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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23
Broke His Arm.

|
Saturday. He was on the grounds as
a spectator, and before the game COM
menced took ball to "pass" with a
companion. Attempting to throw the
broke about three inches above the
elbow done, as the surgeon says, by
the contraction of the biceps muscles.
r. r. Accident.--Narrow Escape of
Passengers.
The Boston express train over the
road via Plymouth, due here at 7.35
Wednesday evening, ran into the rear
of freight train near Ashland, n. H.,
disabling the engine and wrecking
several freight cars. The engineer and
fireman jumped and were only slightly
hurt. The passengers were shook up
but none injured. The freight was on
the express trains time and fagman
was not sent far enough to rear. Ex-
Gov. Fairbanks and wife and Mrs. c..
L. Goodell were on the express train,
which was delayed some hours by the
accident, missing connection with the
New York train at Wells River.
Sick and We Visited Me.
Donald McLeod's household, next
the Free Baptist church, has been in a
sorrowful condition the past few days.
Mr.. Mcleod has been severely ill but
is now convalescent. Two or three
children have had mild form of diph
liberia. Last evening the neighbors
learned that the eldest daughter,
Katie, about ID years old, was very ill
with the disease and that the mother
had been without help all the days and
nights for the past week or two. Such
was the fear of the disease and such
the engagements tit being fair week.
of help usually obtainable in such
emergencies, that no one could be
found who would go there to assist.
The child died this forenoon. If there
are men OF women not afraid of diph
liberia, who can be obtained for help
in such cases as the above, we should
be glad to advertise their names and
address. Such instances as the one
which has just occurred are no credit
to our Christian civilization.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23

At St. JOhnsbury Sept 16 by Rev. Edward I
Fairbanks, Elmer o. Lake Of Hyde Park, Mass
and Minnie A. Burt of st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23
THE FRATERNITIES.
What They are Doing i'm st. Johnsbury

The reunion of the old Third VT
regiment to be held in st. Johnsbury
Thursday, Oct. 81, will be an interest
ing event. Col. Thomas o. Seaver,
who commanded the regiment in all
the battles from fredericksburg to Pc
tersSurg, will give the address.
The reunion of company d, was at
fair grounds during Wednesday after
noon, and then the boys, about 30 in
number, went to the G.. A. r. hall
where they spent the night in story
telling, etc. Same officers elected as
last year. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, H. A. Boomhower, Fletcher !;
vice president, Lorin Chase, Peacham !;
secretary and treasurer, A. L. Chand-
Ter, Oxford, N. H.; executive commit
tee, G.. w. Cook, ST. JOhnsbury NJ. M.
Wheeler, Peacham H. A. Moore, Pas
sumpsic H. A. Markiess, Herkimer,
N. Y. John N. Fox, Quincy, Mass. !;
j. B. Worthen. Massawippi, P. @.
Forty uniformed members of Cres-
cent canton No. 2, under the command
of Capt. d. P. Celley, with Gregory
Beck lieutenant and F. w. Carr en-
sign, left here Tuesday morning for
the sovereign grand lodge meeting in
Boston. Of this party 33 are from the
st. Johnsbury canton and seven from
Burlington. They reached Concord at
$50 in the afternoon where they were
entertained for four hours by COM
mittee of the Concord canton. Shortly
after o'clock they reached Manches-
ter where they joined their regiment
and were handsomely entertained
through the night at Hotel Windsor.
Wednesday morning they went down
to Boston where they were quartered
at the Metropolitan hotel. The big
parade came off yesterday and ranks
are broken to-day. A considerable
number of Odd Fellows, not mem bers
of the canton, accompanied the party.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23
COMMENCED AUGUST 8, 1887.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Record.
BRIEF LOCALS.

BRIEF LOCALS.
The New York express train will
be taken off Oct 2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23
WEST CONCORD.
Struck by observation-disclosures Es-
cape from Death.


During the shower of last Sunday
evening, between and o'clock the
premises of A. j. Hull of this village
were struck by lightning. The first
object was large pine shade-tree
nearly two feet in diameter, standing
some three or four rods from the house.
1t struck this tree near the top split
ting it to the ground and scattering
pieces many rods away. Then it made
it's way towards the house, blowing the
doOr-yard and throwing the dirt into
the air. The fluid then struck the
house near the top of the front door,
passing between the chamber floor and
the plastering of the dining-room, max
ing almost complete shavings of its
two oversills and throwing nearly all
of the plaster and lath from said room.
Then passing out of this room through
a window toward the wOOdshed, which
is connected with the barn, striking
near the corner of the barn setting it
on fire, which was easily put out.
There was water-trOugh here into
which water was running and was
supplying other houses. The lightning
followed the pipe running from this
trough to the one beside the road upon
the highway, blowing the trough and
box in which it was set entirely away
with a considerable amount of dirt.
Then it followed the pipe leading to
the house of M. F. Morton, destroying
his water box; then followed the water
pipe to Mr.. Pixies throwing out the
pump, or otherwise damaging it. Here
its force seemed to be spent, or nearly
so. Mr.. Hull and his wife and two
children and hired girl were in the
house at the time it was struck. Mr..
Hull was in the chamber over the din
ing room, standing beside the bed,
having just shut down the window.
Just at this time small bolt of the
lighting came up through the floor
burning him considerably and binding
him somewhat, but it is thought not Sc
riously. Mrs. Hull was standing in the
dining room with lamp in hand, near a
table filled with dishes, when the flash
came. The lamp was put out, the dish
es upon the table were nearly all brOk-
en-, the table badly demolished, and
Mrs. Hull stood there unhurt. The
| two children upon the lounge were I'M
hurt. The hired girl, Miss Spencer,
was sitting near where Mrs. Hull was
standing she had one foot burned
quite badly but not seriously.
The Hull brothers, who were so I'M
fortunate as to get burned out some
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23

The Barton fair comes next week,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
and the SherbrOOke fair on Wednes-
day and Thursday of same week. The
Passumpsic runs a special these two
days, leaving here at $50 a. IN. each
day, reaching here on the return al
7.33 p. M, and the fare for the round
trip will be only $3.50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23

The Hull brothers, who were so I'M
fortunate as to get burned out some
months ago are organized up again
and are now building 100 sleighs at
their new carriage shop.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvlin Paddock
rendered the pastor of the South
church, Rev. Edward Fairbanks, an
informal reception at their home on
Park street Monday evening. The
rooms were filled with the members of
the church and congregation. The
affair passed off very pleasantly and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-23

"A petition numerously signed has
been sent Gov. Pingree asking for the
pardon of DR.. A. r. Stokes, sentenced
three years ago by the supreme court
to state prison for seven years for pro-
curing abortions. 1t is said the doctor
is in failing health. We know nothing
of the merits of this case, but the ex
ecutive pardon has heretofore in thii
state been sadly misapplied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

THE GAZETTE would be glad TO chroni-
Gle an order from the honorable commits
sioners' court TO improve the county
roads. Our local trade is suffering be-
cause the farmers Of the surrounding
country cannot get to town over some OF
the roads in bad weather, and only with
difficulty when the roads are at theirbest.
The cotton season is almost at hand. We
want every bale Of cotton that is raised
in the territory naturally tributary to
Fort Worth, and in order to get them the
ways to the city must be open. a trip
over the Decatur road VIII illustrate the
meaning Of this paragraph.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

THE Baltimore journal of Commerce,
which was conducted by the late George
L. Porter for thlrty-seven years, has been
purchased from his administrators by the
publishers Of the Manufacturers Record,
who will continue its publication as a
weekly commercial paper. In their hands
the Manufacturers Record hae, in less
tnan four years, grown from a small I'M
known paper TO be one of the foremost
industrial journals in the country, univer-
sally acknowledged to have accomplished
incalculable good for the South in promo
ting the development of it's material re-
sources. The same enterprise and life
that have marked the management of the
Manufacturers Record and the same
policy and methods that have brought it
such unprecedented popularity and sue
cess, and have enabled it TO do 80 much
for the section it represents, will be OBJ
served In the conduct of the journal of
Commerce. 1t Will be useful paper to
all business men, and its market reports
and quotations of prices WIN make 1t val
liable to all shippers of produce, grain,
cotton, tobacco, lumber, etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
p0SSIBLY DEBArABLE ,eRoUND

POSSIBLY DEBATABLE GROUND
There are some very interesting and
rather problematical contests going on in
the several congressional districts in
Texas. Our own Sixth district presents
a striking example of how mixed matters
may become when men grow eager for
office and are backed by loyal adherents,
But all these contests are in the Demo.
cratic party, and are waged, in every
instance, for Democratic nomination.
which is equivalent TO an election, in
nearly II not quite all the districts. There
Is but one district In the state where the
opposition could have anything like a
lighting chance against the nominee of a
Democratic convention, and IN that dis
trict even the lighting chances would be
contingent upon combinations so peculiar
that they could not be formulated In any
other portion OF the state. That district,
rather singularly, Is one that is
ordinarily overwhelmingly Democratic
1t is the Ninth, represented for
so many years by Hon. II. Q. Mills.
Or, Rankin of Groesbeck, Greenback-
er, was wont to contest it with Mr.. Mills
Gen. Hannah OF Calvert another Green.
hacker, once concluded he could carry II
against Mills. The latter always came
home from Washington in time to make
a brief canvass, meet his farmer con.
stituents face to face, and carried his
district so easily that his late opponents
hardly realized how 1t was done. No
man living, running as Republican or
Greenbacker, can beat Mills In the Ninth
district. There are combinations and
complications, however, existing this
year, that may require all of Mr.. Nils
acknowledged shrewdness and populari.
" to overcome. The Ninth district.
while Democratic, contains perhaps the
strongest Prohibition element of any lis.
trict In the state The Prohibltionists,
as a rule, are farmers and Democrats.
They hold more than the balance OF
power in some of the counties in Mills
district. If they resolve TO nav
on last years score this year
they can give Mr.. Mills trouble, backed
though he will be by ali the
prestige attaching % Democratic noml. |
nstion. An alert, stle peohihItionlst--
such a man as W. X. Homau, for exam
generous Prob billion sup
port and drawing &c him the solid Repub-
lean and Indepen lent vote, wonld put
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
SWAIN ON IRELAND.

Mr.. Swain's excoriation Of the Ireland
gang at Galveston was richly deserved.
John Ireland's administration is a failure.
His subordiHates have waged war on
Swain, some of them in the most indecent
manner. Mr.. Swain did himself no harm
in the natural outburst of an indignant
and outraged man when he said 10 the
convention:
This campaign has been the most disgracetnl
and mudslinging and vtuperAtiye SANDER that
ever disgraced the foOt.stool of the Deity. |
rave filled offices for fifteen years in your state
and have turned them over unsuled, and
defy any man TO lind single spot or blemjsh
In the record have made for the state OF Texas
Lying, contemplate scoundrels. who would be
thieves II they had an opportunity, have Sian.
dered me from one end of the state TO the
other Men who never had the manhood IN
come up and point to a single thing. have NV
innuendo charged mo with being the candidate
OF corporations and syndiCates. Then It ia
wen Known by those who know anything about
IT. that there 10 not any corporations in this
state cattle or otherwise, but W mt have been
opposiug me from one end Of the canvass To
the other. st nd without corporations and
Wlthout The influence of an Incompetent ad
't''Hiot uViVh tudL mas useu all itB force with
'he auJuiant general and the office OF the edu
catlonal Department, sending men from one
end OF this state to the other to traduco and
mallgn me- set of he most corrupt scoundrel.
mat ever disgraced the foot-stool of the Deity.
but' gertiemen, whatever may bo said about
ne can go home and make as good a soldier
us ever fought In the Democratic ranks. and
lhey cannot touch this character (placinR his
hand on his head) II is above the poisoned
shAits OF maligners and slanderers.
1t is not surprising that this terrible
arraignment went home to the hearts of
brave men and that the convention
cheered 1t to the echo. THE GAZETTE
special yesterday said: "This perora-
ton produced the most astonishing ex-
citement. Cheer after cheer rang through
the house. Men threw their hats into
the air and yelled themselves boarse
The opponents of Swain Joined in the
demonstration, and it is considered that
TINS tumultuous ovation was condem.
nation of the gentlemen alluded to and
the methods of the campaign against the
comptroller, The shouting and cheer.
ing lasted fully two minutes"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
GEN, ROSS NOMINATED

GAZETTE specials this morning recnr,
the nomination OF Gen. Ross for eovernor
OF Texas, The canvass for the nomin.
ton has been spirited one, the moro %
as In Texas nomination is eouival. NJ -
an election. The GAZETTE did mo, NJ
Ter Gen, Ross for governor Of the ststo
out can eheeIfuliy support him as the
nominee OF The Democracy. While he.
l'e.ing that there are many men in Texas
better lifted to discharge the duties q, the
a'gh place Tux GAZETTE is glad to also
oehe'e that the interests aud the honor 81
"a people and of the Dem ooraey are safe
N tue hands OF Gen. Ross, and the snD
port OF this paper win be none the Iess
that during the campaign auotbsr
distinguished gentleman was orr preter'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
OUR BRETHRENIN DISTRESS

How sorely smitten by the drought q
numoer of counties in Western Texas ba 8
6een this season is matter of general in
formation. The piteous story of an East.
land county woman printed In yester.
days GAZETTE, despite the writer's iano.
rance OF grammar and spelling, was
pathetic in the extreme. Reports from
Coleman county, the authenticity NJ
which cannot be doubted, show that dis.
tress exists there among hundreds Of
people. Their crops were total failure
and they are without means to purchase
seed for another seasons sowing Msnv
are reported to be on the verge of
starvation.
IN View,of this state of things is IL not
the duty of that portion of our neop,e
VINO are better off to help their unfortu-
nate fellow'countrYmen? 1t ought so 70
DC regarded Nor would it take mucb
from the Individual giver. II every one
would contribute even small amonnt
the aggregate would foot up sum large
enough to relieve much suffering An
thst is wanted is some intelligent and
sympathetic leadership, and right here in
Fort Worth (though the times are unde-
niahly the reverse of fiush) liberal dona.
uons could be raised.
WIN not some one start the ball? Re.
member that the distress spoken of is
no fancy picture--it is reality Of ,ha
gfmmest shape For the sake Of hu
manity and for that "toueh of nature
that makes the whole world kim 4,
Fort Worth do her part in aiding the
Western sufferers. 'A'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

The Baptist Preachers Association OF
Texas is to meet In Austin, in connection
with the state Baptist Sunday-school
convention tcolored). The president of
the State Sunday-school convention, Rev.
A. B. Moore of Marlin, Tex, has secured
reduced rates over all the railroads of
the state for the delegates to the conyen-
ton, which meets August 10. Tickets
will be sold on Wednesday, August is,
and hold good till August 26. The
Preachers association will have to be
held at some time during the convention
of the schools, as the reduced rates can
not be secured in time to reach Austin
on the appointed day for its meeting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

Mr.. Mills to his trumps to secure another
term at Washington. It is doubtful II
such a combination will assume form, but
II it does (and there are rumors to that
effect), It will not do for the Democrats
in the Ninth district to despise the move
ment and stay away from the polls In
November, assuming that Mills will be re-
elected, as he has always been. II is an
open secret that the Prohibition element
does not seek reconciliation with Mr..
Mills. They have grievance against
him and Senator Coke. The latter Is be-
yond their reach for five years to come
but there need be no astonishment il they
select this year to get even with Mills.
The latter is secure against Democratic
rivals In the nominating convention. II
his fences are in danger at all, the danger
will come from a quiet, MISUNDERSTOOD
Prohibition movement to knife him all
along the line. This spirit manifested
itself not many weeks ago in his home
county. where the Prohibition element
actually dominated In the county conven-
ton to an extent that prevented instruc-
lions for Mills. The congressman is an
able, useful man at Washington. Fore
warned is fOrearmed, and he should
watch the Prohibitionists in his district,
for in that direction lies all the danger he
has to dread.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

THE Philadelphia Central Labor union
has distinguished itself by a resolution,
that as Editor Cutting is non-union
printer and hostile to organized labor, he
is Unworthy Of that Professionalism the
United States guarantees her citizens.
Next settle whether he is a bad Mason,
odd Fellow, Knight'of Pythias, etc, and
the government will be relieved of all
further responsibility and perplexity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

MISS CLEVELAND in her opening edlto-
rails in Literary Life" leads us to
"Chasms Of Spiritual Vitalities" opened
by Dante, whatever that may be, and to
Goethe who illustrates "what in this
moral life he IL, and SO, perforce, wha,
the reader is not" suggesting these sub
iects as material for summer studies and
schools. This may do in Chicago, where
the east winds blow, but on Texas
prairie after day of hundred degrees,
something less exhaustive will be accept
able, What does it all mean anyhow
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

EDITOR DANA was pall-bearer at the
Tilden funeral and 1t is to be doubted If
any OF the solemn company present
mourned the death of the Sage of Grey
stone more sincerely than did Editor
Dana. 1t was not alone that the dead
and the living had been friends in years
agone, but Mr. Dana had fixed on Mr..
Tilden as the man 30 match against Cleve-
land In 'sS for the Democratic nomina-
ton. Perhaps it would have proved a
forlorn hope, had Mr.. Tllden lived, but
it was Mr., Dana's pet scheme; his Sun
Illuminated the beauties Of the scheme
day by day until death stalked suddenly
into Greystone and the scheme died
with Mr.. Tilden. And this is why Pail
Bearer Dana, in his heart of hearts, really
mourned as he looked at TIlden's dead
form. Anybody to beat Cleveland" is
already the SUMS watchword for 'SS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

THE thirsty Georgian is full Of devices
to enable him TO satisfy his thirst A
watermelon is a most innocent-looking
jug, but watermelon tipple is quite sat
lsfactory. The recipe says "plug the
melon and Gll 1t with WINE, and put on
the lce." But, 'you know" it can be
filed with something else, and judges,
doctors and others do not object to car
rying fine melon and enjoying it with
their friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

II Is hardly possible that the sheet let
down from heaven for Peters vision can
fairly typify the mixture which the con-
ventlon to be held at Indianapolis must
present. There are to be Knights of La
Dor, Changers, National Greenbackers,
Farmers alliances, Anti Monopolists,
Wheels Texas producD and all other as
sociatlons. Our farmer friends would
do well to remember Tray was judged by
the company he kept.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

A GENTLEMAN In Birmingham, Ala
telegraphs the editor of THE GAZETTE for
"the latest Information concerning the
war between Texas and Mexico" GOV.
Ireland wants TO be United States SEN
atori Gen, Claiborne has planted the flag
on the platform of the state convention /;
divers and sundry gentlemen have APP.
Piled for commissions, but so far no one
has enlisted to serve in the ranks and no
gore has been shed, "The war between
Texas and Mexico remains in stath quo
ante bellum.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13
THE GAZETTE has the Largest
bona-fide Circulation of any Daily
News aper ubIished in Texas.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10.

TIE COUNTY DEM0CR1TTC
TICKET.
Representative, Geo. W. Finger.
County judge, Hon. Sam Fnrman.
County attorney, r. l.. Cariock.
County clerk, John +, Swayne.
District clerk, l.. X. Taylor,
Sheriff, b. II. Ship.
County treasurer, w. T, Ferguson.
County assessor, James Robinson.
Tax collector, j. Il. Murray.
County surveyor, G. w. Williams.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

ADVERTISERS should make note of
the fact that Tux GAZETTE is now going
into territory along the line of the Cen
trail road that can be made tributary to
the tradesmen OF Fort Worth, Pertinent
to this suggestion is the fact that last
week one firm in this city sold $500 worth
of goods to Ellis county people. That
firm is the only one IN the same line OF
business that is running big displayed
advertisement In THE GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

JunGE SAUNDERS OF Bolton, lately an
aspirsnt for congressional honors, does
not lack self-respect, at least, even II he
is deficient in the quality OF winning men
to his support. When he found that his
home county did not favor his aspirations,
he quietly and without any show of re.
greet announced his withdrawal from the
race. Dick Hubbard did the same thing
in the Tyler district few years ago,
aud won friends and respect by so doing.
Saunders withdrawal leaves Mills yirtu.
ally without opposition in the Ninth dis,
trlct,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-13

THIS stir of the Mexican question has
produced rafting among dry bones to
the extent Of an order from the state
authorities at Saltillo to eXhume the body
of Arreusis and determine the cause Of
his death. II il will arouse our sleepy
naval department enough to have the
barnaclls removed above board and I'M
doTneath. 1t will have done good work,
even If our ships do not winter in Vera
Cruz.