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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

WORTH KNoVING.-I have this day
marked down TO extreme low figures all
Summer Stock, including large lot of Geats
and BOYS Clothing, Low Shoes, Hats and
Gloves. Underwear, dc. Ladies and Chill
drcn's slippers, which / have been selling
80 great bargains. are also reduced to close
the Dot. G.. II. HAGLEY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

The Brooklyn Eigt invites public attention
TO the fact that damaged coffee beans are now
dressed with a deadly poison, prussiate OF iron
"a combination of prussic acid and iron. To
this is added Venetian red. clays of various
kinds and other abomiuatous Housekeeper
should exercise caution I'm selecting their coi-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

By the omission Ola comma I'm q bill pass eel
bv Congress on the day before the adjournment
last session millions ofdollars are claimed. The
value ofpunctuation is almost am unknown
quantity BY the use of @ fun stop 90 the right
place some engaged i'm enterprises might make
money
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06
For Rent.

TNHE dwelling connected with the First Ma
L tional Bank, now occupied by the Cashier
will be for rent from April lst 1885. Fol-
terms apply at the Bank.
March - 1855.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

Hagiey, ct the Temple of Fashion, mus,
have got frightened about his stock OF
goods running down SD low, fearing that
people would have 90 go laretooted, as he
hssiustadded o large stockof slippers which
De claims the prices TO be so low on that
they must 60.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

The Virsiniaus viii commence the campaign
by givin 'em fltz-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

Everything iu Mems and Boys Clothing
mus, DE cleared out REGARDLESS Of price. The
ness venture demands q clean stock, there
fore we have instituted clearing-ouI sale
in aIl our Mems and BOYS goods 90 prices
that mas. command attention.
=. ID HIEsCH3lAN * Co,
The ClothieTs that never carry stock.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

u 4
". ~ % ,,l, q - --,---3
c.o,,es,o,r,,. Jefferson County, West Ia.
A"guSt o. 1870.
------.-
The Nirsinian' Viii commence ''ie '''-'- i'''5'
Patriots oppoh.e' To- i''9'-i'''s' ,''''
Hanil at oakland ''''' B gu y '''0' o"
ning Maryland
l,, ... '.i,--. .., ancient maiden so
al ,r,, lg. Mis-. o,f win De "a years old
~. Nh,
~ Manu- . .. ,.l.. re,,is -l..t s-e not
e.,''' .,,,. r.or, ~
''''''
The B. g. %. mama cement ha'e pfo"f''' .'
MED the New York i.es ru'oof ina, d ''''-
,,r,,.l, ,rfisnc. with Jav Could IS pending
senator Camden hl- been appointed 1y nee
p-...,.,.. rr,,l.,.. ..- q, member OF the Senate
..-.. g.. ,.........i l.r,,... r,
,,e,s1 .re-..s.S
The month ot July was very ''"'
one for heat Tho to.r~r-iot''f >'y' 'N'
nights were So ho, chan only the most eNpe.'
enced policeman could geo any steep. A"'
Thermometer could hardly cal. ''' '.''' IT'S '" ''
,.-.........s ,.----,.,'.r Wilson tb. public
..-c.,.....,.,-,r,I, h.. .Ioso. or, s,-urlav-
,...-.l.l.,. p,.,..,s. is likely
90 be suspended '.''o,s',''. 49, r.
memorial services ~
don Wall oe % ''''''.' -
os.c,-,l;,, n..tnaster whose official room
is go--inr to be Infinitely preferable TO his conn
,oDv tbe Mans and Ca.rirr says that "as per-
f,rn,er ON the political harp of thousand
STRINGS DE hasn't ann equal. This phrase isn't
opite rs brief 81, wire-puller but &c sounds
more dulcet-like.
By the omission Ola comma i'm bin pass eel
by Congress on the DAY before the adjournment
last session millions of dollars are claimed lne
,alne Of purctuati0n is almost am unknown
...,,..;., Ia. .l,,s ,f ID, e,ll SION mn the risht
4"@"'''' 10y ...,,
place some engaged in cN-eI p''s,' '''7'''
money.
tn, p--ol.l,.,, f,,,l. invites public attention
.us..+.... .l.-.,,.s.3 .,a,.s 1,a,n. ar, now
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-08-06

Our various departments are filling up with
all the new and desirable styles for Spring as
fast as they come out
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
Vulgar Funeral rafficking.

Some disgust has been excited by
stories of vulgar trafficking in cOnnec-
ton with the great funeral of General
Grant, such as the sale of seats to view
the procession, and the pertinacious
efforts of the hucksters to turn al hon
est penny around the tomb. Such Oc-
casiOns have always been disiigured by
such incidents as these, and it may
console us to reflect that when Eng
land buried her great soldier, yelling
ton, long catalogue of such occurren-
ces were recorded. Not only did the
LOndOners who had hOnses and win
dows along the route of the funeral
procession take money for their use,
but they took all they could get, adj
vertising them in the daily papers for
fortnight in advance and holding on
To them until the highest bid was in.
Every seat along the principal thor
oughtares traversed by the pageant
was sold. Seats on the roof were not
prOcurable at any lower figure than As.
cd. (about Sl.00) per seat. Rooms
with three windows on Lndgate hill,
Fleet street, or the Strand, were not to
be had for less than f25 (S125). The
London newspapers of the time dis
played in their advertising columns
offers of various 'Wellington relics for
sale,' such as locks of the dukes hair,
locks of the name of his favorite horse
Copenhagen, his autographs, and so
forth. Human nature does not vary
much the world over, nor change
much with time Boston Traveller.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
Personals.

The Indian name of Gen. Sheridan
is chunky man whO-means bust
ness"
Mrs. Bayard, wife of the Secretary
of State, has recovered her health suf-
ticiently to come to Cape Ann.
HOratio Seymour owns Daniel Web
ster's arm chair, and has II fireplace set
with tiles from John jays hearthstone.
Miss Frances f. Willard recently
fell from her tricycle., breaking her
right arm. She is at her home in
Evanston, Illinois.
Rev. DIR. Renen Thomas of the Har-
ward Church, BroOkline, has just de-
cliued ii call from wealthy church in
London, where he is now visiting.
Ira d. Sankey, who has resided at
New Castle, Pa, and called it his home,
has bought residence ut Mortified,
Mass. 1t is located about mile and
Il half from the house of Mr.. Moody.
There are four widows of eX-presi-
dents living Mrs. Tyler at George
town, Mrs. Polk at Nashville, Mrs.
Garfield at Mentor, and Mrs. Grant.
Each receives Il pension of $4,000 IL
year.
Gen. Sherman is credited with say
ing at Saratoga the. other day, while
speaking of Gen. Grants funeral "My
grave is bought aud paid for. l shall
be buried in st. Louis, where my chill
dren are buried. When | go they can
put me in there and drive stake in to
mark the spot"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
Vermont News.

Mrs. Hannah Holland of TOwnshend
was lOi years old July 3lst.
The Salvation Army have given up
work in Burlington in disgust.
A drunkard's careiessness caused the
burning of Worcester's hotel buildings
Sunday night; loss $500, insurance
SI0O0.
j. V. Stevens store apd dwelling at
Waterviile were burned Thursday. The
fire started from the bursting of an oil
stove loss 5000, partly insured.
Mark w. Cassidy former resident
Of Rochester and Il brave Union SOL
der, died Of sunstrOke in Washington,
ID. c., last Saturday, aged - years
AS Warren HuIett of Pawlet. was
reaching for a piece of pork in a barrel,
a day or two ago, lie caught spotted
adder three feet and two inches long.
Fourteen $50 shares of the stock of
the Bellows Falls National bank were
sold Tuesday at Sl02 share to George
Fl. Babbitt of the American Express
company. ~.
Samuel A. Huntington of Rochester,
committed suicide "Wednesday fore.
noon by hanging. Despon,lency is
supposed to be the cause. He was 70
years of age and leaves widow and
five children. ....-.
George Ii. Barnes of:Fairhaven had a
narrow escape from drowning while In
bathing III the river. He got beyond
his depth, and but for the timely as
sistance of Charles Hamilton who went
tn his .rescue would certainly have lost
his life.
Clifford Tiff and Adolphus Noe of!
while out driving, drove
off the bank near S. P. MaxfieId's max
ing total wreck of the top buggy and
harness, The horse was quite serious
~ injured, but the two boys escaped |
with a few bruises. |
The Bar docket for the September
term of Washington county court has |
been issued, and contains 237 law and
10 chancery cases. OF the former there !
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27

much more was said with charming
courtesy toward the essayist and the
debaters from whom she differed. 81
was horn a teacher; was bred a
teacher love teaching, -. it was need
less for her to say, but it was said with
the upconsciousness of one autbentl-
eating her commission.
AS she approached the close of her
speech, which had all been spoken sit
ting, ard without motion of head or
gesture, or change Of attitude, her
voice died away in diminishing ca
dences, keeping the key. and little
gaps of silence grew wider aud wider
between her several concluding SEN
fences. As her last words faded into
. silence, as musicaliy as the distant
notes Of a reed pipe in valley. her
eyes closed slowly, and slowly opened
again, and closed once more, the fugi-
tive play OF fading light between the
interlacing lashes and shutting lids be-
ing like the twilight of a frosty winter
evening. No one spoke for some mo-
ments after she had ceased. As soon
rs WAS allowable | said to my neigh
Dor, ''Who is the lady 7" She answer
ed, elizabeth Peabody"
Few sketches of Miss Peabody have
ever more graphically reproduced her
face, her indefnabie personality al
most to the intonations of her voice,
and as such is of more than casual in-
terest. .....-.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
LincoIn'S Kindness.

"Speakin@ of Mr.. LincOln's kindness
of heart said an old Massachusetts
man recently To IL representative of the
Chicago lnter-Ocean, 81 will never for
get the only time that | exchanged
words with him. This was in the sum
mer of 1864, and our regiment was sta
toned temporarily near Washington.
One day | strOlled into the grounds
between the White House and the nv
er and threw myself fiat on my back
under the trees. | was in diSconsO-
late frame of mind, as the weight of
the war at that time was very heavy
upon me. ! lay there for some time
absorbed in my thoughts and looking
mp at the fragment of blue sky seen
through the leaves of the trees. ! heard
some persons approach, heard them sit
down on one of the benches near, and
turned my head cIelessly to see who
the intruders were. | SAW at Il glance
that my visitors were President Lin
coin and his wife. Sprang to my feet,
gave military salute and started
away. The president returned the sa-
Int with an awkward sweep of his
long, ungainly arm, and said, Don't
go. What is your regiment 2 When
had told him that | belonged to the
Fifteenth Massachusetts, and had an
severed some other questions as To what
service had seen, he asked, Are you
going to re-enlist 2 | said, NO, not
immediately; want to go home to
vote for your e-election.' He smiled,
turned to Mrs. Lincoln, and said in old
fashioned kindness: There, mother,
you see, that's the way all my boys
feel Then he turned to me and said
with tender seriousness :: i am very
glad To know that the soldiers who
have done sncli hard work in the field
feel that way. We all are bearing ouI
burdens in this war, and | only hope
that ! may bear mine as patiently and
hopefully is do the boys who carry the
rifles Then he shook my hand and
said 'GOod-by,' and after had stepped
away some eight or ten feet raised
again his long arm and gave another
military salute, with smile on his
face that will stay with me through all /
my life. 1t was little thing, but do
you know that IA thousand times, asleep
and awake, that smile has come to me,
and whenever it does come / feel my
self better and stronger man."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
ONLY IS CENTS.

In order to pat TIE CALIFORNIAN into every fam
ily in Caledonia and Essex Counties We make the
following offer:
For 1878 win send a Waterbury Watch and
this paper one year. The Waterbury Watch il No
toy, but with late improvements isl servicesbIe
useful and practical time-keeper, as the following
Testimonial from the director Of the Warner ObserE
at0ry viii show
49,. wARSER OBSERVATORY.
1t gives nae pleasure 10 express my Appreciation
notoniy of the beautiful appearance but also Of The
timekeePiug qualities or the Waterbury watch
During the past three years L have compared the
running Of many of them with not only Howard
and a first class Swiss watch, but also during the
past two yeats with the time cbrOnou0eIer Of
the Warner Observatory. Fortunately there is DO
longer an excuse for even q boy to be
without a watch or late to shop or school, IT il
certainly marvellous advance in tho scieDee of
h9roioey when a warranted correct time-k eepirg
watch can he manufactured and sold at $50
$50. LEWIS SWIFT, r. X. &. y. Director,
Rochester, y. Y. March 20, ...--..t. ..- ....
One thousand OF these watches are made every
working day in the year and they now used by
business men. farmers. aborers, school boys, and
in short by people in eysry walk in life The watch
is stem wiDdsr. the case is nickel siyer and is
put up in neat; satin lined box and sent tree by
mail. or IL registered ten cents postage. As the
Waterbury watch retails at $50 this offer brings
Tex CALRDcsIAE at only 25 eents. r.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
SQUIBS.

Beef tongue and ox-tail soup make
both ends meat.
a lady who was mending her son
Williams pants, said she was reseat-
ing little Bill.
DR.. j. O. Stilson has dog he calls
Tonic, because as the doctor alleges
the animal is mixture of whines and
barks.-[ indianapolis Herald.
1t is remarkable what difference
there is in the sensation when you get
Il letter enclosing a ten dollar bill and
when you get one enclosing a bill for
! ten dollars. ...
at takes n superior woman to be an
old maid, said Miss Sedgewick Bnt
Il very inferior man can make them
change their minds without half try
| ing Burlington Free Press.
''Did You cry when your papa went
away 2" asked kind hearted neighbor
of little Snsie. "Well," said Susie,
after rejecting for moment, 81 be
lieve | did burst few tears"
She did not mean it, but he took it
as hint. 1t was getting very late,
and suddenly the gas frightened up
very much. "Why, what caused
that?" he asked. "Everybody in the
neigh borhood is going to bed" she an
swered.
"And so he struck you with a stone,
did he p inquired young Lawyer Nc
MalIon in police court this morning.
81 object" broke in Lawyer Mellen.
''Well," reioined his honor, 81 should
my self if | had been hit by stone."-
Worcester Times.
Tommy" exclaimed Mrs. Fogg,
"don't you know it is Sunday Don't
you know it is naughty to make kite
to-day ?" "But, my dear" interposed
Fogg, "dOn't you see he is making it
with religious paper ?' ''Oh :" said
Mrs. F., 81 didn't notice that"
A sexton, making a report of a re-
cent death, gave the particulars as fol
lows: "Died-Joln Smith, male, aged
three days, unmarried" Considering
the tender age of the deceased he
might have added that he was not an
offensive partisan. There is nothing
like getting exact particulars.
We have some of the LATEST negroes
in the world right here in Palatka, and
in Summer they live on catfish and
melons. We saw one of these lazy
creatures the other day. He had his
fishing line tied to his dogs hind leg,
and when Il fish would bite he would
give his dog "A kick Palatka, Flori-
da, Herald. ~
'Does your husband go to the lodge,
Mrs. Gibberick ?" 'Well he just don't,
broke up that little game quite a
while ago" "Why, how in the world
did you do it ?n 'tWhenever he start
ed for the lodge went with him as far
as the skating rink, aud told him to
call for me on his way home. 1T only
took few doses to cure him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
A Vermont Deacon.

Here is story Of q Vermont deacon
of 100 years or more ago as told by the
Congregationalist. This particular dea
con lived in Westminster aud was the
grandfather of Rev. Joseph W. SEES
sions whose S4th birthday has just been
passed af Chaplin, CT. There was a
great scarcity of provisions so that
their living was mostly potatoes and
salt. Near sunset on Sunday after
noon the good deacon saw a deer come
out of the forest near his house, and
regarding this as prOvidential supply
for his family he took down his gun
and shot the deer. The Westminster
church called him To account for break
ing the Sabbath, but he justified him
self, alleging that it ws~ work of
both necessity aud mers but the
church instructed the pastoE to read
the sentence of accommodation from
the pulpit on the Sabbath. He called
upon the deacon to arise and receive
his sentence. The deacon arose, but
us the minister was about to read, the
deacon, reaching behind him, grasped
his gun, which he had carried to
church, aud, pointing it at the head of
the minister, said in the most deter
mined tone, 81 forbid the reading of
that paper" The minister quietly said,
GAN things are lawful unto me, but all
things are not expedient. | think it
not eXpedient to read the paper" The
deacon lived and died a member and
an officer of the church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
Death of Rev. George A. Dutton.

Rev. George A. DuttOn, who was Il
graduate of st. Johnsbury academy
and had many friends in this town,
died in Mexico, June 6, rs heretofore
announced. Mr.. DuttOn was born in
Norwich, Vt, Sept. Is, 1884. He unit
ed with the Congregational church OF
of that place in 1868; graduated at
St. Johnsbury academy in 1876. at
Dartmouth college in 1880, and mt
Hartford Theological seminary i'll 1888.
He was ordained at Norwich, Sept. ),
1888 Joined the Northern Mexico Mis-
sion April, 1884, and died in Chihua-
hua, Mexico, June 6, 1885. The cur
rent number of the Missionary Herald
says of Mr.. DuttOn:
The death of this young missionary.
which occurred at Chihuahua, Mexico,
June Is, is sad blow to the mission
with which he was connected. For
but little more than one year has he
been connected with the work, and
now he has fallen just as he was about
to return home to take back with him
one who should he his companion in
missionary service. Mr.. Dutton had
been teaching for some time past Il
Young lad who had come daily to his
study to recite, and from this lad, as 1t
now appears, he contracted the disease,
small pOX, of which he died. He had
felt himself secure from an attack of
this disease, which has prevailed some
what in chihuahua, on account of his
vaccination but the result proved 9th
erwiSe. When the nature of his sick
ness was first discovered, before TAX
ing the first particle of medicine, he
bowed with his faithful attendant i'll
prayer for the blessing of God upon
the use of the remedy, adding; "Tnat
is all want, the blessing of Christ"
During his sickness his mind seemed
fixed upon Christian themes, singing
some precious hymns of trust and de-
vOtiOn, and even in the wanderings of
his mind expressing his wish to be
with Jesus.
Rev. Mr.. Eaton, his associate at Chi
huahua, writes of the sore atfiiction
which has come upon them, saying of
his departed brother. "'YOu know our
high admiration of his consistent Chris
tian character, his faithfuiness, his pa
thence, his sympathy with the distress
ed, his mOdesty and readiness to re-
ceive suggestions and to cooperate
with Others" The prayers of the
friends of the mission will ascend for
the afflicted mission, rs well us for the
afflicted household of our brother.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27

are thirty-two state prosecutions, and
thirteen of those. are for cases arising
under the prohihitOry law.
ID. n. Richardson formerly of Orange
and fer 30 years editor of the Democrat
at Davenport, Iowa, took recess Au-
gust 3, to make trip around the globe,
sailing from San francisco and visit
ing the Sandwich Islands,. japan; In
dia, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, and
home through Central Europe, by the
Black sea and Danube river.
Jonas Barber of Richmond, who died
recently, had some $40, 900, of which
he gives small requests to relatives,
$1,000 to Goddard seminary at Barre,
$500 to the Universalist church ut
Richmond for Sunday school hooks,
$500 to the town for free library and
the rest of the estate in three equal
parts to the Goddard seminary, the
Universalist church and the town of
Richmond for the free library. His
family deceased before him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27

Der of other little things. I gave the
keys to my valise TO u chaplain at Lib
by prison that was going home soon.
guess that you had better write Cap
tain Lee or Severance and find ont
what has become of them. The valise
locks on it, but there was no name on
it. / did not have time to get any
mark put on before we went to the
front, as / got il the same morning.
We have dug four trenches nnder
the prison walls since we have been
here, but all of them have been detect
ed before we got them done We don't
mean to give mp yet. sold my Ma
camie pin for -, but that wont buy
much here. There are some of the of
ficers here that have been here Is
months. Two officers died last week.
| If you write TO that Captain Lee tell
him To give my best wishes to all of
the boys, and tell him that our capture
was one of the most shameful captures
! that ever happened. There was no
one in command of MS who knew or
cared anything about ns. Major Fiem-
! ing did not come out of his hole. He
did not know anything about what
was going on out on the line. Thought
! was called for "A number of times, but
| came out all right. There was about
If
saw bullets fly any faster than they
did that day. We fought seven honrs
and then we were gobbled up by the
Florida brigade Of MahOne's division.
They treated us we'll. Captain Sim
mons had charge Of us till we got To
Petersburg. We have to do all of our
own cooking. | am in a mess of three.
have to cook every third day. !
cooked to-day, had some hash balls
made out of beef, rice and corn bread
for breakfast. | shall have beef soup
for dinner and corn meal griddle cakes
for supper. We have built an oven TO
bake corn bread in now. 1t will be
ready tomorrow. How ! should like
to step in and take dinner at home to-
day. | think that Il dinner in q civil
lied country would taste good to me
now. But | must close for Il short
time, but it may he for long one.
Love to all, from yOur son, EDWARD.
Exchange. Exchange. Exchange.
Such is the letter. Eli b. Parker
contributed his three sons to the Union
armies. Edward was the youngest
and the favorite child. He was only IL
years old when he enlisted, and his
horrible death almost broke his faith
er's heart and blighted all his after life.
Mr.. Parker is an old man, who has had
many ups and downs in life. He is
now over 20 years old, and ill-luck
seems to follow him still for, although
he applied many years ago for pen
sion on account of his sons death in
the army, he has been so far unable to
get it allowed, and the case still hangs
fire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27
Gen. Grants "Nearneaa.


AT Richfeld Springs one day, GEN
eral Buckuer heard some military skep-
tics eriticising General Grants military
ability. 'sWhy Hooker was as brave
as Grant," said one man, excitedfy.
"But Grant was very near man."
said Buckner. "And Mcclellan was a
greater strategist," said another scott
er. "But Grant was famous for his
nearness,r said BHckner. "He may
not have been brave, but he was al
ways near "What do you mean by
nearness ~ asked another seoffer,. pet
ulantly. ''Why, when looked around
at Fort Donelson for some one to SUR
render to, Grant was right there handy;
and notice when General Lee SUR
rendered at Appomattox, Grant was
the nearest general to take his sword.
Oh. he was near, Grant was"