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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
THE TOWNS AROUND.
EAST BURKE.

Little Bessie Amidon who has been
very sick is better.
Miss Emma Bemis of Worcester,
Mass, arrived here Friday night.
A. D. Thurber of Coventry is visit
ing his parents, S. L. Thurber and
wife.
Elmer Darling of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York, is at Mountain
View farm.
Mrs. Theresa Blake of Lynn and
Miss Mary Moves of Lowell, Mass,
are stopping at c. A. Harris.
Edwin Carpenter and wife and
daughter of Ramsey's, N. J., are Wis
iting friends here and i'll Lyndon.
Mrs. c. D. Crawford who has been
visiting W. E. Fairbanks, returned
to her home in Watertown, Mass,
last week.
Miss Mabel Chapman who has
been at Mr.. Farrow's for some time
the present.
A c. Farmer had something of a
smashup near the new mill last Sat
urday, breaking a wagon and gig
and injuring a nice yearling colt.
Postmaster Fairbanks had the
misfortune to drop a large hanging
lamp on nice show case, smashing
the case and spelling several pounds
of confectionery Saturday night.
Rev ]. E. Farrow delivered a very
interesting discourse to large con-
gregatiOn last Sabbath morning.
He will be greatly missed during his
absence, but his pulpit will be sup
piled by Revs. Gushing, Smith and
others, so there will be services every
Sabbath and other meetings as usu-
al. Rev. j. E. Farrow and family
left here Wednesday afternoon for
Montreal from which place they sail
the following morning in the Circas
sian for LiyerDOOl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
REPUBLICANS FOR FREE COAL AND
IRON ORE.

Governor Ames of Massachusetts.
who represents one of the largest
steel industries of New England, has
signed the petition to Congress for
the abolition of the duty on coal and
iron ore, and the reduction of the du-
ty on pig and scrap iron and scrap
steel to "a per cent. This is a bold
move on the part of leading manu-
facturer and politician, and one that
must carry with it much weight.
The last presidential campaign was
waged on the tariff issue, and Mass
achusetts was flooded with the doc
uments of the Home Market club,
picturing the ruin that would be
wrought if our tariff was touched
James c. War; of the Franconia Iron
and Steel works of Wareham, Mass,
takes the same ground, and admins
tiers sharp rebuke to the Boston
Journal in its feeble attempts to REM
edy the situation without striking at
the root of the evil and removing the
tariff. Mr.. War; says:
"H l understand the history and
principles of the republican party, of
which l have been so proud to be a
member, it is a party of progress and
development, and not of destruction.
If its mission is to pull down, one by
one, the great industries of New Eng
land, then l have thoroughly misun-
derstood it, and have all these years
been voting with the wrong party"
We anticipate that much good will
come out of this discussion and if
Congress abolishes the duty on coal
and iron ore the iron industry of New
England will revive again. at is to
be hoped" to use the language of an
other iron manufacturer, chat the
governors bold and manly attitude
will largely contribute to the eman-
cipation of thought in the republican
party.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
THE RIGHT MAN KILLED.

1t would seem from present infOr-
nation that the government selected
the right man for the work when it
instructed Marshal Nagle to protect
a member of its supreme court bench
while on his official duties in Califor-
mia. Had Justice Field not had such
protection he would most likely have
been assassinated in the railway sta
ton by Judge Terry, the notorious
slayer of Senator Broderick. There
is no other explanation for Terry's
assault on the venerable Judge and
Terry's wife's hasty return to the
sleeping car for her husbands Tor her
OWN pistol.
Since the full account of this TRACE
dy was printed on the inside of this
paper Justice Field has been arrested
and released and Marshal Maggie also
released on bail and the Washington
government has photographed the U. S.
attorney at San Francisco, instruct
ing him to assume in behalf of the
government the defence of Maggie.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
How IT Looks Elsewhere.

The sixth biennial session of the
New Hampshire legislature was end
ed by Gov. Goodell Saturday. The
body has been trying to adjourn for
two weeks, but party leaders kept it
at work on unimportant measures.
The governor has signed 23S bills
and 81 joint resolutions. The defeat
of the Australian ballot law is charg-
ed to the republicans, and it was a
bad mistake to kill the bill to punish
the misuse of railroad earnings to in
fuence legislation. The failure to
pass the license bill last week seem to
indicate an indisposition to change
the system rather than an increasing
temperance sentiment. The many
measures introduced prevented a
proper consideration of the best ones,
and caused too little attention to be
given to economy.-[Springheld Re
publican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
THE ELIXIR OF DEA TIL.

The injection of the Brown-Sequard
elixir of life" into the veins of num-
Der of people during the past week
has caused a good deal of excitement
in the places where the subtle fluid
has been used and no end of talk in
the newspapers because of the dread
full effects which have resulted. This
elixir, which is a distilled essence of
sleeps liver or brains, was supposed,
when injected into the aged and de-
crepid, to make them young and frs
ky again 1t turns out in too many
cases to be a blood poison, and the
victims are writhing in agony in
stead of leaping about like young
rOes. If a 1.-THE of the reports are true
the effect of this new humbug has
been most distressing, several lives
having already been sacrificed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

visitors and Mrs. A. D. Chandler of
Barton Landing gave the response
In the afternoon Beauman Butler of
st. Johnsbury Centre delivered an
address followed by a poem by Mrs.
M. A. Albee of Barton Landing. Adj
dresses were given in the evening by
Miss Laura Moore of Barnet and
Rev. George L. Story of Franklin.
Mrs. c. ]. Clark of Peacham as vice
president for Caledonia county pre-
sided and the music was under the
direction of Mrs. May Kelsey of this
place. During the session reports
were presented by local committees
and by the committee on resolutions,
while a question drawer and short
speeches added much to the success
of the convention. 1t is proposed to
hold the next convention at West
Concord.
Mrs. Charles Clifford is improving.
Mrs c. B. Ganong of Carmel, N.
Y, is the guest of E. Nj. Massey this
week.
Thomas Bray was thrown under
his wagon and seriously hurt last
week Wednesday.
Farmers are through haying and
are now trying to harvest. The po-
tatoes are rotting badly.
Orville Chickering who went to
Providence, r. l., in the spring, is re-
ported quite out of health.
Herbert Stanton has been quite
sick this week and threatened with
typhoid fever. He is better now.
Rev. M. Atwood goes to East
Charleston to attend the quarterly
meeting held at that place this week.
A few farmers met at the school
house last Saturday evening to con-
slider the question of establishing a
creamery here. Our leading dairy
men not being present no action was
taken.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
VERMONT NEWS.

The battle monument at Bennlng-
ton has reached the height of nearly
200 feet. The principal lookout of
the shaft is at this point, although
the full height will be 3O1 feet.
Harding Spencer, 40, son of David
Spencer of Wilmington, committed
suicide by hanging to one of the
rafters in his house at Readsboro,
last week Tuesday. Domestic diff
culties are said to have led to the act.
Marcia Guernsey Beach, wife of
Rev. !. w. Beach of Essex, drowned
herself in the Winooski river at II
O'Clock Saturday night. The body
was recovered Sunday. She was
undoubtedly insane, her malady
having been aggravated by the re-
cent death of her mother.
Thomas Donahue and Thomas
Donovan were run over by switch
engine in the union depot at Bellows
Falls last week Wednesday after
noon. Donahue had one leg cut off
and his skull fractured and died with
in an hour Donovan's head was
cut open, but he will live Both were
quarrymen on the way from Dunn
merston to Concord. N. H. They
sat down under a car and fell asleep.
The first annual meeting and ban
quet of the Vermont society of Sons
of the Revolution was held at the
Van Ness house at Burlington Thurs
day evening. Twenty-eight new
members were elected, and the re-
ports of the officers were read and
accepted. These officers were chosen:
President, G. G. Benedict of Burling-
ton; vice-president, Redfield Proctor
of Proctor; secretary, IS. Forbes of
st. Adams; treasurer, w. H. lett
man of Burlington, and a board of
seven managers. Fifty covers were
laid for the banquet. Toasts were
responded to by Lieut.-Gov. Wood
bury, David Roberts, A. G. Pierce,
Col. G.. w. Hooker and g. G.. Benedict.
ISOLATION held their annual gathering
at Morrisville last week Wednesday
and Thursday. Veterans came from
all Lamoille valley and in several in
stances Grand ARMY posts attended
in a body. At the campfire Wednes
day night remarks were made by
Lieut.-Gov. U. A. Woodbury., Capt.
P. D. Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, Col.
D. ]. Stafford of Morrisville, Capt. G.
w: Doty and Capt. John S. Drenan.
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year: George w. Bridgeman
of Hardwick, commander M. ].
Meade of Wolcott, adjutant; Austin
Williams of Cady's Falls, quarter
master. Vice-presidents were chosen
from each post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
JOHN HARRIS REDIvIvUs.

Has the ST. Johnsbury CaledOnIan
gone out of commission? Not a par
agraph of abuse has been seen in it
for a fortnight concerning either the
railroad or insane asylum commits
sioners, and the silence is ominous.
If those subjects are exhausted some
poorhouse might be attacked with
impunity.-[ John E. Harris in Mont
pelier Argus.
Mr. Harris wrote better than he
knew. To the CALIFORNIAN belongs
the credit of exposing the neglects
and abuses of the wards of the town
in the almshouse until the authorities
were forced by public sentiment to
change keepers, repair the almshouse,
heat it and make the inmates COM
Portable. A great renovation and
reform has been experienced there
and all who believe that the helpless
ones left at the mercy of towns
should be kindly dealt with and COM
fortably cared for are rejoicing. 1t
is worth mentioning in this connec-
ton that these reforms and improve
ments at the almshouse have been
heartily seconded and forwarded by
overseer Sias Randall, who has prov
ed himself an excellent man for the
position.
In regard to the railroad commits
sion referred to so lovingly in the
above, will Mr.. Harris please ask his
Argus to publish the fact (made
known in the Caledonian at the
time) that while the railroad COM
mission which sat" on the Hartford
disaster absolved the railroad COM
pany from all blame, the first case
caused by the accident brought into
the courts for trial was promptly de-
cided against the company, the jury
awarding the plaintiff $4,000 dam
ages. 1t seems a little remarkable
that a newspaper so astute as the
Argus, and which claims for itself to
be par excellence the newspaper of the
state, should never refer to such a
startling discrepancy in verdicts as
this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
Guardian Notice.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, SIS.
In Probate Court, held at st. Johnsbury, in
said District, on the 21st day of August,
a. ID. 1889.
Emma A. Johnson, guardian of Edison B.,
Ada A and Alma /. Johnson minors, makes
application to said Court for license to sell
the folio wing described real estate of her
said wards, to wit:
Being undivided interest in a farm
with dwelling house and outbuildings thereon
situated in Sutton. VT, known the James
ID. Johnson place. Representing that the sale
thereof, for the purpose of putting the pro-
ceeds of such sale at interest or investing the
same in stocks or real estate, would be benef-
ciaI to said wards:
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court,
that said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office, in
said St Johnsbury, on the 9TH day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1889, for hearing and decision there
on; and it is further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof by pub
lication of notice of said application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in
the Californian, printed at St. Johnsbury,
before said time of hearing. that they may
appear at said time and place, and, if they
cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest,
17-19 WALTER P. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
VALUABLE TESTIMONY.

Not many years ago some very
good temperance people considered
lager beer harmless, while others
thought it beneficial to the human
system Experience has taught
a bitter lesson; but some are yet
ignorant of its poisonous effects and
baneful influence. Some idea of one
phase of this evil may be gathered
from the following facts: In the
largest beer-manufacturing city in
New England there lives a very skill
full but very blunt physician. He is
frequently called to attend the work
men at some of the breweries. He
naturally asks the messenger who
summons him the character of the
case. fit is an accident in which
there are bruises or cuts, if ever SO
slight, he dismisses the case in this
somewhat stereotyped but very en-
phatic way: mo use Cut his head
off. He will die any way. Nothing
can be done to save a man soaked
with beer"
This seems a little rough, not to
say heartless; but the physicians
long experience with beer-soaked
patients has convinced him that it is
time and money thrown away to at
tempt their cure, even for what
would be ordinary and simple ills in
a temperate body. There is a moral
in this little story which is not hard
TO find
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

When entertaining guests who are
only visiting the North for limited
stay, the question of what we see is
always difficult to determine We
make one suggestion. Boston is the
home of artistic furniture, and there
are many people who would derive
more enjoyment from a morning
spent at the warerooms of Paine's
Furniture Co., As Canal street, Bos-
ton, than from visiting many of the
localities that form the objective
points of sightseers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
EXCURSION TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EXCURSION TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
October and November are delight
full months on the Pacific coast, and
Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb S
trip, direct to Southern California,
via Kansas City and the Santa Fe
line, is likely to be we'll patronized.
The party will leave Boston Mon
day, October IA, and the journey
will be made as eXpeditiously as is
consistent with a comfortable and
restful transit The return tickets
(by four different routes) are good
for six months. On the same date
MONDAY, October AZ a party will
leave on a sightseeing tour across
the continent by the Northern Paci-
ic railroad. Send to w. Raymond,
296 Washington street, Boston, for
descriptive circulars
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

A Washington dispatch says that
the President is quoted as saying
that no whitewashing report would
be accepted from the Tanner commits
sion. Tanner leaves next Saturday
for the Grand Army convention and
will be accompanied by Secretary
Rusk, Dudley of blocks of five" fame
and a brass band. On Saturday last
he placed large portrait of himself
in his office. The frame for the pic
ture is a particularly appropriate
one. 1t is made of brass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

Here's news for lecture bureaus.
Bicyclist Stevens, who was sent by
the New York World to Africa to find
Stanley, has been heard from. He
has discovered absolutely nothing
about Stanley, and utterly failed
in his trip. If the walking is good
and his strength holds out he will
reach the coast in two weeks and ar
rive in this country in time for the
lecture season. His next lecture( y
upon How found Stanley will be
a companion one to Stanley's How
| found Livingston
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
WEST BURKE.

Flora Davis is at home from Rut-
land.
Mrs. Martha Townsend is at home
again.
Mrs. Julia Solomon Wyzanski has
returned from her wedding tour.
Mrs. Lorinda Dolloff has moved in
with her son-ir-law, Ed. Humphrey.
A large number from this place
have been attending the campmeet-
ing at Lyndonville. No services were
held at the church last Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
NORTH DANVILLE.
The woman,s Suffrage ConYentio,

The Vermont wOman'S suffrage
association held a convention in the
Baptist church on Tuesday. The
meeting was well attended and full
enthusiasm for the work. Ten new
members were added to the associa-
ton The devotional meeting in the
morning was led by Rev. M. Atwood
and in the afternoon by Mrs. E. 7.
Nelson of St Johnsbury. Mrs. w. J.
Stanton of this place welcomed the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

Prof. LOOMS was member of sew
eral scientific societies in Europe, and
in 1878 was elected member of the
National Academy of. Sciences. He
was the author of a series of text
books in mathematics which have
been used all over the United States.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
Judicial HerOiSnI.

Justice Fields course shows a con-
ception of judicial duty that lends
grandeur to a republican Judiciary.
1t is an inspiring example to the citi-
zens, and especially the judges of the
country. He was reminded of the
danger of returning to California
at large. His firm answer was that
it was his duty to go, and he would
go. He was then advised to arm
himself for self-defence. His reply
embodies a nobility that should
make it historic:
when it comes to such a pass in
this country that judges of the courts
find it necessary to go armed it will
be time to close the courts them
selves. - New York Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
Gbe Californian.
81. bloomsbury, Thursday, Aug. %, 1859

The Philadelphia Record advises
people to economic on sugar for a
little while and thus break up the
sugar trust. The Burlington Free
Press endorses this and says, This
is an admirable suggestion. Let this
sugar trust be dissolved" This is
all right in theory but when it comes
to practice the people had much
rather dissolve the sugar than the
trust
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
The Muewump Is immortal.

There are a good many skeptical
folks who would like mighty well to
see that elixir tried on a mugwump.
-[Philadelphia Press.
Oh, no. The elixir is designated
for the old parties exclusively Bos-
ton Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22

Over 60 people were forced to leave their
homes yesterday to call at their druggists
for a free trial package of Lanes Family
Medicine. If your blood is bad your liver
and kidneys out of order, if you are consti-
pated and have headache and unsightly
complexion don't fail to call on any druggist
today for free sample of this grand remedy.
The ladies praise it. Everyone likes it. Large
size package so cents. feb / 80
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

Visitors to the Sherbrooke exhibi-
ton should not fail to call on Lands
berg and see his great display OF
Dry Goods in the Art Building. Adj
mission free It's
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Good Man Gone.

In the death of Deacon George Dick
insOn, Hadley loses one of her sub
stantial citizens. He was the son of
Dea William Dickinson, and a des-
cendant in the sixth generation of
Nathaniel Dickinson, a first settler of
Hadley and one of its first deacons
and earliest recorders of the town.
He was one of eleven children, of
whom only one survives, w. P. Dick
inson, now of Chicago. In 1914 Dea.
Dickinson married Maria, eldest
daughter of Cotton G. Dickinson of
st. .Johnsbury Centre, she dying Dec.
25, 1885. There remain of the fami-
ly two sons, VIM. c., and Lewis S.
William has always lived in Hadley,
but Lewis home is in Rico, Colora-
do.
Nine People Burned to Death.
BY a tenement fire in New York
Monday morning nine people lost
their lives and many more barely es-
capped. The house was occupied by
13 families and the fire started in a
restaurant while every one was
asleep The fire spread rapidly
through the house and it is believed
that the owner of the restaurant fired
the building for its insurance. Both
he and his cook have been arrested
on suspicion of arson. There was a
mysterious fire in the same building
about a year ago.
The Tilton & Belmont railroad of
New Hampshire, five miles in length,
was opened Saturday with the rum
ming of the first train to Belmont,
where there was a celebration.
Speeches were made by several dis
tinguished persons.
Maggie Doris, a servant girl of
New York was standing in the me-
nagerie in Central park recently
when Abram Goldstein snatched her
pocket book, containing $50. Mag
gle is a strong young woman and she
seized Goldstein by the throat and
choked him until he was black in the
face, holding him until he was arrest
ed. The pocket book was recovered.
Elias Loomis, LII. D., Munson pro-
fessor of Natural Philosophy and AS
tronomy at Yale University, died at
the New Haven hospital Thursday
afternoon. Prof Loomis was pro-
lessor of mathematics in Western Re-
serve College 1864; professor in
the same study at University of the
CITY of New York from 1S44-1S6O,
and at Yale University ever since.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
Special Notices.
100 Ladies Wanted.

And 100 men to call any druggist for a
free trial package of Lanes Family Medicine,
the great root and herb remedy, discovered
by DIR. Silas Lane while in the Rocky Noun
tains For diseases of the blood, liver and
kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipa-
ton and clearing up the complexion it does
wonders Children like it. Everyone praises
it Large size package, so cents. AT all
druggists. feb II. 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
EASTHARDWTCK,

The J. M. Stevens farm and prop
erty was sold at auction last Wednes-
day to Mr.. Dow of Albany for about
$1,000
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
New Advertisements.
A Good Business Chance.

The Machines Tools and Stock of the late
Vim. Williams of Peacham will be sold very
low. great opportunity for anyone who
can carry on the timing business. Machines
t ag IS l. L. MCCLARY, Admins traitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
WANTED.
Contract to Saw Timber Lots.

A frst-class steam mill outfit will con-
tract for sa wing timberlots. Outfit consists of
a 40 horse power ECLIPSE portable engine,
Lane sa wmill, Lane pIaner, etc. and machinery
being new can produce strictly frst-class
work and lots of it. Outfit in charge of
thoroughly competent man. All the spruce
and hemlock lumber that mill can saw can be
readily sold Address,
w. c. JOHNSON,
If 1o9 Water St., Fitchburg, Mass
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-22
VERMONT ACADEMY.
One of the Best i'm New ENGLAND,

Students in every college in New England.
A thorough preparation. First class facili-
ties in English. Buildings new, large and
attractive. Laboratories, Gymnasium, and
all facilities Able teachers. Terms moder-
ate. Fall term begins Tuesday, September
10th Address VERMONT ACADEMY,
SANTONS RIVER, VT. sep