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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-15
THE II

What They are Doing i'm This Vicinity,
The campfire at G. A. r. hall Sat
urday evening was a success. The
hall was we'll filled. Henry A. Bow
man told the story of his experiences
in the first battle of Bull Run and also
in Libby prison. Comrade Howard
performed his ''fy-away-Jack" trick to
the amusement of the company and
also read an interesting Gettysburg
letter. Good music was furnished by
the glee club and by the new Orches-
trial combination, F. G. Stevens and A.
M. Goodrich, guitars, George Frost,
banjo, Messrs. E. o. Finel and Dolan,
flutes. After the entertainment sugar
was served.
A branch of the. United Order of the
Golden Cross, a mutual insurance Or
ganization, was formed Friday with
these officers N. c., Rev. F. E. Davi-
son V. N. c., Mrs. Nettie Dawson !;
w. p, j.. H. Smith P. N. c., H. L.
Newell, M. D.; w. H., w. A. Smith
K. of R., James Hicks F. X. of r., F.
G.. West; Treas, Albert Brock War
den l. g., Mrs. M. j. Russell i; Warden,
O. G., G.. L. Blodgett. This is the
first organization of its kind formed in
the state and will be known as the
Green Mountain Commandery, u. o.
G.. c.. DIR. II. L. Newell is the medi-
cal examiner.
The ST. John Baptist society elected
these officers last week President, j.
A. Paquet; vice president, George
Maillet; secretary, E. E. Barrett; as
sistant secretary,O Trothier; treasurer,
j. Labranche; collector, j. F. Cossett !;
janitOr, N. HeOn.
1t is expected hat Col. John r.
Thompson of Washington, d. c., will
deliver the Memorial day address here.
Col. Thompson married his wife from
st. Jo%hnsbury and is well know by
many of our citizens.
Railroad Talk.
Here is some railroad talk that may
sooner or later result in action that
will have more or less interest for St,
Johnsbury:
1t is reported that the sale of the
Portland and Ogdensburg road to the
Delaware and Hudson is being favor
ably considered by both corporations.
The former extends from Portland to
Fabyans in New Hampshire and uses
Boston, Concord and Montreal tracks
to reach what was once its Vermont
division, now the st. Jehnsbury and
Lake C~hamplain, operated by the BOs-
ton and Lowell. If the report is true,
it will be seen thai the Delaware and
Hudson is trying to push into Boston
and Maine territory in a very radical
manner. The former already connects
with the O~gdensburg and Lake Cham
plain, but without the st. JOhnsbury
and Lake Champlain road, further pro-
gress east from that point is checked.
1t is presumed al Rutland thai the
Woodstock road will be extended to
that place, and the way thus opened
for a connection between the Delaware
and Portland roads. Just the advan-
tage to accrue to the Delaware and
Hudson from such a move is not easy
to see. 1t would not control the White
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Late of 18th VT. Vols.

Special attention paid to making out Pension
Vouchers, Deeds. Conveyances. etc. Certificate OF
appointment as notary public on file with Pension
agent at Concord, N. I'll. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington L. G. Office during business hours in
Bank Block, Main Street, (up one fight)-
Correspondents will enclose stamp for reply.
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BARNET.

DfAfNINn1
Homer HazeltOn intends to move
this week.
Frank Gilfllan has secured a situa-
ton at Newbury as station agent.
Mrs. NJ. A. Potts from Kansas City
spent last week in town among friends.
Two persons united with Congrega-
tional church on profession of faith
March 4th.
Hamilton Brock, seeing the tide OF
emigration is still st. Johnsburyward,
is about to remove his family to that
place.
Frank Ford from Malcolm, Iowa,
who came East with a carload of
horses stopped a few days with his
friends. Everyone was glad to see
him in such good health and spirits.
The oldest inhabitant declares this
to be the worst storm and these the
deepest drifts i'm their recollection.
Peacham stage stopped over night, it
being the second time this winter that
the driver was not able to get through.
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Always Excepting the Messenger.
Justly Indignant.

For agility in crawling into a hole
the Waterman will take the cake.
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PENSIONS
DENNIS Z. MAY,

All veterans, or their widows, who are entitled,
or now have cases pending before the Pension
Office, should at once get the assistance of
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Here is an item clipped from the St
Adams Messenger:
The following opinion is copied fOr
the benefit of the CaIedonian : 81 am
confident perfect unity, and cOnse-
quently earnest work, will win us a
victory this year."1[Senator Edmunds.
This is good, first rate. Here is
another opinion from the same source
copied for the benefit of the Messen-
ger:
1t the republican organization must
look for its victory to the selection OF
candidates who, being personally free
from reprOach or suspicion, or eve
hostile or unjust prejudice, will com
mand the cheerful and earnest support
of all the voters i'll the country who
really believe in republican principles
and who are not actuated by any sell
fish or other personal motives.
Failing to do so, it is, | think, most
certain of defeat, and in such a case it
would, perhaps, deserve it.-ISenatOr
Edmunds.
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Rutland redeemed herself from the
rule of the knights of Labor at the an
nual meeting of the town last week.
A year ago, it will he remembered, the
labor party swept the town and elect
ed their entire ticket, but this year the
democrats and republicans nominated
a non-partisan union ticket, composed
of leading citizens and representative
business men, and elected their ticket
by an average majority of over 200 in
a total vote of upward of 1000. The
new town of West Rutland was also
redeemed, the reform ticket being
elected by average majorities of $50.
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LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS,
Listers Meeting.

LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
Listers Meeting.
The St. Johnsbury listers invite the
listers of the county to meet them at
the st. JOhnsbury house on Wednes-
day, March 81, at 10 o'clock, to agree
on some basis of appraisal of property
at the approaching inventory.
State Dental Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Dental society will be held in this
place next week. The opening session
comes Wednesday evening at the st.
J%ohnsbury house and the meetings
will continue through to and including
Friday evening. The meeting of the
state board of dental examiners is held
Thursday morning for the examination
of candidates for licenses. Because of
the snow blockade the programs of the
the meetings have o been received
so that further announcements are i'm
possible at this time.
A New Musical Society.
At the ~Lyndonville musical con-
v~entiOn n permanent county OrganiZa-
ton was formed, with an executive
committee made up of persons from
various towns in the county. One
purpose of the new society is to ar
range for holding musical conventions
in the large towns in the county. "The
Caledonia County Musical association"
the name by which the new %organiza-
ton is to be known, elected these of
ficers President, C. M. Chase secre-
tary, Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden treasurer,
Mrs. B.. Balch executive committee,
DR.. TillOttsOn and Mrs. G.. P. Chase of
Lyndonville and DR.. Grow of st. Johns
bury.
Greensboro and Caledonia County.
The action of the town of Greensbo-
ro in relation to the county line ques-
ton, referred to in last weeks CaledO-
Man, was informal. Some desired to
get an expression of the voters on the
subject at the town meeting. A rising
vote was called for and every nan in
the hall but five rose to their feet in fa-
vOr of being set into Caledonia county.
A committee was chosen consisting of
III. S. Tolman, j. B. Cook and j. B..
CalderwOOd to take such measures as
seem best to them, to carry the wishes
of the town to a successful issue.
Academy Notes.
w. H. Puffer spent the Sabbath at
his home in town.-A committee has
been appointed to prepare for the
Adelphian Exc. Il. Hodgdon is
about to take a voyage with his father
to Jamaica.-Miss Jennie Merriam has
returned to school after a few days
sickness at home.-H. c.. Bates will
give the boys of the republican club a !
short talk at their mex meeting on the
principles of the party and the work
to be dOne.-E. l.. Smith has left
school on account of poor health.-G.
B.. Case, 80, is exchange editor of the
."University Cynic" at Burlington
The prohibitionists have organized
with E. A. Morse, president C. E.
Stevens and j.. A. Goodrich, vice
presidents; HI. A. Powers, secretary
and treasurer; George Allison, Jones
and Hayward, Ex-Com.-Merrill, Mil
Ter and Powers appeared on the. stage
Tuesday morning.
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/ mountain traffic from New York in that
roundabout way as against the Connec-
ticut River line.
The following appointments have
been made on the White mountain di-
vision of the Boston 81 Lowell railroad:
G. E. Cummings, train master, with
headquarters ut WOodsville; Lauren
ClOugh, transfer agent, Concord, vice
Cummings, promoted.
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Ole Galedunian.
Republican STATE Convention.

St. Johnsbury, VT. Thursday. Mar. 10. 1888,
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Listers Meeting.
The St. Johnsbury listers invite the
listers of the county to meet them at
the st. Johnsbury house on Wednes-
day, March 81, at 10 O'clock, to agree
on some basis of appraisal of property
at the a~nprOachino inventory.
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1t is expected that Col. John r.
Thompson of Washington, d. c., will
deliver the Memorial day address here.
Col. Thompson married his wife from
st. Johnsbury and is well know by
many of our citizens.
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The St. John Baptist society elected
these officers last week President, j.
A. Paquet; vice president, George
Maillet; secretary, E. E. Barrett; as
s%istant secretary o. Trothier; treasurer,
j. Labranche; collector, j. F. Cossett +;
janitor, N. Heon.
, 1888-08-14
Stocks ana Cattle Markets.

New YORK, Aug. l3.-The stock mar
ket to-day was dull except in one or two
stocks. The movements were lnsignifi-
cant, and the news of the day was of q
generally favorable character, though
Chicago being arraYed upon the bear side
there was a disposition shown to make the
most of the reports of damage to crops in
certain sections. Toward noon Northern
Pacific became strong, but the upward
movement was checked in the afternoon
and the market finally closed dull at lrac-
ton advances over opening figures.
Governments dull and steady. Money
I!C02 per cent. Mining shares active.
Congratulated steady. Lake, SIG. 70.
The petroleum market opened weak at
S6s, ! below Saturday close, and the
price declined with a few slight rallies to
So, after which the market became steady
and closed at S5f.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
Pacific 6's, 100; American Express,
100; Canada Pacific, 57i; Canada
Southern, 544; Central Pacific. 35!; Bur
lington, ll3; Delaware, Lackawanna.
1861; Denver Il Rio Grande, lSt; Eric,
$50; Lake Shore, 96s; Louisville &
Nashville, COZ; Michigan Central, 81;
Missouri Pacific, S2b; Kansas 4 Texas,
l4B; New York Central, 1914; Northern
Pacific, 25s; preferred, 57@; Northwest
ern, ia; Oregon Improvement, GA;
Navigation, 93i, Transcontinental, 2G4;
Pacific Mail, 374; Reading, GSs; Rock
Island, lO9@; Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
10; Texas Pacific, 254; Union Pacific,
Coz; United States Express 7G; Fargo,
1856; Western Union, SO.
CHICAGO, Aug. l3. -Cattle-Rcceipts,
, 1888-08-14
The Amer1can Party.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The conven.
ton of the American party will begin here
tomorrow. Probably p. D. Wigginton,
who ran for governor of California on the
American ticket two years ago. will be
chosen chairman of the convention. There
is a strong element in the convention
which favors the placing of a presidential
ticket in the field, but there is also consid-
cradle opposition. There are too few del
egates in the city as yet to predict what
will be done in this regard. Mayor Hewitt
is undoubtedly the choice of the majority
of the delegates for president in case he
would accept the nomination. The prin-
cipal plank in the platform will be one
Of favoring restriction of immigration, but
other resolutions will favor the maintain
ance of the public school system and the
taxation of church property:
, 1888-08-14
Northern Topics.

Special Correspondence of TIE LEADER.
HARTvILLE, Aug. S.-Hartville is still
booming. Families are beginning to ar
rive and Susiness of all kinds is being
opened up.
The Sunrise Mining company is now
working about 100 men, divided into two
shifts, day and night.
The smelter has not been worked to its
fullest capacity the last week on account
of the roads being too muddy to haul the
average amount OF ore.
Everybody having claims in this vicinity
Is working on them, and most of them
claim to have good prospects.
II. p. Hooper, who was adjudged in.
sane from sunstroke some days ago, is
reported as doing well under treatment at
Fort Laramie.
C. T. Bray has disposed of his hotel
business to W. } Reid. Jr., and will
now give his whole time and attention to
mining.
Wilcox & Clark, formerly OF Douglas,
expect to open up their new and finely
fitted bar to the public about Aug. 10.
Geo. Hawk now supplies the Hartville
people with all kinds of fruits, he having
made arrangements with the large com
mission merchants of Cheyenne to shir
him fruit daily.
Hartville only lacks a good constable OF
deputy sheriff, one who is not afraid OF
being shot, as there is considerable shoot.
ing gong on, although as yet no one has
been hurt.
, 1888-08-14
Arrested for Sunday Dancing.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. IA
Hebrew wedding occurred at the syna-
gogue in the Waterman block Yesterday
and a feast followed. The noise late at
night attracted the police and they found
a dance in progress. AS previous warn
ing had been given against Sunday dane.
ing, thirty-three Hebrews, including sew
eral women were arrested. Scores of
voices were raised in angry protest against
what was termed an outrage. A few tried
to escape and half a dozen were pulled
out of a narrow closet where they were
closely packed away. The bail commits
sioDer was absent in New York and the
whole party had to spend the night in the
lookup. The bride and groom occupied
separate cells.
, 1888-08-14
AT WORK..
The Territorial Board of Equal
izatiOn Convenes Here
And Enter Upon the Discharge of
Difficult Duties.
What the Law Requires of This
Board, Etc.

The territorial board OF equalization
convened Yesterday forenoon at the office
Of Governor Moonlight and after a short
session adjourned to meet at the treas
urer's office at the capitol at 3 o'clock p.
m, at which hour the members Of the
board assembled and entered upon the
consideration OF the work before them.
This board is composed of Governor
Thomas Moonlight, Hon. L. Voorhees,,
treasurer Of the territory, and Hon. MN.
Grant, territorial auditor, and the work
before them is a delicate and a difficult
one, and it is expected that the members
will be doing exceedingly well if they COM
plete their labors by this evening.
The law under which this board was
created was passed by the Legislature of
1884, and thus far it has worked exceed
ingly well, although last year there was
something Of a clash between the board
and the county authorities of some of the
counties in the territory, notably Laramie
county, where, after the territorial board
of equalization had changed the valuation
placed upon certain classes of railroad
property, it was claimed to be too late to
change the figures in the county clerks
office and it was not done, although in
nearly every other county in the territory
the change was made.
The duty required by Law of this board
is TO fix the valuation of all railroad and
telegraph property in the territory, ex-
capt in cases where a railroad or tele-
graph line, as the case may be, does not
extend beyond the limits of our county,
and also in cases where either the railroad
or telegraph company lave property
like machine shops for lnstance-yhich
is not located on the right of way.
The law also provides that the board
shall ascertain the number of miles of
railroad and telegraph line in each county
in the territory and shall certify the result
together with the valuations ascertained to
the clerks of the various counties. 1t is
provided that this board may ascertain
and fix the valuation upon the road bed,
rolling stock, buildings, furniture and all
other class of property owned by railroad
and telegraph companies, and while the
law seems to contemplate that the duties
of this board are mainly the ddtles that
generally devoIve upon a board of equal
~lzation, yet in a certain sense at least, it
also provides that the board through the
territorial auditor and when railroad aud
telegraph companieI do not furnish that
official with a statement on or before the
Sd day July in each year, may ascertain
the value for itself and proceed to act
accordingly.
This law, however, by its terms, does
not apply to the assessment of railroad
and telegraph property by the authorities
Of any incorporated city or town when
there is property of that class within its
limits, although it has been claimed in
some quarters hat the law really applies
to them also.
The board will be in session again to-
day at Treasurer Voorhees, Office at the
capitol.
, 1888-08-14
A Bloody Fight.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 13.-The CONNER
cial GdzeHe's Somerset, KY, special says:
Yesterday Constable Doc Nestal, with
CoDstables Henry Marman and Van War
man, vent from Greenwood station, KY.
TO Cedar Creek church, nelr Cumberland
Falls, twelve miles east of Greenwood, to
arrest Andy Hamlin for seducing a sister
of the Warmans. They chose the church
because they believed Hamlin would be
unarmed. After sitting through the ser
vices Constable Yestal read the warrant
to Andy Hamlin and he consented to go
to Greenwood. When the officers had
gone a mile with their prisoner they were
overtaken by a gang in command of Alex
ander Hamlin. The latter demanded the
release of Andy and the officers refused.
Alexander then shot Van Warman dead.
The officers returned the fire and a general
fusilade took place. Both the Warmans
were killed and Constable Vestal is NOR
tally wounded. The county sheriff is
after the Hamlins.
, 1888-08-14
Railroad Accident.

Port JERyIs, n. Y, Aug. l3.-This
morning near Shohala a freight train on
the Erie road was wrecked by running
into rocks washed upon the tracks. The
express train from New York crashed into
the wreck and the baggage, mail, smoker
and one day coach and a ear load OF
horses we're thrown down the embank-
ment eighty feet deep and took fire and
burned. The passengers were all saved,
but Alexander Newman, fireman, was
caught In the wreck, and although not
seriously hurt was held fast till burned to
death. John Kinsella, fireman, was
badly scalded, probably fatally; John
Cannon, baggage master. badly cut;
John Monahan, telegraph repairer,
seriously cut about the head; A. G. Boyn-
ton and j. L. Brown, mail clerks, slightly
injured; T. Gublin, brakeman, leg broken;
Thomas Decker, plumber, internally in
iured, probably fatally.
A number Of passengers received
slight injuries.
Of the freight crew, fireman O'Hagan
had a scalp wound and both arms broken;
Engineer Fritz, scalp wound; Conductor
Fredlang, back injured.
The horses in the car were thorough
bred racers, numbering fourteen, and
twelve were burned to death.
The horses lost were mainly the pro.
perry of Freddie Gebhardt and included
Eole, Eolist, Mineral, Blanka, Certainty,
Pauline, Frank, Orphan Boy and the 2
year. old illy Scandinavian, owned by Mat
Storms of California. He was killed as
Mrs. Langtry's black tandem horses. The
only one saved was St. Savior and a .
year.old flly. Mat Storms was in the car
with the horses and will probably die of
his injuries.
, 1888-08-14

Ycg, lawyers frequently call upon
clerk for points in pleadings and prac-
tice. In fact, scarcely a day passes but
that some lawyer, frequently the most
successful practitioner, will call upon the
clerl for information relative to the de-
tails Of pleadings, and the suggestions
given are generally of ~incalculable bene-
fit, because always accurate. A major
ity Of lawyers are up with the law and
authorities, but many of them are rusty
in the ordinary pleadings, which are
sometimes rather complicated.-Deput
Circuit Clerk in Globe-Democrat.
, 1888-08-14
PANIC STRICKEN.
rHNIC
The Yellow Fever Epidemic in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Hundreds Leaving the City
Every Day,
And all Business Completely
Paralyzed,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. l3.-The
fever panic continues and people are leav-
ing the city by every known means of ex-
odus. Outlying cities and towns both
near and distant are continually establish
ing quarantine against this place. The
police force has been increased and mount
ed police now patrol the streets nigh. and
day. No case OF yellow fever has occurred
among the negro population. Business
is completely paralyzed and negroes out of
work gather in knots in the streets and it
is feared will Don begin to plumber and
pillage hundreds of unoccupied houses in
the city. Rumors of martial law are
aloat. The situation is serious.
, 1888-08-14
Heavy Storms.

PROVIDENCE, r. | Aug. l3.-One of
the heaviest rain storms of the year passed
over the city this morning. The showers
washed out adjacent streets and many
cellars we're flooded.
~PTTsBURG, Aug. ia severe wind
storm in Western Pennsylvania and East
ern Ohio last night did great damage to
telegraph wires and communication bet
ween the east and west was much inter
fered with.
, 1888-08-14
A Convent n

New YoRK, Aug. l3.-The convent OF
the Sacred Heart in l32d street, between
10th and st. Nicholas avenues, was
destroyed by fire tonight. The fire
started in the cupola, which vas under
going extensive alterations. The plumbers
had left a charcoal furnace which is sup
posed to have caused the fire. There
were 1876 persons in the building, but all
escaped without injury. Loss $500, 600;
insurance 5000, 600.
, 1888-08-14
ASH

BERLIN. Aug. l3.-Gen. Won Moltke
has been placed on the retired list of the
army. Gen. Won Waldersce succeeds
him. Emperor William has written Won
Moltke a gracious and affectionate letter
nominating him president of the country
defense.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. l3.-Three
new cases of yellow fever have developed
during the last twenty-four hours. Mrs.
w. S. McClelland died.
Sioux CRY, Aug. l3.-Reports from
Northwestern Iowa and Southwestern
Dakota indicate a gloomy outlook for
crops. In Iowa small grains will be less
than one-third the average.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-The secre-
tary OF the interior has issued an order
directing that from Sept. l next, Indian
agents will be permitted to nominate their
own clerks and other subordinates, sub.
iect to the approval of the secretary.
This supercedes and reYokes the policy
introduced at the beginning of the pres
ent administration.
SAN FRANCIsco, Aug. I3.-Charles
Crocker, first vice president of the South
ern Pacific railway, is lying seriously i'll at
Monterey, Cal, from IN aggravated dia-
betes complaint. Great fears are enter
tanned of his recovery aud his wife has
been summoned to his bedside and will
leave New York this evening by special
train.
, 1888-08-14

Special correspondence of The Leader.
WENDovER, Aug. l0.-We have been
having considerable rain lately. A short
time age it was very dry and the hills re-
minded one of autumn more than sum
mer, but now the scene is changed and
grass has taken a new start and given a
green appearance to the range,
The Platte is now fordable and is crossed
regularly by the Wendover and Rawhide
stage.
The Fairbank and Hart2ille mail is now
carried tri-weekly by Thorp's stage line,
,Wendover being the distributing office for
both the above places.