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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
Y. M. G. Il. NOTES.

The census of the male inhabitants
of St. Johnsbury has been completed
and the village districted. Three
special committees met last week
and district leaders and workers
have been chosen. The effort is to
put the religious life of the village
more closely in touch with the viii
lage in general and the plan has the
hearty endorsement of the clergy.
The afternoon service last Sunday
was of special interest. The Metho-
dist choir had charge of the music
and the meeting was addressed by
Principal Putney. The meeting next
Sunday can be counted on as equally
interesting.
The gymnasium classes will close
the seasons work with another exhi-
bition at the Opera House on Satur-
day evening of this week, which will
include also the finish of the basket
ball tournament. The Towns and
Gowns have each won one game. A
new feature Of the evening will be an
Emerson drill given by some of the
young ladies in the Academy. A
pleasing programme of athletic
events. A large audience should par
ticipate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
THE BOARD OF TRADE.

This organization held an interest
ing meeting on Monday evening, at
which, aside from other routine bus
iness transacted, the standing COM
mittees for another year were an
nounced.
E. A. Silsby was elected recording
secretary in place of w. E. Barrett,
resigned.
1t was voted to raise money by
subscription to pay the additional
expense Of running the street lights
until four a. m., instead of midnight,
for the next six months, by way OF
experiment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
A PLEASANT EVENING.

The recital given at Academy Hall
on Friday evening, under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club, was a
most enjoyable occasion TO the large
number of our townspeople who at
tended it. The programme was
varied in character and the parts
excellently rendered. So well, in
fact, that it would be difficult to
name a star without doing the
others an injustice. 1t must have
been surprising to many present to
see what a large number of hrst-class
readers this town can boast of.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

Eugene c. Hallett has sold his
house to Mrs. Lucinda Wheeler for
5000, and has bought the Moses
Shorey farm for $500, and expects
to occupy it in about two weeks.
Geo. Gilman has moved to Dan
vile
Rev. E. A. Hoyt of Dover, N. H.
will preach in the Grange Hall next
Sunday at 2 O'Clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
NEW POST OFFICE.

The government has established
a new post office in Waterford in the
neighborhood where the house of
Mosely Hovey is situated. The
place has been named Gaskill and
Fred Hovey has been appointed
postmaster. Mail is received every
afternoon from St. Johnsbury East.
Democrats must be scarce in Gaskill,
as Postmaster Hovey is good re-
publican.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
DUPONT HAMMER IN CANADA.

The patent rights of the Dupont
hammer in Canada have been sold
to three St. Johnsbury citizens, ]. O..
Drouin, A. J. Dutile and L. F. Byron.
They are starting stock company
for the manufacture of these ham
mers in Canada and they will be
made by the Plessissville foundry at
Somerset, P. Q. These gentlemen
have already met with success in in
PRODUCING the hammers in Canada
and have large field to work. Mr..
Drouin is at the head Of the Canadian
company, and Mr.. Byron has the
general agency and sale of them and
will be on the road most of the time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


hereafter on Saturday evenings.
DIR. T. R. Stiles has sold his
trotter to William Mclaughlin.
Price paid 1925.
About a score of young people
had an enjoyable sugar party at the
Fairbanks sugar orchard last Tues
day afternoon.
The religious service on Fast
Day will consist of union meeting
in the Methodist church at 7.3O to-
morrow evening.
There ought to be a large at
tendance at the lecture of Rev. Rus
sell H. Conwell on April 20. His
subject is Garibaldi and this lecture
is considered his best one.
One of the features of Barlow
Brothers Minstrels at the Howe
Opera House next Monday evening
will be solo by the wonderful boy
soprano, Master Perry Williams.
B. G. Howe has engaged Hiram
Goss to run the St. Johnsbury House
and will open the hotel as soon as
possible and not erect brick front
this spring as first contemplated.
"A quantity of nice new sugar
donated by w. S. Hastings was
made the basis of a sweet and social
time at the vestry of the Universalist
church last Saturday evening. There
was good attendance.
Music, refreshments and a good
time generally will be the order of
the evening on Friday, April 6, at
the Pvthian Temple, under the
mandery, U. o. G. c. Admission %
cents.
The Mite Society of the Univer-
salist church will give a promenade,
en- masque, this Thursday evening,
at the Town Hall. Music will be
furnished by the ST. Johnsbury Blue
Ribbon Orchestra. Ice-cream and
cake will be served.
e. E. Sargent, the veteran in
Surance agent, has rounded out his
9th year of service in this business
He has just paid $1,000 each on the
lives of Frank Richardson and
Henry Goodwin, both of whom
were insured in the Htna.
The St. Johnsbury Guards will
present "The Scout of the Rap
pahanock" at Howe's Opera House
on Friday and Saturday evenings,
April 13 and IA. and are preparing
to give their friends a couple of even
ings of interesting entertainment.
Among the interesting articles in
the inside pages Of this paper is a
letter from J. A. Lytle of Williams
College, Academy '92, on the Stu
dent Volunteer Movement, a notice
of Rev. P. B. Fisk's discoveries con-
cerning the Swedish Mission church
and college notes of much interest
locally.
The board of listers have organ
ICED by electing D. NJ. Bacon, chair
man. and L. B. Heald, clerk. The
board began work last Monday.
After they finish the list they will
make the quadrennial appraisal OF
the real estate of the town. The
board of civil authority held a two
days session last week abating
taxes.
-'Over SIS, net," is a pleasant
announcement to make concerning
the Easter sale at Pythian Hall last
Thursday evening, by the ladies OF
St. Andrews parish. The attend
ance was good. A substantial sup
per was served from to s O'Clock.
There was nice display of fancy ar.
ticles, a candy table, and other at
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
THE STATE BANK IN CHANCERY.

The case of William H Dubois, in
spector of finance, VS.. State Bank OF
Barton will come up in the June
term OF the chancery court o
Orleans county. ]. E. Dickerman of
Newport is special master in the
case and Johu c. Ross of New York,
youngest son of Chief Justice Ross,
has been appointed commissioner in
the cause to take testimony. In re-
ferring the cause to the special
master Judge Rowell instructs him
'to take proofs touching all claims
and demands, other than claims for
circulating bills and notes, that al
ready have been, or that may here
after seasonably be presented against
the defendant association, and to re-
port his findings and opinion there
on to this court at its term afore-
said
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
NATURAL HISTORY MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the Nat
ural History Society was held
in the class room of the Museum
Tuesday evening. The only pa
per of the evening was by ].
w. Titcomb, who spoke on the fish
found in Vermont waters, giving
especial attention to the trout. He
prefaced his remarks on fish culture
with a statement of his work as fish
and game commissioner for the state
and superintendent of the national
hatchery here. In speaking of the
hatchery he said it would be the
most modern of any in the world.
He then gave a brief history of the
aims and purposes of the United
States fish commission. 1t started
in 1871 with the purpose of report
ing on the best means of preventing
the decrease of food fishes in our
waters. 1t has since extended to
many departments and is a very
useful branch of our government.
One or the largest stations is de-
voted entirely to raising cod for the
ocean.
In Vermont the principal attention
has been given at the state hatch
cry to the culture of trout. Mr..
Titcomb then described how the
trout were raised and showed speci-
mems of the trout in various stages
of incubation. In referring to wall
eyed pike he spoke Of how they were
seined in Lake Champlain. The
bass were allowed to raise their
own young, as they are one of the
very few fishes that protect their
young, while trout on the other
hand eat their eggs and their young
At the conclusion Of his interesting
paper he was questioned some con
cerning the raising of German carp
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. E. A. Hoyt of Dover, N. H.,
a former pastor of the Church of the
Messiah, will occupy that pulpit
next Sunday morning. He will
preach at St. Johnsbury Center in
the afternoon.
Rev. Ozora S. Davis Of the Hart
ford Theological Seminary will
preach at the North church next
Sunday. Mr.. Davis was graduated
from the Academy in 1885 and from
Dartmouth College in 1889 and is a
brilliant young man.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Piano for Sale
Farm for Sale.
Barlow Minstre1s.
F1our-J. d. Frye.
Liberation Notice.
Old Folks Concert.
Mi11inery-L. c. French.
Bicycles-Geo. E. Grow
Second Hand Furniture.
Douglas Shoe-C- H. Bagley.
Bicyc1es-Blodgett & James.
Personal Mention-F. A. Field.
Lecture on Food Adalteration.
Typewriter Papers-A. D. Rowells.
Have Kept Quiet-C- S. Hastings.
Twenty-seven years-E. E. Sargent.
w Il. Deming's Est.-Probate of Will.
Janette Shearer's Est.-Pres. Account.
Twenty Thousand P1ants-C. F. Gibbs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
Weather Record.

At Bingham's Drug Store. for the week
ending ADriI 8 1894:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
SOME "HELLOn ITEMS.

One of the latest of Manager
Bingham S schemesis the building ofa
telephone line from Newport to North
Troy, and we learn that there is
fair prospect of the schemes succeed
ing. 1t would be a convenient ad-
dition to the exchange-especially
for the section north of St. Johns
bury.
West Burke has no telephone, but
is agitating that sort Of connection
with the outside world. West Burke
should come in out of the lonesome
ness. She will find the telephone {,
handy thing.
DIR. J. M. Aliens office is now con-
nected with the telephone exchange
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-04-05
AT THE EAST VILLAGE.

Mrs. s. w. Robertson from Gilman
ton, N. H., is visiting her father,
Thomas Knight.
Miss Carrie Griswold is at home
from Wellesley College on vacation.
Scoby McCurdy of Andover, who
is visiting at his fathers, returns this
week to continue his studies.
Miss Jennie Richardson and Alice
Eastman, teachers from Littleton,
N. H, are visiting Miss Belle Gates.
Rufus Wood, formerly of this place,
made a short visit among friends and
relatives the first of the week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-15

be awakened and set against his puny
foe:
My answer will be brief and only
suggestive at this time.
/ believe God has committed the de-
ciston of important movements to the
people-the mass of the people. l am glad
it is so. Society is safer in the keeping
OF the mass, with its conservatism and
common sense, than in the keeping of a
few enthusiasts OF theorists. And SO 1
believe most fully in the old New Eng
land Gus ON of meeting of all citizens
together, as OCCASION and necessity may
require, and in free discussion and in a
decision by the majority, and in the
majority rule.
be Citizens League, any citizen of our
community becoming member by pay
ment of small sum. A request for a
meeting for discussing any matter, signed
by fixed proportion of the members
and presented to the president of the
league, would insure the calling of the
league together for a careful discussion
of the subject, and after a discussion a
vote would be taken, which would repre-
sent the moral sentiment of the voters of
the community
This | believe to be the simplest, most
natural way of uniting and setting in
action the moral sentiment of our COM
munity. And | believe that this organ
ization, after a very few operations, would
prove salutary check on wrong business
methods, or any of the various forms Of
wickedness that exist to-day, and VIII b
injure the character and reputation of
our city.
Ellsworth can be made city that shall
be marked for righteousness throughout
our county and State, if only the moral
sentiment of Ellsworth will awake and
unite and act to that end.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-15
Gooo 41roourt.

The country is full Of them.
They do not know what it is to
feel well, like other folks, Med
icincs of all kinds have been tried
without good results. Cod Liver
Oil and the preparations of Malt
have all failed. What is the rea-
son? These cmaciatcd people
cannot digest starchy foods. The
fat of the body is produced with
bread, potatoes and other starchy
food. If they will eat food that
is artihcially digested, they will
grow fat, strong, plump and 70
bust. They will commence gain
ing flesh at once. This Flesh
Forming Food is called PASKOLA,
You can buy it at any drug store,
Send your name to The Pre-Di-
gested Food Co., 80 Reade St,
New York, and get their interest
ing pamphlet.
5. ID. WIGGIN, Ellsworth, Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-15

Mr.. Bellew told me he was Yale man. DO
you know what class he was graduated FROM"
From the sophomore class. "-Harlem Life.
Papa said Willie, "arent you stravagant?"
"In what way, my boy" you spend a hun
bred dollars sending me to school for year
Fifty dollars would buy toys enough to keep
me going for two years.-Harper's Young Peo-
pie
Israel "You never will hat money, key if
you dond vas eat your apples nearer de core as
dot" key "Bud, father, dat apple vas
vormy." Israel: Vat! You puy vormy
apple, mein son? You will die in der boor-
house, re,"-Truth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-15

HOW SHALL IT BE ACCOMPLISHED?
You and | must decide it for Ellsworth,
and others will decide it for Portland,
Boston, New York, Chicago and London.
How can the ninety in Ellsworth be
aroused and united, and set in motion?
How can our giant of moral sentiment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04
q Shooting Affair.

On Monday evening shooting afray
took place at G.. W. Evans livery sta
BILE, but happily was not attended with
serious results. A former employe OF
Mr.. Evans, named Ernest Compondu,
who had been discharged not long
since, had threatened vengeance and
undertook to "get even," as he called
it, by firing pistol at Mr.. Evans, at
the same time attempting to shoot
Paul Deminski, who was present. In
the furry of the excitement and under
cover of darkness, Compondu made
his escape, and is probably now be-
yond the reach of the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04
A CARD.

DIR. and Mrs. Jewell desire to express
their grateful regards to their many
friends in St. Paul's parish-not ex-
cepting some others-tor the generous
gift of $63 in gold, presented them on
Monday, by Mrs. DR.. Moulding and
Mrs. John Throne, committee, as a
testimonial of their esteem and affec-
ton, gift the more gratifying for the
accompanying assurance of the uni
versal regret that we are to leave Wa
tertown, and the warmest good wishes
for our future prosperity. They can
only add their most earnest wish that
all this love and good will may be by
q good Providence returned in ten
fold blessings upon the hearts and lives
of these their faithful and generous
friends
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04

airy 8, 1868, to Miss Augusta o.
Vestey, of this city who survives him
together with five children-Maude
(Mrs. H. O. Bradley, of Milwaukee,,
Grattan W., Ralph H., (of Milwau-
kee) James I. and Ethel-all of whom
have the true sympathy of a large
circle of friends in their great bereave-
ment.
With no advantages except such as
are open to every boy in our public
schools, Mr.. Norris made his way in
the world unaided. AS a young man
he spent several years in a clerical
capacity, always commanding the ap-
probation of his employers, and so
passed along in life until 1872 when
he became connected with the editorial
department of The REPUBLICAN, then
owned by the late j. H. Keyes. Upon
the removal of the latter to Eau Claire
in 1881, Mr.. Norris purchased the
paper and has since been it's sole
manager, conducting it acceptably to
It's patrons and with profit to himself.
The only office, with emoluments
attached, which he ever held orsought
was that of United States guager, to
which he was appointed in 1868, serv-
ing in that capacity until 1885, when
he was succeeded by G.. H. jacob.
At the commencement of President
Harrison's administration he was re-
instated and held the position during
his term, or until he was relieved in
October, 1898 making in all nearly
twenty-five years of service under the
government. He was an active mem
Der of the Royal Arcanum and the
society of the Modern Woodmen, who
attended the funeral in a body, and
had served each in an official capacity
always with credit to himself and to the
satisfaction of his brethren. Another
trust repOsed in him for many years
was that of vestryman in st. Paul's
Episcopal church, of which he was
consistent member and always a regu-
lar attendant and faithful supporter;
and from which his funeral was at
tended yesterday afternoon Rev. DR..
F. S. Jewell officiating, assisted by
Rev. DR.. johnson, of Beaver Dam, the
former pronouncing a very handsome
and impressive eulogy upon the de-
ceased. A choir consisting of Mrs.
Paul Valerius and Miss Flora Jewell,
sopranos; Mrs. H. T. Eberle, alto;
Edward L. Schempf and Gus Buch-
heit, tenors; Max Rohr and Fred G..
Keck, bassos, with Mrs. Geo. w.
Green as organist, rendered the burial
chant and the hymns LEAD Kindly
Light" and ''Abide with Me-" Many
were unable to gain admission, so
large was the attendance of those
who desired to pay their last trib-
ute of respect. The remains were
deposited in Oak Hill cemetery, E. D.
Coe, of Whitewater; W. T. Rambusch,
of Juneau; George Hawkins, W. P.
Brown, JAS. W. Moore, Theo. Huber,
II. j. Strauss and j. T. Moak, acting
as pail bearers. And now with this
closing expression of regard for our
friend, neighbor and associate, feeble
and inadequate though the words may
be, we bid him heartfelt and final
FAREWELL. j. 7. M.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04
FOR SALE

offer my homestead, 601 Clyman
Street, for sale on easy terms. For
further particulars apply on the prem
lses. JOHN FORD.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04
FOR SALE.

House and lot for sale, corner West
ern avenue and Fourth streets. En-
quire at 3l2 Western avenue. 27w3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-04

than what we are now displaying Our
special effort in this department will con-
vince all who inspect it, that it is a grand
success. You can get all you want in all
the latest styles and at much lower price
than you expect We invite you to look
the line over.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-20
LOOKING FOR OIL AND GAS.
HaphaxaYd Search Only Involves VAL
Labor and Expense.

Haphaxard search Only Involves vaia
Labor and Expense.
1t is still interesting and often as
tonishing to notice the outlay and often
the utter lack Of proper guidance that
men display in prosecuting the search
for oil and natural gas. 1t seems in
credible that the plain suggestions that
reliable oil maps now furnish are not
more generally studied and an applica-
tion made of the knowledge in locat-
ing the seat of operations when search
is to be made for the one or the other
of these fluids.
1t is understood, of course, that there
is always some uncertainty in drilling
for either oil or gas, for there is =
capricious variation in the rock-the
areas of the necessary porosity, pebble
deposits, fractures. etc. being neces-
sarily restricted. There may be sort
of arehing over of looser material, but
inevitably, these arches, if for con-
venience they may be so considered,
must have solid and compact bearings,
the open porous conditions being ex-
ceptional. But the wildcatter is ex-
pected to take extra hazards and if no
goes forth in merely haphazard way,
guided by merely will-o'-the-wisp
imagination. he has at least ninety.
nine per cent. of the chances against
him. He may know something about
such and such degree lines" and still
he as blind as a bat in locating the line.
1t is the anticlinal or synclinal that
he should study, and even in these
there may be jogs or cross-cuts. and
once in a while and unaccountably err
ratio manifestation. But here. as else
where, real knowledge means hard la
bor. One may not grasp the real theory
with much difficulty, but the discern
ment is to see and interpret signs, if
the trail disappears. as it is only too
apt to do. to locate its next emergence,
for after all there is general method
in these lines of slight hollows or arches
in the rock strata. No intelligent oper-
ator can afford to ignore the increased
chances that systematic locating on
such lines gives him. And yet to-day
much wildcatting is done in most OBJ
scurely wildcat way. Mcdonald was
tramped over ten years by oil men in
quest of oil. and thousands of dollars
were thrown away for years. almost
within gunshot of one of the finest
pools in the entire country. There are
first class gas Indications in plain view
of Pittsburgh to-day, over which gas
and oil men have unconsciously ridden
for twenty years and have never paused
to interpret. In an article entitled:
''Secret of the Rock" and published .
year ago last winter, occurs this re-
mark:
There are to-day immense reser-
voirs of natural gas in Allegheny
undisturbed, some of them al
most, if not altogether, in sight of
over which men are now
in their search" Some of
these minor pools have since been
tapped, but the main ones are still
resting in undisturbed repose.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-20

be cleaned ont and the gourd boiled IN
water for an hour or more. A little
borax or alum should be added.
No better receptacle in which to put
garden and other seeds away for next
years use need be desired than good
dried gourds, with the stems cut of,
and . stopper Of soft wood or cork At
tod in like the stopper Of bottle.
When the end Of the stem IL neatly
sawed or cut Oh, the seeds or pith
should DO removed with . wire or
sharp stick. and the gourd boiled to
tougher it. Before fitting the stopper
. strong cord may be wound around
the neck which will prevent any liza
bility to crack when the stopper is put
in tight. The neck is dipped in melted
wax to keep the cord in place. A loop
Of cord serves to hang up each gourd
on = nail, or they may be placed on
upper shelves, as the seeds are put in
them, after being well dried. The Ia
bells from seed packets may be pasted
on the gourds to represent tho kind of
seeds contained In them, or the names
may be printed with pen and ink.
Gourds made into seed receptacles
are shown in Fig. .. For saving seeds
the small gourds arc the best. Larger
gOurds, with the stems cut OF and the
seeds removed, make . neat msntel or
table ornament. in which small bou-
quets Of flowers or wild grasses may
be handsomely arranged. Ornament
the gourd with brush and paint, or pen
and ink, after your own ideas, and
half fill with sand to give weight and
put in any pretty flowers or grasses
you have and see if the effect is NOT
tasty as well As inexpensive. Gourd
bouquet holders are shown In Fig. 3.
II desired these holders may be stained
any color with the common dyes.-
Walter II. Garrison, in Farm and
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