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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
VERMONT PERSONALS.

State Auditor Powell, who recent
ly removed from Richford to ST.
Albans, has been elected treasurer of
the University of Vermont, and will
reside in Burlington.
Rev. o. 6. Wheeler, who died at
South Hero recently, was at one
time very prominent among the
Congrega tional clergy of Vermont,
and had written many readable
articles for the state press.
Secretary-of-State Brownell return
ed last week from a Western tour,
having visited Chicago, Omaha,
Minneapolis and many other points.
Charles P. Snow, the originator
and promoter of the New York cable
railroad scheme, who died in New
York recently, fitted for college at
Poultney academy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
A WORD WITH SUBSCRIBERS

The CALIFORNIAN has furnished its
readers with large number of other
papers and magazines this season at
remarkably reasonable prices. and
many a subscribers fireside is being
enlivened and made specially enter
tanning by the presence of excellent
reading matter on great variety of
topics. Those subscribers of the
CALEDONIAN who have intended to
avail themselves of the advantages
of our clubbing list, but have not yet
done so, should see to it at once.
Orders for club papers must be in be-
fore March 1st. Look over the list
and make your selection before the
time is up.
Look carefully at the label on your
paper this week If the figures are
not what they ought to be, and do
not indicate paid up subscription,
let us hear from you. Change the
label on my paper" said subscriber
in remitting ''for / do not like the
looks of it." Pride of that sort is
worth developing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11

This is what the Bellows Falls
Times says about the concert recently
given there by the Mahogany quar-
tette of St. Johnsbury THE Ma
hogany quartette may safely be reck-
oned on for satisfactory work any
where. The quartette is distinctly
superior to many professional COM
binations of more high-sounding
names and reputation They sing
naturally, in good sympathy, and
with no sign of the affectation which
often mars professional work, and
their selections and encores are ad-
mirable"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
CHURCH NOTES.

On Sunday evening at the North
church, Rev. c. M. Lamson paid
tribute to the memory of the late
Rev. Chas. H. Spurgeon of London,
whom he characterized as one of the
greatest preachers of the age.
Herbert E. Ryder, who is assisting
State Missionary MacGeorge, preach
ed at the Railroad street Baptist
church on Sunday and will occupy
that pulpit again next Sunday.
Special services are being held there
each evening this week, except Sat
urday.
Rev. c. Weston of Charlton, Mass,
has accepted the call to become
pastor of the Church Of the Messiah,
and will begin his labors on Feb. '21
Rev. 6. M. Curl is attending a
preachers meeting at East Burke.
Rev E. A. Hoyt, now Of Dover, N.
H., preached at the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday. There will be
no preaching there next Sunday, but
the Sunday school and young peo-
pies society meet as usual.
The Methodist church have extend
ed call to Rev. Charles Bradley ol
Concord. N. H, pastor Of the Baker
Memorial church. Mr.. Bradley has
written the society that he will
accept the call and will be transferred
to this place at the conference. Mr.
Bradley has been in Concord -four
years and is very successful preach
er and pastor. He preached here one
Sunday last summer and the people
were much pleased with him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
move
ANK FAILURES.

An associated press dispatch from
Deming, N NJ, on Thursday last an
nounced the failure of the First
National bank of Silver City and the
First National bank of Deming. c.
S. Dane of Derning was president of
both banks, and the capital stock of
the Deming bank is 100000 and
of the one at Silver City $4,000.
Mr.. Dane is brother-in-law Of c.
M. Chase of Lyndon and Mr.. Chase's
son is cashier of the Silver City bank.
Probably $4,000 of the stock of
these banks is owned in this section,
principe at Lyndon, where the
president was so well known. The
Merchants and Citizens bank of this
place and the Lyndon bank had re-
Gently loaned $13, 900 through these
banks, taking about twice as much
as collateral. This collateral has
been carefully examined since the fail
ure and it is believed that our banks
will suffer no loss from this loan.
The Citizens bank has $4,000 of the
stock of the Deming bank and if the
banks cannot meet their bills the
Citizens bank will have to share an
assessment with the other stock
holders.
A later press dispatch from Dem
ing says that the banks will pay all
their claims in full, but an assess
ment on the stock may be necessary
to accomplish this result. An assess
ment would mean a good deal to the
many in this section who hold stock
in the two banks.
c. M. Chase and Herbert w. Allen
started for New Mexico last week to
look after the interests of the stock
holders in this section. 1t is reported
here that the president, Mr.. Dane,
will feel the failure more than any
one else, and that it will be a blow
from which he cannot soon recover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
THE HOWARD WILL.

The will of the late James T. How
ard was admitted to probate on
Saturday last. The widow has sew
eral months from the time the will is
probated in which to waive it's
provisions and ask for the share of
the property to which she is entitled
by law-namely, the homestead, two
thousand dollars and one-haf the
remainder of the estate; and it is
probable that Mrs. Howard will
avail herself of this privilege. In this
event the bequests to the colleges
would be lessened by just the amount
bestowed upon the widow by statu-
tory provision.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev. 6. o. Webster and wife of
Montpelier have been visiting in town
this week
Mrs. A. c. Harvey is recovering
slowly, after being confined to her
bed several weeks with the grip.
Grand Master D. M. Bacon Of st.
.Johnsbury is attending a Masonic
district meeting at Bennington this
week
David Silsby continues to gain, but
his recovery is slow and it will be
some time probably before he is out
again.
DR.. S. w. Paige of St. Adams was
in town on Saturday, being called
over to see his aged father, who has
been very i'll.
Henry w. Hall of Burlington, well
known and remembered in St. Johns
bury, is prominently mentioned for
alderman in that thriving city.
Mrs. Chas. P. Carpenter has been
visiting in New York for some time
past, and Mr.. Carpenter went to
that city also last week. They are
expected home today.
Henry c. Ide, Dartmouth '93, was
one of the delegates to the recent
base ball convention of Amherst,
Williams and Dartmouth, and was
elected secretary and treasurer of the
association.
E. H. Walcott, now of Natick,
Mass, who probably has as many
friends here as any man that ever
left St. Johnsburv, has been serious
lv sick with pleuro-pneumonia, but
is now convalescing.
Robert N. Fairbanks, who is en-
ployed in the New York branch house
of the Fairbanks Scale Co., starts on
a business trip to New Zealand and
Australia on Feb. %. Mrs. Fair
banks accompanies him and they
will be absent 10 or II months.
Rev. John L. Barstow of Glaston-
bury, Conn, has been granted a
special vacation of four weeks and
given funds to pay all expenses to
the Bermudas, whittier he goes for
the benefit of his wife's health. Mr..
Barstow is graduate of the
Academy in the class of 1879.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
$50 NEAR AND YET SO FAR"

The apparent nearness of the two
planets, Venus and Jupiter, in the
western sky last week must have
been noticed by many of our readers.
Their actual conjunction was not
visible in this longitude. Although
the two planets seemed almost to
touch each other on Friday evening,
there was the trifling distance of
400, 100000 of miles between Venus
and Jupiter; and though Venus was
to us seemingly the larger and GER
tainly the more brilliant, she was in
reality only pigmy beside the giant
Jupiter, by far the hugest planet of
our system.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
DAVIS-PINKHAM. NJ.

Rev. A l. Davis, pastor of the Free
Baptist church, was married last
Thursday forenoon to Miss Mabel E.
Pinkham at the residence of the bride
in Saco, Me The ceremony was
performed by Rev. F. c. Bradeen of
Biddeford before about 40 friends.
A wedding reception was held from
10 until 1 O'Clock, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis took the train for ST. Johns
bury. They were the recipients of
many handsome and costly presents.
On Tuesday their St. Johnsbury
friends gave them a reception at their
new home at SO Summer street
There was a house full of visitors and
everybody had most enjoyable time.
The former church choir, consisting
of Miss Mabel Goodwin, soprano,
Mrs. A NJ Mcneil, alto. w. B. At
wood, tenor, Frank H. Brooks, bass.
came in unexpectedly and gave a
pleasing programme consisting of
solos, duets and quartettes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis were then presented with
some choice gifts, the pastor acknowl-
edging them in his usual felicitous
manner. After congratulating the
pastor and welcoming the bride to
her new home the friends took their
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
HORSE GOSSIP.

Golden stock is all right, F. S.
Montgomery of East Hardwick hav-
ing recently refused $4,000 for three
year-old Golden flly, dam by Rex
Patchen.
W. S. Bailey of East Hardwick has
decided not to send his stallion Lam
bert B., 2.36, to make the season at
Rutland He will give the horse a
short season in the stud at East
Hardwick and will then send him to
some good mile track to lower his
record
The scheme of forming a state trot-
ting circuit for next season, that was
brought up at the meeting of the
executive committee of the Horse
Breeders associa ton, strikes some of
the horsemen very favorably, says
the Rutland Herald. The idea is to
take in Newport, St. Johnsbury,
White River Junction, BrattIeboro,
Barre, Rutland and Burlington and
let each place controlits own meeting.
Some could afford to offer larger
purses than others, but it is thought
that every place would offer money
enough to make it an object for men
to take their horses through the cir
cult June is thought to be the best
time for beginning the meetings, as
| this would give week at each place
and give the horses a chance to rest
before the Breeders meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
BUSINESS NOTES.

Hartshorn & Hovey, the ice deal
ers who succeeded Joseph Cloutier,
have harvested about 500 cords of
ice, and w. B. Johnson & Co. have
cut over 800 cords The dealers find
that this seasons crop of ice is of an
excellent quality.
Jesse Gage, foreman of the GALE
DOMAIN Office, and his brother, E. E..
Gage, have started bindery at ST.
Johnsbury Centre. All the binding
of jobs from this office, including "St.
Johnsbury Illustrated" has been
done there for several years past, and
the new firm are now in position
to do more extensive business.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

There will be a sociable and sup
per at the South church on Friday
evening, Feb. ~.
No more superb winter weather
could be asked for than has been
given us during the past fortnight.
One of the latest attractions in
astronomy is an enormous spot on
the sun, which may be seen, is is said,
by the naked eye through a smoked
glass.
Mrs. Nancy E. Daniels died last
Friday at the home of her son, Fred
S., at the age of 6S years The funer
al was held on Sunday, Rev. E. A.
Hoyt, her former pastor, being called
here to officiate
The officers of Mystic Star
Chapter, o. E. S., go to Hard wick
on Wednesday, the 18th, to institute
a lodge The invitation is extended
to all members of this chapter.
Special train leaves at 9.45 a. m.
There was a collision Monday
morning on the Lake road, near East
Fairfield, between two freights NOV
ing east The engine "Plattsburg"
was damaged slightly and had to be
sent to the repair shop. There was
no other damage.
in acknowledging the receipt of
"St. Johnsbury Illustrated" a st.
Johnsbury boy now in Colorado
writes: 1T is by far the finest thing
of the kind for the money that has
been published yet. 1t made me
homesick to see it"
A. c. Randall has recently re-
ceived from Cincinnati a number of
rare Roman and Egyptian coins, be-
sides a specimen of the coin used
during the Crusades, and one or two
other valuable pieces. The collection
is we'll worth examination.
With the continued snow storms,
here little and there some more, the
sleighing has apparently come to
stay, and the lumbermen and farmers
are rushing the teaming business.
SO far this winter there has been an
appreciable lack of fierce winds and
consequently deep drifts.
There is to be another social
session at the North church this
evening The ladies will serve supper
from 80 to 8 o'clock, after which
there will be illustrated readings oI
the Mother Goose melodies. A cor
dial invitation is extended, and a
merry evening for all who go.
The somewhat numerous stock
holders in this town of the New Eng
land company of New England City
Ga, have been notified that the com
pany have voted to sell the plant. L
a speedy sale can be made the stock
holders expect to get back a good
proportion of their investment.
Arrangements have been made
for concert here about the middle
of April by Mrs. Mary (Howe) La
vim, supported by splendid company
of artists. Miss Howe's abilities a.
a singer have previously proved {
source of pleasurable entertainment
for St. Johnsburv people, who will
be glad to greet her again. A ricl
musical treat may be anticipated.
I'VE still have the grip with US,
said a local physician yesterday
"There are some cases yet that neeC
considerable attention. The weak
ened heart power, the worn out con
stitution and other conditions con
sequent on the presence of this pecu
liar malady, are overcome but slow
ly; and specially hard is it to brins
the older people up on to a firm foot
ing after the disease has had hold O
them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
TOWN AFFAIRS.

Getting Ready for the March Meeting.
The caucus to nominate a list of of
hcers to be elected at the annual
town meeting on Tuesday, March 1,
Saturday evening at 7.3O.
The annual report IS IN the hands
Of the printer and it will interest the
voters to know how much 1t has
cost to pay the bills in 1891. For
special orders, which includes the
interest on the public debt and all
orders not drawn by the selectmen,
$25, 1884 was expended in 1891
as against $2O,694. So in 1890. The
orders drawn by the overseer have
been $6O27 40, about $500 less than
in 1890. The cost of highways has
been reduced over $1,000, theexpenses
in 1890 being $4O99 80 and $29O9.-
10 in 1891. The coming report will
show $1717.62 paid for general
orders and Sill. 80 for town Of
fcers. The liquor agency has netted
the town about $500, as against
$497 in 1890. The total amount of
orders drawn was SAL ,O99.35 and
the town tax in 1891 was 100 cents
on the grand list.
The Selectmen recommend that the
present town farm be sold aud that
the town buy farm outside the vii
lage limits. They believe that the
present property contains least Is
desirable building lots; that it is
not desirable to have the poorhouse
within the village limits and that a
farm could be bought that would be
selfsustaining out of the profits of
the sale of the present town farm.
There would be an additional expense
of erecting suitable buildings, but
$4,000 ought to be enough to build
these. The selectmen contemplate
introducing this matter into town
meeting by having an article relat-
ing to it in the warrant. Their recon-
mendation is certainly worth con-
sidering.
Some objection has been offered to
the holding of the town caucus, in the
evening, and especially is this incon-
venient for the farmers. The select
men, however, have considered the
subject they find that large number
of workingmen who are interested in
town affairs cannot easily attend in
the day time, hence the selection OF
evening as the time. The bright
moonlight which now prevails, and
good sleighing, ought to make it
easy for the farmers to attend on
Saturday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Money Lost
Ashton's Salt.
Cows for Sale.
Potatoes for Sale.
Saw Mill for Sale.
Hanover Crackers.
Situation Wanted.
Companion Wanted
Office Rooms to Rent.
The Mani. w. Smith.
Pythian Lodge Building
They'll Sell-F. G. Bundy.
Help Wanted-E- c. Brooks.
Book Binding Gage Brothers.
Uncle Toms Cabin-F. o. Clark.
Well, Well, We11-C. S. Hastings
Town Reports-C. NJ. Stone & Co.
Prices Reduced-Chas. P. Carpenter.
Harvey E. Pierce's Estate-Com. Notice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
Y. NJ. C. Il. NOTES.

Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
Rev. G. w. Pierce of the Center
spoke to the young men last Sunday
afternoon on "Earnestness, and
Thos. Shufelt sang a solo,
w. H. Sargent has fine class in
mechanical drawing at the Associa-
tion rooms every week. There are
twelve members of the class, of diff
ferent occupations and all are inter
ested in this weekly gathering for
Improvement in mechanics. The
class meets again next Tuesday even
ing.
Rev. F. D. Buckley will address the
young men at Association hall next
Sunday afternoon, and the Atwood
brothers will sing. An interesting
and profitable meeting is assured,
and all young men will be made
welcome. Mr.. Buckleys subject will
be "The burning of the Hotel Royal
and its lesson for young men,"
The next entertainment in the
course will be a lecture bv Rev DIR.
R S. Macarthur, on "The Story oi
the Huguenots. 1t will occur on
Thursday evening next, and the
lecturer, who comes again this sea-
son because the patrons of the course
especially desired it. will be greeted
by full house. "The Story of the
Huguenots" is story that will be
full of interest for all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
THE BOSTON RIVALS.

One of the largest audiences of the
season greeted the Boston Rivals at
Music hall on Friday night and enjoy
ed the musical and literary pro-
gramme furnished by that company.
AS a whole it was a pleasurable
affair, though some Of its features
were not way up in point of excellence.
Mr.. Conant did fine work at the
piano and his solos deserved the ap-
probation accorded them. Miss
Haml1n, the soprano, has pleasing
presence and some ability in the way
of execution. but her voice lacked in
that richness and purity which are
such important factors in the win
ming of success on the concert plat
form. MIR. Winternitz is artistic in
his handling of the bow, and made
the violin talk very bewitchingly in
clear, rich tones; his work was thor
oughly appreciated. Mrs. South
wick, the reader, easily carried off
magnificent Interpretation of w. H.
H. Murray's story of how old John
Norton and 'the Lad" saved the
Honor of the Woods" and never
did reader hold the attention of St.
Johnsbury audience more closely than
did this lady in this selection, which
fo ha, aAO Of ha
evening. With wonderful control of
voice, and complete entering into
the spirit of her theme, Mrs. South
wick is great success as reader.
AMHERST COLLEGE NOTES.
Rev. Al. Gordon D. D., of the
Clarendon Baptist church Boston,
preached in College church last Sun
day morning. He also remained
with the college through Monday
and Tuesday, conducting special
meetings in connection with the Y.
M. c. A. and at the Fraternity
houses. More than usual interest
seems to be felt concerning religious
matters, and it is hoped that more
aggressive Christian work among the
students than has existed will result
from these meetings.
Among the entertainments lately
given in the College Lecture course
were a lecture by Rev. Russell H.
Conwell and concert by the Ovide
Musin Concert Co.
The second annual Junior prone
made was given at the Pratt Gym
nasium Wednesday evening, Feb. 8.
The hall was decorated very artisti-
cally, the catering fine, and with a
very pleasant company the affair
seemed success in all respects.
At a recent meeting of the ST.
Johnsbury club one of the matters
discussed was a new gymnasium for
their old Alma Mater.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE MATTERS

ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE MATTERS.
About twenty young people of the
c. E. society went to Lyndon last
Monday evening, to attend meet
ing of the society of that place.
The c. E. society will hold an en-
tertainment and sociable in the Con-
gregational vestry next Friday even
ing. Aprons will be furnished by the
society and prize will be given to the
gentleman who can do the best work
at hemming them, and also to the
lady who shows the most proficiency
in driving nails.
A business meeting OF the ladies'
aid society was appointed after the
weekly prayer meeting last Wednes-
day evening, but as there was not a
quorum present it was postponed
until this week.
Burns Hartman has been very i'll
for the past week, but is gaining
now.
Winona Jenness was unable to at
tend school at St. Johnsbury this
week on account of sickness.
Mrs. w. c. Carpenter is visiting
friends at Bethlehem, N. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
udng Feb. 10. 1892.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
DELEGATES ELECTED.

The Caledonia Republican club
formed about a week ago now mum
bers about III members. At a recent
meeting these delegates to the league
convention at Burlington on Friday
were chosen: H. c. Ide. Alex. Dun
nett. E. L. Hovey, Chas. T. Walter,
T. R. Stiles, T. c. Fletcher, L. D.
Hazen and Albert Harris. President
Bates and Secretary Quimby go ex-
ofhcio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-06-07

Although it may not be generally
known, even to those who have lived
in the seaboard cities and along the
coast of Great Britain, animal flowers
are there found in as great beauty and
variety as anywhere in the South Sea
islands. They are repeatedly mentioned
by Sir J. Sinclair in his Statistical
Account of Scotland. " and by Mr.. Lit
tie, a minister of Coveland-
Ar. GuisAe..d, a minister of Orr, gives
the following interesting account OF
some Of them which had come under
his notice: About five years ago dis
covered in the parish of Covend the
animal Hover, in even greater perfec-
fion and variety than / had ever seen
them in Jamaica The lively eolors and
their various and elegant forms are
truly equal to anything related by. the
naturalists respecting the sea flowers OF
tropical countries. To see an elegant
flower, perfect in every outline, of pur-
pie, green. blue, red, yellow and many
intermediate eolors, striving TO catch q
worm or fly, is really amusing
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-06-07

The words folio, quarto, octave, du-
odecimo and the like have almost, If
not quite, lost their original meaning
at first they had reference only TO the
number of leaves into which the sheets
used in making the books were folded
Thus, IL these sheets were folded once,
so as to form two leaves or four pages,
the book was called a folio; if the
sheets were folded twice, 50 as TO form
four leaves. the book was called a
quastoi If they were folded four times,
so as to form eight leaves, the book
was called an octave. and so on--Ex-
change.