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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05

"eV. MT FIshburn's First Sermon.
Rev. M. Ross Fishburn, the new pastor
OF the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, preached his first sermon at his
new charge yesterday. Dr. Rankin read
the Scriptures and made the closing prayer.
The largest congregation the church has
YET seen was present, and seemed much
pieased, the text being Behold, He Pray
eth"
A farewell reception was rendered Mr..
FlshDurn at the First Congrega tional
church last Friday evening, at which Miss
Florence McNelly sang Bischoff's new COM
position, ships That Pass in the Night"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
AMONG THE BANKS.

The directors of the Merchants bank
organized Monday by electing L. D,
Hazen, president; and w. L. Pearl,
vice president. Mr.. Peck, who has
served as president since 1884,
declined a reelection.
The Blair State Bank of Blair,
Neb., has just declared a stock
dividend of 331s per cent This
bank has been doing business about
six and one-half years with capital
of $4,000, and during that time
has paid dividends of S4 per cent
including the above. 1t went
through the panic of the last few
months without losing a dollar
Quite a portion of the stock is held
in this place and the cashier and also
director is Truman E. Stevens, a
son of James R. Stevens of this place,
and formerly teller of the First
National Bank of this town.
Nelson Bailey has been chosen
cashier of the Bank of Newbury at
Wells River to succeed the late
George Leslie. Mr.. Bailey has been
connected with the bank for several
years and will make a good cashier.
On recommendatiou of the re-
ceiver, the comptroller of the cur
rency has declared a dividend of 25
per cent on all claims proved and
accepted against the Albuquerque
National bank. This bank closed
its doors, July 8, 1898.
c. A. Prouty of Newport has re-
turned from Albuquerque. He re
presents the trustees and a large
number of the holders of the deben-
ture bonds of the New Mexico Saw
ing bank which closed its doors July 3
He succeeded in arranging matters
satisfactorily for the parties he
| represents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18

which arrives here at go p. m. will
have a passenger car attached for
through passengers only, so that
one can still leave Boston at p. m.
and reach st. Johnsbury the same
evening.
Those who visited the great ag-
gregation and human menagerie at
the Universalist vestry last week
will be pleased that their request for a
repetition will be complied with. The
entertainment will be repeated Thurs
day evening. Refreshments will be
served and everyone who wishes to
have a hearty laugh for ten cents
should go and help the Mites, as well
as enjoy the music and promenade.
Among the new features to be in
troduced are the Shangstrich, the
High Paramount, Yohoo and Mug
wumpuS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
DEATH OF MRS. W. S. POPE.

Mary H, wife of w. S. Pope, died
on Sunday morning, Jan. IA, of
gastric fever, at the age of 4S years.
Mrs. Pope was the eldest daughter
of c. H. Cushman Of this town, and
since her marriage, % years ago,
has always resided on the spot
where her life closed A home-!oving
wife and mother, she had neverthe-
less endeared herself to large circle
of friends and neighbors, who show
ed their appreciation of her noble
character, and their sympathy for
her bereaved family, at the funeral
Tuesday afternoon. They knew her
as kindly and true in her friendships
while in the tenderest relations OF
human life, she gave and won the
deepest love To her venerable
father, she was the devoted and
faithful daughter; to her younger
sisters and brother, the sister who
had taken upon herself the cares oi
an infrm mother; to her husband
and daughter, the dearest OF all
treasures That life is well worth
living that gains such a place and
leaves such a memory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
you SEE THE POINT.

A subscriber many hundreds of
miles from St Johnsbury sends US
the following
There is a version Tor perversion) of
the Faust legend which makes Satan
promise man all the money he might
ever wish for if he would sign away the
reversion of his soul. The man then $50
the story runs) began to draw cheques
upon Satan's bank. After a while the
drawings were SO very heavy as to
attract Satan's attention, and he set
inquiries on foot to learn what the man
was doing. To his horror he heard that
the man had started a daily paper.
Satan, therefore, lost no time in return
ing the parchment on which the bargain
had been recorded, and imploring the
man to let him off There was not suf-
ficient funds in Satan's kingdom to meet
the possible expenses.
The point of this story, at the
present time, lies in its application.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Chief of Police Miller has been try
ing to stop the cruel beating of horses
on Eastern avenue, and if there is
any virtue in the law this kind of
persecution will soon cease. Two
weeks ago Mark Meecham abused
his horses while they were drawing
a load of wood up the avenue by
continually beating them with a
whip. The chief had Meecham ar
rested and he was tried before
Justice Worcester last week and
fined SO and costs for his actions,
the whole fine amounting to $16.19.
Mr.. Miller proposes to serve wrlts
on all others who abuse their horses,
and in this work he will receive the
hearty support of all our citizens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
a REMARKABLE STORY.

F. P. Wells of Newbury Centre
contributes to this weeks paper the
story of the Burnham execution at
Haverhill in 1905. He touches up
on several curious legal customs of
those days and also mentions the
fact that Daniel Webster achieved
his first success in remarkable plea
against capital punishment. Mr..
Wells gathered the incidents OF his
story from many sources and it is a
valuable contribution to the history
of the times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
FAIR GROUND MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the Agri-
cultural Society was held in the
Board of Trade rooms yesterday
morning, President Higgins presid-
ing. These officers were elected: ::
President. c. J. Bell. Walden; vice
president, William E. Peck, L. H.
Hall, Lyndon Centre; secretary and
treasurer, Arthur F. Stone; assist
ant secretary, c. D. Brainerd, Dan
vile; auditors, ]. D. Gould, Pas
sumpsic, Albert Harris, ST. Johns
bury.
1t was voted to have the assistant
secretary appoint his own assist
ants. The executive committee from
each town will be given in next
weeks CALEDoNIAN. 1t was voted
to have meeting of the executive
committee on Thursday, Feb. 8, at
10 a. M. in the Board of Trade
rooms.
At the Fair Ground meeting in the
afternoon J. o. Hovey was elected
chairman of the meeting. The re-
port of the treasurer was read and
accepted after which these directors
were elected:
Franklin Fairbanks, William Hig-
gins, Elmore T. Ide, T. N Vail, Lyn-
dyn, w. E. Peck, ]. 6. Hovey, A. S.
Livingston, c. A. Sylvester, ]. D.
Gould, Passumpsic, Cloud Harvey
Barnet, l. H. Hall, Lyndon.
AS majority of the directors were
not present the board did not organ.
ize, but will meet at 10 a M, Ian
27 for that purpose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINA rIoNs.

An examination for the position
of clerk and carrier for our post Of
fee will be held under the civil SER
vice rules of the government at the
St. Johnsbury post Office on Satur-
day, Feb. 10 Applications for this
competitive examination, and all
further information, may be obtain
ed by addressing Henry A. Holder,
the secretary of the board.
The civil service commission has
completed the schedule of examina-
tions that will be held in the first six
mouths of the present year to fill
positions in the railway mail and
Indian services. Examina tions will
be held in Burlington, Friday, May
18, and in Rutland, Monday
Nav 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
VALUABLE WAR RELICS.

A valuable addition to the war
relics has been recently presented to
the Fairbanks Museum by Col. A.
B. Lawrence of Warsaw, n. Y. His
gifts consist Of several cheques cut
from the confederate disbursing
officers cheque book, taken at the
surrender of Gen Robert E. Lee at
Appomattox, Va, april, 9, 1865.
with the copy of the stub of the last
cheque drawn; four confederate
notes from the funds of THE Army
of Northern Virginia" surrendered
at Appomattox, April IL, 1865;
and a piece of bunting. of which Col.
Lawrence writes,
This is to certify
That the attached fragment of bunting
is piece of the confederate flag that
floated over the rebel capitol in the city
of Richmond, Va, and by permission of
the provost marshall general in charge.
was by ME cut up for distribution as
significant memento of the rebellion and
surrender"
Signed, A. B. Lawrence, 1t. Col
and Chief Quartermaster oath A. c. &
Army James.
Since Col. Lawrence served under
Gen. Grant as chief quartermaster,
U. S. forces, al the time of Gen. Lees
surrender, and certifes to the gen
| uineness of what he has presented,
his gifts are doubly valuable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER.

Mrs. w. n. Gould died of pneu-
monia last Thursday evening at
eight O'Clock upon the same date
and hour she was married one year
ago. Mrs. Gould was an amiable
lady and a large circle of friends
mourn her early death. She leaves
a husband and little son about three
weeks old, for whom much sympa-
thv is felt. The funeral was held
last Sunday at one O'Clock p. M,
and was attended by Rev. F. B.
Phelps Of Trasburg, former pastor
and the one who officiated at the
wedding ceremony one year ago.
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks will
preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning in exchange
with Rev. P. B. Fisk.
Mrs. S. S. Paine is visiting friends
at Hardwick.
There are many sick ones in this
/. vicinity just now. Six OF the seven
members of D. NJ. Bacon's family
are i'll. Mr. Bacon has pneumonia
Mrs. Whitney of Somerville, Mass,
and Mrs. Livingston of Burlington
came to attend Mrs. Gould's funeral.
The meeting of the Praying and
Working Band of St. Johnsbury dis
trict, held Jan. II, at St. Johnsbury
Center. was most encouraging. Sew
en- charges were represented. Ten
charges have already secured mem
bers and twenty-five more have be-
gun correspondence in reference to
organization. The president, S. K.
Huse of St. JOhnsbury Center, and
other workers have been called to
help in revival work and have some
engagements made for this month
and next Considering that the
Band was only organized Nov. %,
the movement seems to have taken
hold of the minds of the people. The
Preachers Meeting at Marsh6eld,
Feb. IA, gives anopportunity for the
presentation of this work, also the
same meeting at Barton Landing,
Feb 27 All desiring information
concerning the Band, please write TO
the secretary, Mrs. S. K. Huse, OF St.
Johnsbury Center.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
A RACE WITH AN EAGLE.

Engineer Charles Tarlton had a
curious experience last week while
running his train between Newport
and Sherbrooke on the Passumpsic
road. Just as the train left Ayers
Flat bald eagle flew up and start
ed up the track just ahead of the
engine. The engineer opened his
throttle, but the bird easily kept the
lead for several miles and finally dis
appeared from view.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
Y. II. c. A. NOTES.
Social Purity.

DIR. Beardsley, of Hartford. Conn,
gave a searching address at the four
O'Clock meeting Sunday. One hum
dred and thirty-four men listened
attentively while the speaker showed
the great lack of personal purity and
its consequent bad influence upon
society. AS the advice and reprocf
came from a doctors standpoint, it
was especially valuable
Free Lectures.
About $50 members OF the asso-
citation took advantage of the ar
rangement made with DR.. Beardsley
to admit the members free. This
privilege was secured at considerable
expense to the association. The FIVE
lectures were of much practical value.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
THE PYTHIAN BUILDING.

A handsome iron balcony now
adorns the Knights of Pythiau
block. The rooms and stores in this
building are all rented. Murray
Clifford will occupy the basement on
the Prospect street side and open a
restaurant and bakery. On the first
floor are the stores of T. c. Spencer,
F. o. Clark and c. P. Carpenter
DR.. George F. Cheney and DR.. E. H.
Ross have taken offices on the
second floor, and the remaining
rooms on this floor will be rented
for lodging rooms. The entire third
floor of the block will be used by the
Pythians.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
FIREMAN'S BALL.

The second annual fireman's ball
will de held at the Opera House on
Friday evening. Music will be fur
nished by the St. Johnsbury orchestra
and the floor bill is 81 90 and the
gallery bill 25 cents. The proceeds
of this ball go to the Firemen's Re-
lief Associa ton, a most worthy or
ganization which provides financial
aid to any fireman hurt while IN
service. The boys are going to dec
orate the hall very prettily and antic-
ipate fine time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
PRESIDENT fuckers LECTURE.

President Tucker of Dartmouth
College will appear in our Y. M.
c. A. course next Friday even
ing, speaking upon the theme Social
Democracy" DR.. Tucker has made
a special study of sociology for
many years and he will bring to his
audience some valuable ideas upon
this subject. This is President
fuckers first appearance in St.
Johnsbury and hearty welcome
awaits him
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
MRS. CUsTER,sL LECTURE.

Mrs. Gen. George A. Custer of
New York delighted large audience
in Academy Hall. Tuesday evening
by lecture upon "Garrison Life in
Winter" The lecture was given
under the auspices of the Woman's
Club, and the speaker was intro
duced by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks.
Mrs. Custer chose bright subject
and delighted all her hearers by her
charming manner. Her lecture
abounded in pleasantries and humor-
Gus incidents of army life and gave
one an excellent idea of what life
used to be in the Western garrisons
in the time of the Indian wars. At
the conclusion of her address the
audience were invited to greet her
informally, and everyone was glad
of the opportunity to meet her.
Several of the Grand Army men
| present had seen Gen Custer and
were very glad to meet Mrs. Custer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18

DIR. BeardSley Will give Spec1al
lecture to ladies this Thursday even
ing and on Saturday evening
special lecture to men only.
W. B. Johnson & Co. have
harvested their ice crop and have
stored about 10000 tons in their
house on the Centre road.
BY mistake the names of Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Stafford and Mr..
and Mrs R. Mackinnon were omitted
from the list of patrons Of the
Home" last week.
The Mahogany Quartette par
ticipate in the musical convention
at Littleton this afternoon. Quite
number of our musical people are
attending the festival.
The police made 16 arrests last
wear and 20 in 1892. Most of the
cases were for selling liquor or be-
coming intoxicated. The expense of
the police department for 1898 was
$74413.
-Luciers' Minstrels gave a very
creditable performance at the Howe
Opera House last Monday evening.
Their singing was good and the &C
crobatic work far above the ordinary
athlete.
The weather has been quite tickle
the past week. The first blizzard of
the season visited this section Fri
day and the highways and railroads
were badly drifted. Early this week
there was a warm wave and some
snow and rain.
The last concert in the Y. NJ. c.
A course will be given on Friday,
Ian 26, By the Berkeley-Beacon Con-
cert Company of Boston. This will
be a choice concert and in the COM
Dany are some of the leading singers
in New England.
DIR. Beardsley's course of lectures
the past week have been very valu-
able. By means of charts, manikins
and stereopticon views the Doctor
has made his points very clear.
Such lectures are a great educa tional
value for any community.
photographer Rowell of Lancas-
ter. n. H. has issued a unique cal
endar for 1894. During the past
wear he has taken the pictures of 273
children and the faces of all these
little folks appear in one group in a
photograph which is placed above
the months Of the calendar.
"A new lighting company has re-
Gently been organized here under the
name of the Vermont Automatic
Lighting Company and A. B. Noyes &
Co have taken the agency for Yer
mont. The lamps have a 3S candle
power light and are already in use in
BagIey's drug store and the clothing
store of Wilson & King.
The entries for the poultry show
here next month are being received
IdliE Dt w . D. SCNiS y
This will be an exhibition of all kinds
OF pet stock, including poultry, and
a fine showing of dogs is anticipated
H. B. Nav, owner of the Wachusett
kennel at Natick, Mass, has beer
secured to judge the dogs and E. T
Starkey of Lvndonville will judge
the poultry.
William Mclaughlin met with {
severe accident last Saturday night
As he was crossing the railroad
track below Judge Ross home hi:
sleigh was overturned and he wa:
thrown out The horse ran homt
and friends came back from the Cen
ire and found Mr. Mclaughlin lying
bv the road. He was so severely
bruised that he has not been ou
since.
The noon train South and tn
evening train going North on tn
Passumpsic road will be discon
tinued Jan. 21. The freight train
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
PRESENTATIONS.

The presentation of the memo orial
volume to Chamberlin post, G. A
R, will take place in Music Hall
next Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock
and the public are cordially invited
to the exercises. Besides the pre-
sentation address, Rev. DIR. Lamson
will give an address, and the post is
fortunate to secure his services so
soon after his eloquent address OF
last Fourth of July. Music will be
furnished by the Cecilian Quartette,
with Miss Ethel Abbott first soprano,
the Mahogany Quartette, and a
chorus composed of the choirs of the
North, South. Methodist, Episcopal
and Universalist churches. Here is
the programme:
L ITO thee, o Country" Chorus
2. Statement of the Record Book.
Committee.
8 The Blue and the Gray"
Cecilian Ouartette.
4 Presentation by the Donor.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks.
8 Response, Commander Thomp pson.
8 The Soldiers Life"
Mahogany Quartette.
z Address. Future Value of the Record
Book" Rev. c. NJ. Lamson.
g. a. Italia Chorus
b. America Chorus and Audience.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
AT THE EA ST VILLAGE.

A rare musical treat is going to be
given here next Friday evening. An
"Old folks concert" is the entertain
ment and everybody will want to
attend. The music begins at z
O'Clock and such well-known tunes
as Mortified and Antioch are on the
programme An old-fashioned sup
per will be provided which all are
expected to enjoy. The programmes
for the concert are very quaint.
At the annual meeting of the
Grove Cemetery Association, Jan.
Goth, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Trus-
tees, D. A. Chase, Z. A Luce, NJ. l..
Hovey; treasurer, Simeon Huse
secretary, H. F. Griswold. At a
meeting of the above named board
Ian. 18th, H c. Bartlett was chosen
sexton with charge of cemetery, B.
F. Drew to have charge of the hearse,
Z. A Luce the charge of selling the
lots.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
ATHENRUM NOTES.

Dnring the year 1898, 1S,671 vol
umes were drawn from the Athen-
aum. OF this number 15,442, or 80
per cent, were works of fiction. leav-
ing but 1S per cent to be divided
among the nine other subjects under
which the library is classified. Next
after fiction, historical works took
their place, numbering 491 volumes,
followed by 476 volumes of travels
and $50 volumes each, of biography
and science.
These figures selected from the
yearly statistics speak for themselves.
and while not deprecating the read
ing of good fiction with which the
Athenaum aims to furnish it's read
ers, it would like to suggest that
there are stores of pleasure waiting
for them in other alcoves besides the
much frequented one containing
novels and stories.
Among the additions made dnring
the year may be found several at
tractive books connected with the
life and growth Of our own country.
such as Julian Ralph's "Our Great
West" which gives us glimpses of
the northern parts of our western
lands, especially of the new states
and their capitals, while R. H. Davis
West from Car Window" aud c.
F. Lummis' Some Strange Corners
OF Our Country" carry us over a
more southerly route. Coming
home to New England, we find the
life of James Russell Lowell waiting
to be read, from two volumes of de.
lightful letters edited by c. E. Nor.
ton, also a one volume life of Whit
tier by w. ]. Linton. DIR. E. E
Hale's New England Boyhood'
gives quaint and interesting picture:
of Boston as he saw it in the tweu
ties and thirties, and Mrs. Alice M
Earle's Customs and Fashions il
Old New England" is full of the
curious and amusing ways of tn,
olden time.
Three books written by Hon. L. E
Chittenden of Burlington, touching
|
joyed by ''Recollections o
President Lincoln and his Cabinet,
personal "reminiscences, 1910
1890" and AN Unknown Heroine,
war story as true as it is interest
ing, telling how southern woman
saved the life of Vermonter who
we may add, is now living in one 0
our northern towns.
Going beyond our own country
those fond of adventure can hardl,
find more stirring scenes than tn
ones witnessed and described b.
Lawrence Oliphant in "Episodes i
| a Life of Adventure" and The Lif
of Lawrence Oiiphant" as told b.
Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, while thos
of more quiet taste cannot fail to b
interested in "Recolections of Dr.
John Brown" by Alexander Peddi
l and the charming little sketch, "Dl
: John Brown and His Sister Isabella
/ bv E. T. NJ 'Claren.
Would it not be we'll to mingle
: little more of interesting truth wit
: our reading during the year 1894
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
NRW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Notice to Tax Payers.
County Court Writs.
Cedar Posts For Sale.
Free Heat-Geo. Grow.
Fur Coats-J. A. Moore.
License to Sell Real Estate.
We Have the Book-F. o. Clark.
Com Notice-Thomas Miles Est.
Probate of WilI-Alex. n Dimes Est.
The New Light"-A. B. Noyes & Co.
Pres. of Accountability L. Mason's Est.
Ten Special Bargains-E. D. Steele & Co.
We Would Like-Lougee Bros. & Snythe.
St T. 81 l. c. R R Stockholders Meeting
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
Wea Esaer Record.

At Bangham's Drug Store, for the week
ending January 16, 1894:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

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