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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
THE RIGHT THING DONE.

The village meeting on Tuesday
night, an account of which will be
found elsewhere, resulted as it should.
The trustees action in widening
Railroad street was not an arbitrary
performance. 1t was based on a
petition representing a majority of
the grand list, and the trustees could
do nothing less. The work was
completed before the date of the
special meeting; the land damages
were gratifyingly small; the improve
ment made in that locality is appre-
ciated by all concerned; the expense
attendant on the work, as shown
by Mr.. Blossom, was not great and
the voters did well in thus unani-
mouslv endorsing the trustees and
emphasizing desire for permanent
Improvement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
SUMlIERVILLE NOTES.

Misses Lucy and Hattie French are
at Weirs, n. H, attending the Uni
versalist camp meeting.
The stores Of J. N. Chandler, F. V.
Powers and J. S. Weeks & Co. will
close hereafter every Wednesday
evening at $50.
Mrs. ]. H. Smith and daughter
have Joined DR.. Smith at St. Johns
bury park on Lake Memphremagog.
The post office was discontinued
here Saturday, Postmaster Powers
turning over his accounts to Post
master Bowman. The people of
Summerville received the benefits of
free delivery on Saturday and are
very much pleased with the service.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
MINISTERIAL ITEMS.

Rev. w. S. Roberts, D. D., of Rock
land, Me, has accepted call to the
First Baptist church of Burlington.
Rev. L. S. Johnson Of the St. AL
bans Baptist church rendered his
resignation on Sunday morning, to
take effect Sept. 20. Poor health
renders a complete giving up of
mental labor an absolute necessity
for him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
UNIVERSALIST CONVENTION.

The 5Sth annual convention of the
Universalist churches of Vermont and
the Province of Quebec will be held
at Rutland Aug. 25-27. Rev. E. A.
Hoyt of ST. Johnsbury will preach a
sermon on the first evening; Miss
Emma L. Rogers of St. Johnsbury
will discuss THE Model Constitution
Pledge" A large number of delegates
are expected to attend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
A ST. JOHNSBURY NAN HoNORED.

Rev. DR.. John Hopkins Worcester
of Chicago was last Thursday
chosen by the directors of Union
Theological Seminary of New York,
professor of systematic theology in
that institution. DR.. Worcester was
born at St. Johnsbury in April, 1915,
graduated from University of Yer
mont in 1865 and from Union Theo-
logical Seminary in 1871. He spent
1S67-6S-69 studying abroad. He
was first settled at South Orange,
n. J., but went to Chicago in 1888
as pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian
church. He is president of Union
Seminary Alumni Association. He
received the degree of D. D. from the
University of Vermont in 1885. He
has decided to accept the chair, and
by so doing Vermont furnishes the
second man for that position in sue
ceSSiOu.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

after reaching home. Brakeman
Pike received severe burns on the
feet and legs while lying under the car
stove. All of the injuries are severe,
but it is thought that none will
prove fatal. Leslie's are the most
serious.
While the blame for the collision is
laid at Leslie's door, the circurn-
stances under which it occurred are
very eXtenunating. For four nights
previous he had watched with sick
wife, getting hardly a bit of sleep,
while he had worked days on the
road. The freight with which he
collided had been Cancelled on Friday
and he, supposing it to be Cancelled
on Saturday too, never thought of
meeting it. He is not a drinking
man and was not under the influence
of liquor when the accident occurred,
the reports to that effect being un-
true
The saloon car, a White Line box
car and a coal car were burned, the
trucks only being saved. The front
of the Massawippi was a complete
wreck, and the force of the blow
which caused such havoc cannot be
conceived. 1t is past understanding.
The pilot lay at some distance to
one side, shapeless mass of iron;
the heavy hard wood frame across
the eugine front was slivered into a
thousand pieces; the massive steel
braces from the side of the boiler
were doubled up like straws; the
headlight was gone; the smokestack
broken off; and the ponderous boiler
head shattered like an egg shell.
The damage to the two engines
will probably not exceed $1,000,
while the burned cars are fully insur-
ed and are no loss to this company.
In many respects it was a fortunate
accident, for, had it torn the track
up as some wrecks do, the Grand
Army trains would have been delay
ed many hours and no end of trouble
caused. AS it was these special trains
were not DELAYED at ALL
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Belle Marshall Locke, supported
by her own company, appears at the
Opera house next Monday and Tues
day evenings. Monday night "a
Scrap of Paper" will be presented
and Mrs. Walthrop's Bachelors"
Tuesday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

-Eben E. Morrison, formerly of
this town, caught a pickerel last
Saturday while fishing in North
Berwick, Me, which measured 24112
inches, and weighed three pounds
and ten ounces.-the largest ever
caught in that vicinity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Teachers examinations will be
conducted by Examiner Taylor at
Lyndonville, Monday and Tuesday,
Aug. II and 1S; at St. Johnsbury,
Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 10
and 90; and at Peacham, Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 21 and %.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

The Y. NJ. c. A. lecture commit
tee have engaged the Reeves Amer
lean band of Providence, R. l., for
next seasons course
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
ACID IN HIS YES.

c.. c. Bingham, druggist, met with
a painful accident on Tuesday morn
ing. He was engaged in filling a
bottle with carbolic acid, and in the
process of shaking, the bottle struck
against a case and broke, throwing
the fierce liquid into Mr.. Bingham's
eyes and all over his face He made
prompt applica ton himself and was
soon taken in hand by a physician,
and the prospect is, we are glad to
note, that no serious injury to the
eyes will result Mr.. Bingham S eyes
panied him intensely, however, and
it will be several days before he can
fully expose them to the light. 1t
was a narrow escape from very
serious injury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

The band gave an excellent concert
on Railroad street Saturday evening,
but the music was often drowned by
the putting of engines on the G. A.
r trains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Repairs are being made on the
interior of St. Andrews church, and
all services there will be discontinued
until the repairs are completed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

There will be Y. P. S. c. E. con-
cert at Railroad street Baptist church
on Sunday evening next, at $50.
Note the change of time from to
$50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

David Lawrence of Waterford
shot a fine specimen of a crane in
that town this week. This beauti-
ful bird is not at all common in this
section
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Harvey Varnum has bought one
of the Pearl street lots of W. P.
Fairbanks
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

The excursion to Upper Bartlett
on Saturday was participated in by
a goodly number of people and prov
ed a pleasant trip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Roy Brothers, the Eastern ave
nue. BARRIERS, have erected anew sign
over their shop.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Quarterly meeting services were
held at the Methodist church on
Sunday last.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

A new street has been laid west
from Cliff street towards Observatory
Knob.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

A new hose cart has been pro-
cured for Summerville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
THE VILLAGE SPECIAL.
Large Attendance-TwO Articles Grace
fully Dismissed-Trustees Endorsed.

Large Affeudauce-IWO Articles Grace
fully Dismissed-Trustees Endorsed.
The special village meeting held on
Tuesday evening was "a short horse
soon curried." The attendance was
very large, and the voters all knew
just what they wanted before they
entered the hall. This made the
gathering exceedingly harmonious,
and the business was accomplished
with neatness and dispatch.
President Nichols called the meet
ing to order, and Clerk Clark read
the warning. Then the first article
''to see if the village will vote to ex-
pend the necessary money to widen
Railroad street, etc.-was laid upon
the table gracefully, but with an en-
phasis that gave no hope of a resur-
rection for that particular article;
only one vote in the negative.
The presentation of the second ar
ticle-''to ascertain the sense of the
village as to such proposed widening
of Railroad street''-called out a mo-
ton to dismiss.
H. K. Ide inquired as to the esti
mated expense of the proposed Wi
dening," and the president gave the
trustees a chance to explain, DIR. Bull
lard insisting that Mr. Ide's question
deserved an answer.
Trustee Blossom said he didn't
know of any proposed widening Of
Railroad street, for that thorough
fare had already been widened Here
the voters from that section smiled
signifcantly.) Mr.. Blossom then
explained clearly and fully the outlay
in connection with the widening and
concreting processes; said that the
cost of removing the dirt from the
street had been met by selling many
loads of the material and using the
rest to advantage on the parks and
in repairing other streets, not load
of it being wasted; that the land
damage paid DR.. Stiles was $3.50;
that the changing of the sidewalk
cost $50; that the extra expense for
concreting was 500; and that the
total cost of the concreting and
widening of Railroad street, as done
by the trustees this summer, was
$3756.
The voters were satisfied with Mr.
Blossoms statement, and called for
the question; and the article was
dismissed without an opposing vote.
When it came to article three-''to
transact any other proper business"
it was deemed most proper to
adjourn.
There was a demonstration of ap-
prOval over the result of the meeting,
and the taxpayers filed out, satisfied
that the Railroad street improve
ment was good thing and would
need to be duplica ted elsewhere in
the village before many years had
passed by.
So ended the latest village Especial"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.
Horse Lost.

Horse Lost.
Umbrella Lost.
Peacham Academy.
Auction at Wells River.
Teachers Examination.
Childs' Business College.
Geo. E. Grow-Spectacles.
A. NJ. Goodrich-Vacation.
F. o. C1ark-On Deck Again.
E. c. Brooks-He1p Wanted.
F. A. Carter-Business Chance.
c. E. Determinations for Sale.
E. D. Steele & Co.-Now is the time.
Ranney & Potts-New Crop of Teas.
Irving w. Smith-Secretary Proctor.
Dennis E. May-New List Next Week.
Chas. S. Hastings-The Fat VS.. The Lean.
Benz. E Watson's Est.-Presentation Acct.
Lougee Bros & Smythe-Carpet Remnants.
Martin J. Halls Est.-Presentation Account.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06

Parties who kindly send personal
or other news items to this office are
requested to attach their own names
to them, so that we may be aware of
the genuineness of the items sent.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler's subject at the
Advent church next Sunday morning
will be "Bible Holiness" There will
be baptism after the Sunday school
service and question box service at
$50 D. M
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
Weather Record,

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending August 5, 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22
The campaign in Ohio.

The political campaign in Ohio this
year promises to be the most important
state campaign that has been prosecuted
in this country for years, even oyer
shadowing that in New York in its in
fuence upon national politics, and the
course of the great parties in the presi-
dental canvass next year. Not long ago
democratic Congressman and a sup
porter of Cleveland expressed the opinion
that Gov. Campbell would not only be
the democratic candidate for governor in
that state this year, but on the outcome
of his canvass would depend the demo
cratic presidential nomination. If Gov.
Campbell shall be defeated by decisive
majority in his run against Mckinley,
who was nominated last.week as the re-
publican candidate for governor, he be.
lieves that Cleveland would be practically
out of the field, and that Hill will be the
democratic nominee fori president, with
the tariff reform issue in the background
30 far as the democracy are concerned.
While THE ARGUS, like the Springfield
Register, does not coincide with this lat
ter conclusion, and while we believe that
the tariff issue is to be fought out to the
end in the national field, it is plain enough
to every intelligent mind that with Nc.
Kinley in lead of the republican forces in
the Ohio campaign, and the tariff the
leading factor in the contest, as it must
be under such circumstances, q republi-
can defeat, or even q close result, in a
state that has heretofore been regarded as
one of the strongholds Of protection, must
practically foreshadow republican defeat
in the country at large in the national
campaign. The Register says:
Indeed, the republican party of the ma.
ton, in allowing Mckinley TO lead the
Ohio contest this year, practically risks
everything on a single throw of the po-
litical dice, as it were; and, for that
reason, it is not at all surprising that
many sagacious men Of that party in and
out of the state have expressed grave
doubts of the wisdom of such procedure.
The democrats will contest every inch of
the ground, and we believe they will win.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

An exciting thing and feature that
has always drawn enormous crowds
everywhere that it has been tried, is a
discussion between two able men on
vital questions, like this for instance,
rs the Tariff Td.rT' So many people
would like to get down off their dry
goods boxes and make experiments with
industry if they only knew whether the
tariff was ajax or not. As it is now,
values are unsettled, industries languish,
resources remain undeveloDed, trade be-
comes atrophied, commerce ceases and
our shipping stands rotting at our docks.
If you could solve this great question
of whether or not the tariff is tax, the
air would be full of men getting down
off the top Of the rail fences, and the rat
tie Of closing jack knives would gladden.
the heart of every true American. Men
whose wives have been bringing in the
wood ever since the war would, l am
convinced, take up the burden of life,
and some Of them would turn the clothes
wringer while their wives take in wash
ing, if they could only know from some
good, earnest thinker whether or not the
tariff is or is not taX-or not.
1t is so, too, about religion. How
many of Us would take up the burden of
life with true alacrity and true earnest
ness and praiseworthy zeal and eager
ness if we could know more regarding
the existence and literary habits of
personal devil How often l arise in the
morning, and inserting myself into a
pair of shimmering trousers, from which
the glad sunlight is reflected in thou
sand different directions, and would go
gayly forth to renewed effort and a
more praiseworthy scuffie with sin, if l
knew whether or not the hosts of the
opposition were or were not led by
personal devil.
Iwould rather not speak of Mr. Sulli-
van, except in a non-partisan way, if you
do not mind. l criticised his acting once,
and from the way he acted the next time
l saw him judged that he hated to be
criticised that way. He wishes me to
say, however, that he is not drinking
any now, and will elevate the stage
again next season.
If you could erect sort of glass con-
servatory or incubator and set an old
political wheel horse on recently dis
covered mares nest think it would give
good results. Did you ever try that:
People would come for long distance
and pay good prices to see this, l think.
Yours truly,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

A New YORK woman has been calling
on prominent New Haven citizens Ie-
Gently on novel mission. She is in the
employ of the New York tariff reform
club, of which Horace Demiug is prom
inent member, and her mission is to raise
opposition in Connecticut to the McKin.
ley bill II is her purpose to go all over
the state to ascertain the feelings of citi-
zens upon this bill and its high provisions,
with q view Of inducing those who are
opposed TO it to make determined stand
when the time comes. There are many
persons who are opposed to the McKin-
ley bill and talk against it, but see no
waJ to avert its burden. Miss Briggl
mission is therefore to find out these men
and bring them together, so that some
means may be taken throughout the
country looking to repeal of its IN just
provisions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

JUDGING by the advance announce
ments the July number of the North
American Review will be one of the most
notable eyer issued 1t will include arti-
cles By Baron de Rirsch, under the head
of my Views on Philanthropy; by the
president Of the Farmers Alliance, on the
Farmer Discomfort; on New Variety
of Mugwump, by the Hon. Dormsn B.
Eaton, ex.president of the civil service
reform commission; on English Univer-
sites and Colleges, by Prof. E. A. Free,
NAB; on the Relations Of Literature TO
Society, by Amelia E. Barr on Indus
trial aud Financial Cooperation, by F.
B. Thurber; on The Inheritance of Props
erty, By Prof. Richard T. Ely; on Loaf.
ing and Laboring, by the late E. P.
Whipple; on Domestic Service in Eng.
land, by Emily Faithful; and on The
Theological Crisis, by DR.. Charles A
Briggs These are but part o. the az
ticles announced-the number containing
IS separate contributions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

LOUISVILLE Courier-Journsl: There is
a truthful writer who speaks Of the IN
tied States as that great land upon
which If England were bodily set down
it would be as hard to find as a three.
penny bit in a 10-scre field" Yet this
little three,penny bit of territory, with
its free trade, outstrips commercially the
great republic and al the other high
tariff countries Of the world.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22
MONDAY, JUNE %, 1891.

ACCORDING to g dispatch from Fort
Dodge, the northern Iowa coal field is
not system of large veins but collec-
ton of pockets, and is being rapidly ex-
hausted. Several mines have been aban-
doned because it is no longer profitable
TO work them, the diminished output has
increased prices, and it is predicted that
in q few years this great northern Iowa
industry will disappear.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

Copyright, 1891, by Edgar W. Nye-]
PORTLAND, Or, Al ri 2, 1891.
DEAR Mr.. NYE-I have just been elected by
majority of the votes counted-assisted by
the board of directors-secretary and superin-
tendent Of the Portland Industrial exposition.
You viii thus see ! am to fill two Offices at
once. Now, it so happens that tie ONCE of
superintendent holds the most, AMI therefore
needs the most filing. The great trouble with
me Is what kind of filling to use in order to
make 1t look pretty in its upholstered condi-
ton without too much enbonpoint- In con-
nection with an exposition, a superintendency
Is not a sinecure, they say, nor do believe il
Is a mind cure. The man who fills l., I'm told
gets acquainted with a lot OF queer people and
some grief have filed everything from an
aching void TO the position Of tea cher in
night school where the boys were 50 big
didn't dare to see any OF the girls no ne, but as
superintendent Of a big fair my personal ex-
perience is limited to working for first prize in
the fat hog annex of the York State fair of
1859
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22

For beauty, for comfort, for improve
mept of the complexion, use only Poz
zonis Powder; there is nothing equal TO
n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-22
POINTERS FROM BILL NYE
A SHINING LIGHT SPREAD ON THE
EXPOSITION BUSINESS.

In Running Expeditions on the Whole
sale Plan You Must Hustle in a
Manner Not American-Things to Be
Avoided.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-10
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of the CAPITAL JOUR
NAL will be pleased to learn
that there Is at least one dreaded di-
sease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages, and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh
beinga constitutional disease, re-
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the fouuda-
ton of the disease, and giving the
patient strength 10y building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work The proprietors
have so much faith In its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that il fails u
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, +. j. Cheney Il CO., Tole-
do, q. Sold 10y all Druggists, zoe.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-10
The Best Things
In Cookery

Are always made with the ROYAL BAk-
ING POWDER. 1t impartS that peculiar
liehtness, sweetness and flavor noticed
in the finest rolls, biscuit, cake, etc.,
and which the most expert pastry cooks
declare is unobtainable by the use OF
any other raising agent.
The ROYAL BAKING POWDER, besides
rendering the food more Palatable and
wholesome, is, because of its higher
leavening power, the most economical.
The ROYAL makes more and better
food than any other baking powder
because it is the purest.