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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Just the Man to do it.

The Boston Advertiser says that
Judge Poland is renewing his youth.
If the Advertiser doesn't look out and
place the judge correctly it may find
that he is renewing his youth to some
purpose. Here it is declaring that out
of 24O representatives in Vermont the
great "revolt" against Edmunds Sc
cured six who will vote against him
and then goes on to say that of these
one is from Ex-Gov. Smiths town of
st. Adams and ''another is ex-cOn-
gresham Luke p. Poland, whose deli
cate sense of political ethics was shock
ed by Mr.. Edmunds' attitude in 1884,"
Now we don't believe the genial judge
is going back on the man concerning
whom he has recently said so many
pleasant things, and shall not believe
it until we see the vote so recorded.
The judge really ought to be selected
to present Edmunds' name to the leg
islature. That would be a genuinely
nice brotherly-love ending of the whole
affair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Solid for Anti -------.

Col. T. G. Fletcher, st. Johnsbury's
representative elect, as much as any
man we know has occasion to pray for
deliverance from his friends. The
man who writes up the editorial refer
ences to st. Johnsbury politics in the
Montpelier Argus and has sort of en-
gineered the COlOnel's candidacy from
the start, puts him down as represent
ing the anti Fairbanks, -Edmunds
and anti prOhibitiOnists," of the town.
The White River Junction Landmark;
declares that he is "anti-Edmunds,
Fairbanks, anti-prOhibitiOn, anti
everything by seventy-nine majority,
and the rabid anti-Edmunds men here
abOuts claim him as the rankest sort
of an anti-Edmunds man. The Col
onel himself says with unqualified
emphasis that he is not an anti Ed
munds man but simply a representative
of his constituents. He should bring
Atkins of the Argus, and the rest of the
boys together and arrange matters so
they will all whistle in the same key
and through the same tube. We are
putting the Colonel down these days
as for Edmunds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Wise as Serpents.

After all these rumsellers must be
credited with trifle more courage and
shrewdness than the average temper
ance man. At meeting of the Illinois
liquor dealers protective association,
held at Chicago last week, it was de-
cided to ignore parties and to support
candidates only who would preserve
the rights of saloon keepers. A MEM
Der of the association said: "We are
on the war path this time and will sup
port candidates only who will aid u.s..
We are neither with the republicans
nor the democrats, bat will take care
of our friends" When it comes to an
issue between rummy and temper
ance man that is exactly Mrs. Fosters
position, and one of these days the
temperance men will wake up to the
fact that they must heartily support
temperance men if they want to see
the cause prosper, whether their names
are on the straight" ticket or other
wise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Presentation of Account.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury within and for said District the
18th day of Sept, A. ID. 1886.
George P. Blair, administrator upon the es
tate of Submit Farrow, late of Peacham, in said
district, deceased, presents his administration ac
count 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 to session
% on the st da% of oe "A
1886, for hearing and decision thereon: and it is
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Caledonian, a
newspaper published at St Johnsbqry, previous
appear at said time and place, and show cause, #
any they may have why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
64-6 WALTER P. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
PASSUMPSIC.

Mrs. E. E. Woods has sold her horse
to Danville man.
Mr.. Moore of Ryegate is in the village
trying to sell his house and lot.
H. Moore of Ryegate has sold his
place here in the village to William
Stevenson of this place.
A son of Mrs. Brockway's has been
sick with scarlet fever but is recover
ing. There have also been several
cases of sore throat in the village but
nothing serious.
The missionary band of this place
gave an entertainment Sabbath even
ing consisting of recitations, dialogues,
music, ETC., after which a collection
was taken up for the benefit of the
home and foreign missions. Owing to
the stormy evening but few were out,
and it should be repeated.
Miss Ida Peck gave a rehearsal of
her music class on Tuesday evening at
Good Templars hall which was appre-
ciated by full house, the exercises
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, and each one of the class did
admirably well, rejecting much credit
on their teacher, Miss Peck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Prohibition Doing Fairly Well.

There is a good deal of loose talk
these days to the effect that ''prohibi-
ton does not prohibit" The law
against stealing does not prohibit, yet
there is no doubt but there is less theft
than there would be without any law
against it. Constitutional prohibition
has been in force in Rhode Island now
several months, and although the liq-
uor dealers are in open rebellion
against the law, rumselling has been
driven out of sight and the arrests for
drunkenness in the city of Providence
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Maine Election,


Returns from the Maine election as
far as received indicate that the re-
publicans have carried the state by a
little less than at the last election in
1884. The legislature is strongly re-
publican and all four congressman are
reelected. Chairman Manley of the
state committee claims 1000 majority
for Bodwell, the republican nominee
for governor.
More Dynamite at Chicago.
Dynamite was exploded under the
signal tower which controls the Lake
Shore railroad switches at Chicago, at
midnight Friday. The building was
wrecked, and the signal man was vio-
lently bruised, but escaped alive. He
remembers seeing tall, slender man
run away. from the tower, and cloud
of smoke arise before the explosion.
The timbers which operate the switches
were badly twisted and the whole ma
chinery was badly disarranged. 1t
will cost several thousand dollars to
repair the damages. The express train
was due at the time and it is believed
that the cOnspiratOrs meant to side
track and wreck it among the freight
cars, thus blocking the track. 1t is
believed to have been the work of
strikers.
Earthquake and Meteor.
A Times special from Akron, O.,
says: The people living in the coal
mining regions, embracing four towns
and quite a large range of country,
were awakened at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning by low, rumbling sounds, ac-
cOmpanied by shocks of earthquake so
distinct that houses were terribly shak
en-, and articles on mantels were thro wn
to the floor. A very large meteor
passed over the shaken up portion of
country, travelling close to the earth
and throwing off heated particles ev
cry few feet. The meteor illuminated
the country for great distance, and
is supposed to have struck the earth
near the eastern part of the city, as
the shock in that locality was distinct
ly felt Immediately after the great fire
ball passed. Sunday was one of spe-
cial prayer here by many people.
Senator William M. Evarts rode out
Monday at Windsor for the first time
since the accident to him and his par
ty, August 25.
Two trains came in collision on the
MCKEE plate railroad near Buffalo, N.
Y, Monday, while running at speed
of 10 or IL miles an hour. Thirteen
passengers were instantly killed and
many others horribly injured. The
accident was caused by disObedience
of orders.
AS result of the late earthquake a
great boulder in Jackson county, West
Virginia, which Overhung a hill, was
lOosened by the shock, and crashing
down the hill swept away the cabin
home of Leslie Cummings, who, with
his wife and two children, were asleep.
A boy was killed and hired man hurt.
The stable was also demolished and
several animals killed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

have diminished in the following ratio:
During July and August the number
of such arrests was 395, as compared
with S04 in the corresponding months
of last year under liberal license sys-
TEN. For minor crimes growing out
of drunkenness the arrests in August
numbered 46, while in August, 1885,
they numbered IS. This is fair show
ing for the prohibition experiment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
GRANNY.
Probably Fatal Accident.

VIM. H. Grady, night Waterman at
c. H. Stevens & Co.'s mill, was proba-
bly, fatally injured about midnight
Thursday. AS he was going about his
rounds he stepped over revolving
pulley, was in some way caught in
the belt and thrown with great viO-
lence upon the floor. He was terribly
injured in the back and head and al
though living as late as Tuesday, it is
believed his injuries are fatal. His
home is in Newark and he has wife
and child.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
McINDOES FALLS.

There are the usual number of stu
dents at the academy this term.
w. H. Gilchrist is re-shingling and
otherwise improving his residence.
Rev. John Bole preached very ac-
ceptably at the Congregational church
last Sabbath.
Mrs. Sophronia Ferguson will move
from the Finley house to the tenement
to be vacated by Mike Moore.
Lawyer Hosford now holds Office
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
The Triumph of Common Sense.

There is one democratic senator
the republicans are so nearly all Ed
munds men that probably no candi-
date save the democratic will be pre-
sented against him his election is as
sured and all this persistent opposition
has been largely noise. The sound
common sense, the good judgment of
the sterling republicans of the state
has triumphed, as we knew it would.
The state has hOnored herself, and
will still honor her senator in his re-
election
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
The Paper that Swaps st. JOhnsbury.
The White River Junction Landmark


Every newspaper must have an in
fluence somewhere, and that of the
Landmark must be in st. Johnsbury,
where it sways about all before it.
Early in the summer some one up
there said that ''the entire anti-Ed-
munds party" in that town took our
paper. If that is true the Landmark
must have lot of influence, for all
the subscribers we have there is six
who will not bow the knee to Baal,
but these six, Harry Blodgett, A. c..
Bennett, DR.. G.. B. Billiard, G.. H.
Calderwood, G. A. Sylvester and Da-
vid Silsby are so sOundly converted as
to enter the mission field. The result
is that st. Johnsbury elects t. c..
Fletcher, anti Edmunds, anti Fair
banks, anti prohibition, anti-every-
thing, by 70 majority. See what can
be done where men of brains appreci
ate brains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Commissioners Notice.

FPHRAIM LAMPREY'S ESTATE.
IL The subscribers, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the district of Gale
dOnia commissioners, to receive examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the
tate of Ephraim Lamprey, late of st. Johnsbury
in said district deceased represented nsolvent and
A. D. 1886, being allowed by said Court to the
creditors of said deceased, to exhibit and prove
their respective claims before Give notice
that we will attend to the duties of appoint
ment at the dwelling house of Charles Cobb in
St. JOhnsbury, in said district on the I'd day
of October and Sd day of March next at one
O'Clock in the afternoon each of said days.
s4.ss j. tR RI sME y 3 NWS;H1rNEy COmm'rs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Editor Earle of the Landmark sizes
up the situation after this fashion
"NOw that the election is over and Ed
munds is a thousand miles ahead, what
a splendid opportunity is offered those
representatives who dare not state
their position before election to now
declare that they have always been for
that cold blOoded aristocrat !"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
WELLS RIVER.
Thrilling Experience with a BurgI

Thrilling Experience With Burglar.
j. B. Hadlock, a resident of this
place, but for the season night watch
man at the Mt. Pleasant house in the
White mountains, had an uncomfort-
able encounter with burglars between
one and two o'clock Friday morning.
While on his regular rounds he found
the lighted gas in the Office turned very
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Our local advertisers seem to appre-
ciate and recognize when they see it a
clean newspaper, free from disgusting
and abOminable cuts, and free from
the more abominable and pernicious
reading which many otherwise clean
newspapers yet tolerate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Editor Cutting has collapsed at Ell
Paso, Texas. At last accounts he was
trying to borrow money to return to
his early home in Ohio, but without
success. He is regarded as cheap
fellow by those who know him best,
and of too little consequence to get up
the excitement he did between the
United States and Mexico.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The Boston Journal remarks that
the result in Vermont is "gratifying in
the extreme to republicans throughout
the country" This would seem to
indicate that the endorsement of Ed
munds is gratifying to the republi-
cans throughout the country" This
is as it should be, but what is the re-
port from Maine
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
THE TOWNS AROUND
EAST RARNET.

George H. Kingsbury will exhibit
his celebrated Morrill, stallion at the
coming fair, and possibly family of
his stock which Mr.. Kingsbury thinks
will compare well with anything in
these parts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
SHEFFIELD.
The Election-Dax scrimmage.


There was a close hand to hand con-
fict here election day for representa-
tive, w. H. Drake being the demo-
cratic candidate, William Dexter re-
publican and H. P. Simpson prohibi-
ton. The highest ballot was Dexter
SO, Drake SO and Simpson &c. The
vote gradually fell off until about 9
o'clock, when the voters began to come
back and the three parties began to
rise and it run very even until 10
o'clock when they got a unanimous
vote to adjourn and gave it up as
hopeless task. SO Sheffield is unrep-
resented in the legislature this year.
1t is said that the prohibition vote
drew about equally from both the old
parties.
An Interesting Law Case.
A court that was of considerable in
terest was held here Tuesday. Frank
A. Robinson of CarrOlltOn, Dakota, sent
a package of money containing 800
to his address in Sheffield, by U. s. &
Canada express company. The funds
were attached at Lyndonville by cred
itors and four suits have grown out of
it,-FOlsom & Giffin, A. L. Barber, HI.
NJ. Gray and Mr.. Barber, for whom
H. G. Bates of st. JOhnsbury is counsel.
Harry BlOdgett is counsel for express
company and j. G. Gleason for wife of
Robinson as claimant. Charles Rogers
of WheelOck was justice. The decision
was in favor of Robinson. In case of
A. L. Barber an appeal was taken.
T. F. Otis has given up house keep
pO anH 10 Uninn RI hoard with Il m
Chesley.
Andrew Roberts threshed with his
new machine 50 bushels of India
wheat in 25 minutes. Pretty good
time.
Ira Davis little girl is very sick with
typhoid fever.-Mrs. Alfred Gray, who
has been sick for few days, is conva-
lescent.
Misses Myra and Anna Townsend of
New York city, who have been sp end
ing a few weeks visiting friends, have
returned home.
Jennie Ingalls, and Mrs. G. H. Ches-
ley left Tuesday for Mortified as del
egates to the state w. G. Il. U. conven-
ton. They are delegates thoroughly
interested in the cause.
A our-days' meeting is being held
in G. B. Simpsons grove this week.
They have large tent erected and a
good number are in attendance each
day and much interest is manifest.
The pluck of the voters election day
in voting until 10 o'clock at night be-
fore adjournment reminds one of the
blood which settled this town. Elder
Cheney, the father of the "Cheney
family" was one of Sheffield's famous
men and was great grandson of Han
nah Dustin, the plucky woman who
was captured by the Indians at Haver-
hill, Mass. carried up the Merrimack
to Concord, N. H., where she STEALTH
ly arose in the night and killed her ten
captOrs with one of their own toma-
hawks. Elder Cheney was the father
of five sons and four daughters, all of
whom lived to grow up, and most of
them were very musical, including Jo-
seph Y. and the irrepressible Moses,
"the member from Barnard
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

to be badly rent, unless a decent re-
gard to the reasonable requests of the
temperance people is held. 1t is pref
ty hard to bulldOze moral sentiment.
1t seems to thrive under ill treatment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The story that the sea serpent had
been seen swimming up Sleeper's river
is not only an outrageous lie in itself,
but a libel on this county where prOhi
bitiOn is supposed to prohibit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

By an extract elsewhere printed it
will be seen that Editor and Senator
Blake of the Barton Monitor has been
a pretty close observer of the manner
in which politics have been manipulate
ed in this county and that while he
has a mild rebuke for the party he
also gives advice which is sound and
which should have been needed long
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The Danville North Star talks about
the opposition to Col. Fletcher's can
didacy in the local contest here last
week, headed by "Col. E. A. Walker"
Such is fame.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
Ghe Gateduniam.
Agricultural Fairs.

VT State Fair, Burlington. Sept. 14-17.
n. II. State Fair, Manchester. Sept 14-16.
Coos and Essex, Lancaster, Sept. 14-16.
Caledonia, st. Johnsbury, Sept. 21-24.
Orleans, Barton, Sept. $3.50.
Orange, Bradford, Sept. 1880.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Luther Bakerq Oh yes, there was
such man up this way few weeks
ago, hut he wasn't much of baker, af-
ter all. He worked that last batch of
bread so much that it didn't have time
to rise. Anyhow, it was all dough last
week Tuesday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The opposition to Senator Edmunds
presents a "pitiable spectacle of innOcu-
GUS desuetude," is the way it looks to
the Washington Critic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
The Vermont Daily Journal


and Of aiI ;mnorta1P doin@s tha Cen;t.I SurS
the session. 1t will also have special Geographic
reports of important news each day.
TERMS Single subscription 81 49, five copies s. So
ten copies SO. Address, d. W. DIXON, Pub,
63-5 Montpelier, vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The state officers elected and the
comments of the press on the Vermont
election will be found on the second
mage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The Boston Transcript thinks that
Gov. Smith ought to take back seat
in Vermont pOlitics-way back.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Lawyer H. c. Bates is one of only
FIVE lawyers that will be found in the
next senate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

Does the usually fair BrattleborO
Phoenix wish us to understand that
some of the 95 men who voted the pro-
hibitiOn ticket in that town, "now and
then take 'nipper' behind the door 2"
Up here we give the third party folks
credit for being honest men at.least.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The Boston Herald says that the
even had their Shurtlefft.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

The Rural VermOnter will also issue
a daily edition during the session of
the legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16

ain horn" The president of the
United States brewers association at
Niagara Falls the other day condemn
ed the high license system on the
ground that statistics show that the
highest degree of sobriety exists where
the number of drinking places is the
greatest
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
EFT, FAIRBANKS E co.
Fall and Winter Announcement!

Our selections for the coming for all the
departments and take pleasure in announcing that
has been good fortune show such desirable stylish
goods at the present time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
STRAWBERRY PLANTS
For Sale.

The subscriber has some of the best leading vari
cites, which with little care, will insure good
crop for next year any pot plants, and for less
than half the price they are usually sold for.
2 Paddock St., c. F. GIBBS, Florist.
West end Webster. 62-64
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
EAST BURKE.

Rosie Randall is visiting here.
Little Willie Brown, who has been
quite sick, is better.
Several from this place have gone to
the State fair this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Thurber OF
Newport are visiting here.
Mrs. Grin Jenkins is not as well, and
Willie Jenkins is no better.
The Congregational society COM
menced repairs on their church this
week.
James Emerson of Upper Canada
made a short visit to his sister Mrs. j.
p. Stafford last week.
Joel Jenkins and wife were called to
Littleton, N. H., last week by the
death of relative.
Ellis Cole, who was hurt last week
by falling from a hay NOW on to the
handle of pitch fork, is doing as well
as could be expected.
The Ladies aid met with Mrs. David
ellison last week. The next one will
meet with Mrs. Harris Smith next
Wednesday afternoon.
The Phippen family met at Myron
Gilson's last Saturday. There were
nearly 80 present including all the liv-
ing representatives of that family eX-
cepting Frank E. Phippen of Pittstield,
Mass. There were four generations
represented.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-09-16
A new depot is being built at Dow's

A new depot is being built at Dow's
crossing.
Alonzo Harrington was bitten through
the hand by dog belonging to Frank
Simonds, last Tuesday.
While Osman Kellogg was going
to town meeting his horse stunt led
over loose stone turning a summer
sault and breaking one shaft in two
places with some damage to the har-
ness. No injury to the occupants of
the carriage.