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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27
VOLUME 54--NUMBER 2793.

F. L. Taylor farm two years ago has
sold it back to Mr.. Taylor and is dispos-
of the balance of his property intending
to go West in the Spring.
Three of the handsome NAPLES that
stood in the school house yard but which
were killed by the fire when E. f. Wood s
store burned have been cut down and
converted into fire wood.
Probably no better result from the
preachings of Mr. Mills the evangelist at
st. .Johnsbury has been obtained than at
this small village, nineteen persons hay
been baptized at the Baptist church dur
the past three weeks.
L. H. Niliv is becoming a popular
railroad man. He has been doing extra
work such as station agent, night tele-
graph operator, train baggage master
and passenger brakeman for some time
but now is regularly employed as bag
gage master between Newport and White
River Junction.
The remains of Eben Hall who died at
Lowell, Mass, last Saturday of typhoid
fever were brought here for interment on
Monday last. Mr.. Hall married Miss
Emma Harvey of this place only last
New Years day. n large number of
friends were at the station on arrival of
the train with the body and n short ser
vice was held in the waiting room of the
station after which the body was taken
to the cemetery for burial, the regular
funeral service being held at Lowell the
dav before (SundaV).
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ST. IOHNSRIrRY EAST.

Winthrop Reed and family have gone
to Lowell, Mass.
The pulpit was supplied last Sunday
by Mr. Hayward of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Rev. Mr.. Adams is improving.
John Young, Jr., of Iowa has come to
visit his parents. Mr. Young left here
more than 80 years ago. This is his first
visit since he went away.
Mrs. Simeon Huse has moved her
household goods to Lowell, Mass,
where she goes to housekeeping with her
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso Copp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight have gone to
Gilmanton, N. H., to spend Thanksgiving
with their children Mr.. and Mrs. S. Rob
ertson. Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge go to
Hardwick and take theirs with friends
there
NJ. ]. Hovey has gone to Chattanooga,
Tenn, where he has secured a position
as bookkeeper for the cOngressman-elect
of that district. His brother, Erastus
Hovev, is connected with the First Ma
tional bank in the same city.
a telegram has been received annom-
cling the death of Leonard Harrington of
Bradford, Pa. Mr.. Harrington was a
long time resident of this place and his
remains are on the way to be inferred in
the family lot in the cemetery here.
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, NOTES.

w. III. Morrill,, Academy 80, will
work at Fairbanks store through
the holidays
The class of '93 cremated their
books on comic sections last week
Tuesday. 1t was the first time it
had been tried in Dartmouth and
was great success. G. G. Furnel,
Academy SO, acted as undertaken.
St. Johnsbury Academy is we'll rep
resented on the Dartmouth Glee
Club. c L. Kemp, Academy 'SS,
81, first bass; {. H. Wiley, Acade-
my sc, second bass.
The class day appointments were
announced Monday and there are
two st. Johnsbury Academy gradu-
ates in the list NJ o. Edison of Wor-
cester, Mass, is chronicler and c. H
Wiley of Barton Landing delivers
the ode.
The Dartmouth-Amhe football
game of last Wednesday was won
by the Amhersts, the score standing
to o. 1t was very close game rs
the Dartmouths had the ball twice
within the Amhersts' five yard line
The Dartmouth Williams game
which was played Friday was also
lost bv the Dartmouths with the
score 6 to o. By the losing of this
game Dartmouth lost the pennant,
after holding it two years E. K
Hall, Academy 'SS and NJ B. Iones,
Academy 80, play on the Varsity.
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with the Bennington & Rutland is
south of the shops and near the
Standard oil works, at Rutland.
A branch of the slate mantle firm
OF a. s. Nichols & Co. of New York
is to be opened at Fair Haven and a
building is now being erected for its
use. About so men will be employed.
George E. Johnson. master of the
Springfield high school, has been
chosen supervisor of Windsor county
schools for the unexpired term. Mr..
Johnson is graduate of Dartmouth
College, 'S7.
The railroad commissioners gave a
hearing at Rutland, Thursday, in re-
gard to the danger at "Landon's
crossing" a tunnel and other expe-
dients were discussed, but another
hearing will be necessary to settle
the matter.
Commander-in-C Chief Veazev of the
Grand Army of the Republic has
issued general orders five, six and
seven. The first requires an inspec-
ton in all of the departments of
posts not inspected previous to the
last national encampment and calls
upon department commanders to
take immediate action in the matter
of delinquent posts. The second
order appoints assistant inspector
generals in many of the departments.
W. H. H. Slack of Springfield is ap-
pointed for Vermont.
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lately came from Germany, spent Sunday
with his uncle, Joseph Solomon.
Miss Tice, who was at DR.. Ayers dur
ing the summer, expects to be in St.
Johnsbury through the winter
Mrs. Newell Stocker, who has been with
her daughter in California for two years,
returned to Danville last Saturday.
The Danville students, who attend
school out of town, are spending the
Thanksgiving recess at their homes They
return to school next Monday.
Charles E. Wilcox of Fall River, Mass,
who was accidentally shot Monday and
died from the effects OF the wound, is a
nephew of the Rev. John Morse.
Miss Hooker, who has been at Frank
Stocker's during the summer and fall, has
returned to her home at South Danville.
She has secured place to work in Bos-
ton and expects to leave Danv1lle before
long.
cattle train was wrecked between
Concord and Manchester, n. H., week
ago. Among the cars that were badly
smashed was one containing stock
shipped by the Stocker Brothers of this
place.
William Adams of South Danville sold
his farm on Tuesday. He has situation
on the electric street railway of Boston.
James Adams has gone to Manchester
N. H. to pass the winter, and Mrs.
Adams will join him soon.
The union meetings this week are held
on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The
meeting on Thursday evening will be the
Thanksgiving praise service. Rev. Mr..
Donaldson, the presiding elder, is expect
ed to preach on Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Haffland are holding meetings at West
Danville
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McINDOE,S FALLS.

Walter French was at home from Be
attic, Me, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Warden of Han
over, n. H., are in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford have gone to Ma
lone, N. Y, to visit their daughter, Mrs
McClary.
Prof Thomas Martin of Barton, Vt,
a former teacher of the Academy here
is in town for few days.
Frank Ford has bought the William
Peck farm south of the village of Pas
sumpsic and intends moving next week.
Mrs. Cobleigh, wife of a former pastor
here, made short stay i'll this place last
week, stopping over night with Mrs
Hinman. Many of her friends were dis
appointed i'll not seeing her,
The operetta, The Land of Nod, y
given by the Knights of the Round Table
and Little Travellers, was a great sue
cess. The hall was prettily decorated
and there was good sale of the viands
and beverages. The children deserve
special praise. The Knights and Ladies
will receive warm welcome when they
appear again. The entertainment netted
S2S
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RYEGATE.

School begins in District 1 next Mon
day. Wallace Harris is the teacher.
DR.. J. B. Darling met with quite a
serious accident last week, being crowded
against a post by a frightened horse at
tached to buggy. Several of his ribs
were broken and other severe injuries
sustained.
Monday this week was a day of run
aways. We suppose the crisp air had
something to do in adding life to the
animals. The first one belonged to
Frank Bigelow, three miles south of this
place. The horse was attached to a road
cart in Mr.. Bigelow's dooryard and get
ting frightened, broke loose, and made
fine time through this place. John Nc
Kindley, in attempting to stop the ami
NAL, lost control of his own horse. conse-
quently there was another lively race
In the evening A. H. Gibson's horse in a
top buggy took start from the black
smith shop, but one Smith (who by the
way is an athlete) Just in time, got hold
ofsome part of the harness and managed
to mount and check the speed before
going far. On the whole very little
damage was done to carriages. They
were all taken up very near this place
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THE FRATERNITIES
hat They Are Doing in This Vicinity

What They Are Doing in This Vicinity.
Henry W. Hall of Burlington, for
merly of St. .Johnsbury, has been APP
pointed lieutenant colonel and aide
de-camp on the staff of Gen. John c.
Underwood, acknowledgement OF
the. Patriarchs Militant l. O. o. F.
of the United States.
About 125 ladies and gentlemen
attended the Knights of Pythias
sociable at their castle hall last
Thursday evening. ]. M. Chapman
read most acceptably several times
and the audience gave the Monarch
Banjo and Guitar Club a hearty
reception. Fruits were served for
refreshments.
AT the regular communication of
Passumpsic lodge, No. 81, F. & A.
NJ, last Thursday evening, the
lodge was presented with a beautiful
crayon portrait Of Past Grand Mas
ter Nathan P. Bowman. The master
received the gift in feeling manner
and the lodge made proper and fit
ting Acknowledgements to Judge
Bowman for his elegant gift.
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ance and Mrs. Calvin Morrill,, all OF
st. Johnsbury East and who were
present at the exercises, Miss Maria
Bullock of Boston and Mrs Gould of
Coventry.
Rev. R. Case was the first pastor
and remained with them seven years.
In 1850 Rev. ]. H. Gurney came
and remained until 1876 Rev John
Bowers came next and was with the
church six years. In 1864 Rev. Mr.
Baldwin, missionary from the
islands of the Pacific, came to remain
only three years. Rev. ]. A. Humph-
rey came in 1867 and remained II
years. Rev. F. B. Phelps, now of
lrasburg, succeeded him. followed by
Rev. ]. N. Walker. The present pas
tor is Rev. B. S. Adams.
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ACADEMY NOTES.

The joint meeting of the Adelphian
and Athenian societies was held last
Friday evening and was a very sue
cessful and enjoyable affair. The
programme was as follows: Address
of Welcome by president of Adelphian,
Mr.. Lord; response by president of
Athenian, Miss Folsom; music,
Misses Clark, Folsom and Hatch
paper, Miss Raub and Mr.. Stevens
discussion,-"R Resolved, That the civ
ilization of the present day tends to
the physical degeneracy of the
human race" aft. Mr.. Macomber
and Miss Ide, neg Miss Carpenter
and Mr.. Toothaker. After the pro-
gramme the societies participated in
a social hour and refreshments were
served as usual.
The Adelphian society, last Friday
afternoon, ratified the election held a
week before and so the officers for
next term stand as given last week.
The classes in astronomy and
chemistry presented Prof. Bracket
with a silver fruit dish filled with
fruit last week. He does not expect
to resume his classes until the begin
nirfg of next term.
The Middle class has chosen the
following arrangement committee
for the receipt, n to be held the first
of next term: Messrs Toothaker,
Shattuck, Hall and Rumrill; Misses
Byington, Bailey, Beattie and May.
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THE TOWNS AROUND.
EA ST BURKE.

Bert Humphrey is working at No.
mill
Mrs. n. P. Bowman visited here last
week.
Ralph Parker is at home to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ira Carpenter has left town to
visit her children.
Harley Bishop has moved on to the
Ira Carpenter place.
E. A. Darling of New York city spent
Sunday at his farm, Mount View
Sylvester Hall, resident here &c years
ago, whose home is now i'll Minnesota, a,
is visiting at w. X. Streeter's.
The receipts at the oyster supper in the
Congregational vestry Tuesday evening
of last week amounted to $25.
Harvey Freeto has finished his work in
st. .Johnsbury and is now in the employ
of Royal Eggleston.-Scott Kelley, who
has been working for A. c. Farmer, has
gone to West Burke
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LUNENBURG.
Death of c. Henry Benton.


c. Henry Benton, who died i'll Mime
apolis, Mimi, Nov. 10, was a native OF
Lunenburg, where he was born in 1871
His parents afterwards moved to Guild
hall and the father went West, where he
died at Rockford, Ill. In 1860 Mr.. Ben
ton entered the University of Vermont
and in 1861 enlisted in the Fifth Vermont
volunteers, being promoted to first lieu
tenant, and mustered out Sep. 10, 1868.
Soon after he entered the Albany law
school. from which he graduated in 1866,
and commenced practicing in Troy, this
state. He married Miss Flora Hadley,
Who died in -S69. Two years later Mr..
Benton went to Minneapolis, where he
was married to Jeanette Graham CT
that city, who bore him two children,
Christine and Harry. Mr.. Benton S
second wife died about seven years ago.
Mr.. Benton was one of the most promi-
nent members of the Masonic craft in
Minneapolis. He was connected with
the order for years, and at one time occu-
pied the Office of grand master in the
state
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CLTBBING RATES.

Our readers will find on page 2
our clubbing list for 1891 containing
the lowest prices for New York, Bos-
ton and Springfield dailies and
weeklies, agricultural and religious
papers and the leading magazines
taken i'll connection with this paper
This is the time of the year when
new subscriptions are taken and we
should be pleased to have you sub
scribe for the Caledonian. You will
find just the local paper you have
wanted. Try it for one year and be
convinced
Now that we have our readers at
tention we want to say to them that
our advertising columns must not be
overlooked. st. Johnsbury mer-
/ chants are reliable men and it is
wrong not to patronize them. Let
everybody help each other and trade
at home. Read our advertisements
and buy your goods in st. Johns
hurV
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VERMONT NEWS.
Murder at White River Junction.


Mrs Miriam Marston, a widow
20 years old, living with her un-
married daughter near the state fair
grounds, at White River Junction,
was murdered Sunday. The daugh
ter, Eva, went to church at Hart
ford, leaving her mother at home
When she returned her mother failed
to appear, as usual, to help put up
the team. The daughter called and
receiving no reply, went around to
the back door, which was open
Entering, she found blood on the
floor and blood and hair on the door
knob. She ran across the road,
where resides her oldest sister, wife
of Lyman Clark, who lies sick abed.
When she went over Mr.. Clark was
just driving away. She reported to
her sister and then spread an alarm
to the neighbors and drove immedi-
ately to Olcott, informing only her
brother, Frank P. Marston, of her
suspicious. While she was gone Mr.
Clark returned and entered the
house by the back way and found
Mrs. Marston lying on the cellar
bottom in a pool of blood. He i'm
mediately summoned George Pease,
living one-fourth of mile away, and
they brought her up stairs, placing
her on a bed. Life was not then
extinct, but she died soon after. At
the post mortem examination it was
found that the murder was undOubt-
edly committed with hatchet or
axe The indications are that Mrs.
| Marston was first struck in the
pantry, and then ran or was carried
| down cellar, where the brutal deed
was cOnsummated. There are no
wounds except on the head, which is
frightfully cut and hammered. The
motive for the crime is not clearly
apparent. Mrs. Marston had CON
siderable property, but was not ac-
customed to keep much money by
her and none is missing Nothing in
| the house was disturbed.
Lyman g. Clark, son-in-law of the
murdered woman has been arrested
on suspicion.
Work on the Clarendon & Pitts
ford railroad is being pushed rapidly
| The tieS are a II laid The connect ion
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DANVILLE.
Some Interesting Relics.

Mrs. George Parker has in her posses
sion some very interesting relics. Among
these the most noteworthy chair that
was brought over in the Mavf1ower. 1t
belonged in the first place to Lady Ara
bella Johnson. This chair came to Mrs
Parker through a relative who was a
governess in one of the Peabody families,
the PeabodyS being connected by mar
riage with the Endicotts, whose ances-
tors came to America in 1920. The chair
is great curiosity; the Stats of the back
are carved and the rounds are ornament
ed with a sort of bead-wOrk. The bot
tom is of twisted bark, braided into
figures diamond shaped, and SO arranged
that it slopes slightly toward the centre
The chair is in good state of preserva-
ton and apparently as strong as it was
27O years ago. Another interesting relic
is a silver teaspoon, short, blunt, and
heavy, with the initials "P. W. on the
handle. This belonged to the Peregrine
White family, who came to this country
i'll the MavflOwer. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
are glad to show these mementoeS of the
Pilgrims to any who would like to see
them. Through their courtesy, there is a
standing invitation for all to examine
this famous chair and to look over the
other curiosities that are in their house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker have several arti-
i'll foreign lands over fifty years ago, and
a visit to their home is an hour most
profitably spent.
Mrs. Alice Morse is at North Danville
Mrs. Trussell's new house is ready for
occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Wells have return
ed to town.
Isaac Green is laying the foundation for
his new house.
wick a week ago.
]. E. Tinker will spend Thanksgiving at
his home in Albany.
John Bandy has moved into the James
Cobb house at Walden.
Miss Mcdonald has been visiting
friends at St. Johnsbury.
Silas and Moses Bovce have bought
the Cameron lot of so acres.
Mrs. F. Green of North Danville has
been visiting at Byron Varnum's.
Mrs Flora Haviland moves this week
into a part of Miss f. Davis house.
Mrs. Churchill of Barton Landing has
been with her sister, Mrs. Charles Dole.
Mr. and Mrs Brock Ingalls, of St.
| .Johnsbury were at the Elm house over
Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Shipman and fami-
ly will pass Thanksgiving with relatives
at Lisbon, n. II.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Green and Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Leighton passed their honey
moons at Hardwick
Mrs Walch, who has been in Cabot for
year, is with her parents, MIR. and
| Mrs. H. c. Danforth.
The Danville sextet will furnish the
music for the promenade concert on the
evening of Thanksgiving day.
| Albert Solomon of New York city, who
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THE LOTUS CLUE CONCERT.

The concert by the Lotus Glee club
last night, the fifth entertainment in
the Y. NJ c. A. course, was very en-
joyable. This club is admirable in
its part songs and the members are
pleasing sOloists. Mr.. Devoll's re-
markable tenor voice, almost a con-
tralto, and having a wide range and
great sweetness always attracts the
attention and interest of audiences
He and Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Davis
were recalled, though the audience
was somewhat decorously frigid in
its demonstrations, only warming
up once or twice in its applause for
the quartette pieces.
Miss Marshall, the reader, who
was to have appeared, was unable
to do SO on account of severe illness
and her place was taken by an am
ateurish young lady, who hardly
appreciated her responsibility to the
public
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WHEELOCK.

Thomas Aldrich has moved into the
Staples house.-Albert Gray has moved
into his house in the village.
George c. Nelson started Monday
morning for Bridgeport, Conn. He cx-
poets to go from there to San Antonio,
Texas, where he will assume the position
of book-keeper for stock company.
Henry Hanscom, who lives on what is
known as the Barton place about four
miles from the village, went to Sheffield
last Thursday, starting at about 4 p. m.
and on returning about 10 p. m. found
his house completely enveloped in flames.
The cause of the fire is unknown The
house and contents were insured for 1915.
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Il TALK ON PARIS.

The feature of the sociable at the
North church Friday evening was a
pleasant talk by Mr.. F. A. Dakin of
the Academy on Paris. Mr.. Dakin
spoke in an easy, conversa-
tional way and drew a graphic
picture of life in Paris, touching
those little everyday points which
really make the life of a city but
which are rarely referred to in books.
The streets and street travel, the
restaurants, the manner of living, as
they appeared to an American trav-
eller were depicted, with flying visits
to the churches, the galleries and the
museums Especially interesting
was Mr. Dakin's account of the
school system of Paris and his audi
tors doubtless shared his regret at
his inability to obtain a personal
knowledge of the working of these
municipal schools Mr.. Dakin was
fortunate enough TO be in Paris at
the time of the great national fete,
July IA, of which he gave a vivid
picture to his audience.
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EAST HARDWTCK.

union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Baptist church tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. There Will be a
short Introductory service of prayer and
praise, after which the sermon will be
delivered by Rev. G. p. Byington, pastor
of the Congregational church. In the
evening at Z O'Clock in the same place
there will be a ''chalk talk or illustra-
ted lecture by Mrs. E. a. Kenyon, general
manager of the Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union. The lecture will be enter
tanning and instructive to children and
older people as well. All are cordially
invited to attend both services.
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LYNDON CENTRE.

The Junior prize speaking closed at In
stitute hall last evening. w. A. Wilder
of Bethlehem, n. H., won the prize for
gentlemen while c. NJ. Wood of Sheffield
received honorable mention. Miss L. NJ
Hoffman of Lyndon Centre won the
ladies' prize while Miss Mamie E. Bishop
of McIndoes and Miss Effie E. Campbell
of Lyndon Centre received honorable
mention. Excellent music was furnished
by the Monarch Banjo and Guitar Club
of ST. JOhnSburv
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