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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
DANVILLE.

Geo. Green is gaining slowly.
Clara Bean died Sept. &c, aged S
years and 10 months.
A. B. Hoyt's youngest child is very
sick with cholera infantum.
J. G.. Fuller and wife have gone to
Sherbtooke to attend the fair.
Frank Morse has sold his pair of bay
horses to a New York party.
B. F. Haviland will ship three horses
to New York city Friday from Dan
vile station.
E. c. Woodward is putting street
lamps round the Elm house. 1t will
be quite an improvement.
William Palmer, who has worked in
the Star office more or less for several
years, has gone to work for the Barton
Monitor.
Mr.. Hoyt and wife of Washington,
D. c., and Mrs. Kinsley and son of
Westfield left for home Tuesday. They
stopped at the Elm house while here.
S. j. Mattocks left Monday for Crete,
Nebraska, buying his ticket of G. S..
Ranney, western ticket agent. Mr..
Ranney sells western tickets as low as
the lowest.
Mrs. Lucy N. Moore of Brodhead,
Wis, and Emily Davis of this place,
in company with their brother, S. E..
Davis of New York city, left for that
city Monday stopping there a week,
then going on to Mrs. MOOre's home in
BrOdhead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
The Dear College Boys.

These noble, high-minded college
boys are at it again. The opening
rush between the Yale freshmen and
sOphOmOres came off last week. The
freshmen Crushed with such vigOr
that when the classes came together
the sophomores were forced halfway
across the lot and their column was
broken" In the rush for the suprem-
acy of the sidewalk on the return to
the campus the freshmen held their
own, but at heavy loss of wearing
apparel, about twenty of them being
"shirted." The sophomores were cha
grined on reaching the campus to find
themselves completely Outwitted.
Some freshmen had smeared their
fence with tar and turpentine so COM
pletely that they could not occupy it.
This is one side of college life that
doesn't commend itself to anybody
but the brainless ones.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
PASSUNIPSIC.

School was closed three days last
week, to give the scholars chance to
attend the fair.
Calvin Fullam and wife of Brook
field have been visiting friends in the
place the past week.
On Thursday afternoon in a little
over two hours, over three hundred
and fifty teams passed through this
place returning from the fair.
On Thursday as team was passing
through the place, the horse stepped
in a hole in the highway throwing the
driver out, but he fortunately escaped
serious injury.
On Monday night family in the
village was awakened by hearing a
noise in the cellar, and the head of the
family started to grapple with the
burglar. On opening the cellar door
the intruder faced him at the door, and
one glance was enough for George !;
his courage fled-and he hastily beat a
retreat and let him take his own way
and time to leave. And strange as it
may seem, he is still there, and appears
to be perfectly satisfied with his pres
ent quarters, as he refuses to be driven
or cOaxed to leave. 1t is needless to
say it is skunk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
Profitine bv Experience.

d. n. Richardson, VermOnter and
great traveller, and one of the editors
of the Davenport, Iowa, Democrat, in
one of his interesting letters from Rus
STA, writes that there the very barren
hills and plains are clad with forests.
In the southern country great tracks of
pine and spruce are raised. These
people robbed their land years ago of
all their lumber trees, just as the
American is doing to-day. Now they
raise timber as they raise grain. Slow
business to be sure, but, in the first
place, they were obliged to do it or
die, and next they find it pays in that
it brings rain and purer air, wood for
fire and shelter and for making many
useful things.
1t is only a question of time when
America will be following in Russia's
footsteps and building up the places
that our people are now laying waste.
We are eminently practical people.
Would it not be we'll to profit by the
experience of Russia and jealousy
guard what we already have, and be-
gin at once the work of cultivating the
places already made waste?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
Massachusetts Republicans.

The Massachusetts republicans met
in convention yestesday and put in
nomination Oliver Ames as a candi-
date for governor. 1t is not a very
creditable nomination and the less said
about it the better.
The platform "recOgnized in intern
perance the destroyer of manhood,
etc., and pledged republicans to sup
port, as a candidate for Office, no man
who is afraid or unwilling to do his
whole duty in enforcing the laws, and
favored submitting to the people a
constitutional prOhibitOry amendment.
The platform further favOrs the civil
service acts passed by a republican
congress favored weekly payments
and holding employers liable for inju-
ries sustained by employees in their
service; opposed importation of for
eign contract labor to compete with
American labor; favored the soldiers,
labor, protection, free ballot and a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
Not Old Yet.

In response to a serenade in Ohio the
other night, ex-senator Thurman said
he was through with politics, that his
race was about run, that he was an
cold man." "setting sun" and so on.
Now Mr.. Thurman is only 70 years
old and the New York Sun GALES his
attention to the fact that Gladstone is II (,
Bismarck II, President Grevy ~, Ben
Butler 90, Capt. John Ericsson 80, Our
Own Evarts 90, David Dudley Field
81, the same age as DeLesseps, and
Judge C. p. DAILY, who lately left the
New York bench because he had reach
ed 20 years, the statutory limit for
judges, is talked of for mayor of New
York. It's all nonsense for man I'M
der 80 to talk about being old these
DAYS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
PERSONALS.

Queen VictOria's health is the source
of considerable anxiety in England.
President James b. Angel of Ann
Arbor university has returned from
Europe.
The president has appointed VIM.
G.. Allen of South Carolina to be Unit
ed States consul at Piedras Negaas,
Mex.
Gen. Grants widow recently wrote
a note to Mrs. Cleveland, inviting that
lady and the president to stay at her
house in ElberOn on their way back
from the Adirondacks. Pressing en-
gagements of the president at Wash
ingtOn will prevent it, however.
Mrs. Lawrence Barrett and her
daughter, Miss Gertrude, sail for Ger
many Sept. %, to pass u few months
with the sOn-in-law and daughter of
Mr.. Barrett, the Baron and Baroness
Van ROder. Mr.. Barrett it will be re-
membered, is Lyndon boy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
President CIeveIand's Shrewdness.

A republican congressman, talking
with a representative of the Baltimore
Sun, declares that President Cleveland
is not stubborn but simply far ahead
of the members of his own party in
shrewdness. This congressman says,
that by Cleveland's system of keeping
republicans in Office he has disarmed
some of the best workers in the re-
publican party, and has, besides, made
it impossible for those willing to go on
the stump to describe Cleveland in
their speeches as a spokesman who is
fast turning out Union soldiers and re-
placing them with ex-cOnfederates.
This man heard that good many Of
ficers of the treasury department had
been removed, and jumping at this
chance to procure material for a cam
paign document, investigated the case
and found that actually but very few
of the officials who came into office
during the republican ascendancy had
been removed. To satisfy his friends
he prepared list of leading republl-
can appointees still holding Offices in
different states and it is a very inter-
esting exhibit.
"SOme of the men who are retained
in these Places" says the disgruntled
politician, care our best party work
ers. They, of course, feel that they
may possibly retain their positions if
they do not display offensive PARTISAN
ship, and are accordingly keeping out
of politics." If Cleveland can keep Of
flee holders out of politics by keeping
them in office, it may not be bad
scheme. Anyhow, it suits the repub-
lican Office holders who are still in Of
flee to dot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
VERMONT NEWS.

The BrattlebOro Episcopal women
cleared about S400 from their fair re-
Gently.
Mabel Wright, six, living near Sax
tons river village, was kicked in the
fatally hurt.
Frank MOrey of the Mountain house
above Newport is missing. He was
owing bills amounting to several hun
dred dollars.
The old homestead, built by Gov.
Chittenden, the first governor of the
state, is still standing at WillistOn,
and has been occupied by six genera
tiOns.
Wilbur Washburn, Is, fell four stO-
ries down the elevator shaft at the
Carpenter organ cOmpany's factory in
Brattleboro, Friday, and was probably
fatally hurt.
The notorious Cottage house at Tun-
bridge was badly wrecked by dyna-
mite explosion recently. This is the
fourth time an attempt has been made
to blow up the house.
The Central Vermont railroad is re-
pairing and raising the roofs of all the
covered bridges to the height required
by law, which is eighteen feet above
the rails. All those between Rutland
and Bellows Falls, nine in number,
have been changed, and there are four
to change between Rutland and Bur-
lingtOn.
A Rutland dispatch of the Odd says
A gang of burglars is evidently trav-
cling through the state. A. s. Adams
& Co.'s store at Dandy was broken in
to last night and a considerable sum
of money and goods were stolen. On
two previous nights two stores at Fac
tory Point and East Dorset were brOk-
en- into and goods stolen.
The trial of Morton G.. Davis for at
tempted murder is going on in the
Windham county court. Davis taught
school at Putney last winter and
troublesome parent visited the school
and abused the teacher. An alterca-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
POSSIBLE RAILROAD CONSOLIDA-
TION.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin,
discussing the possible bearing of the
election of A. B. Harris as president of
the Passumpsic road, says this action
is likely to be attended by some chang
es in the Passumpsic in the near flu
ture. After noting the remarkable pO-
sitiOn of the road in relation to cOntig-
nous lines the Bulletin says: "By
means of the Passumpsic, the Lowell
could obtain a very direct route to
Montreal connecting at Newport with
the Southeastern. The Lowell road is
not looking that way at present, how
ever, and certainly would not do so
until the question of its leases of the
Northern and B. G.. s. M. were settled. -
The Bulletin continues: There is
another set of connections which the
Passumpsic road has that are much
more likely to furnish the opportunity
for amalgamation, on terms advan
tageous to the Passumpsic. We refer
to the Connecticut River r. r. This
latter road runs from Springfield to
South Vernon. From that point to
BrattlebOro, the road is operated by
the Central Vermont under traffic ar
rangement. The Vermont Valley road
runs from BrattleborO to Bellows Falls
a distance of "a miles, and the Sulli
van county road runs from Bellows
Falls to Windsor. Now the Vermont
Valley is practically owned by the
Connecticut River and the Sullivan
county being owned by the Vermont
Valley, the Connecticut River has in
effect a line from Springfield to Wind
sor. 1t is about Is miles from Wind
sor to White River Junction the south
ern terminus of the Passumpsic. Mr..
A. B. Harris, who is now elected pres
ident of the Passumpsic, is director
and leading spirit in the Connecticut
River and is president both of the
Vermont Valley and the Sullivan
county.
The whole system of about $50 miles
from Springfield to Sherbrooke, Cana
da, is now therefore under what is es
sentially, the same direction. The
situation of the roads making up this
line is favorable to amalgamatiOn and
we shall not be surprised to see such a
movement in the near future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
PROBATE COURT.

The following business has been
done at the Probate Office since last re-
port:
Ephraim O. Lamphrey's estate, St.
Johnsbury, appraisers inventory &C
cepted. Calvin MOrrill's estate st.
Johnsbury, commissioners report on
renewal returned and accepted. Wal
ter Brooks estate Barnet, appraisers
inventory accepted. Edgar Hayes es
tate Lyndon, Ira w. Cunningham ad-
ministrator, presents administration
account, hearing Oct. 2. w. L. Mar
shall's estate, Burke, license granted to
sell real estate. Submit Farrow's es-
tate Peacham, Geo. p. Blair presents
administration account, hearing Oct. l..
HI. S. Cooks estate Danville commits
siOner's report accepted. Russell Hal
lett's estate st. Johnsbury, will probat-
ed, Asenath Hallett appointed execu-
trix. H. S. Cooks estate Danville, set
Element of administration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
THE TOWNS AROUND.
RARNET

w. III. Burbank has taken Theron
ROBBIE as partner in his dry goods store.
DR.. It. R. Stiles has bought pasture
lot of j. Q. Hoyt.
Fred Potts started for Kansas City,
and while visiting his brother in BOs-
ton, heard of the severe sickness of his
mother and returned to stay with her
until she RECEIVERS.
Helen Gilfillan goes to Pawtucket,
R. L. on Friday to teach school.
Rev. j. Boardman has gone to Mass,
to stay the remainder of his vacation.
Lyman Stanley read sermon on
Sunday.
Quite party from this place have
gone to Sherbrooke to attend the fair
Mrs. Worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Cloud Har-
vey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Miller,
John Wallace and others.
Chas. Brock from Milton, Mass, and
Leon Brock from Conway, N. H., are
in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Mrs. DR.. Scott of Cleveland has been
in the place the past week visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Calvin Morrill,. Mrs. Scott
is a native of this place, daughter of
the late Nathan Stone.
At the auction sale of the Calvin
Morrill, estate on Tuesday, the house
at East st. Johnsbury was bid off by
the widow. Mrs. Calvin Morrill,, and the
other property by George l. Higgins
of West Concord.
The salvation army had a crowded
house at the Methodist church last
Sabbath, more than twice as many
people attending as an ordinary SER
vice brings out. They expect to come
again next Sabbath at 1890. Mrs.
Capt. Staples will lead the meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
REVELATION CONCERNING TIPS

A bell boy of our acquaintance en-
gagged in one of the more pretentious
of the mountain hotels this summer re-
ceived for a certain term of service IS
and his excepting" During this time
he gathered up in "tips" from the trav-
ellers whom he served over $12 which,
according to the trade previously made
with his employers, was turned over to
the hotel office. From this it appears
that those who gave this boy odd
change for doing trivial service, sup
posing, no doubt, that they were aid
ing an industrious lad in his efforts to
"get living" were only paying the
managers of the hotel "a second time
for what they had already literally
paid once and should receive for moth
ing. This is only one of many similar
instances and shows, to put the mat
ter plainly, that the whole system of
chipping" walters and servants in no
tells and other public places is not only
an unbearable nuisance but system
of petty robbery.
1t is said that the tendency among
the American people is to pass by the
larger hotels and populous summer
resorts and to spend the vacation sea-
son in quieter places where more gen.
uine comfort and rest can be got at a
smaller expenditure of money. If such
proves to be the case the hotel pro-
prietor may find that in permitting his
establishment to be transformed into a
place where the guest is considered the
legitimate prey of the walters, "tip-
ping" may result in tipping over the
whole establishment.
From a story told by a Boston man
in New York paper it would seem
that the hotel proprietor himself some
times suffers from the tipping nuisance.
The wretched landlord in this instance
tearfully said that he could not get a
bite in his own hotel, without plank
ing the badge of servitude by his plate
and he would give $1,000 to know how
to break it up. We imagine that when
the leading hotel proprietors make up
their minds to pay their employees full
wages with the distinct understanding
that they shall accept no "tips" of any
sort or under any consideration, the
problem will be solved and an afflicted
public will rise up to call them blessed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30

brother-in-law of A. T. Evans. Price
reported to be about $4,000.
w. w. Heath had S33 stolen from
his coat pocket last Saturday. He was
at work on the new covered bridge
near Chas. Hoyt's, and left his coat,
which held his pocket book containing
$50 in an out building near the bridge.
At noon he had occasion to use his
pocket book and discovered that $50
had been taken from it during the
forenoon. Not profiting by the fore
moons experience he left the coat and
pocket book in the same building, but,
as he supposed, we'll concealed, and at
night he found that $l3 had been TAX
en-. No clue to the thief.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
SUTTON.

A. H. Ball and youngest son are bOth
very sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Betsy Blake has gone to Meri-
dith, N. H., to visit her daughter.
Henry Ball is home again, called
here by the sickness of his father and
brother.
Rev. A. P. Tracy was called to at
tend the funeral service of Mrs. Ma
thaniel Drown of Sheffield.
Mrs. Fred Sisco died of consumption
last week Tuesday. She leaves hus-
band and and one child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sturgeon have
returned from Mass, and are now stop
ping with her father, d. d. Hayward.
Rev. A. P. Tracy preached at Burke
Hollow last Sabbath, and is to be there
again next Sabbath afternoon at half
past two.
The people here are rejoicing over a
good rain which was very much need
ed, as the springs and streams were
very low.
There was no school at the village
Tuesday, the teacher, Miss Flora ROg-
ers, being called to attend the funeral
of her grandmother, Mrs. Carter of
Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Wentworth and
daughter, Mrs. l.. B. Harris, and Mr..
and Mrs. III. D. Chapman are this week
at SherbroOke attending the fair and
visiting friends.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
Presentation OF ACCOUNT.

CTATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury within and for said District on the
30th day of Sept, A. ID. 1896
Henry A. Blake administrator upon the es-
tate of Daniel Hurd, late of DanYille in said
district, deceased, presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased
WhereupOn, ii is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in said
ST. JOhnsbury, on the 10Th day of Oct. A. ID.
1886, for hearing and decision thereon: and il is
further ordered, that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successively in the CaledOnian a
newspaper published at ST. JOhnsbury, previous
to said time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, aud show cause Il
any they may have why said account should not
be allowed aud such decree made.
by the Court, Attest
e6-s WALTER z. SMITH Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
NORTH DANViLLE.

A. Guild runs the grist mill now.
James Webb has bought of Geo.
Wells, his house and fifty acres of land.
Price $3.50.
Miss Hattie Clifford goes to Pier
mont, N. H., next week where she is
engaged to teach school.
Rev. M. Atwood was absent last Sun
day and the desk was supplied by Mrs.
Atwood who read sermon written by
DR.. Talmage.
Gardiner Sanborn did not sell a COW
to the Peck estate for the price men,
toned. The item in last weeks paper
was a mistake.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
LYNDON CENTRE.

The town is building a new covered
bridge near G. r. HOyt's.
Mr.. Dresser, the blacksmith, will
move from "Sand Hill to Mrs. Walters
house in the village.
Fred Harvey has gone to Lewiston,
Me-, to work in shoe factory. His
family went there last week.
The "Kids," juvenile base ball
club, went to Sheffield last Saturday
and defeated the local club 25 to IL.
d. S. Winter has sold his new house
and 46 acres of land to Mr.. Flower, a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
Democratic Ingratitude to Mugwumps.
Boston Globe

We believe the mugwumps have al
ready had a marked influence on the
political history of the country. We
credit them with cutting down the
natural democratic majority of New
York in 1884 to 100, and thus almost
electing Blaine, and also with making
Massachusetts, which might have been
fighting ground that,year but for them,
a sure Blaine state. This is their I'M
doubted work in the past. That their
future influence may be greater we are
not at all disposed to regard as i'm
possible. The mugW jumps may finally
elect Blaine if they keep on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
PEACHAM.

At the September conference meet
ing of the Congregational church the
following action was taken "ResOlv-
ed, That the resolution standing on
our church records censuring Oliver
Johnson be rescinded."
William Lynds' effects are to be
sold out by Sheriff Sulloway next Mon
day, the 4th. They include two horses,
30 cows, Young stock, and a great
quantity of farming tools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
GREENSBORO.

R. P. Walbridge of Cabot was in
town recently.
Geo. Lovejoy has drawn over $4,000
feet of lumber to Hardwick.
Alfred Smalley is raising the roof to
his ell, adding veranda and putting
in new underpining. A. Perrin and
sons do the work. George Nelson
seems to be in partnership.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
EAST BURKE.

Lucius Fisher is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Abner Rowland.
Eber Eggleston and family are here
from California for a visit.
Charles Hunter sells his farm and
personal property at auction this week
Friday.
The happiest people in our town are
our new representative, A. l.. Finney
and wife.
The next Ladies aid will meet with
and work for Mrs. Fred Newell, next
week Wednesday p. M.
A little son of the widow Abba How
land is very sick and it is feared that
it will end in pneumonia.
Horace Gage and wife were called to
Barton Sunday by a telegram annOunc-
ing the sickness of their daughter Car
rie.
Harvey Freeto and family have NOV
ed here from Keene, n. HI. They will
occupy the Ziba FreetO house and
make home for him.
DR.. Hurlburt occupied the pulpit in
the M. E. church last Sabbath. 1t is
expected that the Congregational So
ciety will occupy the M. E. church Sab
bath afternoons while they are repair
ing their church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-30
EAST HARDWICK.

Rev. George Wheeler is taking a
short vacation.
Miss Belle George presided at the
organ very satisfactorily last Sabbath.
A lady finds an ounce of waste en-
brOidery silk of Branerd g. Armstron,
to contain 40 yds.
Rev. E. Rogers delivered an eloquent
discourse Sunday, on "The people had
mind to work." urging the necessity
of helping domestic missions that Vt.
churches may not be disorganized.