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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
Another Problem Solved.

At the school meeting in district
No. 8, Danville, William z. Page was
elected moderator, clerk, treasurer and
prudential committee. This is the
ideal way of doing business. When
the clerk desires to call meeting OF
the prudential committee he has only
to serve a notice on himself and the
business is done. When the time az
rives for the meeting and the commit
tee comes together there need be nc
troublesome delay or question about a
quorum being present provided the
clerk only is there. And when it
comes to drawing pay the treasurer,
Mr.. Page, pays the clerk, Mr.. Page,
and the committee, Mr.. Page again,
and the treasurer, this time also this
same Mr.. Page. 1t is an admirable ar
rangement and greatly simplifies the
complicated question of government OF
the people, for the people and by the
people. District 8, Danville, has sOlv-
ed knOtty problem.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
Those Revelations.

The BrattlebOro Phoenix thinks that
the fearful revelations in the Vermont
stilI-hunt, that the Montpelier Watch
man promised The CaledOnian, have
come and that the "crusher" proves to
be Judge Poland, referring, we pre-
sumo, to the recently published state
ment concerning the judges views in
the st. Adams Messenger. But the
Waterman gives no sign and we are
persuaded that there is something
worse yet in store for us, though it
may he delayed until Gov. Smith re-
turns from Mexico and pulls the string
that runs the Waterman. Meanwhile,
if our Montpelier contemporary isn't
careful it will not catch up with the
Messenger, which appears at the
present to be the head, middle and
tail of the republican division of the
Smith procession.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
Bogus Butter.

The friends of the movement which
has for its object the levying of a tax
on oleOmargerine are very confident
that the bill will be favOrably reported.
But success is by no means assured.
The Southern men are said to be in fa-
vOr of abolishing the internal revenue
system and will oppose any effort to
add to internal revenue taxes. In
some sections of the country where
OleOmargerine has become a staple ar
ticle of commerce, the people really
claim to like it, and still others ques-
ton the right of congress to levy tax
on imitation butter as unconstitutional.
The point is made, however, that if
congress can tax whisky, beer and to-
baccO there is no reason why it may
not tax OleOmargerine. Now is the
time, while the question is up and be-
fore the people, for the farmers and
dairymen to put forth every effort to
make their influence felt in the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

upon the abandonment of the old faith
for the Protestant religion is similar
to that which has cursed the mother
church for centuries. "Men may come
and men may CO." but the Truth goes
on forever.
An early morning walk to a slight
eminence gave magnificent sunrise
view, the sharp, bare mountains which
surround the town being lighted up
with clearness and grandeur only
seen in such a clear atmosphere, with
out dew or fog or cloud. Through the
courtesy of a wealthy householder
some of the party were permitted to
see the inside of one of the houses of
the richer class. 1t was rOOmy, richly
furnished with carpets, pictures and
statuary, and the gardens bear rich
fruits and choice flowers. But the peO-
pie generally are poor, dirty and live
in squalor, although they look the pic
lures of health. AS the lower classes
live Oh a kind of corn bread and sort
of beans, and scarcely ever taste meat,
one is forced to the conclusion that
the richness and variety of the food
used by the ordinary American is not
conducive to health.
Monday noon the party of invaders
left for Zacetacas, high up among the
mountains, which place was reached
Tuesday evening. This most interest
ing city must await another letter.
C.. Nj. STONE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
EAST BURKE.

Jonathan Jenkins has taken the
farm occupied by Fred Newell to car
ry on the present season.
Aunt Mary Wood has returned from
Ryegate and is stopping at Horace
Cages.
The saw mill is running night and
day.
A little son of E. E. Phillips has
been very sick with pneumonia but is
considered better.
Mrs. Jonathan Hunter is in Boston
for medical treatment.
Bert Anger has returned from Dan
vile and hired out to Alfred Finney
for the season.
At the schOol-meeting in district
No. 8, w. B. GOdding was elected
clerk; Charles Harris, treasurer
Alonzo Farmer, committee Voted
to have 80 weeks school and also to
paint the outside of the school house
Services in the NJ. E. church Fast
day at 1890.
Mrs. Geo. w. Spencer of st. Johns
bury spent Saturday and Sunday at l.
ID. Bemis's,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
DANVTT,T,E


N. ID. McNeighton of Minneapolis
formerly in the grain business at West
Danville, has been in town for a few
days.
Chas. Wilson and his daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Preston, started last Thursday
for few weeks visit among friends in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. H. S. Cook. who has been
spending the winter with her sister
Mrs. S G. WOolson of Montpelier, has
returned to her home in this village.
Mrs. William Sas of Cambridge
Mass, is with her sister Mrs. DIR
Alexander who is very sick.
Geo. B. Davis received telegram
last Wednesday announcing the dan
gerOus illness of his daughter, Mrs. j
III. Averill of Campello, Mass. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis started on the first train
At last report Mrs. Averill was some
better.
j. Solomon has bought the brick
house at the south west corner of the
common, formerly owned by Chas. H.
Davis. Possession to be given this
month.
Henry A. Page of this village has
bought a steam engine, six horse pow
er, and moved into "Ladd's shop
where he will make five and ten To-
butter boxes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
VERMONT NEWS.
Shot Dead by a Woman.


The village of st. Adams, was
thrown into excitement SaturdaymOrn-
ing 10y the news that Mrs. Sarah De-
Forge, keeper of Il notorious house of
ill-fame, had shot dead Joe SOuci, a
hard character, 35 years old Souci at
) o'clock was in angry conversation
with the woman who sat in the second
story window while he stood on the
ground. SOuci's body was found lying
near the front gate, with a bullet in
the brain. But the woman had disap-
peared. Sarah was caught at noon
hiding under hay NOV in her fathers
barn, close by the scene of the murder
She admitted firing once at S0uci but
says she did not mean to kill him, only
to scare him away, and then she did
not leave the house until after she
thought him dead.
The bankrupt Rutland bicycle club
and skating-rink associations assets
are $4,000 and liabilities $500.
Ex-Alderman Waite of New York
city, now in custody and charged with
bribery, is a nephew of S. M. Waite,
the BrattlebOrO financier now i'm the
house of correction.
NJ. lcTHty WIS dTTOSUcu dC L.
Adams last week for assault on Editor
MalOney of the Richford Gazette and
gave bail for his appearance at the
county court.
Twenty i've MiddIebury college
alumni had reunion at Boston Thurs
day. Among those present were the
acting president of the college, Ezra
Brainard, PrOfs. Eaton and Higley and
l.. ID. Eldrick of Middlebury.
While at work on Billings barn at
Woodstock, last week, George w. Per-
ry fell from the plate into u pile of
rubbish breaking both bones of one
leg, and his collar bone and bruising
his head badly. He had just fairly re-
covered from a fracture of the same
leg. There is great sympathy for him.
POstOffice Inspector Lamson has
brought suit against the editor of the
Londonderry Sitter for alleged libel,
and the case is to he heard at the May
term of the United States circuit court |
at Windsor. The editor was arrested |
Thursday and Immediately gave bail.
Gen. William B. Hazen of the signal |
service, whom the second comptroller
of the treasury has so sharply arraign-
eu LOT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oh HIS ucpdTI-
ment, is VermOnter. He was born |
at West Hartford, Windsor county,
September q, 1880. He is descend /
ant of Gen. Moses Hazen of revolution
airy fame. He graduated at West
Point in 1855.
The fifth annual shearing of the YER
mont Merino strengthening assOcia-
ton began at Middlebury Wednesday
and closed Friday. Owing to the bad
of the roads in the surround
ing country the number of sheep
brought in and the attendance was
much smaller than in previous years.
About go sheep were shorn during the
three days, aud the heaviest fieeces
taken in, the several classes were
Ram, four years old, 81 pounds q
ounces; ram, three years old, %
pounds 10 ounces yearling ram, l5
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
PROBATE COURT.


Following is record of the business
done i'm the probate court for the two
weeks ending April 6. Barnet: w.
Stevenson, 2d' est. commissioners re-
port accepted S. r. Gammell's estate,
will presented, hearing 18th. Burke {:
j. B. F. Humphreys estate, commits
siOner's report accepted. Danville {:
NJ. A. Weeks estate, commissioners
report accepted. Hardwick: John
POrter's estate, appraisers inventory
returned and accepted. Lyndon ::
Edgar Hayes estate, application for
license to sell real estate, hearing 18th.
Newark Jabes Smiths estate, j. P.
Otis, administrator, settles account,
assignment of personal estate to widow.
Peacham: Submit Farrow's estate,
commissioners report accepted Ruth
Graham's case application for appoint
ment of guardian, denied. Ryegate {:
P. w: Buchanan's estate, minor, A.
Buchanan, guardian, settles account.
Sheffield j. Hannett's estate, George
Clifton, executor, settles account Mary
A. Hannett's estate, administrators
account presented, hearing Oath. SUIT
ton: S. and A. A. Miles estate, minors,
II. A. Blake appointed guardian. st.
Johnsbury: l. d. Shattuck's, ct ais, es-
tates, minors, guardians settlement j.
c. Higgins estate, w. Higgins, execu-
tor, settles administrators account.
WheelOck: Martha Fletcher's estate,
Charles Rogers, executor, settles ac-
count, decree of residue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
WELLS RIVER.

At the school meeting, A. K. Multi
ken was chosen third committee, and
w. H. Munsell first, in place of E. d.
Smith resigned. A vote was taken to
grade the school in the autumn pro-
vided there shall be a prospect that
the town system will be made compul-
sorry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Page are in town.
The roads in some places have never
been so bad as they are this spring.
If the roads were repaired as they
ought to be there would be no neces-
sity here in Vermont for calling the
neighbOrs to get horses out of the
mire.
Nellie Damon spent the Sabbath in
town.
DIR. Nelson has returned from his
Southern sojOurn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.
The EInOH

The high water and ice of last week
did considerable damage to the dam
and buildings below. Several dwell
ing houses were badly flooded, the
water coming into the kitchens. The
M. E. church vestry had just been
newly repaired and furnished when the
water poured in to the depth of over
one foot. Boats were run through the
streets conveying passengers to and
from the depot. This is the third time
the ice has gone out of the river, some
thing the oldest inhabitants never
knew before. The new road to St.
Johnsbury remains impossible yet on
account of the damage to Hastings
bridge, and ice and timbers in the
road. No mail was left at this station
for two days.
There will be temperance lecture
and supper at the Congregational
church vestry next Thursday evening.
The lecture will be given by Rev. Ada
G.. BOwles.
At the school meeting j. r. Stevens
was elected moderator, b. Bntler clerk,
F. H. Miles, collector, l.. d. Stiles,
treasurer, II. E. Hartman committee,
G.. ID. Newell, w. F. Kelley, j. r.
Stevens auditors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
Likely to Scoop the Prize.

The indications are that the question
as to the location of the proposed SOL
diers' home will not be settled for some
time to come. The committee on To-
cation are embarrassed with a multi
tude of offers, but the choice apparent
ly lies between Cambridge, st. Johns
bury and Barre. Each of these three
places have made substantial offers of
land and pecuniary aid, but st. Johns
bury seems to be the most i'm earnest
i'll the matter and is likely to scoop the
prize Burlington Clipper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
SHEFFIELD.

High water took out part of the mill
dam but it was soon repaired and now
K. c. Hall is running his saw-mill
night and day.
j. X. Remission was i'm town over
Sunday.
c. E. Sisco's little girl is very sick
with lung fever.
Sylvester Hall has taken the place
he sold r. B. Dow. We understand
Mr.. Dow will leave town some time i'm
June.
Warren Wilson left last week for the
West.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
Clean ont i'm Advance.

A man has been killed i'm front of a
house of ill -repute at ST. Adams. We
are told that "the locality where the
murder occurred is a vile nest, and
this murder will doubtless result in it's
being cleaned out" A very good plan
and the recipe has wide application
is to "clean out" such places in ad-
vance of the murders.-[Springfield
Republican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
The Lieut.. Governorshfp.

OF course the second place on the
ticket is now reckOned very important,
but there is not enough apparent as to
that in the coming campaign to war
rant prophecy. There is good deal of
hope, but it is scattered all the way
from BrattlebOro to st. JOhnsbury, and
must yet crystallize.-[B Boston Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
LYNDONVILLE.

The men at the railroad shops com
menced working ten hours per day
April 1. About 30 men were taken
from the shops to assist in repairing
the roads and bridges in Barnet.
Stephen Eastman will put stock
of goods in the store in Cooks block
formerly occupied by S. H. Wetherbee
and report says that his step-sOn, Mr.
Wakefield, will be placed in charge.
w. H. Kenyon, tailor, will move to
the Parker building west of Cooks
block.
r. o. Hopkinson has gone to his
home in Canada on account of i'll
health.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST.

Rev. j. d. Beeman of Montpelie
preached in the Methodist church las
Sunday an excellent sermon of sOuno
argument and plain reasoning.
j. G. Hovey of1iciated at the Con
gregatiOnal church Sunday.
Asa Hurlbutt is dangerously sick.
George E. GoOdall is confined to the
house with rheumatism.
Charles and Albert PrOuty started
for Minneapolis, Mimi, last Tuesday.
Joseph Shasteny has brought of Ed
HOvey the Chapman wood lot. Price
800.
The meeting of the Congregational
society which was to be held on Tues
day is postponed until Friday April g.
F. F. Wood and wife have gone to
East Concord owing to the illness OF
Mrs. Woods mother, Mrs. A. Thomp-
son.
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That's a Eacf.

The spectacle of the Montpelier Ar
gus and Waterman clasping hands is
enough to put honest Vermonters on
their guard Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

pounds 3 ounces eve, three years old,
20 pounds 5 ounces; eve, two years
old, IL pounds 2 ounces; yearling eve,
IA pounds IL ounces.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

Grand Patriarch o. I'll. Henderson
goes to Bennington to-day to institute
an encampment of Odd Fellows to be
known as Mansur encampment No. 9.
He will also visit the Rutland and
Burlington encampments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
LYNDON.


H. w. Lyster has been confined tC
the house for several days with Sc
we're cold which settled in his eyes
causing inflammation with intense pain
For two days he was unable to see
He has improved so he is now out but
unable yet to do any work. 1t is hop
ed that he will speedily recover and
soon be at his desk again.
The house of Clara Doyle came neal
catching fire on Tuesday evening.
The chimney burning and quantity
of smoke coming out by the side of ii
led to an nVestigatiOn in the attic,
where it was discovered the stove pipe
was apart and the room filled with a
dense smoke. Indications showed it
had been so for some time and it is
strange it had not caught fire before.
We have for the past week been
comparatively shut off from the Coulter
world" caused by the serious damages
on the G.. & p. r. r. For nearly two
days we had no mail and since have
had only one daily through mail. But
soon mails and freights will run on
regular time. 1t was the highest water
and did more damage than any time
since the flood of go.
At the school meeting of district No.
l, l.. w. Hubbard and j. M. Weeks
were elected committee, E. H. Hoff-
man clerk w. j. Stanton, Jr. treasur-
err; j. NJ. Weeks, j. G. Eaton, w. H..
Richardson, auditors Geo. p. Ide, col
lector. Voted to raise SO cents On list
for support of school the ensuing year.
If paid prior to October l to be 40
cents.
Harris Werthem is in New York
buying his stock of spring clothing.
McINDOES FALLS.
Mrs. John E. WhitcOmb of Monroe,
N. H., committed suicide on Saturday
last by taking paris green. She lived
about IL hours in great distress, and
died Sunday at IL o'clock. She has
had SYMPTOMS of insanity for some little
time. She was 35 years old and leaves
a husband and two children.
PEACHAM.
Mrs. VIM. Bailey of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting her mother here.
j. c. Steele expects to go to Kansas
soon.
The lyceum Friday evening was one
of the best of the season.
The sugar party was great success
as far as amusement was concerned
and was more of a pecuniary success
than could have been expected with
the roads in such condition.
The Y. w. G.. T. U, held reception
at R. B. Kinerson's Thursday evening.
Fast day will be observed by union
services in the NJ. E. church.
Rev. S. S. Martyr being absent the
services were conducted by Dea. Kin
erson and the evening meeting was
under the direction of DR.. Blanchard.
The Choral union is preparing the
cantata of esther"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

The post Office is duly installed in
its new quarters. No loafng is to be
allowed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

The next campfire of Chamberlin
post comes Saturday evening when w.
w. Sprague will tell his story of eight
months experience in Libby prison.
The public is always invited to these
entertainments and all who go are
well repaid.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

The Record thinks that with over
half a thousand million dollars in the
treasury, and balance of over $780,
0O0, 900, it is no wonder that extrava-
CANT appropriations should go through
congress with scarcely question. The
taxes should come down.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
THE FRATERNITIES.

What They Are Doing In st. JOhnsbury.
The Knights of Honor will be rep
resented at the annual meeting of the
order in this state at BrattlebOrO by
F. w. Carr. The meeting comes April
IA. George r. Crosby is grand dicta-
tor of the order in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
WEDDING STATIONERY.

We have added some choice Wedding Papers,
Envelopes and Cards 10 our stock, and with new
and Beautiful script type, can lit out wedding par
ties at short notice
Some nice calling cards, plain and gilt-edged.
at the CALIFORNIAN OFFICE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
NATURES CURE
For Constipation. ck-Headache and Dyspepsia
TARRAMT'S EFFERvESCENT
SETTER APERIENT.

An elegant eficaciOus, pleasant aperient in the
form of a powder. producing when dissolved in
water celebrating. effervescing draught recon-
NEEDED by our best physicians a reliable and
agreeable remedy. 1t cures consumption, cures in
digestion cures dyspepsia, cures piles cures heart
burn, cures sck-beadache. cures liver complaint,
sick stomach, and gently urges all the exere
tory organs to proper action. 1t should be found
in every household and carried by every traveller.
II Sold by druggists everywhere. 4I-44
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
SOUTH WALDEN.

John w. Dutton is home from Mid
dletown, CT, where he has been at
tending college.
Roswell Tyler has moved into the
Heaton house, and is at work for G..
Il. Eastman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
RYEGATE.

During the past week word has
reached us of the death of two former
residents of our town. The wife OF
Robert Dalrymple, who went to Scot
land about three years ago, died very
suddenly on the 10th of March. She
was an excellent Christian woman and
her husband and sister have the sym
patty of their many friends here.
Mrs. Emma, wife of H. w. Reed,
went to Ohio last fall to visit her pa
rents and was taken with malarial
fever. Her husband, Rev. H. w. Reed
of the r. P. church here, was tele-
graphed for. She never rallied and
died last week. She was a woman of
rare Christian virtues and her death is
a great loss to the church of which her
husband was pastor, and to the COM
munity, and she will be much missed
in the w. G.. II. U. were she was n
faithful worker.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lang started for
California Tuesday of this week. We
are sorry to lose such excellent citi
zens. Our best wishes go with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Miller of Boston,
who have both been on the sick list
for the past two months, are in town
having come for the benefit of the
country air, pure spring water and
Jersey milk.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

In the Masonic Fraternity last Tues
day night work was done in Palestine
commandery Thursday evening Pas
sumpsic lodge will work the Sd degree;
Friday and Saturday evenings Has
well chapter will work royal arch de-
gree, when it is expected visiting
brothers will be present from Newport,
Stanstead, Lyndonville, MOrrsville
and johnson. The annual meeting Of
Passumpsic lodge for the election Of
officers will be held on the evening of
April Is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
SOUTH RYEGATE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ryegate Granite Works
is to be held in the Office, Wednesday,
April IA at p. m.
Twelve persons were received into
the Presbyterian church last Sabbath,
ten on profession of faith and two
from other churches.
The Ryegate Granite Works quarry
will be opened April ID. The other
quarries will be opened soon after
The members of Clan Farqnharson,
No. 8, o. S. G.. had an agreeable sur
prise at the close of their meeting Mon
day evening, when large company of
their wives and sweethearts made a
raid on the hall, accompanied by some
friends, with liberal supply of good
things. They took possession of the
garrison and made things hum. Music
was furnished by Messrs. Marshall,
TrOup, Hadden and Wood and social
hop was keenly enjoyed. The ladies
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08

The masquerade at Odd Fellows hall
last Thursday night brought out a
large crowd, about so being under
masks. The st. Johnsbury orchestra
furnished music. st. Jshnsbury should
congratulate itself that it once more
has an organized orchestra that can
furnish music for any occasion. There
was short musical program which
consisted of duet by DR.. Grow and
Mrs. Thomas, a piano solo by Miss
Lulu FennO, song by DR.. Grow, and
by request II comic duet by DR.. Grow
and Mrs. Thomas. Sugar and suitable
accOmnanimentS were served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-08
G. A. WHITCHER,

6S Main ST., ST. JOhmsbury, VI