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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Gotham Gossip.


NEW YORK, April !, 1883.
| am perfectly well aware that there
are people paid to make observations
on the weather, yet | should feel it an
| injustice not to mention so remarkable
''spell of it" as we have. had in the
winter Just gone. Ten successive rainy
| Sundays ushered in the new year, rem
dering milliners and seal-skin dealers
morbid, and causing perennial smile
to play over the face of the rubber
clothing man. And the ice, oh, it was
hard for dignity to be compelled to
cling to fences, or walk in the car
tracks. But the winter has had its Sc
riOus as well as its comic side. for .'the
grim monster" has been busy and sue
| cessful every moment of the time. Just
now upon the wire across the great
bridge comes the message that Peter
Cooper, the millionaire and the philan-
thrOpist, is dead, dead at ninety-tWO,
with iife-wOrk finished under his own
dir, ction, and not left for his wishes to
be misconstrued and his money vast
ed. | remember, when \. T. Stewart
died, hearing a man ask an old Scotch
man, how much he had left. and the
quick answer was, Every cent he
had Alas That a man whose brain
and industry could accu'0ulate colos-
sal fortune should be so soon forgotten.
and that his millions could not even
provide for him burial-place. But,
though Peter Cooper has left his mon
ey, too, he has made such wise invest
ment of it, that even in heaven he will
receive dividends In the long cloud
less day, upon which he has now en-
tered, there will Ice many and many a
meeting between the benefactor and
those who but for his timely aid might
never have come there. Well may New
York lower her flags to-day, for it will
be long before so great loss can fall
upon her again.
But despite all the sorrow and
mourning, spring is here again, with
her delicious air and sound of bird
singing, and the Easter dities have
gladdened and beautifed all the world.
Our musical friends were not com
PEELED to wait till Easter this year to
have their hearts gladdened with de
licious music, as good fortune brought
to us the great Thomas with his mar
velous rendering of the sacred triologv.
The Redemption" the masterpiece of
Gounod. If Christianity he all myth.
if our divine master were only good
man, why does the story of his life
thrill the whole world at this long
away time 1t may be possible that in
the future we shall Toe privileged to
listen to a grander performance but it
is impossible to conceive of anything
that could hope to surpass it in COM
pleteness and satisfaction. However
much musicians may differ in opinion
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Editorial Notes.

The New York sun has analysed the
expression. I'VE should SMILE" and
finds that it is irreproachable in point
of grammar, strictly euphonious, unex-
ceptionable as a piece of advice, and
saturated with sound. humane philoso-
phv. "Of course" it says, 1--WE should
smile -
Decision of the Judge: 1t doesn't take
a Northern invalid very long to get
well in Florida. When the first weeks
hotel bill is presented, he generally
says, Il guess I'm well enough to start
for home this afternoon"
Butler says that, with the exception
Of his advice to the clergymen, his
proclamation was an imitation of that
of GOV. Gore in $50. A self-confessed
plagiarist.
Rev. J. F. Lowering of Worcester,
national chaplain of the Grand Army
of the Republic, took for his Fast-day
text this from Genesis Xix: p ''Ben-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
GPmRrHl NRMS

Florida has had 10000 northern Wis
itors this season, and still there are
some arrivals.
Mr.. George f. Whiting, the Organist,
returns to Boston next season, having
been engaged at, the New England Con-
servatOry of Music for five years.
Barnum's elephant Pilot, next in size
to Jumbo, was shot the 9Th, because he
was so ugly that there was no getting
along with him. The doctors cut up
his carcass.
a fire at the hotel Berkeley in Bos-
ton Friday inflicted IA loss of SI75, 900.
principally i'll elegant furniture, rich
carpetings, etc, Seventy-five families
lose from $1,000 to 5000 each. These
losses are entirely covered by insu-
rance.
a year ago a Chicago syndicate OBJ
tanned i'll the state of Texas three mill
ION acres i'll Panhandle, the cOnsidera-
ton being the erection of "A state capitol
III Austin worth a million and IA half of
dollars. a London syndicate is now
about to buy the entire tract for So
100000.
Thirteen states do not levy poll
tax, but of these Pennsylvania requires
the payment of county tax in order
to vote. In all, six states require the
prepayment of some tax for the exer-
else of the right of suffrage,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Della
ware, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Ten
nesSee.
The funeral of Peter Cooper Satur-
day was the occasion of a remarkable
demonstration of sorrow from all class
es of people, but particularly from the
poor. All Souls church was filled two
hours before the service began, and
large crowd gathered outside. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Drs. Cros-
by and Collyer.
Fraser Cunlitf, negro, was arrested
Thursday afternoon by the Boston po-
lice, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Carlton in WatertOwn a few weeks ago
Two witnesses are also under arrest. 1t
is claimed that Cunliff gave himself
away to those witnesses, and told them
that he was paid $3.50 by Carlton for
committing the crime.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

A family in Hinesburgh were horror
stricken by finding a large snake,
commonly known as a spotted adder,
in a barrel from which they had been
using cider during the winter. 1t was
known that a snake crawled ont of the
bung of this barrel last fall before it
was filed, which, no doubt, was the
mate to the one that gave the flavor to
the cider.
The title of the new railway corpo-
ration which is to succeed the Vermont
Central and the Vermont & Canada, is
to be the Consolidated Railroad Com
pany of Vermont. Under the decree of
foreclosure, it will probably acquire
title to the property one week from to-
day, and will no doubt be organized at
once. 1t is probable that the new com
pany will lease the lines to the present
Central Vermont company to operate,
thus availing of the complete Organi-
zatiOn of the last named company and
retaining possession of the several
roads leased to that company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
The LamOiIIe Extension,

The Plattsburgh Republican saws the
work of clearing the rOad-bed at
Rouse'S Point of standing timber has
already been done and preparations
are going forward for pushing the en-
terp1se. he line will start at ROuse's
Point, crossing the lake on bridge
two hundred feet north of the present
one, running on the north side of the
Central Vermont track to within IL
short distance of Alburgh where it
crosses to the south side of that track
and thence running alongside of it to
Alburgh Springs where it crosses the
neck of Mississquoi bay, and thence
running by "A short cut to the terminus
of the st. JOhnsbury a Lake Cham
plain railroad at Maquam bay. Work
on the bridge is already commenced at
Rouse's Point, and in this connection
some curious features are developed.
The bridge is to he built on piles, and
this part of the job has already pro-
crossed considerably. These piles are
being driven into the mud bottom of
the lake about eighteen feet, and the
water being fourteen feet deep and the
piles forty-two feet long, they stand
out of the water about ten feet. Ordi-
narily, here, the piles are driven home
quite easily to any desired depth, but
III some spots as the heavy weight
drops upon the head of the pile the
timber rebounds as if being forced into
an elastic substance like rubber.
Elsewhere something very solid is en-
countered, like hard pan, and the pile
descends by the hardest, as the massive
half-ton weight rises and drops home
with tremendous power; then sudden
ly the resistance ceases and the pile.
under single blow seems to break
through into something like quicksand,
and will then rise itself, directly or
after several hours, This appears to
Indicate curious condition of affairs
down below which would make an in
teresting study for some one capable
of successfully graphing with it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

jamin shall raven as a wolf in the
morning he shall devour the prey,
and at night he shall divide the
spoil" He devoted it wholly to the
Bible character and career of Benjamin
and his tribe, without making any ref
erence to the latter day Benjamin.
The president appeared much an
noyed because he was attended on his
Southern trip by several reporters, who
chronicle the trivial details of the jour
ney. However, it is the penalty paid
for official distinction.
The presidents appointment of post
master-general was not made from any
of the hungry and persistent applicants
for the position. Office-seekers ought
to soon learn the policy of the admin
istration in this regard.
Butler in an interview with IA report
er expressed doubt if the people would
derive any benefit from the Fast-day
sermons, and the Herald thinks that he
cannot complain that he was without
benefit of the clergy in his Fast-day
humiliation" The Herald also wick
eddy says ''the pulpit isn't bottled up
vet in Massachusetts,
Dr. Bartol of Boston said Butler
wanted some advertising, and then he
devoted whole sermon to humoring
the governors within.
The Boston Traveller thinks the
Fast-day of 1888 will long he a mem
Orable one. 1t even discounts the last
one of Gov. Long.
Buffers Fast-day proclamation ex-
cited nearly as much comment as his
famous general order in New Orleans.
Since the Rhode Island election Wild
ow Butler says she has not the presi-
dental bee in her bonnet. 1t must
have had depressing effect on his
presidential aspirations.
The Rhode Island election resulted
i'll a defeat for the mOngrel ticket.
Bourn received l3.1Ol votes, Sprague
II, 236, and Cutler 707. BOurn's major
ity is 2,l40. Sprague was only able to
equal the vote cast for Hancock in
1880. 1t is not at all certain that he
will retire from the contest and that he
will not come forward again TO try for
| gubernatOrial honors.
The shotgun policy is not the sue
cess in a Rhode Island campaign that
it was at Canonchet.
1t seems that elephantine is not much
different from human character. jun
bo's former mate, Alice, has never be
trayed the slightest sign of grief since
the day of his departure, and now even
the children are forgetting him in their
admiration for lingo, a charming young
elephant not yet five wears old and not
quite four and half feet high.
The Philadelphia News has this nice
piece of sarcasm ut the oO-prevalent
custom of people of neglecting a man
while he is Ewing and honOring him
after he is dead. when he is beyond the
reach of their kindly offices: cone
tenth of the money which has been eX-
pended i'll bringing John Howard
Payne's remains home would have been
sufficient to have induced him to re
main in this country"
In the west the name of the new
postmaster general is pronounced Gre
sham, with the accent on the first syl-
liable.
1t appears that there was some mis-
understanding about the engagement
with the New England Home journal
of Worcester, Mass, and Mr.. Ranney
has resumed his connection with the
Newport Express.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13


ECuTIONS AGAINST THE EXPRESS
AGENT, HOLDING THAT PRosECrr.
TIoNs. BY COMMON INFoRMERs ARE
ILLEGAL.
Judge Veazey delivered the opinion
of the county court at Rutland Tues.
day morning in the hdbeas corpus case
of Express Agent Barney Barker. and
ordered him discharged.
Barker as well as the express agents
at West Rutland, Centre Rutland and
Sutherland Falls, had been arrested
and brought before Justice Jewett p
Cam on a warrant issued on the COM
plant of ii. w. Love, as common in
former, Love claiming that the express
agents were liable under the statutes
of the state for selling liquor contrary
to law, because they as express agents
had received packages of liquor sent
C. Q. D., from John O'Neil of White
hall and Others and had delivered the
packages to cOnsignees in Rutland on
payment by them of the price of the
liquor. The agents were all compelled
to give bail and the cases were cOntin-
ued for trial. The counsel of the Ma
tlOnal Express Co., in order to test the
legality of the prosecutions of their eX-
press agents by Mr.. Love as a common
lntOrmer, had the bail surrender Mr..
Barker to the justice court and he was
then committed to the custody of Con-
stable Mead, and petition for habeas
corpus was brought to the county court
and extended arguments were made by
A. F. Walker, counsel for the relatOr,
Barney Barker, and by ex-Judges Dun
ton and Barrett, counsel for the state
and prosecution. Judge Veazey Tues
day morning delivered his opinion,
holding that as the crime of liquor sell
ing was unknown to the common law
but created entirely by the statute of
this state, and as the method of prose-
cutlOn had been provided in the statute
for prosecutions under the liquor law,
by grand juror or states attorney
and not by private person as a com
mon intOrmer, such method so provided
was exclusive and the prosecution by a
common infOrmer was illegal and the
justice could not issue his warrant on
the complaint of Love as IA common in
former. and therefore the court ordered
the discharge of Barker Burlington
Free Press
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
GORGE w. CHAPLIN,s ESTATE

GEORGE W. CHAPLIN'S ESTATE.
VI The subscribers having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Caledonia, Commissioners to receive examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate Of George W Chaplin late OF
~ aterfOrd, in said District deceased represent
ed insolvent, and the term of six months from the
21st day of Apr 1893, being allowed by said Court
to the creditors of said deceased, to exhibit and
prove their respective claims before us Give no.
tice, that will attend to the duties of our ap-
pOintment at the dwelling house of William VI
HOvey. in Waterford in said district on the 18th
day of May, and 22nd day of October next at
one o'clock in the afternoon. on each of said DAYS
JACOB g. HOVEY, (Cor,r,,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Death Of SurgeOn-GeneraI
Barnes.

Surgeon-General Barnes is dead
from Bright's disease. He was best
known to the country through his
attendance on the late President Gar
field, and the worry of those eighty
days of conscientious service told
heavily upon his health. He was al
so called in when President Lincoln
was assassinated. Gen. Barnes, who
was lately placed on the retired list.
sought renewed vigor abroad without
success, and his death has been for
some time expected. Joseph X. Barnes
was born in Pennsylvania. became
assistant surgeon in 1910, and spent
his life in the service he rose steadi-
ly in rank, and in 1864 was appointed
surgeon general, and the following
year he received the brevet of major
general. Gen. Barnes was buried
with military honors at Washington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Farm For Sale.

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT ST
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St Johnsbury, within and for said District on the
18th day of A pril A. ID. 1898
An instrument purpOrting to be the last Will
and Testament of Eliza Johnson late of Hard
wick in said district, deceased being presented ia
Court by Sabin johnson, of the Executors
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 held at
the Probate office in st. JOhnsbury, the LIST day
of May, A. D., 1888, and show cause if any they
may have, against the Probate of said VIII; for
which purpose it is further ordered that r copy OF
the record of this order be published three weeks
successfully in the Caledonian, printed at St
Johnsbury, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
By the Court, Attest
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge
A true copy of Record. \ ttest
s5-7 WALTER p. SMITH Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
IHARLES H. NUTS ESTATE.

1HARLES II. NUTS ESTATE.
- The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district Of
Caledonia Commissioners TO receive examine a I'd
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Chas. H. Mutt late of st. JOhnsbury
in said District, deceased represented insolvent.
Mar. 1893 being allowed by said Court to the cred.
itOrs of said deceased. to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before Give notice, that We
win attend TO the duties of appointment at
the store of n. NJ. johnson, in st. JOhnsbury in
said District, the Path day of MAY and the
oath day of Sept. next, at one o'clock in the at
ternOOn on each OF said days.
1886 JOHN L. COUCH comm r.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
ST. cSumsburp Galedunian.
st. Johnsbury, VT. Friday, April 10, 1888.

The president is doing" Florida
very quickly. and his movements are
duly chrohicled by the ubiquitous re-
porters represented in the presidential
party. Wherever he goes large crowds
gather to see a real president. He will
camp out for "A few days and indulge III
his favorite pastime of fishing. He ex-
poets to he back at the capital by the
.Intl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

Gov. Butler says regarding the STRIFE
lures made upon him by clergymen for
his manner of writing his Fast-day
proclamation that he was informed
that it was customary to issue "A proc
lamatiOn for a day of fasting and
prayer, and as he could not find "A BIZ
BILE in the executive library he hunted
up the prOclamations of his predeces-
sors, and as one issued by Gov. Gore in
1910 seemed appropriate he used it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
WEDDING STATIONERY.

We have added some choice Wedding Papers
Envelopes and Cards TO stock, and with new
and beautiful script type can mt out wedding par
ties at short notice.
Also calling cards gilt-edged, put up in
leatherette boxes.
CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
KILLED

By Using AbbOtt's Worm Powder for Horses.
Every worm that ever tackled it. Invest 80 C. and
dollars, and improve your horses. Manufac
tured by G. +. ABBOTT, Druggist Bethlehem, n.
II. Smith, DOOlittle & Smith Boston Wells Rich
ArdsOn Co, Burlington, Vt, Wholesale agts. Tel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Spring Novelties
-IN-
DRESS GOODS,

Black Silks, Black Cashmeres, and
French Cords at very low prices.
New shades in brad Alma Cloths.
COlored Cashmeres, French Atwood
FOule, Dress Flannels, IS inches wide,
in spring shades, the same make of
Flannel we had so large II sale on last
season.
10 Pieces Atwood Cashmeres, 3S
inches wide, in all the new shades at
AZ cents per yard. This lot of dress
goods is a great bargain, such has
been sold at 80 cents per yard.
10 Pieces French, all-wool Foule,
elegant spring colors, at so cents per
yard, never sold below rs cents.
% Pieces of Dress Goods at 1874
cents per yard, all new goods, former
price 25 cents,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Wire Staples and Punches.

just the thing for fastening together legal docu
ments, manuscripts, pamphlets, etc. For sale at
the CaledOnian office. II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
LADIES' RECEPTION ROOM

gives us double the room we pre-
viously had, and with our old part re-
modelled to conform to the new part
we now present to our customers what
we feel confident will be pronounced a
very convenient and well arranged
store for the comfort of our patrons.
where every attention will be given
them.
These alterations will give us much
needed additional room for the display
of our stock, and we extend most
cordial invitation to our friends to call
and examine our store and stock of
goods on Saturday next. VIII open at
that time large assortment of new
goods i'll every department..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
BALDWIN & LAMPKIN
BOOTS AND SHOES.

in Ladies', Misses, Children's, Mems,
Boys and Youths. We have lust
added new department for the sale
of their Mems, Boys and Youths
Shoes. We shall have full line in
Congress, Lace and Button Shoes, all
sizes and widths. These goods are
well and familiarly known in this
section
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
Nice Calling Cards,

Gilt edged, in boxes or cases very neat just
the thing every lady wants. Call and see them
CALEDONIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

Boston has been entertaining a dis
tinguished guest in the person of Gen.
Diaz. ex president of the Mexican re-
public. The general and his party
were received at the depot by repre-
scntatives of the city and were given
"A reception and dinner. He says that
he is not visiting this country on Of
fetal or business matters, and that
his trip is for pleasure and to become
ACQUAINTED with our institutions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

The Waterman has been collating
some statistics of the number of towns
in this state in which liquor is sold
under United States license with
the number of licenses granted in each
town. Burlington leads with ~ such
licenses, Bennington follows with 30.
Rutland has "a, st. Adams -, Mont
pclicr -, Middlebury. 10, Rockingham
., Brattleboro :, st Johnshury ,. The
total number of towns where United
States licenses are held is lib, and
the whole number of licenses in the
state Is l46.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

One by one the old friends leave us
and are seen no more Next fall, when
the green leaf gives way for the sere
and yellow tints, the familiar green
three-cent postage stamp will go with
it, and in its place will come the new
two-cent stamp. Well, the old stamp
must go. For thirteen years it has car
ried messages of love and regard to our
friends, and it has well earned the
season of rest it is 80 soon to take.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
l Bale Brown Cotton at &c per yd.

These Cottons are one cent per yard
under price.
full line of the celebrated
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13

In the west they have festival
called "Arbor Day" The governors
of Ohio and Michigan have recently
appointed a date for the celebration,
and Governor Davis of Nebraska has
appointed next Wednesday as the
day in that state. The state board of
agriculture offers liberal premiums
for the greatest number of trees plant
ed during the present month by any
person, and for the greatest number
of trees planted during the present
year, and "A special premium for the
greatest number OF trees planted up
on the appointed day, divided and
classified as to varieties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-13
T.C.FLETCHER CO..
SPRING OPENING
Saturday, Apr. ~.

We take pleasure in announcing that
the alterations in our store are now
completed and with this extension
which includes