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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
ST. JOhnsbury Centre.

Mrs. Oscar Brown is slowly recover
ing from a severe attack of erysipelas.
Tracy B. Willey's family have been
severely afflicted. His eldest daughter
took diphtheria while visiting at Dan
vile, and when she was nearly recov-
cred returned home. Soon Mr.. Will
ley's two youngest children were taken
down with the same disease, and after
wards the girl Abbie, who died Sunday.
The other children seem to be recover
ing.
Mrs. Ella F. Page of Salem, Mass,
is at home on a visit.-Mrs. Byron Ber-
ry of Chelsea, is at home in very poor
health.
Preachers meeting begins on Tues
day, p. IN. Preaching Tuesday even
ing, Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. The rest of the time will be taken
up in reading essays and discussing
various subjects.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give a
strawberry festival next Friday even
ing at the vestry of the Congregational
church.
A severe wind and storm passed over
this section last Monday afternoon do
ing considerable damage to fences and
partially unroofing Loren Ayers barn.
A large company of the friends of
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hammond made
them il surprise visit on Tuesday even
ing. This visit was made in view OF
the fact that Mr.. Hammond has resign
ed his pastoral charge and is about to
leave us. In the course of the evening
Rev. l.. C.. Dickinson, in behalf of the
company, addressed Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammond expressing the general re-
| greet of the community to have them 90
away, and at the same time wishing
them a pleasant field of usefulness
wherever in the providence of God
their lot may be cast. Mr.. Hammond
teelingly responded speaking of his re-
luctance in sundering such pleasant
relations, and saying that if the way
seemed clear he could live and die with
such Il kind people. He feels the need
of several months rest and Il change of
climate. Substantial mementOes of es-
TEEN were left on the centre table con-
sisting of a handsome volume of ere
ligious Poetry" and some elegant pieces
| of silver ware
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Two-Seated Carriage.

=
a new two-seated carriage, for one OF two
horses, upholstered in good shape, for sale at a
bargain. VIM. j. BRAY.
Also some new and second hand harnesses
Railroad Street. 42tf
A LEXANDER p. GILCHRISTS ESTATE.
N The subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district of
Caledonia Commissioners 10 receive examine a al
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Alexander p Gilchrist late of Bar
net in said District deceased, represented insOl-
vent and the term of six months from the 9th day of
May 1882 being allowed by said Court to the cred
itOTs of said deceased. to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before Give notice, that
will attend To the duties of appointment at
the dwelling house of Mrs. Alexander Z. Gilchrist
in Barnet in said District, on the sth day of u
gust and sth day of November, next, at one
O'Clock in the afternoon, each of said days.
ISAAC NJ. SMITH, }C,
4345 CHAS. L. DUNCAN. Ooinin 10
CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT S.
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St JohnSbury, within and for said district on the
goth day of June A. ID. 1882.
An instrument purpOrting to be the last Will and
Testament of Caroline +. Moore late of Barnet
in said district deceased being presented to Court
by Peter Lindsay, the Executor therein named
for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at session
of said Court to be holden at the Probate Office
in st. JOhnsbury, on the sth day Of July,
A. ID. 1882, and show cause, if any they may have,
purpose il is further ordered, that a copy of the
record of this order be published three weeks
sessively in the CaedOnian printed at st.
JOhnsbury, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
BY the Court, Attest
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
A true copy of Record, Attest,
43-45 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
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SunlnIerViIle.

Sudden death IN. F. Harvey 5
daughter, Lora, died soon after retir-
ing to bed Monday night. She had
been in conversation with other mem
bers of the family, when she suddenly
ceased speaking, and lived only short
time.
Mark Russell, of Kirby, has moved
his family into one of Mrs. ShOrey's
tenements, and will hereafter engage
in job teaming. He is a capable hand
Mrs. Geo. E. German, who has for
some time been a sufferer with one OF
her eyes, had it removed one day last
week.
Mr.. John Higgins, who has been sick
several weeks, is improving.
AS citizen we pray that our delega-
ton to the coming Republican State
Convention will vote for a candidate
for Governor who has head on his
shoulders, and not for some ones pro
tege who has been promised" place
and who must thereby be fathered
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West Burke.

At the Methodist church last Sab
bath the exercises were adapted espe-
cially to the children, and in the even
ing was held Sabbath school concert.
All the exercises were interesting and
pleasing, the concert being unusually
good.
Something peculiar and unexplained
happened here last Saturday night in
the tumbling down of a II by 30 #.
frame, put mp on the Selim Bugbee lot,
opposite SolOmon's store. This frame
was put up on Saturday by Silas Che
ney as we are told, for the beginning
of a store-house for the many articles
that Cheney has to sell, which man
cannot well do without and which can
be obtained of no one else but him II
the building had fallen during the gale
of Monday it would have been no mys-
terry, but on a still and quiet night like
Saturday night there was nothing APP
parent to cause buildings to fall.
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A Small Tornado at Home.

About two o'clock Monday afternoon
IA young tornado came up out of the
southwest making things hum in this
neighborhOod for about ten or fifteen
minutes. In this village considerable
damage was done to shade trees, quite
large number being either wholly OF
partly demolished. The large two
story building being erected by VIM.
Bray on Pearl street, was moved from
its foundations and tipped partly over
The wind was accompanied by floods
of water. The two clouds which made
up this cyclone seemed to meet in the
southeast corner of Danville, in the
Barker and Heath neighbOrhood, and
it was in this section where the most
damage occurred. A forty-foOt barn
on the Brown place-nOw owned by
Newell Barker-was completely de-
molished, and the shingles on one side
of Bankers horse-barn on his home
place, were nearly all stripped off. He
ilSp SOlllt ~ lOuS vi
ished At the old Underwood farm
one barn was unroOfed and turned part
| ~ around. Charles Winn's barn was
also pan tly turned from its foundations
Hundreds of trees and hundreds of rod.
of fence were destroyed, on Lev
! Heath's, Salma Halls, and the Zalma
Wheaton places, and perhaps others il
the neighborhOod suffered as badly
All day Tuesday was spent in cutting
out the trees that had fallen in the
highway Those who saw the tornad,
when it came over the Pettengill hill
say that it lifted whatever it touched
right into the air. Whole lengths o
fence, posts and all, went circlin!
through the air F.; and one man VIII,
lost IA good deal of fence says that onl,
one post was broken OFF, all the other
being pulled up. Fortunately no in
jury occurred to any person but i
was a reminder of what a power Their
is in the wind, and how thankful al
should be that it did not ravage thi
section as it does the Western plains.
i We have learned the wind did con
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Lyndon.

-
J. G. Hadley is going to build three
or four houses near the Corner depot
John Bean is building a new house
near the Corner depot.
E. ID. Allen, of Greensboro, has
bought the corner lot south of TwOm-
bly's, and will build this season.
Charlie Wilson, conductor, William
Mcmillan, engineer, and McDutf, fire.
man, is the team sent over to run the
Bethlehem narrow gauge road this
summer.
II. L. Parker, Frank Gordon, VIM.
Berwick, with several others, have
gone to Megantic Lake on a fishing ex-
cursiOn.
AT the Republican caucus held Sat
urday night, S. S. Thompson, Geo. w.
Cahoon, A. o. Harris and Jeremy Pearl
were elected delegates to the state con
vention. Supposed to be three for
Barrett and one for Barstow. A.
TwOmbly and l.. X. Quimby attended
the convention as substitutes for Har-
ris and Pearl.
Albert Twombly returned from New
Mexico last week looking much i'm
proved in health.
The Methodist society will have a
strawberry and ice cream festival in
the X. r. Grove next Friday evening.
John Brown, for many years Il resi-
dent of this town, died last Sunday in
| New York. His remains were brought
here for burial.
Some workmen at Halls Mills were
digging a deep hole in IA sand bank last
Tuesday, preparatory to fastening a
boom, when the bank caved in burying
IA man named Simpson nearly to the
neck. Fortunately, with the exception
of IA severe scare he was not much in
jured.
AT the village meeting held last Sat
urday evening it was voted not to dc
anything about building sewers. We
fear the village will regret this actor
before the summer is over.
The Chase family last week put I
very fine monument in the cemetery
here. 1t is probably the most expen
sive of any in the cemetery. 1t was
bought of Burlington firm.
Mr.. Herrick, who lives with his
brother-in-law, John w. Evans, had :
leg amputated below the knee las
Monday, by Drs. Copeland and Hub
bard. Although Mr.. H. is 81 years ole
he stood the operation well and is re.
ported as now suffering less than fOl
several weeks past. A sore on his foo
was the primary cause of the amputa'
ton.
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Obituary..

Last week we noticed the death of
little Bessie Sparhawk. Now we make
the sad record of the death of the
mother, Mrs. Sarah L., wife of d.. S.
II. Sparhawk, who died on last Sunday
morning ut ten o'clock, less than one
week after the death of her child. She
was the daughter of the late Samuel b
and Lydia Smith, of Morrisville. Only
recently Mrs. Sparhawk's mother died
Il little later Il brother, then Bessie, and
now she has gone, all within the space
of few short weeks One brother
and three sisters remain. Mrs. Spar
hawk was Il lady of culture and refine
ment, IL most devoted wife and mother,
social and genial in her nature, and be-
loved by all who knew her. She had
resided here less than two years, but
had won many very warm friends. She
was naturally religious and devotional,
and deeply enjoyed religious meetings,
and seasons of prayer and worship
She was Il member of the Universalist
church in Gaysville, and was about To
transfer her membership to the Church
of the Messiah in this place. She will
he much missed in the circles where
she has moved, while her husband
whose home is now desolate, has tn,
sympathy of the entire community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23

I the late minister Harris of Sutton, was
in the war, in Andersonville prison,
and elsewhere but is now in the tele-
phone business, and has made his sew
erlasting" out of this expensive luxury
Expensive to the users). With his
partner. Vail. he has about two million
dollars invested in Brooklyn and thirty
miles around, and they employ 400
men and have put up 10000 miles of
wire the past year. He has struck it
rich, but it should be remembered that
he was let in on the ground floor.
Rev. Franklin ID. Aver, of Concord,
n. H., is in his native town this week
called here as one of the examining
committee of the Academy, and to give
an address at the Academy hall this
evening.
Jos. T. Herrick, NJ. D., of New York
University medical department, is in
town spending a few days.
Mr.. II. w. Keyes and wife of Keene,
\. H., are visiting friends in town.
Mr. Reyes graduated at the Academy
here in 1877.
Mr.. c. E. Putney has gone to Ran
dOlph this week. He is one of the eX-
aminers of the State Normal School.
Mr.. John Barstow and 5. w. Robert
son of Dartmouth, and Mrs. NJ. f.
McClary patience Ford) of Malone, n.
Y, are among the latest arrivals in
town.
Mr.. Charles II. Morse, son of Rev.
Charles F. Morse, and a graduate OF
Amherst college, 80, has been engaged
as teacher of Latin and English in St.
Johnsbury Academy the coming year,
and Miss Mary +. Stone as teacher OF
instrumental music. Miss Orris Pad
dock, so long the efficient teacher OF
piano-forte in the Academy, has re
signed her position there, intending to
give her whole attention to private
scholars.
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks and par
ty, now travelling in England, failed to
procure return passage on July -, as
expected, and have secured passage on
the Bothnia, which sails from Liver
pool July -.
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DanViIIe.

The heaviest storm of the season
reached this vicinity just after one p.
IN. last Monday, from the southwest.
The rain fell in torrents and the wind
made lively work with what loose rub
bish there was lying around. Many
trees and fences were blown down.
The roof to NJ. f. Porter's horse barn
was taken off and landed in the door
yard.
j. c. Fuller and wife have gone to
Portland and intend to be absent about
two weeks.
d. c. Harrington of West Danville,
has gone to Boston this week.
The band realized some fifteen dol
lars from their concert last Saturday
evening, the proceeds to go towards
painting the band stand and fence.
The band has been engaged to play at
Cabot the Fourth.
A telegraph line from the station to
the post office, with an Office at the Elm
House, will be put up this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
Can I Afford to do Business
Without Advertising?

Successful advertisers admit that the newspaper
IS the most effective advertising medium, and the
best agency for communication between people of
all classes
Judicious advertisers select those papers which
have established character and influence. They
are read by thinking people and people of enter
prise-the most desirable in all communities to
reash by advertising.
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Fire.

The house at the gravel bank South
of this village, owned by the st. j. &
l.. c. r. r. and occupied by John Stu
art, the fiagman, was consumed by fire
Wednesday forenoon. Most of the
contents were saved, but some of them
in damaged condition. The fire is
supposed to have caught from pass
ing locomotive. No insurance. There
was no alarm given, but the neighbOrs
rallied and saved what was saved.
About five o'clock Wednesday after
noon the fire alarm announced con-
flagration at South Park, and the fire
department rushed down there, thanked
by some 500 boys, more or less but
no fire could be found, nor could any
one be found who rung the alarm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
GOOD NEWS!
Everyone Their Own Photographer

The great interest now being manifested in this
country in Amateur Photography in consequence
of the discovery OF the BTOmOI ieatine Dry Plates
the demand for these wonderful, convenient and
sensitive plates, and the apparatus for working
them, | have made arrangements with the world
renowned Scovill Manufacturing Company of
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OUTFITS" for Amateurs and Professionals, also
COrbutts celebrated Key stone BromO- Cielatine
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Books of instruction 50 clearly written that la
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/ will give personal instruction in all branches Of
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which enables to impart useful instruction in
any branch of Photography. Dry Plate Outfits
for go and upwards. Send for circulars giving
full information concerning Outfits, Prices, &c
ID. A. CLIFFORD
Artist in Photography. Vice-President of the
Photographer Association Of America.
1851 st. JOhnsbury VT
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by the honest voters of the state. Such
work is becoming contemplate and
disgusting to all good men, and we
sincerely hope our delegation will not
be governed in this matter by these
general principles of the political ring
After the storm Monday a set of false
teeth was found in the highway. AS
trees were uprooted, and fences blown
down, some thought the wind took out
the teeth in its strange freaks but
the owner soon appeared, explained
things, and seemed very happy in find
ing his grinders.
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leahs.

In this village, June Is, of diphtheria Sarah L.
aged s. wife of DIR. s. H. Sparhawk.
At St Johnsbury, April %, Mrs. Lydia
Smith aged H. widow of the late 5. b. Smith, of
MOrrisville and mother of the late Mrs. s. H.
Sparhawk,
At st. Johnsbury Centre, June 1s of diphtheria,
Abbie, aged years, daughter of Tracy B. and
Dennis Wiley.
At North Danville, June 81, John p. Weeks,
aged about 10 years.
AT Montpelier, June A. Scion j. Y. Vail aged
20 years. native of DaHville.
At Derby Line, June 18th Mrs. Portus Baxter,
well-known for her works for soldiers during the
At Colebrook, n. H, June 18th, H. b. Parsons
town clerk for many years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
MOVING
MACHINES,

The subscriber is receiving his supply of
the celebrated VIM. Arson Wood Moving Machines
for the coming harvest of 1882. These machines
have been well tested throughout New England
and universally acknowledged by the best farmers
to be superior in all respects to any other in
trOduced into Vermont. These machines have not
only all the valuable points of any other mowers,
but many improvements which cannot be used by
other makers. a gent for Caledonia, Orleans and
Essex counties. Vt, and Coos county and the Riv-
CT towns from LittletOn to Bath, n. H.
Also full supply of the extra parts tor the first
class mowers and reapers used in Vermont Re
pairing made specially, l shall nave the Bull
lard Hay Tedder, Yankee, Eagle and Bay State
Wheel Rakes, Centennial HOlbrOOk and Murk-
land Swivel Flows.
4245 JAMES NJ WARNER.
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The Sick.

A week ago Maggie Newell, eldest
child of DR.. Henry Newell, was Operat-
ed upon in Boston for bad tumor.
The ease was a serious one, but the re-
ports this week have been quite hope
full. DR.. Newell and wife went to Bos-
ton with their daughter. The DIR. re-
turned Wednesday, and thinks the pa
tient out of danger.-Mrs. j. A. Hadley
suffered the removal of a cancer a week
or more ago, and although an accident
some days later caused hemorrhage,
she now seems to be doing as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances. Nathan j. Pike continues
quite feeble, although he rides out
pleasant days, and walks about some
what.-Wm. NJ. Matthews is in quite
poor health this summer.-Mrs. Micha-
rl Bray seems to be recovering from Il
severe attack of erysipelas. Mrs. Geo
Howe, we regret to learn, is failing.
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siderable damage east of this village,
Jacob G. Hovey's fences and standing
timber suffered severely, a few fruit
trees were uprooted, and his barn roof
will require considerable patching be-
fore it will again be water tight.
The wind blew down the barn OF
Thomas Miles, who lives in the south
part of WheelOck, and moved the barn
shed for Erastus Stanton several feet.
1t blew down hundreds of rods of
fence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23
Hosiery and Gloves

Very large line of Ladies'
and Misses Gloves in I'm
dressed Kid, Chamois, real
Kids, Silk and LisIe, in all
lengths and desirable shades
and styles.
Our Hosiery stock is the
largest we have ever shown,
and contains many fine goods
in Silk, Lille Thread and Cot
ton, in plain colors and new
combinations.
Special value in Ladies'
Hose at 25 and 80 cents per
pair.
Ladies' and Misses Under
wear in all sizes in medium and
fine quality.
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Harriages.
70 Marriages and deaths inserted free
Obituaries sir cents a line.

At st. Johnsbury, June 18th by Rev. Henry
w. Jones, Mr.. Frank Amy and Miss Belle Bonney
both of Monroe, N H.
At Lyndonville, June 90 by Rev Thomas Spoon
er, assisted by Rev. c. B. Hubert, d. D. Mr.. Eos
ter L. Davenport of Sharon, Mass, and Miss n
May Coffin of LyndOnville, formerly of Whitefeld
Nh.
At West Concord, June 18th, by Rev. W. b.
WOrthing, Mr.. John E. Cox and Mrs. Ella j
Dodge, both of Concord.
At NewburypOrt, Mass, June g, by Rev. DIR.
Fiske, Rev. Charles A. Savage of Berkeley, Cali
fornia' and Miss Mary F. Fiske, daughter of the
officiating clergyman.
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Change of Time on the Rail-
roads.

Next Monday trains on the Passump-
sic road will pass this station south as
follows: Night Express I2.45 a. m.
Mail $50 a. III. New York Express
1915 "A. III. Montreal Express 2.39 p.
IN. Accommodation 9.Ol p. Ill. Going
north: Night Express 2.29 Il. III. Ac
commodatiOn HOO a. M. Montreal
Express 800 p. III. n. Y. Express 7.4S
p. III. We have not the figures of the
st. j. q l.. G.
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Local Notices.

A pair of cOlored spcctacles were lost
either on Main street, or between that
street and Summerville, Friday. The
finder will he rewarded by leaving
them with A. X. Lucas.
The chance to get bedding plants
cheap, until July LIST, is at c. F. Gibbs
greenhouse, at the Hamilton place.
Webster street.
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To the many kind friends who so generously
rendered assistance during the severe trial so re-
Gently passed through, and particularly to the
physicians who faithful and uptiring in
the discharge of their duties wish to extend my
sincere thanks, and that the best of Heaven $
bless ngs may he bestowed on them, is the best
wish of s III SPaRHAwK
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must be omitted this week. Rev. F.
d. Aver gives an address before the
alumni this evening in Academy hall,
to which the public are invited; after
which former students of the Academy
have a social gathering, with refresh
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Sprriai cHnfres.

Have Wistar's BaIsam of Wild Cherry al
ways at hand. 1t cures Coughs, Colds Bronchitis
Whooping Cough, Group, Influenza, Consumption
and Throat and Lung Complaints. 80 cents and 81
a bottle. tmaross
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23

Miss Hattie Clark, graduate from
the Boston School of Oratory, will give
a reading at this place next Saturday
evening.
Fremont Campbell has bought of
Fred Roundy the farm known as the
Joseph Parker place possession given
Immediately. Price $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23

The Peruvian Syrup has cured thousands who
were suffering from Dyspepsia, Debility, Liver
Complaint, Boils, Humors Female Complaints etc
Pamphlets free to any address. Seth W Fowle &
Sons Boston. tmargs3
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-06-23

The Union school closes to-day.
Some of the primary schools closed
last week.
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A circus is advertised at this place
July 4, mot the largest in the world,
but Just large enough as the bills
say. 1t is expected to show at the
head of Main street.