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Daily Republican., 1890-06-11
souud After Twenty Year.

After neary score Of years Charles
and J0hA 6hearer, Of New Cattle, have
found their mother, whom they sup
posed to have been dead. Charles came
across his moshsr accidentally laAt We'd
uesday, and the story OF the case related
By him reads like fiction.
1t was Just nineteen years ago last Do.
cember when, owing 10 some family dlf-
1culty, the wife Of the late Charles
shearer forsook her husband and three
children and left her home Tor parts un-
known. The son Charles WAS then be.
tween 3 aud I yesrs old, and John several
years his senior. An elder brother and
the father have since died, and whom 1t
was reported that their mother had died
yssrs ago In Philadelphis the two re-
naming sons believed themselves to be
orphans. By tds death Of their father
John and Charles Inherited . consider
able eetste, and for several years the lat
the best known hostelriss In that city.
and which previous to the father's death
had been managed by him.
Charles, In company with several other
young men, went on an excursion to
Beverly Park, N. j., last Wednesday, ?,
and 1t was there that the mother and son
met alter 90 long an absence. 1t SCENE
that Andrew Gallagher and Joseph Car.
lin were In restaurant In Beverly Park,
and while eating dinner the name Of
Charles Shearer WAS mentioned. In con-
versation the proprietress Of the place,
who was near by, heard the remark, and
with look of surprise on her lace, said:
what, Charles Shearer, from New Cas-
tie, Del.?"
They replied In the Affirmative, and the
woman At once burst into tears and
began inquirlng ths whereabouts oi
Charles, The latter was told Of the
woman's actions, and he At once pro.
| ceeded to the restaurant. No sooner had
he entered the door than the mother
claimed him ~ her son. Charles was al
frat not Inclined to believe her story
but when she fully identified herself b,
was naturally overcome. and an stiec,ins
scene between them took place. He bic
her fare we'll and arrived home that even
ing, aud at once told his bro her John o
the meeting.
Yesterday the latter, accompanied BY
cousin, William Smith, went 10 Beverly
They called at the hostelry. The woms
knew Smith at fret sight Both Ch.rle
and John sheArer regard their experieuc
as remsik kable. and they are now hspp
men. Mrs. Shearer will soou arrive her
OF visit to her l0ng-lost sons
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11

Choice steaks from home-rsised btsf
rom IL to Is csnts per pound, a. More.
land's, No. 407 King street.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11
TAPESTRY
BRUSSELS.

Have too many Of tht co
for this time Of the year
come and Zee the prices ion
the next month.
All our summer goods ay
reduced cost-chairs, ham.
pers, hammocks, mosquito
canopies. tarlatanes floor
linens, e C.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11
CrayoM Portraits

For $500 are still being made az Gum.
nings' gallery, 302 Market atrest.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11
More Kind Words.
Treasury Department.
SecOno CoinptrOiier's once.
Washington, ID. g., May 20, 1909.


Mr.. II. A. Brad6eld, S32 Mar
ket Street, Wilmington, Dsi.-My Dear
Sir:-In answer to your request l have TO
say that the Decker Brotters' Uprighs
Piano, which purchased nearly thFes-
years ago, has proven perfectly sAtisfa
tory. i am convinced that 1t contains
the esst tntiAl qualities In tone and action
that constitute the perfect piano. and
would have no hesitation IN advising amp
person, who wishss . thoroughly nrst
cisss instrumsnt, 10 buy only . Decker
Brothers Plano. take pleasure also, in
saying that have always iound Jour
course Of dealing with purchasers emf
nent!y courteous. Very Truly YourA
B. y. GILKEsoN.
Colonel al kesous verdict 10 10 perfect
accord with that OF all nrst class artists.
Call at Bradheld's, s32 Market street for
pianos, organs and small instruments.
iolin, Banjo, and Gsitar strings. mo
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11

For good invsstm cuts attend the sale o
HsAld d Co.. Saturday, Juue IA.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11

Auctioheer stidham 10 gong to Media
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning. to sell
lot OF horses for George W. Hill. lie
will take the 10 Is train at the p, w. &
d. station In this city for Chester, where
. hack will be In waiting for him.
Daily Republican., 1890-06-11

Heald 4 Co.'s positive sale on satur.
day, June II, will xive you . good op-
portunity for invsstmsot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
INTERESTING LETTERS.

Our readers will find in this week s
paper two letters which we have no
hesitancv i'll saying are as creditable
productions as are found in the
metropolitan journals. DR.. Blanch-
ard, formerly of Peacham, writes in
telligently, and in his usual charming
vein, upon the race question, and the
problems which alike confront the
North and South.
A civil engineer, a student at Dart
mouth college, has written a friend
in this place of the exact status OF
work upon the Nicaragua canal and
liberal extracts from his letter are
printed elsewhere.
In this connection it may be re-
marked that arrangements have been
made for occasional letters for the
present from New York and Wash
ington, also letters from Europe, In
dia and Mexico. Next week we shall
publish a remarkably interesting let
ter from Henry L. Clapp, formerly o
New York and well-knOwn in this
place, upon the recent food in
Prague, Austria, which caused SC
much devaSta ton and woe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
YES SIR, OUR CLOCK IS RIGHT"

Within the past week a selfwinding
clock has been placed i'll the tele-
graph office, and others will soon be
placed in the scale office, the Lake
road office and the jewelry stores of
A. d. Rowell, T. c. Spencer and w
c. Warner. The clocks are run by
electricity. wind themselves every
minute and are connected by a direct
wire with the astronomical clock at
the naval observatory at Washing
ton. Every day at noon the hands
regulate themselves and gong
sounds. They are warranted to run
a year without any outside inter
ference and are invaluable timekeep-
ers for railroad offices and jewelry
stores. They are being introduced
all over the country and the one in
this town has been examined by
many interested spectators and will
probably continue to be studied for
some time to come. The possessor
of one of these clocks is hereafter
spared all answers to the oft-repeated
question, rs that clock right ?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
HORSE GOSSIP.

At the time of the state fair at
White River Junction it was stated
by horsemen that the new AXtell or
kite-shaped track was a faster track
than one of any other shape. The
recent performance of Nelson on an
Axteli track seems to give some
weight to this claim. This noted
Maine stallion lowered the world S
stallion record at Kankakee, ILL.,,
Friday to 2.11h.
Homer Brewster of Passumpsic
has now the fastest string of trot-
ters in Vermont, having four horses
that can trot a mile in 225 or less
Mr.. Brewster intends to spend the
winter in the South.
Little Ned, owned by Ham Brock
of this place, won the 2.3O race at
North Troy last Thursday at the
third annual meeting of the North
Troy Park association.
The last Horse Breeder contains a
few notes about some of the stock
entered at the last county fair. Here
are some observations:
Jennie c, by Kent; dam by Daniel
Lambert; second dam believed to be
by Gen. Knox, is taking her first sea-
sons lessons in the hands of pro-
fessional trainer, having been sent to
the Uttons July 4 last. She can trot
into the charmed circle any day.
She showed a trial in 2.26, last quar-
term 341a, at Burlington. She looks
and acts very much like Grand Isle.
Little Ned also showed his ability to
go in 2.3O on any good track, trot-
ting in the rain in 2.3212- Gypsy has
seen plenty of track work in years
gone by, and has been tender for
ward, and was severely blistered last
winter. She is a notoriously bad,
rank actor, yet she is faster than
ever, and with good day stands an
even chance to go in 2.3O on the
White River Junction track this fall.
She was timed separately in the
second heat Thursday in 2.36A.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

E. E. McGaffey has moved into the
Stillman Hazelton house.
Mrs. Arthur and her son James have
moved to the Jabez James place.
E. ]. Stuart has gone to Boston for his
family who will board with Mrs Gilman
this winter.
Grace Harvey, who has been spending
the summer here, returned to Cambridge,
Mass, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Carpenter of Boston has been buy
ing apples here. Last week he had
shipped over 200 barrels.
S. d. Reed, who had charge of the
creamery, has returned to Amherst,
Mass, and Ezra Gibson has taken his
place. About 900 pounds of butter are
made daily.
Mrs. ]. Boardman, Mrs. William
Harvey, Laura Moore and Chattie
Hazelton attended the meeting of the
Woman s Board at Burlington last week;
the two latter attended the w. c. T. U.
meeting at Middlebury.
The glass blowers occupied the town
hall every evening last week and had very
good audiences. Ransom Morgan got
the prize as he was considered the finest
looking baby. The plaincst man and
prettiest young lady are both sensitive
in regard to it, and we prefer not to make
it public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
LOCAL NOTICES.

Prof. NJ. Y. Wells, The French OcuIist,
Optician of New York, who is again
visiting town, can be seen and con-
suited at the Avenue house for a
short time only.
DIR. BenfOn'S appointments.
The Dr. Benton family will be at
the Avenue house from Oct. 5 to 10
as will be seen by their advertise
ment elsewhere See references.
LabOrers Wanted.
Five hundred laborers wanted to
work on the Pacific extension of the
Great Northern railway at So a day.
enquire of O. H. Henderson, St.
Johnsbury.
Excursions to the South.
o. H. Henderson, ticket agent, IS
getting up excursions to Button,
Ala, on Oct. 10, and Cardiff, Tenn,
Oct f. Full particulars of both
excursions may be obtained of Mr..
Henderson.
Eight Winter Trips to California.
RAYMOND & Whitcomb announce
their annual series of winter excur-
sions to California, Nov. 13 and Dec.
II being the opening dates. There
are to be eight trips in all, in vesti-
buled Pullman palace cars. One or
more dining-cars will form a part OF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
DISSOLUTIONS.

Col. William P Fairbanks has re-
tired from the lumber firm of c. H.
Stevens & Co. but the firm name will
not be changed. This firm was
formed eight years ago by c. H.
Stevens, Col. A. B. Jewett and Col.
William p. Fairbanks After the
death of Col. Jewett his interest was
bought by the other two members
who have carried on the business
ever since.
The firm of Babbitt & Worcester
have dissolved partnership Mr..
Babbitt has purchased his former
partners interest and as soon as the
goods are sold will also retire from
business. This firm was established
about nine years ago and Mr.. Bah
bitt, who came here from Greensboro
about 1 5 years ago, is one of the old
est merchants in town. He has been
in business here and in Greensboro
for over 40 years and is well entitled
to a rest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
VOLUME 54--NUMBER 2775.

deal and trains delayed several hours.
No one was hurt. The cars were bound
for lewiston Me. The 1.O4, APO, and
5.25 trains carried by and the track was
not cleared until 3 O'Clock the next morn
ing. One of the cars was was so badly
smashed that it was destroyed. The
other two cars will be saved. The cars
will be picked up next Sunday.
Death of William Carter Byineton.
William Carter Byington, the second
son of Rev. and Mrs. George p. Bying-
ton, died of typhoid fever on Sept. 90, in
his 10Th year. He was graduated from
kimball Union academy at Meriden, N.
H., last summer tile leader of his class,
and had already entered the University
of Vermont at Burlington. Rev Stephen
Knowlton of Greensboro, who conduc-
ted the funeral services, spoke of him as
a young man of excellent character and
sincere piety, who had been trying to fit
himself for life of usefulness. a brother
of Rev. Mr.. Byington. Rev. E. H. Bying-
ton of Boston, preached the funeral ser
mon. The family have the sympathy of
many friends in their bereavement.
Mrs. DIR. Martins mother, Mrs. Brock
of Barnet, visited her last week.
Miss Lizzie Adgate has gone to Boston
to attend the Conservatory of Music.
]. H. George is shingling his store. He
is also making other repairs on the
inside.
c. ]. Burdick has rented Montgomery
& Sons paint shop and will do painting
here this winter.
G. L. Johnson loaded car of potatoes
this week. Tom Collier loaded three cars
of cattle here Monday.
Will Hyde returned to Sprague yester-
day. Miss Fanny Stafford returned
home from Nantasket beach where she
has been at work this summer on Friday.
Miss Alice Keith is at work for Mrs
Lamson in the dressmaker's shop at
Hardwick. E. G. Smith spent last Sab
bath in Stowe. Arthur Giffen and wife
of LittletOn are i'll town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
EA ST BURKE.

M. H. Gibson is moving on to his farm.
H. H. Streeter of New Mexico is visit
ing his parents here.
Rev. l. E. Smith returns to his home in
New York city this week
c. D. Crawford of Watertown, Mass,
is visiting at w. E. Fairbanks
Thomas Fairbrotherlost a good family
horse after short illness last Sunday
B. G. Howard has moved to the David
Austin place now owned by VIII Bundy.
Rev. j. E. Farrow's subject for next
Sabbath is ''Old age and the duties we
owe it."
N. M. Wood was in town last week
saying good bye to his many friends be
fore leaving for Boston where he enters
school Oct l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
CLOSE OF THE MILLS MEETINGS


The series of gospel meetings con-
Quoted by Rev. B. Fay Mills of Prov
idence, r. l., closed on Monday
evening. The services of the last
days attracted just as many as at
the opening of the meetings and a
deep religious interest was manifes-
ted to the close.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Mills
preached to men only from the text,
rs the young man safe ?" Many
considered this his most powerful
sermon and it was one long to be
remembered
No services were held on Saturday
but on Sunday all the meetings were
held in Music Hall. The text of the
morning discourse was, 'He that
covereth his sin shall not prosper"
There were nearly 1900 people pres
ent at this service. In the afternoon
the meeting was for men only and
the body Of the house was well filled
with an attentive audience. Mr..
Mills chose for his text the words
| found in Deut 3O:19, 81 call heaven
and earth to record this day against
and death, blessing and cursing,
| therefore choose life, that both thou
and thy seed may live" The atten-
dance at the evening service was
nearly as large as at the morning
meeting and a very impressive ser
mon was given from the text, "They
could not believe" The last of the
inquirers' meetings was also held at
the close of the evening service and
was an eventful gathering.
| a large audience ga thcred on Mon
day evening to hear the final dis
course and all were repaid for coming
for Mr. Mills preached one of his
strongest sermons from the text,
Yet there is room" At the close OF
the service a chance was given to
grasp Mr.. Mills by the hand and
many in the audience availed them
selves of this opportunity. Mr..
| Mills left for Providence on the mid
night train to spend a day with his
family. He goes from there to Chi
cago and the series of gospel meet
ings open there this evening About
80 of the young men went to the
depot on Monday night to bid the
evangelists good by
Mr.. Mills visit has been short but
the results of his work are most
gratifying He has left a lasting
impression upon the community and
many have good reason to be thank
full for his ten days stay in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
LYNDONVHLE.

Chas. Folsom and A. M. Stone started
for New Mexico yesterday to be gone
several weeks.
Taylor & Wadleigh, who have bought
Fred Winslow's stock of drugs and med
icines, have taken possession.
The engineers and firemen of the Pas
sumpsic division are to receive an
increase in pay of ten cents day, this
increase dating from Sept. J.
On Tuesday morning the engines i'll the
yard gave quite a fire alarm. The fire
was soon found to be in the roof of c. p.
Chase's house and was quickly eXtirl-
guished.
]. T. Crawford, storekeeper at the rail
road shops, moves from Burke TO the
tenement house owned by c. S. LeBour-
Veau.
The new quadrennial appraisal of real
estate has Just been finished and is as fol
lows:
Valuation of property of the first
class, i. c. village lots of less than
ten acres. 1886, 30
The Samein 1856, 391 -925
Valuation of property of the
Ond class, i. es farms of more
than ten acres, 1865, ,3O5
The in $50, 399, $40
Total valuation, T50,435
Same in $50, I91 ,265
Shrinkage of first class, 6,795
Shrinkage of second class, 34,O35
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
LYNDON CENTRE.

E. NJ. Slack, 90, has got back to
school.
The students are to have social gath
ering at Chapel Hall some time this week.
Mrs. A. ]. Willard has moved from St.
Johnsbury to the Sherburne house, living
with Mrs. Parks.
The Artelnians and st. Johnsbury
Academy's will cross bats on the campus
next Saturday at 2 o'clock. Don't miss
this game.
Mr.. Ferguson has moved into the
Thompson house above the church.
Mrs. Perkins also is to move to that
house from H. M Nichols.
The harvest supper given by the ladies
of the Free Baptist church last Friday
night was a success. The attendance
was good and the literay entertainment
given after the supper was excellent.
The old Philadelpllian debating society
is being revived by the students. The
first meeting will be held Thursday even
ing, Oct. .. The following officers have
been chosen: Pres, George A. Hutchins
vice pres, Charles Wood; sec, c. Nj.
Scott; treas, Homer Barrows; execu-
tive committee, c. Hayden Whitney,
Elwyn G. Campbell and Charles Baldwin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
A Wonder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man of Bur
lington, Ohio, states that he has been under
the care of two prominent physicians, and
used their treatment un til he not able 10
get around. They pronounced his case to be
consumption and incurabe. He perSua-
ded to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds and at that
time not able to walk across the street
without resting. He found, before he had
used half of dollar bottle, that he was much
better; he continued to it and is today
enjoying good health. If you have any
Throat, Lung or Chest Trouble try it. We
guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free at
Flint Bros Drug Store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Wild Engines Collide with
Freight Train in the New Covered
Bridge at PasSumpSfc.

| Freight Train in the New Covered
Bridge at Passumpsfc.
A bad wreck occurred on the Pas
sumpsic railroad about O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon in the new COW
cred bridge a t Passumpsic. Engineer
Baldwin with the engine, "A. Gil
more" had started from Lyndon
vile early in the afternoon to draw
a worn-out engine to Boston to be
broken up into old iron. The engine
had been running on Van Dykes
railroad in upper New Hampshire,
and its days of usefulness were over.
Mr. Baldwin had just left the station
at Passumpsic and struck the through
| freight No. II at the northern end of
the new covered bridge.
The approaching engines were rum
ming under good speed, but the en-
gineer of the through freight had
| seen the impending danger III time to
| apply the air brakes to his machine,
but had not entirely stopped the
| train. Engineer Baldwin and his
| fireman jumped down the embank-
ment, and Mr.. Baldwin sprained his
| ankle in the act. Engineer George
Wheeler of the engine "Passumpsic, :"
was caught in the bridge and he and
his fireman, Liddell stuck bravely to
their posts. After the accident Mr..
Wheeler was found on the floor of
the cab with a severe cash on the
head and his left wrist broken. He
was stunned by the shock but is not
seriously injured. Liddell escaped
uninjured. The brakemen on the
train had a lively time getting out of
danger, some of them jumping from
the train before the collision.
Soon after the accident the place
was visited by a large number of
people, many of them coming down
on the wrecking train The front
of the boilers of the two engines were
interlocked, while their cowcatchers
and trucks were badly smashed
The first car on the freight train was
an empty one and the blow lifted it
off the track and one end of the car
crushed through the top of the bridge
while the other end rested on the
track. Brakeman Mitchell was on
this car when the train struck and
was thrown into a coal car behind.
He jumped up and ran towards the
end of the train and escaped unin-
jured.
The empty box car was the only
one damaged in the entire train and
railroad men think that if it had
been loaded it could not have been
lifted through the roof of the bridge.
In that case the force of the blow
would have been distributed through
the entire train anC the cars have
beer piled promiscuously in the river.
The track was damaged very little
and was cleared by 8 o'clock. The
entire damage to the rolling stock
will be in the vicinity of $4,000. The
heaviest loss is upon the engine
"Passumpsic' which was new
machine
The cause of the accident is easily
| explained William Baldwin forgot
about the through freight and the
most singular feature of the whole
accident was that he had run on this
freight train regularly the past
season. Hewas a capable and faith
full engineer but forgot his duty at
| the critical time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02

every train. The scope of the excur-
sions has been greatly enlarged this
year. There arefour returning routes
with eleven east-bound parties, and
the tickets are equally good for use
independently on any train. In Feb
ruary there will be an excursion from
San Francisco to the Sandwich Is
lands. In addition to the California
excursions, three tours through Mex
leo are announced for Jan. 13, Feb. 3
and March 10. Descriptive circulars
may be obtained of Raymond &
Whitcomb, 296 Washington street,
Boston.
The largest assortment of Parlor
Cabinets in this country can be seen
at Paine's Furniture Warerooms, As
Canal street, Boston. They are rep
resented in every wood and every
size and style. Prices range from So
to $500.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
ST. IOHNSRURY EAST.

There will be a sociable at the vestry
next Friday evening.
The Band of Promise has bought a
new carpet for the speakers platform in
the veStry.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. F. Whitney of Marsh
field are in town. Mr.. Whitney was for
merly pastor here and they will give their
old parishioners a call.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
EAST HARDWTCK.
Freight Train DeraiIed.

The through freight train, No 5, met
with a slight accident here at 11-3O Mon
day morning. AS the train was passing
over the switch at the lower end of the
ward one of the cars climbed the switch
and three cars were derailed. The cars
were laden with corn and were badly
smashed The track was torn up good
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-02
Ask Your Friend. About M.

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