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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Three More shots AT the Gear.

A Vienna dispatch says that it has
turned out that the injury to the cars
shoulder, received recently, was got
during an attempt upon that beloved
mOnarch's life. The car was return
ing on the afternoon of Dec. II to the
Gatchina palace, the dispatch says,
from a shooting excursion accompanied
by suite. The party noticed on the
road ahead six men, apparently
peasants. The cars aides ordered the
men to clear out of the way. The men
appeared to obey the order, but when
the cars sledge came up with them
they suddenly wheeled around and
fired at the ear thrice, and two of
them ran toward him. The horses
drawing the imperial sledge became
frightened and galloped some hundred
PAGES, when the ear was thrown out
of the sledge. A bullet lodged in the
cars shoulder, but the wound is not
dangerous. The czar's companions
followed the wOuld-be assassins, who
escaped in a neighboring wood. Ow
ing to the depth of the snow the pursuit
was fruitleSs. One of the pursuing
officers ventured too far and has not
returned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Personal Items.

Geo. Lovejoy, who died in Bradford.
Mass, Dee. 30, aged G6, was born in
| Westminster, Vt, aud was in the Ros-
ton custom house II years.
Rev. George E. Hall, recently of
NeIgennes, was installed pastor of the
| First Congregational church at Dover,
Wednesday, Rev. DIR. Spamding of
Manchester preaching the sermon.
VIM. ii. wilkins, who died in Bur
llngtOn, Dec. 81, was Il Steamboat cap
tain on lake Champain in 1913, and
for 20 years one of the owners of the
New York and Canada line of boats.
Norman II. Camp of Vermont has
been nominated by the president for
assayer at Boise City, Ohio.
David VI. Stone, the veteran editor
of the New York Journal of Commerce,
says he has not had a holiday in 10
years or been ont of town for more
than week in 81 years.
n. c. Dye of Rutland has been Il
member Of the Methodist choir % years,
and its leader for Is years.
Private letters from Paris state that
the wedding of Prince Poniatowsli
and Miss Ely Goddard, of Now York.
will take place in that city the last
Wednesday III January.
The family of the late Senator Car
penter has decided not to use the
epitaph written by Judge Black for
the monument about To he erected mt
Milwaukee, but to inscribe upon the
base simply the words, ''To the mem
DRY of Matthew Hale Carpenter"
General Rosecrans having made the
case of Fitz John Porter a matter Of in
vestigatiom, both Ivy visiting the field
and the study of the reports, has come
tn the same conclusion at which Gen |
Grant arrived.
Judge McCrary, of the United States
circuit cOnrt, resigns to become rail |
road attorney III four times the salary. |
There is greater honor Oh the bench /
but more money at the bar
Albert f. Kent Of san Francisco, !
who Il year ago gave Yale college 500, /
600, has recently added so, 900 to the
gift.
DIR. French, second assistant physi-
clan at the BrattieboTo asylum, has de
cided to leave his position Feb. ! 10
accept position in the New lamp
shire asylum ut Concord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
4 Widespread Blizzard.

The cold wave which was so intense
IN this state and throughout the north
on Saturday, sunday and Monday,
WAS even worse in the Middle and
Southern states, for with almost us low
temperature as at the North. their
protection against the cold is much
less adequate, and suffering and death
Is common consequence.
In Vermont and New Hampshire Sun
day morning was the coolest in ten
years. At Barre the mercury was 30
below Ter" at midnight, - below at
sunrise Sunday and 30 below at 10 "A.
m. The spirit thermometer went
down to so below. The following
were also reported Sunday West
Randolph, Il below ; Brattleboro 20
to - below; White River Junction,
- below st. Johnsbury. TO- below ::
Woodstock, y. H., 81 below; Han
over. y. H., > to b below At
Nergemnes the coolest in 10 wears 81
below.
Several persons were frozen to death
in Pennsylvania, and throughout Da-
kota, Minnesota and some other states
east, west and northwest. mercury has
gone 10 81 81 and Il below zero
trains have been showed in, cattle in
transit frozen to death, and several
human lives been lost, here and there,
as "A result of heavy SHOWS and intense
~ cold weather.
The cold weather in the South caused
Il great deal of distress among the
poor people and demonstrated that the
generous pulse in Atlanta beats strong.
ON Sunday wealthy people turned out
en masse and carried provisions. cloth
ing and fuel into the poor quarter. re-
licving the sufferngs of hundreds of
poor wretches. Some touching scenes
of suffering were developed. The
streets were full from morning to night
of people clamoring for relief.
The following dispatches tell their
own sad story:
WHEELING, w. Va, january 81
Twenty inches Of snow has fallen to-
day. Many railroad trains have been
abandoned, and all are badly DELAYED. |
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. Snow began |
to fall at eleven o'clock last night. 1t
Is now four inches deep and will prob
ably he the heaviest snow here for |
several years.
PITrsBuG, Pa, Jan. s-Two feet of
snow fell here to-day. All trains are
badly delayed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
vick's Floral Guide.

For 1881 u an Elegant Book Of $50 pages 3 Colored
fLtes@f Flowers and Vegetables aud more than
lOO0 Illustrations Of tbs choicest Flowers Plant,
ana Vegetables, aud Directions for growing. Il il
handsome enough tor'the Centre Table or Holiday
rressnt. send on your name aud Post Office ad-
nIess' win 10 cents, and Will send yOu n CODY.
postage paid THIS % not quarter nf it cost. II
- printed IN both Englsh and German II you
afterwards order seeds deduct the 10 cents
Vick's Seeds are the Best in the World.
The Floral Guide will tell how to get and grow
them
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden, I75
RACES. COlored Plates 800 EuEiaviBgs. For 81
cents Ia paper covers Sl.O0 in elegant cloth. In
German or English.
Weeks Illustrated Monthly Magazine
Pages a tolDred Plate 10 every number. and many
tpe Engravings Price 81 Is year; Fiyu C"pies
iT S5pO, Specimen Numbers sent 6jr 10 cents.
Z; trial copies for - esHts, JAMES WICK, hoehes-
ter. y Y. 2iu
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
vermont News.


White River Junction has new
$4,000 school house.
Samuel Lawrence fell and broke two
of his ribs while at work at JOhonnOtt's
tanneIy, i'll Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. NewcOmb of
Westminster celebrated the siXtieth
anniversary Of their marriage, Jan. LIST.
The First national bank mt Mont
Pelier paid IA per cent dividend the
LIST, and will pay ~ per cent surplus
dividend March |.
The state has 2S7l manufacturing
establishments, which employ IL, $40
hands. Windsor county has the larg-
est number.
The first dividend from the suspend
ed st. Adams Vermont National bank
- to the amount of l2i per CENTS
I now being paid to depositors.
Rutland banks have declared these
dividends Baxter national, 3! per
cent Rutland comfy national, 3 per
cent; State trust company, 3 per cent ;
| Rutland savings, p per cent.
All of Roger IIovcy's buildings ut
Worcester, including house, barns,
sheds, etc, were burned recently. In
surancc SI400, which only partially
covers the loss.
Mrs. Nancy Thompson, wife of Hosea
! Wright of Essex, died recently from
IL dose of corrosive suhliInate. She
had been in poor health, and was pos
sibly temporarily insane.
Howard and Leavitt's loss by the
1 81, H.
nearly $4,000, with an insurance OF
$4,000.
c. Jarvis Hurd of SYNDICATE caught Il
pair of Green Mountain eagles recently
in big steel trap. The male measured
= feet inches from tip to tip, and
Barnum has offered $75 for il. The
female measured feet and is dead.
A fire broke out in the Merchants
Exchange block ut Rutland on the 3D.
occupied by Edison, groceries ka
than, groceries Moore, stoves and til
ware Richardson, Rutland standar,
porter silver platter Dalrymplc, den
fist. and Cramm, il tenant. Edison i
the heaviest loser, about $1,000; i'll
sured. The fire caught from II stove
in his store.
: upon the arrival OF AbbcNS Uncf
. Toms Cabin, ut Windsor, the four larg,
= blood hounds We're chained up in tn,
Windsor house barn. A short time af
forwards two of them broke loose ant
together attacked another, biting
chewing and mangling him so severely
before they could he taken off. that h
died within few hours.
At Montpelier, Julian Estes made n
=, assault on +. K. skinner, by entering
. Mr.. SINNERS house and Threatening
to shoot him and to blow up his ga
, mandatory. Estes wanted Skinne
to give him So, and also asked for EN-
ployment in the gas house, which Nj
Skinner refused, whereupon Estes be
y gan to fight, Deputy Sheriff Tuttl
1 was called and Estes was locked uT
4 He has been connected with severa
murderous affrays, and is considered
r, dangerous fellow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Political Items.

The democrats have the governors
in % of the 35 states again this year.
The n. Y. Graphic says: "Massa-
chusetts may be. happy without Butler
as governor, but she will have great
deal less fun"
"Whatever else we do let us see to it
that we keep politics out Of the char
titles. ~ From Governor RObinson's
Message.
The New York Tribune says that the
speakership contest in that state shows
that the unfortunate divisions among
the republicans into stalwarts and
half breeds no longer exists.
\ leading mem Der of the Democratic
National committee, Mr.. Morton of
Nebraska, says that Chairman Barnum
must go, because be is protectiouist.
Mr.. Morton fOrgets that the Barnum
breed of mules has great drawing ca
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Beach Lots For Sale.

Fifty of the most desirable lots on the A tlantic
miles from Portsmouth These lots all front on
the OCEAN aud beach about thirty feet above the.
highest tides unfaiiUg supply OF sof water on
each lot perfect drainage. and All graded and ready
To- build upon.
Thus property il pronounced by All visitors AZ
tue best located for ocean and inland views and
sanitary conditions. Of any oU the coast and witt
the improvements now being made will place this
location among the most desirable for summer res
licences that can he found. For further iufnrma-
ton IN regard to these lots address
JEROME G. BUTLER
LJune25 Portsmouth y II.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Vermont in Congress.

Besides its own delegation this state
ha sin the present congress ten of her
sons. 1t has aside from its own dele
gation) as follows: Senator William
Pitt Kellogg of Louisiana, born in Or
well !; Senator Philetus Sawyer of Wis
consin, born i'll Whiting; and these
representatives, John A. Kasson of
Iowa, born in Charlotte Ambrose A.
Ranney of Massachusetts, born in
Townshend William A. Russell of
Massachusetts, born in Wells River :;
Roswell G. Horn of Michigan, born in
Waitstield Milo White of Minnesota.
born in Fletcher; Ossian Ray of New
Hampshire, born in Hinesburgh
Abram y. Parker of New York, born
in Granville; Halbert S. Greenleaf of
New York, born in Guilford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

The community has met with great
loss III the death of Mrs. John Bacon,
while her aged husband is left quite
alone. Mrs. Bacon was truly a good
woman and her good deeds and kind =
ness of heart was known to all.
Quite il number of friends from the
PLAIN, together with the neighbors in
this place, called in upon Delos NJ.
Bacon Monday evening. They left Mr..
Bacon nice clock and some other
things, and a good easy chair for his
mother.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Vick's Floral Guide.

This popular hand book of the florist
and gardener contains three beautiful
colOred plates, is full of illustrations,
printed on the best of paper, and is
filled with just such information IL is
required by the gardener, the farmer
those growing plants, and every one
needing seeds or plants. The price,
only ten cents, can he deducted from
the first order sent for goods. All
parties any way interested in this sub
ject should send to James Wick,
Rochester, n. Y, for the Floral
Guide.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
All for Education.

Forbes, in the Boston Journal. esti-
mates that the gifts aud expenditures
for the improvement of educational
facilities in Vermont in 1893 amount to
$500, 600. In this sum is included the
Aruuah Huntington bequest of $780,
300, Frederick Billings gift of 100000
10 the Vermont University, an endow-
nent of S25, 900 for the Lyndon Insti-
ute, and one of $4,000 for the Yer
mont Academy at Saxton's River, new
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
Buffers Cant.

At the beginning of the administra-
ton of Governor Butler a friend pre-
scented him with beautiful copy of
the Bible. Governor Butler leaves this
III the Executive Chamber, with the
following Endorsement thereon: "Jan
l, 1884. When | came into the Exec
utIye Chamber year ago | could not
find copy of the Holy Scriptures.
suppose each governor took his away
with him. A friend gave me this
leave it as a needed transmittendum to
my successor in Office, to be used by
bin and successors each in turn"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

Sixteen bOarders and three sisters in
the NOtre Dame de LOurdes convent at
Montreal were poisoned Thursday bv
a meat pie made of tainted meat which
though condemned by the city inspect
or. had been sold to the convent. Two
of the bOarders may die, the others are
recovering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

public school buildings at st Johnsbury
and Write River Junction, Roman
Catholic school buildings costing $780,
900 each at st. Johnsbury and Rutland,
and Brattleboro's new $4,000 school
building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

Silas Beaumont, of North Royalton.
while walking on the railroad track
near ROyalton, Wednesday, was struck
by the engine of the limited express
south and almost instantly killed. He
was IA well known and much respected
citizen of the town. Ills age was about
% years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
For SALE.

4 larm situated in Peacham. consisting of Il
acres. Said farm is T. miles from Pelcham Corner
mile from PeaclaIn Hollow. Buildings good
with running wafer at house and barn some nice.
fruit trees GU the place. Inquire of JOHN RAY
On the premises. 2225
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

Western leap year journalism with
vengeance. Under the head of "For
Ladies Only" the Chicago Inter Ocean
prints nineteen columns of short de-
sriiptions of some 700 bachelors in that
city.
San Francisco merchants will guar
antre a fund of Sl,OO0,OO0 for the pro-
posed worlds fair in 1857.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA Disrucr A
y In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office
in St JOhnsbury. in said district on the 9th day
Of January A ID. 1854.
Charles T. \. Humphrey, administrator with
viii annexed, upon the estate Of Samuel Pronty
late OF Burke, in said District, deceased pres.nis
his administration account for examination aud
allowance. and makes application for a decree Of
distribution and partition of the estate said de
ceased
account and said application be referred 10 a
session thereof % be- held AT the Probate Office
in said st. JGlInsbury, the 3Jth day Of Jan. A ID
1-s4 for hearing aud decision thereon; and it il
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication Of the same
three weeks succe-siyely in the CaiedUnian a
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury Previous
said time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and show cause
if any they may have, Why said account should NOT
be allowed and such decree made .
By the Court. Attest,
2f26 WALTER +. SMITH jude.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

San Francisco aspires to Il worlds
fair in loS7. Her capitalists and bust
ness men have held meeting and
guarantee II million dollars for the
same The Golden gate city is ambi-
tious, and if she attempts any thing
large she will lie likely to carry it
through. No doubt her business men
@ h u qRasoAb 2 hiS ftHH ny tS of
much trade that has heretofore come
to them for it seems probable that
the business of Washington territory
and a large ,Rart of Oregon will now
come from the>wast via the Northern
Pacific instead Of all going via San
FIaucIsco, rs heretofore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
BOOKS = Millions

"f Volumes year. The choicest literature of the
world. Catalogue free. Lowest prices ever known.
Not sold by dealers. Sent for examination before
payment on evidence Of good faith JOHN H.
ALDEN, Publisher II Vesey Street New York
p o. Box 1877. 2I.27
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

CALVIN !. wRIGHT'S ESTATE
y The subseribsrs having been appointed by
she Honorable Probate Court Tor the district nj
Caledonia, Commissioners t. receive. 0xamins a I'd
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
the estate Of Calvin Wright late Of st Johnsbury
in said District deceased, represented iBsoivenI
and the term Of six months from the 10th day OF
January isSi, being allowed by said Court to the
creditors OF said deeoassd To exhibit and their
viii attend 10 she duties of our appointment nj
the dwelling house Of the late Calvin ] Wright in
~ Johnsbnry in said District the 18th day Of
afternoon. on each OF said DAYS
a JAMES x. STEVENS, Bc....
2f26 GEORGE RANNEY, comm "a.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

The New York Tribune publishes a
table of stocks, including some thirty
leading railroads, the Western Union
telegraph, and Oregon navigation COM
pany. and their decline in price since
the assassination of President Garfield.
The decline aggregates the enormous
sum of about two millions of dollars.
1t must he remembered that this by no
means includes all the stocks which
have deprecated, but only some of the
leading companies. The same paper
estimates the total depreciation in all
stocks of the country since July 1881,
at not less than one hundred million of
dollars
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
>FLORIDA ORANGES. ]

We have lust received from II. K. IDES grove
al Pomona, Florida. a lot OF genuine Florida
oranges and have arranged to- have some shipped
every week. We shall sell them as low any Ope
afford to sell good article bat shall not try to
compete with sour Jamaica oranges packed in
Florida pine baNes. II you want ono orange,
dozen or bnN give \ call Oranges are good
for well person aud in sickness nothing is rel
ished 80 well : oranges.
Last year Florida raised Just about orange
for every person in the United States This year
the crop Is more than twice as large, but the de-
mand is good, and prices will he firm for Years tn
come. Foreign oranges have Ia he picked green in
order Ia get here without decay, but Floridas aTs
ripened on the trees, which is the TREY arc
much better than others We also have tor sale
Nice Baldwin Apples,
Dried Apple, Dried Peaches, Dried
Blackberries, etc.
(. T. & n. K. lDE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
st. John.bury, VI, Thur-day, Jan. 10. 1884.

Boston is as happy as she can be
with such a poor supply of poor water,
over her new deep-water sewerage
system which has been put in opera
ton and is said to work successfully.
1t is in brief the pumping of the sew
age into "A submarine sewer which dis
charges at Moon island, way down the
harbor. 1t cost the immense sum OF
four and half millions, but is cheap
at that if it operates perfectly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10
ADVERTISEMENTS.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

Gov. Butler gives place i'll Massachu-
sets to Gov. Robinson, who has given
his inaugural, to the great and General
Some recommendations of Gov. Robin
son are worthy of especial attention
by the legislature, particularly those
in favor of biennial elections, of civil
service reform law, protection of the
forests and bipartisan administration
of state charities. Politics, he says,
should have no part in the government
of charitable institutions. Instances
in the history of every state prove the
assertion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-01-10

The Massachusetts legislature or
ganized 10y electing George A. Bruce
president OF the senate and George A.
Mardcn speaker of the house. The
genial and Witty Marden is deservedly
popular in Massachusetts, whether as
speaker, poet or editor He and MIR.
Bruce were born the same year in the
same town, Mount Vernon, y. H.,)
graduated in the same class at Dart
mouth, and were soldiers during the
war of the rebellion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-25


Buying in jars, waxing the ends Of each cluster,
wrapping In paper, using cotton, or sawdust, are
variously advised for keeping grapes but all these
methods are too fussy, complicated and unneceSSa-
~. Grapes will, without special treatment, keep
about as apples IL the temperature is cool enough
and not too damp or dry. At our great vineyards
the grapes are gathered from the vines into keeping
boxes aboutth feet long. eighteen inches wide.
and ten inches deep, the sides taperng to prevent
the weight OF the fruit pressing too heavily on that
beneath The grapes should be handled as little as
possible; they are placed in the boxes picked. and
medately stored in cool, dry cellars until the mar
ket suits the grower-often until January or Febrl-
airy. They are then packed in boxes OF different
sizes, as the market may demand, and shipped in
cases.
The fruit must be e-imperfectly- r1pened
grapes Will not keep by any method. Select kinds
that have thick skin and reputation for keeping
Catawoa and Isabella are good keepers. but they
ars TOO late In rpening for most localities. Aga
wan, Salem. Indy and Diana are better Concord
IS not considered good keeper, but can often be
kept until February. When first picked the house
cellar is the coolest place the farmer has. so place
them there. AS the season advances and the cellar
windows are closed, the cellar becomes too warm.
No fruit should be kept in the house cellar then
AS the cold weather comes ON place the baskets OF
grapes In room where they will be kept as cool as
possible and will not freeze and where 1t is not too
dry. Ii there should be danger OF frost throw
heavy blanket over a pile OF the baskets. The
grapes Will stand considerable cold, but Will not
enn''re warmth. Grapes In winter are a great
luxury, and withal healthful and appetizins.