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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
PUCK ON THE MUGWUMPS.

Puck of June % has a striking car
tOon on the first page illustrating the
confusion and terror of Dana of the
Sun, Reid of the Tribune and Pulitzer
of the World, over the dreadful mug
wump, and in its comments editOrially
it has this to say:
"The spoilsmen just now seem to be
in a sort of half-cOnsciOus delirium
tremens, shaking with a horror of the
direful mugwump, whose existence
they deny. Their cry is "Take 'em
away-we haven't got 'em !" Their
afflicted after much the same fashion.
To-day. they print long articles, forti-
fed by tables of statistics, to show
there never were any mugwumps, and
that if there is mugwump, he will
die soon. Tomorrow they will print
still longer articles, warning the presi
dent against the perniciOus influence of
the mugwump horde. On Monday the
mugwumps are a small, Insignificant
and impOtent band of impractical pO-
litical theorists, worthy only of being
laughed at and pitied. On Tuesday,
they are an organized band of political
assassins, and a menace to republican
freedom. The Sun curses the mug
wumps and denies their existence. The
World curses the president for listen
ing to the mugwumps-which there
are none, as Mrs. Camp would say.
The Tribune curses both the president
and the mugwumps, on general prin
ciples, and is certain that it has never
seen a mugwump in all its life. And
still the mugwump lives and multi
plies. And the reason of this is most
clear and easily understood. The
growth of the mugwump idea is simp-
ly the growth of intelligence and NOR
ality. And intelligence and morality
may flourish in politics as well as in
business and social life-which is what
the mugwump is trying to prove.
The power of the mugwump lies in
the fact that you can not bind him by
the limitations of low partisanship.
He belongs to party only SO long as
that party belongs to principle.
When it ceases to be party founded
on principle and fighting for what is
good, decent and desirable, he leaves
it just as any honest man should leave
a society that becomes corrupt and
criminal. He is a man, in short, who
will not do what is undeniably wrong
and dishonest because a majority of
the men with whom he associates tells
him to do the wrong and dishonest
thing"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
Inconsistent.

At the county convention last week
the republicans resolved "that we de-
plOre the evils of intemperance"-"we
re-affirm the position of the republican
party in this state upon that question:"
and "declare that the prohibition of
the liquor traffic should remain the
settled policy of the state"-"that the
influence of the liquor saloon is as de-
basing in politics as it is baleful in So
cial life," ETC., etc, and then nominat-
ed for officers to execute this law men
who have not ono thing in common
with the temperance sentiment of the
county. Some of the temperance peo-
pie ia the county are enquiring where
the consistency of this action is and
how long this is to be thus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
Consistent.

The republican county convention
held in this place last week was a most
fOrgiving body. In his short address
on taking the chair, President Ide
welcomed back all the wandering sheep
and was inclined to go SO far as to kill
the fatted calf, provided the prodigal
would guarantee "that this thing
should not be repeated" The resolu-
lions, too, partOok of the same spirit.
They Commended the policy of 4.
welcoming all who will return to party
allegiance" and made the admission,
Inadvertently, we must believe, that
without such unity ''it will be impos-
sible to restore the government to re-
publican control"
The convention then unanimously
nominated lifelong democrat for one
of the most important Offices on the
ticket. This is a good mugwump prac-
tice-get the best, regardless of poll
tics-but it seems impossible that this
could be done by the same men who
20 months ago boycOtted men for not
voting the straight" republican ticket.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
Railroad Matters.

At special meeting of the Boston
and Lowell stockholders last Thurs
day, they authorized the directors to
purchase the Boston, Concord & Mon
treal, Pemigewasset Valley, Whitefield
& jefferson and st. Johnsbury & Lake
Champlain roads, and to increase the
capital stock of the Boston & Lowell
to an amount sufficient for such pur-
chase.
A telegram from Troy, N. Y, says
that a prominent Vermont railroad Of
fetal tells an interesting story in con-
nection with the lease of the Ogdens-
burg 81 Lake Champlain road to the
Central Vermont, following that of the
st. JOhnsbury & Lake Champlain to
the Boston & Lowell. He says:
"The Boston & Lowell has lease of
the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
road running from the lake shore at
Maauam to a connection with the Pas
sumpsic at st. JOhnsbury and with the
Boston, Concord & Montreal division
of the Lowell at Lunenburg. When
this lease was taken a branch of the
Ogdensburg 81 Lake Champlain had
been built from Maquam to Rouse's
Point, and it was expected thus to Sc
cure western outlet. The Ogdens-
burg & Lake Champlain falling into
the hands of the Central Vermont
leaves the st. Johnsbury & Lake
Champlain road without an indepen-
dent outlet Last week there was
conference at Hotel Champlain, Ma
guam, taken part in by Colonel A. b.
Jewett, superintendent of the st.
Johnsbury g. Lake Champlain Brad.
Barlow, formerly of the Southeastern,
and capitalists from Boston and vicin-
ity, the most notable of these being
not entirely uncOnnected with Bos-
ton hotel. The conference was secret
and under the guise of a holiday ex-
cursiOn. Nevertheless, plans were set
on feot to GUST the Central Vermont
from the control of the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain." This is interesting
if true.
In the meeting of the Boston 81
Lowell stockholders, referred to above,
President Morey said that ''the year
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

Some of VermOnt's brightest sons go
West when young. Occasionally when
one "cOmes to himself" he returns to
his native state. In this event he is
the very one to best appreciate YER
mont. The bright and racy letter on
the third page will interest all who
begin it's perusal. 1t is undoubtedly
from the pen of j. E. Cham berlin, for
merly editor of the Boston Advertiser
and Record, and one of the brightest
newspaper men in New England, al
though he learned the business in the
West. Mr.. Chamberlin is native of
Orange county and his family are sum-
mering at East COrinth, where he I'M
dOubtedly received the inspiration for
the letter above referred to. Some of
his hits are immense.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
The SenatOrship.

The Chittenden county convention
on Saturday made the record complete
of 10 out of the Ia counties of the state.
In these 10 counties all but twO-Cale-
donia and Orange i have adopted
strong Edmunds resolutions. Twen
ty 1.-TWO of the 80 senators to be elected
in September, every one thus far nom
mated, will be for Edmunds. Ben
ningtOn, Franklin, Grand Isle and La
noble are yet to hold their cOnven-
tions The Rutland Herald declares
that bennington is as safe to Ed
munds as any that have already NOM
mated. Franklin is divided, but prob
ably a good majority will adhere to
Edmunds in spite of strong local influ-
ence to the contrary. Grand Isle is
also likely to be divided, but latest adj
vices indicate that the one senator to
which the county is entitled will favor
another candidate, if there is another.
LamOille will be for Edmunds unless
they think they had better favor their
own citizen, Judge Powers"
At this writing the reelection of
Mr.. Edmunds seems a fOregOne con-
clusiOn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
WELLS RIVER.

New potatoes and green peas in
June are the result of some early gar
dening in these parts.
G. Adams and family are spending a
few days here.
DIR. N. S. Boyce and family of Guild
hall have been stopping in this vicini
ty.
There is to be big celebration at
WOodsville the Sd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
summerviIIe Schools.

The pupils in Miss Ranney's room
having no absences are Gladys Rich
ardson, Gertie Stevenson, Maud Bar
rett, Florence Hudson, Maud Gognon,
Helen Gaskill, Arthur Batchelder,
Charlie Blodgett, Ellie Howe, Herbert
Moffitt and johnny Ward. Mertie Hall,
one half day; Mertie Harris and john
ny Batchelder, one day each.
The following are the names of pu-
pills in Miss Ladd's room who have had
no absences: Mabel Howe, Jennie
Stevenson, Eta Stebbins, Lula Ward,
Willie Blodgett, Gail Bennett, Walter
Heald, Willis Lucas, George Ladd,
Freddie Lewis, Eddie Moore and Cor
tbs Miner. One-half days absence,
Florence Adams, Harley Caswell and
Willie MOffitt. One days absence,
Jennie Batchelder, Laura Caswell, Guy
Caswell and Charlie MOffitt.
The following are the names of pu-
pills in Miss Marden's room who have
had no absences Dora Adams, Mabel
COnley, Garlic Adams, Freddie COnley,
Willie Herrick, Freddie Ladd. Only
one instance of hardness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

Brother Ropes of the Rural Yer
monter rises to explain. Some misin-
formed persons, he says, "appear to
have the impression that The Rural
Vermonter is campaign paper and
that having performed its alleged mis-
sion it will disappear from these NOR
tai scenes" He is not aware of the
existence of any issue in Vermont that
requires the creation of a campaign
sheet and declares that the VermOnter
has come to stay and is doing we'll.
This is good news. The paper merits
q long life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

before the Boston 81 Lowell had taken
the st. Johnsbury road, the latter's
earnings amounted to 1885, 900. Its
business went mostly down the river,
and the Boston & Lowell did not get
it. The year following our taking it
the business advanced to $500, 200,
and there is every prospect for an in
crease this year. The road is 100
miles long; it is not hard road to
keep in repair. There are now steel
rails in 60 miles out of the 100. We
laid last year 1000 tons of steel rails"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

A Washington correspondent says,
that since President Cleveland married
he has changed for the better. ''He
has the subdued yet joyful air of a
man who has just Joined the church.
His very greeting is different" This
is all very nice, but the democratic of
fee seekers report no change. To
them he appears more like Methodist
brother held over on probation, and
determined to keep them in the same
box just out of spite.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

creditable than to be silent when call
ed upon to sing the praises of the man
from Maine he will deserve re election
as often as he is willing to be re elect
ed philadelphia Times.
Man with Hosts OF Friends.
AS it now looks Maj. N. p. Bowman
of st. JOhnsbury seems to be the fa-
vorite candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor in this state.
The major has been life long demo-
crat, is first class citizen, and has
hosts of friends in both parties through
out the state, who wish with us that he
may have the honor to lead his party
in the coming campaign. DIR. A. P.
Grinnell of Burlington will undoubt-
eddy be the candidate for lieutenant
governor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
SHEEFIELD.

Mrs. A. B. Bickford of Seminary Hill
Montpelier is in town visiting Mrs.
Mary Kenaston.
John Barber is building a large barn
on his mountain place.
Farmers hereabouts think the hay
crop will be very light this season.
c. B. Simpson has sold his matched
pair of bays to l. X. Kenaston of
South Framingham, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Fitz John Porter Bill.

The senate on Friday passed the
Fitz-JOhn Porter bill by vote of thir-
ty to seventeen. The only republican
senators voting in the affirmative were
Cameron, HOar, Jones of Nevada,
Mitchell of Oregon, Sewell and Riddle
berger. A large number were paired
on the question, including both the
Vermont senators. The bill had pre-
viously passed the house. The senate
recOnsidered the vote passing the bill
prohibiting members of either house of
congress from accepting retainers from
Immigrant railroad corporations and
referred the bill to the judiciary COM
vetOes of pension bills to the house.
Death of David Davis.
Hon. David Davis, ex- United States
senator and ex-judge of the supreme
court, died in Bloomington, ILL.,, on
Saturday from Bright's disease. He
was born in Cecil county, Maryland, in
1915, and was admitted to the bar in
1886. In 1862 he was appointed an as
sOciate justice of the United States su-
preme court and held the position until
1877, when he resigned to accept a
United States senatOrship. When
President johnson antagOnized the re-
publican party Mr.. Davis became a
democrat and remained SO up to the
time of his death, although on many
important questions he took an indie
pendent stand. AS jurist Mr.. Davis
ranked high, and during his fourteen
years on the bench of the supreme
court he took part in the decision of
judicial questions involving some of
the most important political and legal
issues ever presented in this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
For the Sake of Good-FeIlowship.

Editor Harris of the Burlington Clip
per defends in unqualified terms his
statement that Judge Poland is a NOR
tai enemy of Senator Edmunds, and
repeats his declaration that the judge
has often expressed to him his dislike
to the senator. In the interest of good
fellowship, however, we prefer to ac-
cept the Judges statement. If any,
body is disposed to declare his friend
ship for anybody else and to say pleas
ant things instead of hard ones in this
campaign, by all means give him a
hearing and accept it all in good faith.
AS has been said, the Judges letter
ought to be accepted as taking him
out of the list of bitter and open haters
of Mr.. Edmunds, anyway, and we have
not yet abandoned the hope that the
st. Adams Messenger and the Mont
pelier Waterman will come into line.
The lamp still holds out to burn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
VERMONT NEWS.
Fatal Accident.


About 1890 o'clock Monday fore
noon, Hosea Wilkins, who lived at the
junction of Green street and the Notch
road, about two miles east of Rutland,
was thrown from his team and striking
on his head received injuries from
which he died in about three minutes.
A Child's Terrible Fate.
Lille, the little daughter of Mr.. La
farrar, was run over Monday by the
p. m. way freight from the east on the
left arm and leg were taken off and
she was otherwise terribly mutilated,
yet she lived in great agony an hour
and 20 minutes. She was less than
two years old, and the father had start
ed up the track not noticing that his
baby was following. He stepped aside
to let the train pass, only to see his
little girl climbing the rails in front of
the engine.
The st. Adams Failures Revived.
Lawrence Brainerd, who fled from
st. Adams after the failure of his bank
there and his indictment for wrecking
it, is said to be failing in health rapid
ly, so blind he can neither read nor
write, and supported by his wife and a
nephew at Winnipeg, Man. His
friends and the stockholders of the
Vermont national bank propose a suit
in equity against Bradley Barlow, to
whom most of the banks funds were
loaned directly or indirectly when it
failed. 1t will be remembered that
Barlow failed for $4,0O0,OOO, but the
failure was considered square, and
Barlow got good deal of sympathy
for turning all his property over to his
creditors. 1t is now intimated that he
did nothing of the sort, and that the
proposed suit would knock Barlow
down and set Brainerd up, in some
way not very clear to an outside view
of the intricacies of the st. Adams col
lapses. Barlow, his wife and two
grandchildren are boarding at the
Weldon house in st. Adams, paying
500 a month for their keep, and Bar
low is accused of being active in anti
Smith politics, which is a worse crime
than wrecking bank in st. Adams.
John Libby of Barton was found
dead in his bed last week.
H. H. Twombly of Barton Landing
lost $23 by pickpockets at the recent
Newport bOat-race.
The st. Adams creamery dispOses of
the milk and cream of 675 COWS, and
Z 900 pounds of milk are handled daily
Mrs. j. j. Estey of BrattleborO has
given 800 to the Tribune fresh air
fund.
Judge and Mrs. w. G. Veazey of
Rutland have just celebrated their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
William Whitcomb, a farm laborer,
living with Israel Sprague in Hartford,
committed suicide Sunday by taking
strychnine. Disappointment in love
affair is attributed as the cause of the
act.
The Messenger says: "Our Enos-
burgh Falls friends are having some
fun over run on eggs by two mer-
chants there, each of whom have been
paying twenty-fOur cents dozen for
eggs and selling them for twelve. The
story comes to us that several prOmi-
nent citizens of that place who had
setting hens have persuaded the fowls
to give up setting on the ground that
with twenty-fOur cents as the price
paid by merchants for eggs the hens
could not afford to fool away any time
raising chickens"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

as occasion may require. If perchance
one takes the party at its word, and
undertakes to carry the law into prac-
tical effect, he soon finds out that the
party favors prohibitOry laws, bat is
opposed to their enforcement. :.
Such resolutions are beautiful intOna-
tions to the ear, but they signify moth
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
GREENSBORO.
EAST HARDWICK.

Warner Drenan is to close his first
tie rm of the year Friday and has been
successful. Miss Lucy HOdgden has
been faithful assistant.
Dea. j. NJ. Steven is very ilI.-Miss
Sarah Adgate is at home.-Mr. and
Mrs. C. j. Bell have been visiting at
McIndoes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
The Country Breathes Freer.

In the great yacht race at Marble
head, Mass, the Puritan beat the Pris
ella and MayfOwer, and is still cham
piOn. The sailing time of the Puritan
was three hours, thirty -four minutes,
fifty seconds; Priscilla 3:37:50; May
flower 1899.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
ssReveIations.o

The fight against Mr.. Edmunds has
fizzled out so completely that now they
are talking mysteriously of new "reve-
latiOnsn about him. Better trot them
out pretty quick or he will have all the
counties in Vermont pledged to him.
Boston Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The article on the second page, ga
Review in India" should be credited
to the N. Y. Tribune. 1t was written
by correspondent of the Tribune, a
gentleman not altogether unknown in
this vicinity.
Editor Blake of the Barton Monitor
is another favored knight of the quill.
The Orleans county convention last
week hOnOred him with the nOmina-
ton for senator from that county and
we doubt not he will do the Office hon
or.
Major N. P. Bowman, who has been
frequently mentioned as the probable
democratic nominee for governor, de-
clares that his name will not be
brought out and modestly adds that
the strongest and ablest DEMOCRAT in
the state will head the ticket.
The Vermont press association will
meet at st. Adams Tuesday evening
July ID and the next day proceed to
the Thousand Islands, where the an
nual meeting will be held, which will
include an address. They will leave
Alexandria Bay Friday morning, and
those who choose can return by the
way of the st. Lawrence, running all
the rapids, and Montreal.
The weekly payment system, so re-
Gently adopted on the Boston & Low
ell road has gone into operation on the
Old Colony road, but it takes up so
much more of the employees time that
nine out of ten of them are discomfort
ed with it. Worse than that, with so
frequent payments nine out of ten en-
plOyes never have enough money at
any one time 50 they think it worth
while to save any of it, and before the
next payment comes around it has all
disappeared. So man spends life
time, simply living from "hand to
mouth"
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds submitted a
proposed amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill providing for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
public building at Montpelier, in addi-
ton to the amount already appropri-
ated, and increasing the limit of its
cost to $I25,O0O. This makes $4,000
for the building and SIS, 900 for politi
cal "intiuence," contractors, etc. That
is, if President Cleveland does not
come in with one of his little vetOes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
RARNET.

Last Sabbath, Rev. Mr.. BOardman
being absent, a sermon of Mr.. Spur
geOn's was read by Alex. Holmes.
The town house is receiving new
coat of paint and will be repaired.
Miss Hattie Hoyt having graduated
at the New England conservatory re-
turned to her home on Monday.
The young people of Barnet are
planning an excursion to Gardner
mountain, Monroe, N. H., on July Sd.
A general good time is expected.
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be read by Alex. Dunnett; Grafton by
Judge w. P. Smith; music by st.
Johnsbury drum corps, etc. In the
evening a camp fire will be held in
town hall with music, speeches, etc.
All money raised will be applied to the
new cemetery lot
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
Hurting Blaine More Than Edmunds.

The leaders of the Blaine opposition
to the reelection of Senator Edmunds
in Vermont are finding out that they
are hurting Blaine more than Ed
munds. The voters are protesting
with persistency and yigOr that is
making things uncOmfOrtably warm
for the Blaineites, and the speedy col
lapse of the anti Edmunds campaign
is now considered certain. If Ed
munds never does anything more dis
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01
DANVILLE.

Last Sabbath morning at the Con-
gregational church, was devoted to the
children. Col. Franklin Fairbanks of
st. JOhnsbury gave very interesting
account of our native sOngsters, which
was much enjoyed by all.
Mrs. G.. A. Meader has moved her
millinery goods from Court street to
her old rooms in the Eagle hotel.
Samuel Ingalls, has gone to McIndOes
to work in the railroad station.
James Weeks of st. Johnsbury, is
assisting Mr.. Mattocks in the Caledo-
MIA national bank.
The church sOciable at Rev. Mr..
Darling's last week was a very enjoy
able affair.