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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
VERMONT NEWS.

The Middlebury village trustees
have contracted with the Thomson
Houston company for % arc lights
for $1,000.
Charles Jones house in Sheldon
Springs was burned last Thursday
with all contents, the family barely
escaping with their lives.
The citizens of Bradford are NOV
ing actively in the matter of having
the next annual encampment of the
National Guard of Vermont held at
that place
E. G. Allis, formerly proprietor of
the Ludlow Tribune, has purchased
the Bellows Falls Times. He will
assume the management Immediate
ly as editor and proprietor
lanes Fuller of Potten, P. O., was
run over by the Canadian Pacific
freight at Newport Sunday, cutting
off both legs They were amputated
at the hip, but he did not survive.
Senator Morrill, has introduced a
bill to establish an educational fund,
by setting apart the net proceeds of
the sales of public lands, and a por
ton of the receipts from land grant
railroads.
Nahum Johnson, a prominent cltl-
zen of Proctor, who became insane
and was taken to BrattlebOro on
February II, died in that institution
March 26 at the age of 80 years.
For more than 40 years he was an
important factor in the town affairs
of Rutland.
AS Mrs B. c. Hall and a six-year-
old daughter of Peter Blair were cross
ing the river at Enosburgh Falls
about 400 Thursday afternoon, they
broke through the ice and the little
girl was drowned. Mrs. Hall was
rescued in an exhausted condition
after being in the water nearly half
an hour.
Preparations are being made to
celebrate the centennial of the settle
ment of Morristown on July 4. Ex-
Gov George W. Hendee will be presi-
dent of the day and will deliver an
address of welcome. Other partici-
pants will be historian and orator,
Hon. E. w. Powers; POSTMASTER,
Philip K. Gleed; poet, Rev. P. B.
Fisk, all of Morrisville.
Commissioner Valentine reports
arrangements completed for the re-
ception of the Swedish immigrants
next month. The larger of the three
colonies will be located at Vershire,
and the other two at Weston and
Wilmington. Property owners at
Vershire would gladly take the entire
company and find good homes for
them all if the commissioner would
permit it Mr.. Valentine says that
he meets with no opposition or crit
icism among the farmers of red"
districts, that is, the districts mark
ed upon his map of Vermont as con-
tanning the largest number of social
ed deserted farms
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
VIEWS OF THE NEW INDIAN COM
MISSIONER.

The recent meeting in Boston of
the Boston Indian Citizenship COM
mittee and the Massachusetts, Indian
association was one of Importance
and promise. Thenew United States
Indian commissioner, Gen. Morgan,
made the principal address, in which
he showed himself possessed with
the determination to better the con-
dition of the abused race, taking the
high ground that the Indian can and
must be educated and raised to citi-
zenship. In the course of his address
he said:
The Indian problem is solved by
the absorbing into our national life
this race of 100000 by the same
methods by which we have success
fully absorbed millions of Irish, mil
lions of Germans, and millions of
other nationalities. They must not
be treated as American Indians, but
as Indian Americans. They are men
endowed with the same faculties and
rights as other men. They are in
dividuals capable of self-support and
self-direction. They are fellow-citi-
zens entitled to the same rights and
privileges, and bound to sustain the
same responsibilities and perform the
same duties as the rest of us. They
are under obligations to contribute
to the national prosperity no less
than any other class of our popula-
ton. They are not independent ma
tons; they are citizens of the repub-
lie. They are not conquered peoples;
they are cO-workerS in the national
life. They are not savages; in some
rude virtues they excel us. They are
not vagabonds; they are capable of
various productive industries. They
are not wards, strictly speaking;
they are individual citizens capable
of and entitled to participate in our
struggles, our trials, our responsible
tiles and our prosperity. 1t is their
right and their duty to assimilate
with the national life and to throw
aside the blanket for the citizens
dress; discard tribal organization,
with its chiefs and its communism,
and accept of land in severalty-the
rights of property-and the ballot.
Gen o. o. Howard followed in a
stirring speech, in which he said our
forefathers made a great mistake in
putting the Indians outside and un
taxed; if they had been inside and
taxed, they would have been with us
today Dr. E. E. Hale, and other
eminent men addressed this meeting.
At meeting of the Massachusetts
club two days later, Commissioner
Morgan severely denounced the sys
TEN of Indian agencies as utterly
repugnant to the idea of citizenship
and intelligent manhood, it being
system of absolutism, capable of
most abusive injustice. The enthusi-
asm of Gen. Morgan in the possible
solving of the Indian question on the
basis of humanity, justice and states
manship, will meet with widespread
favor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
Backers Wanted for Vermont.

Behind every great success is an
individual. In this instance it is
Gov. Roswell Farnham of Vermont,
who has been the leading spirit and
has had the wisdom and faith to see
the future greatness of this matchless
location for Southern city" Thus
writes correspondent of the Spring
field Republican from Gov. Farm
hams New England City in Georgia.
Oh for the individual who shall stand
behind Vermont's great success
Who is the leading spirit with the
wisdom and faith to see the future
greatness of this matchless country !?
This is a conundrum that we cannot
answer, but the chances are that he
is a Vermonter and that just now he
is founding a city in the South or
West. Success to him wherever he
is, but we are sadly in need of few
energetic hackers who shall stand be-
hind Vermont's great success. -
burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

initial sermon to rise in their seats
and women stood up. God bless
youn" said their pastor, in broken
tones. DR.. Cuy1er then went on to
give some statistics His sermons
number 275O and his pastoral visits
$4,000.
The Gar has abandoned his pro-
posed hunting trip in Poland on ac-
count of q plot to throw the imperial
train off the track. A decoy train,
supposed to contain the Gar, was
wrecked by rocks being placed on the
rails.
The estate inherited by William
Waldorf AStor is estimated to
amount to $50, 100000, and it
makes him with one exception-the
Duke of Westminster in England-the
richest private citizen in America or
Europe.
A serious division has arisen in
the ranks of the society of Kings
Daughters from concessions which
have been made by the central coun-
ell, and which, according to those
who protest against them, manifest
a trend toward Unitarianism.
Twelve thousand employees in the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad region have received notice
that those living in the company's
houses should have free rent and free
coal during the continuance of desti-
tuition due to the mines not working.
M q
life, partly on account of her delicate
health, and partly from preference
Her eyesight has become poor, and
she is seldom seen outside the family
circle, except when she drives in the
park in her well-appointed broug-
ham. One of her most frequent and
welcome visitors is Gen. Sherman.
The new steel crusier, the Newark
has Just been launched at Cramp &
Sons ship yard, Philadelphia, of
which great things are expected. She
is of the same general size and type
as the new flagship Chicago, but po-
sesses many improvements and new
naval appliances. She is, moreover,
distinctively American craft, and
not q copy of European models, as
iltI PREDECESSORS nave Dccll.
Men in Congress express the belief
that the Pension Office will be trans
lerred from the Interior to the War
department. Secretary Proctor and
Secretary Noble both regard the
transfer as feasible. For several
years there has been periodical dis
cussions of this proposition, and it
has been growing in favor. 1t means
that ultimately an army officer will
be the commissioner. 1t will be a
matter of great economy in many
directions
I he farewell audience between the
Emperor and Prince Bismarck was
held in Berlin on March 26 The in
terview lasted three quarters of an
hour. The retiring chancellor was
heartily cheered on his way to the
palace by the crowds which had
gathered along the route The ladies
threw boquets and kissed their hands
to him. Prince Bismarck was so
greatly affected that he shed tears
He also shook hands with q number
of those about his carriage and his
voice faltered as he thanked the peo-
pie for their demonstrations of affec-
ton
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The so-called ''high-license" bill
passed the Maryland House Friday
afternoon. The license fee was fixed
at $3.50.
The Massachusetts Senate has
unanimously passed to be engrossed
the bill to consolidate the Boston &
Maine and Eastern railroads.
Dilworth Choate, the reporter
caught in the Flack jury room in New
York and indicted for criminal con-
tempt, is now in jail for contempt.
Charles Stain and Oliver Cromwell.
convicted of the murder of John
Wilson Barron, the cashier of the
Dexter Savings bank at Bangor, Me,
have been sentenced to state prison
| for life at hard labor.
Sixteen republican and twelve
| democratic senators complete their
! terms of service next March, several
of whom have already been chosen
as their own successors.
The Maryland Senate has accepted
! the House amendments to the Aus
tralian ballot bill and passed it The
act only now awaits the governors
signature to become a law.
The old Greeley homestead, at
Chappaqua, n. Y, built by Horace
Greeley in 1851, burned Friday.
Many valuable manuscripts and let
tiers of Mr.. Greeley were destroyed.
Stanley is now expected to arrive in
London some time during the last
week in April. The Royal Geograph
ical society will give him Il reception
at the Albert house on the 4th of
May.
The new state of Washington joins
the procession ofballot-reform states.
The Australian bill, which recently
passed both branches of the Legisla-
ture, has received the approval of
the Governor.
John Alexander Logan, Jr., grand
son of the late John A. Logan and
son of ]. A. Logan, captain of the
9Th Ohio national guard, has been
commissioned first lieutenant of the
Logan Rifles. He is only eight weeks
old.
Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, closed
his 80 years pastorate in Brooklyn
on Sunday During the service, which
was very affecting, he asked those
in the congregation who heard his
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
EAST RTRKE-

Abial Amidon is home again.
Bion Humphrey is moving to his
new home.
Bert Jenkins has commenced work
for Albert Jenkins.
AIvah Gibson and wife have been
in town for a few days.
c. c. Amidon's sugar house burn
ed down one day last week.
Mrs. Ira Carpenter is gaining
Mrs True Thurber is no better.
Mrs A L. Finnev has been spend
ing few days with her parents.
S. L. Thurber will help David Gil
son in his sugar place this spring.
]. p. Stafford has bought the lease
of the old blacksmith shop and com
menced work.
Judith Parker is here caring for her
father, Carlos Parker. He remains
about the same.
CIV. Frasier and wife have arrived
here and will board with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Houston.
May E. Phippen has been engaged
to teach the school in Pinkham, and
ALA Gage at the new MILL
John Thurber, who has been visit
ing his daughter in Westheld, re-
turned to his home last week
Harrison Finney has sold his farm
to B. F. Lincoln and bought and
moved to the DuntOn farm i'll Lyn-
don.
There was a union Easter concert
at the Congregational church Sab
bath afternoon which was very in
teresting.
Mrs. Austin Barney, who has been
spending the winter with her son in
Philadelphia, is expected home the
last of this month.
Rev. ]. E. Farrow breaches his last
sermon before conference next Sab
bath, when he will review the two
years work here. He leaves for con
ference the following Tuesday. 1T is
hoped and expected that he will be
returned here another year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
RYEGATE.
A Founding Left at Their Door.

a rounding LeIt al IHer DOOR.
Peter NJ Abbott and wife live in
thenorth part of this town, not far
from the Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
church in Barnet. Last Saturday
evening after Mr. and Mrs Abbott
had retired for the night, rap was
heard at the door leading into the
house from the piazza. Upon inves-
tigation no one could be seen, moth
ing but a bundle on the porch.
Wrapped up in a shawl they found a
little waif, perhaps two or three
days old, thrown upon their hospi-
tally without word of Informal
ton how to treat the little female re-
sponsibility A ten dollar bill was
pinned to the shawl. Mr.. Abbott
says he never advertised for any
thing of the kind, although he has
never been blessed with an heir.
A. M Wright of Boston was in
town over Sabbath.
John Gibson rejoices that he has a
tenant in the brick house.
Sugar makers are not very much
elated with their success thus far.
Mrs. Beattie came home this week
after spending the winter i'll Iowa.
Her son William came with her, hav-
ing been absent little more than n
year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
LOWER W1TEREORD.

Harvey a. Kelsey of North Danville
takes possession of the store here this
week.
The farmers are looking very blue
as but little sugar has been made in
this vicinity.
The best sugar seen in these parts
this year was made by l.. E. Bowman
of West Littleton.
Charley Bowman expects to start
for New York city next Monday to
work with his brother i'll the ice
business.
O. w. Hawkins our popular clerk
in the store here has been called to
Sanbornton, n. H., by the death of
his mother.
Mrs. Parker from Cookshire, p. Q.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Morrison, who is very low with the
consumption.
1t is understood that the Little
mine in West Littleton has lately
been sold to New York parties and
they are earring what ore they have
in sight preparatory to doing an ex-
tensive business in the spring.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
HARDWICK.
Death of Judge Henry PerIey.

Hon. Henry Perley, one of the best
known business men in this vicinity,
died of pneumonia at a late hour Sat
urday evening. He had been out on
Wednesday, when he had a chill,
which developed into pneumonia
with the above result. Mr.. Perley
was a native of Enosburg, but came
to this town many years ago and
engaged in business, opera ting a
grist, flour and feed mill and other
local industries. He is said to have
been the oldest trial justice in the
state, having received his first com
mission from Gov. Erastus Fair
banks in 1860, and this has been re-
newed by each successive governor
since He was an assistant Judge of
the Caledonia county court for some
time and has held many town and
county Offices. He was very largely
interested in the settlement of estates
as executor, administrator and guar
dian, and as such leaves a vacancy
that will not easily be filled. He was
an able business man, good neigh
Dor, an efficient officer and an
esteemed citizen. The funeral was
held at his residence on Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

Mrs. Ward Bradley has a night
blooming cereus with nearly so buds.
B. +. Taylor and wife attended the
funeral of Henry Perley at Hardwick
on Tuesday.
Isaac Kelley is quite sick with the
infuenza.-ElUah Willard is failing
quite fast and is not expected to live.
O. D. Mathewson of Dartmouth
college has been at home for a few
days on q vacation. He graduates
in lime
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
EAST HARDWICK

Work has begun on Mrs. keeler's
new house.
School commenced Monday with
about so scholars.
Henry Warner is working for Ell
mer Pope at Greensboro Bend.
The fire company give masque-
rade promenade at village hall next
Thursday evening.
S. Russell has moved into Dan AL
drich's house. Walter Smith has
moved into the Gilkerson house.
Rev. Mr.. Prentice supplied the Con
gregational pulpit last Sunday and
is expected to the next two Sundays
Bertha Warner returned home from
Johnson and Morrisville Tuesday
where she has been visiting the past
week.
Over 80 from this place have pur-
chased tickets for Rev. Sam. Small
lecture at Morrisville April 25. A
special train will return after the lee
ture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

In appointing Fast Day on Good
Friday Gov. Dillingham; followed the
example set by Gov. Horace Fair
banks. 1t was good idea and well
worth repeating.
The House voted to admit Idaho
into the Union, last week Wednes-
day, by a party vote. Speaker Reed
counted 80 silent members to make
a quorum, the democrats retaining
from voting with the intention of
carrying the case to the supreme
court to test Speaker Reeds peculiar
ruling. The public will watch the
case with interest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

After first ignoring Mr., Remnants
existence, then instructing its diplo-
matte representatives to ignore him,
then denying that the Siberian out
RACES he describes have any existence,
the Russian government now adj
mits, through its administrator OF
prisons, that women were flogged to
death there, but says they were Eek
citable and intractabIe,' and an ex-
ample was necessary. This is pref
ty good vindication of all that Mr.
Kennan has said
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

Protests against the Mckinley
high tariff bill continue to pour in.
Even the New York Tribune con-
dennis restoring a duty on hides that
has been abolished 10 years. The
Boston Journal protests vigorously
against this and the increase on car
pet woods, while the New York Dry
Goods Economist says that McKin-
ley has done more in 80 days for free
trade than all its most open apostles
have done in 80 years New England
and her manifold interests have been
sighted at the expense of the West.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

President Harrison made no mis-
take in appointing Mr.. Knapp of
MiddIeburv governor of Alaska for
he is doing much for the industrial
and educational development of that
valuable but far away territory.
He has recently called public atten-
ton to the great stores of ivory there
in the tusks of the prehistoric NAM
moth that have lain buried for
thousands and perhaps millions OF
years. Elsewhere is printed a short
tribute to Gov. Knapp's services
from the editor of lions Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

Miss Genevieve A. Gage returned TO
Lawrence last week.
Will Nichols, lately employed on
the Lake road, has gone to Boston.
T. F. Powers has been spending a
few days with his son Curtis at
Olcott.
Miss Mabel r. Miles is spending
the vacation with relatives in New
Hampshire.
Sidney Pierce of White River June
ton, who has been visiting relatives
here, left for home this morning.
D. M. Bacon is quite sick with sore
throat but is slowly improving
Miss Abby Stiles is considered little
better, but her condition is still very
critical
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

William Boardman has returned
slightly indisposed.
The Voluntary Offering society met
with Miss E. H. Wallace on Thurs
day last There were 20 present.
An interesting part of the exercises
was the opening of mite boxes which
were distributed through the parish
a year ago. The largest amount IN
one box was 81 and the smallest .
cents. The whole amounted to over
$40, which is consecrated to the
Woman's Home Missionary union.
Mrs. John Samuels has been severe
ly sick for the past week, but is some
what better.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
To the Newly Welded in 1890.

The CaIedonian is offered free to newly
welded couples for one year from date of
marriage. The conditions that the
applicants shall be residents of either Cal
edonia Essex counties, that a notice of
the marriage be sent the Ca1edonian for pub
LEGATION. together with request for the pa
per under this offer and 10 cents to cover
postage. This offer will stand good from
Dec. 1st $50. until further notice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
Publishers Notices.
To Advertisers.

They 1.-THE Association of General Newspa
per Advertising Agents1 now advise their ad
Tertising patrons that it will be well to con
fine advertisement orders to papers selected
from the Catalogue of Preferred Papers.
Out of Il, 900 papers named in the Directory
only about 900 are selected" -[George p.
RoweIl's Circular, January, $50.
The CALEDoNIAN is the only paper in North
eastern Vermont named in this preferred list
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10

The trustees of Mount Holyoke
seminary and college have chosen
Mrs Hiram Mead for the presidency
of that institution to succeed the
late Mary A. Brigham, who was kill
ed in a railroad accident near New
Haven last summer Mrs Mead has
taught at Oberlin college and is now
connected with Abbott academy,
Andover. Her husband was for a
time pastor at South Hadley and a
trustee of the seminary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
EASTPEACHAM.

Mrs Chapman, who has been sick
all winter, is still in precarious con-
dition.
The rake factory is running to its
fullest capacity, having already made
1000 dozen rakes About 500 dozen
more will be made this season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
SHEFFIELD.

Mrs. c. B. Simpson is in town fol
a few days.
The saw mill is doing a good bust
ness this spring.
Rev NJ. Atwood begins his pastor
ate at the Baptist church next Sun
daV.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
LYNDONYILLE.

L. B. Harris shipped a Shropshire
buck to Carlisle, Mass, Tuesday.
T. N. Vail and l. H. Hall have
shipped a lot of Polled Aberdeen
Angus cattle to Des Moines, Ia, to
be sold at public auction Mr.. Hall
sent Is head and Mr.. Vail SO head.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-04-10
l.. F. CASKILLS.
THE NATIONAL LIFE.

The National Life Insurance Company of
late years, but that made in 1889 far out
strips any previous results. AT the close of
the years business the gross assets amount
ed to $5,971 500, gain of over $500, 900
for the year, and the surplus increased during
the time to $921 500 a four per cent.
basis. The total amount of new business
written during the year +, ~ policies,
inSuTing $40, 743, 9SS which was the largest
business ever written by this company in Il
single year. On the 31st of December there
were IS, S24 policies in force, inSuring S3S,-
767, 81, an increase of ,974 policies and
$6.455, 23S insurance over the previous year
and for interest and rents $2S6, COG, n total
of 81, 7S1. 675, and the total disbursements
amounted to 81 .O75, S72, of which 5000 166
paid to poIicy-holders- Since its organi-
cation the National has received for interest
So, 1916, 291, and has paid for death claims
and endowments So, OBJ, 900, fact which
speaks well for the character of its invest
ments. The total amount paid policy-hold-
since organization is 50. 796,313.
And so this company continues to push to
the front each year and to become financially
stronger year by year. At the same time it
is offering the insuring public one of the very
best contracts in existence Broad and Hbe-
raj in its conditions and giving holders its
many options, it affords both protection and
investment to degree not often met with.
There is no better company in existence to
insure in to work for