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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
THE SOCIETIES.

The O.. A. r., fair committe met Sat
urday evening to clear up the fair
business. A committee was appointed
to audit the accounts and when. the
balance lis determined to divide it, the
post receiving One-half and the relief
corps one-half. Mr.. HOvey paid over
the balance due from the students on
the clock affair So that is settled SO far
as the c. A. X. is concerned The
balance will probably be between
SI075 and SlI00.
The annual inspection of the ladies
relief corps comes Thursday evening.
At the regular meeting of the Sons
of Veterans camp Friday evening "a
number of the members of Post Cham
berlin were present and later on mem
bers of the relief corps came in. Com
rade 6. F. Cheney read brief history
of the organization of the Sons of Vet
Grams and short speeches were made by
| Comrades West, Harrington, Heald,
Cook, Berry, Harvey, Midget and
| Farnum and COmrade Wilton from
| Massachusetts, At the close of the
exercises the ladies of the relief corps
invited the company to partake of re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
MURRAY AT MUSIC HALL.

w. III. II. Murray's reading was Civ
Ell before an audience of 400 or 500 in
Music hall Thursday evening. The
reading was prefaced with another
statement" in which he gave his rea-
sons for first taking the lecture plat
form. All sorts of false stories were in
circulation about him when pastor of
the Park street church. People said
he preached with his pants tucked in
to his boots; that he preached in his
shirt sleeves and that he illustrated
divine truth by sliding down the pull
pit banisters. He was urged by his
that people might see that he WAS Il
human being. This caused him to
write and deliver his Adirondack
stories, from which he then proceeded
to read. The selections included
scenes from the trapPer life of John
Norton, the coasting scene from ''JOhn
Norton's Christmas" and the burning
of the steamer. All was good and the
reader was frequently interrupted with
applause. The last selection was most
effectively delivered, the scenes giving
scope for all the readers dramatic
power. The entertainment was Il very
successful one. The stories were
meritoriOus in themselves and were
read in manner to add to their in
! terest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
SENIOR EXHIBITION.

The Senior class at the academy had
their exhibition in Academy hall Mon
day evening. The hall was well filled.
Superintendent Putney presided at the
opening exercises, apOlogizing for the
only feature of the exhibition that
needed an apology gas. Rev. l..
L. Beeman offered prayer. The exer-
cises opened with a defamation by
Edward p. Drew of West Charleston
on "Abraham Lincoln" Miss Edith
NJ. Morrill, of Dover, n. H., read an es-
say, presenting a very attractive de-
scriptiOn of what the ideal woman
should be. +. G. Fleetwood of Nor
risville delivered an grafton on "Char-
acter building" urging that firmness
and stability are requisites in the pure
and noble character. A discussion fol-
lowed on the Chinese question. j. A.
Leach of Pawlet thought the Chinese
ought to he excluded from this country
and G.. E. May of Post Mills thought
otherwise. Miss Annie A. Smith of
Richford recited the pathetic story of
''Little Nellie in Prison." III. Bey Mar
tin of Union Village followed with an
Grafton Oh "National Proverbs" Miss
Ruby A. Johnson of Post Mills recited
Browning's "Martin Relph." Under
the head of "a pulling question" Miss
Edith L. Hovey of st. JOhnsbury and
Miss K. A. Oughtred of Lennoxville,
p. O., discussed the question, when is
it best to keep silence and when to
speak. The program closed with an
Grafton by Geo. w. Kyburg of Flint,
Mich, on "Our Italy" urging that each
has an ideal with the desire to attain
and the necessity that our aims be high
in the better sense. Miss Matte H.
Paine had prepared an essay on ga
few Way marks" but was excused from
delivering it. The exercises through
ont were very interesting and reflect
ed great credit on the members of the
senior class. All but three of the
numbers on the program were original
papers and showed a good deal of
thought on the part of the writer's and
were well delivered. BlaisdelPs or
chestra of Concord, n. H., furnished
excellent music during the evening. A
considerable number tarried after the
exercises were over for social chat.
Altogether the exhibition was mark
ed success. The senior class numbers
II. Geo. w. Kybcrg is president of
the class, E. d. Raymond vice presi-
dent and Miss Bessie Thompson sec
rotary and treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
sT. JoHNsBURY,s CENTENARY.

Shall st. Johnsbnry celebrate her
centennial anniversary, and if so, when
1t is time to be thinking of this mat
ter. This town was chartered to jon
athan Arnold and associates Nov. l,
1856. The same year James Adams
and son Martin began Il settlement on
"BentOn's meadow" sO-called, now
the Fairbanks meadow south of the
railroad statiOn.-an Simeon Cole be-
gan clearing the Butler meadow, north
of the Plain, now owned by Henry
Ross. The next year, 1877, DIR. iona.
Arnold, DIR. Joseph Lord and Barnabas
Barker moved to town, and DIR. Arnold
bnilt the first frame house in st. Johns
bury that year, putting it at the head
of Main street, very near where Ell
more Idle now lives. The same year
he built IA saw-mill at what is now
Paddock village and n grist- there
the following season. But not until
June 81, 1890, was the town organized,
with iona. Arnold first town clerk.
Shall the town celebrate her centennial
next November, the date of her char
ter, the summer following, when the
first house was built, or wait until
June, 1890, one hundred years from
her organization
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
ALLEGED PENSION FRAUD.

United States Marshal Henry arrest
ed Frank Libby of this place, last
Wednesday, on charge of obtaining a
false affidavit to aid in securing his
pension. Libby was taken to White
River Junction where hearing was
had before United States Commits
siOner johnson. He was held in $1,000
bonds in default of which he lies in Jail
at Burlington awaiting trial in Febru
airy. This case seems likely to be of
considerable interest. Elisha May of
this place has for some time past been
trying to get a pension for Libby.
Libby has a wound in the side which
at times causes him to go lame. He
asserts that it was inflicted in 1864,
when he was in the government service
in Virginia. His father says it was
done while he was cutting wood in
New Hampshire in 1867. 1t is said,
however, that Libby was in the gov
eminent service in California at that
time and that the records at Washing
ton show it. Libby originally enlisted
before he was ID years old. The limit
of the time when he can get pension
is fast approaching. 1t looks like a
very curious case.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
VOLUME 49---NUMBER 1922.

answer was invariably the same. Both
visible and invisible powers for good
worked under the name of Fairbanks.
The whole town is memorial which
shall carry their name into the loving
memories of future generations.
"The good people are not conscious
OF their own advantages" she says with
considerable truth, no doubt. The ST.
Johnsbury house receives notice as
the 'small hotel, scrupulously clean
and with a fine, hOmeIike roominess
that more pretentiOus houses might
sigh for, "but the Internal gong. the
'heathenism, metallic, unchristian
gong" that wakes up "the dignified.
venerable Judge, the learned and
courteous lawyer, the young and
smooth faced doctor"-the gong should
be banished. The article is very read
able to st. JOhnsburyites.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
freshments which they served.

icsHuhSutS WHICH JntN SeINcu.
AT the regular meeting of Caledonia
Lodge last Monday night Joseph So
per presented the lodge with bound
volume of the proceedings of Sovereign
Grand Lodge from it's organization.
Noble Grand Bragg thanked him in
behalf of the lodge and called upon n.
p. Bowman to carry out part assigned
to him which was to present Mr.. SOper
with gold watch chain and emble-
matte charm, a very pretty reminder
of the good will of many of the mem
bers of the lodge for Mr.. Soper, who
responded in a feeling manner. All
unite in wishing him success in his
new home. Mr.. SOper has been an ac-
tive and efficient worker in the order.
Olive Branch lodge Daughters of
Rebekah met at the residence of La
fayette Soper and presented Mrs. Jo-
seph SOper with a caster and pair of
silver spoons Saturday evening. The
presentation was made by Mrs. NJ. ID.
Smith. 1t was very pleasant affair.
The lodge is now adding many mem
bers and is in fourishing condition.
Caledonia lodge voted to remember
the widows of Odd Fellows in an APP
prOpriate manner at Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Bishop of Island Pond visited the
lodge last Monday evening. Thanks
of the lodge are due to S. j. Hastings
for pleasant little event at the close
of the meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
MIR. BEECHER COMING.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is adver.
tised to lecture at Music hall this place,
Dec. 8, Lyndonville the 9th, Montpe-
lier the 10th. Mr.. Beecher has lately
returned from tour West. Rev. Rob
ert West, writing in the Chicago Adj
vance, the great Congregational news
paper of the interior, of Nov. 10, says
1t is not often that two such distin-
guished lecturers as ArchdeacOn Far
rar and Mr.. Beecher are to be found in
one city at the same time; yet each OF
these gentlemen delivered several lee
lures here during the week, preaching
in leading pulpits on the Sabbath.
Henry Ward Beecher who preached in
the Centenary Methodist church Sun
day morning, shows little decrease OF
physical vigOr, while his wonderful
freshness and versatility are undated.
The usual eager thrOngs were waiting
to hear him, the sidewalks and streets
being blocked with people long before
the service commenced.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
SUPREME COURT CASES.

AT the late session of the supreme
court at Montpelier, the following
cases of local interest were passed up
on:
In the case of O. V. Hooker & Son
VS.. a. ii. Mcleod for repairs put into
the flume at Paddock's village, the
Judgment of county court was that The
plaintiff recover $234.7O. The supreme
court affirmed this Judgment without
cost except costs in supreme court
which is to be shared equally by both
parties.
ID. w. A. Bridgman VS.. St. Johns
bury 81 Lake 'Champlain X. r., suit
for damages i'll passing through his
land. Referee found for plaintiff in
1878. Mr.. Bridgman has been unable
to collect and brought bill in chancery
to collect. Conrt rendered decree that
Bridgman recover of the railroad the
amount of damages found 10y the mas
ter with interest to 1880, when the
road was newly organized.
Bradley Fertilizing Company VS.. d..
l.. Fuller, action of replevin for return
of goods taken by defendant. County
court rendered verdict for defendant.
This Judgment was reversed, cause re-
manded to county court and petition
for new trial granted.
William 5. Brock, collector for the
town of Barnet VS.. Samuel Bruce ia
recover tax. Judgment in county
court for defendant. This Judgment
was reversed and cause remanded for
new trial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Personal MENTION.

Lizzie Smith of RichfOrd has been in
town the past week.
Carrie, daughter of |. H. Frost, has
gone to Boston to take instruction in
painting. She was accompanied by
her father.
Mr.. Kemp of the BrattleborO Re-
former, has been looking after the in
terests of that paper in this county for
ed some 30 new subscribers each work
ing day.
Mrs. Ira Evans, who has been stop
ping here for the past two or three
months, returns with her children to
Austin, Texas, this week, leaving here
for Boston Friday, and going on to
Austin next week. Her husband, Col
Evans, returned home some weeks ago.
John X. Rust has bought into -four
ing mills at Zumbrota, Minnesota, and
is already engaged in business there.
time next month. The postOffice is
Forest Mills. ZumbrOta is town
about IS miles from Minneapolis and
% miles from Redwing. Mr.. Rust has
been a resident of this town for several
years past and is just such Il citizen as
we dislike to lose. Bnt this makes
him all the more a valuable acquisition
to Minnesota.
Miss Addie d. Hale leaves on FRI
day of this week for Winter Park,
Florida, where she has position as
teacher in Rollins college. Miss Hale
will stop over the Sabbath with ac-
quaintances at Washington, reaching
Florida next week. Rollins college is
IA new institution established for the
education of both sexes, of which Rev.
+. p. Hooker, formerly of Middlebury,
is president, and Col. Franklin Fair
banks of this place is one of the TWEEN
ty-One trustees.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Methodist Church Dedicated.

The st. JOhnsbury district preach
er's meeting is held at Derby, Dec. l,
2 and 3. The church at Derby will be
re- dedicated OH Tuesday, the first day
of the meeting, at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon. Sermon by Rev. II. w. Boil
ton, ID. D., of Boston. The church ed
ifice at Derby has just been repaired
and it is specially desired that large
number he present. Trains arrive at
Newport from the south express A a.
M. freight a. M; accommodation
$40 p. m; mail els p. m. There are
two daily stages from Newport to Der
by, leaving Newport, respectively, al
p. IN. and 6.30 p. IN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Painful Accidents.

John o. Hale, who injured one of his
knees while ut Berlin Falls, n. H.,
three weeks ago, is yet unable to leave
his house although he is getting about
some by the aid of crutches.
Arthur, eldest son of Patrick O'Mal-
ly, cut his knee with a Ratchet some
time ago, the injury keeping him from
school for while. On re-entering
school one of the heavy doors of the
school house swung against the lame
knee and so injured it that although
weeks have since passed, he is yet un-
able to walk without using crutches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
PARIS THE MAGNIFICENT.

II. H. Ragan's illustrated lecture last
evening drew ont a larger number than
has thus far been in attendance upon
any one of the Y. NJ. G.. A. course of
entertainments. The lecture was pref
aced with brief sketch of the more
prominent points of historic interest
connected with the founding and
growth of the city of Paris with the
various changes i'll forms of govern
ment, etc. Then the lecturer took his
audience over the city, up and down
its streets, into the public buildings,
the opera house, churches and palaces
into its wonderful gardens and before
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26

some of its works of art. In city
where almost every inch of territory
and every public building has so many
historic associations it is not to be
wondered at that the speaker was as
interesting as the pictures were beau
tiful and both together made a very
interesting and highly successful en-
tertainment. Mr.. Raglan was frequent
ly interrupted with applause. AS we
go TO press day earlier than usual a
detailed report of the lecture is impos-
sible, suffice it to say that it was every
way satisfactory to the large and ap
preciative audience.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Recent Deaths.


Mrs. Sarah Martin Browne, wife of
DR.. III. S. Browne, died at their resi-
dence in this place Monday of this
week. For many months Mrs. Browne
had been gradually growing weaker
and weaker from that insidious disease,
consumption. For weeks past it has
seemed she was very near her end, and
for some time before death released
her she was anxious to 60. Mrs
Browne was the youngest daughter OF
the late Hezekiah and ROxalana Mar
tin, and nearly her whole life was
spent in this her native town, where
she was greatly esteemed and beloved.
She leaves husband and daughter
and two sisters-Mrs. A. G.. Chadwick
and Mrs. John r. Redding of Ports
mouth, n. III.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26

At St Johnsbury. Nov. "a by Rev Edward r.
Fairbanks. l.. j. Nckerson of Kirby and Hattie .
VintOn of Lyndon.
At West Concord, Nov. 49, by Rev l.. f. Fort
ney, James ii. George of East HardwIck and Cora
l. Hill of West Concord.
At Derby, Oct. ~, Isaac Hinman Of Derby and
Hattie NJ. Wilson of Charleston
At Portland, Me. Nov. l. Fred o. Chamberln of
Portland and AuriIla a. Hall of ST. JOhnsbury.
At East Hardwick, by Rev. +. ID. Chandler
George LOveOy of Greensboro and Iuez = Nelson.
daughter of Miles g. Nelson
At Montpelier Nov. % by Rev. j. Edward
Wright Charlie II. Ward of Hardwick and Catbs-
rine a. Tabor of North Calais
At Bethel Nov. %, by Rev. V. NJ. Hardy Geo.
Z. Rockwell of Boston and Mrs. T. = Gibbs of st.
JOhnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
A Pleasant Goodbye.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. SOper have had
quite time in getting away from St.
Johnsbury. Saturday evening they
were given a reception by the Daugh-
ters of Rebecca, Monday evening an
other by the Odd Fellows and last
evening still another by the Methodist
church folks. About 70 were present
in the church parlors and presented
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. with two sets of solid
silver spoons, evidence of friendship
from the members of the society. Mr.
Soper has been for some years janitor
of the church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Earning Daily Bread.

There is man now working at the
thousand miles the past three years in
addition to his ten hours day in the
shops. He lives six and a-half miles
from his work and has driven the same
horse all these years. He has to leave
home promptly at six each morning, rain
or shine, and in affair state of the roads
he gets home again about p. m. This
would seem pretty hard way to get a
living to some, but this man grows fat
Oh ii.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
School Teachers Resigned.

Miss Alice COnant, who has for some
years and with much acceptance been
identified with the public schools OF
st. Johnsbury, has resigned her posi-
ton as teacher in the Union school
building. Miss Laura Jenness has been
appointed to take her place. Miss
Nellie A. Folsom has also resigned her
position as teacher. She has also been
very successful teacher and has Civ
en- perfect satisfaction throughout her
term of service which has extended
over some years. Her successor has
been appointed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
AS OTHERS SEE US.

Mrs. Mary Z. Blake, the "M. f. B."
of the Boston Journal, writes enthusi
astically of her days visit here two
weeks since. The ride thither on a
''gray November day" she describes
with good deal of poetic imagery,
closing it all with the exclamation,
"What must the place he in the CLAM
our of summer ~ Here is Il small frac-
ton of what she has to say of ST.
JOhnsbury.
This little Vermont town is wonder
fully pretty. Nature smiled when she
made the spot and her face has re-
manned nest of dimples ever since
Such ups and downs, such long slopes
and short slopes, such hills and hol-
lows, never were seen before outside IA
puzzle box. On each side of the river
it climbs in a succession of irregular
terraces, the less wealthy inhabitants
on the lower level, the more wealthy
above, as if it required money as well
as muscle to get upon the nights. Like
many other country places of New
England its prosperity seems to be
largely, almost entirely, connected
with the history of one family. The
rise Of the Fairbankses is the story of
the rise of St. JOhnsbury. With gen
crosby as large AS their fortune they
have lavished on the town n succession
of rich and beautiful gifts to assist in
| tellectnal and moral progress among
its people. There seemed to be an un-
ceasing recurrence of evidences of love
and kindness. Here a fine academy,
with its attendant grounds and dOrmi-
tories there public library, with a
tasteful and artistic picture gallery !;
now a town hall and handsome public
| square then "A young mems Christian
association, with reading rooms, class
rooms and really beautiful gymnasium.
| In another place "A music hall, or opera
house in another the prettiest gray
stone church, with fascinating Nor
man tower like some dOnjon keep OF
the middle ages, in another-but time
and space fail to carry ous the list.
The sidewalks in the pretty, clean
streets, the delicious water carried in
to town from the nights beyond, the
beautiful private houses with their or
namented grounds open to the coming
and going of the people, the clean,
CHEEKY, temperate look Of stores and
dOOryards-all bear more than partial
witness To the kindness and cOnsideTa-
ton of these loyal sons to the interests
of their birthplace. In reply to every
question of who or what or how the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
Powers Next.

Leland T. Powers, the reader, comes
next in the Y. NJ. G. A. course. Mr..
to need no Introduction to our readers.
He is already great favOrite i'll st.
JOhnsbury. He will read either Dick
EMS "David Copperfeld," or Sheridan
Knowles comedy, ''The Rivals" pro-
baby the latter. The entertainment
comes Thursday, Dec. 3.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-26
LOCAL NOTICES

That new stock of photograph
frames, albums, books, stationery, etc.
etc, Home Art Co., Eastern avenue. is
SO rich in quality, varied in design and
low In price, as to completely astonish
all who examine and quote prices. This
company has made a complete revolu-
ton in prices on this line of goods.