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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
VERMONT STILL AHEAD.

An abstract of Mr.. Howe's recent
lecture in Burlington on the farms of
Vermont is printed on the third page
to show how well farming pays in
Vermont as compared with other
states. 1t is as encouraging as a
dose of Brown-Sequard's elixir to
read Mr.. Howe's statistics and see in
how many things Vermont is ahead
or far above the average of other
states.
Another encouraging report is be-
fore us, Just issued at Washington,
which gives the statistics on the
crops of 1889. We have taken from
the table of average farm products
on December last the prices in Yer
mont, Kansas and the average of all
the states, of cereals and potatoes,
given in bushels, and hay, per ton.
Here it is:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
NOTE AND CONTENT.

The new postage stamps were put
on sale in the first class Offices Satur-
day and are great Improvement over
the old series in color and design
These are the busts and colors: One
cent, Franklin, blue; 2-cent, Wash
ington, carmine; 3-cent, Jackson,
purple; 4-cent, Lincoln, chocolate;
Scent, Grant, brown; 6-cent, Gar
field, not yet issued; 1O-cent, Web
ster, green; 15-cent, Clay, deep blue;
3O-cent, Jefferson, black; 9O-cent,
Perry, orange.
The commissioner of agriculture
and immigration for New Hampshire
has issued 100-page pamphlet Civ
ing map of the state and list of
all the purchasable farms. The title
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
ONLY REPUBLICA Ms RESPONSIBLE.
The antics of two or three republi-

The antics of two or three republic
can papers in this state over the
Brattleboro post office affair would
be pitiable if they were not so ridicu-
The Vermont Congressman decided
that the republicans of Brattleboro
should by ballot name the man they
wanted for postmaster. No wicked
democrat could vote on this ques-
ton. No "wickeder" mugwump
could have a voice in this choice, not
even if his patronage Of the office ex-
ceeded by three or four times that of
the largest corporation in the town,
as the Caledonian has heretofore
shown. When the caucus was held
one solitary, audacious prohibition
list undertook to cast his ballot, but
the eagle eye of Col. Hooker spied
him, he was challenged, and when he
admitted that he voted for Gen. Fisk
for president he had leave to with
draw, which he did. With a caucus
so carefully guarded as this, for any
paper in the state to come out and
say the republicans of Brattleboro
did not know who they wanted and
voted for somebody they did not
want, is piece of bare-faced imper-
Thence 1t would seem that the re-
publicans of Brattleboro are more
likely to know who they want for
postmaster than republican editors
at ST. Adams or Burlington. Not
to admit this is to deny Brattle-
boro the right of local self-govern-
ment.
By the way, some extracts from
letter by Dorman B. Eaton on this
matter, printed on second page, are
worth reading.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

of the cover reads: Secure home
in New Hampshire where comfort,
health and prosperity abound The
Granite state is patterning after Yer
mont, and we voice the sentiment OF
our readers when we express the wish
that both states may find desirable
purchasers for their unoccupied
farms
In procuring statistics for the
eleventh census the bureau will call
upon some one in each town to give
an estimate of the ratio or percent
age which the assessed value of real
estate bears to its true value, that's,
to the amount which it would bring
at sale in the open market. This is
quite an interesting and important
point and the gentlemen selected In
the respective towns should, If not
fully satisfied in their own minds, OBJ
tain the concensus of opinion among
several we'll Informed and conserva-
tive citizens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
LOWER WATERFORD.

Miss Jennie Winch and Mrs. Joseph
Morrison are yet very low.
E. 6. Garter had a fainting spell
Friday from which he has not vet re-
covered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Bailey from
Burke are spending few days at
Calvin Brownies.
Irving Goss has finished his school
in Hardwick and returned home
School finishes here Friday.
Capt. P. D. Blodgett of st. Johns
bury will give one of his illustrated
lectures on the Battle of Gettysburg,
Thursday evening, March 6. He
will be assisted by other talent from
the same place. 1t will be a free en-
tertainment and deserves full house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

What do doctors know about
corsets
They know a good deal more
sometimes than they dare give
their patients the benefit of.
What are they afraid of p?
Losing their patients. Many a
woman would throw her doctor
overheard sooner than change her
corset.
What do women know about
eorsets )?
The doctors and women together
know all there is to be known.
They all agree that Balls is the
proper corset.
You can come to our store and
get it and wear it two or three
weeks and get your money again,
every cent Of it, if you want it.
We have a primer on Corsets for
YOU at the store, 44-5
IA. CARTER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
VERMONT NEWS.

| The strike among the granite
| workers at Barre has been satisfac-
torily settled.
Down country" parties are put
| ting up an ice house at Barton
They will erect building which will
require 125, 900 feet of lumber
William Locke, in his seth year, a
prominent St. Adams clothing mer-
chant, and formerly in business in
Boston, died suddenly last Thursday
night.
The records of the town of New
bury for 1889 show 33 deaths, II
females and 16 males, the oldest per-
son being Mary Kent Downer, aged
SS years, 6 months and 8 days.
Wallace Arnold of Rutland, aged
65, was killed by the cars i'll the
city on Saturday. He was walking
on the railway track, and being
deaf did not hear the approaching
train.
Samuel H. Eides' mill, known as
the Eagle flannel mills at Newport
burned about 4 O'Clock Sunday
morning, the fire originating in the
boiler room. The loss is estimated
at So 900, insurance $4,000.
Frank Weston, a Cambridge Juno
ton farmer, committed suicide by
hanging in his barn Friday afternoon,
dependency, occasioned by sickness,
being the cause. He leaves a widow
and five children.
Rev. Dana B. Bradford, formerly
III l.. G 4 Il
tv, died at his home in Jericho, of
pneumonia, Feb. 10, aged IS. For
about five years he was pastor of the
Congregational church at that place
Ex-Governor Roswell Farnham
has resigned as national bank exam
liner for Vermont, having become
virtually resident of Alabama, and
it seems to be in the air, says the
Argus, that the office is likely to
again be filled by Montpelier man.
DIR. w. S. Webb thinks that nat
ural gas may be found in Vermont,
and he proposes to sink an artesian
well 1000 feet upon his estate in
Shelburne, believing that when the
we'll gets down between 900 and
200 feet natural gas will be reach
ed.
Carl Zerrahn will conduct the
musical festival at Rutland, June 81
and the artists are Emma Juch and
Clementina De We're, sopranos; d.
M. Babcock, basso; w. H. Lawton,
tenor; Helen D. Campbell, contralto;
the Temple quartet; Nine Rive
King, pianist; Germania orchestra.
Charlie, aged Il, son of Thomas H.
Ryan of Brattleboro, was drowned
in the Connecticut river at the rear
of the railroad Saturday evening
He was skating with other boys and
broke through the ice. Willie Dris-
lane, his playmate narrowly escap-
ed.
DR.. Asahel Kendrick, who died in
West Randolph, Feb. 81, was born
in Hanover in 1906. He obtained his
medical education in Troy, N. Y,
and at the Dartmouth Medical Col
lege, and practiced first in Warren.
Forty-two years ago he went to
West Randolph. He was a success
full and highly respected physician.
The town of Jamaica is the first to
supplement Commissioner Valen-
tines general advertising of its
desirablefarmsf for sale by special adj
vertising of its own. The town has
issued a four-page circular descrip-
tive of thirty-one farms to be bought
at low prices, although not all of
course within the limit of So IN acre
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

The prices in the great state of
Kansas are far below the average in
this table, while in the little state of
Vermont, notwithstandingits ''aban-
doned FARMS" the prices are a good
ways above the general average of
all the states in all but one case.
Doesn't a perusal of Mr.. Howe's lee
ture and this table suggest two CO.
nundrums: What's the matter with
Vermont and why go West?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
THE TOWNS AROUND.
REACHAM.

c. E. Sargent is moving into the
COwles house.
The spring term of the academy
opened Tuesday.
Rev 6. A Emery is visiting his
numerous friends in town.
Rev. Mr.. Mckenzie lacerated a fin
ger on circular saw last week.
Frank Robinson gave his foot a
bad cut with an axe Tuesday,
BY a slip of the pen last week we
recorded the funeral of Louisa Nc
Clary. The name should have been
Louisa Kicker
Mrs Clara Bailey is on the gain.
Orrin Martin is still confined to the
bed. Harvey Partridge is able to
ride out on pleasant days.
E. c. Blanchard has bought the
Leonard Johnson place and will take
possession about April 1st The
price paid was about 5000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Promises Must Be Kept.

Congress is in the hands of the re-
publicans, but by slender majority,
and this may be wiped out in 1890 if
promises made to the farmers and
the working classes are not kept.
First and foremost there must be
revision of the tariff and war taxes
must be taken off the necessaries of
life and placed on the luxuries.
There is absolutely no sense in talk
ing about free tobacco and whisky as
being step in the interest of reliev-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Col. Forbes Has Settled 1T.

"Col. Charlie" informs an anxious
public, through the Boston Journal,
that 1.-The retirement of Gov. Stewart
as candidate for further Congress
sional honors leaves the field practi-
.cally clear for Hon. H. Henry Pow
ers of Morrisville, whose nomination
seems pretty well assured" That
settles it; and it will be unnecessary
to go through the formality of hold
ing an election Rutland Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
LOCAL NOTICES.

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
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
SHEFFIELD.

A new water-wheel is being put in
to our saw-mill
Miss Louise Ferguson closed very
successful term of school in district
No. 2 last Friday.
Friday the stage missed one trip
on account of snow drifts Brown
don't do that unless he is obliged to.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Copy of Probate of Will.
FRANKLIN H. SMITHS ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District SIS
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, within and for said district,
on the 25th day of Feb. A. d. 1890.
copy of the last will and testament of
Franklin H. Smith, late of the city of South
Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and
state of California, deceased. duly proved
and allowed in the State of California afore-
said, being presented to the Court, here, that
the said copy may be allowed, filed and re-
corded in this Court, agreeably to the Stat
ute in such case made and provided 1t is
hereby ordered that all persons concerned be
notified to appear before said Court at ses-
sion thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
in St JohnsbuTy. in said district, on the 18th
day of March, A ID. 1890, and contest the
filing and recording of the said Copy of the
said last will and testament, if they see
cause; for which purpose it is further ordered
that a copy of the record of this order be
published three weeks successfully in the
Californian printed at st. Johnsbury, previ-
to said time appointed for hearing.
By the Court, Attest.
WALTER z. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of Record Attest:
4446 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.

L. E. Bachelor moves into the
Vaughan house.
A. c. Hill of Saltwater, Mimi, is
visiting friends in this place.
The Ladies Aid society will give an
entertainment in the Congregational
vestry Tuesday evening, March II.
A full house and a pleasant time is
hoped for.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a 'parlor
meeting at the Congregational
church vestry this Thursday evening.
The exercises will consist of music,
singing, readings, Rotations, etc.
Refreshments will be served. A ladies
quartet from the Plain is expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
ST. TOHNSBURY EAST.
Sociable at William Willis THU

Sociable at William Willis Thurs
day evening.
L. Y. Parker is having a serious
time with inf1amma ton in his right
eye. 1t causes him great suffering,
and it is feared that he will lose the
sight of it.
Horace Huse and Leon Knox are
putting up a saw mill on the stream
near Huse's house 1t will be run
by steam. Logs are already filling
the millyard.
George Severance of Lyndonville,
son of Chandler Severance, will move
on to his fathers farm this spring
Charles Orcutt who now lives on the
place, has taken Horace Huse's farm
for a year
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Well. Hardly.

heintimation conveyed by certain
papers that because Congressman
Stewart has taken himself out of the
congressional race in the first district
Judge Powers has a clear field is
hardly creditable to the first district.
With all his brilliant abilities, is
Judge Powers just the man the first
district wants to be represented by?
i Bellows Falls Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
WHEELOCK.

Joseph ingalls, is gaining slowly.
Mrs Henry Hoffman is quite sick
with influenza.
Sc. Cree lost a valuable horse last
week from lung fever.
There were four deaths in the vii
lage district last year, all over Ga
years of age.
John Buckley, who was shot by
the Gerry boy, is recovering from the
wound. 1t was very narrow es-
cape.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
FARM FOR SALE.
E. A. CARTER.

will sell the p. S. Stevens farm; 100 acres
land, plenty of wood and timber, choice sugar
place, nice buildings, farm in high state of
cultivation, at a VERY LOW price if sold
soon. One half the purchase money can re
main on mortgage at per cent II desired
Call on or address e. p. ALLEN,
o2tf St Johnsbury Centre, VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
CHICAGO AHEAD.

Chicago is one lap ahead in the
race for the worlds fair in being Sc
iected by the House on Monday on
the eighth ballot. On the first bal
lot Chicago had 115 votes; New
York, 72; ST. Louis, 81; Washing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Gbe Californian.
So. Jehnsbury, Thursday, Feb. 81, 1890
Publishers Notices.
To Advertisers.

They 1.-THE Association of General Newspa-
per Advertising Agents1 now advise their ad-
vertising patrons that it will be we'll to con-
fine advertisement orders to papers selected
from the Catalogue of Preferred Papers.
Out of 900 papers named in the Directory
only about 2. 900 are lected.''-[George P.
Rowel1s 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, 1890-02-27
Raymond d Whifcomb,s Spring Tours.

Raymond DE- Whifcomb's Spring Tours.
In addition to their winter tours
to California, Messrs. Raymond &
Whitcomb have arranged for their
annual sightseeing trips to the Pa
cific Coast. There will be two ex-
cursions this year, which is the tenth
of these popular tours. The itinera-
ries have been gradually enlarged,
and improved, and the present season
they are more comprehensive than
ever, including many new points of
interest. Elegant vestibuled Pullman
palace trains with dining-car service
will be additional sources ofcomfort
In short, the programmes are perfec-
ton. The details of the trips are SO
numerous, and the list of their at
fractions SO extensive, that 1T takes
two liberal-sized circulars to set them
forth even briefly. w. Raymond, 296
Washington street, Boston, will send
them free by mail. In addition to
these attractive tri ps there remain
several tours in the regular winter
excursion list. The last excursion to
Washington announced for April 2.
Ladies IKE 81 pa1r OF TuDDer pOOIS
when they fit nicely and are not
clumsy. They should wear them
during the spring. The Wales Good
year Co. offer a good boot for Wo-
men, Misses and Children.
Elder Brewster's leather-bottom
chair, brought over in the Mayfow
er, has been reproduced and can be
seen. among n multitude of other
queer, antique shapes and patterns,
at Paine's Furniture Warerooms, As
Canal street, Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
To the Newly Welded in 1890.

The Californian 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 or Essex counties, that notice of
the marriage be sent the Caledonian for pub
Iication together with request for the pa
per under this offer. and 10 cents to cover
postage This offer will stand good from
Dec 1st. 1889. until further notice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
TALLAPOOSA
Land, Mining and Mfg Company
STOCK
Presentation of Account.

MARY S. DURKEE'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia, District S.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said District, the 25th
day of Feb, A. ID. 1890.
Daniel Carpenter, Executor of the last Will
and Testament of Mary s. Durkee late of ST.
Johnsbury, in said District deceased, presents
his administration account for examination
and allowance, and makes application for de-
redistribution and partition of the estate
of said deceased Whereupon, it is ordered
by said Court, that said account and said
application be referred to a session thereof, to
be held at the Probate Office in st. Johns
bury on the Is tn day of Mar, A. ID. 1890, for
hearing and decision thereon: And it is fur
Their ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication ofthe same
three weeks successfully in the Californian, a
newspaper published a st. Johnsbury previ-
to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause if any they may have why said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made.
BY the Court, Attest:
44-46 WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

The net proceeds at the dramatic
entertainmentlast week was SOC. 30,
which will go towards furnishing a
library for this place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Springfield, Mass, is going to have
a 100000 Y. M. c. A. building.

a 100000 Y. M. c. A. building.
Isaac Sawtelle will be tried for
murder in STAFFORD, N H., for the
murder of his brother
Mrs. Sally Weeks Buchanan, aged
100 years and six months, died in
Lancaster Friday She was the
oldest person in Coos county
George Thomas, aged 25, a fire
man on the Concord & Montreal
railroad, was knocked off his engine
by telegraph pole at Woodsville
Monday evening and killed.
Two men while crossing a railroad
bridge at Tilton, N. H., Sunday
morning were overtaken by train.
One jumped into the river and was
drowned The other was struck by
the engine, thrown into the river
and rescued with difficulty
The New York grand jury have
indicted George H. Pell, James A.
Simmons and Supt. Wallach of the
Lenox Hill bank, New York, jointly
charging them with conspiracy in
violating the state banking laws.
The prisoners were arraigned and
held in $4,000 bail each. Pell has
secured bondsmen and is out again.
DR.. Frederick L. Burden died at
North Attleboro, Mass, Sunday.
He was chairman of the republican
state committee and a leader in the
party. He was a delegate to the
national convention, and a member
ofthe committee of five, from all over
fha xx,hrn1, hold 4<>
the situation at Chicago when it be-
came known that James G. Blaine's
name would not be considered for
the nomination. This committee,
which was styled at the time 1.-The
steering committee" named Presi-
dent Harrison
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Ask Your Fr;eud. About Ut.

Your distressing cough can be cured. We
know it because Kemp's Ba1sam has cured so
many coughs and colds. Its remarkable sale
has been won by its genuine merit. Ask some
friend who has used it what he thinks of
Kernps Balsam. There is medicine eff
fective. Large bottles SOC and 81 90 at all
druggists. Sample bottle free. tf6 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
Special Notices.
A Sensible Man

Would use kemp's Basam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing cases of coughs,
colds, asthma, bronchitis, Group and all throat
and lung troubles than any other medicine.
The proprietor has authorized any druggist
to give you sample bottle free to convince
you of the merit of this great remedy. Large
bottles soc and 81. tfeh 6 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

A paragraph elsewhere from the
Bellows Falls Times is commended
to the attention of the ardent sup
porters of Judge Powers for Con
gresham Stewards place. The
Times is evidently acquainted with
some of the Judges characteristics.
In response to an editorial in the
New York Tribune that Vermont is
going back on her prohibition law,
the Bennington Banner figures that
80 republican newspapers in the
state have pronounced against high
license while only two republican
journals are in favor of it.
The newspapers have succeeded in
precipitating a political campaign
upon Vermont rather early if not
prematurely Although the weather
has been extremely mild for the sea-
son, the heat with which some have
entered into the canvass seems I'M
called for. 1t may prove a cold,
backward spring for some of the can
didates.
The Bennington Banner has noni
mated Hon. James K. Batchelder of
Arlington for Ex-Gov. Stewards
place in Congress saying, "Mr.
Batchelder needs no formal introduce
ton to the people of the First con-
gressional district, nor in fact to the
people of the whole state. He is a
prominent lawyer of our county, and
has had large experience as legisla-
TORN short, possesses in our esti-
nation, just the qualities which
would win honor as Representa-
tive in Congress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

ing the working classes, and taxing
them for their clothing, sugar and
salt.-Uoseph Medill of the Chicago
Tribune.