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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17

John Lang was severely injured
yesterday while helping to remove a
building at Passumpsic.
The first stockholders meeting of
the Barnet Creamery association will
be held in the village hall at Barnet
next Saturday, April 10.
There were Sc births and 40 deaths
in Barnet in 1889. Three persons
died between the ages of 90 and 100,
six between 80 and 90. Four died of
old age, six of pneumonia, five of
heart disease and eight of consump-
ton.
Rev J. Boardman left for Tacoma,
Washington, last Thursday where
he has some investments in real es-
tate. He will be absent six or seven
weeks and services will be held at the
church at 2 p. m. Sundays conducted
by the pastors of this vicinity. For
the next three Sundays the pulpit
will be supplied by Rev. D. M. Nc
Kinley of Barnet Centre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
MILLINERYFoR sALE.

| offer my entire stock of Millinery for sale,
consisting of Hats, Bonncts, Ribbons, Vel
vets satins, Laces, etc, and being the oldest
and only millinery store in Il desirable Ioca-
ton offer to the purchasers a good prospect
of success H. s. MOORE.
Barnet ADril
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
AUCTION. .

Saturday evening, April 10, at O'Clock.
II ouseho1d Furniture consisting of hair cloth
parlor suit, black walnut bookcase, cherry
bookcase, easy chairs, willow chairs, exten-
sion tables, center tables lounges, dishes-etc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.
The Johnson-Abbott Weddine.

A pretty home wedding was sol
emnized at Mrs. ]. D. Abbott's last
Thursday afternoon when her daugh-
ter, Miss Ella p Abbott, was mar
ried to Walter M. Johnson. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J..
Boardman before about 100 guests.
Many of those present were from out
of town and included Mrs. Sarah
Trussell of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ross of Waterford, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert A. Stanley, Mrs. A. E. Ste
vens and Miss Stevens, aN of St.
Johnsbury, Mrs. Locke of st. Johns
bury East and some Of the Blanch-
ards from Peacham. The couple
were married before a bank of flowers
and the bride was richly attired in a
navy blue silk dress, the gift of her
uncle in California. Her popularity
and esteem was shown in the large
nnmber of beautiful presents. After
the wedding there was pleasant So
cial time. The couple went north on
short wedding trip and returned a
few days afterwards to live with the
brides mother.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
RICXGi ES

One Tricycle. and one nearly new Victor Bi-
cycle for sale cheap. Also all kinds and
I'd hand machines. Cash or inStalments.
Also agent for the New Nail Bicycles and
Safeties GEO. E. GROW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
DIP Z D AIIRREI 1

Will visit St. Johnsbury professionally every
eight weeks Next visit May 2 to Il inclu-
sive. Exclusive professional attention to ad-
justment of Spectacles. AT parlors st. Johns
bury House.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17

Three boys from Fairbanks vii
lage named Lama, Hanson and Har-
riman respectively, stoned and broke
one of the iron letter boxes on Sun
day night. They were brought before
Justice Nichols on Monday and Han
son was fined 50. The case against
the others was continued
The Sabbath school of st. An
drew's church raised 1915 during
lent, of which $2.46 was raised by
one class, w. S. Boynton's. During
the lcnten season last year the chill
dren of the church at large a tempted
to raise $4,000 for missions and
succeeded i'll raising $46,673.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
EnR Cal =

dwelling house and about II acre of land
pleasantly situated on Main Street, village of
St JOhnsbury, and known as the l.. B. Flint
place Immediate possession can be given
Enquire of f. ID. BLODGETT, Executor
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17
Obe Californian.
c. NJ. STONE & COMPANY,
IARTHUR +. SToNE.l
Opposite Athensruru st. Johnsbury, Vermont
TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
Weather Record.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURS

At Binghaw's Drug Store, tor the week
ending Apr 16. 1890.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-17

From Pure Bred Silver Laced Wyandottes
one dollar for thirteen, packed in basket and
sent by express. Send to
JOHN $. T. WALLACE, Barnet, VT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01

n n n Il Agents profits per month. VIII prove
NhVl il OF pay forfeit. New portraits lust
OUNU out, 4 $3.50 sample sent free to all. W.
III. ChideSter 4 Son. p Broad St, n. Y.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
synopsis of Transactions in the National
Legislature.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-In the senate yes
terday, on motion of Mr. Gray, Lolse bill to
transfer the revenue marine cutter service
from the treasury department to the navy de-
partment was taken up. Pending Considera-
tion Of the bill Mr.. Hoar reported form the
committee on privileges and elections, as an
original bill, bill TO amend the federal cleo
tion laws of the United States. At , p. N. the
land forfeiture bill was taken up as unfinished
business and was discussed for some time, but
without action went over.
The house yesterday, in committee of the
whole, worked on the legislative appropriation
bill and discussed the civil service law. Mr..
Cummings, of New York. moved to increase
the salaries of house ''clUa lroom" men from
5000 TO $50 per year, and this led to a long dis
cussion CT the labor question.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The senate devoted
the day to debate on the land forfeiture bill
and eulOgies On the late Representative Gay,
of Louisiana. o. motion of Mr.. Gibson the
senate took up and passed the house joint
resolution appropriating S150,0OO to be used by
the secretary of war for the relief of desti-
tute persons in the district overflowed by the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Mr.. O'Neill, Of Pennsylvania, in the house
yesterday, presented the proceedings of a
meeting of business men OF Philadelphia and
a memorial with LOO signatures and the sig
natures of the board of trade of that city,
asking the aid Of congress in the promotion OF
the building of American ships to trade with
foreign ports and to esta bliSh direct mail COM
munication with the western coast Of Africa.
Referred.
WASHINGTON, April 2a.-In connection with
the presentation of memorial in relation &c
the Mississippi river discussion sprung up in
the senate and was participated in by many
senators. the point turning on the question
whether the ietty system or the outlet system
was the correct one or whether there should
not be a combination of the two. After con-
siderable discussion by many of the senators,
morning business was resumed and at its con-
clusion the land forfeiture bill was taken ur
and went over without action.
The speaker laid before the house the mes
sage of the president returning without his
approval the bill to allow Ogden, Utah, to in
crease its indebtedness. Referred TO the COM
mittee on territories. The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was passed
without division. The house then went into
committee of the whole-Mr. Burrows, of
Michigan, in the chair-on bills relating to
the District of Columbia. On motion of Mr..
Sherman, of New York, Saturday, May 10, at
4 o'clock, was fixed as the time for paying
tribute TO the memory OF the late David VIII
bur, OF New York.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
43rI,,tn11t Chronicle.
THURSDAY. MAY l, 1890
ACONNECTICUT ODDITY

Hiram Smith, of Norwich, Conn, who
died a few days ago, seems to have been
an extraordinary man. He was an in
yentor, and made a fortune out of the
window blind staple cutter which he in
vented: he was an atheist and wrote
odd poems, some of which were awfully
long; he was benedict to rather ex
cessive extent. for he married his sixth
wife shortly before he died, and he was
noted besides for his integrity, his love
for controversy, his knowledge of Biblical
lore, and his extremely long nose. Con
necticut does not do things by halves,
and she produces a peculiar man. No
where this side of the grave can an
odder one be found,
The conjunction of peculiar qualities
in this Mr.. Smith may be one of natures
harmonies, though the individual chords
are far from grateful. We observe that
Mr.. Smith wrote long poems-one for
instance on the Creation, in HOmeric
style and like the Had in length at
least-and he has been divorced more
times than any other citizen in Norwich.
There may be cause and effect in this
poetic habit and the multiplicity of di-
vorces. Nothing is said about the quality
of the poetry, though the historian in
forms us that he had longer feet than
any of his fellow townsmen. In other
characteristics the combative tendency
of Mr.. Smith predominated. Probably
we have here the explanation of his al
legged atheism. 1t is a common thing to
find a lover of controversy profess
atheism to keep himself supplied with
adversaries in debate. Real atheists are
raTer than white crows.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
From His Southern Trip.

PARIS, April 2S.-President Carnot has
returned from his southern trip.
A slot machine in England tells one.
fortune when he drops in Il penny.
The Russian government officially
denies that it is about to issue new lot
terry loan.
1t is reported that in the Tennessee
penitentiary women are stripped to the
waist and hogged on the bare back.
The state of siege has been suspended
in Crete by the Porte during the election
for members of the Cretan assembly.
Chick Bros, of Haverhill, Mass, dis
charged all their shoe cutters Saturday
on account of disagreement about
wages.
A Gainesville, Fla, furniture company
has Just completed table composed OF
/ 900 pieces of wood of different kinds
and cOlors.
Heavy rain has stopped the forest fires
in the Blue Ridge and Pocomo noun
talns. Oven S200,000 worth of lumber
and ties have been destroyed already.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01

He that makes anything his chief
good, wherein justice or virtue does not
bear part, and sets up profit, not hon
esty, for the measure of his happiness,
as long as he acts in conformity with
his own principles and is not ruled by
the dictates of reason and humanity, can
never do the offices of friendship, just
ice or lberality.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
GRAINS OF GOLD.

1t is never too late 10 learn.
Promise little and do much.
Prv not into the affairs of others.
Passion is ever the enemy of truth.
Positive men are most often in error.
Life is half spent before we know what
it is.
Provide for the worst, the best will
save itself.
All kinds of self-pity should be spar
ingly used.
The Incidence of the soul is the decay
of the body.
Ability is of little account without
opportunity.
If you would enjoy the fruit, pluck
not the flower.
Passion is fever that leaves us weak
er than it finds US.
Notifications are often more painful
than real calamities.
We are surrounded, ambushed, by the
robber troops of circumstances.
Society is ever ready to worship sue
cess, but rarely forgiyes failure.
Never give way to melancholy; resist
it steadily, for the habit will encroach.
What We see exclusively we are apt to
see with some mistake of proportions.
Folks who think too much of what's
coming, most likely won't attend to
what there is.
o blessed they on whose pillow no re-
MORE sits! Happy you who have escap
ed temptation.
When men are rightly occupied, then
amusements grow out of their work, as
color petals out of fruitful flower.
Sorrows are gardeners they plant
flowers along waste places and lead
vines to cover barren heaps.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
Jailed for Embezzling $4,000.

TRENTON, n. j., April 28.-Casper
Soer, the head clerk of the Newark post
office, was committed to the Trenton jail
yesterday by United States Commits
sioner Rowe in default of $4,000 bail for
embezzling $1,000 from the money order
department of the Newark postoffice
He came here Saturday night and sur
rendered himself to Commissioner Rowe.
He took the money to pay off debts and
make some investments. He is 81 years
of age, has wife and child and is well
connected
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RESIGNED HIS POSITION.
Permitted to Go Without Prosecution OF
Account of His Family

Permitted to Go Without Prosecution OF
Account of His Family.
NEWARK, N. j., April 2S.-Fredericl
Wismer, cashier of the water commits
sioners and son of the chairman of the
board, has resigned his position and it il
said that his father has made good a de
iciency of $500 in his accounts
About month ago there was rumo1
of a defalcation in the board, but Mayol
Haines and all the other members of the
board denied the story. Shortly after.
ward it was announced that young
Wismer intended to resign in order tC
enter the publishing business. 1t is
stated that he was allowed to remain in
Office after the deficiency was revealed
in order to prevent scandal and will now
be permitted to go without prosecution
on account of the high esteem in which
his family is held.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
Gigantic Labor rDemoustration-

MONTREAL, April 2S. A gigantic
labor demonstration took place here Sat
urday night in favor of the eight-hour
movement. Between 5000 and 1000
representatives of the labor organizations
assembled in Chaboiles square and were
addressed by their leaders They were
advised to combine to combat capital,
which was daily driving the working
men to starvation. Resolutions in favor
of eight hours were passed. A strong
police force maintained order.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE.
Opinion Adverse to the Constitutionality
of State Laws.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The United
States supreme court yesterday rendered
an opinion adverse to the constitution
ality of state laws in prohibition states
providing for the seizure of liquor
brought from other states. Such laws,
it is held, are interferences with inter
state commerce. The case in which the
decision was made was that Of Leisy
against Hardin, brought here on appeal
from the supreme court of Iowa. Lnisy,
beer manufacturer of Peoria. Ills =,
shipped beer to Kcokuk, Ia, which was
seized in the original packages by Har-
din, state official, as having been sent
there in violation of the Iowa law. The
supreme court of Iowa held that the law
under which this official acted was valid,
but the supreme court yesterday re-
verses that decision Justices Gray,
Harlan and Brewer dissented from the
opinion of the majority of the court.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01

New YORK, April 2S.-John J.
O'Brien, the noted Republican leader in
the Eighth assembly district, died yes
terday at Coney Island, where he has
been i'll for some time past. Though
Mr.. O'Brien had been power in local
and indirectly in state and national
politics for many years. the only public
office of consequence that he had held
was that of chief of the bureau of
elections. He was native of this city
and was 4S years of age.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
Charged With EmbezzIement.

SEATTLE, WASH, April 2S.-A local
sensation was caused Saturday by the
suspension from duty of Secretary Nc
Combs, of the relief committee which
has in charge S35, 1000 remaining of the
funds donated to Seattle after the June
fire. 1t is claimed that McCombs has
embezzled portion of the funds, and
affdavits 20 that effect We're filed at a
joint meeting of the mayor and relief
committee held Saturday afternoon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER
REGARDED WITH SURPRISE AND A
DEEP SENSE OF INJURY.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, April 2S.-Editor
Hawthorn. of The Times-Union. pub
fishes an open letter to President Harri-
son. stating that the people of Florida
regard the presidents letter to Attorney
General Miller with surprise and deep
sense of injury. They are convinced
that the statements it contains about
resistance TO legal process in Florida
must have been based upon misinforma-
ton as to the actual state of affairs in
the counties named. This misinforma-
ton probably existed in the reports made
to the department of justice by officers
of the court for this district. Mr. Haw
thorn proceeds TO cast discredit upon
those reports by asserting that District
Judge Swayne openly boasted that the
policy of his court would be one of bit
ter
Persecution of Democrats.
This threat put the Democrats on the
defensive and provoked widespread sus-
picion of Judge Swayne's tribunals.
The letter goes on to recite that the
United States jury commissioner fla
grantly Disseminated against Demo
members of the grand jury being Re
publicans. Wholesale indictments
against Democrats for political offenses
were then found ON most unreliable tes-
timOny. This reused the people to in
dignation and fear. In the cases that
came to trial the courts rulings were
often partisan. No wonder the people of
the counties referred to shrank from ap-
pearing for trial before such a court or
that they preferred the hardships of
concealment to the
Dangers of Unfair Trial.
Those people are industrious and law
abiding. They have been terroriZed by
the political persecution to which they
have been subjected. This accounts for
their reluctance to admit process. but
they have been grossly misrepresented
in other respects. They are not inhos-
pitable to the marshals. The writer has
the statement of eleven of the marshal s
posse that they were treated like gen.
tlemen' at Madison, where it has been
alleged that they were refused accom-
mOdations. If the court is cleansed of
partisanship and iniquities. so that it
merits the confidence of the people, it
will meet no resistance, obstruction or
invasion. The writer speaks from the
standpoint of northern man who came
here with northern affiliations and senti-
ments, and has learned the true temper
and worth of the people whom he can
not, without protest, suffer to be ma
igned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
AN HIBERNIANISNI.

Editors Drawer, Harper's Magazine for May.
A number of patriotic sons of Erin were
seated around a table one night discuss
ing little of everything, when one of
them began lamentation over light
weight silver dollar he had in his pocket.
9TH hid an tn tails worn down thot
foine We wouldn't know tn hid from tn
tail if it wasn't that the hid's always on
tn other soide."
'Got worn thOt way by cirkylation." 5"
$50 they say; but OF behave some
smar-r-rt devils tux jack plane an
shcraped a doime or two off her for
luck Cirkylation can't wear a dhollar
down loike thot."
at can, too, an oil prove it," said a
third. Have ye got dhollar, Dinny?"
Dinny, curiously enough, had one, and
produced it.
snow pass it round tn table"
Around it went.
"Twicet moTe.,'
Twice more it went.
"Wance more an let me hov it,
Once more it circulated, and finally
rested in the palm of the instigator of
the performance. He then leaned over
to the owner of the dollar and handed
him silver quarter.
"Phwat's this?" asked the latter.
"Thot's yer dhOllar!'
Circulation, history says, left its mark
that evening upon something more than
pure dross.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
THAT CHANGE OF DATES.
PittShurS's Retreat Points to a General On
All Along the Line.

PittshurS's Retreat Points to a General One
All Along the Line.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Secretary Brun-
nell. of the Players league, said yester-
day that the Chicago club of the Play
ers' league would make no move to meet
that of the National league in the trans
ferring of the Pittsburg club from Pitts
burg and opening its season here next
Tuesday. 1t is amusing though, he says,
to see the Pittsburg team of the National
league, whose officials were the lOudest
for conflicting dates, go on record as the
first to dodge us and run away from its
own town to do it. Pittsburg's retreat,
in his opinion, only points to a general
one all along the old League line. Our
schedule was made to stay, he says, and
will stay, no matter what the old League
does
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
Nearly Every EMPLOYING Master

carpenter in the city was on Saturday
served with notice from his own men
asking for the increase from 80 to 81
cents an hour for nine hours work
Some of the prominent builders said
yesterday that they believed cOmpro-
mise would be affected by which the
men would be given an increase of
cents an hour instead of 8. Some of the
men prominent in the movement said
they would insist upon the full increase
asked for being paid.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01

New YORK, April 29.-On the recon-
mendation of District Attorney Fellows,
Judge Cowing, in the general sessions
court, dismissed the Indictment for
bribery against ex-Alderman Wendell. of
the doodle board" of 1884. In his re.
commendation the district attorney said
that Wendell was not a member of the
combine and that the people had no evi-
dence on which to go to trial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
VICTORIA MAKES A CALL
Upon SOn-in-Law Who Causes Hel
Good Deal of Trouble.

Upon ii SOn-in-Law Who Causes Her a
Good Deal of Trouble.
LONDON, April 2S.-Queen Victoria has
fled from the cold winds and rains of
AK Les Bains and is now comfortably
quartered in the palace of her son-in-law,
the Grand Duke of Hesse, at Darmstant,
where she remains a week with her favor
ite grandchildren. The Grand Duke is
by no means favorite, for the Queen
can never forget with what indecent
haste, when left widower by the death
of his wife-Princess Alice. of England
he contracted a mOrganatic marriage
with a most undesirable baroness, and
what trouble she was put to before that
union could be dissolved
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
In the Players League to Stay.

BUFFALO, N. Y. April 2S.-The re-
port that Washington capitalists are
negotiating with Buffalo brotherhood
hackers to obtain possession of the
Players league team is denied here.
Moses Shire said last night: I'VE have
not received or made any proposition to
Washington baseball men tending to the
transfer of our club. Such move has
not been thought of We are in the
PLAYERS league to stay, and stay we
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
ARRIVEDAT TOPEKA.
The Champion Pedestrian His Way
from Wabash Ind TO San Francisco

The Champion Pedestrian on His Way
from Wabash, Ind, to San Francisco.
TOPEKA, KAs., April aS.-J. S. Harri
man, who claims to be the champion
pedestrian of the world arrived in Topeka
yesterday on his way to San Francisco
He is engaged in walking from his home
in Wabash, Ind, to San Francisco, Oh
wager with Mr. Mcdonald of New York
John L. Sullivan's hacker, to walk the
distance estimated at 5000 miles in G.
days. He left Wabash April 10 and is
up with his schedule time. He is
accompanied by two judges. Fred
Gebhardt, of Wabash, for himself and
Fred Drummond, of New York, for MIR.
Mcdonald
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-05-01
Conference Ended without Results.

DETROIT, Mich, April 2S.-Commit-
tees from the Builders Exchange and
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners met yesterday to consult on de-
mands of the carpenters for 80 cents an
hour and eight hours day. The build
ers agreed to increase wages, but de-
clined to shorten hours. This did not
satisfy the carpenters and the confer
ence ended without result Both sides
seem determined.