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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-07
WOOD,

A No. l, IG-inch, Rock maple stove wood. Cured
under cover. Sample cor. Summer and Central st.
CHAS S HASTINGS. over Postofice.
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Malaria from the undrained Pontine marshes,
near Rome is a terror to travellers. Ayers Ague
Cure is an efectual protection from the disease
and cure for those who have become its victims
1t works just eectually in all maarial districts
this side of the sea TRY it IL
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SperiaI oNnfrrs.
L.aciarI

Lactart.
The acid of milk. Pure, Healthful Refreshing
Drink, aiding Digestion. Sold by Druggists
everywhere.
t57 AVERY LACTATE co Roston
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LOST.
SINGLE HORSE POWER.
GIRL COMPOSITOR WANTED.
To crist Mill Owners.

One of experience, who can complete from tbirt
to forty thousand a week newspaper work. Al
ply stating capacity, TO CaledOnian office 54-55
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-07

-Anson NJ. Stevens of Boston has
purchased the livery business of 5. l..
Moore, and took possession on Satur-
day. Mr.. Stevens was formerly in the
business at Wells River, but has been
for the past two years in Boston. He
will remove his family to this town
and occupy the Widow Ide house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-07

L ARMERS. The best thing to do il to
off what little Grass there is on the Dry Knobs
and SOW Hungarian. You will be to get a
fair crop of this, and STOCK eat il before they
will touch the best Hay. Cali at E. T. q II X.
IDE'S, Eastern Avenue. and get the best
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-07

Rev. l.. II. Elliot, secretary of the
Vermont Bible society, asks the chill
dren in all the Sunday schools in the
state to make thank offering for the
Bible on the first Sunday in Septem-
Der. He suggests that they earn the
money and give rs many cents as they
are years old.
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matism and cold that had settled in my back
Feel as well as l ever did in my life" Otto J.
Doesbury, prOpr Holland City News, Holland
Mich, speaking for Thomas Electric Oil 54-55
How About the Doses.
Many people before purchasing a medicine nat
uraly inquire the size of the dose and the strength
Of it. In using Burdock Blood Bitters a teaspoon
full for the little ones and two teaspoonsful for
grown folks are all that is necessary at time
This magnificent medicine is not only economical
hnt uar r,laaanrnf tn The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-07

A large number of people attended
the outdoor concert given by the
band on Union school common on Fri
day evening. Tomorrow evening at
:00o'clock, the band will give another
concert in front of the Atheneum.
The band boys begin to feel that I'M
less they can have band stand accom-
modations on the Plain they will be
under the necessity of disseminating
the concerts.
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a PLACE WANTED

by girl thirteen years old 10 do light Homework
or take care of children. Address Mrs. w. j.
Weston, st JOhnsbury. Box 56j or call at Fair
banks farm boarding house. 5J4f
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The Weber Male quartette of Bos-
place some time during the present
month. The date is undetermined as
yet. They will he accompanied by
Edward X. Hood, Boston's favorite
humorous reader and impersonator,
and w. p. Emerson, pianist.
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New Freedom. Pm I,ems-

Mr.. N. z. Seitz, of Glen Rock, has been
| urging the idea of organizing an order of X
of p.
Benjamin Bowser is erectinga house on his
farm, and John Hildebrand is building an at
tachment to his grist mill.
The Evangelical Sunday School expect to
hold festival shortly for the benefit of the
Sunday School
Jacob Boyer's spring house was nearly de-
stroyed by fire while boiling apple butter, but
the fire was discovered before it became un-
comfortable.
The New Freedom Lyceum met last Mon
day evening and they discussed the following
subject voluntarily: Resolved, That our
young people are not properly educated"
The various speakers were quite enthusiastic
Some of the disputants based their argument
upon instruction instead of education, then
they changed the question as follows: "Re-
solved, That the young people of to-day are
improperly instructed Tie question will
be discussed next Monday evening in regu-
lar debate. Speakers: affirmative, DIR. j. S.
Hetrick, Joseph Cougler and w. S. King;
negative, Z. Cunningham, NJ. W. Balm and
S. H. Green.
There are at present more invalids in New
Freedom than there have been for some time.
Rev. Theodore Gallaudet, formerly of West
minister, Nd, was buried Wednesday after
noon. He suffered with chronic disease of
the bladder for some time. He was about
794 years old. The history of Mr.. Gallaudet
may be of some interest. Prof. Baugher, of
Gettysburg College, was a room mate Of Mr..
Gallaudet while at Princeton College. His
brother was the founder of the first Deaf and
Dumb asylum in this country. He was a
Presbyterian minister, and had charge of a
congregation at Washington, d. c., during
i I 1 L. IL
the General and his wife wershiped. Mr..
Galladet's wife was Miss Smith, daughter
of Prof. Smith, President of the old U. S.
Bank, and distant relative of Senator Bayard.
The York fair will be held at the usual place
October Z, 8, 0 and TO-
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Lisbon Items.

"The dryest September on record has
passed away with the years before the
flood and still no rain to speak of. The
fact that meteorologists inform us that we
have had our average rainfall for the year is
poor consolation to the farmer who is anxious
to get his wheat sown in proper season and
whose pastures are burned up and springs and
wells are drying up.
What has become of the birds? Have
farmers or others noticed that the birds have
disappeared except that abominable nuisance,
the English sparrow? We cannot recollect
a September that we did not see robbins,
cherry larks, fiickers and other species Of
birds in gangs around the gum and haw trees.
Even the blue birds would collect together in
the first autumn months prior to their depar-
ture for other chimes; now they have all gone.
In the course of long ride through Carroll
comfy few days ago we did not see a bird
of any kind Around our home, where the
morning air was once made vocal by their
songs, all is silence. We have seen a few
coveys of cartridges, they are scarce, and
every land owner who is Interested in their
protection should set their faces against all
pot-shooters and prohibit the wanton destruc-
ton of this magnificent bird.
Your Sykesville correspondent says the red
glow on the evening skies is caused by apple
butter boilipgs about that place. Now, we
thought it was gas.
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HoucksyiIIe Items.

Your correspondent on last Saturday en-
joyed quite a treat by way of witnessing an
other pole raising. The raising of the pole
at this place inspired the little ones of the
neighborhood to such an extent that little
Claude, five year old son of William II. S.
Allgire, Esq, could not rest until he did like
wise So he took his papa into the woods,
selected straight 20 #. hickory pole, when
cut down. He then mounted horse, dragged
the pole home, invited fourteen little boys,
whose ages ranges from to y years, who,
with the assistance ofhalf dozen men, reared
the pole, run up the streamers, flag and burgee.
Once up, the guy ropes were to be taken
down, when Harvey Buchanan, aged years,
climbed twenty feet up the pole without assis
lance, united the ropes and threw them down.
While raising the pole the guy ropes were
managed by Mrs NJ F. Allgire, Mrs. VIM.
H. S. Allgire, Miss Carrie b. Barrick and
Miss Grace Abbott. After the hard labor,
then came the Judge with good cider,
which was Immediately followed by big
dinner, Of which all partook heartily.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hotter celebrated
their golden wedding on Sunday last. Their
children, grandchildren and many other rela
tives, all of whom reside in Baltimore city,
spent the day with the aged couple, as did
several of their neighbors in the county.
They are both III their 10th year.
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DIED.

In this city, September 80, 1884, Grace
Emma, youngest child of Issac and Catharine
Bair, aged one year, ten months and four
days.
In Baltimore, Nd, September u, 1884, of
diphtheria, Carrie Lockard, aged IL years.
In Baltimore, Nd, September %, 1884,
Ida May Hatfield, wife of Sandy Hatfield and
daughter of William and Sarah C. Maskell.
At Sykesville, this county, on October l.,
1884, Mrs. Cecilia Mcdonald, wife of NJ. j.
Mcdonald, and daughter of Leonard Buck
ingham, of near Warfieldsburg.
At Union Mills, this county, September "a,
1884, Mrs. Mary Ann King, aged 81 years, 3
months and 8 days.
At Union Mills, this county, September %,
1884, Mr.. Isaac Bankert, aged 80 years, l
month and Is days. a
Lines Written on the Death of Alice A.
Thurman.
Death will the golden chain unbind,
But not dissolve our love;
We seem to hear thy whispering.
We'll meet again above"
All is sad within our dwelling,
Lonely is our home to-day;
Sister, one we loved so WELL
Has forever passed away.
Then fare the well, our loved one dear
We can no longer see you here;
Our Saviour calls, we must obey
lie called our loved one home.
BY HER SISTER.
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GALE OF FINE HORSES.

~
The undersigned will sell at public NosA
sale, at Trevanion Mills, between Uniontown
and Taneytown, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER I'll, 1884,
A lot of young, well bred trotting and driving
horses. Most of the horses old enough are
well broken, good drivers and promise to be
fast trotters.
No. IA very fine large hay mare, about
Q years old, by Ericsson; n fast trotter, good
worker and good breeder; is in foal to trot-
ting stallion Alert.
No. 2-Bay mare, 3 years old, out of No. l.
No. 3-Black gelding, work horse, years
old, good size.
No. Handsome light sorrel gelding,
small size, years old; sire J. W. Gould
ODD, dam Rachel, who could trot i'll 235
No. 5-Handsome dark sorrel mare,
years old; well broken, fast trotter; sire ,I.W.
Gould (2.31), dam Annie Mac, by Young Kim
BILE jackson; full sister to No. and I.
No. 6-Alert, extra fine bay trotting stall
lion, years old; gentle, good size and good
traveller. Alert is q very desirable stallion;
his excellent breeding and many good quail
ties obtained for him very successful season
last spring, though standing less than two
months and at S25 insurance. Alert's sire is
j. W. Gould (record 2:3D, by Jay Gould
(2:21!), dam Dol CPD, by Black Warrior,
his dam is Annie Nc, by Young Kimble
jackson, dam Patchen mare.
No. BLACK mare, full sister to Nos.
and 6, years DID, gentle, well broken and
promises to be very speedy.
No. s-Black flly, one year old last spring;
sire Alert, dam by thoroughbred Nauxhall,
out of trotting and work mare.
No. 9-Bay flly, one year old last spring,
by Alert, out of mare No. l, by Ericsson.
No 10-ThiS vaor'c stallion rolf nv A lert
dam mare No. l, by Ericsson. This is fine
colt and well bred, and should make an ex-
cellent breeding horse.
BB~The sale will begin at l clock, P. NJ.
sharp, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER It'll, 1884.
TERMS.-Six months credit will be given
purchasers, upon their giving notes with APP
proved security.
JNO. W. MeFADpEN,
sep2Ots TreYanion z. O., Carroll Co., Md.
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TaneytOwn Items.

Wewere visited by very nice rain on
Tuesday morning, and the farmers are taking
advantage of it and putting in their crops.
The corn crop is very near all in shock
Our merchants are getting in their fall stock
of goods.
Mr.. T. H. Eckenrode has placed a new en-
CINE in his hay shed. 1t was purchased of
the Taylor Manufacturing Company, Cham
bersburg, Pa. The weight of the engine is
1920 pounds.
Our town was made hideous on Tuesday
night at u o'clock, and the citizens aroused
by the cries of murder, &c. From facts gath
cred it appears stranger to the place of
few days acquaintance, by the name of Church,
and Harry FOLLY and AL Hill, colored, of
pententiary fame, were playing cards on the
stone wall in front of the Elliott House. At
the above hour, all lit up by the glorious
light of the moon, when the stranger began to
win the spoils, folly wanted to hold the stakes.
An objection was laid thereto, when the two
bounced him [Churchl, knocking him down,
chewing his nasal organ and rifed his pockets
of part of his money, when he broke away
and ran up York street, begging for God S
sake not to kill him. In the morning the
marauders of the night were brought before a
magistrate, when folly was committed to Jail
and Hill furnished bail. Certain parties, see
ing the sable knight having friends, went for
Tolly and when twilight came he also wall ed
free man the streets of his old hunting
grounds. Now how would you solve the
problem to keep the town quiet and respecta-
BILE after night, for many know it has not been
so lately. Well guess once: Let uncle
James sleep some through the day and spend
IL few hours around after night.
The Maryland Synod ofthe Lutheran Church
began its sessions here on Wednesday.
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New Advertisements.

Trustees Sale of Valuable Property in
Union Bridge David Rinehart and G. Edw.
Saylor, Trustees.
We Are Now Ready to Commence the Sea-
son-.I. T. Orndorff $ Double Store, West
minister, Md.
Important TO Parties Wanting to Buy Dry
Goods-Hamilton Easter & Sons, Baltimore.
Morfgagee's Sale of Very Valuable Real
Property-Geo. w. Lamotte, Mortgage.
Report of the Condition of the Union
National Bank of Westminster, Nd.
A Quintuple Exhibition-H. A. McComas,
Superintendent, Hagerstown, Md.
We Have What You Want-Sharrer Bros,
Westminster, Md.
Cheap and Fresh Groceries-Lewis Kret.
ger, Westminster, Md.
President Cleveland, &c.-The World,
New York, N. y. .... b.. .---
Established IS2G-Noah Walker q Co.,
Baltimore, Nd.
Valuable Real Estate at Public Sale-R. b.
Norment.
Notice james E. Smith, Westminster, Md.
Legal Notices-List of Unclaimed Matter.
Public sale of Farm-K. l.. Sherman.
Card of Thanks
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The fine rain with which this section was
visited last Tuesday has given quite an i'm
petus to corn cutting and wheat seeding.
Mr.. Levi Manahan's cider presses have been
run to their full capacity this fall.
Messrs. A. Pooel, j. +. Parrish and VIM.
Robertson have added much to the beauty of
their dwelling houses by having them nicely
reprinted.
Mr.. David Robertson is completing very
handsome and commodious dwelling house on
the land he recently purchased of the heirs of
Ann Robertson, deceased. Levi Nusbaum,
carpenter; Jos. Sheeler, mason.
Miss Vannie Albert, who has been lying
dangerously i'll at her uncle's, Jesse Robert
son, with typhoid fever, is slowly improving.
The rebuilding of Stone Chapel is being
pushed rapidly forward to completion. The
corner stone was to be laid to-day Saturday
with Masonic ceremonies, but owing to the
delay of the invitation to Qoor-to, Virtue
Lodge, Westminster, that organization can
not officiate.
The Democrats of this district are enthusi-
astic for Cleveland, Hendricks, Shaw and
Reform.
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Proceedings of the Orphans Court.

Monday, September 29.-The last will and
testament of Thomas w. Wells, ST., dec d.,
was admitted to probate.
Samuel A. Brown, executor of Samuel
Brown, deceased, returned inventory of goods
and chattels, and received order to sell goods
and chattels and order to notify creditors.
DIR. Chas. Thomson, executor of Frederick
Shoemaker, deceased, returned list of sales
of goods and chattels.
J. Walter Smith, administrator of j. j..
Smith, deceased, settled second and further
final account,
JOS W. McCubbin, administrator of James
NJ. McCubbin, deceased, settled first account.
Tuesday, September 30.-David Il. Hot-
facker and Jacob Shaffer, executors of Jacob
Hoffacker, deceased, reported sale of real es-
tate and leasehold property.
Samuel S. Warehime, executor OF John
Warehime, deceased, returned inventory of
goods and chattels and inventory of money,
and received order to notify creditors.
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Cleveland and Hendricks Club.

The Cleveland and Hendricks club of West
minister district held its third weekly meeting
on Monday last. The members were late in
coming, but upwards of sixty were present
during the evening, out of total of no.
ChaS, L. Fink, Esq, was chosen permanent
president. Col, VIM. P. Maulsby made a few
remarks on the duty of Democrats in this
campaign. Geo. C. Grass, one of the vice
presidents, spoke on the general issues Of the
campaign, making some good hits, and II;
vanderford spoke ON the duty of Maryland
Democrats lending aid to Democrats else
where in their great struggle to overthrow a
corrupt party.
The next meeting will be held at the Court
House on Monday evening, October 9Th, and
the club instructed the president to invite DIR.
+. T. Shaw, Hon. Chas. b. Roberts and Jas.
A. C. Bond, ESQ.,, to address the meeting.
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Monday and Tuesday, October
9Th and 18th, 1884.

On which above mentioned days, during
the hours above stated, the citizens of Car
roll county are entitled to apply to be reg
istered in their respective election districts in
said county.
The places and days of sitting of the re.
spective Officers of Registration, at each of
said places in each of their respective dis
tricts, will be as follows:
First Election District, being fancy
town District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 7th
days of October, 1884, at Elliott & Reindol-
lars Store, in Taneytown.
Second Election District, being I'm
iontown District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 18th
days of October, 1884, at VIM. A. Anderson's
Store, in Uniontown.
Third Election District, being Ny
ers' District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the eth
days of October 1884, at Andrew Wisner's
HOTEL in Silver Run.
Fourth Election District, being Wool
ery's District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the It'll
days of October, 1884, at Donohue's Hotel,
Patapsco.
Fifth Election District, being Free
dom District
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 9TH
days of October, 1884, at j. Oliver Wadlow's
Store, in Freedom.
Sixth Election District, being Man
chester District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the eth
do of Oh he of4 Al
Register, George Shower, in Manchester.
Seventh Election District, being
Westminster District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the eth
days of October, 1884, at the residence of
George W. Miller, in Westminster, opposite
Manchester road.
Eighth Election District, being
Hampstead District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 18th
days of October, 1884, at c. NJ. Murray's
Store, in Hampstead.
Ninth Election District, being
Franklin District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the eth
days of October, 1884, at the residence of the
Register, Lewis c. Franklin, in Franklinville.
Tenth Election District, being Mid
dleburg District.
On Monday the 9th and Tuesday the eth
days of October, 1884, at Otto's Hotel, in
Middleburg.
Eleventh Election District, being
New Windsor District,
On Monday the 9Th and Tuesday the It'll
days of October, 1884, at the residence of the
Register, Jesse Lambert, in New Windsor.
Twelfth Election District, being
Union Bridge District.
On Monday the 9Th and Tuesday the 7th
days of October, 1884, at the place of bust
ness of the Register, Theodore A. Clay, in
Union Bridge.
Registrar of Voters for District No. l.
LEVI FLEEGAL,
Registrar of Voters for District No. 2
JACOB r. LIPPY,
Registrar of Voters for District No. 3.
JOHN H. TAYLOR,
| Registrar of Voters for District No. L.
! JOS. W. STEELE,
! Registrar of Voters for District No. 5.
| GEORGE SHOWER,
Registrar of Voters for District No. 6.
CHARLES r. MILLER,
Registrar of Voters for District No. I.
JAMES w. HAM,
| Registrar of Voters for District No. 8.
LEWIS C. FRANKLIN,
Registrar of Voters for District No. o.
GEO. W. SHANK,
Registrar of Voters for District No. 10.
JESSE LAMBERT,
! Registrar of Voters for District No. IL.
THEODORE A. CLAY,
Registrar of Voters for District No. y.
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Fiuksbur~ Items.

Bishop Lay, of the diocese of Easton, re-
Gently paid visit to his niece, Mrs. A. Til
lard, of this neighborhood.
On the 9th of September Mr.. A: Kemp
sold at public auction all his effects and moved
with his family to Baltimore on the following
Monday.
The long drought was broken by few
hours rain on the last day of September:
Corn has been cut throughout this section,
and as much work done towards seeding as
the dry weather permitted. f Vlltf
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2oss EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll county.
George H. Frazier VS.. Richard S. Hardesty
and others.
Ordered this 23d day of September, A. D.,
1884, that the sale of the real estate made and
reported by William P. Maulsby, trustee in
this cause, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 10th day of October, next; provided
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper published in Carroll county, once a
week for each of three successive weeks, be-
fore the 18th day of October, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S2,640.00. FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
sepi27;st FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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Near Decatur, Indiana, on last Friday night

Near Decatur, Indiana, on last Friday night
disguised mob took Pate Lamen and George
Richards from their homes and tried by threats
to compel them to declare what they knew of
the murder of Amos Bokesto by Frederick
Richards in April last. They were strung up
three times until nearly dead, but persisted
in asserting their Ignorance of the murder.
death for the murder. George Richards is his
brother.
Attempts were made last Sunday in Allen
diaries in anonymous letters on Saturday.
A stable was destroyed in one part of the
city, one was unsuccessfally fred in another,
and dwelling was damaged in third section,
Three suspicious characters were arrested.
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syIxesyilIe Items.

George A. Little, who was killed on the B.
& 0. r. R., near the Relay, last Saturday,
was resident of Freedom. His remains were
brought home on Sunday morning. Deceased
was in his 10Th year, and leaves widow
daughter of Mr.. Samuel r. Duvall of this
place. and two children. His sad and sud
den death cast gloom over the entire COM
munity. He was young man of excellent
character and widely known. The funeral took
place on Monday, and was one of the largest
ever known here. He was member OF Free;
dom Lodge. A. F. & A., NJ, and Springfield
Lodge No. 1874, l. o. o. F., both of which
attended the funeral in body, the Masons
having charge of the services. The inter
ment was at the old NJ. E. grounds ct Free
dom. Religious services were held in the
church by Rev. Thomas Brown.