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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07
ACADEMY NOTES.

The annual exhibition of the Adel-
phian and Athenian societies comes
tomorrow night in Academy hall.
The program promises an entertain
ment unusually rich in variety. Pres
ident B. S. Gilman of the Adelphian
society delivers the opening address
and will be followed by Miss E. A.
Young, president of the Athenian, who
reads an essay. Then comes a discus
sion between G.. B. Case and Alice G..
Clark senior Grafton by w. 6. Slough
ton "Magazine Carnival" by half a
dozen young ladies middle Grafton by
j. E. Wilder and the closing grafton
by M. o. Edison. Music will be by the
Athenian quartette, the glee club and
Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Hazen. The
public are invited.
The reception by the White Ribbon
club last Friday evening was in most
of it's features a success. Owing to
another party the same evening many
members were absent thus making the
attendance somewhat small. The
members should take more interest in
them in order to have the receptions
entirely successful. The evening was
very pleasantly spent by those who
were there. Besides other good things
the company was entertained by a
Duet by Misses Lawrie and FennO, a
song by Miss Ely and duett by Fleet
are very grateful to Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer who so kindly allowed the So
ciety their home for the reception.
OzOra s. Davis 'S5 has been in town
the past week visiting his friends in
school.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Several young men were skating on
the Shawsheen river at Ballardvale,
Mass, Sunday, when Thomas Lynch
broke through the ice. Edward Scott
attempted to rescue him and was also
drawn into the water. Elmer Shat
tuck and Timothy Egan then attempt
ed to save the two youths, and broke
through the ice. They were rescued
by their companions, but in the mean
time Lynch and Scott drowned.
ID. Nj. Ferry & Co.'s seed establish
ment, in Detroit, Mich, was burned at
9 O'Clock Friday morning. The White
opera house and other buildings went
with it. The Ferry buildings occupied
half the square and were valued at
$3.50, 900, while their loss on stock was
one million. The total loss was over
81 100000. The employees claim the
fire was incendiary, as there were no
fires in that part of the building first
attacked by the flames.
Naval Cadets Welch, j. j. Waters,
Gillespie and Steber at Annapolis,
Nd, recently entered the room of Ca
Diet Lewis briggs, for hazing whom
Cadet Wiley was recently dismissed,
and gave him a good thrashing. briggs
reported the affair to Capt. Ramsey,
and the belligerent cadets will have to
face Il court martial. In the meantime
second class man is detailed daily to
protect Cadet briggs, and the mem
bers of the second class are highly in
dignant because one of them is kept
on guard at fourth class man.
A desperate attempt to burn down
the town of Tarentum, Pa, was made
early Sunday morning. The fire was
first discovered in Essler's livery sta
BILE Oh Gaines street. 1t soon spread
to residences and stores. The Williams
had taken every precautiOn to make
destruction sure. They had cut the
ropes to the two alarm bells, broken
the principal pumps in the village and
carried off the buckets and tubs. The
cries of fire aroused lad named Will
liam Dibell, an employee of large
planning mill, upon which was bell.
He ran to the mill and, finding the
bell-rOpe cut, climbed to the roof and
sounded an alarm by striking the bell
with hammer. This awakened the
entire community who turned out in
body and soon extinguished the flames.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07
JUDGE SMITHS DECISION.

The action of Justice Smith in re-
leasing the LyndOnville homicide is
remarkable. 1t is of course fair to as
sumo that the case against Hadley was
extremely weak, but he in fact shot
and killed Hayes, and it is rarely that
with some contradictory evidence as to
the vital facts, justice will be justi-
fed in making himself the final court
in case of that kind Rutland Her
aid.
There was no contradictory evil
dence as to the vital facts" in the trial
of Hadley for the murder of Hayes.
First, there was no evidence what
ever to show that Hayes had any rea-
son for being jealous of Hadley. Not
a word of evidence was presented to
show that Hadley had in any way
wronged him.
Second, there was no evidence to
show that Hadley did thing to pro-
woke a quarrel on the Monday night in
question or at any other time.
Third. all the evidence showed that
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incubation for yellow fever is at
tracing considerable attention just
now, as well as for hydrOphObia. DIR.
Freire of Rio Janeire, Brazil, has, it is
said, this year performed nearly 5000
NEGOTIATIONS with absolutely successful
results, for none of those who were in
oculated died, whereas over 400 per-
sons who were not inOculated succumb-
ed to the disease. The inOculated per-
sons lived in an Infected quarter of the
city and great numbers inhabited
houses wherein deaths had occurred
from the disease.
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Hard to Kick Against the Pricks.

Gentlemen, the world moves; and
unless you prefer to be left OH the back
edge of the abyss of Time, you must
move with it; a backward step is your
utter ruin. Grover Cleveland repre-
sents the advanced thought of the dem
ocratic party. He has been selected,
prOvidentially, as it were to fill that
place. He has the confidence of the
masses of both parties and the pro-
found respect of all the people-a con-
idence and respect that his every
word, act and attitude justifes. 1t is
useless for you to kick against the
pricks. -[Jacksonville (Fla.) Times
Union.
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and save her child had her own clothes
burned off from her.

John Meigs, the ST. Adams boy who
shot a side of his face away accidental
ly died of the injuries.
The Rutland savings bank and the
Marble savings bank have each declar-
ed semi-annual dividends of q per
cent.
Both the dead ex governors, Inland
Hall and Ryland Fletcher were buried,
it is said, from the farms on which
they were born, the former in Benning-
ton and the latter in PrOctorsville.
Charles F. Carter, pastor of the West
Manchester, IN. H. Congregational
church, has rendered his resignation to
accept the passionate of the College
street church, Burlington.
Alfred Gale, 25, of Newport, was
found dead in bed about $50 y. M,
Sunday at Hotel Metropolitan in
BrocktOn. 1t is thought that he took
an overdose of medicine to allay pain.
ExGov. Hiland Halls death leaves
Robert c. Winthrop of Boston and
John r. Reding of Portsmouth, N. H.,
the oldest living ex-members of Con-
gress in New England. Both served
in the 9th Congress from 184l to 1913.
Montpelier has a frst-class military
band just equipped with full set of
triple silver-plated Instruments. The
band will clear $1,000 from their con-
certs and dances this winter and ac-
company the Grand Army posts of the
State to San Francisco next summer.
Two Rutland men, George E. Pelton
and Fred A. Field, propose to start
The VermOnter, monthly magazine
of "a pages, filled with the best efforts
of the states literary lights, personal
and historical sketches, and always
devoted to the states best interests.
An exchange says that "1ast week
Calvin Reed of Westfield, obtained the
money for which he has been struggling
against the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance company, for nearly eight
years. The remittance was S4205. SS,
and Edwards, Dickerman 81 Young of
Newport, charged over $500 for their
legal services"
The house of Elias r. Palmer in
Hinesburg has been haunted for 10
years with mysterious rappings and
other uncamny phenomena. People
have f1Ocked from miles around to hear
the sounds. Now it is learned that a
l6-years-old girl in the family has
been foOling them all this time by a
series of clever tricks.
A painful accident took place at
WOlcOtt last week, whereby Martin
Griffith lost his right arm. In loading
a large safe from the depot on to a
sled, the plank broke and the safe fell
upon his right arm above the elbow,
nearly severing it from his body, and
amputatiOn at the shoulder was nee
essary. Mr.. Griffith is a young married
man.
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was well attended.

There is considerable sickness in
town at present. Miss Winnie Harris
horn is slowly failing. Miss Anna Da-
Wis is very sick with typhoid fever and
Mrs. DR.. Farr with pleurisy.
The interesting question, who would
guess the nearest right for the silk
quilt and afghan, has been decided.
Stephen d. Morse wins the quilt, his
guess being within three of right. For
the afghan Frank Hunter and Abial
Shurtleff guessed one over and one less
1t is uncertain which will have it.
Frank Danforth of Barre is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c.
DanfOrth of this village.
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SUTTON.

Rev. Annie H. Smith, evangelist
from New York, is to commence a Sc
ries of revival meetings at the F. w.
Baptist church here next Sunday and
continue for some time.
A very interesting missionary con-
cert was given last Sunday eve by the
missionary society, aided by the chill
dren.
A correspondent writes: The first
Sunday in 1876, PAL attended the F.
w. Baptist church. Of that number
80 have died. Sixty-One attended the
same church the first Sunday in 1886.
Forty mine live in the vicinity, the re-
naming one hundred and one have
moved away. About One-fOurth at
tended church in ten years, one-eighth
died, about ten-twenty fourths moved
away and about one-fifth stayed at
home.
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EEED wATER HEATER co.

-
At the ANIMAL meeting of the above
company, holden at Portland, Me-,
Thursday, Dec. 81, the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year
President, Prof. Henry Fairbanks
vice president, Col. E. HI. Hewins
treasurer, Charles s. Hastings; secre-
tary, D. B. Whittier ; clerk, Geo. E.
Winn directors, Col. E. H. Hewins,
E. A. Hunting, Daniel B. Whittier,
Boston Hon. Edward Spalding, Nash
VA; Prof. Henry Fairbanks, Charles S.
Hastings, Charles III. Magoon, ST.
JOhnsbury.
1t may not be generally known, that
the above company is liable to become
one of the industries of this village.
Since last spring there have been made
i'm the scale shops number of these
heaters for locomotives, under patents
issued to Prof. Fairbanks and Charles
HI. MagOon, and some fifteen of them
are in actual operation, or being at
UttCHcu, Ou tHO IOiloWiuS hduICu TON
roads, and as far as known, giving uni
versal satisfaction Connecticut River
six, Passumpsic three, Portland & Og-
densburg, Providence and Worcester,
Southeastern, New York and New En-
gland, and Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. The company are in receipt
of very f1attering testimonials from
most of the above roads, and will soon
issue an illustrated circular, giving
figures of amount of fuel saved, tests
of temperature of the water when it
enters the boiler, simplicity of its con-
structiOn, etc, which will be mailed
upon application to president or treas
urer. The company have no stock TO
sell at the present time, but i'll case
they conclude to build their own heat
ers, and think it advisable to erect or
purchase necessary buildings, machin-
cry and tools, they may offer a sutfi-
cient amount of treasury stock to COW
en- the outlay, to residents of this viii
lage and vicinity, who it is hoped can
see as large per cent. in a home in
stitntion, as to invest in doubtful
Western mortgages, mining stock, etc.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07

Gov Hill of New York seems to be
setting up quite little kingdom of his
own. For pOmp and ceremony his in :
auguration went ahead of them all.
When he took Office as the successor of
Cleveland he retained the staff of the
latter but now he has dismissed all but
three of the sixteen members and has
filed their places with men who are
his especial friends and not those of
President Cleveland. The indications
are that the president and governor
fore long
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07
Offensive Partisan Haskins.

The immaculate Bradley B. Smalley
is really shocked-and that's the only
name for it-when he thinks iUhat an
offensive partisan Kittredge Haskins
is-and yet the PRESIDENT democrat
ic president-neglects to bounce him
out of his United States attorneys Of
flee. We agree with Bradley. Some
thing ought to be done about it. 1t
occurs to us on a second thought, how
ever, that the president may have
looked the ground over, and that he
doesn't exactly see, where, among the
Vermont unterrified, he can make the
place of the reprehensible Haskins
good. BrattlebOrO Phoenix.
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LYNDON CENTRE.

"Uncle John" Gilman, who has been
i'll for several months with muscular
rheumatism, does not improve us fast
rs himself and friends could wish. His
son, DR.. Wilbur +. Gilman of New
York city, is expected here this week
to care for his father, and it is hoped
that by constant attendance he may be
successful.
Stephen Nichols has bought G. A.
Deans house for $500.
Meetings will be held at the church
every evening this week excepting Sat-
urday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St JOhnsbury, within and for said District, the
I'd day of IAN, a. ID. 1886.
An instrument purpOrting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Ira Dow, late of WheelOck, in
said district deceased, being presented to Court by
Mar. ha Dow, custodian for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at session of
said Court, to be held at the Probate office in St
Johnsbury the 23d day OF JAN A. ID. 1886, and
show cause, if any they may have. against the Pro-
bate of said VIII: for which purpose il is further
ordered that copy of the record of this order be
published three weeks successfully in The CaledO-
man. printed at St. JOhnsbury. previous to said
time appointed for hearing.
By the Court attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of record, attest,
2S3O WALTER y. SMITH Judge.
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WELLS RIVER.

The w. r. C. gave a sociable at the
Cottage hotel Wednesday evening of
last week. A pleasant time and eight
dollars for their treasury was the re-
suit.
The people paid their annual visit to
the parsonage New Years night.
Mrs. DR.. Shattuck goes to her former
home in Barton Landing to attend the
musical convention.
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EAST RARNET.

B. NJ. Brown talks of starting a
blacksmith shop, instead of dry
goods store.
The handle machinery will have to
stop in short time for want of lumber
unless snow comes soon.
Everyone seems very anxious to
have Greenbank locate here and some
are quite certain that he will yet.
The ice in JOe's brook went out last
week and came near taking the Moore
bridge again. The bridge at MOrse's
mills came near being carried off.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07
BARNET.

Maurice Miller and Martin Rowe
started from Roy's mill to Barnet last
Monday with lumber. When just
above Henry Somer's house, ROwe's
wagon went over the end of the cul
vert upsetting it and landing 1900 feet
of lumber over the brush fence in the
field below the road. Rowe jumped
from the load and fortunately nothing
was broken.
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Joseph shastany has bought William

Joseph Shastany has bought William
Chapman's two-t thirds interest in the
David Chapman place. Price $57I.
The new steel is now laid on the
railroad between this place and West
Concord.
The week of prayer is being observ-
ed at the Congregational church.
Ed Morrill, is moving into the DIR.
Page house.
There is a social church dinner par
ty at the Congregational church to-
day at 2 o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07

The sensation caused by the refusal
of the editor of the Ludlow Tribune,
to print the proceedings of the Black
River academy celebration last sum-
mer is revived. Editor Allis brings
suit against John Packard for $40 which
he claims in payment for the items he
printed in his paper concerning the af
e..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07

There's lots of wisdom in Uncle
Esek's remark, that, "if we expect to
be happy we must be busy; it is bet
ter to hunt up hornets nest, and
fight that, than to be out of job" It's
always the man who is out Of job
that does the grumbling.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07
Publishers Notices.

IT subscribers knew how much work it would
save to. renew their subscriptions week or two
BEFORE they expire, instead of week or two
AFTERWARDS more would be thus thoughtful
There are a good many small bills due this oftice
which we urgently ask may be settled at once.
Most of the bills are so small that 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 it is intended to hit
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LYNDONVILLE.

Cashier HI. M. Pearl has gone to Bos-
ton for few days.
Galusha Bundy, who was injured by
day of last week, died on Thursday,
aged 76 years.
The decision of Justice Smith i'm the
Hayes shooting affair meets with uni
versal approval here. Mrs. Hayes has
returned here and, by order of the
proper authority, has regained the
custody of her children.
During the high water of Tuesday,
several of cur people who live on the
banks of the Passumpsic river and
tributary streams, were obliged to re-
move their stock to higher localities.
The national bank pays a dividend
of two per cent for the past six months.
The savings bank also pays the same
per cent.
Elias Pierce and wife left here for
Michigan last Monday.
Dea. Daniel GoOdell, who had a
paralytic shock last week, is slowly
improving.
Deputy Grand Master n. p. Bowman
of st. Johnsbnry, installed the officers
of Union lodge, No. 4, |. o. o. F. last
night. The following are the officers :
N. E. Aldrich, N. g.; w. o. Brigham,
V. c.; Geo. w. Knight, r. Sec'y f;
Reuben Pierce, P. Sec'y; j. Butler,
treasurer. Appointed officers: E. G..
Hodge, War; NJ. E. Colby, Con-. w.
M. Smith, E. SouthwOrth, r. and L. S.
n. g.; P. ID. Hoye, o. g.; Charles
Lowell, Henry Stockwell, r. and l.. S.
" G.
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EAST HARDWICK.

The Caledonian was imposed upon
last week by some one who sent the
notice of the marriage Christmas day
of Nellie Bailey to C. harrington. The
notice was false, no such event having
transpired. When we discover the au-
thor he will wish he had been killed
i'm the last war.
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WEST BURKE.

The streams in this village are the
highest known for many years.
been in town visiting friends.
Woodbury. Marshall had another
paralytic shock last Saturday leaving
him in almost helpless condition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-07

Bishop Fabre of Montreal prOnOunc-
es both tObogganing and snowshOeing
as near the paths of sin. This is get
ting it down pretty fine.
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GOLD MEDAL,
PARIS, 1878.

Warranted absolutely
pure Cocoa, from which
the excess of oil has been
removed. 1t has three
times the strength of Co
Goa mixed with starch,
arrOwrOOt Orsugar and is
therefore far more ecOnO-
mical, costing less than
one cent a cup. 1t is
delicious, nOurishingI
easily digested and ad |
mirably adapted for in
valids as well as for per
sons in health.
Sold by GrOcers every
where.
Dorchester, Mass
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LYNDON.

Union meetings are being held dur
ing the week of prayer.
A child of James Locke fell into a
pail of hot water burning it to its neck
and it probably cannot live.
l.. L. Tillotson has returned from a
weeks visit at home, III. HI. Frye run
ming his store during his absence.
The heavy rains did much damage
in town breaking up the ice in the riv-
ers, which swept across the low lands
taking away many fences. On the
branch two bridges were carried out
by the ice, both private, one belong
ing to j. G.. Drown and one at Hart
wells carriage shop. 1t did much
damage for Hall & Chase taking out
their booms at the mill, but they had
fortunately sawed out all the logs from
the river here. The FOlsOm's crossing
boom was carried out with quantity
of logs which are now scattered over
the meadows from there to their mill.
Wilder 81 Co., had the head and some
twenty five feet of their heavy fume
torn out.
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the Student was issued Tuesday.
Frank A. BOttOme '85, who has been
travelling in Europe the past six
months, will re-enter the Academy at
the beginning of next term.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Merchants National Bank.

at st. job nsbury, in the State of Vermont at
the close of business
DECEMBER "a, 1885.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, S5O9 46I 50
u. ). Bonds to secure circulation, $50, 900 90
Due from approved reserve agents. Sc 2S3 Al
Real estate, furniture, and fixtures, 500 90
Current Expenses and taxes paid, 2,S4l AZ
Checks and other cash items, S19 IS
Bills of other Banks, 27O 90
Nickels and pennies, lat "a
Specie IL, 900 90
Legal tender notes, 5000 90
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer, 6,75O 90
Total s744, O73 So
Capital stock paid in, s4OO, 900 90
Surplus fund.- 5000 90
Undivided profits, 24,0l2 81
National Bank Notes outstanding, 135, 900 90 |
Dividends unpaid, S2S 90 |
Individual deposits subject to check les, 534 &c
Demand certificates of deposit 1869 90
Total, s744,O73 So
STATE OF VERMONT County of Caledonia, IS.
L. WILLIAM $ STREETER, Cashier of the above |
named Bank, do sOlemny that the above /
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. WILLIAM S. STREETER. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day |
of JAM 1886. WALTER p. SMITH,
Judge of Probate.
COrrect-Attest;
II. E. FOLSOM,
w. E. PECK, Directors.
L. D. HAZEN,
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ST. JOHNsBURY EAST.

John Young is going to Greenfield,
Mass, to live with his son, Emerson
Young.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

The decrease in the public debt in
December was over $4,000, 900, instead
of an increase of $1,000, 900 as predict
ed last week.