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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
SMALLPOX at Montreal.

The mortality from smallpox in
Montreal since the breaking out of the
disease last April has been fearful as
everybody knows. In the last nine
total of 3I63. There were but six
deaths from the disease in April, the
first month of the epidemic. The high
est figure reached was in October when
there were 1893 deaths. In December
the figures were reduced to 165 and still
there are dozen or more deaths every
week, though the epidemic is pro-
nOunced at an end.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
WALDEN.

We understand there is one case of
diphtheria in town, daughter of Rev.
M. II. Ryan. We hope this may be the
only one.
j. M. Patch has returned from the
West.
w. G. DuttOn has been at Hardwick
ut work in the depot and expects to go
to Derby soon, where he has situation
i'm the express Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
PEACHAM.

The Congregational church, after
much preparation during the week of
prayer and thereafter, voted to enter
upon special revival work under the
help of Evangelist Rev. E. A. Whittier
of Lawrence, Mass. An invitation was
extended to the Methodist church to
join in the movement and accepted by
them. Meetings have begun this week.
Ira Kimball and wife of Nebraska
are in town.
Rev. Mr.. Whittier held his first
meeting on Tuesday evening and has
continued to have good houses.
The opposition which Murray re-
ceived proved fine thing in the ad-
vertising line as he drew a large crowd
who were we'll paid for their time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
EAST BARNET,

There is to be a dramatic entertain
ment by local talent of this place, in
the course of two or three weeks, at
the hall.
Greenbank g. Son were here Mon
day looking the Moore & Roy proper
ty over with IL view to buying. Mr..
Greenland took the train for Concord,
N. H., to attend an auction sale of a
wooden factory there. 1t is yet uncer-
tain where he will locate.
The cold weather of last week caus-
ed considerable delay of business at
the pulp mill and shop on account OF
anchor ice.
Warden g. Kingsbury have a lot OF
fine ash lumber on hand to make into
handle
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
WHEELOCK.

William Chase has moved to Bakers
field and the tenement he vacated has
been taken 10y Charles Drown.
Mr.. Sheldon has sold his place to
George Davis of Sheffield.
The Ladies' Aid society hold an An
tiQuarian supper at the town hall Fri
day evening, January %. All are cor
daily invited.
Elder Chase had donation last
week and received S64. He was very
much gratitied.
Elder Moody preached his farewell
sermon Sunday.
Nathan Colby of South WheelOck is
very sick with typhoid pneumonia.
A daughter of Charles McGOvern
while at work about the stove caught
her clothes on fire, burning her shout
ders and arms badly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21

responded the photographer, "and so
is your face and everybody else's.
Folks don't know it," he continued,
"but they are all built one-sided. 1t
isn't always noticeable to the ordinary
observer but it is our business to study
faces and we see it. Two profile pic
lures, each representing the different
sides of the same mans face look diff
ferent and often the difference is very
plainly marked" 1t is rather a dis
couraging thought, after all, that we
mortals seem actually to have been cut
bias to start with.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21

A good friend gently criticises the
logic in recent editorial utterance in
The CaledOnian. If, besides giving
all the local news every week, we are
expected to be logical, the subscrip-
ton price of this paper must be ad-
vanced. Certainly no reasonable per-
son can expect us to be logical at 81 so
a wear. That's an absurdity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
LYNDONVILLE.

These directors were elected at the
annual meeting of the LyndOnville ma
tiOnal bank: l.. B. Harris, j. w. Cope
land, c. d. Bigelow, David Trull, HI.
F. Pillsbury. At meeting of the di-
rectors L. B. Harris was elected presi-
dent, I'll. M. Pearl cashier. This bank
was organized in May, 1884, and has
paid a dividend of 2 per cent. every
six months since. 1t has paid One-half
of the premium OH it's United States
bonds purchased for circulation. The
capital is $4,000. It's deposits aver
age over $4,000. For the past six
months its net profits were over 3 pei
cent.
The Lyndon savings bank, connect
ed with the national bank, elected for
trustees S. S. Thompson, l.. K. Quinn
Folsom, j. w. Copeland, III. M. Pearl.
The officers for the year are: Presi-
dent, /. w. SanbOrn vice president,
L. X. Quimby treasurer, Ida S. Pearl.
This bank has GA depositOrs and $50,
600 on deposit and paid per cent fol
it's first years dividend.
AT the village meeting last week A
w. HOughtOn, |. w. Cunningham and
Aaron Twombly were elected trustees
/. w. Sanborn clerk M. C.. Miller,
collector and o. M. Badger chief OF
fire department.
The receipts for rent of Music hall
last year amounted to more than
enough to pay the interest OIL the cost
of the building.
James Wallace is much improved
this week and it is hoped he may get
out again.
Meetings will be held at the MethO-
dist chapel every evening this week
until Saturday.
John Bedard has moved to st. Johns
bury where he has bought an interest
in the barber shop near the depot.
Several of our ex-sOldiers are about
to join the Grand Army post at St
IOhnsbury
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
Notice i'm Insolvency.

CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS. No"i' vi i"S'i'e no
In the matter of Mark L. Hovey of Kirb
said District, InsOlvent Debtor.
Notice is hereby given that Mark L. Hove
Kirby, in said district on the 18th da,
Jan, A. d. 1886, filed his Petition in InsolvenC
the Office of the Court of Insolvency, in STD Ohns
in said district, and meeting of the creditO
said InsOlvent debtor will be held at the Pro
Office in st. JOhnsbury, aforesaid on the 29tl
of Jan. A, ID. 1886, at 10 O'Clock a. m. to prove
debts and choose one or more Assignees upon
estate.
Notice ia also given that the payment of any
aud the delivery of any property belonging I'd
debtor, to him, or for his use, and the transI
any property by him are forbidden by law,
By order of Court,
1t Attest, WALTER p. SMITH JuC,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
Publishers Notices.

If subscribers knew how much work it would
save to renew their subscriptions week or two
BEFORE they expire, instead of a week or two
AFTERWARDS, more would be thus thosghtful.
There are good many small bills due this office
which we urgently ask may be settled at once
Most of the bills are so small that cannot af
what we rely on to pay bills. IF this notice
hits you, you the one it is intended to hit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
For Sale or To Rent.

My house in Summerville, said bOuse Is
story double tenement with an acre of land, "
20 rods of school and ten minutes walk OF depC
Also my place at st. JOhnsbury East, know
the hotel property, twO-st0ry brick house
about thirty acres of as good land there
Caledonia county. a sugar orchard eOntal
300 trees with sugar house and I'll the utensil
making sugar. Either of the above places
sell at a bargain.
27tf JONATHAN FAB
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Herald suggests
that if you are thinking of turning over
a new leaf at the beginning of the year,
try the leaf that contains the ten COM
mandments.
Mugwumps may begin to hold up
their heads trif1e higher for report
has it that the word "mugwump" will
be inserted in the new dictionaries and
will thus become legitimate part of
the language.
1t is said that Sir John Macdonald,
upon his return to Canada, will grant
full and unconditional pardon to all
political prisoners now undergoing
sentence in the Northwest for cOnnec-
ton with the recent rebellion in that
country.
Henry N. Hudson, L L. D., of Cam
bridge, Mass, the well known Shake
spearian scholar, who died at his resi-
dence last Saturday was native of
this state. He was born in Cornwall,
January %, 1914, and was graduate
of Middlebury college.
eve are the most drunken race on
the planet" says Joseph Cook, "and
the palm for red noses should be
awarded to Irish, Germans and Ameri-
cans" Mr.. Cook says he hasn't lost all
hope that the republican party will yet
lead a crusade against the liquor inter-
est.
The fourth class pOstmasters in Yer
mont have received circulars asking
them to call convention and appoint
delegates to the national convention
of postmasters, which meets in Chica-
go next month. What would the high
minded democrats have said had the
republican postmasters started such a
scheme for securing an increase of pay,
and that's just what the convention is
for. 8@ seEB
We have before had occasion to call
attention to the Burlington Free Press.
It's prospectus will be found in another
column. Besides being bright, newsy
paper, "edited with special reference
to the needs of its own constituency in
Vermont" it has the added advantage
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
WELLS RIVER.

Miss Lord, teacher in the primary
department of the graded school, has
been sick the past week and her place
is taken by Miss Ella Dunlap.
The attendance at the Sunday even
ing meeting is the largest that it has
been for II long time. The series OF
Bible readings just begun promises to
be very interesting and helpful.
The postoffice war still RACES fiercely
making fast and furious fun for the
outsiders. No one is able to predict
the end. There are now five candi-
dates, zach confident of success.
Deaths in this vicinity have been
quite numerous the past week. Mrs.
John Gibson of Ryegate died last Fri
day, having suffered from a cancer for
long time. Miss Eliza Park, living
with Mr.. Andrew Atkins, died very
suddenly of heart disease last Friday
morning.
The band gave a promenade concert
and auction supper at the school house
hall on Tuesday evening the 10Th.
Each lady carried a basket containing
lunch sufficient for two persons and
with her own name on a slip of paper
vi tiiC HC otShCbS Ncl0 SOlu
to the highest bidder, who made way
with the contents in company with the
lady represented. The band gained
quite an addition to their treasury and
they deserve it. They are in good
condition for work now and have en-
gage George G. Rowe as teacher for
the rest of the winter.
The wrestling match at the rink on
Monday evening drew quite large
though not particularly select crowd,
1t was won by Henderson of this place.
Col. Preston Post No. 10, G. A. R.,
and the Woman's Relief corps installed
the following officers on Monday even
ing, Jan 18th. OF the post; Com
mander, ID, B. Reid S. V. c., w. H.
Munsell; j. V. c., III. G. Rollins
Chap, E. j. Ranslow Q. NJ, R. Moore
Surgeon, A. Nj. Whitelaw; o. c., S.
Putnam o. d., G. N. Page Adj, r.
G.. Brock P. c., j. A. George. OF the
Relief corps: President, Mrs. w. HI.
Goodwin S. V. p, Mrs. r. Moore j.
V. c., Mrs. w. p. Johnson Chap, Mrs.
w. H. Munsell; Cond., Mrs. O. S. Alb
bott Guard, Mrs. F. Deming Sec'y,
Mrs. Harvey Powers Treas, Mrs. E.
j. RanslOw.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
CABOT.

Union meetings are being held three
evenings in each week. A good de-
gree of interest is manifested.
ii. b. Whittier, formerly employed
in the store of j. A. harrington, has
gone to Rutland to work in the cloth
ing store of Hogan formerly of st.
JOhnsbury.
j. A. harrington has hired w. j.
Town as clerk for the remainder of the
winter.
Merton d. Wells has been chosen
leader of the band in place of H. B
Whittier.
Ella, daughter of Chauncey GoOdale
formerly of this place, died quite sud
denly in BrattlebOrO, Saturday.
The hotel has changed hands, Mr.
Fifield of Woodbury. having hired the
DrOperty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
LYNDON CENTRE.

The house warming at Dea. ALDER
tus Aliens last Thursday evening, was
a very pleasant affair. About $50 per-
sons were present.
The religious interest still continues
and meetings will be held every even
ing this week except Saturday.
In district No. there were in 1885,
z deaths and 3 births. In 1884, were
A deaths and 8 births. Of those who
died in 1885, one was %, one %, one 90,
one 81, one sc, one 81 and one 80 years
old. Consumption caused the death
of three, pneumonia two and old age
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
WEST CONCORD.

Quarterly meeting at NJ. E. church
next Sabbath. Services by Brother
Mcdonald of East Burke.
VIM. Douglas is pressing about rs
tons of hay for market.
L. w. Russell is buying potatoes for
market. He is paying so cents bushel
for good sorted potatoes.
There are several cases of fever in
town, bnt none that are considered
dangerous.
The iumbermen have taken hold OF
their work with new energy since the
snow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
LYNDON.

The new Congregational church to
be dedicated is at Kirby mot Lyndon,
us printed last week. and the dedica-
ton is to be Tuesday the Goth, not the
oath. This ne of the oldest churches
in the county, being organized in 1925
Some over $500 have been expended
in remodeling the building and some
5000 more are needed as the local or
ganizatiOn is small and rather weak
financially. This being the only church
in town the people did not feel like
letting it die.
Union meetings are being held this
week Wednesday and Friday evenings
in the Congregational vestry.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Quimby returned
home from Pawtucket last week.
j. C. Ide is moving into Mrs. Hill's
tenement over Weeks store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
OH Gatedunia1r.
To suRsCRIRERS.

The date printed on the wrapper or margin
of this paper shows the time to which the
subscription is paid. 1t constitutes a contin-
uOus receipt, and shows how the subscriptions
stands at this office. Examine it often, esPe-
cialIy Immediately after payment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
MONROE, N. I'll.

Drs. Billiard, futile, Hazzleton and
Clark cOnclu ded to make an opening
into Newton Lang's thigh. More than
a quart of pus was removed and now it
is hoped that he will speedily recover.
Mr.. Lang has suffered with hip disease
for more than a year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21

of being the first morning paper to
reach this section of the state. Read
the prospectus and then subscribe for
the paper.
Among other curious facts the res
port which the civil service commits
sioners are preparing will show that a
very large per cent. of the male candi-
dates who have been examined have
been deficient in their knowledge OF
the ordinary rules of syntax. 1t speaks
we'll for the public schools of the land
that 20 per cent. of the successful can
didates are recent graduates from
them.
Uncanny as seems the idea of Gre
mating the bodies of the dead, it is I'M
dOubtedly growing in public favor.
The society of Medical Jurisprudence
has offered to the New York legisla-
ture bill providing that all persons
who die of contagious diseases shall be
cremated under the direction of the
municipal authorities. While there is
little hope that this bill will become a
law, the Brooklyn Union says, at is
certain that popular appreciation OF
sanitary science will sooner or later
cause some such law to be passed and
enforced in New York"
The BrattlebOrO correspondent of
the Springfield Republican notes it as
a gratifying proof of reform going on
among the newspaper men of this state,
that an editor of one of the leading re-
publican papers in that section has re-
turned his annual pass with good and
sufficient reasons for not accepting
further favors in that line from the
Central railroad influences, the chief of
which is the fact that the free-pass
abuse has become unjustifable and
intolerable. Furthermore he says that
similar action has already been taken
by a number of leading men in the
state, and it certainly begins to SAVIOR
of cleaner and wiser politics among the
Green mountains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
Still They Come.

Still They Come.
Pete McDuff put in claim for the
keg of beer that came into town two
weeks ago addressed to Joseph Ivers.
Being denied this he asserted his right
to get drunk and did so, smashing
windows, abusing his family, etc. He
was arrested Monday, brought before
Justice N. M. johnson and fined 1851
for intoxicatiOn. 1t is getting to be
rather of an interesting question how
and where people in this town get
rum. There's law enough but, some
how, there seems to be rum enough.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
The Lancaster Bank BADLY on.

Six of the thirteen victims of the
cOalmine explosion at Almy, Wyo-
ming, which occurred on Tuesday
night, have been recovered from the
mine. The men met their deaths from
suffocation and the appearance of the
bodies indicated terrible struggle for
life. The searching party expects to
reach the other seven bodies soon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTRE.

There will be japanese tea party
and entertainment in the vestry of the
Congregational church Friday even
ing, Jan. %.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21

every preparation for it, retired, leav-
ing word not to be called till the last
moment. At 2 p. m. servant entered
her darkened room to awake her and
found her unconscious. Every remedy
known to the family was applied, but
when the family physician, who lives
near, came, he pronounced her dead.
The Newark Boys Home Again.
The four Newark IN. J.) boys who
were sent to Paris to be inOculated by
Pasteur arrived sound and well al
Newark Thursday morning on the
steamer Canada from Havre in charge
of DIR. Billings. The mother of Eddie
Ryan, who went over with her boy
was delivered of boy baby during the
return passage who was gratefully
christened Patrick Pasteur Ryan. DR.
Billings made study of the French
scientists methods, and will put them
in practice as soon as he can get the
virus from a mad dog and the neces
sary plant.
The Lancaster Bank Badly Of.
Examiner Gatchell reports the con
dition of the Lancaster bank as mucl
worse than was expected. The liabili-
tics are about $350,OOO; the value o
the good assets is small, and it i:
doubtful if the bank can prove it's title
to half the securities found in tn,
satchel in Vermont. Nothing definite
has been heard from Mcneil, though i
is supposed that he is in some small
village in Canada Further charges
have been brought against DR.. Nielsen
and he has been again arrested and
again bailed. 1t looks bad for him
Further securities were found at Wes
Rutland and still other "finds' ar,
| looked for.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
Card to the Publ
To all the former patrons
{. {. WOODS
PASSUMPSIC,

We wish to say that
shall still continue to cond
the business as heretofore
least for the present and
spectfully solicit a continual
of your favor and patrona
We have a full line in
departments which will be s
at very low prices; especif
low for cash.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
Mr.. Halls Lectures.

Mr.. Halls Lectures.
The series of historical lectures by
Henry Hall of Rutland closed Friday
evening. Thursday evening the tribes,
numbers and civilization of the Ver-
mont Indians was treated. Sketches
of relics, etchings, ETC., were shown
and the idea advanced that many of
them were the work of race existing
in this state antedating the Indians.
Friday evening the subject discussed
was Vermont as a nation from 1777 to
1871. Many curious illustrations of
the manners and customs of the early
VermOnters of the last century were
given and some of the rough expert
ence noted of the days when people
used to emigrate to this state from
New England and New York. Mr..
Hall goes from here to Montpelier
where he thinks of delivering the same
series of lectures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
GREENSBORO BEND.

will stop the remainder of the winter
with her sister, Mrs. G.. S. Ward.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
CUT BIAS.

CUT BIAS.
"That picture is one-sided," said the
Caledonian art critic to local photog-
rapher the other day as he was exhib
ting some of his handiwork. $50 was
the face the picture was taken FROM"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-01-21
The FREE PRESS.
BURLINGTON, VT.

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its practice accord with its belief Its efforts to-
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