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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26

take place in Atheneum Hall, in the
month of February; that course
tickets would be sold at one dollar
each, and that it was hoped a large
number would purchase these tick
cts. He said also that an at
tempt would be made to secure
pledges from individual patrons of
certain sums per year for the sup
port of the new and worthy institu-
tion, and he was sure all would be
anxious to have part in this Chris
tian work.
Rev. c. w. Bradlee of Grace
M. Z. church and, Rev. Costello
Weston of the Church of the Mes
siah assisted in the devotional exer-
cises, and the South church choir
sang an anthem.
RECEIPTS COMING IN.
Since the union meeting Treasurer
Clark has received several unsolicited
gifts for the Home. The Woman's
Club have forwarded their annual
contribution of $25 and private ia
dividuals have handed in $50. A
friend has started the permanent
fund by giving $25. Contributions
to the permanent fund or current ex-
penses can be made any time and
will be gratefully received by the Of
ficers OF the institution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
FIREMENS BENEFIT.

Our fremeu have formed mutual
benefit association to be known as
the Caledonia Firemen's Association,
to provide funds for firemen disabled
in fire. They will give ball in the
Opera House, Friday, Feb. 10, to
start their bank account. The OBJ
jects of this organization are most
worthy and it has been proposed to
include in it's membership the tiremen
at Barnet and Lyndonville. Success
to the new organization.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
FROM sT. JoHNsBURY CENTER.

Geo. s. Fisk, who was to have
lectured here on Friday of this week
is unable to be present on account of
other engagements, and his father,
Rev. p. B. Fisk will give his lecture
"The Cost of a Boy" upon that date,
The meetings of the L. T. l.. will
be held in the Congregational vestry
next Sunday, at three p. m. subject
for the meeting, Birds"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26

The board OF civil authority will
meet at the town clerks office next
Tuesday, the 31st, at 9 a. M, tor the
abatement of taxes.
The police organized Monday
night by eecting D. M. Miller chief
and S. ]. Holmes clerk. These are the
same officers last year.
The masquerade, to be given by
the Mite Society of the Universalst
church, has been postponed from
Friday, the 9th, to Saturday, the
2Sth.
ii. b. Davis desires any one who
has changed his street address since
The canvas for thenew directory was
made to notify him at once, giving
,ht new address.
E. E. Sargent has just paid Mrs.
Frank c. Guyer $1,000 as the result
Of policy on her late husband ;
'ife in the Etna. Mr. Guyer had
made two payments.
People would save the trustees
as well as themselves much annoy
ance ii they would not dump ashes in
the street: The ashes are nuisance
III our public streets.
The Joshua Simpkins" Com
pauy drew one OF the biggest
audiences ever seen in the Opera
House, last Monday evening, and
gave a creditable performance
To-day is universally observed a,
the day OF prayer for schools and
colleges. Services will be held at he
academy at 2 and D. m, and the
public are cordially invited to these
services.
The fire engineers have organized
by re-electing A. l.. Bragg chief anc
Henry Howard and II. A. Bartlett
assistants. They have recommend
ed to the trustees the purchase OF {
new hook and ladder truck.
T, {. Spencer's auction is over
and he is again selling diamonds
watches, fine clocks and jewelry.- -
rage & Prescott are selling all kind,
'. meats, poultry, celery and vegeta
'.eS and also oysters and clans.
The Y. NJ, c. A. and the Wom
ans Auxiliary give a reception OF
'nday evening to the young peo
pies societies connected with the St
johnSbury churches, all of whom
will be welome. Refreshments viii
We served.
Somebody with the wrong kline
pl disposition has poisoned severa
logs on Railroad street recently
one ot the animals thus disposed o
vas valued at sos The poisoning
q "t a dog is an act of contemplate
ncanneSS.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that
ne cold wave having finally been in
corrupted, there may be no return tc
any such Iong-drawn-out, frigid
coaEeonsuming, pipe-treezing exper
!ence as that through which we nave
Just passed.
here will be special muSica
service at the Y. M. c. A. Hal
on Sunday afternoon, which vii
oclude singing by the Mahogany
@uartette and E. A. Silsby; solo:
Wy John Batchelder, cornetist; anC
-'ute duet by Messrs. Felch anc
Fine.
"A representative of the Genera
'''eetric Company was in town Tues
pay looking up the possibilities o
'oe street railroad He said tn,
5'"oes were not as heavy here as il
some other places and thought tn,
'au would be most beneficial to tn,
interests of St. Johnsbury.
b E. Sargent is just completing
'' history of his family ancestry, anc
'"e data he has secured traces batl
'' 1906. He has been engaged it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
1T WAS A FINE AFFAIR.

There was no letting down. from
beginning to end This remark. by
an attendant at the New York Phil
harmonic Club Concert last Friday
evening, refers to the quality of the
work done both by the club and by
Miss Weed, the sololst. The enter
tainment was artistic, and large
majority OF the audience enjoyed it
thoroughly, The six members of
the club play together with much
taste and expression, paying due
attention to those matters Of detail
which mus be conscientiouslv re-
garded in order to bring about the
finest effects, and their repertoire COM
prises some of the choicest selections
extant. The vloloncello solo by Paul
Mersch, the violin playing by
Johannes Miersch, and the perform
ance on the flute by Mr., Weiner
were each accorded an appreciative
encore
Miss Marion S. Weed will be re-
membered by those who heard her
on this occasion as one of the most
pleasing soloists who have appeared
in ST, Johnsbury. Of unassuming
presence and graceful manner, with
admirable method, with voice clear
and sweet, effectively filling the hall,
Miss Weed won her way at once to
the hearts of the audience in her
rendition of her first number, "Nobil
Signor," and was enthusiastically
received
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
CHURCH NOTES.

The people of ST. Andrews parish
have reception this evening, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl F.
Blodgett, affordng them an oppor-
tunity to greet their rector and his
bride.
Rev. A. |. Davis will conduct the
service at Summerville next Sunday
afternoon.
The Christian Endeavor Societies
connected with the North and South
churches will have a union meeting
at the North on Sunday evening, by
way of celebrating "Christan En-
deavor Day." which occurs early in
February. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared.
At Grace M. E. church next Sab
bath, there will be preaching in the
morning by Rev, c. W. Gushing, D.
D., and in the evening by the pastor.
The Young Peoples Christian
/ Union OF the Church of the Messiah
will observe Young Peoples Day,
Sunday, Jan. 20, by special service
at the church in the evening
Next Monday evening, Rev. c. w.
Bradlee will lecture in the M. E.
church under the auspices of and for
the benefit OF the Epworth League
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

OiliHdH DiOluSioi thS DoSlOh Ni"6
gist, as travelling salesman.
Grand Chancellor Gilchrist of Nc
Indoes, at the head Of the Vermont
Knights of Pythias, was entertained
last week by the Burlington Knights.
The many friends of Henry l..
Clapp, now of Malta. will be pained
to learn that he has been seriously
i'll in London for several weeks and
is still very sick man.
George P. Ide of Jacksonville, Ala.
is visiting It his old home. Mr.. Ide is
raising money to start cotton mill
in Jacksonville, and will be treasurer
Of the new concern when it is
established
Chas. P. Carpenter and his son.
Horace, went to Worcester, Mass,
on Tuesday, where the latter is to
take a course of study at the Free
Institute of Technology, over which
Principal H. I. Fuller presides.
Theo. Lamson has also entered the
same school.
Freeman Frye LETT for Denver Tues
day, where he will remain for the
present. He was accompanied on
his trip by DR.. Mark L. Miner of
Amesbury, Mass, who has gone to
Honolulu, where he may locate per-
manently. Mrs. Miner will stay in
St. Johnsbury for the present.
Col and Mrs Franklin Fairbanks,
Miss Fairbanks and Miss Matte
G, Tyler sail from New York, Satur-
day Feb. +, on foreign tour They
go ON the Fuerst Bismarck Ianding
at Gibraltar, Genoa and Alexandria,
From the latter city they will take a
trip up the Nile and then visit Pales-
tine On their way home stops will
be made at Constantinople, Athens
and other European cities. They
will return in season to visit the
Worlds Fair.
About sixty of the friends and
neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. AFRO NJ
Peck called on them Thursday even.
ing, Jan 19, to remind them OF the
seventeenth anniversary of their
marriage and passed very pleas
ant evening visiting, playing games
dancing, etc. Mrs. Peck prepared a
splendid supper. which all enjoyed
returning home at an early hour
wishing to have an opportunity tc
visit them again in another years
NEW BOOKS AT THE A1HEN.EUM
Below we give a list of the new
books just received at the Atheneum
AIcott, L. NJ, Under the Lilacs.
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Barrie, ] NJ, Aud LIGHT Idyls
Baylor f c., On Both Sides.
p1l'eE y, 81, H' Hu"" |ya'')' Au'oo'oS
r'PPul Oh d 2,anGGf; IJ ,,.....
bryce' ! ne lioiy I, N@han empire
burnett, NlrS, ~ r. III ~. GIOVANNI ana W Ln
Cl'eI IAl''e oa'"' EI'|aoe'n aoa Otne
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Gra"'o5u' 0|6 ~ r w. A., Bon 8.,,.I3 OrSln9' o.,
}'N's' N, H. va" 'Iooe' 'uU ~. Ct'e[s'
duncan, IN , = An american ''r' III Lon
doli' 4 0oc'al DTPatuuie, -.
Emerson, T. W" Lectures and BIO
graph'cal sketches Letters ana 9oc'a
AIMS
! Fem, G, NJ, The Crystal Hunters,
Foole' NJ, H. nc Shoseh NalleY JONI
Bodewins Testimony.
Freeman, +. A., The Story of Sicily
Gosse, f., History of Eighteenth Cen
tury Literature.
Henty, G. A., Condemned as Nihilist
u"."uc ii"m%in' w W. w. pItue tr;,'o s"4 by
Jewett, S. o., Betty Leicester
I'M. h,rKG, T,r =, r,ei u.i he STORY OF Marsor'
Lanciani R.. Pagan and Christiat
Rome.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The dash Indicates below zero.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26

Rev. Harvey F. Green of Massa-
chucetts has accepted call to the
Congregational church in Hartford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK

Notice.
Tenements to Let.
Fur Muffs Refined
Y. NJ. c. A. Course.
Wanted, A Jeweler.
smiths Pine Creams.
We are Ready-E. N. Randall.
Clearing Sale-J. HALEY & Co
Attention-Griswo Pearl & Co.
Bargain Sale-Mrs. d. A. Morrison.
7 ois Sanborns Est.-Probate of Will.
II. A. Bowman's Est.-Pres. Account.
Harriet N Browns Est.-Com. Notice
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug store, for the week
ending Jan. H. 1898.
The morning call., 1893-02-14
THE MAYORS VETO.
Authority That Cannot Be
Delegated.
CONTRACTING A LIABILITY.
Changes Made i'm the Fire and Police
Telegraph Experimentation
tine Matters.

The Board of Supervisors met last night.
all the members being present, Mayor Ebert
in the chair.
The business was mostly OF a routine
nature and was rushed through 10 short
order.
In the afternoon the board was assembled
in caucus to discuss the removal OF Super
intendent w. H. Thomas Of the Fire De-
partment and Police Telegraph Signal
Service and the appoin tment OF his sue
cessor. William FL. Tarpey. a clerk in the
employment of the Bell Telephone COM
pany, being the lucky individual The ques-
ton of substituting w. j. Wall for Henry
Morton as inspector Of the Police Telegraph
System was also taken up and decided upon.
AS will be seen the board officially con-
firmed these changes.
Petitions, protests and communications
were received and referred to the various
committees:
Communication from Louis F. Dunand,
president OF The West Shore Railroad Com
pany. stating that having accepted the right
heretofore granted 10 Use certain streets Tor
railway purposes the board take no further
action IN the matter.
The Street Superintendent requesting
tnat the following work. heretofore stopped
by protest. he ordered done: Paving Of
Grove street, between Laguna and Buchanan
and between Webster and Buchanan.
Inc City Surveyor recommending the
adjustment OF all grades on ST. Marys ave-
nue.. and the establishment Of an interme-
dale grade l46 feet west of Mission street !;
also requesting the establishment Of grades
on JOost avenue, Arcadia, Baden and Congo
streets.
The Mayor returned the resolution passed
by The board authorizing him to contract
Win some suitable person Tor the paving
ana curDlng OF Brannan street, at a cost not
to exceed 40 cents per square foot, and held
that The board could not delegate its author
NY 10 any one 10 contract liability against
the city, and that the work must be sub
United TO competition.
An order repeating order $40, tempo
rarlly closing streets on Reservoir Hill at
Market street, was adopted.
resolution to reduce the width of side
walks on Castro street between Twentieth
ana Iwenty-seeond was indefinitely post
pOned.
The following resolutions and orders
came up under the head of new business,
and were DISPOSED of as follows:
Facatlng the position of superin teDdent
| OF the flre alarm and police telegraph held
by w. f. Thomas and appointing w. ii.
| IaTpey to the position. Adopted.
Vacating the position OF police telegraph
| inspector held by Henry Morton and APP
| pointing W. j. Wall. Adopted.
Fixing the compensation of the mortgage
! clerk of the Recorder at 500 per month
| Adopted.
| Notifying property-owners interested in
| the report Of the commission for the open
| ing or Twenty-ffth avenue and New street
| to appear before the board on February u
| at p. NJ. Adopted.
| The order ratifying the assignment by
| the olympic Club TO the Olympic Salt
| Water Company 0f'the saltwater franchise
and approving the site for pumping sta
| ton. Passed to print.
The board adjourned tn 10 o'clock this
morning TO consider the water question.
The morning call., 1893-02-14
NEW-YEAR'S EVE.
Chinese Preparations for the Great
Annual Festival.

ING zee fat chOy! A happy new year to
you. if you wear pgtai and believe that
there was never better than Confucius.
This is New Years in Chinatown.
Sheaves of punk are prepared for sacrifice.
Tons OF frecrackers are about TO be ami
hilated and river of sam schu is ready TO
burst its banks and gurgle down the throats
of the happy Celestials.
The big theater on Washington street has
been closed three days to enable the man.
agement to make preparations for tile
presentation of the wonderful drama
entitled THE Six Emperors," which Is
always played on the first day of the new
year.
The box-offce is now open. and the per-
Torrance will begin at A. NJ sharp and
will continue until p. NJ. The play is only
1000 years old and but fifty actors will aD-
pear. some Of them representing horses and
others playing the humble part Of carriages
Ii is a play without a plot, but any one
who likes marvellous costumes, tRbleaux
and music will enjoy it.
All the other theaters have secured
special attractions. Booths for the sale Of
candy and fruit have been constructed in
the market.
Yet this New Years day In Chinatown
will not be so happy as other New Years
DAYS have been. Many stores. tene-
ments and factories that once
teemed with gleeful merchants. cheer
full laborers and giddy hiRhbinders are
empty, for the shadow OF the Geary act Is
over them all, and it is loudly whispered
that many of the wealthy merchants and
manufacturers, foreseeing disaster II they
remained in talifornia, will 90 home at the
close of the holiday.
The morning call., 1893-02-14
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A Far-Traveled Bottle.

Mr.. II. c. RUSSELL in his presidential adj
dress to the Royal Society OF New South
Wales, menii rs very curious drift OF a
current bottle" thrown from the Austrian
man-of-war Salda about half way between
Sydney and New Zealand This bottle
found its way through twelve degrees OF
latitude and four of longitude to the coast
of Australia, two miles north of Tweed
River, where il was found just eleven months
after 1t was thrown into the sea.
Mr.. Russell states that from what is
known Of tie currents. which set strongly
to the south along the coast of Australia. it
seems Impossible that it could have tray
eled direct ana that 1t was therefore prob
ably carried eastward TO the coast of New
Zealand, and thence northward toward
New Caledonia until 1t got into The current
setting from there to the coast Of Australia
"a Journey of at least $500 miles in 1856 days,
and doubtless subject TO many deviations,
which made its course longer and all the
more gurnrisinQ
The morning call., 1893-02-14
THROUGH THE HEART.
Sonoma Farmer Kills a Midnight
Disturber.
A Drunken Swiss Shot by James
Gray-Struck the Wrong
House.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

PETALUMA, Feb. 13.-This morning the
Marshal and undertaken of Petaluma were
informed of homicide that had been COM
mitted about six miles out of town and in
mediately started to the scene. The man
who did the shooting was James Gray. over
go years of age, and the person killed Paul
Bettrametti, a Swiss about IS years old.
The following facts were disclosed at the
COronel's inquest this afternoon:
About 2:30 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Gray, wife Of the defendant, James Gray,
says she was awakened by some one kick
ing at the front door of their house. The
distuFber afterward went around to the
back door. She awakened her husband and
informed him that there were people a bout
the house and told him to get up. He did
so, and taking a double barreled shoigu in
his hands went to the back door. Upon
opening il he ordered the man to leave, but
instead of doing so the latter approached
the door where Gray was standing.
Not knowing the man, and fearing an
attack of some kind, Gray shot the intruder
dead, the full load of slot penetrating the
heart, leaving a hole as large as billiard
ball. The defendant then sent for his SON.
in-law. who lived in the neighborhOod, and
lie at once notlAou the ue1ehusut SONS,
living also in the neighborhood, and then
came to town and notified the City Marshal
and undertaken.
The Marshal went to the scene of the
tragedy and arrested Gray and had the
body removed to the Morgue. 1t is believed
that the affair was a mistake all around, as
Gray had neger seen Bettrametti before.
and the latter was evidently hunting for
Swiss vegetable man, known as Charley"
living in that immediate neighborhood. 1t
Is also beliyed that Bettrametti was under
the influence Of liquor az the time.
Gray having bad trouble with some Of his
Portuguese DeiGhbOrs was suspicious that
some of them were around his house that
night The priSoner (Gray) is out on hail
The morning call., 1893-02-14
VOLNEY ASHFORD.
He Talks About the Situation In
Hawaii at This Time.

Colonel Volney Ashford who has taken
very active part in affairs. both military
and political in Hawaii for the past eight
years previous to May last, when he was
banished on account of his connection with
the Hawaiian Patriotic Society, has just
returned from Canada and was seen by a
CALL reporter at the Grand Hotel last
night
'Al can tell you regarding affairs In
Honolulu is from what / have read and
what know of the country and people"
said the Colonel.
ITO begin with. cannot clearly under
stand how this thing came about, as the
Queen had from 700 to 500 paid men under
arms. and unless some of the missionary
party leaders, who have got everything
worth having now. bribed some of the mem-
bers Of the Cabinet / cannot understand 1t.
There is one point, whcE seems TO me 10
be OF vital importance, but upon which none
of the papers have touched yet. and that IS
the attitude of Japan regarding the annexa-
ton of the islands by the United States.
'Of course i don't mean TO say that Japan
has any particular rights there in the eyes
OF Americans, but viewed from an English
standpoint she has more rights than any
foreign power, as the number of Jap
anese there is 25.000, and taking into
ago Japan demanded franchise for her
people in Hawaii. | was much surprised
that her Minister did not protest against
the action of the United States or refuse 10
recognize the Provisional Government:
However, l do not know that that would
have any bearing on any action she might
see fit TO take later on.
''What do | think will be the outcome OF
the affair? Why, | think there can be but
one outcOme-it must result In annexation
by this Government.
'Tbe United States has played bluff game
there as long as possible. and now must
either take the islands or allow them to go
in to the hands OF England.
Queen Liliuokaloni is foolish and has
thrown her throne away by foolhardy mis-
management. Her envoy to this country ac-
companied by the Prince are simply on a
begging expedition, and they cut no figure
ID the case whatever.
NO if those who have the power at
present in this country do not act in this
matter as the interests Of this country
plainly dictate, the citizens OF the United
States will never forgive them, and the
country may some time have great cause TO
regret that action was not taken sooner"
The morning call., 1893-02-14

THERE is one feature of the management
of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company that challenges the admiration Of
the world. Indeed. there are many, but
this one item Of its statement must alone
place 1t In the front rank of financial insti-
tutions. The expense ratio OF the company
to the income during its forty-seven years
was but SCI per cent on the average,
record that has no equal elsewhere. This is
the real test OF Insurance growth, and it
illustrates how economically Colonel Greene
has managed the Mutuars rapidly increas-
Ing business. More than this, it Demon
strates, silently yet significantly, how the
expenses OF some other companies are
augmented through unnecessary aceumula-
ton OF commissions aud the development of
business in LOCALITIES where competition
means simply practical rnination. The
company in 1892. by its forty-seventh annual
report, demonstrates gross assets Of $780,
761, $40 so. and total liabilities of S54, 1874. :
$40 OF, making the surplus on January |.
1893 s6.426.929 8S.
The morning call., 1893-02-14
CRIME AT BAKERSFIELD.
Two Prisoners Sentenced to Long
Terms in the Penitentiary.

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 13.-This morning
Judge Conklin passed sentence upon four
criminals who were tried and found guilty
in the Superior Court last week as follows:
Edward White and Edward Stanfield, for
committing crimes while confined in the
County Jail White got forty-hve years and
Stanfield forty-one in the State prison.
Frank Martin. for knocking man down
and stealing his gold watch and chain, got
fourteen years, and Jose EnOs. whose
proper name is Santiago CUntreras, Tor
forgery, got five years.
These crimes were all committed last
month, but the authorities cannot permit
criminals to linger here in hopes of making
their escape. The jail is full. and the Su-
pervisors have had to rent the 0pera-house
to be used as place of confinement. They
have now ninety or more prisoners in con-
fnement and only two are residents of this
county. The remainder are hOb0S. but
henceforth they will find this a bad place to
stop. Cases that the courts cannot deal
justly with the citizens will attend to.