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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
4 Plan Of the StaIwarIs.

1t leaks out, according to news
paper report, that the stalwarts are
contemplating "A return of Conkling to
the Senate. This plan is revealed by
an apparent stalwart purpose to retire
those from the legislature who are
known to Ice inimical to the political
aspirations of their leader. 1t is not
at all likely that Conkling would be
willing to accept his present displace-
ment as a permanent retirement from
the political arena, in which he has so
prominently figured. At the late re-
publican state convention in New York
the want of a leader to direct the
movements was plainly manifest, and
the stalwarts showed their hand bv
signing for a leader like Conkling. If
the assembly elections in New York in
November shall result in republican
majority. and that a stalwart one, the
hated Conkling will be likely to again
take his place i'll the Senate from which
he was ousted only by his own Stiffness
and exaggerated idea of his own i'm
portance and power. Stranger things
have happened than that this should
take place
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
A Methodist New Departure
Proposed.

The last issue of the Christian Mes
senger discussed the matter of confer
ence entertainment. At the last session
of the conference no invitation was
received to entertain the conference
which meets next year. This, the
Messenger thinks, is probably due to
the fact that the next session will in
clude the lay conference, which would
make it necessary to arrange for the
entertainment of nearly four hundred
persons. 1t argues that the times have
changed, and with the changed order
of things comes the necessity for Il new
departure in the matter of conference
entertainment. 1t suggests that the
session be held in some central place,
like Montpelier, for instance, and that
contract be made with some reliable
hotel-where liquor is never sOld-for
the number of persons i'll attendance,
at reduced rates.
The same issue contains a commune
cation from Rev. J. 0. Sherburn, in
which he gives four reasons why the
Vermont conference ought to sustain
itself. He thinks, first, there was good
reason for gratuitOus entertainment
when preachers received only from $50
passed, " he says, and "we no longer
belong to the class called mendicants.r
The other three reasons are-second,
the ministry can afford this expense,
the only one they have to incur, as
there is no time lost or expense sus-
tanned in long candidatlng trips; third,
the entertainment of the body is an
increasing burden every year; fourth,
the work of the conference could be ia
cilitated by its members being in
in some hotel centrally located in the
town in which the session is held. and
the committee and much of the other
routine work could be more expedi-
tiously accomplished.
This is all logical and sound. There
is no reason why large body of people
should go around boarding upon the
luckless community charged with their
entertainment. Methodist ministers
are as good eaters as they are takers,
and they will feel great deal more
like respecting themselves when they
go to hotel and pay their bills like
any other class of useful people. This
matter of entertainment has become
somewhat of a nuisance in other direc-
tiOns than Methodist conference, and
the sooner this entertaining custom
becomes obsolete, the better it will be
for all Interested. Our Methodist
brethren have inaugurated a good re-
form, and it is to be hoped that they
may see its contamination.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
College Notes.

The academic freshmen at Yale
number l75 and the scientific eighty.
The Princeton Theological semi
narys entering class is somewhat
larger than usual, being more than
fifty. The whole attendance will be
nearly two hundred.
The conditions upon which the Hon.
E. A. Rollins promised Dartmouth col
lege 100000 for a new chapel having
been provided for, it is understood that
the erection will be begun early next
spring.
The postgraduate course at Yale
this year includes the study of rail
roads and their growth, shipping and
international trade, stocks and the eff
feet of speculation on the money mark
ct under Arthur Hadley, last years
German tutor. The college Young
Mems Christian association has receiv-
ed S:}2 900 for its new building.
The registrar of Cornell university
reports l56 persons having applied for
admission, fourteen more than last
year. OF this number possibly fifteen
or more will be dropped, which will
leave about 40 as the approximate
count of the class of 1897. From
twelve to fifteen ladies only have
registered, which is decline in num-
Der rs compared with those who enter
ed last year.
1t is announced that an attempt is
being made to break the will of the
late Jennie McGraw Fiske, whereby
Cornell university received 81 800, 900
at the instance of her husband, Prof
Willard Fiske, eX-librarian of the uni
verslty. A motion has been made to
open the final accounting of the exc
cutOr, by which he paid $500, 900 to the
university, and to have him account
for the money yet in his hands. The
action is based on clause in the
charter fOrbidding the university to
hold property in excess of $4,000, 600.
East college at Amherst has been
torn down during the summer vacation
and the ugly pile which so long hid
the beauties of the college church is
gone forever. The bricks comprising
it are piled up for use in the new
gymnasium. This building, so much
needed and earnestly desired by the
students, is at last becoming reality
The foundations have been laid and
the structure will rapidly be pushed
forward to completion. 1t will have IL
running track and private dressing and
bath rooms. There will also be a bill
Hard rOofOr them use of the students.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

five, an increase of three over 1882
Each institution was personally visited
during July and August, and their con-
dition was generally found to be salts
factory. He found few investments
in securities not authorized by law,
which have since been disposed of, at
his request. The report will treat at
considerable length, and i'll a cOmpre-
hensive manner, of the suspension and
affairs of the st. Adams Trust COM
pany. The following is summary of
tors, 46,3IS, an increase of 1915 over
1882 total amount of deposits, Sl4,-
050, 647 .06, an increase in amount of
deposits during the year of ; ,375, ;377.-
81. NOn-residents have deposited 81
6I2, 27S.29. The average amount to
the credit of each depOsitOr is S3OO.33.
There are 2S,476 depositors of less
than $3.50, whose deposits amount to
q, 30I ,5l6.47. There are 202 deposi-
tors who have over $1,000 each to their
credit. There has been 1921 ,243.74
credited to depositors for interest and
S:}5 ,767 50 as dividends to stockholders
i'll trust companies. The present I'M
divided earnings, interest and surplus
is S223, 5l9.23. Loans on personal secu-
rity are S453, 0l2.54 more than in 1852.
The item of cash on hand amounts to
SI5I ,I:}6. So
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
VermOnterS i'm the Valley Of the
Shenandoah.

The New England veterans revisit
ing the old battlefields of the Shenan-
doah valley numbered two hundred.
The NermOnters of the party were
Gen. Stephen Thomas, Surgeon II. II.
Gillett, Quartermaster Sergeant w. II.
Gilmore, Capt. James Welch, and
Capt. Geo. n. Carpenter of the Eighth
regiment; T. c. Bond and A. w. Full
Ter of the Tenth II. p. BiXby of the
Second; and f. X. Campbell, Il. G..
HathOrn, w. ii. Gibson, Albert Patch,
l.. A. Lampson and E. Durham of the
Eleventh. The representatives from
the Eleventh had with them the old
battle flag of the Second brigade,
second division, Sixth corps, which
was carried through all the engage
ments in the valley until after the
battle of Winchester. The flag was
loaned by Major Forbes of Brandon
There were also with the party E. p.
George and wife of Fairlee, NJ. Calef
and sister of Washington, Mrs. New
comb of Montpelier, and Mrs. Crawford
and Miss Gillett of Post Mills.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
How Judges Violate Law.
PLAIN TALK BY THE NEWPORT EX-
PRESS.

The plain law of the state prohibits
a judge of the supreme court holding
any office in railroad company, yet
Judge Redfield was elected director
of the Passumpsic at its late annual
in defiance of the law. 1t is
a piece of arrogance on the Judges part
to accept the office, for by it he places
his private wish above the statute of
the state and it was piece of unpar-
donable carelessness in the last legisla-
ture to elect him judge, knowing, as it
did, his relations to the railroad. 1t is
not reassuring, or prophetic of future
law-abiding among its citizens, to thus
see the highest tribunal of the state
wilfully setting at naught the laws
they are set to defend. Judge Royce
and Judge Redfield have done more by
their gross violations of law to bring
discredit upon it than any dozen of the
awbreakers who have come before
them for trial. When the people can
vass for their next representatives it
would be well to bear in mind these
grave offenses against the state law,
and send men to Montpelier who will
see to it that hereafter we have clean
supreme bench, free from any faint of
lawlessness which attaches to two of
its number now. A year ago we called
attention to this matter, and other
state journals commented upon it, but
it was passed over with the impression
that Judge Redfield would decline Il
reelection as judge and thus he able
to retain the dictatorship in the road.
The Legislature elected him judge, but
we have seen no declinatiOn of the
dictatorship, have heard of no vacancy
nor of an appointment to fill any va
cancy. Again he is elected director !;
we hear of no resignation, and so are
forced to the conclusion that he is
holding the office of railroad director
in open, willful violation Of the law.
What again, we ask, must be the effect
of lawlessness among arbiters of the
law, upon the public Need we Won
der at false inventories and other eva
s1Ons of the tax law, ut perjury in
liquor cases, at illegal uses and conse-
quent embezzlement of trust funds, at
the increasing lawlessness prevalent
among all classes? These are plain
words. We do not wish to misrepre-
sent or abuse any one, and if our strict
ures are too severe we shall he pleased
to be set right. All parties concerned
have right to he heard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
The ST. Adams Trust Company.
THE GRAND JURY INDICT ITS PRESIDENT
AND DIRECTORS

The grand jury for Franklin county
reported on Friday that they had found
twenty-nine bills against the officers
and directors of the st. Adams Trust
company for violation of the provisions
of the charter. The grand jury found
twenty-four indictments against Presi-
dent Lawrence Brainerd for misappro-
priating, diverting and misapplying
trust funds. Nineteen of these indict-
ments are founded on loans made
either to himself or to the Norwood
Lumber company, aggregating in
amount S24 200. One is for loaning
S25, 200 to Bradley Barlow on $50 shares
of Vermont National bank stock as
collateral, without the certificates of
stock being duly transferred, and four
are for lOaning various sums of from
5000 to $500 to other directors. A
joint Indictment of President Brainerd,
Charles Wyman and E. A. Smith was
also found for approving of such loans
rs the finance committee of the Trust
company. Indictments were also
found and reported against A. O..
Bralnerd, +. p. Brainerd, Charles Wy
man and III. Brainerd for borrowing
various sums of money while directors
OF the Trust company. Herbert Brain
erd has not been director for three
years, but the grand jury found he had
borrowed one thousand dollars when Il
director of the Trust company. Papers
were served that afternoon on Law
renee Brainerd, A. o. Brainerd and
Charles Wyman, and bail was furnish
ed in each case. The aggregate
amount of bail required of Lawrence
Brainerd was S50,000, A. o. Brainerd
and F. 5. Stranahan recognizing to this
amount us bondsmen. The bail of A..
o. Brainerd was fixed at $1,000. his
bOndsman being f. 6. Greene ;
Charles Wyman's bail was fixed at
$4,000, Albert Sowles going Oh his
bail bond. No indictments were found
against the other directors, S. c. HOl-
yoke or II. w. Hatch. 1t did not ap-
pear to the grand jury that any other
directors participated in the transac-
tions or had any knowledge of them.
States Attorney Hall, who conducted
the investigation, says he shall move
for trial of the indicted officers at the
present term of court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

interest the masses, but a small proper
ton caring to hear them. A wrestling
match, collar and-elbow, might, if
fairly conducted, interest spectators
for a few moments, but such contests
as those given on the first day of this
fair could not be called wrestling
matches. They were simply
contests such as were called in our
boyhood days trough and tumble" or,
in other words, tests of strength, the
one who could endure the most taking
the first prize. 1t was a prize fight,
leaving out the giving of direct blows,
every other method being used by each
to overpewer and conquer the other !;
prize fight so modified as to escape
the law. We do not consider it large
ly to the credit of any Vermont com
munity, or any well-conducted agricul-
tural society, thus to transform men
into brutes by offering premiums on
brute force. We can see no difference
between such an exhibition and prize
fighting, which is prOfessedly prohibit
ed by our laws, only it would add in
terest to the crowd, no doubt, could
hard blows be given and bloody noses
freely exchanged. 1t would give ectdt
to the entertainment. When
horseracing was so prominently intro
duced, the success and usefulness of
agricultural exhibitions was greatly
impaired. Is it wise to take another
step back and encourage prize-fghting
and other demoralizing sports Look
out soon for the Spanish bull-tight-of
the two, preferable-for in the one
case animals are only made to publicly
exhibit their animal instincts, in the
other, human beings play the ami
NAL Newport Express.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

A modern hero John Bull of Ca
lion, o., engineer of the Thunderbolt
passenger train on the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad, died
at Akron, o., Sunday, from the injuries
received in a collision with freight
train Saturday night He could have
saved himself by jumping, but thought
of the passengers, reversed his engine
and set the air brakes. He then put
on full steam and started the engine
ahead. 1t broke loose from the cars
and the passengers were saved.
1t is reported at Montreal that the
Canadian Pacific Railway company has
abandoned all idea of using the south
eastern road as an outlet to the Atlant-
ic and will join the Portland and Og-
densburg road in its stead. The di-
rectOrs of the Southeastern are now
running the road, and by economical
management they think they shall be
able to pay off the floating debt, a
saving of $4,000 per month having
been effected in expenditures. The
traffic is increasing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
The Spcaker>hip Of the Next
House.

:. :. Cox is now nearly sixty years
old, and the Washington correspon-
dent of the Boston Traveller has this
"crumh of comfort" for Mr.. Cox in his
aspirations for the speakership:
Only one man has yet been speaker
who was as old mt the time of his cleo
ton as Mr.. Cox is now. That man was
Mr.. Pennington of New Jersey. and
he only lived one year after the eXpira-
ton of his term. Only three others
were over fifty when they were first
chosen speakers. These three were
Theodore Sedgwick of Massachusetts,
speaker of the sixth Congress, Varnum,
also of Massachusetts, the speaker of
the tenth and eleventh Congresses, and
Lynn Boyd of Kentucky, speaker of
the thirty and thirty third Con-
crosses. The average of the speakers
since the first Congress has been a lit
tie over thirty-sevcn years. Henry
Clay was the youngest speaker that
the House ever had. He was but
thirty years of age when elected to
the spcakership for the first time and
forty-eight when he left it, after hav-
ing served longer time in the speak
cr's chair than any other man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Death Of Two College Pro-
fPSSOrS.

The faculties of Yale and Harvard
suffered loss last week. The veneer
able Prof. William A. Norton of the
Sheffield scientific school died quite
suddenly at New Haven Friday
During thirty years. service mt Yale he
had become an authority on civil en-
cheering the world over. He was a
West Point man and went to New Hav-
en- with the experience of many years
in teaching. The death of Prof Adrian
JacquinOt, assistant professor of French
at Harvard, Saturday, was also sud
den. He spent the summer at Paris,
his old home, and on the return vOy-
age contracted fatal disease. He was
forty-two, and the author of several
French books, but he should not be
confused with JacquinOt, the gram
marian. His history of Harvard col
lege in French has been translated and
circulated widely. Some of his text
books are used at Harvard and other
colleges, and his ability as teacher
was far above the common.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
The ~. AIbans Indictments.

In another column are given the
particulars of the Indictment of the
president and directors of the st. AL
bans Trust company. Public senti-
mcnt has been wrought up to such an
extent 10y repeated failures that this
result was expected. No one, probably,
believes that Mr.. Brainerd and the
directors intended to be dishonest, or
were dishonest, in the accepted mean
ing of the term; but they have disre-
gardcd the express terms of the charter
of the company, and for such violation,
and its direful consequences, the de-
traudcd dcpositors mean to hold them
To account. Bank failures and defalca-
tions are becoming altogether too com
mon to be lightly regarded, and public
sentiment is coming to demand that
the bank officer guilty of neglect, even,
shall not he held criminally guiltless
and that good character shall not shield
him from Just punishment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Death Of Aunt Sally SIOckweII.

Aunt Sally Stockwell of West Brat
tleboro, who died Friday night at the
extreme age of I04 years and five
months, was the youngest of eleven
children. One of her sisters lived to
be one hundred years old, and Il
brother was ninety years of age when
he died. Her father fought for the in
dependence of the colonies under
Stark and Warner in the battle of Ben
'ningtOn, and served through the RevO-
lutiOnary war, settling in BrattleborO
after peace was declared. When eigh-
teen years, in 1877. and before George
WaslingtOn's death, Sarah Harris mar
ried Arad Stockwell, sturdy pioneer
farmer. Her husband died in 1856,
aged eighty-twO years. Their family
consisted of ten children, five of whom
are now living. The descendants of
Aunt Sally StOckwell number thirty
four grandchildren, thirty seven great
grandchildren; twenty three of the
latter are now living. Aunt Sally
StOckwell celebrated her centennial
birthday April 30, 1879, the occasion
being a notable one. Up to within Il
few years she was quite active about
the house, but within IL year or two
she has been feeble. Her mental facul
ties appeared to be quite well pre-
served on the l04th birthday, and her
conversation was of an interesting
character. She was an invetcrate
smoker, and enjoyed her old clay pipe
to the last.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Another Report Of the Receiver
Of the Trust Company.

Receiver Rich of the Trust company
has made another report and says
further investigation leads him to be-
lieve that at least thirty three per cent
dividend is assured. There are bonds,
mortgages, etc, amounting to SI93,-
600, and with this added the sum due
from the Norwood Lumber company,
1912 900, there is S505. 200 with which
to pay about S580,0O0. Among the
deposits lie finds notes given by sundry
persons and endorsed by Lawrence
Brainerd to the amount of SIS. 900.
Some of the parties are believed to be
good. About $4,000 is reckoned as
absolutely lost. OF the remainder of
deposits and stock there is loaned
Metcalfe & Barlow, S35, 900; Nichols
& Lynde and Nichols, Hall a. Co..
S45,0O0. The receiver invites a de
positOrs' committee to examine this
statement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
Political.

The Maryland democrats have nom
mated Robert NJ. McLane for governor.
The Massachusetts prohibitionists
have nominated Charles Almy for gov
ernor.
The New Jersey republican state
convention nominated for governor
Judge Jonathan Dixon, on the first
ballot.
The New York republicans have
nominated Gen. Joseph Carr for secre-
tary of state and Ira Davenport for
comptroller.
The life of Gen. Butler will be issued
by the Massachusetts republican state
central committee as soon as the gov
ernOT is re-nominated.
The Maine greenbackers, after
wrangling over the question, have
voted not to affiliate with either the
republican or democratic parties.
The Alta California, the first news
paper established in San Francisco, has
been bought by ex-Eieutenant Gov
ernor johnson, who will make it dem
Ocratic. 1t is said that the paper will
work for the nomination of Judge Field
for the presidency.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

Surely women have reason to feel
much encouraged at the progress they
are making in demonstrating to the
American people their ability to com
pete with their brothers in the various
business walks of life. In Massachu-
srtts it is now announced that there
are PSI occupations open to women,
instead of seven, and that 25I los wo-
men are earning their own living in
these occupations, receiving from $3.50
to $1,000 each year. In a business
point of view, women are fast getting
their rights"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
e. e. WOODS.
Passumpsic, Vt, Sept. 90, 1888.

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate COur held at the Probate office in
St Johnsbury in said district the 22d day OF
September, A. ID. 1893.
John &. Iibbetts, executor of the last Will and
Testament of Phebe Cross late of Sutton in said
district deceased, presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance and makes
application for decree Of distribution and par
titiOn of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to a SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in said
st. JOhnsbury, on the 18th day of Oct. A. ID. 1888
for hearing and decision thereon: And il is further
ordered that notice hereof be given To all persons
Interested by publication Of the same three weeks
successively in the CaledOnian, a newspaper pub.
lished at St JOhnsbury, previous to said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they NAV
have, why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest
gil WALTER p. SMITH Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28
The vermont savings Banks.

The forthcoming annual report of
Hon. Charles Dewey, inspector of
ings banks and trust companies, for
the year ending June ~, to be twenty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-09-28

Demand was made Monday upon
William Sprague, under order of the
Supreme court, for possession of the
Quidnick company's property. but
Sprague refused to surrender, declar-
ing that he did not recognize the au-
thority.