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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-20

BELLAIRE is clamering for a larger
and more commodious City Hall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-20

were made to intimidate Republicans
from claiming the election of Blaine, in
case the official count should be declared
in his favor. and also for the purpose OF
influencing Democratic canvasSers and
members of the returning board to do
everything possible to make fraudulent
counts and returns in favor of Cleveland.
In contrast to all this lawlessness it will
be noticed that none of the Law and ora
der party. the Republican, have made
single threat of riot or bloodshed. They
have not threatened to seat Blaine re
gardless of the official count. They have
not committed single act of lawless
violence. They are confident that fair
and honest count will show that Blaine
has carried New York, and, if he has, he
will be inaugurated. the Democratic plug
uglies of New York city-the same class
which hung negroes to lamp-posts and
burned orphan asylums during the draft
riot of 1S63-to the contrary notwith-
standing. The people of this country do
not propose to submit to the dictation of
the lawless element of New York CITY.
much less to have that city control the
great Republic. as Paris has often con.
trolled France by her revolutions. The
Republican party will stand firmly in
favor of supporting the law. If Blaine
is declared lawfully elected, as a law
abiding party it will see that the law is
enforced, and that he is inaugurated. If
Cleveland shall be adjudged to have law
fully carried New York he will be in
angurated. No mobs of Democratic Plug
uglies shall dictate to free people who
shall be President of this mighty Repub-
lic.-Cleveland Leader, 18th.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-20
Democracy the Sole Party of Riots

Democracy the Sole Party OF Riots
Never in any former Presidential cam-
paign have there been so many TiutOus
acts of violence committed in the Nor
thern States as there have been in the
campaign we have just passed through.
These riots and attempts to commit riot
were all committed by Democrats. In
Shelbyville, Ind, the former home of that
old copperhead. Tom Hendricks, "a Dem
ocratic mob drove a number of Republi-
cans, who happened 10 DE less in number
from the polls. Laboring under The sup
position that Cleveland was elected,
Democratic scUundrels attacked a num-
Der of peaceable letter carriers in Balii
more, merely because they were supposed
to be Republicans. In Newark, Ohio.
some three hundred Democrats attacked
the houses of leading Republicans, throw
ing stones and rotten eggs at them. In
Troy, N. Y, the police had to stand
guard to prevent the Daily Telegram
from being mobbed. The offense com
mitted was the persistency of that paper
in publishing the Associated Press re-
turns giving the State to Blaine. In
Boston Democratic mob attacked the
JosrDal office and smashed the costly
plate glass window. In New York there
were threats of mobbing the Tribune of
flee, all made by Democrats. Demon
strations against that Office became so
alarming that large force of police was
detailed to guard it. Had it not been for
this protection there is no doubt but that
the Tribune office would have been mob
bed and Quilted. The OffenSe committed
by that paper was merely claiming that
New York had gone for Blaine. In the
same city threats were made by thous
ands of Democrats to mob Jay Gould
because he was charged with having
manipulated, in the interest of Blaine,
the returns over the Western Union
Telegraph, which company he controls.
The ludicrous feature of this threat,
made by bigoted Democrats of the same
class who were engaged in the draft riots
of 1868, was that MIR. Gould had support
ed Cleveland, along with Mr.. Vanderbilt
and it is published that he contributed
100000 to the Democratic campaign
fund, in addition to the -$I50,000 contrib
uted by Mr.. Vanderbilt. He had no
more control over the dispatches of the
Associated Press Than he had over those
of any other customer patrOniZing his
line. Mr.. Gould, in order to protect
himself from violence, telegraphed his
congratulations to Governor Cleveland
on his supposed election, which was i'm
mediately published in the papers, and
that appeased the plug uglies of his parr
ty. Iu Richmond. Va, mobs pursued
Republicans, who had to fee and rush
through stores to back alleys to save
their lives. In addition to all these viii
lainOuS violation of laws, Dan Manning
and Forger BarRum issued infammatory
appeals to the Democracy through the
country. falsely charging that the Re-
publicaDS were intending to try to steal
the State by frauds, without offering an
iota of evidence to that effect. and call>
ing on all to hold meetings to express de-
termination to ipaugurate Cleveland any
way, without waiting for the official
count.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
MclndOe'S Falls.

w. j. Bray of st. Johnsbury has con
tracted to build a large boarding house
for George Van Dyke, the lumber man.
The building is to join the old hotel
on the north, and it will be 81 by 20
feet and contain As rooms. Mr.. Bray
begins work to-day and is to have it
completed May LIST.
The winter term of the academy
closed last week Friday with speaking
in the evening, and the spring term
opens next Monday. The term past
has been the largest winter term for
more than dozen years, and the clos
ing exercises did credit to all connect
ed with the school.
There will be promenade concert
and oyster supper at the Academy hall
tomorrow evening, under the auspices
of the Universalist society.
About 1000 cords of wood will be
drawn to this village this winter if the
travelling permits. Just now the
teamsters look downcast.
The Congregational church is still
wanting a pastor. Deacon MOnteith
supplied the pulpit last Sabbath.
j. c. Frye and family of Boston are
in town few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Took Her on the Fly. Fleeing
from Cruel Parents.

The passengers on the day express
from Montreal Saturday, had their
sympathies aroused for young couple
on the train who were seeking for u
clergyman to marry them before they
should be overtaken by an enraged
father, and the happiness of two lives
blighted forever. But, alas, there was
no clergyman on the train, and the
hearts of the pair paipitated with
greater force, while the passengers
were working up a feverish excitement
i'll their behalf. The telegraph was
brought into requisition. Newport
was called, and arrangements were
perfected whereby a minister was en-
gagged and other necessary arrange
ments were made to have the ceremony
performed on the arrival of the train.
and the passengers settled down to
their own affairs once more. On arri-
val at Newport it was announced that
the ceremony would take place in the
dining room of the Memphremagog
House in the presence of all. The
anxious moment arrived and the bride
and bridegroom were admitted. She
came in with modest hesitation and
u blushIng countenauce, but the bride
groom seemed cool and collected. By
direction of the clergyman they Joined
right hands and the ceremony was
performed, when they we're greeted by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Fire at White River Junction.

A part of Geo. w. Smiths bakery
was burned Wednesday morning The
fire seemed to take in pile of kind
lings i'll the basement, and Quilted all
of the old part of the building with
section of the new part, including all
of his machinery for the manufacture
of Hanover crackers, with large
quantity of flour, lard, sugar and the
whole of his candy manufactOry. The
new front part, built in 1883, much
larger than the old, and separated from
it by solid brick wall, was saved.
In this Mr.. Smith had an elegant store,
sets of offices, packing and storage
rooms, and one section of it was for
rental in which the White River Paper
Co.'S wholesale stationery store occu-
pied one floor, and Royal Cummings
job printing office another, while two
others We're unOccupied. The Paper
Co. escaped unframed, but Mr.. Cum
mings' material was somewhat shaken
up, while he suffers the loss of his
steam power which was supplied from
tho bakery. This latter section was
also separated from the main building
by fire wall, and the timed doors
which held the fire from the new part
had only been completed last Satur-
day. The boiler and ovens are saved,
also the outside walls. The loss is
perhaps $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Personal Items.

Col. Charles II. Joyce is to return to
Rutland to practice his profession.
Nelson j. Whitehill has succeeded A.
L. Hardy us principal of the West
Randolph high school.
EX-congressman j. NJ. Tyler has
been invited to deliver the Decoration
day address at Brattleboro.
Mr.. Chauncey Warner has sent a
check for $1,000 to the Warner Home
at st. Adams.
Judge Poland is a member of the
committee to investigate the charges
of ex-Speaker keifer against General
BoyntOn.
A letter from Judge Redtield, in
Rome. states that his health is i'm
proving and that he has gained some
flesh.
Charles J. Weston of Windsor, thirty
years old, died on the 9Th. He was
leading hardware merchant and
deacon in the Congregational
church.
The venerable Deacon Simeon Gil
bert of PittsfOrd fell on the ice while
going out of doors Thursday morning
and broke his left hip bone. His ad
vanced age, being 63 years old, makes
1t very serious case.
Dr. Branch of Coventry, who was an
officer in the 9th Vt. regiment, has
been asked by Hon. G. G. Benedict of
Burlington to write up the history of
his regiment, to be incorporated with
Mr. Benedict's "History of Vermont in
the Rebellion.
A. H. Bicknell has been commits
stoned to paint duplicate of his por-
trait of the late Senator Morrill, of
Vermont, which is in the treasury de
partment at Washington. 1t is for
presentation to the state of Vermont.
Johnny Queen, the well known min
strel and variety actor died in New
York, Friday evening at the age of
about forty. He began his career in
Boston at the old opera house of Morris
Bros, Pell Il Trowbridge. He was
born in St. Adams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
County Temperance Meeting.

/ The annual meeting of the Caledo-
MIA County young mems temperance
society was held at Lyndonville last
| Friday the Sth. Rev. II. p Cushing
was elected president, and A. l.. AL
drich of West Burke. secretary and
treasurer. +. w. Clark reported for
the working committee that together
with Geo. K. Drew, he had held about
twenty meetings in various towns in
this county and Greensboro, and that
one result had been large number
signing the pledge, including the anti
tobacco clause.
The report of County Commissioner
w. p. Honghton showed that ,37S
gallons of liquor were sold at the sew
eral agencies, at a cost of 50, 1856.
About one hundred gallons more were
sold last year than the year before.
A vice president was elected from each
town. Hiram Pearl, w. l.. Pearl and
+. w. Clark were elected executive
committee, and Geo. X. Drew, b. NJ.
Tillotson, NJ. l.. T. Hidden, Josiah
Ward and c. ). Boswell, working com
mttee. w. p. Houghton was NOM
mated for county commissioner, and it
was voted to hold "a mass temperance
meeting in Lyndonville grove next
fourth of July.
A series of six resolutions were re-
ported and passed, the fifth being the
only one that created discussion. This
was us follows:
ResOiUed, That since the accomplish |
ment or moral work rests ultimately |
with the law making power to confirm
and make effective, and since all
power originates with the people |
whereupon it should be the object of
all temperance workers to secure to |
women as well as men the right to vote |
i'll all municipal affairs, and that their
influence through the ballot be brought |
to bear upon all moral questions of the |
day.
The attendance was quite small, and |
the hope that more would attend the |
if called elsewhere than at |
st. JOhnsbury, was not realized. After
taking up a collection of 1926, the |
adjourned to meet at the
grove July 1.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
lollars "A year ago, Is :
Two Concerts.

The Y. NJ. c. A. Lecture course
closes with two cornerstone tonight
and another on Tuesday evening OF
next week. This evening the Schu-
bert male quartette of Boston give Il
choice program. This company is well
known and much liked by our people.
They are to be assisted by Mrs. Jennie
=. Walker and Miss Mary How, vo-
caliSts, never heard here, but well
spoken of.
On Tuesday evening of next week
there will he concert by the Liste
mann orchestra of Boston, assisted by
Miss Emma Howe, soprano. This or
chestra has been heard and admired
here, and Miss Howe, who appeared in
this place year or two ago with Gil
more's band, took her audience by
storm. Both these concerts will doubt
less be of great merit, and the one to-
night especially will be of pleasing va
rictY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Fatal Result.

The little son of Dentist Charles ID.
Newell of St. Johnsbury Centre, died
on Saturday evening, nearly two weeks
after being shot in the abdomen by his
playmate. Although the ball had not
been removed, strong hopes We're en-
tertained that he would recover, al
though from the first the chances
seemed nearly all against him. On
Friday suppuration was discovered
aud it was decided to attempt to find
and remove the ball. An operation
was performed when it was found the
ball had entered the abdominal cavity
where the surgeon could not go. An
attempt to drain off the pus was equal
ly Ruthless; the poison had entered the
circulation and the patient never
rallied. The little fellow had the
closest attention and best of care from
the first. Besides local surgeons OF
ability and experience, DIR. James of
Waterbury, an army surgeon of extern
SlNt experience III SuhSnou "ounuS,
was summoned and gave counsel and
aid. No event of late has so stirred
the sympathies of this community as
this terrible accident and while the
parents who have been called to give
mp their only child have the tenderest
love and sympathy of all, much feeling
is expressed for the parents of the boy
who so unknowingly brought about
this great trial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Ryegate.

Rev. j. NJ. Beattie, who was taken to
the McLain asylum short time since,
will return this week to his home.
Reasons unknown to us.
Mrs. Wright has so much improved
that Mrs. Kimball has returned to her
home in Boston.
Pringle Gibson went to New York
last week as delegate to the annual
agricultural meeting.
Some of the family of John H. Symes
are sick with the scarlet fever in a
mild form.
Clara Eastman of Wells River will
lecture at the Reformed Presbyterian
church in this place Thursday evening
on alcohol and its effects, -illustrat-
ed.
Mrs. E. Rhodes moved into the brick
house last week.
A reading club has been organized.
and meets at the house of Alexander
Cochran next Tuesday evening.
A general invitation has been given
to the children to meet at the school
house in district No. l, and take their
first public lesson in vocal music.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

presented themselves as candidates for
admission to the church, and others
are expected.
There was pleasant gathering of
the people at the parsonage last week,
the more elderly meeting in the after
noon. There were four present-Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Montgomery, Mrs.
Philbrook and Mrs. Hill, whose com
bined ages numbered BIG years. Many
Others of advanced years were present,
to the number of some thirty. In the
evening there was gathering of up
wards of seventy persons, and after
the most cordial social emoyments
they departed, leaving the pastor to-
kens of love and esteem to the amount
of S75.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
East Burke.

Mr.. Bowen did not go to Montreal as
reported last week. His daughter,
Mrs. Albert Evans. is sick with gastric
fever.-Mrs. Charles Foster is sick with
typhoid pneumonia and not expected
to recover.
The primary school in district No. &,
taught by Carrie Bemis, closed last
Friday with appropriate and interest
ing exercises. The term has been very
successful and seemed to give good
satisfaction to both parents and schol-
airs.
Harris Smith who is very deaf has
just received ii new earaphone from his
son, Rev. Isaac Smith.
l.. A. Darling's horses run away one
day last week. Fortunately one threw
himself by the new mill and they were
secured before doing any serious
damage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Lyndon.
fatal RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Belven Newton of Concord, n. H.,
a steam piper for Munns & Paige, was
run over and fatally hurt by train he
was attempting to board at the Vile
Tuesday night. He lived half an hour
A memorial service will be held at
the Congregational church at the Cor
ner, next Sunday at . p. m, commem-
Orative of the. death of DR.. Horace C..
Bartlett who was lost on the City of
Columbus, Jan. Is. The service will
be held under the auspices of the
Knights Templar of st. Johnsbury, of
which order DR.. Bartlett was promi-
nent member.
The house of Mrs. H. F. Green with
most of its contents, was destroyed by
fire last Friday morning. Insured for
81 900. The place burned was the old
Gen. Chase house, at the top of the
hill about half mile from the Corner
pOstOtfice Oh the road to the Centre
Cause of the fire supposed to be IA de
tective chimney or stove pipe.
Moses Miles has bought the Mooney
house at the Corner, of j. NJ. Weeks,
paying $3.50.
Prof. Nichols, phrenolOgist, gave
lecture at the Institute last Monday
eve.-Gen. S. F. Cary gave his lecture,
Mistakes of Moses or Ingersol,
which ?" at the Centre last Wednesday
eve.-The odd Girls played the drama
''Out in the Streets" at Nichols hall
w ednesdaY eve.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

Stone has been quite sick in Florida
for the past three weeks.
u. W. Jenness has opened tin
shop IN the shop recently occupied by
Knapp, and is prepared to do all kinds
of work.
Geo. [. Vaughan was called home
on account of his grandmother's
late sickness and death. jeremiah
Vaughan goes back this week with
George.
Fred Longee has his new barn near
ly completed.
The members of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union met and
passed appropriate resolutions on the
death of Mrs. j. Vaughan, who was
valued member and interested worker
in the temperance cause.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
WaterfOrd.

Notwithstanding unfavOrable wealth
er over one hundred people came out
to pound party at the parsonage at
Lower Waterford on the 9th inst, to
make glad the heart of their minister
and his wife by their presence and
literally handing in their pound"
weighed on the scale of generosity.
(By Fairbanks standard the weights
ranged from one pound to 1876 pounds
All enjoyed the occasion, and none
more than Rev. C. NJ. Winch and wife.
While they appreciated the pound
token, they also appreciated the feel
ings that prompted and the good
fellowship of the occasion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Vermont News.
ODD FELLows.-oFFICERs.

ODD FELLOwS.-OFFICERS
The Vermont grand lodge of Odd
Fellows, which has just held its annual
meeting at Rutland, elected these Off
GERS: Grand master, H. l.. Stillson of
Bennington deputy grand master, S.
g. Putnam of Rutland grand warden.
F. c. White of Bennington grand
secretary, o. H. Henderson of St.
Johnsbury grand treasurer, L. r.
Robinson of Derby Line grand chap
lain, Samuel BigwoOd of WinOOski {:
representative, II. NJ. Currier of Brat
tleborO; grand marshal, n. P. Bow
man of st. Johnsbury grand conduct
or, Charles A. Perry of Readsboro :;
grand guardian, E. |. futile of Brad
ford ; grand herald, Charles f. Caustic
of Montpelier.
At the grand encampment the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Henry
f. Randall, st. JOhnsbury, G. P; John
A. Parker, Rutland, H. P; NJ. P. Soul
lin, Burlington, S. W; Joseph H. Ed
gertOn, Rutland, scribe; Timothy
Vinton, BrattlebOro, treasurer Z. r.
Thayer, BrattleborO, j. W.; j. B.Seper,
st. Johnsbury, |. g.; A. H. Sabin,
Bellows Falls, o. g.; Frank NJ. Warner,
Rutland, marshal. The next meeting
will be held in Montpelier. The lodge
has membership of 1850, net gain
of 100 over last year.
DEATH FROM NEGLECT AT DUMAIERsToN.
A bad case of suffering apparently
from neglect is reported from Dunn
merstOn. Chester, a middle-aged son
of "aunt Fannie" Stockwell, over 80,
both residing in an isolated farm house
on Dummerston hill, was found dead
in the house Friday night. 1t seems
that last Wednesday night Chester
was taken i'll and told by his feeble
mother to lie down upon the foot of
the bed. He did so, but soon after fell
upon the floor and died His old
mother, an invalid, being wholly un-
able to assist him or to summon help.
lay upon the bed without food, drink,
or even fire, within a few feet of the
body OF her lifeless son until Friday,
when some of the neighbors, who it is
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
Deaths.

At St JOhnsbury, Feb. 3, Mrs. Amos K Bel
KNAPP aged 80 years.
At St JOhnsbury, Feb. IL, of consumption,
Henry L. Lamere. aged H. son Of Jerome I.amere.
At st. Johnsbury Centre, Feb. I, Mrs Jeremiah
Vaughan, aged 20 years.
At st Johnsbury Centre. Feb. 9. Murray K.
aged Years. son of Charles D. and Elizabeth K.
Newell.
At North Danville, Jan -, of pneumonia,
Joseph A Wells, aged a years.
At Chelsea, Feb 8, of consumption Laura Dick.
insOu, aged g. wife of Samuel Hatch, and sister oil
Rev. L. c. Dickinson of the NJ. E. Conference.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14

hearty applause by all present. The
pair then returned to the train TO con-
tinue their journey, in a most blissful
mood. 1t was ascertained that the
bride was only 65 and the groom 20
years old, and that this was his fourth
wife. 4 dispatch was sent back TO the
old folks, telling them not to pursue
them as they were married and efforts
to separate them would be useless.
We think nothing less exciting than a
wedding would cause crowd of hun
cry people to stop eating one of Bow
mans famous dinners, when but TWEEN
ty minutes time was allowed for that
purpose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-02-14
sutton.

The village school Taught by Mrs.
Ida Abbott closed last Friday with an
examination which plainly showed
that the teacher and scholars had been
at work, and also the wisdom of re-
| tanning the same teacher the entire
school year. The names of those hav-
ing no marks are Matte Allard, Stella
Allard, Hattie Allard. Sadie Blake.
Florence Campbell, Madge Burnham,
Will Campbell, May Colby, Johnnie
Ball, Edward Hall, Joseph Otis, Emma
Pierce, Harley Whipple. Those hav-
ing been absent but not tardy are
George Otis, Jack Willard and Olive
Willard.
Caleb MOulton has let his farm to
Ezekiel Miles for IA year and William
Berry has moved into Miles house
Edward Peavy has taken Ora Jessa-
mines farm for five years.