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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
samuel J. Tilden Dead.

Samuel j. Tilden died peacefully at
Greystone Wednesday morning. His
death was caused by failure of the
heart following an acute attack of di-
arrhea and nausea. He passed away
as quietly as child falls to sleep.
Death came unexpectedly. No unu-
sual symptoms had been noticed. The
sudden change in the weather may
have fastened the end. Old age and
bodily infirmities had reduced Mr.. Til
den to a mere skeleton, and his last
days were marked by extreme feeble
ness.
Samuel Jones Tilden was born in
New Lebanon, Columbia county, New
York, February 9, 1914. Since his de-
feat for the presidency Mr.. Tilden has
retired from active participation in
politics, passing his time chiefly at
Gramercy park, New York, or at his
fine country seat known as GreystOne.
Death OF the Able Liszt.
A cable dispatch Announces the
death at Bayreuth Saturday hight o
the eminent pianist and composer,
Franz List. He was native of Hun
gary and was born at Raiding, Oct.
%, 1917, his father being an account
ant or steward in the service of Prince
EsterhaZy. At a very early age he
manifested his extraordinary love and
talent for music and was placed under
instruction. At six years of age he
began to take lessons on the piano,
and at nine he gave his first concert.
this time on his life has been a
Ii nf n nf
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Oleomargarine Bill Signed.

President Cleveland signed the OleO-
margarine bill Monday accompanying
the return of the bill to congress with
a message giving some reasons for his
action. 1t is understood that he met
with some sharp opposition from mem
bers of the cabinet, who held that the
bill was establishing a very dangerous
and unwise precedent, and that he
came very near vetoing the bill as I'M
constitutional indeed it is said that a
veto message was at one time prepared.
The farmers of the land can certainly
have no reason for complaint at the
presidents action. In his message he
says
If this article has the merit which its
friends claim for it, and if the people
of the land, with full knowledge of its
real character, desire to purchase and
use it, the taxes exacted by this bill
will permit a fair profit to both manu-
lacturer and dealer. If the existence
of the commodity taxed and the profits
of it's manufacture and sale depend up
on dispOsing of it to the people for
something else which it deceitfully i'm
itates, the entire enterprise is fraud
and not an industry, and if it cannot
endure the exhibition of its real char
acter which will be effected by the in
spection, supervision and stamping
which this bill directs, the sooner it is
destroyed the better in the interest of
fair dealing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Returns Coming in.

A special dispatch to the CaledOnian
says that the Bennington county re-
publicans held their convention at Ar
lington yesterday, wednesday,, nom
mated j. R. JudsOn of Arlington and
A. B. Valentine of Bennington for SEN
atOrs and unanimously adopted Ed
munds resolutions. The LamOille
county republicans did the same thing
Thursday. So IL of the Ia counties in
the state have declared for Edmunds.
The boilers of Rutland county held
their convention at Rutland yesterday
also. There were about 100 present
and the effort to enthuse weak. Sena-
tOrial and states attorney candidates
were nominated and the balance filled
with the republican ticket. There is
no prospect of democratic fusion and
the whole thing is laughed at. There
were many anxious enquiries from st.
Adams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
SECOND DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Short and Sweet-Gen. Grout nominated
nv AccIamafinn.

Short and Syveet-Gen. Grout nominated
by AccIamation.
The second district convention met
at Montpelier yesterday. There was 3
fair but not large attendance, General
Grout was renOminated and the bust
ness of the convention was completed
in 40 minutes.
Hugh Henry of Chester was the pre-
siding officer and made brief speech
at the opening of the convention refer
ring to the history of the republican
party and predicting brief reign for
the democrats. The convention pro-
ceeded at once to business. d. M.
Camp of Newport, representing the
united delegation of Orleans county,
presented Gen. CIRCUITS name, empha-
sizing the value of the work done by
him in congress, making special mem
ton of his speeches on the OleOmarga-
rine and Fitz John Porter bills, and on
the French spOliatiOn claims, etc., and
the patient, painstaking and labOrious
manner in which all bis duties had
been performed. The presentation was
a very happy one and was we'll receiv-
ed. 1t was seconded by I'll. A. Huse of
Montpelier, Chas. Wilson of Danville
and others. No other name was pre-
scented and General Circuit was unani-
mously and enthusiastically nominated
by reclamation. Major Josiah Circuit,
the generals brother, made a very neat
and appropriate speech of acceptance.
The resolutions issued at the state
convention were passed with one in
addition pledging the convention to
the support of it's nominee. The Sec
ond district committee was chosen as
follows: w. H. Dubois of Randolph,
chairman H. G. Bates of ST. Johns
bury, secretary c. w. King of Lun-
enburg, Amory Dawson of Craftsbury,
L. Bart Cross of Montpelier, Edgar w.
Stoddard of BrattlebOrO, David L.
Cushing of Quechee.
Col. Hooker of BrattlebOrO was not
present and his name was not brought
before the convention. He did not de-
velope sufficient strength to carry his
own town of BrattlebOrO, the republi-
can caucus Saturday night electing
Grout in opposition to Hooker dele
gates by vote of "a to sc. The latter
vote, however, sets at rest all state
ments that Col. Hooker was not an as
pirant for the Office. 1t will probably
set the the Colonel at rest, also, as re-
CARDS the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Silas NJ. Waite.

1t is expected that Silas M. Waite of
unsavory memory will be released
from the house of correction in short
time, having served little more than
five of his six years sentence. The
Brattleboro correspondent of the
Springfield Republican saysth at Waite
has caused it to be understood that he
will not return to his home in Brattle
boro, but go to Omaha to live with his
relatives, where he was arrested after
his circuitous flight. Waite, according
to the belief of large circle of his vic
Tins and others, has not had legal
punishment commensurate with his
crime. He has had comparatively
easy time in prison and has even been
allowed to go about Rutland at his will
until Judge Wheeler finally interpOsed
his objection, and even then he was
little less than a sort of visitor at the
Jail. His general health is said to be
good. 1t wont do to waste very much
sympathy on him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
NORTH DANyILLE.

Charles Sanborn has greatly improv-
ed the looks of his house by fresh
paint, new shingles, blinds, etc.. d.
Harris is putting up the main part for
a new house, the ell having been built
some time ago.
The Woman's missionary society
give an entertainment at the church
Friday evening, Aug. 6, which will
consist of some literary exercises with
music interspersed. Ice cream and
cake will be served.
Several visitors are in town at pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell of Sutton
are visiting at Rev. M. Atwood's. Miss
May Kelsey of Burlington is stopping
at Hiram Kelsey's. Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Ward of New Britain, Conn.,, are at
Asa RandalPs.
D. G. Gage, agent of w. A. Wood
company, ordered twin bind harves-
ter for StOcker Brothers of Danville.
The machine was put in the field last
Thursday. 1t cut and bound the grain
in excellent manner and was handled
with ease by one pair of horses. w.
d. Bronson of Hardwick and Mr.. Clark
of East Cabot each have one of these
machines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
CALEDONIA DEMOCRATS.

The Caledonia county democrats held
their convention Thursday. 1t was a
very harmonious affair, as conventions
are apt to be where the party in ques-
ton is in hopeless minority. Major
Bowman bore down pretty hard on the
republicans, but he must be credited
with having been the first speaker in a
public meeting to condemn the shame
full treatment accorded Col. Fairbanks
at the state republican convention.
In the nomination of Elisha May for
states attorney the democrats start a
ball rolling that is likely to create
some disturbance between now and
election day. Nobody knows what ac-
ton the prohibitionists will take in
states attorney question. Some are
said to favor the nomination of strict
third party man others will be likely
to advocate the acceptance of the dem
ocratic candidate, Mr.. May. Should
the latter course be pursued the con-
test in this county seems likely to be
an interesting one.
When asked how the democrats hap
pened to go outside the party lines for
three candidates on the county ticket,
(probate judge, sheriff and states at
torney), prominent democrat, after
declaring that the candidate for sheriff
was their man and always had been,
answered that it was the purpose of
the democrats to take out of the realm
of politics the probate judgeship, sheriff
and attorney, believing that the best
interests of all would be served by
taking the best men available for these
positions irrespective of party.
The platform contained but two
planks, one reiterating the state plat
form and the other commencing the
republicans for taking up the demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff and cOrdi-
ally inviting the "liberal and reform"
republicans to come over into the dem
Ocratic camp.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
McINDOES FALLS.

Chas. McFarland's boy has been very
sick but is now better.
The Connecticut River Lumber Co.,
had an order Saturday for IL carloads
of lath.
Charles Gibson has just moved to
this place from North Stratford, N. HI.
Every available tenement in McIn-
does is full.
Mr.. Mason and wife of Chicago who
have been spending some weeks at r.
Bruce's have with Mrs. Bruce gone to
Old Orchard for few weeks.
The Van Dyke family have gone to
Northern New Hampshire for time.
Willie Streeter, who had both feet
amputated three weeks ago Monday,
was able to sit up and eat dinner with
the rest of the family last Sabbath.
Hattie Pike barely escaped death by
ivy poison last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

Judge Poland presided over the La
noble county convention last week.
In his speech he denounced the demo-
cratic party, and declared that the mis-
sion of the republican party was not
fulfilled until the national debt was
paid in honest money. The cOnven-
ton urged the retention of Edmunds
in the senate, and instructed the nomi-
nee for the state senate to vote for his
reelection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Politicians Playing Fast and Loose.

No one need be surprised if the pro-
hibitiOn ticket runs well-up in the
thousands. There is a feeling among
consistent, conscientious prohibition
lists in more than one town that lead
ing politicians are playing fast and
loose on this question, and that the
laws are not enforced because these
same politicians wish to keep on
friendly terms with saloon keepers and
the drinking class. To rebuke this
hypOcritical set of office seekers, some
of whom are quite prominent, and to
crystalize public opinion into solidity
against the rum traffic, many temper
ance and prohibition advocates will
support the prohibition ticket [Swan-
ton Sentry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Delegates to the Anti-Saloon Conven.
ton.

The state republican committee met
at Montpelier, Tuesday, expressed
themselves as "heartily in sympathy
with the anti-saloon movement" and
selected the following persons for ap-
pointment as delegates and alternates
to attend the anti-saloon conference in
Chicago next month: Hon. w. G. Dun
ton of Rutland, Congressman John w.
Stewart of Middlebury, Colonel John B.
Mead of Randolph, Frank Plumley,
ESQ.,, of Mortified, Editor L. o. Greene
of the Woodstock Standard, Editor d.
NJ. Camp of the Newport Express, ex-
Governor John l.. Barstow of Shell
burne, Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burling-
ton, George A. Brown of Bellows Falls,
p. X. Gleed of MOrrisville, Editor c..
M. Stone of the st. JOhnsbury CaledO-
MAN, u. NJ. Mansur of Island Pond, III.
H. Hill of Isle La Motto, Guy C. Noble
Esq, of st. Adams, Hon. A. w. Wood
worth of EnOsburg and F. L. Brownell
of POwnal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
No Others Need Apply.

Considering that Lamoille had two
men, at least, who are admittedly quail
fled for the senatorship and have often
been spoken of in connection with it
Judge Powers and ex-Judge Poland
its declaration for Edmunds is signifi-
cant, to a very pronounced extent, of
the decided preference of the county
and state for Mr.. Edmunds, and it
serves notice that since Lamoille choos-
es to keep her own men in the back
ground, no others need apply Rut-
land Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

directly in communication with that
paper 1.-THE Argus] nor with any one
connected with it, either personally,
politically or in official connection
with this road central Vermont nor
am in any wise responsible nor to be
held accountable for any of it's utter
ances either as regards myself OF the
management of the road"
This is about what would be expect
ed. Gov. Smith entirely repudiates
the Argus interference in his behalf.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

down to 724 cents. But things are
never so bad but they may be worse
as was shown by Saturdays quota
tons, which run silver down to AID
per ounce, and the value of the silver
dollar down to I'll cents. If the cur
rency were on a silver basis the pre-
MUM on gold would have risen to
over 40 per cent. No wonder our Can
ada friends decline to accept the silver
tokens from this side the line, prefer
ring Uncle Sans bank notes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
The Attack on the Press Association

The gratuitous insult paid the Yer
mont press association by Hiram At
kins in the Montpelier Argus and Pat
riot has already been commented upon.
In his article Mr.. Atkins declared that
the "prime political object" of certain
Vermont papers is "to villify, abuse
and misrepresent Ex-Gov. j. Gregory
Smith," and declared that the editors
of the state took discreditable advan-
tage of the generosity of the railroads
that Gov. Smith is president of, in
furnishing the press with free trans
portation, by greedily inviting all
their relatives and friends, ETC., etc.
On this Mr.. Benedict of the Free
Press, president of the association,
wrote to Gov. Smith asking if the Ar
gus represented his feelings in the
matter as the paper was supposed by
many to reflect the feeling of the rail-
road management. To this Gov. Smith
responds:
L have no knowledge as to the au-
thorship of the article referred to nor
as to the truthfulness of the statements
made, nor do l believe that any agent
or person connected with the road had
anything to do in inspiring it. :.
beg therefore to reply to your direct
inquiry as to whether sit 1.-THE article
in question: represents to any extent
the feeling of myself" in the most en-
phatic manner, it does not.
The governor concludes his letter
with the emphatic statement that he is
''in no possible manner directly or in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
LYNDON CENTRE.

Rev. Mr.. Williams of Maine preached
at the Free Baptist church last Sunday
He also held temperance service al
Good Templars' hall in the evening.
j. S. Brown and family have gone to
Bridgewater, N. H., to remain few
days before returning to their home in
Crete, Nebraska.
The sneak thief is abroad i'm the land
Several parties have had clothes, bed
ding and other articles stolen during
the past few weeks.
The Four Baggers beat the Alerts at
base ball last Saturday, % to Is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Scraps from MT. Hermon.

Scraps from MT. HermOn.
The keynote chosen the first day OF
of the school was Prov. XII /: 30-"He
that winneth souls is wise."
The first Indian Y. M. c.. A. was or
ganized short time ago. They sent
a man to this gathering all the way
from Nebraska and paid his fare.
The Iowa colleges gave over $1,000
to send IL men to Mt. Hermon.
When the Nebraska Indian rose and
brought greeting from the red men, in
tense enthusiasm prevailed and all
joined in singing, "I'm a child of the
Kingw
Those who enjoy a good college yell
should hear the $50 fellows shout lust
lily, "Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah Col
lege Y. M. G.. A! Mount Hermon
Two men came across the water to
bring greeting from English colleges.
Dakota sent man.
Randolph, Macon, Va, sent the larg-
est delegation from the south.
A reunion and prayer meeting of
those who were at one time in ST.
Johnsbury was held one evening. The
men were, HI. P. Anderson, G.. S. Blake
ley, F. d. Brown, G. d. Hazen, G. M.
Smith, G. HI. Sage, Henry Wild, Chas.
A. Williams, Joseph Willard, Charles
Bliss. Afterwards three others came,
M. d. DelchOff, V. Stancheff and G.. S.
Avery, making a total of l3 st. j. men
present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
WEST CONCORD.

C. l.. Stacy has three or four board
ers from Bedford, Mass, who are to
stay with him few weeks.
1t is reported that Mr.. Hicks the
painter is about to build him a paint
shop to be located near the Hulls' car
riage shop.
j. C. Taylor and wife are visiting
their friends in Wolcott this week. We
shall expect some tall fish stories from
him when he returns.
The Good Templars of the West
Concord lodge will meet Friday even
ing of this week for installation of Of
fcers. They are to have ice cream
and cake and a dramatic entertain
ment. The public are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

Luther Baker, Esq, of Richford was
in town Friday. He had a conference
with some of our st. JOhnsbury people
and, curiOusly enough, those present
were rank anti-Edmunds men. There
were not half dozen in the company;
indeed, if our arithmetic is not at fault,
there were but just half of that num-
Der present. Governor Smiths fences
are in terribly bad repair in this part
of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05


reeeeations, dialogues, etc.
Joseph Aubin lost the first finger of
his left hand, and had two other fin
gers badly cut by buzz planer at the
railroad shops last week.
A dozen or more of our people go to
Massa @ippi lake next week to enjoy
camp life for few days.
A game of base ball is advertised for
next Saturday between the Island Pond
club and the Alerts of this place. The
same clubs played at Island Pond July
"a, when the Alerts were defeated 80
to ID.
Fred Harvey has sold his bakery
business to George Ruggles and D. E..
Powers.
H. c. Smith, engineer, has given up
his position and report says he will go
to New York.-Will Wilmot and E. M.
Stanton have recently been prom oted
from fremen to engineers.
There will be another village meet
ing next Saturday evening to consider
the question of "sewers or no sewers"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Silver Money.

Here are few figures of interest to
the friends of the silver dollar, if it has
any friends hereabouts. Last Friday
the quotation for silver in the London
market was 424d per ounce, the lowest
ruling known up to that time. This
brought the value of our silver dollar
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
THE TOWNS AROUND
BARNET.

Lewis Merchant has sold his house
to DR.. II. r. Stiles and moved out of
town.
Robbie & Burbank have sold their
grist mill to Hunter & Jenkins from
West Burke. The new millers took
possession on Tuesday.
Mr.. Curtis Knight from Forest City,
Ark, after an absence of 40 years is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Kate Potts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

General Grout may well feel pleased
at the result of the district convention
yesterday. 1t was a spontaneous and
honest tribute to one of the country's
most faithful and unassuming servants.
So far as we know he has let the vot-
ers of the district pass upon the ques-
ton without any effort to influence
public opinion, while he has remained
at his post in Washington in the per-
Torrance of duty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Damaging Hail Storm.
terrific hail storm visited par

S1ySrgia and Milton Thursday night,
and did considerable damage to corn,
oats and other crops, besides breaking
great many lights of glass. Sixty
lights of glass were broken out of one
house on the Georgia shore, just north
of where the storm of some ten days
ago strack and other dwelling houses
in that section suffered in the same way.
Corn was badly slit and other crops
were knocked about in a savage man
ner. On at least one farm the storm
assumed the role of a cyclone, blowing
off the roof of building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Accidentally Killed.

G. Grandy, prominent lumber
|ufacturer and late manager of the
irrational company, was fatally in
d at Newport, Tuesday. While
king upon a new mill, hammer
ek an iron bar he was holding,
wing it against his neck.
A Mothers Sad Frenzy.
RS. A. C. Lowell, wife of an employee
he Providence depot restaurant, at
ton, made an unsuccessful attempt
her four-years-old child
%, at Chester, by cutting it's
at with a razor. The deed was
United with a dull razor and a deep
was cut in the child's throat just
ont of the jugular vein. The in
mother would have accomplished
object but for the interference of
grandmother who heard the child
hm, and rushing into the room
(pled with her daughter, who, up
being her, rushed into the corner of
room, and attempted to cut her
throat, but only partially succeed
|efOre the razor was taken from her.
n sympathy is felt here for the wO-
and her three young children, and
p is a good deal of feeling against
husband whose Incidence and de-
ION has caused his wife to resort to
rash measures, to rid herself of
trouble. Both child and mother
recover, but a close watch has
put on the latter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

Col. Bradley b. Smalley was con-
firmed collector of customs at Burling
ton, Monday, without opposition. At
ter Gen. Wells resignation, the con-
firmation of Col. Smalley was assured.
There has been no opposition to him
personally from the first, he has made
an efficient officer and a faithful public
servant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05
Is it the Dawn.

A little ray of light from Vermont is
contained in these remarks by the
Burlington Free Press: Mr.. Mooney,
who has been appointed postmaster at
st. Adams, is a respectable democrat of
the anti-McGettrick and anti-Atkins
faction. His appointment looks as if
the democratic bosses in this state we're
slightly losing their grip.-[Springfeld
Republican,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-05

The Boston Record thinks it is
worthy of note that the democrats in
the house voted Mrs. General Hancock
$4,000 year, and now they refuse to
give Mrs. General Stannard, whose
husbands service at Gettysburg was
fully as conspicuous as HancOck's,
more than $50 a month. Mrs. Han
cock is wealthy and Mrs. Stannard is