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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

Here's hoping that every reader
of the CALEDONIAN will find the year
1892 full of good things, and be able
to say that, from January 1 to
December 81, inclusive, it has been
indeed a HAPPY NEW YEAR
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

George Moore is home from Wes-
leyan university and is taking the
census of births and deaths in the
village school districts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

The fire wardens have been max
ing tours of inspection among the
village residences, and so far as we
can learn everything was found in
good shape. Proper attention to
chimneys, stovepipes and furnaces is
always in order, and there should be
no neglect along this line
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

There will be public installation
of the newly elected officers of Cham
berlin post and Chamberlin Relief
Corps at Grand Army hall next
Saturday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

N. o. Mollica has given up his
fruit store under Browns on Main
street and gone to Boston, where he
expects to have a more profitable
winter campaign in the fruit busi-
ness. He promises to return to St.
Johnsbury in the spring. So there
will be NO Mollica here for a few
months to come
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

THE Kendalls," assisted by
some of our St. Johnsbury people,
gave an entertainment at the Opera
house on Christmas night under the
auspices of Chamberlin Relief Corps.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

The post office will be open from
8 a. m. to 10 a. M, and from SIS p.
m. to 6.15 p. m. on New Years day.
The carriers will make a general
delivery at Z a. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

After this week the state board of
agriculture are to devote % days to
meetings in various towns, with a
view OF increasing the farmers inter
est in his own work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

L. w. Rowell is sick with la
grippe. and was compelled to lay
aside business for little. So many
of the clerks in the stores are i'll that
business is seriously interfered with.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

For Sale.
The Pansy-
The Forum.
|Negatives-C. F. Gibbs.
Oysters-W. o. Greeley
No Mistake-J- A Moore.
Academy Catalogues Wanted.
Parlor Stoves-C. P. Carpenter
Quarterly Vouchers-D. E. May
Calendars are Out-I. w. Smith.
Happy New Year-E- n. Randall
Fair Ground Co.-Annual Meeting.
Veterinary Remedes-Park & Barrett
Caledonia County Agricultural Society
Commissioners Notice-B. p. Coles Est.
Mark Down Sale-E &z T Fairbanks SS Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

The annual meeting of the Gale
donia Agricultural society will be
held at the Board of Trade rooms
on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 1Ola. m. The
Fair Ground company hold their an
nual meeting on the afternoon Of the
same day at the same place. A
proposition to increase the capital
stock of the latter company will be
considered at this time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

The Monarch Banjo and Guitar
club, of which Frank L. Kendall is
manager, have just issued a neat lit
tie "folder" announcing their readi-
ness to accept engagements for even
ing entertainments. The club play
finely, and this little touch of busi-
ness enterprise on their part ought
to bring many responses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31

F. 6. Wheeler, formerly principal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31
Weather Record.

g At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
Ending Dec 80. 1891.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-12-31
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The dash indicates below zero.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Don't suffer with indigestion, use Bax
ter's Mandrake Bitters.
A Race for q Wife.

South Broad street, from jackson
street TO the navy yard gates, was the
scene of foot race the other day, the
prize being the pretty daughter of a
sailors washerwoman. For some time
Barney Burns, marine, and George
Lindsay, sailor on board the receiving
ship St. Louis, which is stationed at
League island, have been enamored Of
the bright eyed daughter Of the woman
who does their washing. The men were
friends and the girls affections seemed
10 be about evenly divided on the two
rrdent lovers. How to decide with
which of the two she should cast her lot
was difficult problem, but the happy
thought of foot race presented itself.
The arrangements were perfected and
at 8 O'Clock the contestants appeared
upon the course, which was two miles
long, accompanied by a large crowd who
had been advised of the contest. Burns
stands 9 feet inches in height and
weighs about 200 pounds, while his op-
ponent, Lindsay, is 1.-THE and willowy;
and the sports in the crowd were not
long in determining upon the latter az
the favorite.
At the crack of the pistol the lovers
were off at rapid gait, and until the
tracks Of the Greenwich Point extension
of the Pennsylvania railroad were reach.
ed kept we'll together. The pace told
upon Burns wind, however, and he
dropped behind, and when Lindsay
reached the end of the goal his com
petitor was not in sight. The washer
woman's daughter will now become Mrs
ndsay.-Philadelphia Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
A Short Lived Lake.

"a month hence" says California
engineer Of reputation, "the Salton lake
will have dried up" Salton lake, it will
be remembered, is the shallow inland
sea which was formed by a break in the
Colorado river, whose waters in modern
times, at least, flowed into the Gulf Of
California, as we know it. The basin Of
the short lived lake, however, was once
part of the gulf, and if the flow of
water had continued some modern i'm
provements might indeed have been eff
fected. The river will not boom again
till spring, when the lake may refill.
Any device that could render it perma-
nent would have a mitigating effect
upon the dreaded Arizona climate, of
which dire stories are told. Worse
things could happen than the tapping Of
the Colorado river higher up, so that all
it's waters might flow into the old chan
nels and make the wilderness blossom
with the rose.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
WINDHAM.

School in Dist. No. / commenced
Monday, Dec. Z, Miss Reed of Wards
boro, teacher.
Miss Adele Richardson has gone to
Athens to teach winter term of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds of Saxtons
River spent Sunday at F. II. Harris
L. B. Chapman is to teach a sing
ing school here this winter, commencing
Saturday evening, Dec. II.
Miss Nellie Rhoades has returned to
Brattleboro after short visit with her
parents. f.
Carl Howe and wife are to hold
forth on the Corydon Dutton farm an
other year, being in the employ of Geo.
H. Dutton of Worcester, Mass.
Gen. Charles E. Smith and family
have got settled in the Donley house
lately vacated by j. Wellman, Esq.
S. A. Holden has returned to his
own house from the James Smith farm
so called.
Misses Clara Votey and Marion
Ballou have both left town in search Of
knowledge, the former to college at Bur,
lington, the latter to the Black River
academy at Ludlow.
E. Perkins, son OF Clark Perkins
ESQ.,, was married to Miss Mary (
Tourtellotte on the oath of November
Rev. Geo. A. Beckwith tying the knot
for the youthful pair. Mr.. Perkins is
late of Bellows Falls. Miss Tourtel
lotte has lived in town a year or more
Their future abode is to be on the farm
owned by w. J. Smith, Mr.. Perkins
having taken the same for five years.
The auction sale of personal property
of Ezra Pierce's estate was quite large
ly attended and the sales were good
O. r. Garfield done the selling ant
though not as noisy as some auctioneer
yet he managed to get a fair price fol
the property. w. G. Townshen(
bought most of the cattle and Harry
H. Kimball of Saxtons River captur
ed most Of the sheep.
We are sorry to say that the pros
poets are that this town will shortly
loose Henry A. Stearns as he expects
after the auction to go to Saxtons Rivel
to live.
Several mill men have been of lat
looking over this town with an eye t.
putting in steam mill here. A thing
greatly needed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
All Sorts.

Three experts are now in this coun-
try studying our railway system on
behalf Of the French government.
1t is pointed out as an interesting
fact that people with a tendency to
consumption are never bald, On the
contrary, they usually possess lux
uriant head of hair.
Delaware still preserves its whip
ping post. Last week a batch of
chicken thieves and other criminals
received doses of the cat at the New
Castle pillory.
1t has been computed that between
So, 100000 and 100000 babies are
born into the world each year, or
about 20 per minute. A line of era
dies containing them would extend
around the world unbroken, but the
silence would be broken in several
places.
A locomotive has just been built at
the Crewe works of the London and
Northwestern Railway which is capa-
BILE of drawing a train 100 miles an
hour. The speed attained by the en-
CINE in trial runs between Crewe and
Chester was ninety miles an hour, but
this was shown to be considerably be-
low its full powers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Soldered His Eve,

A Bangor (Me.) plumber couldn't open
his eye the other day because the upper
and lower lids were held together by a
drop of solder. The accident happened
while he was using some solder in gut
ter in which there was little water.
The moment that he applied the melted
metal it snapped and flew. One piece of
it came directly for his eye. The lids
closed involuntarily the moment of con-
tact and the solder rested upon the lash
es; it soldered the lids together SO firmly
that it was impossible to move them.
The eye was not injured in the slightest,
but was effect2ally closed. The victim
was half amused at the ridiculous side
of the affair. A companion took him to
doctor, who severed the lashes.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
LONDONDERRY.

The wind of last Friday evening
played havoc in the wood lot ON Maple
farm, blowing down II tree in one jam,
nine spruce, two hemlocks and one
balsam, besides carrying down some
small stuff.
A newly erected building of Simeon
d. Spaulding's was blown down in the
late wind.
For those who are pestered in kind
ling their fires use the dry pine cones Of
the last years growth, touch lighted
match to the cone and business begins
at once.
At recent entertainment given by
Mr.. and Mrs, Serrel Allen, at theii
hospitable home, we had the pleasure
of listening to those musical prodigies
the children of Mrs. Allen, Miss Clara
Marden performing on the organ &C
companied by Master Clarence Mar
den on the violin. And it must bt
said that brilliant future awaits them
p.
L. P. Sheldon, wife and son have
gone to North Bennington to spent
the winter.
Bills will be out in few days an
nouncing a Masquerade ball at Unior
hall on the Goth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
BONNEVILLE.

Rev. Austin Clayton helped to
conduct the services at the church
last Sunday evening. He is for
mer resident of this place.
We haye lost our shoemaker. He
has skipped out. What is our loss,
will be others gain(?).
Geo. Baldwin has returned from
Massachusetts,.
Warner Townshend from Grafton
was here last week buying beef cat
tie.
Harriet Hubbard from Manchester
spent last week with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Liberty johnson.
The fur company expect to strike q
large dividend January 1st.
The subject of the Pastors discourse
next Sabbath morning will be. "The
Resurrection of Christ" Text 1 Cor
XII, 20.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
WESTON.

On Tuesday night of this week
Rose French made misstep and fell
head first down stairs breaking her
collar bone and otherwise bruising
herself.
Mrs. Thomas French, an aged la
dy, is quite ill and it is feared that
she will not recover.
On Tuesday of this week Clyde
Holland the nine years old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Holland broke
through the ice on Mansur's pond
and was drowned.
Mrs. G. H. Abbott was called
suddenly home from Rutland this
week to attend the funeral of her lit
tie grandson, Clyde Holland.
Quarterly meeting at the M. E.
church next Sunday.
There will be Christmas tree and
appropriate services at the Methodist
church on Christmas eve, Dec. "a.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

j. Davis & Son have large barn
in process of building, measuring %
43 feet.
Frank Smith has been taking an
enforced rest from work, because of
an attack of fever.
John Rice and family are enter
tanning that disagreeable visitor, the
measles.
Miss Ida Balch is recovering from
bilious fever.
Webster Eddy and wife Of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, returned home last
week after making their annual visi,
here with his parents and Other
friends.
Mr.. Howard, a brother-in-law of
Mrs. Chapman, is stopping with hel
for the winter.
Marcus Eldred came home Mon.
day night after an absence of several
months.
Mrs. Phelinda Thompson has ia.
ken up her residence for the winter
in the family of her brother, DAME
Eddy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
NEWFANE

The village school commenced Mon
day.
Edwards and Kidder went to Boston
Monday to order goods for the new
store.
Frank Whitman had one of his feet
badly hurt last week at the Eddy mill
Mrs, DIR. Margaret Miller of New
York is in town for few days.
Watson S. French has moved tc
Hinsdale, N. III.
Bert Ware and wife of BrattleborC
have been visiting Mrs. Cook.
George Willis has moved into the
Miller house.
Will Eddy, agent for the Estey or
gan was in town Sunday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Health Notes.

If the feet become frost bitten soak
them for one-half hour in a strong hot
solution of alum water, and if one
application is not enough two will be
a cure.
Coffee roasted on an iron plate, su.
gar burned on hot Goals and vinegar
boiled with myrrh and sprinkled or
the floor of sick room are excellent
deodorizers.
Be very particular about disinfect.
ing the kitchen sink. Washing sods
two tablespoonfuls to gallon Of
boiling water, makes an excellent
wash to pour hot into the sink al
night when you have finished using it
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
RAWSONVILLE.

Herbert Stewart has the boss pair
of horses that he bought of Cham
berlain, they weigh upwards of 5000
pounds.
H. j. Stewart and A. A. Kings
bury have each had a faithful, worn
out old horse mercifully killed and
buried. That is much better than
trading them off to be abused.
Austin Clayton preached in the
school house Tuesday night.
We understand that Geo. Judd
has bought the Dea. Allen place.
B. B. Rawson has mason at
work this week.
A. A. Kingsbury is housed for a
few days with bilious collie.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Our young winter has disappeared
and the ground is again bare.
A. l.. Blood and Mrs. Bertha
Nourse have gone to Providence to
spend few days.
Charlie Wilaby returned home last
Saturday looking hale and hearty.
School commenced week ago
Monday taught by Miss Marian Day.
idson of New Hampshire.
Bilroy Warner has moved into D.
w. Txitchel's house on his farm and
commenced work in the mill Monday.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
SITTER for the ensuing year. Read
clubbing rates.
re. f. Buffers is an authorized
agent for the SITTER at Houghton-
vile. All subscriptions paid him will
be o X at the SITTER fice.-ED.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
so. WINDHAM.

Mrs. M. A. Francis has been Wis
iting friends in Boston and Provi-
dence.
Mrs. c. A. Votey has returned
from Fall River, Mass, where she
has been visititg her sister.
The new clapboarding and printing
of the new chapel are finished.
Rev. c. A. Votey is going through
a course of sermons on the epistle to
the Galatians.
The Y. P. S. C. 4. has been
somewhat thinned by the departure of
few of its members but the interest
keeps up we'll.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
CHESTER DEPOT.

Crawford Amidon of Deerfeld,
Mass, is stopping with his son, S.
H. Amidon, of this place.
The board of civil authority have
voted not to exempt the Union COM
pany's taxes as they had no legal
right to do so.
/. O. Smiths new meat market is
being well patronized.
Miss Grace Sanders is teaching in
Rockingham.
p. II. Robbins has had long dis.
lance telephone instrument placed in
his store. Parties can now be talked
with in all the principal Massachusetts
cities.
Z. M. Carlisle is making extensive
improvements to his Sawyersville mil
property.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
WEST WARDSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Waite spent
Sunday in Brattleboro.
Calvin. Taylor is quite sick with
lagrippe and it is feared he will have
pneumonia. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Newell have been helping care fol-
him.
School began Monday with Miss
Mary Underwood of Townshend as
teacher.
The W.. C. T. U. were invited tc
meet with Mrs. G. j. Leonard Wed.
nesday p. m. to talk up ways and
means of earning money to help pay
for the new parsonage.
Mr.. Fredericks of Stratton has
been painting rooms for E. A. Blodg.
EFT.
The Sunday School are preparing
to celebrate Christmas night with ap
propriate exercises.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
WALLINGFORD.

The Ladies of the Congregational
church had sale of fancy work and
supper in the chapel last week We'd
nesday.
Miss Lizzie Kingsley of Rutland
is at Mary Moneys.
James Congdon, wife and daughter,
returned from a visit to friends in the
West, Friday.
Mrs. f. Kelley is very sick and is
not expected to live.
Miss Eta Miller and Miss Clara
Kelley left for California Dec. 3.
Frank Hosley is visiting friends in
town.
C. A. Brown has moved into the
Starkey house.
Mrs. John Avery and daughters
have returned from visit to friends
in Middlebury.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Tommy Picked the Police Chiefs Pocket.

IOmmy f1cked the follce Ch1efs rocket
In Madison, Wis, there is chief of
police, J. E. Adamson, who is clubbing
himself. Saturday he visited Chicago
to get Thomas Kingston, aged fourteen,
who was wanted at Madison for larceny.
He had been arrested by Chicago Off
GERS. Late in the evening he hand
cuffed himself to young Kingston and
started for the train. Before it reached
Desplaines the chief was snoring loud
and long.
Kingston is cunning little rascal.
He saw his opportunity. He quietly
went through the pockets of the sleeping
chief and found the key which unlocked
his handcuff. Stealthily he crept over
the snoring officer, and when the train
stopped at Desplaines the chief and his
youthful prisoner parted company.
The train had gone good many
miles when Chief Adamson awoke. OF
course he was mad, but when he looked
for the key with which to remove the
handcuff from his own wrist his wrath
knew no bounds, for Tommy had taken
it with him. All efforts to remove the
bracelet were fruitless, and until he
reached Madison his left hand and wrist
were buried deep in his overcoat pocket.
They were tout of sight"
Kingston was picked up by Chicago
officers. He is at the Desplaines street
station waiting for another bout with
Chief Adamson. Chicago Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

AS the Rev. w. F. Poor, pastor Of the
Lutheran church of Tribes Hill, was
driving near the residence of Joseph
Clark, on the West Amsterdam road, he
was held up by two highwaymen, who,
at the point of the revolver, demanded
his money or his life. On discovering
that their intended victim was minis
ter of the Gospel he was allowed to
drive ON and retain his valuables, and
the highwaymen took to the fields.-Cor.
Utica Herald and Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
VERMONT NEWS.


White River Junction, Dec. s.
The Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety met here today. The old board
of officers was reelected, except that
John w. Cramton Of Rutland sue
ceeds Col. George w. Hooker as
president, Col. Hooker having served
four years.
The Connecticut River Valley as
sociation also met, reelected the old
board of officers throughout and voted
to mortgage its property for sum
not exceeding $4,000. Its existing
debt is $4,000. A joint fair of the
state and local societies is to be held
here the second week in September,
1892.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
TOWNSHEND.

Henry Miles is at home for few
days.
Edith Miles is on the sick list.
The village school commenced Mon
day morning with Mrs. E. A. Ken
yon up stairs and Miss Kate Wiswell
down stairs. There are 40 pupils.
Fred ODER has moved into his ten
ement over the tinshop.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
WEST TOWNSHEND

Singing school is to be held Wed.
nesday evenings.
N. B. Pomeroy has been having s
poor spell but is now comfortable.
Miss Louise Robbins is i'll witt
chicken pox.
Our blacksmith, Nathan Lawrence
is having his house in the village fixed
up in prime order, in the way of car.
pentry etc. 1t is expected that he
will occupy it himself, with partner
in a time not far distant.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

Narrow Wagon Tires and Bad Roads.
While the subject of new roads is be-
ing agitated by the Legislatures and the
agricultural journals, the farmers are
busy working up the subject in prac-
tical-though possibly not in the most
proper-way by industriously, and at
much expense of time and team, cutting
up and destroying the roads by driving
heavily loaded, narrow tired wagons
over them. When we see man on
heavily loaded, narrow tired wagon urg-
ing along his jaded team, engaged to his
utmost power in making mud, and then
grumbling because of the "horrid'
muddy roads, he seems to be an object
for pity.
The only thing he seems disposed to
do to make matters different is to throw
some hard words into the muddiest
places, and then continue his custom Of
turning out on to the highway with his
rut digger every time the ground is too
wet for blowing. Now, if the legisla-
ture is to do anything for the roads, let
them begin by legislating the narrow
tires of the heavy lumber and truck
wagons. I have seen single heavy,
narrow tired wagon in the distance Of a
half mile cause more damage than could
be repaired in six days of ordinary road
work.
The question seems to be about this:
Which is the better economy, wide
tires and good roads or narrow tires and
bad roads? The narrow tires are as
much out of place on the farm as on the
highway. Men admit that facts and
philosophy are in favor of wide tires,
and say that when all the others use
wide tires they will do SO. They seem
to be afraid that they will do more than
their proportionate share of good in this
world. 1t seems that the legislature
may have to help them out of their ruts
-Coleman's Rural World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
sTRATTON.

The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
their annual sale and supper in NJ. F..
Perry's hall Wednesday eve, Dec. 16.
There are numerous articles, many
useful as well as ornamental. All are
cordially invited.
Our local bear hunters captured a
bear few days ago and are in chase
of another.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
LANDGROVE.

Those who failed to attend the con-
cert at F. and M. Hall Wednesday
evening missed fine treat. Miss Col
ton proved herself an accomplished
whistler while Mr.. Markham displayed
a fine musical talent in his singing.