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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
The GOVernOrship.

The governor question receives a
cation of a letter written by Hon. b.
ID. Harris of BrattlebOrO declining the
use of his name as a candidate for the
position, brought out in response to a
letter of inquiry from Hon. G. 6. Ben
edict of Burlington. Both letters will
be found in full on this page and ex-
gOvernOrship in the MOrrisVille Citi-
zen of last week, a paper in which Mr..
Page of the republican state commit
tee takes some interest, prepared the
way for the presentation of Mr.. Dill
lingham's name enc other republican
daily appeared with an editorial favor
able to Mr.. Dillingham; and announc-
ing the withdrawal of Mr.. Harris's
name on the day of the publication of
his letter in the Free Press, and the
weekly republican press, it is presum-
ed, will generally fall into line today.
1t seems to us, as we have stated
elsewhere, that Mr.. Harris's letter pre-
sents remarkably strong platform of
principles on which a candidate may
stand land furnishes at the same time the
reasons why he ought to but perhaps
could not be elected. NOtwithstand-
ing the sneers of Gov. Smiths or
gans, we had hoped to see a man of
Mr.. Harris's calibre and courage pre-
sented as candidate by the republi-
can party. We believe such a man
could be elected if the people of the
state could have an opportunity to ex-
press their opinions on the question at
the polls.
Mr. Dillingham;, whose name is pre-
scented by sort of common consent,
is a worthy man and will probably be
nominated and elected VermOnters
accept the plans laid for them with
great readiness. He can bring many
good qualities of mind and heart to the
service of the state. Let him write as
firm, outspOken and courageous a
statement of his position as that of
strengthen himself as a candidate
among the honest, thinking men of the
state, but will at the same time show
his fitness for the place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
A Good Work.

The state educational commission
practical manner in which they are
pushing forward their investigation of
the state school system preparatory to
making a report at the next legisla-
ture. They are visiting all the larger
towns of the state and holding consul
tatiOns with school superintendent,
teachers and any others who are in
terested in the subject. Last week
Wednesday the board were at White
River Junction, Thursday they were
here in st. JOhnsbury, going from here
to Newport and from thence to Nor
risville. While here advance tele-
grams brought to them men in some of
the smaller towns that they could not
easily reach. The members of the
commission have no special hobby
which they are riding but are seeking
for the views of those who have had OF
are having practical experiences in ed
ucatiOnal matters, asking questions
and noting the answers, receiving sug-
gestions and comparing notes. Inas-
much as we criticized the commission
the other day for not getting down to
their work earlier in the season, we
bear cheerful testimony to the thor
Oughness and intelligence they are
now bringing to bear on the work and
the evidence that report is likely to
be the outcome of it all that will COM
mand the attention and the respect of
the next legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
VERMONT REPUBLICANS.
Delegates to the Chicago Republican


Delegates to the Chicago Republican
Convention.
The first district convention for the
nomination of two delegates to the
Chicago convention was held at Bur-
lington Tuesday morning, the repub-
lican state convention to elect four
delegates at large was held at the
same place yesterday and the second
district convention to elect two dele
gates from this district is held today
at Montpelier. These delegates we're
elected by the two Burlington conven-
tions:
First district delegates, Buel j. Der
by of Burlington Hon. C. w. Read of
Addison. Alternates, Olin Merrill of
Enosburgh N. w. Fiske of Isle La
Motto.
Delegates at large, Ex-Gov. Redfield
Proctor of Proctor; Gen. j. G. McCul-
Tough of Bennington Col. j. J. Estey
of BrattlebOrO; Hon. Frank Plumley
of Mortified. Alternates G.. Ham
mond, Middlebury; R. C. Christie,
Johnson A. Davidson, Orleans G.. H.
Babbitt, Bellows Falls.
At both these conventions harmony
was the order of the day. Hon. c. P.
Hogan of Sheldon presided at the first
district convention, a ''signifcant Incl
dent" of which was the unbounded en-
thusiasm and long continued applause
which followed the mention of the
name of James G.. Blaine.
At the state convention Hon. P. K.
Gleed of Morrisville presided, Caledo-
MIA county being represented on the
list of vice presidents by j. G. HOvey
of st. Johnsbury. Mr.. Gleed express
ed the opinion that the mugwumps
were disgusted with Cleveland's civil
service reform pretensions and well
coined them back to the republican
camp.
There seems every reason to expect
that H. c.. Ide of st. JOhnsbury will be
elected one of the district delegates to-
day, the republican press generally
cOnceding it as an assured fact.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05

were beaten by good majorities. There
was general rejoicing over the result.
The Rutland Herald says that Lieu
tenant-GOvernor Fuller, in view of the
pledge that was made for him in con-
vention two years ago, recognizes that
he could not now be a candidate for
governor and that he has told his
friends that he is not to be in the field.
The railroad problems growing out
of the leases of the Boston, Concord
g. Montreal and other roads to the
Boston s. Maine seem to be about as
far from settled as ever. On Monday
the former road through its solicitors
filed bill in equity against the latter
road, praying for the appointment of a
receiver.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
THE TOWNS AROUND.
LYNDONVILLE,

J. M. Cass is putting in stock of
furniture, collins and caskets.
Jens Jensen, machinist at the rail-
road shop, has returned to his home in
Denmark.
G. A. Page finishes work for the rail
road company this week and will re-
turn to his home in Ashland, N. Ii.
N. L. Parker, who runs ten horses
drawing lumber from East Burke to
Halls Mills, changed from runners to
wheels March %.
None of the California party have
arrived here yet, though F. w. Silsby
and wife are in Boston. w. F. Stod
dard expects to be here about May L.
Members of Riverside lodge are re-
hearsing the drama "Out on the
World" which they expect to have
ready for the public in about two
weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Relies of the Great Storm.

The body of mulatto woman, nam
ed Jennie True, was found Monday in
partially melted snow bank near
Vernon Centre, Conn. She started
Monday afternoon, March IL, for the
station, an eighth of mile from the
house where she worked, to take the
train for Hartford where her husband
lived and was buried by the great
storm.
Mrs. John Morgan of Canaan, N. Y,
after months absence, during which
her house had been closed, on Monday
found the dead body of man lying on
sofa in the parlor. 1t is supposed he
had been there since the blizzard OF
March II. The body remains uniden-
tilted, and is supposed to be that of /,
tramp.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
SOUTH RYEGATE.

Henry Cole is the recipient of pen
sion of SO a month and considerable
back pay.
Doug. Mckay has gone to Lowell,
Mass. He expects to get a job at stone
cutting there.
Miss Lizzie Park and Miss Jeanne
Hall will teach the summer terms of
the village school. Miss Park has the
higher department..
George Green is just finishing up his
winters job of numbering. He has
sent thirty cars of logs to Web Leon
ards mill at Wells River this winter.
The stockholders of the Ryegate
granite works hold their annual meet
ing for the purpose of electing officers,
ETC., at the office of the company, next
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. BOwditch has moved from James
Darling's house to the second story of
r. Arthur's house. 1t was necessary
for him to vacate the former tenement
as Mr.. Darling has come back to South
Ryegate to live.
That cit is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" is proven by the result
of the burning of j. B. Darling & Sons
store at West Newbury. This fire
caused considerable loss to the firm
but has resulted in bringing James
Darling back to this place and a thor
Ough Restocking of the store here. We
hope they will receive a good share of
the patronage of the village and vi
cinity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
NOTE AND COMMENT.

"The more one sees of mugwumpery
in New England the more sick ut the
stomach one becomes at the pretense,
the hypocrisy and the sissyism of il
ALL" says correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette. "Sissy-
ism" is good.
AT the annual village election in
Rutland last week the .citizens" swept
the board, the Knights of labor contest
ing only a few offices and in these they
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05

If the time should ever come when
prOhibitiOnists feel that under certain
conditions half loaf is better than no
bread in matters relating to the saloon,
we commend to them this scheme that
prevails in some portions of Florida :
A man who wants to go into the liquor
business has to get 300 signatures to
his application, and the names must be
published in the county paper. He
then goes before the court, where his
character is thoroughly sifted, and if
his application is approved, he pays a
license fee of $3.50, divided equally be-
tween the state, the county and the
town or city in which he proposes to
aell
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
WATERFORD.

Mrs. Betsey H. Goss died March IL,
at the age of II years. She was born
on the place now occupied by j. w.
Hale, where she lived until her mar
riage to Edwin Joslin, when she NOV
ed to farm in the north part of the
town where she lived the remainder of
her life. Mr.. Joslin died in 104l, leav-
ing three children, one daughter and
two sons. The eldest son enlisted in
the 18th regiment but died from ex-
posture in few months. In 1853 Mrs.
Joslin married r. o. Goss, who died in
1874, leaving one daughter and two
sons, the daughter and youngest son
remaining with her until her death.
Mrs. Goss was in good health through
the winter and cared for sick neigh
Dor the night before she was herself
taken sick. Her illness was of only
six days, of typhoid pneumonia. Her
long life was most useful one and a
large circle of friends deeply mourn
her death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05

DIR. d. P. Dearborn, aged 80, a
prominent homeOpathist physician OF
Brattleboro, died on Monday. From
1862 to 1865 he was surgeon of the 4tli
New Hampshire regiment. He mar
ried Harriet, the daughter of the late
Nathaniel White of Concord, n. H.,
who survives him with three children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
PEACHAM.

Mrs. Robert Esden is quite sick with
pneumonia.
Deacon Martin and his son Moses
have purchased the Col. Blanchard
place.
Sugar makers have had one good
run of sap. There is very little nitre
in the syrup this year.
A certain telephone operator named
John economies ink and labor thus
for 1888 he writes s. See?
The band are to give a sugar party
Friday evening. All the young men
are anxiously waiting invitations, in
some cases even advertising for bids.
For the summer term Miss Harvey
will teach at the Corner, Matte Lang
maid at So. Peacham, Nellie Miner at
the Hollow, and Elsie Clark at East
Hill. We understand that Green Bay
and the mountain district will not sup
port schools; but will send their schOl-
ars to adjoining districts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05

Holland Weeks of Litchfield, Conn,
whose wife was descendant of John
Alden, the pilgrim, moved to Sails
bury, in 1898, and her descendants are
living in nearly all the United States.
1t is proposed to have a centennial
gathering of the relatives the present
year near the old homestead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
RYEGATE.

Mrs. Wright, mother of w. w.
Wright, has been very sick for few
days. Her daughter, Mrs. Kimball of
Boston, has been sent for.
Mrs. G.. Nelson has returned from
Boston where she has been nursing a
sister Mrs. Elms) who fell and broke
her hip bone some time since.
T. w. Smith and family, who have
spent the winter in Florida, have re-
turned to town determined to sell out
in the fall and make Florida their fu-
ture home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
Good All the Year Round.
BURLINGTON. March II. 1888
Barton Monitor

One of our exchanges who uses "pa-
tent outsides," sends us one of his pa
pers whose ''patents" were printed
some time last summer. That is the
advantage of "patents )" they are just
as good old as new-possibly little
better
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05

The Western railroad strike seems
to be extending rather than contract
ing, and stories of lawless deeds on the
part of the strikers are rife. A more
complicated situation could hardly be
conceived. Railroads are cited up"
trains are protected by bands of arm
ed men "scabs" are attacked by the
strikers fire arms and ammunition are
being shipped to points of special i'm
pOrtance and conferences and threats
are the order of the day. Meanwhile
thousands are idle and the business of
the roads is practically at a standstill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
MISS EMMA C. FUTILE,

Leading Soprano of The Mariana Opera Co.,
of Boston.
Miss Tuttle who will sing the part of A line has
appeared in Opera in several of our larger cities
meeting with great success, and receiving from
the press much praise for her bright and pleasing
i'm persOnatiOus. Those who miss the present
opportunity to hear her will have much to regret.
Costumes have been secured from the house of
the famous Eaves Costume Co. of New York, one
of the very best in the country, which is a sufi-
cient guarantee of their excellence Good Scenery
and Stage Properties have been secured and the
Opera which is full of pleasing melodies and roll
licking fun. will be in every way equal to the
Pirates given two years ago
Tickets at Bingham's and Spencer's at o'clock
Monday morning April second
Librettos containing all the words of the Opera,
sale with the tickets and in the hall the nights
of the Opera. Has
Tickets will be sold from stations between Wells
River and Passnmpsic inclusive To st. Johnsbury
and return, on both days for fare one way, and on
Friday evening the mixed train South will be held
until after the Opera.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
Deadly Explosions.


Two fearful explosions in a coal mine
near Rich Hill, Mo-, last week entirely
wrecked the mine and buried in the
debris between so and 80 miners. The
superintendent of the mine was taken
out badly injured, but will survive.
Rich Hill is in the center of coal min
ing district. The first explosion came
at the dinner hour just as the men
were ascending eight at time in the
cage. The superintendent and his as
sistants Immediately began the work
of rescuing the imprisoned miners and
succeeded in saving Is men when a
second explosion occurred, involving
Superintendent Sweeney and his aids.
| The fire was terrific, shooting out from
the top of go foot shaft like a great
| furnace. Further efforts to save min
ers were hopeless and hundreds of men
and women and children crowded
about the burning shaft.
1t is probable that all who were in
the mine at the time of the first ex-
plOsion are dead. About IS miners
were employed in the mine and the
probabilities are that the majority of
them are out. They are mostly ne
groes.
At Barre railroad company was or
ganized Friday evening to build a road
from Barre lower village to the gran
lite quarries in Barre and Williams
town. The capital stock is $4,000,
one-half of which was taken by Presi-
dent d. r. SOrtwell of the Wells River
road and the balance by Barre people.
The new directors are ID. r. Sortwell,
AFRO d. Morse, Emery l.. Smith, John
Trow and Charles l.. Currier.
A petition, largely signed, has been
circulated among the members of the
Rutland county bar, asking the presi-
dent to appoint Hon. E. j. Phelps to
the vacancy in the United States SUI
preme court, caused by the death of
Chief Justice Waite.
French girl-"Papa, man who
looks like an American is observing
those gloves in the window. What
shall ask for them 2" Shopkeeper
"Twenty dollars" Man (entering)-|
GLOW much ~ Girl-"Twenty dol
lars" Man-''Sar-r-r-r Shopkeep-
er-fForty cents, M'seer."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
Cheaper and Safer than Kero-
IusIice MemOranda,s

For convenience of Justices of the Peace we have
printed the memoranda in blank which they have
to make criminal complaints, are for sale at u
cents per hundred at the ---.,,.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-04-05
SECONDHAND TYPE
FOR SALE.

We have about fifty fonts second hand type for
sale, ranging from four-A card font up to several
hundred pounds Nonpareil and Bourgeois. The
newspaper and advertising type for sale is that
used on the Caledonian. The Bourgeois and some
of the display type is well worn. Other fonts of
display are nearly new and twot thirds of the Nom
pareil is in good condition. the font being large
that not more than fourth of it is in constant
All the NonpareiI and most of the display
type is copper faced.
1t will be sold in large small quantities in the
cases, VERY LOW.
In estimating the wear of the type the fact that
the rollers have been in constant use two years
should be considered.
Call on address
C. NJ. STONE & CO., st. Johnsbury
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The Arizona sentinel., 1888-05-05
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.
Why His Position Can Not Be Held in Too
 High Esteem.

High Esteem.
 There is an idea in the minds of many who ought 10 know better. that the country editor" stands on the lowest platform of the profession. and that he who is employed in any capac- ity. no matter how humble, on a met ropolitan journal is superior. There is no greater mistake. An editor who has held important chairs in metro politan off ces. and who has the repu- tation of having been successful. re- marked: '1 do not hesitate to write the leaders of the most important journals. but 1 would tremble to un- dertake the management of a village newspaper. :" There is no place in the profession so difficult to fill as that of country editor. In cities a man who can do one depart ment well bothers himself about no other Nor need he; he gets the knack of his specially. and continues at it. But the country editor must be good in all departments; he must be we read on all subjects; he must be able to discern the trend of the public mind in politics, religion and social topics; he must discuss agriculture and an- archy with equal precision; he must be fluent on polemics and politics; he must write of the President and pump kins; he must mind men of high de- gree, and descend to things of low estate; in short, he must be an '.all- round man." It is this that makes the position of a country editor SO hard to fill. It is this training that makes the good country editor such a splen- did manager for a metropolitan daily. There is no place. except in country office, where such all-round training can be had.
 The position of country editor is not held in the esteem it should be. Country papers are not respected as they ought to be. If a family can afford only one paper. let that be the home paper; for it concerns a family more to know what is being done in its own country than it does to know the news of distant places. The city paper can not give, and does not pre- tend 10 give, the local news that its country readers must have; but the good country paper does give a very fair epitome of the worlds news.
 No other publication can supply the place of a good local paper. If both can not be retained-if either the city journal or country newspaper must go, let it be the former; for nothing can supply the place of the local paper Circular
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-05-05
confession than this one If Constance

a confession than tnlS one q Constance Kent.
 It sometimes happens that persons and this is especially true of young children-are unable to disassOciate their dreams from realities. l have known children to be punished for telling lies when full inquiry showed that they were relating circumstances of which they had dreamed.
 A patient lady, informed me up- on one occasion that she had risen in the night and gone to visit a gentle man of her acquaintance who lived in d distant part of the city and had stayed in his house until morning. Thorough inquiry showed beyond the possibility of doubt that there was not a word of truth in her story; that she had not left the house at all, and that the gentleman in question was not at the time in the city.
 A desire for notoriety will some times be the predominant force in causing a false confession. A few years ago was requested by Colonel Whitely. the chief detective officer of the Government, to visit in the Tombs prison man who had confessed him. self to be member of gang of coun- terfeiters. This individual had writ len letter to the Secretary of the Treasury in which he detailed in the most consistent and minute manner the organization of the band and as members of which he gave the names of the most eminent and respectable citizens of the United States of both political parties. His statements were believed and Colonel Whitely was di- rected to investigate the whole affair with the utmost secresy and complete ness. Colonel Whitely with tho per- spicuity for which he is noted, soon had his suspicious excited that the mans story was fabrication. Never theless, the evidence the fellow had sent to Washington was so far credited that it was under con- sideration to arrest the alleged members of the band. embracing Gov OA OCldIOloI sentatives and high officers of the army. found the man to be insane, but it was form of insanity that only one skilled in diseases of the mind would be enabled to detect.
 Frequently the only motive for confession is the hope of some person. al advantage to the coHfessor, who knows full well that when the time comes to proceed to extremities with him he will be able to show his in- nocence. A railway journey, the desire 10 shield friend accused of crime. or to obtain for himself or others a re. ward that may have been offered. and even the wish to perpetrate joke at the expense of the officers of justice, have all been causes of false self ac. cusation. When so many incentives and predispositions exist it is not go- ing too far 10 say that confession without supporting evidence of an affirmative character is not entitled to the slightest consideration. - WiLLidn1 4. Hammond, tn St. Louis Posi- Dis. pdtch.