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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10

He carried it into his private room
and there they brought him q hammer
and broken dining knife.
With these he broke open the box and
found it filled with papers
The first one he lifted from the box
was,a note long since overdue.
1t was drawn to the order Of Charles
Pierson and signed "a. P. Duncan"
"It is as l supposed" he mutterea
"It belonged to Pierson and escaped the
boys when his papers were returned. 1t
must have been misplaced in that box
He lifted out other papers. They were
all overdue notes, drawn to Persons
order and mostly signed by Duncan.
Holbrook did not know and did NOT
care who Duncan was. s-is
He turned the contents of the box out
on his desk.
At the bottom was a large blue envel-
ope tied with red tape, and sealed with
red wax back and front over the tape.
The tape was wound around the mar
row and then the long way, so that it
could not be opened without the seals
being broken.
On the back was inscribed:
"Private papers of Charles Pierson.
Not to be opened unless upon the writ
ten consent of Charles Pierson, or after
his death. and then only by Judge Hark-
ner."
"But Judge Harkner died before he
did," said Holbrook, talking to himself.
He balanced it in his hand.
Should he open it? Who was to stop
him, and who was there to say nayi
And was he not the executor of Judge
Harkner?
He broke the seals. To. open the en-
velope he was compelled to destroy it.
1t had been fastened with glue. The en-
velope was one of the kind lined with
muslin.
He tore it open and took out writer
paper 1t was sheet of legal cap writ.
ten on both sides.
The contents Of the sheet had beer
penned by the same hand as had writer
the inscription.
1t was signed "Charles Pierson."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10

81 cannot make Will 10 QlSpOSe OF
this property as | want to do, without
discovering to Judge Harkner certain
events of my life, which, if known to
him, would lose me his esteem. think
have it now, and wish to retain it.
'.The first thing l would have to con-
fess would be that Charles Pierson is not
my right name, although have borne
it now for twenty years. My real name
is Carroll Preston.
Il propose to set down here briefly
the facts. to be read by Judge Harkner
after my death.
81 was born at Red Bank, N. j. When
about 90 years old l removed with my
parents to Plainfeld, N. j. There, two
years after, married a young girl, who
died at the end of year in giving birth
to a daughter.
shortly after went to Philadelphia.
Women have been the bane of my life.
1 became involved with a widow named
Messing, with one child-a boy. She
forced me into marriage. pretended
to yield, but it was a mock marriage.
The supposed minister was an accom-
plice fled from this alliance, taking
care that after my flight she should
know the ceremony was false.
81 fed to Europe, and while there an
American, of my name exactly. died in
small town. Though aware of it, l
paid no attention to it, until learned
through the American consul that in
quiries had been made by my dead wifes
relatives and by the woman Wessing.
Then persuaded the consul that it was
myself who had died. 1t was easy to do.
for the other Preston had no friends.
81 then returned to this country and
adopted the name of Charles Pierson.
Fifteen years had elapsed since l left
PlainfieId. Iput inquiries on foot and
learned shat the Messing woman had
never taken my name.
81 entered business and prospered
from the beginning, From time to time
have sent money, through secret
sources, to the woman Messing.
subsequently had inquiries made as
90 my child in Plainfield. whom l had
left with her aunt.
''She had Just married, at the time OF
my inquiries, a man by the name of
Tempieton-married well and was hap
py, SO did not disturb her.
During my life in New York / mar
ried young girl under the name of
Fountain. She thought she had married
me. 1t was another mock marriage. A
scamp of lawyer, named Parker, acted
the part of clergyman.
HE had me in his power for years,
and bled me freely, until caught him
in a scrape and held the state prison
over him., Then was independent.
II lived with this woman three years
In Putnam county under the name of
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10
CHAPTER XIV.
NJ 0 N T Fl had
eIapSed since the
HoLBRooK MAKES A DISCOVERY.

NJ y N L II had
elapsed since the
murder. 1t re-
nlained quite as
much of a mys-
terry as it h a d
been in the be-
ginning. The DO
lice authorities
were bahled in
every direction,
t h o gh t h e y
yclung obstinately
to their theory
t hat Templeton
had been killed
for some one else.
On his way down
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10
CHAPTER XVI.

A DOCUMENT THAT SHEDS LIGHT.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10

ITO BE CONTINUED.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10

OLBROOK 8 a t
down to read the
document so sim
gularly brought
to his notice.
Judge Hark-
ner has frequent
.ly urged me to
make q will. ]
ought to do so,
for my property
has grown to be
large. 1t now
amounts by the
last inventory to
over two million
dollars.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-05-10
TIE DIAMOND BUTTON.
FROM THE DIARY OF LAWYER AND THE
NOTE BOOK OF A REPORTER
By BARCLAY NORTH.

[Copywrghted, 1882 by O. NJ. Dunham. Pub
lished by special arrangement through the
American Press Association
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
VERMONT'S FLOATING ISLAND.

Having occasion to ride by Sadaw-
gas pond in the town of Whiting
ham, and having seen notices in the
papers of the floating island, | OBJ
served it the more carefully. The
pond is about mile in length and
about as wide with beautiful hills
around it. Full half of it is covered
with the island which seems to be a
great floating bog. Cranberry
bushes are thick all over it and grow
out of the water. There are places
where there are holes through and
other places where one can stand on
dry ground Besides cranberry
bushes, there are some low alders
and some tamarack, a few of which
are 10 or Is feet high. The whole is
believed to float. There are three or
four small islands of an acre or two
which seem to be swayed by the
wind. When dam was built last
year raising the water four feet the
island rose with the water. People
fish through holes in it. The sight
was impressive. ItlOOked like lake
of beautiful green stretching away
for more than half a mile
c. F. MORSE.
St. Johnsbury, Vt. July 81, 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
HARDWTCK.

Bates & May of ST. Johnsbury
have opened a branch law office here.
They will occupy the Hathaway
office and Arthur Perley will be here
to make engagements for them.
One of the firm comes here each
Monday.
Stearns D. Lawrence of St. Johns
bury has a gang Of dozen men at
work on the rock cut back of Har-
rington's new house. This is
thought to be the only rock cut on
the new line of road. Mr.. Law
renee will take out all the stone
work on the entire line. Dynamite
cartridges are used in blasting and
heknows how to use them effectively
Grading with teams will begin at
once. 1t will take about a month to
complete the job of building the
branch road.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
AMERICAN CONSUL DEAD.

Eugene Schuyler, the American
consul general to Cairo and we'll
known diplomat, died Friday at
Cairo. He was born in Ithaca, N. Y,
Feb. 26, 1910, graduated from Yale
in 1859 and from the Columbia Law
School in 1868, after which he began
the practice of the law. He entered
the diplomatic service of the United
States in 1866, and was consul at
Moscow in 1S67-69, Reval. 1S69-7O
and secretary of legation at St.
Petersburg in 1S7O-76. In 1873 he
travelled through Russia, Turkestan,
Khokan and Bokhava. He has
since held many honorable positions
with credit to himself and his
country
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24

Maj. Mckinley will make the
greatest speech of his life against
Blaine's reciprocity ideas when his
tariff bill comes back from the Senate.
In the meantime public sentiment IS
gradually drifting away from Nc
Kinley's extreme tariff ideas, to the
more sensible position of Mr.. Blaine.
Senator Hale of Maine thinks Mr..
B1aine's position is unassailable and
says the United States is today in the
face of new career in reference to
trade and commerce, new SO far as the
observation of the present genera
ton goes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Max O'Rell defines a gentleman as
man who after a story has been told
refrains from saying, II have heard
that before
Our English cousins are now after
our granite quarries and have offered
the Wetmore & Morse Granite COM
pany 100000 for their works at
Montpelier and Barre Now look
out for a boom at Hardwick.
Gov. Dillingham; and Maj. A. B.
Valentine have been visiting the
Swedish colonies in this state the
past week. The experiment at Yer
shire has proved a failure but the
colonists are doing we'll at Weston
and Wilmington.
According to the New York Sun
President Harrison has been won
over to Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity pol
icy and has prepared a message to
Congress. The same paper says
NOIlH Will idNOI IL anu
Speaker Reed will try and defeat it
Most people credit Gail Hamilton
with the authorship of The Speak
er's Error in the North American
Review for July. 1t is very sharp
criticism on Speaker Reeds methods
and has been reprinted entire in the
Congressional Record as an extract
of a mans speech. 1t is worth read
ing.
The House original package bill
passed the House Tuesday by a close
vote as an amendment to the Senate
bill. The Senate bill then passed the
House by vote of 176 to SO. The
objection raised to the Senate bill
was that it was special legisla ton,
applying only to one article of COM
merce-alcoholic liquors. The House
substitute was designed to meet this
objection by making the bill apply to
articles of commerce indefinitely
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
VERMONT NEWS.

Herman Dressed, Jr., ofSpringheld,
a recent graduate from Norwich uni
versity, is to be superintendent of
schools at Bennington.
James NJ Brown, a prominent
New York banker, died in Manches-
ter Saturday of heart disease. He
was member of the firm of Brown
Bros. & Co. which has branch houses
in several European capitals.
F. D. Douglas of Whiting, presi-
dent of the Vermont Dairymen' S
association, is dead. He is the orig
inator of the .Jewett pan and the
Cooley Dreamer SO widely and favor
ably known among dairymen.
The Congregational church of
Hinesburg will celebrate its centen-
NAL September 10 and active ar
rangements are now being made to
make the event an interesting one.
Rev. DR.. E. H. Byington will deliver a
historical sermon.
Mrs Nancy Amsdin celebrated her
Tooth birthday anniversary at the
house of her son Charles at Amsdin,
the 10Th Mrs Amsdin is remark
ably well preserved and retains her
faculties to a wonderful extent, her
memory, sight and hearing being but
little impaired.
The Canadian Pacific railroad re-
Gently proposed to build an extensive
grain elevator at Richford on condi-
ton that land was given them.
This has been done, and it is ex-
pected that SO men will be given
work. 1t will be the largest elevator
building in New England, being POI
feet long and 165 feet high. Opera
tions will begin at once. Richford
will then be the New England distri-
buting point for flour and grain of
the Canada Pacific railway.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
VERMONT PERSONALS.

After Archbishop Kenrick of st.
Louis, Mo-, Bishop De Goesbriand
of Vermont is the oldest member of
the American hierarchy.
Hon. ]. c. Allen of McCook, Neb,
is prominently mentioned for secre-
tary of state on the republican ticket.
He is the son of John H. Allen of
Hinesburg.
Religious services were held at
East Calais last Sunday in memory
of Rev. DIR. L. E. Dwinell, a native of
that town, who died in Oakland,
Cal, June 7.
Prof c. w. French, formerly Of
Woodstock, has been appointed prin-
cipal of the Englewood (Chicago)
high school. This school is the third
largest high school in the state.
Col. H. c. Parsons, formerly of St.
Adams, has sold his Natural Bridge,
Va, property, which he owned with
Hon. James G. Blaine, to a Massa-
chusetts and Virginia syndicate for
100000.
Herbert E. Mills, son of Rev. Ed
ward Mills, formerly pastor of the
Baptist church in Rutland, has just
accepted the position of associate
professor of history and political
economy at Vassar college.
The marriage Of Miss H. M. Brown
to Mr.. George H. Nutting drew a
large company to the residence of
Mr.. E. Quincy Brown in Boston last
week Wednesday evening The
groom is son of DR.. Nutting of Yer
mont, who, with his wife, passed
nearly 80 years in missionary work
in Asia, being sent out by the Ameri-
can Board
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
A Noted Astronomer Dead.

DIR. Christian H. F. Peters, the
noted astronomer, was found dead
in his bed at Clinton, N. Y, Fri
day morning. He was born in Ger
many, and graduated at Berlin Uni
versity. He has discovered many
heavenly bodies, having recorded
over 10000 solar spots. He was
sent by the United States to New
Zealand to observe the transit of
Venus in 1874 and was the only OBJ
server on that island who had COM
plete success He has received MANY
honors from foreign nations, France
having conferred upon him the cross
of the Legion of Honor. His loss
will be felt by all scientific associa-
tions in the world He was 73.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24

Mrs. w. F. Kelley and nephew of
Lynn, Mass, are visiting her parents
and other friends for few weeks.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury will give an illustrated
lecture on birds at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday at 5
O'Clock. 1t is a remarkably interest
ing and instructive talk and every
one should hear it.
At a meeting of the Ladies Aid
society, Tuesday evening, Miss Ella
Stone was elected president; Mrs. E.
Kimball, secretary; and Mrs. Byron
Wright, treasurer. The society will
give an entertainment next week Fri
day evening, consisting of vocal and
instrumental music, etc. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
l. YNDONVLLE.
New Grand Army Post.


Farnsworth post No. LOG, G. A. r.
was instituted here July 1 8 with IA
charter members. The instituting
officers were A. II. Hall, assistant
adjutant general and E. A. Johnson,
quarter master general, of Island
Pond, w. w. Sprague, inspector gen
eral, of st. Johnsbury and Alex. w.
Davis, chief mastering officer, of
White River Junction. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Commander, w. A. LOOmis
Senior vice commander, l.. B. Har-
ris
Junior vice commander, r. W.
Chaplin.
Chaplain, Rev. ]. c. Bodwell.
Ouarter-master, A. w. Wilson.
Officer of the day, w. H. Hubbard.
Officer of the guard, Richard Jen
ness.
Surgeon, J. w. Copeland, MD.
Adjutant, S. E. Dunton.
Sergt. major, H. w. Hunter.
Quartermaster sergt. A. w. Bean.
The post will hold their meetings
in Good Templars' hall
The Jewelry store OF Geo. w. Bur
CESS was closed by creditors last
Monday.
The annual camp meeting of the
Methodist society will be held Aug.
16 to 26 inclusive.
The mileage of engines on the Pas
sumpsic division in June was more
than 5000 miles greater than ever
before in one month.
The following firemen have recent
ly been promoted to engineers: w.
c. Baldwin, w. P. Coakley, Thomas
Averill, E. H. Dawes, George E.
Heath, John Delaney, A. L. Howe,
w. E. Smith.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTRE.

Mrs. E. ]. Stone and daughter are
expected here next week.
S. M. Beede and wife of Marble
head, Mass, are visiting at Charles
Cobb's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunklee of
Danville, Col, are visiting in this
locality
Mrs. John Sherry returned to her
home in Manchester, n. H., last
Tuesday.
Mrs ]. c. Foss and daughter of
Grinnell, Iowa, are visiting friends in
this place.
Mrs Helen Hurd of Boston and
Miss Edgell of Haverhill, Mass, are
visiting at John Learned's.
Mrs. L. d. Stiles leaves today for
a carriage drive to Hardwick and
vicinity, to be gone few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
THE NATIONAL GAME.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING TO JULY .:
LOCAL NOTICES.
IF You Have Eye Troubles

or pain in your head and eyes you
should not fail to consult Prof. Clark
now with T. c. Spencer, the jeweler
His corrections of eye defects are
truly wonderful The citizens of ST.
Johnsbury never had such an oppor-
tunity at home. He will stay only
until Wednesday night, July 80.
Country Merchants, Butchers, PeddIers,
Produce Dealers, Tinmen, Market
men and traders generally will often
find the collecting of Calf Skins a
profitable addition to their other
business.
Idesire to arrange with some good
man or firm in every village in the
United States and Canada to take in
and ship me the Calf Skins taken off
in their vicinity.
Cash furnished on satisfactory
guaranty. For particulars address,
mentioning this paper,
CARROLL S. PAGE,
HYDE PARK, VT.
BY Special Request.
Professor Clark, the scientific eye
specialist, who has been with I. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
LYNDON CENTRE.

The ladies' social held at Mrs M
A. Gray's was well attended.
Mrs. Eugene Perkins of New York
city is visiting at Mrs. Perkins.
Elwyn Campbell has gone to Lit
Teton to work in the Oak Hill house.
as waiter.
Charles Hawkins has sold his
house to Mrs. John Sanborn of
Wheelock for 81 ,OOO.-John Mccall
fey has sold his house to Mrs. Edwin
Ladd.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
THE TOWNS AROUND.
NORTH DANVIILE.

Mr.. and Mrs P. E. Walker and
son from New York are visiting at
William Russlow's
Walter P. Stanton has sold his
three-years-old Goldfnder stallion,
Lambert S., to George Haslett of
Newport for about $3.50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
To the Newly Welded in 1890.

The CALIFORNIAN is offered free to newly
marriage. The conditions that the
applicants shall be residents of either Cal
edonia or Essex counties, that a notice of
the marriage be sent the Caledonian for pub
Iication. together with a request for the pa
Der under this offer. and 10 cents to cover
postage This offer will stand good from
Dec 1st, 1SS9. until further notice
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
Publishers Notices.
To Advertisers.

They 1.-THE Association of General Newspa-
per Advertising Agents1 now advise their adj
yertising patrons that it will be well to con-
fine advertisement orders to papers selected
from the Catalogue of Preferred Papers.
Out of II 900 papers named in the Directory
only about 2, 900 selected George p
RoweI1's Circular, January. 1890
The CALIFORNIAN is the only paper in North
eastern Vermont named in this preferred list.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24

Spencer. the past week, will prolong
his stay until next Wednesday night,
July 80. For the relief of eye
troubles and fitting those important
organs to proper glasses, Professor
Clark's wonderful success can be
attributed to his thorough knowledge
of his business. Those who have
consulted him give many expressions
OF satisfaction and from the appear
ance of the large number who call on
him daily, we are of the opinion that
his reputation in st. Johnsbury is
established. He examines your eyes
free of charge.
During our late war, of our 300,-
600 men applying for admission into
the army, one out of twenty was re-
jected, owing to some form of hernia.
Recent years a great advance has
been made in the manufacture of
trusses. They are made in many
varieties, embodying all the advan-
tages that the experience of eminent
surgeons have found to be benefi-
cial. Smith & Walker have just re-
ceived an invoice of the very latest
improved trusses, making their stock
one of the most complete in the state.
If you want a good truss, and
good fit now is the time to make a
selection.
The best Hair Mattress is none too
good for your bed. Sound sleep is
cheap at any price. To say it can
not be bought with money is not
strictly correct. Wonderful stories
are told of an imported soft hair
from South America, which is now
being made up into Mattresses by
Paine's Furniture Co., As Canal
street, Boston 1t costs no more
than ordinary hair, but is two or
three times as luxurious
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
CSUMPSTC

John c. Barker has been granted a
pension.
Charles Parks of Somerville, Mass,
is spending few weeks at his faith
er's, E. A. Parks.
Capt. Percy Hawley has been
granted a pension of $50 per month
and $4,000 back paw.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
History of Louisiana.

Coded to Spain in 1862, coded back
to France in 1903, sold to the United
States in 1903, admitted to the
Union in 1912, and purchased by the
Louisiana Lottery company in 1890.
-TChicago Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-07-24
No Toy i'm the Cottage.

With Mr.. Blaine opposing the Nc
Kinley tariff bill, and with the New
York Tribune attacking the pension
appropriations, the administration
finds it necessary to come home from
its cottage by the sea- Cincinnati
TnnI1irer