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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
PRESENTATION.

PRESftN1A1lON.
A special conclave of Palestine
Commandery No 5, K. T., was held
on Saturday evening, May %, for
the purpose of installing the newly
elected officers. At the close of the
installation ceremonies, which were
performed by the retiring Eminent
Commander, pleasant event oc-
CURED. Judge Bowman, in happy
manner, paid a glowing tribute to
the retiring Commander, EN-. Sir
Albro F. Nichols, who for three years
had been the honored head of the
Commandery, and in behalf of the
members, presented him beautiful
watch chain. Sir Knight Nichols
reply was in his happiest vein and it
was quite apparent that his appre-
citation of the gift was of the keenest
nature The chain is unique in de-
sign, being a combina ton ofKnights
Templar and $50 Scottish Rite and is
studded with rubies and small
diamonds. 1t is highly priced by its
possessor and affords great pleasure
to his numerous Masonic friends.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
MORE PRIZES FOR THE CHILDREN

MORE PRIZES FOR THE CHILDREN.
In addition to the premiums given
children on vegetables and garden
products by the Caledonia County
Agricultural society Supt. Hastings
has secured these additional prizes
open to all children in the county
under 16: F. o. Clark gives a book
worth So, "Heartsease and Happy
Days." for the best painting of flow
ers in oil or water colors. The St.
Johnsbury Republican gives SIS for
the most unique design. c. F. Gibbs
gives So for the best three designs of
cut flowers, Lambert Packard $5 for
the best three specimens of free hand
drawing and the St. Johnsbury Gale
donian SIS for the best three collec-
tions of pressed flowers, with their
names attached. Other prizes will
be announced later and the children's
exhibit next fall promises to be one
of the most attractive features of our
county fair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS.


The village fathers are planning
quite extensive improvements in
streets, sidewalks, water-works etc.
The machinery at the pumping house
will be thoroughly overhauled and
repaired and the water wheels, which
now set so low that high water in
terferes with their running, will be
raised up and set upon foundation
of solid masonry. A draught pipe
will be placed below the wheels to
facilitate the discharge and add to
the power. The flume is to be part
ly rebuilt and arranged with two
water-gates so that either wheel can
be stopped and repaired without in
terrupting the working of the other
The wooden structure underneath
the large pump has so decayed that
it will be taken out and one of solid
masonry substituted.
AS regards the filter no definite
plans have been formed. The one
filtering surface and consists of a
wire screen covered with gravel.
The water is forced up from beneath
and is filtered before entering the
pump. Experts have been consulted
on the matter and say that the pres
ent filter is all right, only it should
have a surface of 10000 square feet
instead of 100 The same experts
prefer a filter in the main pipe,
through which the water is forced
on leaving thepump. Another filter,
which seems more simple and feasi-
BILE, is composed of layer of gravel
through which the water passes by
gravity into cistern below, whence
it is pumped into the mains. 1t will
be remembered that at the village
meeting in January, the trustees were
authorized to put in suitable filter
at cost not to exceed $4,000.
The sidewalks are also receiving
their proper consideration. Work
men are now engaged in putting in
new concrete walk on theea side of
Summer street from the Common to
Mt. Pleasant street. When this is
done walk of the same kind will be
laid on the east side of Pearl street,
extending past the new houses.
Summerville will come in for its
share of improvements and concrete
walks will probably be constructed
on Portland and Caledonia streets
and Harrison avenue. This kind of
walk costs so cents a square yard
and makes by far the best and cheap
est walk. Once down, it will last
for years, while plank costs half as
much in the beginning and needs
continual repairing.
In street improvements the trus-
tees are as yet undecided. Eastern
avenue will be macadamized from
the limit of last years work down to
Pearl street, which will include the
steepest and clay portion. Railroad
street from the Avenue to Portland
street will either be macadamized or
paved with asphalt. The former is
the cheaper but the asphalt is the
more desirable and just as durable.
In either case the road bed will
have to be lowered about two feet
and the trustees are in a quandary
what to do with the earth removed
unless it be used in making an ap-
proach to the proposed Summerville
bridge.
MORE PRIZES FOR THE CHILDREN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

y ,
Mass, is stopping in town.
George w. Marden of Malone, N.
Y, was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. c. M. Stone and Miss Mary
E. Stone are visiting in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. HerbertsB. Ames of
Montreal have been visiting friends
the past week.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated news
paper of May % printed a portrait
of Hon. Henry c. Ide with a short
biographical sketch.
Harry H. Powers came up from
Dartmouth the first of the week to
act as groomsman at the wedding
of E. P. Carpenter and Miss Mabel
Hovey.
Fred L. Woodbury., for four
years checking clerk at the freight
depot, has resigned that place and
will be with his father in the delivery
business.
Carl D. Perkins is home from Yale
college and Philip S. Ide from Am
herst college. Quincy Blakely and
William Gibbon are here from Dart
mouth college.
Rev. T. P. Frost of Brooklyn, N.
Y, will deliver the address at the
commencement exercises of the Yer
mont Methodist Seminary at Mont
pelier on une "a.
7. NJ. Norton, historian of the class
of 'SS at the Academy, came up
from Dartmouth Tuesday on busi-
ness relative to the class reunion,
which occurs commencement day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Rust, who
have spent the winter and spring in
Dover, N H., and Brooklyn, N. Y,
have returned to their home in Zum-
brota, MINI. Mrs. Rust has about
recovered from her long illness.
Rev. Carl 6. A. Won Gayer, for
eign missionary and evangelist with
headquarters in New York, has come
to St. Johnsbury to spend the sum-
mer. Prof Won Gayer has just finish
ed a series of meetings in Bridge
port Conn, and is highly spoken of
as preacher.
E. A. Start of Cambridge, Mass,
for a short time a resident of St.
Johnsbury, has an elaborately IL
lustrated article in the New Eng
land Magazine for June on Lynn.
Mr.. Start has been in Bennington
the past week gathering materials
for Vermont and Bennington arti-
Gle t o be published in the August is
sue of this monthly.
Alfred H. Brooks has been ap-
pointed organist of the First Con-
grega tional church of Minneapolis,
where he has already gone. Mr.
Brooks succeeds Prof Morse who
goes to Brooklyn as organist of Ply
mouth church. This is a high and
well deserved compliment to Mr.
Brooks and he is certainly to be con-
graduated. He will be missed by
all true lovers of music among
whom he has won success as an or
ganist and music teacher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

st. Johnsbury furnishes an enter
tainment for the Richford Grand
Army post on Memorial day as well
as the orator of the day. In the
evening w. w. Sprague gives his
thrilling experience in the Southern
prisons and the Chamberlin post
quartet, consisting of T. N Shufelt,
Dennis E. May, H. H. May and
Theo. Lamson, furnish the music.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The St. Johnsbury Directory for
1S9192 is just issued and now on
sale. 1t has map of the village, a
new feature which adds much to the
value of the book The book con-
tains the names of the residents of
the village and much other valua BILE
information.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The Christian Endeavor society
of the Railroad street Baptist church
give concert next Sunday evening
at p. m. They will be assisted by
Harry H. May, Elwin Owen and
Miss Elva c. Soule and there will be
a short address by Rev. 6. o.
Webster
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
POST OFFICE NEWS.

The post office will be open Memo
rial day from 7.3O to 10 a. m. and
from 6 to z p. m. There will be a
general delivery at z a. m. and the
night mails close at z p. m.
Miss Elva c. Soule has resigned as
register and money order clerk at the
post office and Postmaster Bowman
has engaged Miss Edith L. Hovey in
her place.
Alfred H. Brooks has resigned as
substitute mail carrier and Post
master Bowman has appointed
Charles French in his place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The recently organized Catholic
Young Mems Literary association,
under whose auspices Father O'Sul-
livan lectured here last week, has
nearly SO members. 1t meets every
week in it's rooms over the Avenue
house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The requests for summer board
ing have already begun to arrive at
thepost office Parties not knowing
to whom to write usually address
the postmaster. Last year no less
than 80 letters enquiring for summer
board were received.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

Rev. E. A. Hoyt will preach in
Warren, N. H., next Sunday and the
pulpit of the Church of the Messiah
will be occupied by Rev. l. P. Booth
of Northfeld
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

An organ concert on the new
organ will be given at the Methodist
church next week Thursday evening
by Prof. Andrews of Boston, assisted
instrumental.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The steamer Maquam began her
regular trips on Lake Champlain
Monday and the Lady of the Lake
started on Lake Memphremagog the
same dav.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

Davenport the drummer" will
appear at the Opera house next Sat-
urday evening. He is now resident
of St. Johnsbury and our citizens
should give one of the most wonder
ful drummers in the United States a
rousing reception.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

st. Margaret's Guild of St. An
drew's church will hold an ice cream
and cake sale at the sexton's rooms
at the rear of the church on Memo
rial day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
BAND CONCERT.

Weather permitting, the St.
Johnsbury Band will begin the sea-
son of outdoor concerts on Railroad
street next Saturday evening. 1t
will not play if it is cold as the mem
bers of the band do not want to get
pneumonia or wish their audience
to contract the grippe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

There was quite sharp frost in
the neighboring towns yesterday
morning which injured vegetation
somewhat. A dense fog prevented
the frost i'll this village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
WEDDING BELLS.
Carpenfer-HOyey.

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized by Rev. E. A. Hoyt a the Church
of the Messiah Monday evening
when Ezra P. Carpenter of Water
ford and Miss Mabel Hovey of this
place were united In marriage. The
church was prettily decorated with
flowers and evergreen and the happy
couple stood beneath a beautiful
floral bell. Misses Nellie Hovey,
Bertha Hovey, Bessie Thompson,
Persis Thompson, May Tillotson and
Hattie Heald were bridesmaids and
were dressed in white, and Messrs.
w. B. Eastman, T. N. Shufelt, James
Weeks, Harry Powers, Roy Taft and
]. H. Macomber were groomsmen.
Minot Carpenter of Waterford, a
brother of the groom, acted as best
man, Miss Edith L. Hovey, the
brides elder sister, was maid of hon
or, and the bride was given away by
her father, Edwin L. Hovey. Miss
Ina Howe played the wedding march
and the Cecilian quartet sang very
appropriately for the occasion.
A reception was held at the home
of the brides father on Lafayette
street after the ceremony and large
number of friends and relatives called
to extend to them wishes of happi-
ness and success in their new life.
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful presents and
they stand as tokens of the esteem in
which she is held in this community
The bridegroom is young man of
sterling qualities, is farmer by oc-
cupation, and resides in Waterford
After the reception the young couple
bade their friends good bye and
started for their home in WATERFORD
where the best wishes of a large num-
Der of friends will follow them.
Sheldon Merriam.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, pastor of
the Central Congregational church
at Topeka, Kan, and formerly of
Morrisville, was married on Wednes-
day, May 20, to Miss Mary Abby
Merriam, daughter of E. B. Merri-
am, former St. Johnsbury resi-
dent. The ceremony was performed
by the bridegroom father, Rev. S.
Sheldon, before a few of the friends
and rela tives Of both parties. After
the wedding a reception was held
and about 800 guests called to extend
their congratulations. A large num-
Der of elegant presents, including
beautiful sets and single pieces of
sterling silver, pictures and books
were received. The church presented
them with a set of Encyclopedia
Brittanica and a purse of money.
The couple have gone to Colorado
on their wedding tour. In speaking
of the wedding the Topeka Capital
says: "The event is one of the most
happy of the season. Both parties
are well known IN Topeka church
and society circles. Miss Merriam is
an only daughter, and in going to a
home Of her own leaves a place in
the family circle which she has al
ways filled with a thoughtful af-
fiction and a charming grace. She
will be found to fill equally well as
minister's wife her new sphere. The
groom came here two years ago an
entire stranger and took charge as
pastor of the Central Congregation
al church. His work has been of
such intense energy and originality,
and his personal magnetism so great,
that he is known to all and numbers
among his intimate friends many of
the best people of our city"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

About 25 feet of the north end of
the depot platform is being entirely
rebuilt with new material
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

-Rev Edward T. Fairbanks ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. r. c.
Flagg of Wells River Sunday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The June term of the county
court opens next Tuesday morning,
Judge Loveland Munson presiding.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
additional Local News on Last Page.
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

There will be no services at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

The Athenaum will be closed on
Memorial day and also on Monday
to allow some minor repairs to be
made
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

Its hoped that all places of busi-
ness can be closed from 1.3O to $50
Memorial day that all may join in
the proper observa ton of the day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28

day is all given in the general order
and official program which is here
published:
HEADQUARTERS
CHAMBERLIN Posi-, No. 1, G. A. r.
DEPT. OF VT.
St. Johnsbury, May 25, 1891.
GENERAL ORDERS No &
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending Nav 27. 1891.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-05-28
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Glasses Lost.
Horse for Sale.
Liberation Notice.
NJ aine Central R. R.
Geo. E. Grow-Refrigerators
F. o. C1ark-Summer Reading.
T. S. Meigs-n Will be Hot Sometime.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

The block was valued at $4,000, partially
insured. The Syracuse supply company
had stock of S35, 200, insured for $4,000.
The branch OF PARK Bros. of Pittsburg had
a stock of $4,000, insurance $1,000. Other
losses here amount to $4,000.
In the Montgomery-st. fire the blocks
burned were the Journal. the Roscoe, the
Yates and Montgomery flats and part of
the Candee house. Among the individual
losses is that of Kinney & Doolittle,
liquors, $4,000 to $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. The heaviest loss in the Z. Wash
ington-st. fire is on the Montgomery. The
buildings were owned by the Yates estate
and the loss is put at $780, O0 with insur-
ance of 100000. The hundred tenants
lose $4,000. partly insured. The Journal
company's loss is $4,000; insurance, two
thirds. The loss on the Christian Cook
block is $4,000, partly insured. b. w.
Roscoe, wholesale fruits, loses $4,000
partly insured. Other losses by this fire
are about S65. 900.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

punishment in various parts of bis anat-
omy precluded Kilrain's winning in a
canter.
Round sO-Godfrey tired, and a right
hand punch on the jaw nearly sent him
to the floor. Kilrain's LETT eye is somewhat
sweiled.
Round 3l-Kilrain scored two drives on
the negro's jaw that might have done
damage had they not glanced.
Round 32-The negro caught the left
point blank on the chin three times hand
running, but the force was not great
enough to knock him out. In the next
three rounds Kilraln gradually let up on
his man.
Round 36-Kilrain started to force mat
tiers and, encouraged by the cheers of the
spectators, threw Godfrey to. the floor
He then proceeded to knock him about
the ring and drove him into his
corner over against the ropes until
it seemed impossible the negro would
stand. Twice he fell into his chair. Once
he fell helpless through the ropes and Just
before the gong sounded fell helpless to
the floor all but out. de rose two seconds
before the gong sounded and amid up
roarous applause, and so great was Kill
rains exhaustion that he could not touch
the man, who needed but touch to 90 to
the floor.
Round 4O-Kilrain developed a little
more strength and again punched God
frey to the ropes. Godfrey tried pivoted
blow, but missed and received a drive
in the stomach that caused him TO
groan. Kilrain was on the point of
knocking him out and again by straight
two-hande1 punches on the jaw but failed
somehow to push in ct the critical mo-
ment, and battered and almost groggy,
the negro came up smiling.
In the forty first, iorty-second, forty
third and forty-fourth rounds the negro
kept growing weaker and weaker. In the
forty-fourth Kilraln knocked Godfrey
down In his corner, and the negro failing
to respond to the call of time, the fight
was awarded to the Baltimore boy amidst
the widest apD'ausa
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

which at length ran through cut in
hiil side. 1t being a warm summer night
they lay down in this place, beside the
track, to sleep. About midnight the linn
tied express came through, with its blaz-
ing eye and it's putting and blowing and
terrific noises. Neither of the sleepers had
ever seen a railroad train, and one of them
started up in alarm and pressed up against
the wall as the monster swept past. Then
he reused his companion. who inquired as
to what was the matter. Matter enough
said the other. They are moving hell,
is just what we have been doing in Kan
sas. The first lead was John James
Ingalls," HENRY GEORGE, JR.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
Talking of patent medicines

Talking of patent medicines
you know the old prejudice.
And the doctors some Of
them are between you and us.
They would ike you to think
that what's cured thousands
won't cure you. You'd be-
lieve in patent medicines if
they didn't profess to cure
e0eyytlllmg and so, between
the experiments of doctors.
and the experiments of patent
medicines that are sold only
because there's money in the
stuff, you lose faith in every
AElMg.
And, you can't always tell
the prescription that cures by
what you read in the papers.
So, perhaps, there's no better
way to sell remedy, than to
tell the truth about it, and
take the risk of its doing just
what it processes to do.
That's what the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, of Buffalo, N. Y, does
with
DR.. Pierce'S
Golden Medical Discovery,
Favorite Prescription,
Pleasant Pellets, and
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
If they don't do what their
makers say they'll do--you
get your money back.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Mysterious shooting of Resort Keeper by
q Cincinnati business lIan.

= cincinnati business ban.
CINcINNATI, March 16.-Fred B. Woods.
proprietor of the Knopp union shooting
park on Glenway-ave., Prices hill, was
shot and killed in his saloon about mid
night last night. One story was he was
attempting to separate two men when he
was accidentally shot. He died today.
Late this afternoon a sensation was
caused by the appearance of Mr.. VIII A.
Stevens, OF the welI-known dry goods
firm OF Weatherby, Stevens & Co., at the
Office of the superintendent of police, &C
companied by his attorney, Judge NJ. +.
Wilson, where he made the voluntary
statement that he fired the shot which
killed Mr. Woods. BY the advice of his
attorney be refused to say anything
further than that the shooting was
accidental 1t is said that there has
been an effort to cover up the facts, but
that il has been discovered that Stevens
has been in the habit of visiting the place
with Mrs. Armstrong, a niece of Woods;
thatthey were there last night after mid
night, and Stevens. in the presence OF
Woods, was showing a new self-cocking
pistol Suddenly there was report and
Woods soon afterward exclaimed: at am
shot" He refused to tell who shot him.
Stevens ara the woman drove into the
city, and until he voluntarily made. his
statement to the superintendent of police,
il was not known who fred the fatal shot.
There is nothing known Of the relations Of
the two men to jus ify asuspicion that the
tragedy had any other cause than acct
dent, and If there had been no attempt a.
concealment the sensation would have
been less profound. Mr.. Stevens is man.
ager OF the establishment with which he
is connected, and not long ago served as
one OF the police commissioners Of Gin
-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
Disappeared Lightly Alfred.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 13.-Pres-
ton Ford, young man related to some
of the prominent families of the city. dis
appeared in most remarkable manner
today. He was stricken with fever and
asked his nurse to let him visit
the bath room. He was clad
in a suit OF undertaking, and
had blanket over his shoulders. He was
gone hail hour when the nurse searched
for him. He could not be found, and
none of his outer clothing is missing. He
disappeared at O'Clock in the morning,
and no trace of him has been discovered.
Hundreds of citizens, school children and
the police are all searching diligently for
the missing man.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
4 Murder of Enslishn,er.

PARIS. March 16.-The Journal Oticiel
today publishes dispatch from Tonquin
stating that Mr.. William Keable, an agent
of the Chinese custom house, and his wife,
both of whom were British subjects, have
been murdered by the Tonquinese near
Bacle, post of the French army OF occu-
patton.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
Pufifies
the Blood

Every spring for years have made it a
practice to take from three to five bottles Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. because I knowit purifes
the blood ard thoroughly cieanses the system
Of all impurities. That languid feeling, called
spring fever viii never visit the system that
has been properly cared for by this never
failing remedy" W. II. LAWRENCE, Editor
Agricultural Epitomist, Indianapolis, Ind.