St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-09
darling child brought home in this

a darling child brought home in this
condition"
Apropos of the adoption of the
constitution by the states note this
in regard to federal and anti-federal
liquors: ''It is hereby recorded that
in July, 1888, 1900 people assem-
bled on Union Green in Philadelphia
to celebrate the ablishment of the
constitution of the United States and
separated early without intoXicatiOn
or quarrel. They drank only beer
and cider. Learn, reader, to prize
these worthy federal liquors which
render our country respectable. Learn
also to despise spirituous liquors as
anti-federal and companions of all
vices that dishonor our country
This from the Salem Mercury, Aug.
f, 1879: THE first camels seen in
America may be seen at Benjamin
Doland's near the town pump, Sa-
lem. Two camels imported from
Arabia. These stupendous animals
are deserving the attention of the GU
rious, being the greatest natural GU
riosity ever exhibited to the public
on this continent. They have necks
nearly four feet long, a large bunch
on their backs, four joints in their
| hind legs and are remarkably harm
less and docile.''
The following marriage notices are
! taken from papers of that day:
"Married Dec %, Samuel Smith
to Mrs. Abigail Pittenheld, an agree
able young widow"
cat Newport, Dec. 16, Mr.. Samuel
Checklay to Miss Polly Cranston, a
young lady of genteel requirements
and of most amiable disposition"
cat Rochester, n Y, Capt. Samu-
ell Currier to Miss Sally Clough, his
sixth wife.
cat Portsmouth, N. H., last Sun
day evening, Mark Sims, Esq, depu-
ty postmaster, to the elegantly pref
ty and amiably delicate Miss Mary
Ann, Youngest daughter of the late
Captain Blunt"
cat Andover, Mr. Aaron OsgOod
to the curious Miss Esther Ward
WE'LL
''On Thursday last there was mar
ried John Coffin Jones, Esq, of Bos
ton, merchant, to the truly amiable
and accomplished Miss Abigail Grant,
a
qualified to render the cOnnubial
state desirable and Supremacy hap
py."
Following are some death notices
from these early journals:
DIED at Rehoboth, H. Bowen, who
went to wedding Thursday, taken
sick Friday, died Saturday, and
buried on Sunday"
cat Hamilton, Essex county, Pla-
to, a negro cripple, aged 1O3 years,
one of Gods images in ebony"
"Died at Salem, Jack Deland,
worthy black man brought from
Africa to the West Indies at II years
of age, but instead of being eaten as
he expected by the white men he was
transferred by purchase to a happy
spent a useful life"
president Washington Challenged
for Travelling on Sunday.' From
the Columbian Sentinel December,
1889, we read, "Thc President on
his return from his late tour through
Connecticut, having missed his way
on Saturday, was obliged to ride
few miles Sunday morning in order
to gain the town where he proposed
to attend divine service. Before he
arrived, however, he was met by
tithing-man who commanded him to
stop and demanded the occasion of
his riding. 1t was not till the Presi-
dent had informed him of the circum-
stances and promised to go no tllrth-
er than the town intended that the
tithing-rnan permitted him to go
forward on his journey"
This is given as the meaning of the
name: George Il farmer; Wash, ;"
old English meaning a shoal of river
by the sea; ing" old English for
meadow; ton" dun or hill. SO
that his name is George Washing
ton, the farmer who lived on the
meadow under the hill where the
river runs shallow by the sea-