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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
THE MISSIONARY FUNDS.

1t will be remem bered that during
the last annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions there appeared in the
Boston Daily Advertiser a communica-
tiOnby Rev. Leonard Bacon, d. D., in
which it was stated that "the facts thus
far accessible" seemed to him to con-
stitute presumptive proof of perver-
sion of the funds of the board. A COM
mittee was at once appointed to inves-
tigate the affair and report through the
press. This report was issued this
week.
DR.. Bacon, it appears, did not find it
convenient to respond to the invitation
to meet the committee and aid in the
Investigation, and the committee, after
thoroughly Overhauling the accounts OF
the board, report that they have ex-
amined the books in the treasurer's
office, and find that every financial
transaction can be readily traced in
~ any OhO esO on "iOii
such matters. Furthermore they say
"This committee have traced all mat
ters of which they could learn, by in
quiry through various channels, us
having been the occasion of complaint
in any quarter, and find nothing that
should have led to any criticism or
ground of suspicion, bat on the con-
trary, they find conclusive evidence
the administration of the affairs of the
board is such as to merit the utmost
confidence of its friends and patrons
that all funds received into its treasury
are used with marked wisdom, pru-
dence and ability in carrying forward
the great work for which the board was
organized"
The men composing this committee
are, Thomas j. Borden, Samuel D.
Warren, William H. Hale, John N
Stickney, whose names ought to be
sufficient guarantee to the patrons OF
the board.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
Free Lumber.

Our Canadian friends are already
rubbing their hands and indulging in
congratulations over the possible
changes that will be brought about by
the passage of the Morrison bill. Says
one of the Ottawa papers:
The result will be clear gain o.
nearly the amount of the duty to the
Canadian manufacturers and an easy
market for all he produces, within rea-
sOnable limits. As the centre of the
lumber trade Ottawa will naturally
benefit to an enormous extent by the
change. 1t will add greatly to our
business and to the capital in the hands
of our business men.
This is trife previous on the part
of the Canadians as there is little prob
ability of the bill ever becoming a law
1t serves to show, however, the way
they look at it and how free lumber
strikes our competitors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
Qualifications for Office.


The BrattlebOrO Phoenix thinks there
are three points which should be in
sisted on in the choice of a candidate
for the Office of lieutenant governor in
the coming canvass. First, he should
be a sincere and OutspOkeD advocate OF
the reelection of Senator Edmunds.
Second, he should favsr the passage of
a railroad commission bill, the pas
sage of such bill ought to be made a
distinct issue in this years canvas.
Third, the man who receives the Office
should be given it with the plain I'M
derstanding that his election to the of
flee this year does not give him first
mortgage on the gOvernOrship two
years hence. Three very sensible
points.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Three Men Instantly HfI1ed.--Other
Fatally wounded

Three Men Instantly HfI1ed.--Others
Fatally Wounded.
North Wolcott was the scene of a
horrible accident Tuesday morning
which resulted in the instant death of
three men and fatally injuring one and
possibly another man. w. w. Gates
saw mill, about four miles from VOL
colt village, was run by 25-horse
power engine. The mill was not run
ming on Tuesday as some repairs were
being made, but they had "fired up'
and were at work cleaning away some
boards, etc., in front of the engine
when the boiler exploded. The force
of the explosion was fearful, blowing
out one side of the mill and instantly
killing L. Amsden of Greensboro, a
Mr.. Tinker of MOrristOwn and Engi-
neer Douglass of Stowe. Douglass was
blown "a rods away and his body was
fearfully mangled. w. w. Cate, the
owner of the mill, and Eugene Pike
were badly bruised. The former died
Wednesday morning and at last reports
Pike was in hopeless condition /;
neither of them regained consciousness
after the explosion. All the men leave
families except Douglass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
A QUEER MEDLEY.

The attitude of dozen or more of
the state papers that are before us on
questions political furnishes a curious
medley of opinions and positions.
The Rutland Herald, with some of
its owners friends of ExGOv. Smith, is
OutspOken in its friendship for Senator
Edmunds and is pronounced in it's pO-
stiOn as republican newspaper. The
Burlington Free Press, also republi-
can, unqHalifedly endorses the YER
mont senator both in his present rela-
tiOns to the president and in the sena
torial issue. The st. Adams Messen-
ger, republican of the republicans, in
an editorial article this week speaks a
good word for Edmunds' speech in the
senate on the "official papers" bust
ness, but is sharply opposed to the
candidacy of Edmunds for reelection
to the senate and is careful not to sit
down too hard OH Mr.. Atkins.
Among the weeklies the BrattlebOrO
Phoenix, that was sufficiently strong as
a republican paper to support Blaine
in "a, is for Edmunds first and last and
every time, while the BrattlebOrO Re-
former, the ablest democratic paper in
the state, is positively opposed to Ed
munds and at the same time is one of
the strongest opponents with which
the democratic ring of the state, with
Atkins at it's head, has to contend.
The Newport Express, Richford Ga
zette, Barton Monitor, Windsor Jour
nal, Woodstock Standard, are all re-
publican and with the SwantOn SEN
try are all for Edmunds though the
Sentry rather takes sides against Ed
munds on the present affair regarding
official papers. The Bellows Falls
Times, presumably for Edmunds,
thinks the present discussion toe "pre-
viOus." The Burlington Clipper is ia
vOrable to Edmunds is anti Atkins and,
on other questions pursues hit-a-
head -wherever-it sees-it policy. The
Montpelier Argus is for Atkins always,
and, of course, is opposed to Edmunds,
while the Waterman, the republican
mentor of the state, is simply gently
opposed to Edmunds at every point as
a matter of conscience.
What is poor wandering lamb from
the fold to do provided he bankers at
ter place in one or the other of the
two great parties, or must we conclude
that we have fallen uPen times when
party lines are not drawn sufficiently
tight to interfere with expressions of
opinion of any and all sorts. If the
latter be true isn't a sO-called indie
pendent paper about as well off as any
of them after all Z
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
MONROE. N. III.

Austin Goodell Post No. 81, G.. A. R.,
was organized nearly four years ago.
1t is composed mostly Of Veterans
from Monroe and McIndOes Falls, and
has mustered all that would come nat
urally within its jurisdiction, 81 in all.
OF this number two have died, Post
commander John @. Gilchrist and Dea.
Gray, who it is claimed by the post
was the oldest member of the @. A. r.
i'm this department, being some over 80
at the time of his death in 1884. There
are now left % members all in good
standing with desire to make more
effectual the objects of its organization
it was thought best to enlist the in
fluence of the loyal women of these
communities ia it's behalf, though they
had never failed to respond nObly to
all demands made on them by the
post-and the necessary arrangements
were at once made and on the 5th
inst Austin GOOdell w. r. c., No. 35
was instituted with % charter men,
bers. Mrs. Addie S. Hughes, Dept.
inspector from Ashland, exemplified
the werk of the corps, and installed
the following officers: Pres, Jane NJ.
Sutherland S. V. P. Addie NJ. Carr
j. V. p, Annie Guthrie Sect, Mary
E. Gilchrist; Treas. Luella Gilfillan
Chap, Abbie A. Moore; Cond., Mary
l.. Shepherd; Guard, Maria Little
Asst. COnd., Rosa Colby Asst. Guard,
Mary j. Chamberlin.
A delegation of Is from Col. Preston
w. r. c., Wells River, was present,
also Post Secy. of Chamberlin w. K.
C. st. Johnsbury. After the exercises
were over a banquet was served of
which all present partook.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
A WORD FROM FLORIDA.

Jacob Ide wri ting to friends in Pas
sumpsic, reports all hands at Pomona
in an excellent condition with the ther-
mometer at 80 in the shade at the
time of writing. He tells of pleasant
trips to ST. Augustine, and, by boat,
to Palatka, where fresh shad, green
peas, asparagus and Strawberries were
features of the dinner. w. HI. Nelson
and II. X. Ide are both rapidly improv-
ing in health, the former having gain
ed ten pounds or more. Mr.. Ide gives
"A specimen of Yankee enterprise in
a man of over 80, in his experiences in
breaking up new land. He says:
"One week ago the land in front of
HOrace's hOsse was as nature left it,,
covered with rank growth of wild
grass and pine trees from 60 to 80 or
80 feet high. Horace gave me the land
on condition that | would clear it and
set out orange trees on it. Those pine
trees are now all dug up by the roots,
the stumps cut off and buried in the
ground, the best of the saw logs drawn
to the mill and sawed, the poorer ones
drawn off the land and left To rot, the
tops and brush thrown into the holes
where the trees came out and burned,
the land (about one acre) neatly clear
ed and the holes filed up and the land
plowed. A darkey plowed the land
alone with two mules and it is better
plowed and looks smoother now than
my meadow did when first broke up
there was heavy growth of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
zee the slaves of the native southern-

gree the slaves of the native Southern
ers,
The nearly IL pages of the paper
that is before us, the work of Gen.
Armstrong and his co-labOrers and al
so of the colored students themselves,
breathe of progress, ambition, high
aims and good will-tomen feeling
that is not only healthy in its tone but
is free from any show of i'll or trace"
feeling. There is not a word about
''the war" or the hated SOutherners.
No compliant is made that they are not
having a "fair chance" That sort of
stuff is left to the politicians and old
fashioned papers that find it hard to
remember that the war is over and
that we are living in better and bright
er times. Meanwhile the negro sees
his opportunity and is quietly making
the best of it, preparing himself for
citizenship with a rapidity, that, I'M
der the circumstances, seems little
short of the marvellous and that will
in other days be looked back upon as
one of the most striking features of the
history of this country in the last
quarter of the 10Th century.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
A Good Story.

The BrattlebOrO correspondent of
the Springfield Republican tells pref
ty good story of Col. Clarke and his
first weeks experience on the Rutland
Herald The fact that the Clements,
who are large owners in the Herald,
are friendly to Ex-GOv. Smith natural
ally made the position of the Herald
under Col. Clarke in relation to Sena-
tor Edmunds a matter of special in
terest. Says the correspondent:
Consequently soon after Col. Clarke's
arrival in Rutland he was waited on
by few adroit opponents of the sena
tor, who hoped to obtain in advance
the desired favorable information
which was to be used with effect when
it was likely to do the most good. The
call was made Ostensibly for the pur-
pose of paying respects and to welcome
the new manager to town, but really
for the purpose named. The "feelers"
were received pleasantly and probably
unsuspectingly, but the visit was un-
satisfactory and the party retired to
the hotel to discuss the probabilities.
One of them declared that he observed
from their conversation with the edi-
tor signs of distrust of Edmunds.
Another thought so too; said he,
''Clarke seems to be all right, and l
believe he is with u.s." 81 don't know"
remarked the third, she didn't say
much, and be hanged if | could tell
just where he does stand" Finally
they all agreed that under the circum-
stances it was reasonable to suppose
that he would sympathize with the
Smith party, and they scattered evil
IDENTIFY satisfied, but to read the follow
ing morning in the Herald a strong ed
itorial in support of Edmunds. AS a
resident remarked after reading the
editorial, "YOu could have knocked
that crowd down with feather"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
SHEFFIELD.

J. M. Cass has sold his farm to An
drew Roberts of Saranac, n. Y. Price
$1,000.
evening at Mrs. r. B. BOWS, March
10.
Frank Chesley has bought of Salma
Davis, the farm known AS the COffran
place, lately known as the Geo. Newell
place.
The dramatic club played "Better
than gold" and "AmOng the Breakers
at the Free Baptist church last week to
good houses. The former was the
better play. All did their parts we'll
and gave general approval. The best
character acting was done by A. j.
Giffin as LARRY Devine" and Miss
Jetty Farr as "Biddy Bane."
Lester Brown has dissolved partner
ship with butcher Kimball and moved
back on to his farm. Kimball has en-
gagged Harley Page and wife for year.
Sheffield proposes to have cOrnet
band with Mr.. Sturtevant as leader.
James Salmon has sold his place to
Jonh Chesley for 1875 and bought the
Phiury Williams residence on the
Glover road.
The town authorities have purchas
ed of John O'Harra his farm to be used
as poor farm and come in possession
at once. Price $1,000.
The w. G.. II. u. met with Mrs. Lucy
Drown on Monday evening last and a
very interesting time was enjoyed by
all present. Hope we shall have a
larger audience next time,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

There will be IN entertainment and
supper at the Congregational church
and vestry Friday evening March 10,
proceeds to go toward defraying incl
dental expenses of church..
P. d. Blodgett preached in the Meth
odist and G. M. Carpenter in the Con-
gregatiOnal church last Sunday.
Rev. d. H. Adams will preach in
the Methodist church next Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Walker has moved to Is
land Pond.-SimeOn Huse has moved
into the GoOdall store where he has
for sale a stock of tin and wooden
ware. 1t is hoped that this may be a
permanent business.
The remains of Mrs. VIM. Sartwell
were brought here from Lowell, Mass,
for burial last Monday.
Frank Wood, ST., has moved from
the Ed Morrill, house into tenement
in the Isaac Harrington house.
O. F. Russell has gone to Victory
with his team to draw logs for Gallup.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
Presentation of Account.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
- In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office,
in St Johnsbury in said district, on the 10th day
of March, A. ID. 1896.
William higgins. executor of the last Will and
Testament of Ohm G. Higgins late of st. JOhnsbury
in said District deceased presents his administra
ton account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred 10 q
sion thereof 10 be held at the Probate Office ~ said
st. Johnsbury, the 9th day of April A l.. 1886
for hearing and decision thereon and il Is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all peraOns
interested by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the Caledonian. published at ST.
Johnsbury, previous 70 said time appointed for
hearing that they may appear at said time and
place and show cause if any they may have why
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made.
BY the Court, Attest.
$40 WALTER P. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
WEST CONCORD.

A. Douglas is seen upon the streets
again after an illness of about three
months. He is improving quite fast.
NJ. Dodge has daughter about Is
years old, sick with consumption. She
is very low and weak and it is thought
she cannot live but a short time.
ID. G.. Burroughs has rented the H.
A. Joslin farm, better known as the
DR.. Wheeler farm. 1t is one of the
best farms in Essex county. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Joslin and wife go to
California some time this season.
The sleighing is good in this vicinity
and every one seems to be improving
it, nothing being done in the way of
making sugar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
WRECK OF THE OREGON.
Nine hundred Persons ON BOARD.

The steamer Oregon, one of the finest
vessels of the Cunard line, was sunk
early Sunday morning off Fire Island
by II collision with an unknown schOOn-
er. The latter disappeared, but pi-
lot beat and another schooner came to
the steamers assistance, and all of the
800 or more persons were transferred
without loss of life to the German
steamer Fulda. None of the baggage
was saved and but 90 of the 600 mail
bags on board.
The steamer collided with an un-
known deep laden three -masted craft
at 400 a. M, when between Fire Island
light and ShinnecOck. She was struck
on the port side Immediately under
the dining saloon, tearing a large hole
in her side under water. The hole was
so large that one could drive a horse
and wagon through it, and when the
vessel cOllided it sounded like the re-
port of an ordinary cannon. The boats
were after some difficulty manned and
lowered into the water. The women
were first got in the boats. From 8 to
| IL. m. the work of transferring the
passengers went on and was finished
in safety, not single life being lost.
Capt. COttier was the last man to leave
the ship.
When built in 1883 the Oregon was
the most magnificent, most powerful
and fastest of the transatlantic vessels
With the exception of the Etruria of
the same line, she retained a record for
the fastest speed. The dimensions of
the Oregon were $50 feet in length 81
feet breadth of beam, 404 feet depth of
hold and 1880 tons gross measurement.
She was built of iron, with nine trans
verse water tight bulkheads, five iron
decks and strong turtle-back deck
forward and aft as protection from
the heavy seas. She was fitted to ac-
commOdate $40 saloon, % second cabin
and 1000 steerage passengers. The fit
tings of the Oregon were unusually
fine. The grand saloon was capable
of dining the whole of the $40 cabin
passengers at one time and was placed
in the fore part of the vessel. The
most striking feature of the vessel was
its enormous steaming power. The
engines were simple in construction
and represented capacity greater
than any before put OH an ocean steam
ship. Her boiler power was cores
pOndingly large, as may be realized
from the fact that she burned more
than 300 tons of coal in each "a no urs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
THE NEW SOUTH.

A copy of the Southern Workman
and Hampton School Record handed
us by a friend, brings to mind many
pleasant recOllectiOns of a visit to the
Hampton school in Virginia year ago.
per serves to confirm the impressions
we received when on the ground, that
large share of the talk concerning the
cOlored people, their want of opportu-
mites, their privatiOBs and the indig-
mites that are still said to be heaped
upon them, is the talk of politicians
who, for one purpose or another, de-
sire the impression TO go out that the
colored people are still in a certain de-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
CABOT.

The Good Templars will give social
and literary entertainment at school
house hall Tuesday evening, March %.
The exercises will consist of recitations,
declamatiOns, and the story of Miles
Standish, illustrated with tableau, and
music by the band. Refreshments will
be served. 1t is hoped new sugar will
play an important part in the enter
tainment.
Miss Louise Knight and Hattie,
daughter of Judge Fisher, who have
been dangerously i'll, are reported bet
ter with a fair prospect of their recov-
cry. Others in town are very sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18

box supper Wednesday evening. Sew
eral young ladies recited appropriate
selections and the music was patriotic.
The boxes of food were sold and
amounted to $l4, for INDECENT soldiers.
Geo. Lovejoy brought down double
load.
The Mite society necktie and apron
coffee party, Friday evening, was quite
we'll patronized and enjoyed.
The North Greensboro dramatic club
plays here Tuesday.
Donation for Rev. Mr.. Tharsten
Thursday evening.
Mrs. S. Winchester, who had pneu-
monia, is now able to be out.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
EAST HARDWICK.

Dea. Stevens has re-engaged George
Rudd.
E. Houstin is visiting in Hardwick
and st. JOhnsbury.-Mr.W WEIGH visited
Mr.. Hunt over Sunday.-Mr. Graham
has returned from Washington, d. G..
Newton Shedd and BENZ. Collier are
better.
Rev. and Mrs. F. d. Chandler have
gone to their. new home in Conn.
Rev. c. Winch preached again last
Sabbath.
H. A. Babbitt writes that the state
ment that his time as Mr.. Hunts part
ner expires this spring is a mistake,
there being no agreement to that eff
feet between them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
RYEGATE.

A very successful lecture was given
by Mrs. Emily Mclaughlin, Tuesday
evening, the 9th inst. She held the
attention of the audience for more than
an hour. and made an impression on
some whose hearts had never been
reached before. Again our w. G. T..
U. has been refreshed and strengthened
by this earnest Christian worker.
Rev. Il. w. Laird of st. JOhnsbury
will supply the Reformed Presbyterian
pulpit in this place next Sabbath.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18
Trials OF Illustrated Papers.

The Baltimore Sun jeers at one OF
our esteemed illustrated evening con-
tempOr;lries for printing wood cut
likeness of Archbishop Gibbons and
labelling it "Archbishop Corrigan.'
The embarrassments of illustrated
journals remind us of the trouble of an
old lady who had only two remedies III
her medicine chest-a cathartic and an
emetic-bOth well enough in their way,
"but for the life Of me-" she said, 81
never could tell which was which until
| tried 'em p Philadelphia Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18

rank wild grass on it. Now l have as
handsome and smooth laying a piece
of land as you ever saw, without a
stump or a stone on it and in a few
days more it will all be set out with
orange trees"
This is the way the Vermonters show
the Floridians the meaning of Yankee
grit and push. Mr.. Idle expects to re-
turn to New England next week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18

Only six towns and those among the
smaller towns of the state voted to
adopt the town system of schools in
the recent annual town meetings. The
vote in the state as a whole was over
whelmiBgly against it Apparently
no thought was given the matter by
the voters and the result must be TAX
en- more as significant of general indif-
erence than as Indicating any special
hostility to the town system. 1t is
only a question of time, anyway, when
the present district system will give
way to the much better town system.
The sooner the change comes the bet
tar
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-18

The Portland Advertiser has an &C.
casiOnal department. that is very sug-
gestivs. 1t is headed "Good Deeds
and contains the record of some of the
good things that are done in these
days 1t forms a very striking and
profitable contrast to the murder and
suicide columns that make the aver
age papers so desirable these days