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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
High Art Foot Dress.
Consolidated Shoe Co.,
Feb Lynn Mass Man'f
Probate of Will.

CORNELIA E. ADAMS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, IS.
In Probate Court held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, within and for said district
on the 22nd day of January, a. D.. 1889.
An Instrument purporting TO be the last
Will and Testament of Cornelia E. Adams late
of St. Johnsbury in said district, deceased be
ing presented to Court by Charles S. Adams
the executor therein named, for Probate
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a
session of said Court, to be held at the Pro-
bate Office in st. Johnsbury on the 9th day
of February A ID. 1889. and show cause, if
any they may have, against the Probate of
said Will for which purpose it is further or
dered that copy of the record of this order
be published three weeks successively in the
Ca1edonian printed at st. Johnsbury previ-
to said time appointed for hearing
BY the Court, Attest,
WALTER Z. SMITH, Judge.
true copy of Record, Attest,
$3.50 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
CONGREssMAN GROUT"s BILL.

ANY measure tending to promote
civil service reform and remove from
politics the quadrennial scramble for
office should be welcomed and given
proper attention Such is, in our
opinion, Congressman CIRCUITS bill
providing for the choice of pOstmas-
tiers by the people in the smaller of
fees Heretofore the office has gone
to worker" in return for his ser
vices during the campaign. When a
Massachusetts politician said, Let
me choose the postmaster in your
town and | care not what party is
then in power there" he knew well
how easily a postmaster could abuse
his power and eventually change the
politics of his town. Gen. CIRCUITS
bill would free the postmasters from
subservience to their party leaders,
would result in the choice of COM
petent and popular officials and take
the whole matter out of the hands of
the politicians and place it in the
hands of the people who know more
about a mans fitness for office than
any Postmaster General.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
WEST CONCORD.


Clyde BuckminSter from Newport
has been visiting at his old home the
past week
D. w. Hubbard is saving out a
large amount of cedar shingles. The
cedar comes from Victory.
There has been a series of meetings
held at the Methodist church for the
results.
Grout, Wyman & Co. are supply
ing the citizens of West Concord with
sixteen-inch hard wood from their
Victory mill.
Miss Eva Howard, daughter of
George Howard at Concord Corner,
who has been in a very critical cOndi-
ton for some time, is improving.
William Allen has sold the timber
on his village lot to Thomas Kcarney
The latter has sold it to Robert Nor
ton, who has commenced putting it
into the Hibbard mill yard.
George l. Higgins, owner of the
stallion Contoocook by Mambrino
Wilkes, has purchased from Andrew
Wilkinson, Fordham, N Y, the ten
year old standardized bay stallion
Strike 3O32, by Jay Gould, dam
Martense, by General Knox Re
ported price, $4,000.
DANVILLE.
The snow rollers started out Tues
day
Silas Bovee has bought John Drou-
ms place. Price, $500
George Page has bought Silas
Bovee's house and land adjoining
Price, $500.
A pension has been granted Clar-
ence A. Hatch; Albert J. Chase of
South Danville has had his pension
increased.
The ladies of the Congregational
society will hold a church sOciable at
the town hall on Friday afternoon
and evening.
Rev. w. H. WOrthen of Barton de-
livered three lectures at the MethO-
dist church the first three evenings of
this week upon Egypt, Palestine and
Italy. The lectures were well attend
ed and very interesting and instruc-
tive
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Max O'Rell," the brilliant French
satirist, has been in our country and
writes that the difference between
the two great political parties is this
"One party is in power and tries to
stay in; the other is out of it and
tries to get in. 1t is not patriotism
it is patriotism.
Montreal is laying her plans for
another carnival from Feb 4 to the
close of the week. The ice palace
was nearly completed last week when
Il warm wave struck the city and the
palace rapidly melted away What
remains of the palace will have to be
| taken down and, if cold weather
comes, another effort will be made to
rebuild it.
The friends of Gen Mcclellan have
contracted for monument to 1.-The
organizer and commander of the
| Army of the Potomac, and command
ing general of the armies of the Unit
ed States" The monument will be a
Quincy granite column So feet high
on a base nine feet high, and will be
surmounted by an eagle with spread
wings. 1t will be erected over his
grave at Trenton, N. ].
The use of the electric light on rail
the Northwest by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road All the
coaches are illuminated by electricity
from a dynamo in the baggage car
The experiment of lighting cars by
means of storage batteries has been
in use on the Boston & Albany for
about two years. The officials con-
slider it a success but believe that its
expense Will prevent its adoption to
any extent by other roads.
The decision of Judge Barrett of
New York that the sugar trust ex-
isting i'll that state was illegal, if
sustained by the court of appeals, to
which the case will undoubtedly be
carried, is likely to affect many 9th
er trusts which are at present bleed
ing the people. Judge Barrett's de-
cision is founded upon the common
law and the New York Telegram
gives list of not less than twenty
two trusts which are likely to be af-
fected by the decision if it is affirmed
Some will recall that during the
performance in Springfield, Mass,
last June of FOrepaugh' S circus, Har-
~ Taylor, an employee, struck an ell
derby farmer killing him instantly,
and then crawled under the canvas
and was seen no more. 1t was an
unprovoked murder, but it soon
passed out of mind of nearly all ex
cept Officer Clune. This man has fol-
lowed out every lead, quietly but
successfully, and last week Tuesday
the murderer was arrested in Phila-
delphia.
THE Story of Vermont" in the
story of states series soon to be pub
lished by Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,
of Boston, will be of interest as there
has been no history of the Green
Mountain state published for 40
years. John l.. Heaton, the author,
is a well-known Brooklyn newspaper
man, and is one of the many editors
born and brought up in Vermont.
Another volume of interest to the
state is the History of Woodstock,
Vermont published by the same
firm and prepared by Henry S. Dana.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
Tributes TO MINISTER PHELPS

The latest attack upon our minis
ter to the court of st. James comes
from William Henry Smith of the AS
Sociated Press. He has returned
from England with a poor opinion
of the way our nation is represented
at London and finds that minister
Phelps has been too English for
American taste" Two other gen
tlernen have recently returned from
a visit to the old world and hasten
to deny Mr.. Smiths charges. Both
these men are staunch republicans of
wide culture and travel and reside i'll
Springfield. Mass. Judge w S Shurt-
left thus writes the Springfield Re
publican:
"Of what quality the American w.
III. Smiths taste may be | do not
know, but having quite recently met
MIR. Phelps in London, and learned
from personal observation and the
speech of other American sOjOurners
In London, that our minister's de
meanOr is quite the reverse of Mr.
Smiths characterization, am NOV
ed to state that | believe that no
more truly American American than
Mr.. Phelps has represented us the
court of st. James. If to be Il courte
Gus gentleman, respectful of himself
and of all others worthy of respect,
of high or low rank, regardful of the
dignity of his office, and properly OBJ
servant of its etiquct is to be too
English" then Mr.. Phelps is So But
| found that the English admired
him and the American tourists as
rule were proud of him, even though
he was subjected to comparison with
his distinguished predecessor, Mr.
Lowell. Will politics forever color
our appreciation of our really great
men? | hope it will never affect that
of your present correspondent, a re-
publican from the beginning"
On the day following the publica-
ton of this letter Henry NJ. Burt, of
White Mountain fame and the editor
of Among the Clouds, wrote the Re
publican as follows:
MIR. Phelps has been no toady to
the British aristocracy, but plain,
substantial citizen, discharging his
duties and treating all with the same
degree of courtesy, without regard
to party or social position, and how
ever able have been the gentlemen
who have preceded him, 1t is doubt
full whether any of them have shown
greater sense or diplomatic skill or
have been more truly what we de-
sire our representatives to be, than
has the gentleman who is soon to re-
tire to private life. In this connec- |
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
FULL PAID CAPITAL, CAPITAL AUTHORIZED,
$500, 10000. $4,000, 10000.
NORTHWESTERN
Guaranty Loan Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
-oFFICERS--
L. F. MENACE, President
VICE pRESInENTS


L. F. MENACE, President
VICE PRESIDENTS,
THOMAS LOWRY, A J. DEAN
w. s. STREETER
HENRY G. MENACE. Sec'y and Treas.
DIRECTORS.
ThoS. Lowry, Pres. Minneapolis St R'y Co.
w. ID. Washburn, Pres. M =. Ste. NJ. & A.
R'y Co.
Z. w Herrick of Herrick Brothers
a. ]. Dean, former Cashier Security Bank.
Loren Fletcher of l.. Fletcher x Company
Clinton Morrison, Pres Farmers & Mechan-
les Savings Bank
Geo A FillSbury of Chas- A Pillsbury & Co
c. H. Petit of Petit, Christian & Co.
Joseph Dean of Security Bank.
H. Z. Fletcher, Treas. Minneapolis & Pacific
Railway Company.
Vim. H. Eustis Treas. North American Tele-
graph Company
Philip H Neher of Neher u Carpenter, Troy,
New York
L. F. Menage, President of Company.
Henry G. Menage, Sec. and Treas Of Co
The business of this Banking Company
having largely increased. n ew issue of Stock
has been called by the Board of Directors.
and n limited amount of the new capital will
be sold in New England.
During the last three and half years,
regular per cent dividends and extra
dividend of % per cent. have been earned and
paid to stockholders. Applications for stock
may be made to
WILLIAM S. STREETER, Vice President,
Stiff St Johnsbury, Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
LOWER WATERFORD.

Miss Bertha Weeks is in Danville
on a visit.
Miss Eliza Morrisonfr from St. Johns-
bury is in town now.
Miss Nellie Morrison has been
obliged to leave school on account of
Sickness
There is an anniversary wedding at
Nathan kinnes next Friday night
All are invited.
The annual church meeting will be
held in the church Thursday, the 31st.
The business meeting will be held at
10, after which dinner will be served
free to all. 1t is expected there will
be a good many from out of town
present
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
PREVIOUS REMARKABLE WINTERS.

This very singular and unusual
winter has revived the memory of all
the oldest inhabitants. William H.
Meigs of Windsor, CT, now "a years
old and we'll preserved tells this
story
The mildest winter of his remem-
brance was that of 1856 which
was springlike all through, without
frost or snow ofany amount Dande-
lions were in bloom all winter, pond
lily leaves took the place of ice in the
ponds, while the boys longed in vain
for skating and went barefooted on
sunny days. The following summer
was fully as memorable, there being
snow-storms which killed all the
crops out of ground The corn was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

The new catalogue of the Universe
tv of Vermont has al enrolled stu
dents in the academical department,
1872 in the medical school and 145 in
the agricultural college-total 1853
an aggregate which has been exceed
ed but once in the history of the in
stitution. The professors and in
structors in the different departments
are 80 in number. The university
makes progress in all elements of
strength and never was as prosperous
as now
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
WHEELOCK.

The snow rollers started out for
the first time this winter last Mon
day.
Mrs. Luther Gray has been quite
sick, also Mrs. Morehouse and Wal
ter Sawyer.
Theladies of the auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. Hiram Eastman next Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Bullock has returned from
Massachusetts and gone to board
with Mrs. STAPLES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
NORTH DANYHLE.

About $40 was realized from the
donation party at Rev. M. Atwood S
last week Tuesday evening.
The North Danville dramatic club
will present the drama, 1.-The last
Loaf" in Sanborns hall next Satur-
day evening. The farce, Paddle
your own canoe" will also be given
Good music will be provided.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

The Vermont beekeepers at their
annual meeting elected these officers:
President, r. H. Holmes of Shore
ham; vice presidents, ]. E. Crane of
Middlebury, F. H. Walker of Man
chester, Byron p Green of St. AL
bans, H. L. Leonard of Brandon, ].
W. Smith of Stowe, NJ F. Cram of
Braintree, A. J. Albee of Derby. ]. D.
Goodrich of East Hardwick, George
Beecher of Essex, ID. S. S. Hall of
Lower Cabot; secretary and treas
urer, J. H. Larrabee of Larrabee's
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

O'Rourke, M. H. Hennissy and Geo.
E. hurry, takes the Union Co-opera-
tive shops with room for 20 work
men, two polishing machines, a lathe
polishing urns, columns and other
round work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
A ericuIture VS. Railroad Junkets.

That Vermont is distinctively an
agricultural state is shown by the
fact that she pays her agricultural
commissioners So per day for actual
service and her railroad commission
ers So per day each. The farmer
doesn't amount to much except as a
ax-payer.-[ Richford Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

twice destroyed. Snow-squalls were
not infrequent that season, and IN
the autumn the harvests made a
mighty poor showing. Large guam
titles of corn were shipped from the
South and with other agricultural
staples brought a large sum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

Rumors have been rife during the
week of negotiations for the lease of
the Northern railroad to the Old
Colony. This is reported to be a
movement against the Boston &
Maine and in the interest of the Con-
cord railroad
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
SHEFFIELD.
A. ]. Giffin is some better.

A. ]. Giffin is some better.
The little child of Marcellus Way is
dangerously ILL.,
Mrs. Elmira Bradbury has pur-
chased Isaac Pearls house in the vii
lage and is soon to take possession.
Whooping cough is quite prevalent
among both old and young. Scarlet
fever is also prevailing and two
children of Ira Davis are sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
FARM FOR SALE.

Located on the road to Danvi1le one mile
from St. JohnSbury Post Office and Academy,
contains 80 acres of land, sugar place of 400
trees. Buildings in good repair. running
water at house and barn Farm cuts from
IS to 20 tons of hay, according to season.
Location and advantages are first class. Call
on or address, WALTER G. COOK,
S7tf st. JohnSbury, Vermont, Box 4S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
The Standard Life and
Accident Insurance Co.

OF Detroit. Mich, will pay you for loss of
time caused by accidental injuries will in
demnify your family in case of your death
from accident.
The STANDARD pays full amount of its poll
cy for the loss of both eyes, both feet or both
hands, or for hand and one foot.
The STANDARD pays one third of the face of
its policy for the loss of hand or foot.
The STANDARD pays one eight of the face of
its policy for loss of one eve.
The STANDARD pays the full face of its poll
cy in case of accidental death, no matter what
sums may have been previously paid for in
demnity during the current policy year.
CHAS. S. HASTINGS Agt., st. JohnSbury
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
LOCAL NOTICES.

SAvED.-Over six thousand cream
have been saved from ruin
Gus prices by the use of Thatcher's
Orange Butter Color, it is used from
Maine to Georgia, from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
For Sale LOW.

Formerly the l.. ID. Stiles store building it
being a nice two-story building SO feet
front. &c feet deep, nearly new, and painted
new one year ago. All up in first-class shape,
good cellar and three other large rooms down
stairs.
One good pleasant tenement already to
rent. up stairs, rents for $50 a year. With
little expense two first-claSs tenements could
be made down stairs. This would pay twelve
per cent on investment Or building could
be decided for store if desired.
The above property will be sold low if sold
at once. For further particulars call
CHARLES COBB,
st. JohnSbury Centre VT. [ . apr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
HARDWICK.

Edwin Reed has been granted
pension
The Good Templars give a supper,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
EA ST BURKE.

N. L. Parker started out with the
snow roller Monday.
A pension has been granted to
Abro Ball of this town
Mrs H. p Gushing and Mrs. Mel
vim White are both more comfort
able.
Dr. H. A. Lane is on the sick list.
His father is visiting him at the pres
ent time.
Noah Powers who has been sick
for some time past is thought to be
hopelessly insane.
Hubbard Smith and Harley Butter
field have set up blacksmithing in
Jesse Hunters shop.
1t was Warren Hartwell, instead
of Fairbanks, that was hurt as stat
ed last week. Hartwell is imprOv-
ing.
The St. Johnsbury district Metho-
dist preachers meeting commences
here next Monday evening The
public are cordially invited.
Mr.. Wood, the village school teach
er, was drifted i'll and unable to get
here from Sheffield, Monday, conse-
quently there was no school until
Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.
Death of the OLDEST Iuhahifauf


Mrs. Jane Stevenson died on Thurs
day last III her 9Sth year. She was
the widow of the late VIM. R.W.
Stevenson and was the oldest person
in town. She was born in this town
only a short distance from the farm
where most of her life was spent
She was mother of eight children,
four of whom survive her. The last
few years her faculties failed her and
her strength was indeed labor and
sorrow.
Several cases of catarrhal fever
have appeared i'll this place-Mrs
H. r. ROBBIE is quite i'll and Mary
Johnson gaining.
News from Marshalltown, Iowa,
tofriends in town state that Phineas
Stevens has had severe paralytic
shock but is improving little.
The friends of Rev D. M. McKind-
lay will give him a donation at the
parsonage, Barnet Center, on the
afternoon and evening of Jan. 80
E. J. Smith and Joseph Simons have
had their pensions increased. Peter
M. Abbott of West Barnet has had
his pension increased from Sc to So
month.
On Saturday last our village just
escaped what must have been a very
disastrous fire, there being strong
wind at the time. The chimney of
the Laughlin block burned out and
the wood work took fire Timely
help, a sharp hatchet and a force
pump saved a building The block
contains five places of business, a
harness shop, drug store, millinery
and jewelers. store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

West olend on mortgage; but every
one wants to know what is going on
there. A pamphlet tells: How to
Make the Most of Prosperity"
The Kansas City Investment Com
pany, Kansas City, Missouri; or the
First National Bank, ST. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
masquerade and promenade Friday

masquerade and promenade Friday
night.
The Maple Park house has been
sold to c. P. & S. H. Eldred of Shell
don. Reported price, $4,000.
Registration returns for Hardwick
village school district for 1888 show
six births and seven deaths The
number of deaths was greater than
for years.
The public entertainment given by
the Grand Army post Thursday even
ing was largely attended and a sue
cess in every respect. The following
officers were installed for the ensuing
year: Commander, E. D. BUTTON !;
senior vice-commander, c. w. Ran
som; Junior vice-commander, b. F.
Taylor; adjutant, w. S. Rich; quar-
ter1naster, o. NJ Mack; surgeon, I.
l.. Kibbee chaplain, M. III. Warner;
extraordinarily B. F. Smith officer
of-the-guard, Aseal Hall; delegate to
department encampment, B. F. Tay-
lor; sergeant major, F. o. Olmstead;
quartermaSter sergeant, O. B. Hall.
LYNDON CENTRE.
The Ladies' benevolent society have
candy party and social at the vestry
Friday eve.
l.. B. Harris has resigned the office
of superintendent of the Sabbath
school. W. F. Stoddard was elected
to fill the vacancy. l. H. Hall is
assistant supt.
The district school is closed this
week on account of sickness, of diph-
iberia, of the teacher, Miss Esther
Stevens. She will be unable to finish
the term Another teacher will be
engaged and the school will open
again next Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
LYNDON CENTRE.
LYNDON.


Mrs. c. w McKoy is dangerously
sick with pneumonia Shells one OF
our oldest residents.
w. c. LIE Hommedieu of Nantucket
is spending two weeks vacation with
S. S. Mattocks and friends.
Wesley Taplin of Montpelier, with
his bride, has been making a visit
with his father, Rev. c. P. Taplin.
The members of the Congregations
al church have shown their apprecia-
ton of Rev. Dr.. H. N. Burton by pre-
senting him with an elegant fur coat
E. M. SWEET is making his store
shine with a coat of paint. He has
recovered from his fall so he now
goes with the help of one cane.
PASSUMPSIC
Parker Harvey has rented the Geo
c. GOodell house
M w Getchell is visiting friends
here for a few days.
Geo. c. Lawrence has bought H .
E. Brewster's place in the village.
A creamery is the order of the day,
to be located in or near this village
Thomas Orr and wife of Canada
were visiting friends in town last
week.
Homer E. Brewster has returned
from his trip to South America and
bought Geo. c. Lawrence's farm for
the sum of So 900.
All who have books belonging to
the village library are requested to
return them to the librarian, Mrs.
E. E. Woods, preparatory to max
ing some changes.
Will Dow has a fine Jersey heifer
running wild in the pasture of ]. d.
Gould. A party tried to drive her
down Monday but failed. She prov
ed too foxy for them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24
WEST BURKE.

The following officers were recently
chosen at the pew-holders' meeting
of the Methodist church: S. D. Bug
bee, c. S. Densmore, A W. Thayer,
committee; A. l.. Aldrich, Sect; ].
]. SullOway, Treas. and Collector;
Geo. Clark, Abner Howard, and D.
r. Densmore, Auditors; A. L. Al
drich, A. w. Thayer, ushers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-01-24

Not everyone wants to send money
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SOUTH RYEGATE.

The new granite company formed
on the 1st of January by II. ].
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Publishers, Notices.

secure Yoar Paper- For 1883.
The CALIFORNIAN will be furnished for the
1uling wear together with the
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Accidents Do Happen !

You may be the next victim. In which case
you lose time, which means loss of money.