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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
FRAUDS ON THE PEOPLE.

We have been requested by the post
Office department to give publicity to
the following communication which
perhaps sufficiently explains itself:
Office of Post Office Inspector, Bos-
ton, Mass, Dec. /, 1885 Having been
instructed by the post Office depart
ment to investigate certain frauds per-
petrated upon the public through and
| by the use of the United States mails,
in which certain persons and fictitious
! firms in Boston have been concerned,
III respectfully request that you give
assistance to this effort for forwarding
any evidence You may have at once,
distinctly marked for Identification.
Please forward any letters, advertise
ments, market reports, postal cards or
other papers which you have received
| through the mail from any of the per-
sons or firms named below, with bills
for goods, for which you have not
been paid, or any other evidence of
fraud which you possess, to Forrest G..
Manchester, attorney -at-law, 10 Ire
mont Street, Boston, who will assist in
this investigation. Very respectfully,
Warren P. Edgarton, Post Office In
spectOr in charge, New England Divi-
sion.
American Cooperative Dairy Co.,
Boston.
National Loan and Trust Company,
Boston.
Allen & Morse, Washington Market,
Boston.
A. F. Lowe & Co., Boston.
S. B. HOdgkins, 95 Leverett Street,
Boston.
w. A. Holmes & Co., 12l LandOn
Street, East Boston.
G.. w. Pond & Co., I4l South Street,
Boston.
James w. Harris & Co., Boston.
M. A. Burbank & Co., SOmerville,
Mass.
G. G. Roberts & Co., Boston.
Henry w. Colson & Co., Chelsea,
Mass.
S. F. Ellis & Co., Boston.
w. E. Barnard & Co., Chelsea, Mass.
John S. Hagan & Co., Boston.
j. F. Hutchinson & Co.
Woodward g. Co., 81 Broadway,
South Boston.
L. w. Randall & Co., Prince Street,
Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
CHRISTMAS.

The Caledonian extends the greet
ings of the season to its readers, one
and all This means great deal.
First, it means the neighbOrs and
friends right here in st. JOhnsbury,
those who have welcomed its visits
these many years as we'll as those who
are comparatively new to its charms.
Then it greets those in the neighbOr-
ing towns and in other parts of the
state, who have for one reason and
another an interest in st. Johnsbury
affairs.
Again, it greets those to whom it
goes in distant parts of the country,
visiting as it does nearly every state in
the union The friends who are bask-
ing under the orange trees of FlOri-
da, those in sunny California, IN northern
MinnesOta-north, south, east and
west are those who once lived in st.
Johnsbury and to whom the CaledO-
MAN, freighted with its news of local
events concerning Oldtime friends in
st. JOhnsbury, is particularly well
come visitor.
Once more, it greets those in foreign
lands, in England and France, in the
Bermuda Islands, in India, Ceylon,
China and COnstantinOple,- for to
friends in all these distant lands the
Caledonian makes weekly visits. From
the pleasant words they send us we
sometimes think that of all our readers
these best appreciate the home paper.
But we will not draw the line even
here. The atmosphere is so full OF
Christmas cheer that We will go one
step farther, even beyond the confines
of civilization and extend greetings to
those who read the CaledOnian without
paying for it; that army whom no
man can number--the borrowers. We
can go no farther as we wish all these
a right "Merry Christmas" and hap
ply new year.
AS we have been the first to say
CHERRY Christmas" it becomes our
readers to return the salutatiOn and to
make the customary gift. And what
will most please the editor? He re-
ceives no gift the year round that is so
expressive of regard, that so cheers his
heart, that so satisfactorily fills the
aching void as the subscription price
of the paper in advance. There is no
Christmas card so beautiful to his eyes
as the postal order or bank check.
Words of praise are sweet at all times
but dOubly so from those whose pay
ments cover the coming year. The
editorial stocking is already out and
awaits your offering.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
A Religious Census.

The inter denominatiOnal congress
held early this month in Cincinnati
brought out great deal of interesting
matter concerning church gOers and
church going. Christian people are
apt to look at the dark side of these
questions, but there is great deal to
encourage as we'll as discourage. AT
this congress it was claimed that out
of the 5O,OOO,OO0 inhabitants of this
country in 1880, over ten millions
were communicates in evangelical
churches, more than One-fifth of the
entire population. More encouraging
still is the fact that there has been a
steady advance on the increase in pop
ulatiOn. In 1900 seven per cent. of
the Inhabitants were communicates, in
1850, fifteen per cent, in 1870, seven
teen per cent. and in 1880 over twenty
per cent. From 1850 to 1880, says DR.
Kumler of Pittsburg who presented
these statistics, the population of this
country increased 116 per cent, while
the number of evangelical commune
cants increased 1875 per cent. These
are handy figures To- fire at the Opti-
mists with the remark that figures
don't lie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
VERMONT POSTMASTERS.

The telegraph reports that McGet-
trick has received the appointment OF
postmaster at st. Adams, and as we
intimated last week, the good people
of Montpelier are getting ready to
swallow Bascom for their postmaster,
rum record and all. In this cOnnec-
ton it will be we'll for the reader to
turn to the second page of this paper
and see what McGettrick's record is as
printed under the head, "The Presi-
dent Warned"
The fault found with some of the
prominent appointments in Vermont is
not that they are democrats, but that
they are men of such a character. If
the appointing power at Washington
had kicked Hiram Atkins down stairs
instead of listening to his talk it would
not only have been for the credit of
the administration but much better for
the democratic party. If the demo-
cratic party wants to commit hari-kari
it may be said that the republicans
should find no fault. But there are
some people who put patriotism above
partizanship. They feel disgraced.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
PEACHAM.

Since our last issue there has been
stir here with regard to Christmas.
We are to have some kind of an enter
tainment. What it is to be is not yet
known.
Hiram Rowe died on Saturday, aged
eighty-three years, and was buried on
Monday, at Danville.
A donation party and lecture, at the
M. E. church, was the excitement
Wednesday evening.
The street lights have arrived and
are IL great Improvement.
G.. B. M. Harvey editor of the Jersey
City edition. of the N. Y. World is
home to spend the holidays.
Our harness maker, G. G. Partridge,
has just made the biggest work har-
ness in Vermont. 1t is to be used in
hauling logs and the owner, o. M.
JennisOn, wants to be at the head. 1t
weighs As lbs. thickness of the tugs at
the buckles is + inches. the width 81
inches. The name tugs are 81 inches
wide and { inches thick. The breech-
ing is inches wide and s inches thick.
The girt is as heavy as an ordinary
breeciiing and everything in proper
ton. The whole with the exception
of the collar is hand made and sewed.
Who beats this
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
SLANG.

When the American wants thing
that is not at hand he makes it. This
has become such a chronic habit with
him, that when he wants word that
isn't at hand he coins one. Slang is
the result.
1t is certain, says Walt Whitman in
the North American Review, that many
of the oldest and sOlidest words we
use, were originally generated from
the daring and license of slang. The
st. Louis Republican goes step far
Their, in fact rather oversteps the line,
when it declares, that. slang is "the red
arterial blood of living language,
feeding it, giving it force, and keeping
it alive, embodying the results of pop
ular observation, of popular thought,
of imagination, of suffering"
"One need not invite slang into the
company of it's betters," says w. D..
Howells in the new department Of
Harper's weekly ycleped "The Study"
"though perhaps slang has been drop
ping it's and becoming language ever
since the world began, and is certainly
sometimes delightful and forcible be-
yond the reach of the dictionary" Mr..
Howells makes a sort of declaration of
independence in regard to the use he
shall make of words in his new de-
partment, when he says that he shall
be quite faithful in his written English
to the spoken English of this CONT
nent.
Slang needs no defender in a town
filled with young people. But, after
all these years of abuse it has received
at the hands of scholars, it may begin
to hold up it's head a trif1e with such
periodicals as the North American, and
such writer's as the sO-called poet
Whitman and the finished HOwells to
speak good words for it. Much as its
free use is to be deplored, we may
bear patiently with an evil that bears
such remarkable fruit and such a guam
tity of it..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Ro1d burglary at Po,xnal.

Four masked men entered the gener-
al stores of Abraham G.. Parker & Son
at POwnal, late Saturday night, and
blew open the large safe in the Office
and fed with large sum of money
and many valuable papers. The
cracksmen were evidently old hands in
the business. No clue to the robbers
has yet been found, but it is thought
they were driven to Bennington, and
that they came toward Troy.
A. LeClare, a Frenchman living in
Barton, went to his shed before day
light one morning recently when
struck him blow with a
club or other weapon on the face,
which broke his cheek bone, nearly
putting out his eye and rendered hill
senseless for sometime.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Tke Gatedumian,
PubIIsher,s Notices.

If subscribers knew how much work it would
save to renew their subscriptions week or two
BEFORE they expire, instead of a week or two
AFTERWARDS more would be thus thoughtful
There are good many small bills due this office
which we urgently ask may be settled at once
Most of the bills are so small that we cannot af
ford to go after Them but the aggregate amount is
what we rely on to pay bills. If this notice
hits you, you are the one it is intended to hit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Chinese as Citizens.

The Chinese problem may work out
it's own solution after all. A move
ment has been started among the 200
Chinese at Ell PasO, Tex, to become
citizens of the United States. Eight
Chinaman took out naturalization pa
pers last week, and it is thought the
whole Chinese colony will take a SINH
lar step. Leading Cinnamon are cred
tied with saying that their country
men in all the cities and towns in the
Southwest will speedily renOunce their
allegiance to China and become Amer
lean citizens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
NORTH DANVILLE.

The picnic sOciable at j. n. Craig's
last Wednesday was well attended.
Rev. and Mrs. M. Atwood and Miss
L. NJ. Bickford attended the temper
ance institute held at McIndoes last
week, Mrs. Atwood and Miss BickfOrd
as delegates.
Miss Calista Batchelder was married
Dec. is, at the home of her brother,
Moses Batchelder, to Mr.. Bailey of
Hardwick A few invited friends were
present to offer congratulations and
witness the departure of the happy
couple for their home in Hardwick.
The friends of Charles Harris, in
this place and elsewhere, will give him
Il benefit call on Wednesday,, Dec. 30.
Mr.. Harris has been sick and unable
to work for year and a half, and the
move on the part of his friends will be
timely and wise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
EAST BURKE.

Joseph Counter is much worse.
The donation for Mr.. Mcdonald was
a success everyway.
Miss Jennie Amidon has gone to
Grafton visiting.
Prof. Ranger of the Lyndon insti-
tute preached in the Cong. church last
Sabbath afternoon.
Miss Emma Page is at home again
having just finished six months
school in one district.
Jesse Hunter has rented the tene-
ment over /. d. Bemis' store.
Aunt Mary Wood leaves here next
Thursday for Ryegate.
Milo Jenkins, and son Fred, have
bought a machine of ID. B. ellison and
are prepared to do business in the
thresling and saving line.
Loren Ayre has finished his sleigh
trimming job at Barton and is home
for the present.
Snow enough now so that the lum-
bermen have commenced drawing logs
into the mill.
Christmas tree at the M. E. church
Thursday eve.
A. w. Wilson has been engaged as
correspondent for the BrattlebOrO Re-
former.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

Christmas tree at Barnet Centre
church Friday evening. Rhetorical
exercises with vocal and instrumental
music promptly at z o'clock.
The second lecture of the course was
Wednesday evening, by Rev. Mr..
Boardman. Subject, Three weeks in
Italy.
Mrs. Thomas Gilfillen has gone to
Pawtucket, r. l., to spend a few weeks
with her daughters.
Anna Boardman came home on Mon
day to spendsher vacation.
r. HI. Robbie is very sick with rheu-
matte fever.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING.

The inhabitants of the village of st. JOhnsbury
who legal voters in said village are hereby nOt
fed and warned to meet at the Town Hall in said
village Wednesday, January 6, 1886, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, to act the following
ticles, viz:
Art. Ito elect all necessary officers for the
year ensuing, to wit: A President, Clerk, Treas
urer, Collector of Taxes, five Trustees, Fire
Wardens, and three Auditors.
Art. 2.-TO see if the Village will vote to raise
money the Grand List of said Village to defray
the current expenses and pay the present indebted
ness OF the Village.
Art. 3.-To transact any other business which
can be legally done at said meeting.
DENNIS Z. MAY Clerk.
st. Johnsbury, VT. Dec, -, 'S5. 26-27
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
SUTTON.

The donation given for the benefit
of Rev. A. P. Tracy last week Wednes-
day was one of the most pleasant and
enjoyable visits ever held here. The
proceeds were about $55. Mr.. Tracy
is very able and efficient pastor,
highly esteemed by the people and we
are glad he is to remain another year.
Christmas is to be celebrated here
Friday evening with a tree and other
exercises. All are invited.
Ora Jessamine has taken to himself
better half, and moved on to his farm
lately occupied by Edwin Peavy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
LYNDON.

Geo. w. Bonett has started an Oys-
ter delivery team.
Christmas will be observed at the
Methodist church on Christmas eve
with concert and tree. The COngre-
gational Sunday school have a Christ
mas concert on Sunday evening next.
Miss Sarah M. Stevens is clerking in
w. H. McGaffey's store during the
holidays.
1t is now expected that services will
be held in the Congregational church
at Kirby, which for some months past
has been undergoing thorough repairs,
on next Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
WELLS RIVER.

A daring robbery was committed at
the depot last Saturday at midday.
No one was there at the time except
the baggage master, who stepped out
to help load an engine. In his absence
some one entered the window on the
side next the village and made way
with about thirteen dollars.
DIR. Munsell has returned.
The singing school project is prov
ing successful.
Christmas tree Friday eve.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
WHEELOCK.

There will be Christmas tree at the
town hall Friday eve.
Frank Stanley was arrested Dec. %
for drunkenness and fined $50 and
costs.
A number of the young people from
this town went up to Herbert browns
Wednesday evening and gave him a
hOuse-warming. A pleasant time was
enjoyed by all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
ADummerston Farmer Shot.

DummerstOn people are considerably
excited over the shooting of Farmer
Frank Dodge by District School Teach
er Morton Davis. The schoOl-master's
attempt to discipline a scholar brought
Dodge to the school-hOuse, where at
ter an exciting scene the farmer was
shot in the thigh, though probably not
fatally. Davis surrendered himself to
the authorities, claiming to have acted
in self defence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
WEST CONCORD.

Prof james Whitney of Boston, as
sisted by able talent, will hold a mu-
steal festival in this place Jan. 5, 6
and T. This will afford rare OppOr-
tunity to hear good music, and furnish
valuable instruction to singers from "a
proficient and practical instructor.
Christmas services will be held at
the Methodist church on Thursday
evening and at the Universalist church
on Friday evening.
Miss Mary E. Silsby died Sunday
morning aged 81 years, of typhoid fe-
yer. She was member of the MethO-
dist church and Sabbath school
teacher and was much esteemed and
respected by all who knew her. Her
remains were carried to Lunenburg
Corner for interment.
Mrs. j. c. Taylor is improving and
it is thought that she will recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
LYNDONVILLE.

Charles LIE BOurveau and wife go to
South Carolina next week to remain
during the winter or longer.
In a lawsuit here last week between
Leon BrownelI and John COucher, in
which the sum of two dollars was in
vOlved, the costs were more than
twelve dollars, not including the law
yer's fees.
Local traders report Christmas sales
as being unusually good this year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTRE.

In the referee case between A. C.
Whitney and George Bradley in which
Whitney claimed Bradley sold him an
unsound yearling colt, the referees
found for Whitney, SO he said !; yet he
could hardly see where the equity
came in. 1t has been SO in lawsuits
before.
The entertainment at the Methodist
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
WIGS, Boards, NOUS
TACHES, Etc.

To rent for Masquerades and Theatricals. Also
a fine line of Hair Goods for sale.
MRS. NJ. B. PRINCE.
Eastern Avenue. 26-29
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
WEST RURKE.

Mrs. Masten has moved into the ten
ement vacated by Mr.. Glines.
Charlie Chappell has moved into C.
SimOnd's house.
JudsOn Kimball has gone back into
the steam mill again as night watch
man.
The l. O. G.. It. played the drama,
"Adrift," last Tuesday evening. A
good audience was present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
SINGING SCHOOL.

The second term of Mr.. Humphreys Singing
School, consisting of eighteen lessons will com
mence Saturday evening, Dec. Goth, at half past
seven in the basement of Music Hall.
The course of instruction will be adapted to the
wants of those who, having studied term so,
desire to perfect themselves in reading music.
TUITION, $3.50
Books so
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

This setting up of past political SER
vices above the convenience aud wish
es of the community to be served
seems to indicate that the president
may be an offensive partisan.-[ Wor-
cester SnY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

church last Saturday evening was
quite enjoyable. Miss Lila Stiles, the
reader for the occasion, and the plan
lists, Misses Sargent and Badger, with
Mrs. j. F. Nadeau, as vocalist, added
much to the enjoyment of the evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
NOTICE.

The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Lyndonville National Bank, for the election of
Directors. and the transaction of such other bust
ness may legally come before them, will be held
at their banking rooms in Lyndonville on the 18th
day of January, A. ID. 1886 at 10 O'Clock a.
81. NJ. PEARL Cashier.
Lyndonville, VT, Dec T. 1885, 24-27
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
LYNDON CENTRE.

The Institute fair was very success
full and will put good sum into the
library and mission funds.
Christmas exercises at the church on
Friday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
PAssUMPsIC SAVINGS BANK,
ANNUAL MEETING.

The Annual Meeting of the COrpOratOrs of the
Passumpsic Savings Bank of st. JOhnsbury Vt,
will be held in the banking rooms of the institution
No. IS Main street, upon Wednesday, January Is,
1885, at o'clock in the afternoon to act upon the
following articles:
Article Ito hear and act upon the annual re-
port of the Treasurer and Auditors.
Article 2.-TO elect President, Vice President,
and Board of Trustees for the ensuing year.
Article 3.-TO act upon any other business that
may legally come before the meeting
w. S. BOYNTON. Secy.
ST. Johnsbury, VT, Dec. II, 's5. 1927
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Cut Flower and Floral Designs
FOR SALE.

have a larger and better assortment of flowers
than ever before. My facilities such that / can
notice Any floral design can be made to order
Sending flowers by mail a specially Orders by
Telegraph, Telephone, or letters by the immediate
q r GIRRS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

the Vermont historical society for ten
years, and was afterwards active on it's
printing and publishing committee,
assisting in the editing of volumes l
and 2 of it's collections, and laboring
faithfully in its behalf.
Gov. Hall was deeply interested in
the history of Bennington and its fa-
nous battle, as we'll as of all Vermont,
and the state is indebted to his pen for
valuable "reminiscences of Bennington
and the war of the revolution. He
recognized the national Importance of
the battle of Bennington, and the clos
ing work of his life was in connection
with the cOmmemoration of that event.
He married in 1918, Dolly futile
Davis of Rockingham, VT, who died
six years ago. He had eight children
of whom four sons survive him: Hen
ry d. and John N. of Bennington, Vt. /;
Major Nathaniel B. of Monroe, Mich
gan, and Charles, merchant of Spring
field, Mass. Among his deceased
daughters was the first wife of Trenor
w. Park. Since the death of his wife,
Governor Hall has passed his winters
with his son in Springfield. He receiv-
ed the degree of LII. D. from the uni
versity of Vermont in 1859. Gov.
Hall was man of the purest charac-
ter, of firm pOise and balance of mind,
a trusted counsellor, a sound and ra-
Their brilliant advocate and legisla-
tor, man of clear and independent
judgment, of perfect sincerity and
truth. His name will rightly fill a
large and honOred place in the history
of our commonwealth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ST. JOHNsBURY, VT

The Twenty second annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the First National Bank of St Johns
bury Vt. will be held at their Banking Rooms on
Tuesday January IL 1886 at o'clock p. m, for
the election of Directors for the ensuing year
GEO. MAY Cashier.
st. Johnsbury, Dec. 10, 1885. 24-2s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

The German government talks of
going into the rum business. Prince
Bismark has got up a scheme which
cOntemplates the purchase by the i'm
perial government of all the brandy
produced in Germany ut fixed price
and the organization of a system for
its sale through thoHsands of new Ii
quor dealers who will pay a heavy Ii
canse