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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
THE FRATERNITIES.
What They are Doing i'm st. Johnsbun

What They are Doing i'm st. JOhnsbury.
N. d. Ripley of A. P. Davis camp
West Concord, inspected Frost camp
sons of veterans Friday evening. The
result was satisfactory all round and
Frost camp is in good condition.
Grand Master N. P. Bowman insti-
tuted a new lodge 1. o. o. F. at Proc
torsville Saturday evening. This will
be known as Mt. Sinai lodge No. %.
There were eight charter members and
five others have already taken degrees.
The new organization starts off very
promisingly.
Lieut. Colonel L. j. Retting of Brat
| tlebOrO mustered in Canton Crescent
No. 2, Odd Fellows at this place last
Friday night. The officers are, Cap
tain, D. P. Celley lieut., Gregory
Beck; ensign, David Mackie. The
canton musters 30 members, and have
in contemplation an excursion to Bos-
ton in September when the Sovereign
grand lodge meets there.
Caledonia lodge Odd Fellows was
visited last Monday evening by DR..
H. Hill of Manchester N. H., who is
Grand Patriarch of New Hampshire,
and gave them very pleasant talk
and encouraging words about the order
in his Jurisdiction. The next day DR..
Hill and wife visited the plat es of in
| terest in town, including the scale
works, and expressed much admiration
of the many and we'll kept homes in
the village.
Among the new board of directors of
the Masonic relief association of YER
mont is N. P. Bowman of st. Johns
bury. This association is considered
one of the strongest cooperative in
surance organizations. There are 400
members of the association in the state,
while its surplus fund is $4,000. 1t
was organized IL years ago and has
paid about 80 death claims, averaging
from $4OO to $500 each. The average
membership for the IL years has been
734 and the average pay of the officers
$2O6 year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
EAST BURKE.

Rev. Mr.. Rogers, a sOn-in-law of DIR.
Hurlbert preached very acceptably in
the Congregational church Sunday af-
ternOOn.
Mrs. Freeto is still failing and suffers
extremely.-AlfredF inney was able to
attend church last Sabbath.
Frank Phippen has returned to Pitts
field, Mass. Alvah Jenkins went with
him as far as Springfield, where he
expects a situation in or about rail-
road depot.
A little son of Archie Wilkie, who
with his wife is at work for Jonathan
Jenkins, fell through a stOve-pipe hole
i'm the chamber floor Monday morning
striking on his head and receiving in
iuries which it is feared will prove
fatal.
A horse that Willie Jenkins, young
est son of iona. Jenkins, was driving
Monday morning became frightened,
ran, and Willie who is in poor health
was unable to hold it. The horse
struck it's head against Mr.. Harris
store with such force as to knock it
down breaking both shafts twice and
otherwise demolishing the buggy.
The two daughters of DR.. Jones of
Bradford are spending the summer at
their uncle's, Amos Lowell.
The children of o. III. Smith of
Springfield, Mass, are spending the
summer here.
Judge Humphrey has been having a
very severe time with a carbuncle on
his left arm, but is little better at
present.
Mrs. Oren Jenkins is able to ride
out.
/. d. Bemis has hired his son Fred
as clerk for the present.
The village school closed last Friday
with interesting literary exercises. The
only scholars having no marks were
Nora Rowland aged ID and Eta God
ding aged six years.
Rev. Mr.. Burton stopped with Judge
Newell last week on his way to Port
land, Me.
BENZ. Jenkins has sold his farm to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
SOUTH RYEGATE.

Mrs. J. w. George has her new
building nearly completed. E. HI. Do
ton will move his jewelry store into
the basement and his family will Occu-
ply the rooms overhead.
Workmen are repairing the railroad
bridges above and below the village.
The time card on the M. & w. r. r.
r. was again changed last Monday.
A workman at the Ryegate Granite
Works quarry had his arm scalded by
steam last Saturday while taking the
hose off the steam drill.
A company mainly composed of
stockholders in the Union Corpora
tive Granite Works have recently
bought piece of land of David White
intending to open it up for granite
quarry. We have seen samples of this
granite and think it is as fine looking
stock as is to be found in Ryegate. We
hope they will be successful in open
ing up the quarry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Noyes have
taken charge of the Ryegate Granite
works hotel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
Passage of the oleomargarine Bill.

The oleomargarine bill passed the
senate Tuesday. The motion to reduce
the tax from five to two cents pound
passed, and after further amendments
the bill passed, 81 to "a, Senator Ed
munds voting against the reduction of
the tax from five to two cents and in
favor of the bill as finally passed. The
section of the bill as to penalty reads
as follows:
"Every person who knowingly sells
or offers for sale, or delivers or offers
to deliver, any oleOmargarine in any
other form than in new wooden or pa
per packages as above described, OF
who packs in any package any Oleo-
margarine in any manner contrary to
law, or who falsely brands any pack
age or affixes stamp on any package,
denoting less amount of tax than that
required by law, shall be fined not
more than $1,000 and be imprisoned
not more than two years."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
BARNET.

Lieut.. A. -Bigelow from St. Paul,
Mimi, and wife were in town on Tues
day.
Miss Amy Story of HillsborO, N. H.,
is visiting at w. S. Brooks.
Mrs. Burbank is still very ill.
Rev. BOardman exchanged last Sab
bath with Rev. AlvOrd of Lower Wa
terford.
Henry A. Gilfillan and Mrs. Lydia
Nelson left for California on the eX-
cursiOn Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Taft fell and broke her
arm on Wednesday.
Miss Louisa A. Hoyt has been quite
i'll for four weeks, but is now recover
ing.
Claudio Laughlin was at home over
the Sabbath. He goes to do watch
making at Whitefeld, N. I'll.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
That UnlOaded Gun.

This time it is a l5-year lad in
Bangor, Maine, who shot and instantly
killed his sister, aged ID. 1t is the old
story of the unloaded gun. The boy
took gun, not knowing it was load
ed, and playfully pointed it at her,
when it was discharged, the contents
striking her in the neck, blowing
away the windpipe and arteries. The
boy is insane on account of the terrible
affair. There is no weapon in the
world that works such horrible mis-
chief as the unlOaded gun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
New Extradition Treaty.

Nearly every morning of the past
week has brought its report of the
hasty departure for Canada of some
rascal, who has proven false to his
trust and has gone to that convenient
haven of rest to enjoy his ill gotten
gains. The new extraditiOn treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain will put stop to all this. 1t
has already been signed by Earl Rose
berry and Minister Phelps and the text
of the treaty is now published. The
new treaty amends extradition with
Great Britain by including manslaugh-
ter, burglary, embezzlement or larceny
of the value of $50 or f10 and upward,
malicious injuries to property whereby
the life of any person shall be endan-
gered, if such injuries constitute a
crime according to the laws of both the
high contracting parties. The extra
ditiOn of fugitives under the provisions
of the treaty and of the present con-
ventiOn shall he carried out in the
United States and in her maJesty's do
miniOn respectively, subject to and in
conformity with the laws regulating
extradition for the same time being in
force in the surrendering state.
The treaty is still pending in the
senate, having been referred for a
careful examination of the legal points
involved to the committee of the ju-
dietary. There is at present very little
doubt entertained as to the ultimate
ratification of the treaty by the senate,
though congress will probably delay
action until another session, that those
who have been contemplating de-
parture for Canada may perfect their
plans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
WEST BURKE.

While a man named Martin was run
ming the planer very fast, one day re-
Gently, in Silsby's mill, he discovered
all of sudden that he sat on the floor
holding his head on, while the largest
part of the planer had gone through
the top of the roof and smaller pieces
were scattered about him. There was
no one in the mill at the time but Mr..
Martin, though the people near heard
the report of tho explosion and hurried
to the mill, expecting to find him kill
ed, but he was fortunate enough to not
even get hit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
NIcINDOEs FALLS.

The Streeter boy, of whom mention
thought to be practically out of danger.
The stumps are healing finely and the
severe thigh wound is on the gain.
Chas. F. Pike, one of the night bands
at the mill, narrowly escaped death
July % by the falling of board from
one of the high piles of lumber near
which he was employed. A severe
scalp wound and probable fracture of
the skull, also a severe confusion of
the back of the right hand with partial
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
EAST HARDWICK.
EASI T1ATND w IOhs
Miss Alice DelanO is visiting i'm town

Miss Alice Delano is visiting i'm town.
Rev. DR.. Hubert exchanged with
Rev. E. Rogers Sunday.
Miss Avis Pope of Keysville, N. Y.
is in town.
Prof. and Mrs. DOras Howard are at
his fathers through vacation.
Chase Ward has purchased the Dea.
Bean place.
The Misses Davis of Danville are
visiting at G. j. Bells.
Mrs. COrtez Hathaway and Alice are
in tOwn.-Mrs. Dwight Kimball and
daughter are expected this week.
Socrates Bailey and Marsh are
democratic delegates to Montpelier
this week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
Suicide.

Jesse A. Warren of Bradford commit
ted suicide Friday by stabbing himself
in the heart with a fruit knife. He had
been sick for nearly a year and de-
spOndency caused the act. He was an
old soldier and prominent member of
the Grand Army.
Sewer wOrkmen found, ten feet be-
low the surface, on Battery street, Bur-
lingtOn the other day a rust-eaten can
non ball weighing about nine pounds.
1t is believed that the ball was thrown
by cannon of one of the hostile fleets
which contended for the supremacy of
Lake Champlain in the second war for
independence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
NORTH DANVILLE.

The lecture delivered last Friday
evening by Miss Laura Moore, showed
depth of thought and earnestness on
the subject of woman's suffrage, and
was quite we'll attended considering
the unfavOrable season and weather.
The Woman's missionary society
hold their annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers Saturday afternoon of
this week. A box is to be filled by
them and sent to India by Mrs. Batch
elder on her return. All articles
suitable for presents in the mission
schools will be gratefully accepted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

Elder P. N. Granger is improving
and able to get about the house with
the use of crutches.
Caleb Hall of Danville died very
suddenly last Sunday while visiting at
his brother-in- laws, Ezra 1. Hallett.
He had been in quite poor health for
sometime. He was about 60 years old.
The remains of John F. Murdoch of
Lawrence, Mass, were brought to this
place for interment last Monday. M.
MurdOck's family lived here.
Miss Helen L. Graves is quite sick !;
also Benz. E. Squares.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

The attempt to refer the oleOmar-
garine bill in the Senate to the finance
a movement which was
supposed to be against the bill, was de-
feated Saturday by vote of Is yeas to
% nays. Senator Edmunds voted in
the negative. 1t is supposed that this
was pretty nearly test vote on the
strength of the bill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
Edmunds as a Corporation Lawyer.

Edmunds as a Corporation Lawyer.
Il. G.. Crawford, the correspondent of
the New York World, interviewed
Senator Edmands Saturday concern
ing his corporation practice about
which so much has been said since the
introduction of Mr.. Beck's admirable
bill. 1t is hardly more than fair that
Senator Edmunds should be given a
hearing on a matter that has brought
down upon him so much criticism.
Among other things he said:
"Tf any one were to take the pains to
examine my record carefully or come
to me to make inquiries, L am sure
they would find that l had done less in
the way of legal work for corporations
than almost any man in public life. 1t
is true that l have a large legal prac-
tice, | am not denying that, and | do
not understand that the general charge
of my having a great amount of cOrpO
ration practice is intended as an asper-
sion upon my character; but the real
fact is that have had very little cor
pOratiOn practice during my career as
a public man. / never have had any
regular connection with a corporation
with the exception of the Vermont
Central railroad. l have been the adj
visOry counsel of that corporation for
some years, receiving a small annual
fee. On the first of last January / re-
signed that connection. Its legal bust
ness was practically at an end and |
saw no further use for my services.
l have, perhaps, in all my ca
reer had five or six corporation clients,
but in cases where the governments
interest was in no way involved. |
never have been the attorney of land
grant railroads, and have never acted
professionally for them in any way"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Rev. j. F. Whitney who is now act
ing pastor of the Cong. church, was for
ten years a missionary of the Ameri-
can board in Micronesia, but for the
past three years has been preaching at
WOlcOtt. The church is fortunate in
having pastor again. Mr.. Whitney's
family consists of a wife and three
children.
Hubbard Cushman has sold to Henry
Lyon for $500, house and lot in this
village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
GREENSRORO.

Miss M. TOlman has a cousin visiting
her from Southern California and one
from Massachusetts, Mrs. B. G. Bur-
pee is at Haverhill and Bradford,
Mass, for a few weeks.-Dr. Kinney's
sister is in town for short time.
Obed Cutler has moved into the
Stevens house, after repairing it and
painting. More paint and plank have
been used in this town this season than
any other.
Rev. KnOwlton is away now. The
clergyman from Glover occupied the
CONGREGATIONAL desk Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
WALDEN.

F. p. Brown and wife of Boston were
in town visiting friends last week.
Mrs. S. Patch is sick with neuralgia.
The post Office at South Walden has
been moved to Jacob buttons.
Rev. j. Thurston is putting up barn
and repairing his house somewhat.
Curtis Eastman and family of Calais
were visiting relatives here last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
WELLS RIVER.

Miss M. L. Page closes her school in
Stafford this week and will spend hel
vacation at home. Miss L. B. Pages
school on the upper meadow will close
next week.
The reading by Miss Curtis at the
hall Monday evening was pronounced
good by those who attended. A col
lection was taken at the close for the
benefit of the ladies society.
There will be a temperance lecture
next Sunday evening at the M. E.
church in WOOdsville by Mr.. Merrill
at $50 o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
DANVILLE.


The ladies library society held a
lawn social at Mrs. A. w. PTeston's
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. H. D. Grodevant of Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Julia A. West, of this village.
Mrs. Orrin Twombly and daughter
of Lake Village, N. H., are spending
the summer with Mrs. j. G. Frye
Mrs. E. Taft and daughter of Milford
are spending the summer at the Elm
house.-Mr. and Mrs. Somers their
sons George and Burbank and their
daughter May of San Francisco, Cal,
are visiting at P. T. Walkers, also
Mrs. George Eaton of Troy. N. Y. Mr.
SOmers is brother of Mrs. Walker
and this is his first visit home for sew
enteen wears.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
PASSUMPSIC.

r. c. Morse has just completed for
Gilbert Blair of West Barnet one of
the finest barns in the county, being
l25 feet long, with slate roof and all
the modern cOnveniences. Mr.. Morse
has also built handsome horse barn
for w. E. Peck and another large barn
for Lucius Brock of West Barnet.
Miss Lura, daughter of VIM. Gilfill-
an, a teacher at HOpkintOn, Mass, is
spending a few weeks at her fathers.
Mrs. Alice Kinney and her little boy
go this week to California, where they
will probably reside permanently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
WEST CONCORD.

The Universalist society will hold a
lawn sociable next Wednesday even
ing, on the common. There will be an
entertainment consisting of instrument
al and vocal music, aud a very pleasant
time anticipated. Ice cream and cake
will be for sale on the grounds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
GREENSBORO BEND.

Miss Eta A. Batchelder left town on
Friday to spend few weeks at Old
Orchard.
N. J. Batchelder, wife and daughter
went on fishing trip last week, camp
ing out at JOe's pond, having a good
time and Dlenty of perch
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
LYNDON CENTRE,

In the absence of the pastor last
Sunday the pulpit was occupied by
Frank Nelson of WheelOck, recent
graduate of the Institute, who preach
ed an able sermon.
j. S. Brown of Crete, Nebraska, who
was for several years principal of the
Institute, arrived in town last Tuesday
with his family. A large number of
friends gave him an informal reception
at Institute hall on Wednesday even
ing.
John Parker, Jr., died of cOnsump-
ton at the town farm, where he was
boarding, last Thursday. There were
six burials here last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

fracture of several of the bones was
the result.
c. H. Hosford is quite i'll.
The organization ola Congregational
society was completed at McIndoes
Falls Wednesday of last week. w. r.
MOnteith was elected Prest. DR.. Clark
Secretary; w. III. Gilchrist, Geo. Glib
son, and A. B. Perry, executive COM
mittee. and Ora Bishop, treasurer.
Mike Carrigan had the final band
ages removed from his leg to-day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

A. B. Bixby, Poultney. Washington,
G. R. George, Barre. Windham, John
S. Brown. Franklin, G.. S. Faisett,
Enosburg. Lamoille, L. G.. Leach,
Cambridge. Grand Isle, A. R. Morrey,
Alburg. Orleans, w. L. Jennings, Al
burg. Windsor, Calvin Thompson,
Windsor
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
PEACHAM.

Prof. and Mrs. &. A. Bunker left on
Tuesday for New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Miss Foltz of Boston are
in town for few days.
Miss Laura Varnum has closed her
school at West TOpsham.
Miss Mabel Woodbury. is visiting
friends here,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
LYNDONVILLE.

L1NDONNILLE.
E. HOltham gets pension of four
dollars per month and $1,000 arrears.
w. S. Masten's jewelry and fancy
goods store was closed last week by
creditors. Masten is owing about
$4,000, and his goods invoice about the
same amount.
LYNDON.
Rev. G. w. Kelly is taking a vaca-
ton at his home in Portland, Me.
H. w. Lyster is visiting Portland
and Boston combining pleasure and
business.
w. L. Quimby has returned from a
weeks camp at Massawippi Lake, P.
Q.
There was no preaching at the Con-
gregatiOnal church last Sunday. Sab
bath school was held as usual.
j. Hidden is putting in new set of
scales, which the public will greatly
appreciate as since his were broken
last spring all weighing has been done
at Lyndon mills mile from the viii
lage.
S. S. MattOcks was at home over the
ter the interests of the Lyndon Car
riage Co.'s buggies, of which they
have sold an unusual quantity and
their stock is most entirely closed
out.
Mrs. NJ. l.. T. Hidden gave a tenn
perance lecture at Kirby CoDgrega-
tiOnal church last Sabbath.
The Hadley steam mill is running,
the sound of the new whistle being
heard for the first time last week. This
is to be a general repair shop for wag-
ons, sleighs, ETC., besides dressing and
finishing lumber. May success attend
Mr.. Hadley in his new enterprise.
The flour baggers" succeeded in
bagging the Alerts of the Vile by a
score of 81 to Ia in their favor, Satur-
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

Large shipmentesof wool of the new
clip are being made ffom western Yer
mont, the price paid being from 20 to
25 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

The formal call for the national anti
saloon republican conference fixes the
date of meeting upon Thursday, Sept.
IS, at 10 "a. M, and the place at Chica-
go. Each state is requested to elect
four times as many delegates and al
ternates as it has senators and repre-
sentatives in congress. 1t is announced
that arrangements have been made
that insure delegations from nine states
viz: Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, New
Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island,
and that some other states are already
moving in the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
St. Johnsbury, VT, July 81, 1886.

A movement is being made to ex-
tend the privileges of the immediate
postal delivery to embrace all classes
of mail matter. 1t is also proposed to
extend the privileges of special deliv-
cry within the discretion of the post
master general to all the postoffices in
the country. While this movement
might not please the express companies
it would probably please the people
and result in making the special de-
livery scheme what it has not proved
as yet, a success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22

Elmer Darling. 1t joins Mt. View
farm and will make nice addition to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-22
Town Caucus.

The republican voters of the town of St Johns
bury are requested TO meet in caucus at the Town
hall in St Johnsbury az half past seven o'clock on
Saturday evening, July "a 1886 to elect eight (s)
delegates to attend the Republican District Con
venfion to be held at Montpelier VT. on Wednes-
day Aug. 4, 1886. at 10 O'Clock a m, for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for Representative
from this District to the 5Oth Congress OF the
United States.
DENNIS f. MAY. Republican
HORACE X. IDE, , Town
CHARLES COBB, Committee.
Tohnahnrv Tnlv 1896