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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Biographical.

The Rutland Herald gives the fol-
lowing biographical sketches of Gale
dOnia county senators:
Hon. Henry G. Bates, republican,
was born in Derby, July %, lS43. He
is lawyer and was educated at the
common schools and Derby academy
He served as private in Co. c, 4th
Mass, heavy artillery was admitted to
the Orleans county bar in 1886. Prac-
ticed law at Guildhall from 1869 to
1873, and since then at ST. JOhnsbury.
He was states attorney of Caledonia
county from 1880 to 1882 and supern-
tendent of the common schools at
Guildhall and st. JOhnsbury. Relig-
iOus preference, liberal.
Hon. G. A. Bunker, Peacham, repub-
lican, was born in Barnstead, N. H.,
July 81, 1910. He is school teacher
and was educated at Phillips Exeter
academy, Exeter, N. H., and the Blan-
chard academy, Pembroke, N. H., and
graduated at Dartmouth college in
1864. He was president of the state
teachers association in 1884 and has
been principal of the Peacham acade-
my for the past IL years and superin-
tendent of the public schools for is
years. Religious preference, Congre-
gatiOnalist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
A Bit of MOraliZing.

Defaulting Cashier Gould's confess
sion, as printed on the inside pages of
this weeks issue, is commended to the
attention of the young men hereabOuts
who are not accommodating money as
fast as they would like. 81 had no de-
sign to take one dollar from the bank
that l could not account for" was the
beginning of this sorry business, and
ten years in the state prison at
ThOmaston besides a ruined life and
broken homes and hearts is the end.
One doesn't need to seek very far for
the moral that goes with such stories
and confessions
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
SUTTON.

The chimneys are being relaid at the
church.
A. H. Ball, of whose sickness men
ton was made last week, is very low
yet.
The branch Sabbath schools were
closed for the season in the North dis
trict and also in the Whipple district,
last Sabbath.
Charlie Sweetser and wife are to take
charge of the boarding house at the
steam mill during Mr.. Pillsbury's all
sence in Florida.
Orville Campbell and wife have re-
turned from n. Y. where he has been
at work for the last few years. Mr.. C..
spent but few days at home and then
went to Lebanon, n. H., where he is
to go into business with his brOther-in-
law, G. o. Abbott. Mrs. C.. is here yet.
Johnnie, youngest son of A. III. Ball,
died last Sabbath morning after an
illness of little more than two weeks.
He was one who was loved by all, ever
kind and affectionate, and trying to
make those around him happy. His
parents were building high hopes up
on him as the one to live with them in
their declining years. They have the
sympathy of all. Johnnie will be
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Probate Of Will.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
jim Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, within and for said District, the
9Th day of Oct, A. ID. 1896.
An instrument purpOrting to be the last VIII and
Testament of John Way, late Of Pezcham, in
in said district deceased being presented to Court
for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con-
the % day of Oct, A ID. 1886 and
show cause, If any they may have. against the Pro
bate OF said Will: for which purpose il is further
ordered that copy of the record Of this order be
published three weeks successfully in The Caedo.
MAN, printed at St Johnsbury. previous to said
time appointed for hearing.
By tie Court, Attest
WALTER Il. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of Record, Attest,
67-9 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Taxation and Manufacture.

The American Machinist makes some
very sensible remarks on taxation and
manufacture that are not altogether
inapplicable to st. JOhnsbury. If the
increase in taxes in the large cities in
this country continues as it has been
doing, says the Machinist, manufac-
turing in such places will in the main
have to be abandoned. "In many in
stances there are advantages in such
locations, but as taxes work along up
they more than neutralize these ad-
vantages as compared with other places
where taxes are lower" If this sort of
reasoning applies to manufacturing
centres where the location is specially
advantageous, how much more does it
apply to sections of the country re-
moved from the sea board and from
the large centres of trade.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

The salvation army held a meeting
in the Methodist church last Sunday,
and some twelve persons indicated a
desire to lead a better life. Mrs. Col
Staples led the meeting and will lead
another at half past IL next Sunday.
Barton Works drove the stakes
Tuesday and began excavating for his
new barn which is to be 100 feet by SO
feet. The stone are on the ground for
the foundation, and the new barn will
stand some 300 feet east of the house.
Warren EstabrOOks is putting a
wheat mill into his grist mill, and it is
to be run by a Chase water wheel
which has already arrived. This
wheel is made by the Chases formerly
of West Concord, now of Orange, Mass.
DenisOn Chase was up last week to di-
rect about setting the wheel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
greatly missed, especially in the school
where he was general ia vOrite.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Massachusetts, democrats nominated
John +. Andrew, son of the ex-gOver-
nor, for governor.
The public debt statement shows a
reduction in the public debt during
September of 81 ,062, 70l.
The New York court of appeals has
confirmed Alderman Jaehne's sentence,
and he will now have to serve out his
time.
PleurO-pneumOnia is raging with
unprecedented violence among cattle
in Limerick township, Montgomery
county, Penn.
The defaulter Bartholomew is doing
what he can to help his creditors real
ize on his assets, and offers to return
if he may have immunity from arrest.
Russia, it is semi officially announc-
ed, will not busy herself further with
the internal affairs of Bulgaria, but will
watch England's movements in Con-
stantinOple.
News has been received which con-
firms what has been feared for several
weeks-that hostile Apaches are still
out, and the capture of Geronimo did
not end the Apache war.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Major circuit Elected Speaker. Senator
Bates President of the senate.

The biennial session of VermOnts
legislature was formally opened yes
terday. There is an unusual amount
of business in hand and this session
promises to be notable one.
The organization was effected yes
terday. Josiah Grout of Derby was
elected speaker on the first ballot. The
vote: Grout l62, Stanton AZ, Currier
(dem.) 125, scattering 2. The remain
ing officers are as follows: Clerk, w.
w. Stickney; assistants Edward Dana
of Rutland and Geo. M. Powers of
Morrisville chaplain, L. P. Booth OF
Mortified.
In the senate III. C.. Bates of st.
Johnsbury was elected president pro
tenn. secretary, c. w. BrOwnell; as
sistant. A. G.. Fay; chaplain, L. P.
Frost
Sergeant-at Arms Phinney has made
the following appointments Senate
doorkeeper, Lafayette SOper of st.
Johnsbury assistant dOOrkeeper, Fred
A. ROby of Bloomfield. House door
keeper, R. j. COffey of Windsor; as
sistant doorkeeper, j. L. ST. John of
HubbardtOn. Messengers, w. A. Gil
bert of Morrisville, G. E. Bennett of
Bennington, j. P. Brittel OfWey bridge,
A. j. Stone of Burlington, w. Collins
of Brattleboro, II. S. Graves of Bur-
lington, C. T. Forbes of Windsor, N.
w. Smith of Rockingham, and Carl E.
Day of Jericho. Clerk in the Sergeant
at Arms room, w. S. Alden of Middle
bury. Gov. Ormsbee has designated
Fletcher d. Proctor, son of ex-GOv.
Redfield Proctor of Rutland, as the
secretary of civil and military affairs.
A. j. Coolidge will be the messenger
in the governors room.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
LYNDON.

W. 81. RICHARDSON, at the McGaffey store, is
agent and correspondent for the Caledonian. Sub
scriptions, orders for job printing and news items
left with him will be thankfully received
S. S. Mattocks is again acting cash
Ter during Mr.. StantOn's absence.
Mrs. G. S. Taplin is in market buying
her fall and winter stock of millinery.
w. l.. Quimby left on Tuesday for
Providence, r. l., where he is to study
law.
Miss Nellie Burgess is to attend
school the coming winter in Massachu-
sets.
l.. X. Quimby and w. j. Stanton,
Jr., are spending week in Boston. j.
C. Eaton is also there buying goods.
P. G.. Hartwell has taken the job to
build one hundred carriage bodies for
the Lyndon carriage company, doing
the work at their shops.
Mrs. q. G.. Wallace of Indiana will
deliver lecture in the Congregational
church, Friday evening, Oct. 8, at half
past seven. Mrs. Wallace is the moth
er of the celebrated author of "Ben
Hurr," also the wife of the late Ex-GOv.
Wallace of Indiana, and our w. G. It.
U. promises the public delightful
evening with this refined and interest
ing speaker. No admission fee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
so HEAD OF CATTLE,
Registered ShOrthOrn Stock.
James Gimn's Estate.
CITATION.

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS.
To James E. Gifin Administrator upon the rs
tate of James Giffin, late of Hardwick, in said Dis
trict deceased and to the heirs and all persons
terested in said estate:
Whereas the Passumpsic Savings Bank, a cor
pOratiOn doing business at st. JOhnsbury, in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont, Cred
itOr of the estate of the said James Gifin hath
presented TO said court its Petition in writing
representing among other things, that more than
year hath elapsed since the appointment of the
estate OF the said James Gifin, and that the time
allowed by law for the settlement of his Admins
tration account hath not been extended by said
court, and that said administrator has neglected
and still neglects settle his said account of said
administration, and praying that the said James
Z. Gifin may be cited by said court to settle his
account of said administration, agreeably to the
statute in such made and provided.
Wherefore the said James Z. Giffin is hereby
cited to appear at Probate court to be held the
Probate Office in st. Johnsbury, in said District,
on the 5th day of November A ID. 1886, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, TO render an account of
his said administration, and the said heirs and all
others interested in said estate are also cited to ap
pear at said time and place when and where they
that the said Passumpsic Savings Bank give notice
of this cit alton by delivering in hand to the said
James K. Giffin, or Lowing at his usual place of
abode, forthwith. true copy of the record of the
foregoing petition and this citation and order aud
also by causing like true copy of the record Of
this citation and order to be published three weeks
successfully in the Caled0nian, printed at st.
J ohnsbury, before said time OF hearing.
By the Court, Attest,
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
67-69 4 true copy of Record, Attest,
WALTER Z. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Rough ON Horses.

M. A. Parker of Concord, after hav-
ing his patience severely tried by rats
in his horse barn and the cellar be-
meath where he keeps his hogs, came
to the conclusion that he could not
submit to their depredatiOns any long
er and resolved that he would give
them poison. He purchased quite a
quantity of Rough on Rats, which he
mixed with meal in a measure and put
it upon his grain box in the horse sta
BILE. The next morning when he went
to the barn he discovered his meal was
all gOne.- One of his horses had got
loose and had eaten it. The cOnse-
quence was a dead horse in short
time. The horse was worth about
800. Moral, be careful how you han
die poison.
j. Hull is out upon the street again,
but has not fully recovered from his
lightning burns. 1t is a wonder that
he was not killed.
The Good Templars will give a mas
querade party, promenade concert and
oyster supper at the town hall, Friday
evening, Oct. 8. There will also be
select reading and singing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Probate of Will.

GTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS.
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury within and for said district, the
4th day of October. A. ID. 1886
An instrument purpOrting be the last Will and
Testament of Henry S. Wright, late of st. Johns
bury, in said district. deceased, being pre-
scented to Court by Wealthy Ann Wright, the
ExecutriI tn ereiD named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at session
Of said Court to be holden at the Probate Office
in st. JObnsbury, the 23d day of October,
A. ID. 1856, and show cause, If any they may have
purpose it is further ordered, that a copy Of the
record of this order be published three weeks
cessively in the Caledonian, printed at st.
JOhnsbIry, previous TO said tine appointed for
hearing.
BY the Court, Attest,
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
A true COPY of Record Attest,
67-69 WALTER p. SMITH Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
Slight Fire.

Sylvester Halls farm house came
very near burning Saturday. When
first discovered fire was breaking
through near the chimney, but was
subdued after hot fight.
Mrs. G.. H. Cushman is sick with ty-
phOid fever.
Mrs. S. G. Miles and Dea. j. Chesly
and wife have gone to Kewana, ILL.,,
visiting relatives.
w. A. Fisher was arraigned before
Justice G. B. Simpson and fined five
dollars and cost. What for?l
In the trial here Monday, A. Find
ley VS. NJ. p. Jenness, in which Findley
sued Jenness for selling his boards, de-
PENDANT claimed he acted according to
plaintiffs wife's orders. 1t was decid-
ed in favor of plaintiff. E. A. Cook for
defendant, John Carr for plaintiff.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
NOTICE.

Whereas, Frank A. Briggs, of San Francisco in
the tate of California, has fled in the Clerks Of
fee of the County of Caledonia and State of Yer
mont, a writ of General Assumpsit against Frank
j. Higgins, of Honolulu in the Sandwich Islands I;
and it being made to appear that the said Frank j.
Higgins resides without this state that eta
ton cannot be served upon him. it is hereby order
ed that notice of the tendency of the foregoing
ton be given to the said Frank j. Higgins, by pub
LEGATION of the substance thereof and of this order.
in the st. JOhnsbury CaedOnian. newspaper pub
lished in said County, three weeks successfully,
the last of which public atiOns to be twenty days
prisr to the first day of the next term of Caledonia
County Court, to be held at st. JOhnsbury in said
County, on the first Tuesday of December, A. D.
1896. A. Z. RANKIN, Clerk.
BATES MAY. PLANTING AttOrnies. 67-G9
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

The grand jury has had large num-
Der of Montpelier people before it this
week to tell how they got their rum.
One man, claiming not to remember,
was committed for contempt of court.
Monday night eight places were
searched and about $1,000 worth of all
kinds of liquor seized and cOnfscated.
This was a terrible blow to the incOm-
ing legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
NORTH DANVILLE.

The ladies sociable will meet with
Mrs. r. w. Winslow next week Thurs
day d. m. and evening, instead of
Wednesday, the usual time.
Mrs. q. G.. Wallace of Indiana gave
us a very able lecture on Tuesday
evening on WOman's franchise. Mrs.
Wallace is more than a ordinary speak
err, and though 20 years of age shows
no failure in clearness of thought or
force of dice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
He Didn,t Come to Time.

he D10n't come TO Time
Last Friday a young fellow giving
his name as Fred Clark came into Ira
A. Shattuck's store and asked to see
some watches. After examining sew
eral he decided to purchase one and
offered in payment an order purpOrt-
ing to be signed by j. r. Delano. The
order was written in pencil and was
principally characterized by bad gram
mar and misspelled words. Shattuck
was suspicious and telephoned to East
Hardwick but could fiud no one who
was acquainted with Erred Clark" and
they finally agreed to be ready at one
o'clock p. m. and drive up to Mr.. Del
amos to see if the order was all right.
One O'clock came, bnt Clark did not
come and Shattuck is looking up his
cost marks to see how much he made
by keeping the watch.
Cruelty to Animals.
The citizens of this village Witness
ed disgusting scene on the arrival of
the stock train Monday morning. A
car of cattle had been taken on at
MOrrisville which had evidently been
filed two or three deep. AS conse
quence the large ones had stamped
upon the small until the life was crush
ed out of some ten or twelve. The re-
mains of them were carted down
through the streets and formed a spec
tacle that would have pleased the
Spanish pOpulace in the sixteenth CEN
fury, but excited only indignation
here. If our laws are not strong
enough to protect dumb beasts from
such needless suffering, the legislature
ought to add a few strengthening
braces.
Mr.. Kendall, the artist, is moving
his business into Judevine's rooms.
J.H. McLoud and wife and 1. P.
Titus are in Portland and Boston buy
ing goods.
Judge Perley and Mrs. Thomas have
gone to Chelsea this week on business
connected with the settlement of the
B. F. Thomas estate.
George Kent's little girl Jessie, is
very sick with typhoid fever. Mrs.
Garvin's youngest child is dangerously
sick with the same disease.
10 Bunker has settled with Mr.. Dut-
| ton his lessee and has moved his fami
lily back to the farm. He says that
letting farms on shares is not a money
making business.
A fair audience turned out Monday
evening to hear Mrs. Gov. Wallace
from Indiana. She is grandmother
ly looking old lady and an interesting
speaker We like to hear all sides of
every question. Why not have some
more lectures this fall and winter?
S. M. Bradford has purchased the
saw mill at the outlet of Nichols pond
in Woodbury. and the house and land
connected with the same. He will
move there soon with his family.
"Ship" knows all about machinery and
will put the mill in good condition for
| work.
Miss Josie Fisk and another lady
were thrown from their carriage while
driving through the village Monday
morning. They had just passed out
at the northerly end of the bridge
when the horse SHE'D towards the
blacksmith shop, tipping the carriage
over without notice. No one was in
jured, but the buggy was smashed
some.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
LYNDON CENTRE.

Mrs. Caroline Carter, widow of Dea.
Thomas Carter, died Sept. %, aged
about 85 years. Her remains were
taken to Wheelock for interment.
We learn that there is a probability
that the old Universalist church will
be taken down this fall. We hope it
may be done before Thanksgiving day {.
The Sheffield boys came down last
Saturday to get revenge for their de-
feat of the week before but the "kids''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

Senator Dawes of Massachusetts has
for long time been a faithful public
servant. John d. Long deserves his
success, which seems destined to be as
phenomenal in the future as it has been
in the past. Either of these men
would reflect credit on the Bay state
if sent to the senate. But one of the
things that surprises an outsider is that
the state does not do itself and faith
full servant honor by sending to the
senate Governor George d. Robinson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

The postmaster general sent for the
papers in the case of the Montpelier
post Office last Thursday, but he look
no action and laid them aside, not to
be brought up again until about Oct.
il. The inevitable Hiram Atkins
turns up in this case with letter writ
ted in behalf of Bascom, of liquor trial
fame. The terms of office of present
incumbents in some of the post Offices
of the state expire as follows: Brad
ford, Feb. 5; Burlington, Feb. 10 ;
SwantOn, Feb. 5; West Randolph,
Dec 9
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

There is a bit of sentiment in the
election of Judge Poland to the legis-
lature from the town of Waterville.
Judge POland's father was the first rep
resentative from that town, taking his
seat in 1928.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

again defeated them by the close score
of 25 to "a in ten innings.
Last Monday we saw bunch of
field Strawberries, both ripe and green,
which were picked by Mrs. A. w. Nor
gan. Others report that they have
found them of late in considerable
quantities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

The WOmen's Christian Temperance
union of Cambridge, Crawford county,
Pa, persuaded the storekeepers of the
village to promise to stop keeping CT
garettes after the exhaustion of the
present supply, and then bought up
the supply and cremated it.
The next annual meeting of the
American missionary association is to
be held in New Haven, Conn.,, Oct.
1921. The annual sermon will be
preached by Rev. Alexander Mckenzie,
d. D., of Cambridge, Mass. Some of
the most prominent men in the Con-
gregatiOnal denomination are an
nounced to be present and to take part.
The following changes have been
announced in postal rates Blank
checks, drafts and similar printed
forms, such as deeds, insurance poll
cies, ETC., will hereafter go through the
mails as third-class matter, at the rate
of one cent for two ounces. This will
include check books or blank drafts,
but not ordinary blank books, which
are fourth class matter, one cent an
ounce. Checks, drafts, policies and
other such papers filled up with writ
ing will be charged letter postage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

The Charleston relief committee re-
port that there is no need for further
appeal to the country in behalf of suf-
ferers from the earthquake.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
EAST HARDWICK.

S. w. COnant is to sell three or four
good farms, stock, tools, furniture, ETC.,
at the Albee farm on Wednesday, Oct.
20.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
HARnwICK.

WALTER A. DUTToH Esq, is agent and CORES
pendent for the Caledonian. Subscriptions, orders
for job printing and items of news given him will
be thankfully received.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

"Joobahaws" are the latest out
growth of southern politics. A joOba-
haw is a man who thinks with his jaws.
To illustrate: If Hiram Atkins lived in
South Carolina, but we forbear.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07
WEST CONCORD.

o. B. CUTTING, at the drug store is agent for the
Caledonian. Payments for the paper and orders
for job printing will be received by him at same
rates as at this office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-10-07

George B. Davis, our town repre-
sentative, left for Montpelier Tuesday
morning.
E. C. Woodward takes possession of
the Elm house Oct. Is, and G.. w.
Thurber goes into the DR.. Aver house.
Anna E. Davis left for Minneapolis
Tuesday and Bridget Cannon went
to Brodhead, Wis. They go together
as far as Chicago.