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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
THE LISTERS AT WORK.

The new board of listers have Or
ganinized with D. M. Bacon, chair
man, and L. B. Hartshorn, clerk.
They have also decided to apprise
property as follows: Allcounty bank
stock will be taxed for it's par value
Oxen will be taxed at 3 cents a
pound, two and three-year-old steers
at 21a cents, yearlings at 81. Cows
will be taxed for $40; three-year-old
colts $65; two-year-old colts $40
and yearlings $25. Sheep will be
put in at $3.50 apiece, wool at 20
cents a pounds, hens at 40 cents
apiece, swine four cents; bees 81 a
hive, hay SO a ton and sugar
FIVE cents a pound.
People are reminded that they are
required to fill out the blank inven-
tory themselves and not depend on
the listers to do it for them. The lis
ters often do this, but only as a mat
ter of courtesy and not because so re-
quired by the law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24

opposite the CALEDoNIAN office and
the horse dashed down the avenue,
taking the sidewalk from Mr.. Car
penter's to Mr.. Crows store where
the horse stopped by colliding with
a post Neither the horse or sleigh
were injured nor was anyone run
down on the sidewalk The oc-
cupants of the sleigh, two ladies and
little girl, were shaken up and
bruised somewhat, but otherwise
uninlured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
DA COLLEGE NEWS.

Prof. w. 7, Tucker of Andover, in
manly letter, has declined the
presidency of Dartmouth college.
He regards his special work to be
done at Andover as too important
to be given up after having once been
determined upon-though he is not
a all unmindful of the honor includ-
ed in the call given him to go to
Dartmouth. Prof fuckers decision
has caused considerable disappOint-
ment among the alumni
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
THE MARYHOWE CONCERT.

Mary Howe; her husband, William
LAWN, who has won renown as a
tenor; Wulf Fries, the popular cello
ist, and D. M. 9abcock, the we'll
known bass, form a combination
which will be sure to delight St.
Johnsbury people on the occasion of
the concert here, April 1S. Of Mary
Howe it is unnecessary to speak
much to the music lovers of this vi
cinity. Of her husbands singing the
Washington Post said: Mr.. LAWN
proved himself to be the finest ora to-
rio tenor heard here in many a day,
and d superior cannot be found in the
country" OF Wulf Fries a Ports
mouth paper says: ITO praise Wulf
Fries music is to paint the lily;
only a master hand can do that, and
it will not be attempted here. His
hearers were unwilling that he should
depart with but a single strain,
which, though liberal, was supple
mented by another at the insistent
demand of the house 1t is always
SO with Wulf Fries" Of Mr.. Bah
cocks work at performance of
1.-The Crea ton" the N. Y. Times said
"Mr. Babcock's deep voice and broad
and expressive delivery wrought the
liveliest impression. His singing
was the only feature of the perform
ance which calls for unstinted
praise"
A treat is in store for the people of
this section. Remember the date
NJ onday, April 1S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
RAILROAD NE WS.

1t is announced that the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company has OBJ
tanned full control of the Adirondack
Railway company. A new first
mortgage has been placed on the
road.
The mileage tickets on the Mont
pelier and Wells River road are now,
like those of the Boston and Maine
and Central Vermont, transferable.
The travelling public are still wait
ing for transferable mileages on the
st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
road.
The White Mountain express will
be put on Monday, June 81, and dis
continued on Oct. 1. The schedule
time will be about the same as in
previous years.
A Concord dispatch of the 23d says
the freight business over the North
ern railroad division of the Boston
and Maine for few months past
has been immense. THE freight has
been largely Canadian and Western,
and has flowed with remarkable
steadiness. From February 20 to
March 20 thirty-one extras and
double-headers were run out of Con-
cord northward. For four months
the average number of cars moved
both ways per day, not including
Sundays, was from 500 to $50, and
on quite number of days from 625
to $50. On Sundays from eight to
ten extra trains were run from West
Lebanon south ward"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
THE NEW MEXICO BANK FAIL
URES.

THE NEW MEXICO BANK FAIL
URES.
The old saying that mo news is
good news" will hardly hold true in
the case of the defunct New Mexico
banks in which so many Lyndon and
St. Johnsbury people are interested.
From the meagre information re-
ceived here it is confidently expected
that the stockholders will have to
put up another hundred dollars for
every share they hold. A press dis
patch from Dening, dated March II,
says &C. H. Dane, president of the
defunct Silver City and Deming
National Banks, and F. H. Seibold,
cashier at Deming, and Cashier Chase
of Silver City, have been arrested,
charged with embezzlement and mis-
appropriation of funds of the banks"
If any or all of these officials should
be found guilty of this charge it
would add much more serious phase
to this whole matter. The Chase
family, who were so deeply interested
in these banks, have the sympathy of
the community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
"a DAY MELROSE.n

At the conclusion of the sociable at
the North church on Friday evening
the audience assembled in the chapel
to hear Mrs Walter p. Smith tell of
how she spent day at Melrose dur
ing her trip to Great Britain last
summer. In a delightfully."- entertain
ing and instructive manner she de-
scribed her visit to Abbotsford, the
home of Sir Walter Scott, and all the
treasures and relics contained therein.
Dryburg abbey, where the poet was
buried, was next visited and also
Melrose abbey, which the poet has
made famous in his writings. The
lecture contained much informa ton
which is not usually given in such
talks and was thoroughly enjoyed
by large audience.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
LECTURE COURSE PREFERENCES.

The response to the lecture COM
at the course, has been fairly gen
eral, though evidently great many
people in the large audience on that
occasion felt sufficiently satisfied
with the committees selections this
season to trust the assignments for
the next course entirely to their dis
cretiOn. The returns show that
about $50 votes were cast. In this
indication of preferences, Rev. Rus
sell H. Conwell takes the lead as he
did last season The Boston Rivals
are a close second, and the Sun
shiny" talk of Rev A. A. Willitts put
him as third in the list The Apple
ton quartette are favored with
fourth place; Geo. Kennan, though
not in this years regular course,
stands next in the list of preferences,
so far as the number of votes go !;
Reeves Band found favor enough to
rank next; then come Col. Balm,
Prof DeMotte, Col. Sandford, The
Ideals, DIR. Macarthur, and the De-
We're Campanini combina ton. Aside
from the above-named, preferences
are indicated for 81 others, none of
whom were in this years course.
Three hundred and fifty votes of
eleven hundred lecture-goers can of
course be taken simply as straw" "
by which the committee NAV be
guided in making up their minds
what sort of entertainment the St.
Johnsbury people will be satisfied
with next year. The course of 1891
90 has been, throughout, a very
satisfactory one, and the committee
are to be congratulate that no
poor choice was made. Let us hope
the committee upon whom the next
course will depend may be as
fortunate
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
FROM ST. JOHNsBURY EAST.

Last Saturday and Sunday were
the worst days for snow and wind
that we have had here this winter.
Mrs. B. S. Adams and daughter re-
turned from Cabot last Wednesday.
Mrs. Daniel Quimby returned from
her visit in Massachusetts last Satur-
day.
John Crofton, who has been laid
up with rheuma tism since last
November, is just getting able to do
some light work. He has been sec
tion hand on the Lake road nearly
all the time since the road was COM
pleted.
Business is quite lively at Easter
books mill since Fred had his law
suit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
AMONG THE COLLEGS.

Rev Dr. Rufus c. Flagg of Wells
River has accepted the presidency of
Ripon College, Wisconsin. DR.. Flagg
was graduated from Middlebury
college in the class of 1869.
1t is stated that Prof A. S. Hardy
of Dartmouth college has been offered
a ProfessorShip in West Point mill
tary academy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24

George H. Moore is home from col
Iege and is taking the census of the
school children in the Union district
The annual meeting of the Union
school district will be held at the
Town hall next Tuesday evening at
73O O'Clock.
The sleighing has improved con-
siderably with several more inches of
snow The sugar season will hardly
commence before April.
"A Rebekah lodge was instituted a t
Wells River last evening, by represen-
tatives of the order from ST. Johns
bury, Barre and other points.
One of the severest wind storms
of the season visited this section Sat-
urday and Sunday. The snowfall
was so slight, however, that snow
drifts were not noticeable.
The drive of logs down the Con
necticut river this year will not be as
large as usual. But 40, 100000 will
be started and large proportion of
these will be stopped at McIndoes
Falls.
The alarm of fire sounded last
Thursday morning for fire in Mrs.
Mary Corbett's house on Clark ave
nue. The fire was quickly ex xtinguish-
ed without the aid of the fire depart
nent.
The little people in Mrs. Beck S
room, at Union school building,
closed the terms work on Friday
last with a merry time, in which
dolls and games were an important
feature.
"A Knights of ythias lodge will be
instituted at Barre on April 5. The
Uniform Rank of this place will at
tend and delegates from the lodges
at Burlington, St. Adams, Hardwick
and McIndOes.
Those 'crayon artists who so
successfully worked this village two
weeks ago, worked the same racket
at Swanton." So says the Richford
Gazette. Since then St. Johnsbury
has been added to the list.
The lecture on Samoa by Hon.
Henry c. Ide in Athenaum hall next
Thursday evening is anticipated by
large number of our tOwnspeOple,
who want to hear Mr.. Ide's impress
sions and description of that tropi-
cal country.
DIR. J. R. Nelson has sold one of
his building lots on Pleasant street
to A. w. and F. w. Scott, who will
erect a residence there this spring.
1t is proposed by the residents OF
that section to change the name OF
Paddock village to North end" and
the trustees will probably be petit
toned to make the change.
The friends of Thomas Ward have
circulated another petition and pre-
sented it to Gov. Page, asking that
Mr.. Ward be pardoned from states
prison where he has served four
years. We fail to see any good rea-
son why he should be pardoned, and
we hope Gov. Page will decline to
interfere with the laws course.
Local talent concerts have been
deservedly popular in the past and
we predict that next Tuesday night
there will be full house a t the Cha M
berlin post benefit concert in Music
hall. The Mahogany and Ceciliar
quartettes will sing both together
and separately and there will also be
several solos. Prof. J.. M. Chapman
appears none too frequently before
St. Johnsbury audiences and his read
ings are thoroughly enjoyed. The
Summerville orchestra will also par
ticipate in the entertainment
There was lively runaway
down Eastern avenue Tuesday after
noon. The sleigh was overturned
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. n. P. Bowman is recovering
from a long and serious attack of
pneumonia.
D. c. Horner is enjoying a trip
through the Southern states and is
now in Florida
Miss Flora Woods of Barnet, who
has been visiting Miss Minnie Allison
the past week, has returned home.
DR.. H. S. Browne was in Mont
pelier last week telling the capitalists
of that place about his recent visit to
Denison, Texas.
Mrs. G. w. Spencer was called to
East Burke this week on account of
the serious illness of her brother,
Daranzel Gushing.
Homer Brewster starts for Phila-
delphia April 1 to drive Dawson,
Leland and Diamond in the nine
weeks spring circuit.
Mrs. DIR. W. L. Hall has been meet
ing with fine success in her charcoal
work and has been engaged to sup
ply the Providence studio with
sketches.
c. H. Horton, E. A. Silsby, and
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Hazen were in
Boston this week to hear Patti in
the grand opera and to attend
Paderewski's farewell recital.
The engagement is announced of
George H. Hale, formerly of this
town, to Miss Eleanor Woodwork
of Chicopee, Mass. Mr.. Hale is now
acting secretary of the Northampton
Y NJ c. A.
The teachers at the Union schools
are enjoying their well-earned va
cation. Miss Alice Shovelton is
visiting at Amherst, Mass, and Miss
Clara Newell is visiting at her old
home in Springfield.
Richard Donaghy fell on the icy
sidewalk Saturday and sprained his
ankle quite badly. This is the first
time Mr.. Donaghy has been lame
for 20 years, but his injury has not
kept him from attending to his
plumbing business.
Charles S. Mendell, who was for
merly connected with the Standard
Electric Co. of this place, has been
chosen superintendent of the Eco
nomic Electric Manufacturing Co.
of Brockton, Mass. Mr.. Mendell
has been the senior foreman OF this
concern during his residence in
Brock ton.
c. D. Otis Of Des Moines, Ia, has
been visiting old friends the past
week. Mr.. Otis was employed at
the scale works about 80 years ago
and is well-remembered by the older
residents of this place. Heis engaged
in publishing hotel registers in his
western home.
Mrs. Nancy J., widow of John ].
Grant, died March 10 at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. 7. H. Underwood.
The remains were taken to North
field where her husband is buried
She was a lady who was much
esteemed by those who knew her.
She was 6S years old.
c. B. Hartman died of pneumonia
on Tuesday, March IS, aged about
70 years. He was kind and loving
husband and father and an obliging
neighbor. He bore his short but
severe illness with Christian patience
and courage. He was man who
was esteemed by many friends.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

L. F. Gaskill will conduct a Bible
reading at the Y. M c. A. hall on
Sunday afternoon, at four O'Clock,
and special invitation is extended
to all young men.
Prof. c. E. Putney gave an interest
ing and helpful "Confidential Talk" to
young men on Sunday afternoon
last.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
CHURCH NOTES.

Evangelist Minis of Boston preached
at the Methodist church last Sun
day.
The subject of Rev c. Weston's
lecture next Sunday evening will be,
What we owe to liberal Christi
anity."
Rev. A. H. Murray of Charlotte is
expected to preach at the Railroad
street Baptist church next Sunday.
The pulpit was occupied last Sunday
by NJ c. Henderson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
"BRER RABBIT.p

A deep-voiced hound, two men
with guns, and a string of twenty
rabbits, were among the debark-
ations from the Montpelier and
Wells River train at the capital
last Saturday afternoon. Evidently,
"Brer Rabbit" he didn't LAY low"
sufficiently to escape the willy hound
on that day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
SUGAR SAMPLING.

The work of sampling, or testing
new maple sugar, with a view to
bounty-taking, goes on very gradu-
ally, the weather thus far not having
been favorable for sugar makers A
Montpelier dispatch of the 21st says:
"At the government sugar testing
station about 35 samples have
been received in all up to and
including this forenoon, and the tests
have averaged S5 per cent. Three
Of the samples were from Massachu-
setts, about 20 from New Hampshire
and the balance from Vermont, nine
coming on Saturday from Brattle
boro. a sample to-day from the sta
ton at Syracuse, N. Y, tests 1 per
cent better than any other yet re-
ceived."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
FROM ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE.


F. A. Pierce has gone to Maine on
a business trip.
F. H. Miles and son returned to
Washiag on Monday.
The Abel Shorey place was sold
Yesterday to Artemus Whitney.
c. F. Robinson of Andover, Mass,
is spending a few days at A. B..
Prindle's.
Mrs K. F. Kimball and daughter
of Concord, N. H., have been visiting
friends in this place.
The Y. P. S. c. E. social, which
was postponed few weeks ago,
will be held this week Friday even
ing.
Miss Susie Willoughby of Thetford
Centre, and Miss Abbott OF Barnet
have been visiting at A. B. Prindle's
the past week.
Mrs N. Nj. Shorey of Summerville
has bought the Albert Miles place
and is coming here to live. The
price was $3.50.
E. o. Finel, who has been very
seriously i'll with paralysis, and con-
fined to his bed nearly all of the time
for the past seven months, is now
convalescing, with hope that in
time he will entirely recover.
Hervey Cowdery who was report
ed better last week has been worse
since Saturday.-D. w. Jenness and
wife are still confined to their BEDS
David Hartman is again on the sick
list.-Dora Robbins is still very feeble.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Clerk Wanted.
Seed Wheat for Sale.
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Furnished Rooms Wanted.
Furnished Rooms to Kent
Property for Sale and to Rent.
Place as Housekeeper Wanted
Safety Bicycles-Geo. e. Grow.
Negatives for Sale. F. Gibbs.
Special Notice.. p. Carpenter.
Tenement to Rent-Frank Hooker.
Building Lots for Sale-E- J. Hallett.
Sugar Thermometers-C- C Bingham.
Mary A. Kenaston's Est--Com. Notice.
Washbu-n, Crosby CO.-Announcement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
AMHERST COLLEGE NOTES.


President Hall of Clark University
addressed the college for an halfhour
one morning in chapel recently on
the recent advances in higher educa-
ton.
At meeting of the St. Johnsbnry
club last Friday evening the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Joseph A.
Goodrich, Academy 80, Amherst '93 !;
vice president, Jesse Buswell, Acade-
my, so, Amherst, '93; secretary and
treasurer, William ]. Boardman,
Academy, 80, Amherst, '95; Executive
committee, the above officers.
Clarence D. Wood, Academy SO,
Amherst '93, has been elected one of
the editors of the Amherst Lit" for
the ensuing year.
The 1S91-92 catalogue is out and
shows 336 students in college, of
which six are fellows or resident
graduates, 81 Seniors, 81 Juniors,
70 Sophomores and S5 Freshmen,
II are from Vermont The curricu-
INN has been somewhat changed, ,
especially in the scientific course,
a much more desirable course than
heretofore. The scientific student
can now take logic, public speaking,
English literature and Biblical litera-
ture. For admission to the B. A.
course a knowledge of French and
German is no longer required, and
for admission to the scientific course
the candidate is permitted to choose
two of three languages, Latin,
French and German.
The winter term closes next Tues
day, March %.
"THE SCOUT OF THE SHENAN-
DOAR"
The St. Johnsbury Guard deserve
much praise for their creditable pre-
sentation of the play, "The Scout of
the Shenandoah" The play was
given on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday nights and the Guard netted
about 500 from the three perform
ances: The participation OF the St.
Johnsbury band, the Mahogany
quartette and the Monarch Banjo
and Guitar club added much to the
success of the occasion The acting
as well as the makeup" of
theboys was good and the ladies full
filled their part in fine manner.
The Guard put lots of work into the
presentation of this play and have
every reason to be satisfied with its
production on the stage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
THE ACADEMY CoMpLrMENrED.

In acknowledging an invitation to
attend the semi-centennial of ST.
Johnsbury Academy, Congressman
Powers pays merited tribute to
this institutions: Il can hope that
the occasion will draw together, as
it no doubt will, many hundred of
the alumni of the foremost Academy
OF our state, if not of New England,
and give to the institution new life
for its greater prosperity in the
future,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
Weather Record.

At Binghams Drug Store. for the week
ending March % 1892.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-03-24
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The dash indicates below zero.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-20
CONVICT LABOR.

A condition of affairs exists in several
parts of the commonwealth of Tennes-
see which has startled that people,
caused the sounding of the riot signal,
the crack of the rifle, and the rapid
flashing of the Calling gun, bringing
misery and death to many a home.
Men are in arms against their brother
men, law and order are disregarded,
turmoil and excitement reign in the dis
turbed localities. We have no inten-
ton of endeavoring to palliate the
crimes that are being committed. We
deplore such state of affairs, but we
would ask people to calmly consider the
reasons that have caused this lawless-
ness and rioting. In the state of Ten
nessee exists the execrable prison sys-
tenn of leasing to corporations the
prisoners of the state, a system so anti
quated that almost every other state in
the union has long since disregarded it;
system which has only this to recon-
mend it, that il costs the state nothing
to support its condemned criminal
classes. No thought is given to the bad
/ results arising from this method. The
corporations employ the states prisoners
and fill up the required quota of men
in their mines by engaging free
laborerS. If the number of prisoners
becomes sufficiently great to perform
the required work the free laborer is
cast aside, deprived of work and his
/ nf fol
Such conditions keep the free laborers
always unsettled, there is no telling
the day that they may be discharged or
laid Off to make room for additional
prisoners. About a year ago Tennessee
was taught lesson from this system in
the rioting at Briceville. The governor
of the state promised to do his best for
the removal of the obnoxious
system. He called special session
of the legislature, and in a
special message laid the matter be.
fore the representatives of the state
They refused to terminate the contract
which had been made with the Ten.
nessee Iron and Coal company and adj
iourned. The same troubles are again pre-.
sented only multiplied. The corporation
which holds the principal contract and tt
which are turned over all the prisoners
of the state, is willing, yes, anxious tt
terminate what it considers an unprofit
able contract and a poor investment
Nothing then stands in the way of es
tablishing law and order except thu
greed of the state Legislature, desiring
to keep prisoners without cost and maxi
money besides from the existence O
this class. This is comparativel,
: small concession when we think of al
! this state has gone through during TIN
/ past year and one which would destro,
e all chance of labor trouble of this natur
| in the future.