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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
NATURAL GAS.---A NEW FUEL.

Many people are not yet aware of
world of natural gas found in the oil
and coal regions of Pennsylvania. The
discovery of natural gas is not very
new, but it's use in the economies of
every day life and business is cOmpar-
atively of late application.
This gas is not used for illuminating
purposes, but is largely coming into
use for fuel in the vicinity of the gas
| fields, more particularly in Pittsburgh
and Allegheny City. There are al
ready some Is companies with over
three millions of capital running mains
into these two cities from the nearest
discovered gas fields, some 20 to 80
miles away, and when the winter clos
ed in and the city ordinance forbade
further laying of service pipe, there
were over 1000 dwellings heated by
gas and a large proportion of the iron,
steel and glass furnaces also use the
same material for fuel. AS soon as
spring opens the work of laying SER
vice pipe will be recommended with
vigOr.
This change of fuel from coal to gas
is SO radical that it is simply impOssi-
BILE to yet calculate the consequences.
Already there is great economy and
convenience, and better results are OBJ
tanned in manufacturing, either in i'm
proved product or increased quantity.
But better than this is its cleanliness.
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, hitherto
envelOped in a pail of coal-smoke and
SCOT, which found its way, like the
frogs of Egypt, ''intO thine house and
into thy bed-chamber, and
into thy kneading troughs," are al
ready perceptibly improved in appear
ance aud in few years instead of the
dirtiest, they will be the cleanliest cit
les in the union.
1t is a novel experience to enter
dwelling in Pittsburgh and find it
warm and comfortable throughout in
the middle of winter without either a
stick of wood or a coal in the house.
The fuel gas is brought into the cellar
where it passes through a metre the
same as does illuminating gas, and is
then distributed in service pipes to
each stove and fireplace. Broken fire.
brick are used for radiation, and a
CRATE or stove full of friedrich after
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
A wARMED,.OvER CHESTNUT.

The Montpelier Waterman, having
exhausted it's ammunition thus early in
the campaign, has gone to the battle
fields of 1884 and raked up a lot of old
bullets and exploded cartridges of that
eventful period. One of these it fires
at the BrattlebOrO Phoenix, a Blaine
republican paper, after this fashion:
As II mugwump is not II republican,
and no true republican can be mug
wump, it is well for the republican
party to know where the Phoenix
stands.
All this because the Phoenix prefers
Edmunds to Smith for senator.
How familiar the sound How many,
many times that chestnut bullet was
fired off in the memorable campaign of
1884! How much damage it did-tO
the republican party! How many
men who were thus read out of that
party foOlishly staid out and are out
to-day. How many others would have
stepped down and out, did they not,
like the Phoenix, prefer to be their own
Judges of what constitutes the true re-
publican. at came to our knowledge,
four or five months ago" says the Phe-
nix, "that the plan of the Smith men
was to hold Mr.. Edmunds's supporters
up to 'derisiOn' by calling them mug
wumps.' The editor of the Watch
man is the first one to Obediently swing
the cudgel but he will find it turn to
a boomerang before next November"
If Gov. Smith don't look out he will
return from Mexico to find that his
trusty servants at Montpelier and st.
Adams have read the republican, party
of Vermont out of existence. But we
hope for better things.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11

the gas has been lighted a few minutes,
looks like bed of live anthracite Goals.
The difference is, there is no coal TO
handle, no ashes to remove, no smoke
to endure and no odor to nauseate.
But will not the gas wells soon be
exhausted everyone asks. No one
knows. There is abundance now, and
the millions of capital invested in the
supply shows the faith of capitalists.
It's price, compared with coal, largely
depends. Now it is from 33 to so per
cent cheaper in Pittsburgh, and in
convenience and cleanliness there is
no comparison.
Other cities will soon have this new
fuel. There already is talk of bring
ing it to Buffalo, and doubtless gas
wells will be found within reach OF
many Ohio and Pennsylvania cities.
This discovery has already given a
boom to Pittsburgh industries and
Eastern manufacturers are locating on
the line of this new fuel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
MIR. CURTIS ON THE ADMINISTRA-
TION.

Turning from the Massachusetts
mugwump to George William Curtis,
we find a coOler-headed man and a
much safer one to tie to. He, also, re-
views the first year of the administra-
ton. Candor compels the admission
that, in many respects, Mr.. Cleveland's
first years work has been a disappoint-
ment to the people of all parties,-to
the democrats because they have not
got as mnch as they expected to the
republicans because the president has
done better than they expected.
There has been no turning inside
ont of the machinery of the govern
ment; about the usual amount of corn
and wheat have been harvested during
the year; no disaster has come upon
the people that can be attributed to
Cleveland's administration of the gov
ernment; the confederate debt has not
been paid nor has the South been in
IDENTIFIED for the loss of its slaves As
for business it is full as good if not bet
ter than it was a year ago, which
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
HAPPY MUGWUMPS.

The administration of President
Cleveland closed its first year last
Thursday. The Massachusetts mug
wumps, represented by l25 members
of the reform club, celebrated the
event with grand dinner at the Par
ker house. Somebody sang a left
over campaign song that started off
with,
That gay old bird whose song you have heard
In election gloomy weather,
The bold Mugwump still pipes from the stump
And moults not single feather.
And number of prominent men de-
livered speeches, some of which were
good and others exceedingly slOp- over
ish. 1t is still trial trip with the
president, and it is best not to fire
off all the guns at the completion of
the first stage of the voyage.
Among the better speeches was Col.
COdman's, which credited the presi-
dent with good intentions, with an
honest purpose and with having done
well on the whole, but sharply CRITICS.
ed some of the appointments and in
dulged in some decidedly plain talk
about Attorney General Garland's re-
tentiOn in the cabinet. The people OF
the United States, he said, have the
right to demand not merely that their
public servants shall be wholly disin-
terested in conducting official business,
but that they shall give no cause for
scandal
Among the weakest of the speeches
was the one by DIR. William Everett
who put himself unreservedly on
record "as the supporter of Grover
Cleveland, without criticism"
On the whole the mugwumps had a
pretty good time of it, indulging in
some sense, some nonsense and good
deal of hero worship.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Rev. j. III. Smith of Summeryille
preached in the Methodist church and
c. NJ. Carpenter of the Y. NJ. c. A. OF
st. Johnsbury in the Congregational
church last Sunday.
Miss o. NJ. Lawrence, who has been
stopping at George Babcock's for the
past two weeks, has returned to her
home.
A. I. Bowen has moved into his
house in this place from the Merritt
Parker farm in Kirby. E. Morrill, has
moved from the DR.. Page house to the
Isaac Harrington house.
r. S. GOrham has sold out and gone
to HOlyOke, Mass, to work in saw
mill.
Bion Carr has taken the house and
one acre of land, known as the Calvin
Wood place, and moved in.
A party from this village attended
the play at West Concord last Satur-
day night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
Another ..sruswumpy Paper,

Mr.. Camp of the Newport Express
deliberately joins the ranks of Editor
Dixon's "mugwumps' this week. He
has the temerity to raise question as
to whether Mr.. Edmunds really defeat
ed Mr.. Blaine. and even intimates that
if the charge could lie proved it might
not be sufficient ground for yielding to
the demand of a self seeker who wants
the senator's place. In one thing Mr..
Camp is wrong. Mr.. Ropes, formerly
editor of the Waterman did not write
the "Blaine Republican" letter attack
ing Mr.. Edmunds in last weeks Watch
man, for his views are the directly OPP
posite of those there expressed, and it
is principally or largely because this is
so that he is no longer the Watchman's
editor. In the minds Of those best
qualified to judge, tue author of that
letter is a man who was violent anti
Blaine man in 1884 and voted for
Cleveland although holding q place of
republican trust and in6uence.-[B Brat
tlebOrO Phoenix.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
How to Force the President.


Until the senate opens its doors the
republican senators do not deserve and
will not have the public sympathy
On the contrary. the president will car
ry the day against them, and their pO-
sition, made untenable already by
themselves, will become so impossible
that they will be covered with ridicule,
and in the end, before three weeks are
over, enough republican senators will
join the democratic side to- confirm
every one of the presidents nomina-
tons, That is the clear prospect at
this time unless the republican sena-
tors open their doors, make public
what they have concealed in their COM
mittee-rooms and put the citizens on
the same plane with themselves. When
they do that they will force the presi-
dent to pull up his curtains.-[ Wash
ingtOn dispatch to N. Y. Herald.
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would have probably been the case in

would have probably been the case in
any event.
On the other hand it is doubted II
there is any general restoration OF con-
fidence i'm the democratic party. The
democratic president, not the party, is
responsible for the good aspects OF the
situation. 1t is too early yet to decide
the question which is the stronger, the
president or his party and on this
much depends.
Mr.. Curtis, than whom the president
has had no more generous friend,
names three mistakes in the first year
of Cleveland's administration, the
changes in the civil service without
legitimate cause the continuance OF
Attorney General Garland in the cabi-
net; and the refusal to make public
the reasons for removals. Important
enough to be ranked with these and to
make fourth great mistake, is the
appointment of such men as Plllsbury,
| hlSblHS, 1HOmebS, AShSih,
Beattie under any circumstances. Mr.
Curtis admonishes the president that
his administration will be judged, moi
SO much by what is done we'll as by
what is done ill that good appoint
ments can neither offset bad appoint
ments nor careless removals; and that
the appointments in Maryland have
gone far to overthrow the confidence
of the truest friends of the president.
1t is reasonable that these 'mis'
takes" should give rise to apprehen
) sions on the part of the people
Thoughtful men are asking not 81
much about Cleveland's intentions Il
the start, as what the general tenden
cy is to- day. Is he likely to max
more and graVer mistakes in the yea
to come, or is he gradually weakening
under the clamOrs of his party ] Tim
only can answer, but, meanwhile, ever
we'll wisher OF the country will WIS
the president we'll and give him credl
for every wise and right thing that h
does.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
A NEW TELEPHONE SCHEME:

The telephone managers have finally
hit upon novel scheme as q way out
of existing difficulties in the st. Johns
bury circuit. This is the Hscheme" i
Manager Bingham will control the
business as heretofore the company
will put in the telephone, transmitter,
etc, and will then sell 500 calls at six
cents each, to be used during the year.
This it will be seen is practically leas-
ing the telephone for one year at $50,
the number of calls being limited to
500. If this number is found INSULT
cient for the needs of the subscriber
$50 additional calls will be sold at four
cents each, and if still more are desir-
ed, the next $50 calls will be sold at
two cents each. Summed up the sub
scriber has the privilege of buying $50,
$40, or $45 worth of telephone service;
or, if preferred, he may subscribe with
unlimited use at $42, same as the old
price, The above scheme includes the
use of the service within circuit of 10
miles without additional charge. This
will include Lyndonville on the north,
West Concord on the east, West Dan
Vile on the west and Barnet on the
south. A person good at cyphering
can easily reckon whether anything is
gained by this new deal of the tele-
phone company. If telephone sub
scriber makes an average of two calls
a day, he will have to pay the same as
the advanced rates against which he
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
BARNET.


R. H. Robbie has sold the grist- mill
to his son, Theron Robbie and w. H.
Burbank for $4,000.
Henry E. Wilson is about to repair
his store extensively.
Church street in Barnet abOunds
with men called John, John Nun,
John COburh, John Samuels, John
Moon, John Wallace, John Long, John
Welch, John Hardy, John Johnson.
Business is dull here and there are
some dozen unoccupied tenements. If
any man by the name of John will
come here and live John Ohampney
will move his goods and a handsome
premium will be offered him.
The fifth of the Ladies' Lyceum lee
ture course was very interesting lee
ture by Prof. C. A. Bunker of Peach
am. The subject "Elements of weak
ness and strength in our government
brought out some terse remarks on our
national evils, political and social, and
as the character of our government de-
ponds largely on the education of our
children and youth, and the stand they
take for right or wrong, many of our
modern educational methods, the base
ball club, college boat racing, skating
Kinks, etc, were sharply criticised, al
so the loss of independence and char
acter caused by too ipdiscriminate of
fers of help from funds that cost the
student nothing. But he saw on every
hand cause of hopefulness in the posi-
ton the press and the people were tax
ing in regard to political, temperance,
and other reforms and disposition to
foster the things of real worth. The
close attention given by the audience
showed their appreciation of the leo
ture throughout. A large number of
his scholars came down to hear him
and stayed for supper at w. S. Brooks.
r. H. Robbie has sold his grist mill
for $4,000 to his son Theron and w.
III. Burbank
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
THE PROBATE COURT.

Following is a record of the business
done i'm the probate court for the two
weeks ending March 9: A. McPhee's
estate, Peacham, HI. Graham appoint
ed executor. Ezra Miller's estate,
New Jersey, copy of will presented for
probate. Daniel L. Woods estate,
Danville, A. F. Nichols, administrator
settles account. Dudley P. Halls es-
tate, Lyndon, r. S. Pierce's appeal
from commissioners report allowed.
j. d. JOhnson's estate, Sutton, j. AL
lard, administrator, settles account.
Jabez Smiths estate, Newark, j. P.
Otis, administrator, presents account
hearing March 81. Edgar Hayes es
tate. Lyndon, appraisers inventory
returned and allowed. Sarah B. Da-
Wis estate, Lyndon, appraisers inven-
tory returned and accepted. A. w
SpauldiRgs' estate, Lyndon, will prov
ed; w. p. HoughtOn appointed execu-
tor, r. Young and A. Stewart appoint
ed appraisers. Martha Fletcher's es-
tate, WheelOck, Charles Rogers, exec
utor, presents account; hearing Marcel
81. Sarah Dickerman's estate, Lyn-
don, George Ranney of st. Johnsbury
appointed administrator. Submit Far
rows estate, Peacham, appraisers in
ventOry returned and accepted. Mary
A. Ruiter's estate, Danville, commits
siOner's report returned and accepted
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
EAST BURKE.

Charles Harris returned from a four
weeks visit To Florida, last Friday
night, and E. E. Phillips from a three
months stay in California, Monday
night.
John Hubbard's foot has improved
enough for him to walk across the
floor without crutches.
Geo. w. B. Smell and Geo. Melon
aid are both home for vacation but will
commence the spring term next week
|. ID. Remis' mother, Mrs. Alone
Bemis, and his brother Adna from
Maine and his brother Elias and wife
are visiting in town.
1t has been very healthy here this
winter. Neither of the three churches
have been used for a funeral since
cold weather.
Harvey PrOuty is in the place again
having been away all winter.
Mrs. L. A. Phippen has received
news that her brother, AlmOn Smith,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
GREENSRORO BEND.

The G. A. R. box supper, spoken of
last week, was postponed for this week
Wednesday. Also on Friday following
neck-tie festival at the vestry, given
by the Mite society.
Amos Hopkins was visited by lit
tie fire in the woods where he was run
ming lumber shanty, burning all his
household utensils, consisting of two
beds, two stoves, about 20 bed quilts
and some other things.
Singing school is progressing finely,
S. p. Pinney being one of the best of
teachers.
Mrs. Cass has returned after a four
weeks absence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
IYNDONVILLE.

The cernet band has elected the fol
lowing officers for the year: Leader,
w. H. Bowker; manager, S. c. Mason;
secretary and treasurer, E. M. Camp
bell.
There was large and we'll pleased
audience at the Good Templar's en-
tertainment last Saturday evening.
The lodge will give similar entertain
ments every menth.
E. NJ. Campbell has been appointed
local agent for the Union Mutual fire
insurance company of Montpelier,
Geo. H. Smalley is at home from
Connecticut for weeks visit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
WALDEN.

Mrs. Orpha Fuller was 80 years old
last week Wednesday and N. S. Knight
was 81. Their birthday anniversaries
was quite an event for school district
No. 8. Mrs. Fuller was the daughter
of Aaron Bundy and for more than IS
years has lived within two miles of
where she now resides. About Is
years ago she married Willard Fuller,
moved to her present home and has
rarely been away to spend the night.
Since her husbands death in lS43 she
has lived with her daughter, Mrs. II.
N. harrington. She has always been
very industrious woman and has Il
remarkably retentive memory.
Nathan S. Knight was brought to
Walden by his father when IL child
was married in 1921 to Sally Dow and
at that time moved on to. the place
where he now lives. For G5 years Mr.
Knight and Mrs. Fuller have been
near neighbOrs and they spent their
last birth day anniversary talking over
the events that have transpired since
the long age,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
PEACHAM.

The enterprising committee on the
academy fund have obtained the de-
sired amount and in season to hold all
conditional subscriptions. The inten-
ton now is to go OH in the same way
until all the alumni have been reached
as there seems at present little danger
of having too much money for the
good of the school. None bestOw their
charities on a better cause than the
liberal education of the common peo-
pie.
Mrs. Emily Mclaughlin of Boston,
Mass, is to give lecture Oh temper
ance, Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the w. C.. T. U. This lady
needs no recommendation where she
has been heard.
The lyceum has begun it's quarterly
boom again. The question this week
is, "ResOlved, that home rule would
be beneficial to Ireland"
Miss Grace Martyr has returned
from an eight weeks visit in COnnec-
ticut and New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
LYNDON CENTRE.

"Uncle John" Gilman is better and
hopes for still further Improvement.
j. w. McShane will move from the
Centre to AlansOn Eastman's house on
the hill north of the village.
The spring term at the institute be-
gins next Tuesday, March I6.
JOS. Brooks has left his farm and has
gone with his family to Canada.
Mrs. d. l.. Taylor, who died Feb
%, had a paraIy tic shock more than 4 |
years ago from which she never recov-
cred, though she was able to get about
the house until three days before heI
death, when she had a second stroke
from WHICH she never recovered con
seriousness. She was % years of age.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
EAST BARNET,

j. H. Herrick had three fingers cut
off last Wednesday; while saving chair
stock for A. M. Brown. The bones in
the hand were badly broken, some
having to be taken out. The hand is
now doing we'll.
The East Barnet swamp MINISTRIES
have recognized and give an entirely
new program at Barnet Saturday even
inc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
GREENSRORO.

Report says that Mr.. Hill will be
landlord this season and Mr.. Sawyer
will reopen a hotel in another town.
Mrs. Knowlton's mother will remain
through the winter with her.
There are more logs in the mill yard
this year than ever before, but the
mills and factories were all frozen up
through the storm.
Several townsmen wish to dispose of
the road machine: at spoils roads
for winter" they say.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
The Gateduniarr.

Senator Edmunds's speech arralgn-
ing the administration for its retusal
to furnish the papers called for by the
senate was listened to Tuesday after
noon by the largest crowd seen IN the
capitol since the Inauguration. lie
spoke clearly and ably for two hours,
reviewing the precedents and showing
that by an almost unbrOken line OF
precedents, the present position OF the
senate is sustained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
WELLS RIVER.

Mrs. Hall is recovering from an at
tack of typhoid fever.
Horace Bailey is elected superinten-
dent of schools. w. G.. FOss, D. Reed
and F. Fulton are selectmen.
Rev. NJ. V. b. Knox of LittletOn will
give his lecture "'ten months in the
TRENCHES before Richmond and Peters
burg" in the NJ. E. church at Woods
Vile, Friday evening at 8 O'clock. Mr.,
Knox comes highly recommended, is Il
pleasing speaker and a gentleman of
liberal culture,
There will be a temperance lecture
by Miss Clara Eastman in the NJ. E..
church Sunday at ) p. M.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
Cheap Postage We Must Have.

Whoever kicks against cheap pos
tage kicks against the inevitable. 1t
has come to stay, and the changes of
the future must and will be reductions
till the bedrock is reached, 1t is the
only function of the government that
touches the people universally, and
they naturally and rightfully think
they should profit in this matter from
the resources of Il country SO pr0fuse
that it is forced to pay the national
debt faster than the holders of the OBJ
legation desire Manchester Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-11
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE
Accident to Walter Wright.

AccIueht TO WaIter WrISht.
Walter Wright fell from a staging
in the Methodist church one day the
last of the week, dislocating his shout
der and bruising and iniuring himself
otherwise. Repairs had been made on
the church, including frescoing the
ceiling, and when the workmen were
ready to take down the staging they
were short of help and Mr.. Wright
volunteered to help them, receiving
this unfortunate fall. 1t is hoped there
is no permanent injury.