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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.
Silver Wedding.

oIiFCI w CuUIHS-
Last Friday about 60 friends of Mr..
and Mrs Elon Bradley met at their house
to remind them of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of their marriage. Some valua-
bic presents were carried and a pleasant
time enjoyed by all.
4 Case in Court.
A good share of the citizens of this vii
lage were in court yesterday attending
cases resulting from a performance here
Saturday evening. Charles Joyce and
his brother were engaged late Saturday
night i'll wheeling dirt on their place and
the people of the village amused them
selves by throwing potatoes at the Ian
tern, and one of them, Frank Johnson,
upset a load of dirt. The boys COM
planned on them and cases were made out
against Charles w. Whitney, George
Wright, Walter Robbins, Olin Sargent,
Jesse Murdoch and Frank Johnson. The
states attorney appeared for the state
and the cases were tried before Judge
Walter P. Smith. Frank Johnson plead
guilty to upsetting Il load of dirt and
was fined So and costs. The case against
verdict was not guilty. The cases
against the Others were mol pressed.
Mrs. E. P Carpenter is visiting friends
in Johnson.
Frank Russell of Albany is clerking for
l.. ID. Stiles.
Miss Matte Hyde of East Hardwick is
visiting at D. w. Jenness'.
Mrs. ]. F. Moore is visiting friends at
Montpelier and Plainfield.
Mrs. Albert Young returned to her
home in Montpelier this morning.
The Congregational parsonage has
been sold to H. c. Powers for 5000.
A sociable will be held in the Congre-
gatiOnal vestry next Friday evening.
A. A. Pierce, wife and son, are spending
week with friends in New Hampshire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
VOLUME 54--NUMBER e776.

many from the surrounding towns, and
large exhibition of horses and colts
Some fine equipages were on the ground,
i'll double and single teams. We do not
know that any award was made for
these entries, but for double fancy teams
Wells River. in our Judgment, was euti-
tied to the ribbon. The judges of horses
and colts were F. Haviland of DanviIle,
{. Manchester of McIndoeS Falls and
Hamilton Baldwin of Wells River.
T. Meader was marshall of the day. The
following are some of the premiums:
best stallion, + years old, Joseph McLam
of Topsh.inl; second, Martin H. Gibson,
Ryegate; hss dr,ying horse, Geo. G. Mel
son, Ryegate; best mare and colt, w. I.
Smith, Ryegate; second, S. F. Nelson,
Ryegate; best yearling colt, Jas. Dickey,
Ryegate. The show closed with trial
of speed among the boys, halfmile
foot race, and lastly of fast horses on
the same track
A three-year-old colt belonging to
James Vance had his tail caught in some
limbs of a tree while in the pasture, pull
ing off about six inches of the bone and
pulling the sinews out from his body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
NORTH DANVIIIE

Henry Cannon, Sr., returned Thursday
evening to find a new building partly
covered and no family to greet or vel
come him. He went to a neighbors to
find the whereabouts of his family and
learned that they had written to him
informing him of the burning of their
house, but he had not received the letter.
The North Danville cornet band will
give a promenade concert at Sanborn's
hall Saturday evening, Oct. 11th, for the
benefit of Orville Chickering, who was
once member of the band He is a
worthy young man who is unable to
support family because of his health.
Any donations of money or other gifts
will be gratefully received
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE NOTES.

A laultlessly written and well deliv-
cred oration upon the interregnum of
poetry was given by c. M. Smith 81,
St. J. A. 'S7, last Wednesday after
noon before the college, the subject
matter of which showed that great
care and study must have been given
in its preparation. Mr.. Smith is
editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth Lit
erary Monthly this year.
c. H. Wiley, 81, St. ]. A. 'S7, is
managing editor of the Dartmouth
this year and delegate to the coming
convention of editors at Springfield.
The foot ball eleven were defeated
in the game with the Harvards at
Cambridge last Saturday, 43 to o.
A prominent OarSman of Boston is
to locate in Hanover and enthuse the
fellows in boating. A crew of eight
will be chosen from the most stall
wart men and trained to compete
with other college crews, and it is
hoped that soon the six miles of
water, now made available for boat
ing by the new dam at Olcott, will
be utilized.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
FARMERS LEAGUE.

Walter B. Pierce of New York, the
lecturer of the Farmers National
League, begins his campaign in Yer
mont next Monday and after county
branches are organized a state politi-
colleague will be organized at Mont
pelier, Friday, Oct. o. Mr. Pierce
speaks at Wells River on Thursday,
Oct. 16, at p. m, at st. Johnsbury
on Saturday, Oct. IS, at Morrisville,
Oct. 20. The circular giving the
dates Of these meetings says: ANY
republican farmer who thinks the
league movement is a democratic
dodge, and every democratic farmer
who is suspicious that the league is
working in the interest of the republi-
can party, needs only to attend these
meetings and become posted to
realize that the Farmers Political
League of Vermont Is working for
the interests of the farmers of the
Green Mountain state, first, last and
all the time"
These meetings are for the benefit
of the farmers and ought to be large
Iy attended. The farmers of Vermont
have never had a better opportunity y
to secure more favorable legisla ton
than at this time and the old adage
"In union there is strength will
prove true in the case of the Farmers
League.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
ACADEMY NOTES.


Public rhetOricals commenced Tues
day morning.
The Senior reception will be given
Friday evening, Oct. II. 1t has been
delayed beyond the usual time for
the reason that only three receptions
will be given this year, one each by
the Senior, Middle and Junior classes,
the usual Senior reception of the
Spring term being dropped.
The Middle class have selected for
class color heliotrope and the Juniors
peacock blue and old rose.
The old tennis club has been revived
with a membership of about ~.
The officers are: Pres, w. ]. Board
man; vice-pres., w. H. Hale; sec.
and treas, Charles Steele; 2nd
director, F. A. Dakin; Sd director,
]. K. Lord. 1t is their object to
practice and then have their best
players play the champions of Lyn-
don Institute
The Seniors and Juniors played a
base ball game of four innings on the
campus last Wednesday resulting in
a score of to in favor of the
Seniors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
REV. e. II. sANDFORD RESIGNS.

At the meeting on Friday evening
of the Railroad street Baptist church
Rev. E. T. Sandford read a letter of
resigna tion to take effect the third
Sunday in October. Mr.. Sandford
came here from Maine IA years ago
and has labored faithfully and sue
cessfulIy to build up his church and
the community. He was for several
years superintendent of schools,
under the town system, and was a
useful and popular official. Mr..
Sandford has been in poor health
for some time and resigns on that
account. A special meeting of the
church is called at the close of the
prayer meeting next Wednesday eve
ming to take action upon the letter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
HEIGHTS OF OUR HILLS.

Capt E. +. Griswold has been TAX
ing series of measurements from the
SUBMITS of the hills in this vicinity
and his measurements were verified
by Herbert w. Blodgett who found
very little variation in some cases
and in others both arrived at the
same results. The instrument used
was an aneroid which registers the
height from a certain point as the
traveller ascends the incline. Start
ing from the Plain Harris hill was
26O feet high; Observatory Knob,
43O; Saddle Back, CTS; Crow hill,
sos; Silsby's mountain, Waterford, i,
1925; Danville, 700 feet. Capt.
Griswold found that the Plain was
125 feet above the depot on Railroad
street which would make Harris hill
395 feet above the station. The
depot is 700 feet above sea level.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
FIRE ESCAPE AT MUSIC HALL.

The Y. M. c. A. have taken a step
in the right direction in deciding to
put a fire escape into Music hall,
and the work will be completed be-
fore the lecture course opens. The
plan cOntemplates Transforming the
two windows at the rear of the hall
into doors. Passageways will ex-
tend from each of these doors, along
the outside of the building, meeting
in the center, and reaching the
ground by stairs. The fire escape
can be reached both from the floor
of the house and the gallery, and
will prove very serviceable in empty
ing the hall at the close of an enter
tainment. Additional lights will be
placed in the halls and no pains will
be spared to facilitate the means for
emptying the building on regular
occasions or in case of fire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
A Wonderful Wonan,s Career.

For years the leading newspapers
of the land have been printing short,
pithy sketches of the marvellous adj
ventures, thrilling exploits and dar-
ing deeds of woman whose eventful
life reads like a chapter from fiction.
Twice sentenced to be shot, eleven
months prisoner of war and finally
banished from the country by Pres.
Abraham Lincoln. Such are few
of he leading incidents in the life of
Belle Boyd, the famous Rebel spy.
Belle Boyd Is best known to the eX-
soldiers and people of Vermont
through that brilliant and daring
piece of stratagem conceived in the
brain of Belle Boyd and carried out
by Mosby and his men, which result
ed in the capture of Brig-Gen. Ed.
StoughtOn of Vermont and part of
his staff at Fairfax c. H., Va. There
was no disgrace in this capture, it
being simply fortune of war which
would have overtaken any General
lying in the same position as Gen
Stoughton. 1t was detachment
of the first Vermont cavalry which
took captive Belle Boyd at Front
Royal, Va, IN 1862, when she was
sent a prisoner to the old capitol,
Washington, ID. Z.
1t was Belle Boyd who found
Major Collins of the First VT. Cav
airy, wounded unto death, on the
field, after the battle of Khernstown.
Her tender hands nursed him back
to life For the past five years Belle
Bovd has been giving dramatic
recitals of her army life under the
auspices of the G. A. r. throughout
the country Chamberlin Post No.
1 of this town has long cherished a
desire to both see and hear her and
on Tuesday evening, Oct. IA, at
Music hall the veritiable Belle Boyd
will appear in person under the
auspices of said post in her intensely
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
A SAD AFFLICTION.

Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Blossom have
been sorely afflicted the past week in
the sudden death on Friday of their
only child, MeIlen Turner, caused by
spinal meningitis. He was a beauti-
full little boy, three and half years
old, and the JOY and delight of the
home. These stricken parents have
the sympathy of large circle of
friends who SORROW with them in
this bereavement. At the funeral on
Sunday afternoon, there was a beau
tifll collection of floral tributes
The railroad boys sent a large
placque; the Knights of Pythias a
pillow; Masters Carroll Sparhawk
and Robert Spencer, broken Tyre !;
Mystic Star chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, star; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Folsom, a wreath; Mr.. and
Mrs ]. A. Moore, a sickle; Mr..
and Mrs H. N Turner, a basket :;
Miss Katie Bingham, a bouquet of
autumn leaves, and other friends
choice floral offerings
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
For Over Fifty Xears

Mrs WinsIow's Soothing Syrup has been
used by mothers for their children while teeth
ing. If disturbed at night and broken of your
rest by a sick child suffering and crying with
pain of cutting teeth send at once and get n
bottle of Mrs Winslow'S Soothing Syrup
for children teethng. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
bowels, cures wind collie, softens the gums,
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" for children teething
is pleasant to the taste and is the prescrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best female phY-
sicians and nurses in the United States, and
is for sale by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents a bottle Be sure and
ask for Mrs WinslOw's Soothing Syrup
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
SUMMERVILLE NE WS.

John Morancy recently bought a
lot on Portland street of Howe &
Hovev for $500 and will build a store
thereon and carry paints, glass and
wall papers. 1t will be two-story
wooden building with two tene-
ments in the second floor The build
ing will be completed by the middle
of December.
Arthur Moulton has bought
building lot of Warren Lewis on
Concord avenue for $500 and will
build a house this fall for his son, w.
H. MoultOn.
E. L. Hovey recently traded
house with John Graves on High
street for a house in Marshfeld
Mr.. Hovey has just sold his Marsh
field property.
A special agent from the post office
department is expected here any day
to report on Postmaster Bowman s
request for an additional mail car
rier If he makes a favorable report
the free delivery system will be exten-
ded to Summerville at once.
Five electric light poles will be
located here before the frost comes
The houses will be numbered as soon
as possible and the chart for number
ing is already made. Some hold to
the opinion that SummerviIle is
already part of the village of St.
| Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
HORSE GOSSIP.

The time made in the five mile race
at the recent county fair was IA
minutes and SO seconds, which is
said to be the fastest five mile race
ever trotted in Vermont The race,
it will be remembered, was won by
George B., owned by E. T. Bean of
Groveton, N. H.
An interesting discussion is going
on in the Horse Breeder concerning
the dam of Grand Isle, 2 24A, owned
by George Van Dyke of Lancaster.
The Horse Breeder credited her dam
to Daniel Lambert, but c. II. Blod-
gett of Burlington says that no one
can be found that knows anything
of her breeding. The mare is known
as Leona and when Mr.. Blodgett
bought her in 1876 he was told she
was raised by a Frenchman in the
northern part of this state. She is
also the dam of Gilroy, 2.2SM, now
owned in Boston.
The horSemen of this vicinity were
we'll represented at the Barton fair
last week Gen Grout's Opal won
second money in the three mile race.
In the 235 class Baby M, owned by
A. M. Paine of Hardwick, was sec
ond, and Ethan S, owned by A. l..
Woodbury. of Hardwick, third. In
the free for all race Grand Isle, owned
by George Van Dyke, was first and
Tom Hamilton, entered by Charles
E. Kirk, third. The time was 2.29,
2. 80, 2.2SR.
w. S. Bailey of the Maplewood
Stock farm, East Hardwick, had fine
luck at the colt races at the Brock
| ton, Mass, fair. Osgood was third
in the yearling race, Mary S. second
in the two-year-old and Helen NJ
first in the three ycar-old race. The
| time in the last race was 2.37;
2.45; 229. All three of these trot-
ters were sired by Golden.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09

thrilling and mastery dramatic mar
rative, THE Perils of Spy" Her
fame as Il woman is International,
as public entertainer she is an
acknowledged peer of the best, com
ing here endorsed by the press, the
g. a. II. and prominent men of let
ters throughout the country. The
engagement will prove an event of
unusual interest to all and undOubt-
edly highly profitable financially to
the Post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. George Burnham and son are
visiting relatives in Boston.
Congressman Grout is back from
Washington and at his farm in
Kirby.
Mrs. John R. Reding of Ports
mouth, N. H., is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. G. Chadwick.
Mrs. E. M. Symonds, who has been
spending several weeks in Richford,
returns home this week
Mrs M. M. Savage and four of her
daughters have returned to St Johns
bury to spend the winter.
Mrs. Lucy R. Keves and her son,
John L. Keyes of Pierre, South
Dakota, have been visiting old
friends.
Editor d. n. Richardson of Daven-
port, Ia, editor of the Daily Demo-
crat, is visiting in the East and has
been with friends al South Ryegate.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks and wife
are attending the annual meeting of
the American Board at Minneapolis.
Their son, Albert, accompanied them
as far as Chicago.
Drs. S. T.. Brooks, H. S. Browne
and T. X. Stiles are attending the
meeting of the Vermont Medical
society at Montpelier. DIR. Brooks
reads paper this afternoon.
T. w. Greenslitt, former assis-
tant editor of the Caledonian and for
the past six years editor of the
Tavares, Fla, Herald, has returned
North and accepted a position on the
editorial staff of the Providence, r.
L., Telegram.
Mrs Horace Fairbanks sent $1,000
to Phillips Andover academy at
Andover, Mass, on Oct 8, the date
Of the birthday of her brother, the
late DIR. Samuel H. Taylor, to found
the James and Persis Taylor schol-
arship" in memory of their ia ther and
mother.
H. O. Cushman is at home study
ing law preparatory to trying the
examinations in Montpelier for
admission to the bar. He leaves for
Washington in November having
been chosen librarian and assistant
treaurer of Howard University and
an instructor in the law department.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The Village nine and the Academy
team play ball at the campus next
Saturday afternoon.
Musical instruction in the public
schools has been resumed under the
leadership of Harry H. May.
"A H. Woodhull's company pre-
sent the New England comedy,
Uncle Hiram" at the Opera house
tomorrow night.
Mrs DIR. S. H. Sparhawk picked
two full blown roses form their gar
den last Sunday This surely must
be 1.-The last rose of SUMNER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.

The pulp mill has shut down again.
Ed. Dewey from Biddeford, Me-, is in
town visiting his mother
Edwin Morgan and Robert Hazelton
have gone to Boston this week
Edith Wallace, who has been spending
some time in Portsmouth. N. H., and
Boston, returned on Tuesday.
Mary Nelson has gone to Mortified,
Mass, for six months at Moody's train
ing school for Christian workers.
William Harvey is making extensive
repairs on his house; a new bay window,
and portico over the front door, adds
much to the outside.
E. ]. M. Hale and wife, who have been
some weeks at West Barnet, returned to
Spokane Falls last week. Mary Blair,
Mrs. Hale's sister, accOmpanied them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
PASSUMPSIC.

Mrs. Josie Osgood returned to Spring
field, Mass, Wednesday, after a brief
visit at j. p. Vitty's-
The young people are organizing a
Christian Endeavor society and expect
to do some good work in this village
The entertainment given by Mr. Da-
venport of st. Johnsbury last Saturday
evening was well attended and pro-
nounced a good show.
Will p. Wakefield is home from the
White Mountains. He has worked at
the Profile house this season and will
work in the Hotel Vendome at Boston
this winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
New Ads. i'm this Paper.

Room Wanted.
Lost-A shawl.
FOund-OVercOat.
Homestead for Sale.
POstpOnement of Sale.
Insurance Agents Wanted.
Dressmaking room to rent
Dennis E. May-List of Pensions,
Merchants National Bank-Statement.
E. n. Randall-$ 900 to be given away
Peoples Clothing House-Great bargains
L. ID. Steele 81 Co.-Bargains in Overcoats.
p ID BIodgett * Co.-"Figures Don't Lie
Miss Alma A. Observation-Disclosures Nurse.
Chas S Hastings-Preparation for Winter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
WEST DANVILLE.

A. L. Ingalls, is visiting friends at West
Concord.
Charles Lee of Newark is visiting at
E. p. Brickett's.
The ground was white with snow
Wednesday morning.
George Merrill and son are raising
their blacksmith shop, one and one half
feet, and putting a cellar under it.
IA Searle of North Concord expects to
move here soon, and will work in the
blacksmith shop. He will occupy the
E. z. Brickett house, Mr. BriCkett remov-
ing to Mrs. Hannah Beams house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
ST. JOHNSBURY EA ST.
Estabrooks, Store Entered.


Fred Estabrooks' store was broken
into and robbed by burglars last Friday
night. Entrance to the store was made
through a window of which the glass
was broken. The money drawer was
torn off and emptied of its contents which
consisted of one, five and ten cent pieces,
also 40 or so Canada and old style cop
pers. Not finding money enough to sat
isfy their desires, the burglars proceeded
to take all the spool silk, twist and good
thread, being careful to leave the poorer
qualities, which they could easily turn
into cash. They were careful enough to
leave the empty cases on the floor and
counters. The value of the stolen prop
erty amounted to about $50. The burg
lars, instead ofleaving by the same way
as they entered, walked out the front
door.
l. w. Webster has returned from n
business tri p to Boston.
George E. Goodall has started for the
South, where he intends to spend the
winter.
o. F. Russell is quite sick with a fever.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Nolan are inn
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ouimby of West
Concord have come down to spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. Charles
Owen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and neighbors
talking about it. You may yourself be one
of the many who know from personal expert
ence just how good a thing it is. If You have
ever tried it, you of its Staunch
friends, because the wonderful thing about it
is, that when once given a trial DR. Kings
New Discovery holds a place in the
house If you have never used 1t and should
be afflicted with cough cold any thfoat
lung or chest trouble, secure bottle at once
and give it a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, money refunded Trial bottles free
at Flint Bros drug store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-10-09
MARRIAGES.

AT st. JOhnsbury, Oct. 8, by Rev. E. T.
Sandford, Charles Clark and Flora A. Bonett-
At St. JOhnsbury, Oct 5, by Rev. E T.
Sandford, Jedd H Goodrich and Izetta Jack
son.
AT st. Johnsbury, Oct. 6, by Rev. E. T.
Sandford, DR. Walter l. Hall and Mrs Lilia
NJ. Morey.
At st. Johnsbury Centre, Oct. l. by Rev.
E. ]. Beach, George H. Paine of St johnsbury
and Helen A. Bartlett of st. Johnsbury
Centre
At East Montpelier, Oct. 1, by Rev. L. F.
Fortney, Oscar F. Davis of Barre and Nellie
$. DwineII of MarShfie1d.
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The EIrsi Sfen.

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