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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

Death of f.. =. Wheeler.
E. S. Wheeler died at his home in this
place Sunday, aged 70 years Mr.. Wheel
er was born in this part of the town, and
with the exception of few years that he
lived in Burke, spent his DAYS here. AT
the time of the fire in 1876 he owned the
grist mill and it was burned In his
haste to remove his goods from the
burning building he left Il trunk contain
ing his papers and all the money he had.
and 1T was stolen, leaving him penniless.
With little assistance from others he
went to work to rebuild his mill, which
was completed the next year. He after
ward sold out to Pierce and Jones. Mr..
Wheeler has been in poor health for the
past ten years. He leaves a wife and one
daughter. He was man highly respect
ed for his honesty and uprightness and
will be missed by the people of this vii
lage, where he has been familiar figure
so many years.
Their TwentyFifth anniversary.
Early last Friday afternoon, Just after
E. p. Allen had returned home from n
neighboring town, few carriage loads
of friends, headed by Judge N. p. Bow
man, drove up to the house and recalled
to Mr.. Allen and his wife the important
fact that it was the 25th anniversary of
their marriage. The visit, arranged by
the children of Mr. and Mrs. Allen, was
a complete surprise and Mr. Allen had to
do his chores for the day before he could
entertain his company. The elders who
came in the afternoon were reinforced in
the evening by merry company of the
younger people and over 100 were pres
ent altogether. Among them were sev-
eral friends from Orange county. Anum-
Der of presents were left in memory of
the occasion, some of them being sent
from New Hampshire. a good time was
enjoyed by all who were present.
p. L. Pierce and wife are attending a
meeting of the State Grange at West
Randolph this week.
T. F. Powers was injured in the grist
mill at South Danville last Friday night.
He was trying to clean out the elevator
when the belt was started and his hand
was caught and could not be extricated
until the machinery was stopped and re-
versed. The flesh of one hand was strip
ned down tn The hone
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
Y. NJ. e. A. NOTES.

w. H. Sargent's class in mechan-
ical drawing meets this evening.
There are - enrolled in the class.
A social, with gymnasium exhibi-
ton by the business mems class, is
promised for the near future. The
date will be announced later.
There will be a special business
meeting of the junior department
Saturday evening at Z O'Clock.
The junior Bible class meets next
Tuesday evening at Z O'Clock and
the advanced Bible class on the same
evening at s O'Clock.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary was held
last Tuesday.
The annual Y. NJ. c. A state con-
vention will be held in Bennington
Jan. 10 to 1S.
The next annual conference of New
England general secretaries is to be
held in Burlington in March.
Rev o. Webster, evangelist, will
address the young men at the 4
O'Clock meeting in the Y. NJ c. A.
building Sunday afternoon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
A POINT ON LOCAL BUSINESS.

The eCaledOnIan once more presents
its readers with live and interesting
supplement in its series for 1890,
filled with fresh Vermont news, his
torical "reminiscences and other good
reading We also send out an extra
supplement containing all the inn
portant laws passed by the last
Legisla ture. The advertisements in
the paper this week are particularly
abundant, fresh and readable. If
you don't digest them every one,
you miss one of the live parts of the
paper. This is especially true with
the Caledonian, for its advertisers
of this section. They are wide
awake this season, too. In the first
place it is the holiday season, when
business is generally particularly
lively; and in the next place the
brisk, cold weather and the heavy
snow fall are favorable to a success
full business season. Every body has
by this time been frozen to death or
so thoroughly awakened that there
is no possibility of his going to sleep
again until another languorous sum-
mer season comes. The business
men of St. Johnsbury are quick to
appreciate this and if we NAV Judge
by our advertising columns not one
of them is frozen to death and all are
walked up. They are ready to meet
the weather half way with fresh and
welI-seIected lines of goods. Read
their advertisements and be con-
vinced that you can buy goods just
as well at home as far away.
The solid basis now made for long
continued sleighing means much for
the farmers and business men of Yer
mont. 1t means a prosperous Win
ter in spite of the stringency of the
money market.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
RYEGATE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Streeter have been guests
at 'Fairview" the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wright of Bos-
ton have been in town about one week.
They return to their home this week.
Miss Sarah Gibson, who has been in
delicate health for several years, died
quite suddenly last week of pneumo onia.
Those who secure ice for the coming
season will commence the harvest very
soon, the ice being thick enough and of
excellent quality.
The Ryegate Brick Co. are securing all
the woodlots in the immediate vicinity of
their works that are for sale and some
lots that are several miles away.
A. H. Gibson sent to market this week
n nice carload of lambs. He has more to
go in few weeks. There are other par
ties feeding lambs in this place, one car
load or more each, who formerly have
had the credit of sending the best lambs
in market
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
NobIe EdncationaI Beanests.

The will of Daniel B. Fayerweath ther
has been filed for probate. In it he
bequeathes to various institutions
100000. To the Sheffield Scien-
tiic school of Yale college he be
queaths 100000; to Columbia col
lege, 100000; to Bowdoin, Am
herst. Williams. Hamilton, Marvville
and Dartmouth colleges, 500. 900
each; to Wesleyan University, Uni
versity of Rochester, Lincoln Univer-
sity, University of Virginia and
Hampton University, 100000 each;
to Lafayette, Marietta, Adelbert,
Wabash and Park colleges and the
Union Theological Seminary, $50
900 each; to the Presbyterian and
the St. Luke's hospitals and the
Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary,
$25, 900 each, and to the Woman's
and the Mount Sinai hospitals, $10,
900 each
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11

Robert Pettlgrew verdict was rem
dered for plaintiff. Cahoon for plain
tiff; Bates and May for defendant
OF the two following cases no dispo-
sition has been made but they are
taken out of the jury calendar:
AZ. Samuel L. Moore V. Frank D.
Hill, apt.
90. Geo. P. Blair, proponent of will of
Leonard Johnson V. Mary H. Semple.
These two cases are referred:
55 Victor V. Lawrence V o. D. Cob
leigh ct al.
Sc. George Van Dyke V. Wilder & Co.
There remain for trial on the jury
calendar:
60. First National Bank of St. Johns
bury V. H. ]. Goodrich & Co. Ide and
Stafford for plaintiff; Bates and May for
defendant.
6S. Robert A. Stevenson, apt, V.
Hugh Cummings estate.
70. VIM. Steele, apt, V. Hugh Gun
nings' estate.
So D. Campbell v w. Phelps, apt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
INTRODUCTION COUPONS.

MANY of the subscribers of the
CaledOnian have received in the past
two or three weeks little books of
introduction coupons, which they
were invited to give to their friends
who are not subscribers and give
them thus an opportunity to receive
four weeks on trial a paper which we
are constantly striving to make
the best local paper in the state
Our subscribers took hold of this
new plan in way that demonstrat ted
their friendship and regard for the
Caiedonian and many people are
now receiving this paper for short
period and having an opportunity
to become acquainted with it with
out money and without price" 1t
is hoped that they will like it so well
that they will conclude to secure it
as a regular visitor by becoming
subscribers, and this they are cor
daily invited to do. 1t is a good
time to begin and the investment
will pay.
If any of our subscribers can use to
advantage more of the coupons than
they have received we shall be glad
to supply them. They can do their
friends good and us good by taking
advantage of this opportunity. 1t
is perhaps unnecessary to say that
this is not a charitable, or gift enter
prise, but is based wholly on the
confidence that on better acquain-
tance our new friends will wish to
become permanently enrolled in the
Caledonian family
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
DANVTLLE.

Miss Ada Woodcock is at E. E. Cranes.
Joseph Solomon passed Sunday at his
home.
c. H. Dowd of Chateaugay, N. Y, is in
town buying potatoes.
Miss Williamson of Lyndon is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Byron Cole.
S. Moody of West Concord was in
town on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Frank Babbitt is again in town. He
has been for some time in Hardwick.
Christmas goods have arrived in town
and people are preparing tor the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dole returned
last Saturday from their visit at Carroll,
n. H.
The union meetings closed last week.
Each church has resumed its usual week
day services.
The commissioners on the Horatio
Raulsin estate had meeting at the Elm
house on Friday.
William Pickett is in the butcher bust
ness this winter. He has made pork of
nearly 100 hogs.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard of Harvey's
Hollow have moved into Elisha Law
sons house for the winter.
The Danville cornet band is making
preparations for a musical entertain
ment. 1t will be at Christmas or New
Year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
SOUTH RYEG1TE.

Business is good with both granite
companies.
School opened with A scholars in the
primary and 80 in the higher department.
NJ. F. Sargent has let the job of draw
ing his lumber to Mr.. Osman, who has
moved into the house known as the
harness shop
DR.. Darling who was SO badly injured
several weeks ago by being caught be
tween stone post and a carriage to
which frightened horse was partly at
tached, is slowly gaining and sits up a
little.
Nelson Park and sisters were the Judges
selected to decide who had made the
most Improvement in writing during the
last term Their decision, based solely
upon examination of specimens of each
pupils work, offered by numbers alone,
was as follows: ~ No %, Miss Nellie
Bone, (2) No. 4, Miss Bernice Darling,
(3) No. 3, Miss Annie Grant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
WEST BURKE.

Measles are still prevailing here
A. Smith, resident of this place, will
take the platform at G. A. X. hall this
evening and tell what he knows of rebel
prison life.
The mercury at the post office Tuesday
morning marked % degrees below zero
and % below at the railroad station
was reported.
The snow rollers have been on the
warpath for six days and if snow CON
tinues to fall it bids fair to be rolled SO
hard that it will stay until July.
Mrs. d. X. Densmore is reported to
have received much benefit from medical
treatment in Massachusetts and to be
so far recovered that she is expected
home soon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used by millions of mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed
at night and broken of your rest by
n sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and get a
bottle of Mrs. WinSIow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there is mistake about it. 1t
cures Diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and
bowels cures wind collie, SoftenS the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" for children teething
is pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best fcmal. ply
SicianS and nurses in the United States. nd
is for sale by all druggists throughoIs re
world Price % cents a bottle. BE sure and
ask for Mrs. WinSlow'S Soothing SYRUP
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY COURT.

The county court is nearing the
end of its jury work. The case of
VIM L. Good v Thomas Knox ct al
is now on trial. The arguments con-
and the case will go to the jury to-
day Knox, the defendant, lives in
Kirby on a farm mortgaged to
George Eaton, the defendant with
Knox Good worked on the farm
and the suit is for $500 alleged to be
due him from Knox and Eaton, either
or both. The defendants deny the
claim, and assert that a settlement
in full was made for $125, properly
receipted for. Good does not deny
the receipt in full but says that he
cannot read and did not understand
what he was signing. Bates & May
for plaintiff; Cahoon and Blodgett
for DEFENDANTS
In Harris ct ux. V. Herman ID.
Chapman, given to the jury last
Thursday, a verdict was ordered for
the defendant, on the ground that
the wife being vested with title to
farm, her license to defendant
barred an action for trespass on part
of plaintiffs.
The following cases on the jury
calendar have been settled and dis
continued:
49, Aldrich & Remick V. Phil. J. &
James II. Baird, apis.
49, Bingham, A1drich & Renlick v
Phil. ]. & ]. H. Baird and trustees
20. Drew, Jordan & Carpenter V. Phil
J. & Thos. Baird and J. H. Baird and
trustees.
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acter. He has story to tell, but he
has as yet hardly mastered the man
ner of telling it. Listening to him
as he speaks from the platform one
may we'll believe that his conversa-
ton might be delightful He makes
excellent use of language but his de-
livery is halting and hesitating, alto
gether too simple and conversational
for a speaker who has assumed the
task of holding a large mixed audi
ence interested in his theme. The
illustrations, from his own drawings
in the field, were spirited and inter
esting, though necessarily lacking the
finish of pictures made under more
favorable circumstances
Mr.. Villiers wore upon the plat
form his field costume, Norfolk
blouse, belt, revolver, and SO forth.
He told a simple, straightforward
story of experiences with the Rus
sian army in the Russo-Turkish war,
during the Balkan campaign, and
then of the unfortunate expedition
up the Nile under Wolseley to the
relief of Gen Gordon at Khartoum.
Only delivery better adapted to
the subject is needed to make this
lecture of thrilling interest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.


Canker rash has appeared in this place
in light cases.
Mrs Fred Gould has left her home and
moved her goods to West Barnet.
The sociable at the house of B. X. Wal
lace was very pleasant gathering.
Work on E. E. McGaffy s houseis going
rapidly forward in spite of the cold wealth
er.
Laughlin's advertisement in another
column deserves the attention of Barnet
people.
Sophia Salter has closed her house for
the winter, and boards at John Welch's.
Charles Gilfillan and Richard Board
man have returned to Meriden, n. H.,
for the winter term.
Mrs. J. Mcclellan from Pictou, N. S., is
spending some weeks with her sister,
Mrs. A. S. Laughlin.
!. S. kcnersOn sold the old boarding
house to Charles Hunter and very soon
after Mr.. Hunter sold to Joseph Simonds.
EAST BURKE.
r. S. Parker returns to Montpelier this
week.
w. S. Streeter of Minneapolis was at
his fathers last week.
Royal Eggleston and family have NOV
ed into the basement of j.. P. Stafford's
house.
Mabel Chapman is at Rev. ]. E. Far
rows and will attend school here this
winter.
Ed Harris has yearling Percheron
colt, weighing 1880 pounds, of which he
is very proud.
]. B. Jenkins has sold his farm to Mr..
Little of Lyndon and will move on to
DR.. Newell S farm.
The extra meetings announced for this
week are postponed on account of the
illness of Mr.. Walbridge, the evangelist.
Miss Colby, the teacher, having recov
cred from the measles the village school
has opened with the usual number of pu
pills.
Adna Jenkins of Manchester, N. H., has
been visiting here-A. {. Bruce of st.
Paul, Mimi, has been visiting his moth
er, Mrs M. Badger
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
THE LAST LECTURE OF NINETY.

The lecture by Frederick Villiers
last Thursday evening in the Y. n. .
c. A. course was one about which
opinions are conflicting. Mr. Vii
liers, as has been before stated, is a
war correspondent and artist for the
London Graphic. he has seen many
events of great historic Importance,
battles on which the fate of nations
turned. He has been through per-
sonal adventures of thrilling char
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
81. David Silsby v. Truman c. Fletch-

27. David Silsby v. Truman c. Fletch-
er ct ais.
81. Perry Porter V. F B. Garfield, apt.
80 Della Jenness V. Leon German.
As. LaInkin & Foster V. Gauthier &
Gilmore
Silsby V. Fletcher was expected to
occupy long time in trial as elabo-
rate arguments were looked for. 1t
involved the title to land about the
dam of the electric light station and
would have involved an examination
of old deeds and good deal of deep
exploration into the law of real
property. But the country has been
saved by a settlement. The follow
ing are-eontinued:
%. Stephen ]. Johnson V. Howard
Stevens ct ais.
"a Daniel w. Aiken V. John S. Dren-
nan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
WE ST CONCORD

o. F. Harvey runs the Gallup mill in
Victory the coming season.
There will be a donation party this
evening at the Methodist veStry for the
benefit of the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Felch.
The ladies of the Universalist church
will hold their annual fair in the church
vestry next Thursday evening. I he
doors will open at 10 a. m, and in the
evening there will be an entertainment.
There is an abundance of snow here
and farmers are improving the opportu-
nifty to draw in wood. d. w. Hibbard
has begun to stock his mill yard with
logs. The streets have quite lively ap-
pearance in consequence of this activity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
a Snfe Investment

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
RECENT DEATHS.
AIVOrd.

John NJ Alvord, whose death oc
Cured Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, had
been resident of this village for thir-
tv-nine years, all but two of which
were spent in the employ of E. & 7.
| Fairbanks & Co. He was first book
| keeper in the old counting room, af-
| terward for some thirty-three years
| shipping clerk, in which capacity he
probably saw to the handling of
more scales than any one man in the
mandatory. BY his employers and
| by all who knew him Mr.. Alvord
was held in high esteem Under his
modest bearing was firmness of pur-
pose and principle, and his works
were always more than his words.
During the two years of his failing
health, while unable to do much for
others and while three children and
grandchild preceded him to burial,
his quiet acquiescence in the will of
his Heavenly Father gave little indi-
ca ton of the struggle within Mr.
Alvord with all his family belonged
to the South church, with which for
thirty-nine years his religious life was
identified. OF eight children only
one survives, with her mother The
warmest sympathies of all our COM
munity are with these who remain
in the midst of SO great loss.
Butler.
Lafayette Sargent Butler, cashier
of the New Hampshire National
bank of Portsmouth died at his
home in that city Sunday morning
of pneumonia. Mr.. Butler was born at
st. Johnsbury Centre March 1 5, 1893,
and was the youngest son of Jeffer
son and Ruth Sargent Butler He
graduated at the Academy in 1854,
and immedia tely entered the New
York wholesale dry goods house of
Lee, Chase & Co. In April 1857 he
went to Portsmouth, securing,
through the influence of his brother
George, the position of chief clerk of
ordnance at the navy yard. In 1867
he became cashier of the New Hamp-
shire National bank. He is spoken
of, in this position of trust which he
had held for % years, as a model
official but so hard and unremitting
a worker that his strength was i'm
paired. He had chill on the Mon
day preceding his death but went to
the bank on the following day. He
by friends who appreciated his dan
ger, but it was too late Pneumonia
set in and he died at five minutes be-
fore 10 O'Clock Sunday morning, Just
five minutes after he had expressed
confidence in his ability to pull
through"
Mr.. Butler was noted as a tenor
singer. He was a leading spirit in
Portsmouth musical organizations
and was trustee of the ancient
Philharmonic society. He was a
member of the board of wardens of
the North church and a straight
forward, manly Christian man. He
married, Nov. II, 1868, Harriet A
Rand of Portsmouth, and she, with
two sons and a daughter, survives
him. He also leaves two brothers,
George w. and Jerome c., both
prominent citizens of Portsmouth,
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
SUTTON.

The drama "Our Folks given at the
town hall short time since, is by re-
quest to be repeated at the same place
Saturday night
The winter term of school at the vii
lage began Monday OF this week MISS
Smith from West Burke, a graduate of
the normal school at Johnson, is the
teacher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11
NIerif Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens. that for
years we have been selling DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen'S Arnica SalVe and Electric
BlttcrS, and have never handled remedies that
sell as well. or that have given such univer-
sal satisfaction We do not hesitate to guar
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to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These RENE
dies have won their great popularity purely
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cr,.a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-12-11

matism, and is sold for So per bottle. The
remedy is certainly making for itself world
wide reputation, the country is full of
Rheuma tism- The manufacturers sell it on
an absolute guarantee. and offer to refund
the money in any case where it does not work
a perfect cure. Sent by express prepaid on
receipt of price. Drummond Medicine Co,
4S-0N NJ alden In,
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PEACHAM.

Ira Russell is moving into the William
V. McLachlin house.
Harmon Hand has moved into the
George Sanborn house.
Robert Haskell is moving his house
hold furniture to Barnet, where he has
bought house.
Luther Brown got his leg caught be
tween two logs and broke one of the
bones i'll two places.
Benjamin kidder died very suddenly at
his home last week Tuesday at 10 o clock.
He had not been well for two or three
days, but feeling better got up and dress
ed himself. He sat down in chair and
fell to the floor dead
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Special Notices.
Al VoUr Frieud. abou1 It.

Your distressing cough be cured We
know it because Kemp's Balsam has cured 50
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has been by its genuine merit Ask some
friend who has used it what he thinks of
Kemp's Balsam. There is no medicine eff
fective. Large bottles soc. and 81 90 at all
nile hottie