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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
Public Opinion.

SURE ENOUGH. WHY NOT
The Quincy hotel has closed on the
ground that it won't pay without the
profits of IA bar, for which license is
refused. Are there no shoe shops,
livery stables, notion stores or other
business places in town that need
license to sell liquors to enable their
prOprictors to make satisfactory prof
its If so, why don't they strike ?
boston Herald.
4 FIT TYPE OF THE DEMOCRACY.
General Butler is fifty selected by
the Massachusetts democracy as its
representative. 1t could not do better.
He is the type of the present attitude
and purpose of the party. He would
necessarily occupy high place in a
democratic national administration,
and in carefully observing him every
voter can see to what kind of control
democratic success would consign the
government. The Massachusetts cleo
ton, as we say, will he interesting.
But the general will have to fight fol
victory. He cannot have gained sin
gle vote 10y his course, and while every
! vote that could he cast for him was
undoubtedly thrown last year, many
of them will this year be thrown
against him, with large number of
votes that did not come out. Those
who wished ''to see what the old man
would do have seen enough, and,
| having gratified their curiosity, they
will probably vote this year for the
honor and principles of Massachusetts
II Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
Death Of Joseph A. Dodge.

Joseph A. Dodge, late general mana
ger of the Boston, Concord X MOntre-
al railroad, died of Bright's disease
Friday, Aug. 10. Mr.. Dodge's age was
about siXty-seven. He was born in
New Boston, \. H. His father was Il
farmer. During portion of his early
life he taught school winters, assisting
on farm labor summers. For about
forty years past he had been connected
with railroads in various capacities.
He commenced railroad life as a ship
ping clerk on the Boston & Lowell
railroad ut Boston. On the opening of
the Boston, Concord * Montreal rail
road he was appointed station agent at
Sanbornton. now TiltOn. On the COM
pletion of the road to Lake Village he
was ordered to that place. hence to
Meredith Village and Plymouth, tax
ing charge of the latter station in 1880.
Two years later he was appointed gen
eral- freight. agent. and about Is6l
being elected to Il directOrship in the
corporation, he took the office of gen
eral manager, which he resigned Il
few months ago. Mr.. Dodge ceased
active labor about year ago on ac-
count of ill-health. lie was director
in several corporations, among them
being the Boston, Concord x Montreal,
Profile Il FraucOnia Notch, Pcmigc-
wasset Valley, Whitelield n jefferson
railroads, Mt. Washington railway, and
Lake Winnipiseogee Steamboat com
pany. In politics he was democrat,
representing this town in the legisla-
ture in 1865, 1869 and 1870. He leaves
ii wife and two daughters. The funcr-
al service Occmrred on SmmdnN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
The Brooklyn Bridge Precau-
lions.

The floor of the Brooklyn bridge is
repaired with superior wariness and
caution. If Il plank two and Il half
inches wide and ten feet in length is
to he replaced, a platoon of police
forms IA Gordon about it with the car
pcnter in the centre. The plank is
taken up with precipitate haste, and
two of the most stalwart members of
the squad are stationed to guard the
abyss, one at each end. The reckless
pedestrian approaching within twenty
feet of the chasm is warned by an i'm
pressive motion of the policeman's club
that he is risking his life to no pur-
pose When the new plank is substi-
tuted for the old one, the Gordon is re-
formed at another point, the guards
are deplOyed at suitable distances, and
the public is again protected. The ar
engagements are perfect so far as the
pedestrians are concerned. There is
no chance of their being precipitated
through that gap of two and a half
inches to the river below. But the
carpenter in his passionate haste for
completing the repairs before the po-
lice can be tempted to desert their
posts ought to be protected against the
possibility of indiscretiOn. If a third
stalwart policeman were detailed to
stand guard over the carpenter and to
caution him ''tO go Slow" and even to
catch his heels in the event of pre-
mature disappearance, the precautions
would be wholly adequate. As it is.
there is a slight risk of accident to the
carpenter.- New York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
CENTS PER YARD.

These Ginghams were formerly sold at
- cents per yard, but to close them at
once we make the above generous offer.
500 Pieces Print. all of the best quail
ity, ut > cents per yard.
This is the last lot of these prints we
shall have this season.
20 Pieces All Wool Cashmeres mt 3Sc
per yard.
20 Pieces French All Wool Foules at
Id cents per yard.
We have made special prices in these
two lots of dress goods to close them
quick. They are all new goods pur-
chased during the past thirty days.
500 pairs Ladies' Hose, all colors ut SC
per pair.
500 pairs of Ladies' Hose, " " Zoe
per pair.
25 boz. Ladies' Gauze Vests at IJc
each.
This is the greatest bargain of the
season
The very best Ladies' and Misses
Rubber Circulars for $1.0O,
all sizes, ever offered in this state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
state Fairs.

Franklin County, sheldon, August
29-3l. Rutland county, Rutland, Sep
TENDER 81. Union Exhibition Society,
st. Adams, Sept. 81. State, Burling-
ton, Sept. 10 II. Mad River Valley,
Waitsfield, Sept. 1919. Caledonia
County, St. Johnsbury, Sept. 1920
Poultney Industrial Society, Poultney
Sept. 1920. White River Valley
Bethel. Sept. Is %. Dog River Val
ley, Northfield, Sept. 1927. Orange
County, Bradford, Sept. 25-27. La
noble Valley, Morristown. Sept. 25-2I
Worlds. Tunbridge, Oct. p.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
Woman Suffrage in Vermont.

The New England Woman Suffrage
association, in cooperation with the
friends of suffrage in Vermont, and to
further the work there. is arranging
for a series of meetings in this state,
for the months of September and Octo-
Der. Mrs. VI. l.. T. Hidden of Crafts
bury has undertaken the necessary
correspondence. She can be much
aided in the work, if the friends in all
parts of the state, who wish to hear
the question presented candidly and
clearly, will communicate with her at
once, noting particulars, of halls, rail-
road or other conveyance, entertain
ment, etc. There will be no expense
for the speakers, but it is very desira-
bile that the local expense should be
assumed by those who have the benefit
of the meetings.
Mrs. II. NJ. r. Cutler will hold these
meetings. She is one of the early
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
The Southeastern Troubles.

After the last CdIedOnidR went to
press, il was stated that the Southeast
crn road had been sold to il syndicate,
believed to represent the Grand Trunk
road, for S3.S00,0O0. This, rs subse-
qucntly appeared, was not true. Mr..
Barlow went to New York for the pur
pose, as was believed, of etlecting Il
sale or some disposition of the road
which would relieve him from the
financial strait in which he is placed.
Upon his return he stated that moth
ing further had been accomplished
than an agreement between himself
animation has been made, and whether
the result will bc favorable to Mr.. Bar
low does not yet appear. \ meeting
of the directors of the road was held ut
Montreal on Tuesday, but as Mr.. Chap
man. who represents the syndicate.
was not prepared with an offer, the
meeting adjourned until the syndi-
cate is in Il position to make definite
offer. For prudential reasons Mr..
Barlow WAS not present at the meet
ing, but was represented 10y Hon. b. b.
Smallcy of Burlington.
If the syndicate should purchase
the road, it seems to he well under
stood that traffic and travel would he
diverted from the PassumpSic road to
the Central Vermont, which would he
Il great dctrimcnt Ia the eastern part
of the state. Representatives of the
Canadian Pacific say that company is
perfectly satisfied in having the road
sold to the Chapman syndicate. They
assert that they do not desire to put
any more money into the road and cx-
press a Willingness to rclinquish their
claim on the payment of the amount
due from Mr.. Barlow. But it is not Il
difficult matter to convince people that
the Canadian Pacific company is en-
dcavoring To prevent a sale to the syn
dictate, expecting. in the event of the
failure of the negotiations, to come in
To the possession of the Southeastern
without paying for it what it is actual
ly worth.
This is the state of affairs mt the
present writing. 1t remains to he seen
if the Passumpsic road will allow itself
to Ice crippled by seeing the road pass
into the control of Il company favora-
bile to its rival, the Central Vermont.
If the syndicate should purchase the
road, Barlow will be able to redeem a1l
his obligations and retire with snug
little fortune. On the other hand. if
the road should pass into the hands of
the Canadian Pacific, Mr.. Barlow loses
the accumulations of a lifetime and
entails loss upon those who have aided
him and put confidence in his ability
as tnancier. 1t is quite early yet to
predict that Bradley Barlow is ruined
man, and that he will not vet rise
above the unfortunate combination of
circumstances in which he seems to be
involved.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

suffragists, and has been discreet and
faithful friend of the cause from the
first. She was an Oberlin student, has
a fine education, has been twice to
Europe. and is withal an earnest tenn
perance woman. The two things, sui
frage and temperance, are different and
distinct, and the attitude of Mrs. Cut
Ter is only mentioned as a fact. Yer
mont has the proud distinction OF
never having had slave-Owner in the
state, let it be the the first to put the
ballot in the hands of wOman.-l Lucy
Stone In the Woman's Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
Lake George Islands.

1t has been ascertained by an exam
ination of the county clerks records OF
Essex county at Caldwell, that there
are 200 islands in Lake George. OF
these only fourteen are held by legal
titles obtained from the state. Seve-
raj islands have been cOnfiscated by
a process of squatter sovereignty
Parcels of land so situated, originally
bought for $50, had since sold for
5000 and 5000. A special senate
committee of the state of New York
announce their intention of making a
thorough investigation of the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

After forty-seven years of service as
a professor of chemistry in Dartmouth
medical college, DIR. Oliver Payson
Hubbard has resigned and been made
professor emeritus. Prof. Edwin j.
Bartlett of Dartmouth college will fill
the vacancy during the present lecture
term, which opened on August J..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

The advocates of woman suffrage
cannot derive much consolation from
the results of giving the ballot to the
women in Utah. They outnumber the
Gcntiles more than two to one, and i'll
the recent election. when $4,000 votes
were east. il is said that the male Nor
mons were 50 sure of the result that
they largely absentcd themselves from
the polls and left to the unhappy vic
Tins of the Infamous system the work
of sustaining, by their ballots, the
Church and pcrpctuating their own
DEGRADATION. This result would have
been secured if every male Mormon
had neglected to vote and every anti
Mormon had gone to the polls. In
I--O 10000 women voted almost solid
for the Church. When the ballot is
used by women to maintain il system
which keeps them in abject servitude,
the ballot becomes curse rather than
a blessing. This is one of the baletul
results of the extension of suffrage,
and may well lead woman suttragists
to seriously consider if giving woman
the ballot will accomplish the good
results that they have claimed will fol
low the granting of the privilege.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
Disastrous COnnagratiOn mt
Vineyard Haven.

The village of Vineyard Haven
comprising two-thirds of the people
of the town of Tisbury about
three miles from Cottage City, on the
island of Martha's Vineyard, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. The business portion of
the village, situated on one street, with
the exception of one store, was burned,
representing nearly fifty buildings and
covering nearly fifty acres, throwing
homeless some two hundred people,
mostly summer residents. The fire
broke out at nine o'clock in the even
ing, and ragged for about six hours.
The total loss is about $4,000, on
which there is an insurance of S64 POP.
All the hotels were burned and a num-
Der of small manufacturing establish
ments. Measures for the relief of the
homeless people were promptly inaug-
urated, and it is said that arran ge-
ments were commenced at once to re-
build the village. Mrs. James Davis
died from the excitement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
NEW GLOVES,
NEW GLOVES,
BEST STOCK IN TOWN.

We shall make some very close
prices in our Carpet and Crockery De-
partments, as the most active seasons
trade we have had in years, and
to further increase our sales during
July and August, we think it best to
make such actual and substantial re-
auctions in prices as will induce our
customers to purchase also, having
bought i'll larger qantities and ut
lower prices, we can offer greater bar
gains for the next sixty days than ever
known in this section.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

The secured liabilities of j. NJ. Haven
OF Rutland amount to over SI2O, 900, OF
which S75,OOO is secured by pledge
of bank stock, and the balance upon
real estate. The unsecured liabilities.
aside from the claims of the Rutland
railroad company, which Haven dis
putes, amount to only about SI4, 300.
A. p. Childs, general agent of the
New York Life insurance company,
brings a $4,000 libel suit against Sher-
man * Jenne, local agents of the Mu-
tual Life, for disseminating an amony-
nous circular aSSailing that company
and purporting to give Il decision by
the New York courts adverse to policy
holders.
In Winooski village, where there is
only one policeman, Mr. LabOrge
caned boy Saturday night, and five
hundred villagers, to whom Lab0rge
was obnoxious, chased him into Il drug
store, whence he was rescued by Sheriff
Barton. The mob threatened to kill
or maltreat him. 1t is supposed he
has fled the town.
The Ransom guard of st. Adams
have voted to maintain its organiza-
ton with the exception of any connec-
ton with the regiment, and that its
military organization he continued so
far as to place it in condition to re-
spOnd to any call in any emergency
and to appear in any public parade
when such thing was desirable. The
old officers were continued.
c. E. Palmer of the Palmer house,
BrocktOn, formerly of the Columbian
at Saratoga, and of Rutland. has dis
appeared, leaving his affairs badly
involved. He took the hotel in June
last year, and has been trying to run
first-class house at secOnd-class prices,
and has been unable to meet his bills
lately. Palmer has always had an ex-
cellent reputation for honesty.
The Montpelier Methodist preachers
meeting at Barre discussed the exne-
diency of removing or extending the
limit of pastoral service. Presiding
Elder Spencer read a paper opposing
any change of the present rule of three
years limitation, and the meeting
voted unanimously i'll favor of such a
position. This action is significant as
representing the Vermont Methodist
sentiment on this current topic.
The Central Vermont and Crane
Trunk railway companies have madd
arrangements for putting on, next
Monday, fast express train from Bos
ton to Chicago, which will make the
run in forty hours. 1t will leave Bos-
ton at p. m, arrive at White River
Junction at 5.I5 p. M, st. Adams at
$50 p. m, Montreal at 1915, and Chi
cago early the second morning after.
This schedule reduces the time be-
tween Boston and Montreal to less
than ten hours.
The west-bound mail train on the
st. JOhnsbury & Lake Champlain rail-
road ran off the rails near Jones bridge
near MOrrisville, on Wednesday even
ing of last week. The accident was
caused by broken axle on the tender
and every truck of the train. excent
the forward end of the locomotive
was thrown from the track. No one
was hurt, but all were well shaken mn
The rails and ties were torn up for
quite a distance. Jones' bridge and
vicinity has been the scene of quite a
number of accidents since the road
was put into operation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

E. n. Porter of Burlington has tive
patents on a mOrtise door lock. Tho
interior of the lock is made of four
pieces and there is not a spring about
it. The single catch take the place of
latch, lock with key for either side,
a night latch, and burglar proof bolt.
The bolt is carried forward by weight,
thus doing away with springs, and is
moved back to open the door by a
knob in the usual way. The locks will
be put on the market as soon as a
company can be formed to manufac-
ture them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

The Mantle house at Quonocontag.
Westerly, r. l., was burned Tuesday
morning. The guests, twenty in num-
Der, escaped in their night clothes, los
ing baggage and valuables. The loss
is about 5000. Insured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
T.C.FLETCHER & co.
Closing Out Sale !

As a special attraction for July and
August, we offer $50 pieces Bates, Ian
caster and other standard Ginghams
at the low price of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
MOOmshimers in Vermont

The Innbridge correspondent of the
Montpelier Waterman gives these de
tails about ''mOonshincrS' in that vi
clnlty 'FOr several months il has
been known that near this place scvc-
raj mOOnshine distilIcrics were run
ming and that several parties were
pcddling new cider brandy in this and
surrounding towns. but no effort was
made to trap the moOnShiners until
two of them were caught working the
still in a small belt of woods near the
residence of James NJ. Jones, about
one and one-half miles northwest of
this village, some two weeks since.
Word was sent to United States Mar
shal Henry of Burlington that the still
was again in operation. He came to
South ROYalton, took with him Sheriff
Jones of that place and Constable Gil
ley and made a descent upon the place
ut about daybreak Friday morning.
but fonnd that the mOOnshiners had
got wind of the intended raid and had
removed their still. Failing to find
that. General Henry arrested james NJ
Jones, Miles COmstOck and William
Swan, and summoned John II. Alex
ander, George Titus and Lucius Dem
mon as witnesses, taking all with him
to Burlington. Comstock is an old of
fender, living in Vershire, and against
him and Swan, who has been a respect
able farmer, the proof is said to be pos
tive. Jones is farmer and a specu-
latOr in cattle, sheep, etc. The scene
of operations was upon his farm, but a
few rods distant from his residence.
Demons has drawn the cider for
them, and, it is said, has peddled the
cider brandy.
This seems to have been a strangely
planned campaign, for the situation
was such that two men could have
easily captured the still by watching
their opportunity. When the officers
found the arch the stones were cold.
and it is thought that some of the
many sympathizers living within a few
miles of here must have notified the
moonshiners that they were liable to
be arrested soon"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

The Southern New England Tele-
phone company met at New Haven
Tuesday, and voted to consolidate and
purchase 400 shares of the new stock.
An inventory filed in the probate
office in Springfield, Mass, on the es-
tate of the late Chester w. Chaplin
gives the valuation of the personal
property at 81 ,966, 02I, and the real es-
tate SI7I,6I5.
The failure of George William Bal
Ian q Co., a banking firm of New York,
was announced On;Tuesday. The liza
bllities are estimated at from 81 800
900 to S2,0O0,0OO. Much excitement
was occasiOned on Wall street by the
suspension.
Gentlemen representing a capital of
about $50, 900 met in New York
on Tuesday and organized the New
York, Danbury and & Boston Railroad
company with capital of Sl0,0O0, 900,
to open new line between New York
and Boston.
Almost panic occurred at the stock
exchange in London Tuesday morning
in American railroad securities, which
are greatly depressed and difficult to
sell. American government bonds are
not affected, but there is an unfavOra-
BILE feeling in railroad securities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
ST. c5uhnsburp (aledunian.

The new postal notes, which have
been printing in New York, for use
in the transmission of small sums of
money through the mails, were to he
ready for shipment to all the money
order offices in the country on We'd
nesday. They are to be used after
September ,. a note can he filled out
10y postmaster for any amount not
exceeding -, at "A cost to the sender
of three cents for each note. The
notes are made payable to "the bear
er," and they can he used as fractional
currency i'll any place to which they
are sent. Some such thing as this will
be a great convenience, enabling small
sums of money to be sent safely 10y
mail at small expense.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17

The directors of the st. Adams Trust
company have made statement, by
which it appears that the company, at
the time of suspension, had on deposit
with the Vermont National bank the
sum of 100000, and held demand pa
per To the amount of S35, 900, which
was secured by pledge of stock of that
bank. When this paper was discount
ed, the stocks of the Vermont National
bank was considered to be worth more
than par and the security was regarded
generally as of the highest order. 1t is
of course hoped that a considerable
portion of this S55,OOO may yet be
saved to the company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-17
An Inconvenience Of the Postal
Notes.

The New York Tribune thinks that
one thing, ut least, will help to check a
tendency to use the new postal notes
rs currency. Many of the notes will
be taken out for odd sums of money.
which will not fit into the process of
making change. A postal note for
Sl.37 for example, or for 90 cents, will
he OF no use to anybody as currency.
Another thing is that the postal note
will be payable at only two places
the office of issue, and the office to
which it is directed. The English
postal order, as it is called, offers much
greater facilities for use as currency.
1t is issued for certain prescribed sums,
usually even amounts, and it, is pay
able at any money order office where
the holder chooses to have it caShcd
Yet the last report of Mr.. Fawcett, the
postmaster general, showed that the
average time the postal orders were
'out" was six days, showing that they
did not get into circulation as currency.
The fact is that the chief need of frac-
tional currency has been in sending
small sums through the mails. For
the pocket change coin is cleaner and
postal note can be bought with scarce
ly more delay than a postage stamp,
one chief reason for missing the old
fractional currency will have disap-
peared.
A correspondent of the Boston Globe
calls attention to the fact that the new
postal note altogether disregards the
county wherein is located the Office
from which the note is issued. "The
name of the county" he says, (which
the postOffice department informs the
laity should appear upon the super
scriptiOn of all letters, it negIects to
print upon its own postal issue. This
governmental inconsistency, unless
is likely to cause some con-
fusion in the shipping of goods ordered
by mail and paid for with a postal
note"