, died MOnda,
last. He was an alumnus of the Uni
versity of Vermont (class of AS and ;
member of its board of trustees 70
twenty-fours years. He was for som,
years IA representative in the legisla
turc from the town of Hincsburgh.
The vacant colonelcy of the militi
regiment was filed at a meeting of tn
line officers at the Van Ness House il
Burlington last week, by the unani
nous election of Lieut.. Col. Greenleat
Capt Estey, of Brattleboro, was elect
ed lieutenant colonel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
Local Notices.
announcements under this head 10 cents p
line for five lines or less

announcements under this head 10 cents per
line for five lines or less
DR.. Barnes, whose advertisement
appears elsewhere, proposes to visit
st. JOhnsbury occasionally to cure So
called incurable diseases. The Mont
pelier papers speak highly of cures eff
fected by him in that vicinity, and our
people will have opportunity to test his
efficiency.
See F. o. Clark's advertisement of a
revised Testament, etc, in another
column.
Ice cream and refreshments, not on
ly for the Fourth, but for any other
day, can be found at Matthews & Pet
tengilrs.
Gorham has something to say in an
other column about ladies' furnishing
goods.
Moore Il Harvey celebrate the 4th-
see advertisement.
Big reduction ut Fairbanks store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

"A wish has been expressed by sew
eral persons that there might be sum-
mer class of botany for familiar study
of our wild flowers. All who are in
terested in or would like to join such a
class are invited to meet on Saturday
afternoon AT :}::bO o'clock in room No. ,,
of the Academy. If such a class should
be formed "Gray's Manual" will proba-
bly be used.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

The lack of water in certain parts
of the village on Wednesday was owing
to the trial of an experiment to see if
the Fairbanks water could supply the
village in times when it was necessary
to shut off the village water, for re-
pairs to the machinery. The village
has bought two new Risdon wheels,
and will put them in place of the
wheels now in use.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
West Concord.

The following is the order of exercis-
es for the Fourth of July celebration at
West Concord: A national salute of
81 guns at sunrise; assembling at
Town hall ut 10 a. M; forming of
procession ut 1920; the line of march
will be headed by band of martial mu-
sic, followed by 81 young ladies, rep
resenting the sisterhood of states
next, Sabbath school scholars who will
he followed by citizens. The process
sion will return to the common at 30,
when the opening exercises will begin,
consisting of singing, prayer, and
opening address. Dinner will be serv-
ed by the ladies of the Universalist
society from 1870 to 2 p. m. At = p,
M, address by DR.. II. E. BOgue, who
will be followed by Revs. b. NJ. Tillot-
son, l.. F. Fortney, Willard Chase and
others.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

Besides this, the saw may be raised or
lowered in the arbor so that it will cut
gain of but a sixteenth of an inch in
piece of timber if desired. The in
vention is valuable, and Mr.. Howard
has lust sold three-fourths of it to a
Western Marty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01
PeachaiRl.

Peacham.
Mr.. Oliver Johnson is spendinga few
weeks in town.
Fred Ladd was recently severely
bitten in the side of the face by IA hog,
while looking over into the pen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

"A party of eight left town Tues
day morning for two or three days
recreation in the vicinity of Ticonder-