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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
License to Sell Real Estate
SARAH E. GIBBS ESTATE.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia D;s+rc. ..
In Probate court, held at the Probata ~ ~.
in St. Johnsbury, on the 23d day of AMY rSe
A. d. 1896. - np'l''
Fred. E. Potts, administrator de hon,.
non with will annexed upon ths
estate of Sarah E. Gibbs, late of St. Iobns
bury, in said district, deceased, makes nnI;
cation to said court for license to sell p thc
whole of real estate of said deceaseTe
consisting of threefourths of an acro
OF land, more or less, situate IL
the village of st. Johnsbury, Representing ~
said court that 1t would be beneficial to ~
heirs, devisees, legatees, and all persons int
ested in the estate of said deceased to sell ths
whole of the real estate of said deceaseS
as aforesaid and convert the same mt
money; and also brings Herewith int
court the Consent and appreciation in writ,
ing to the granting of such license. of ali w.
heirs, devisees. legatees to said estate residine
in this State.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court
that said application come under consderaS
ton and be heard on the 18th day of Ma
A. d. 1895, at the Probate Office in St Johns'
bury, and tits further ordered that ali persons
interested be notified hereof by publica.
ton of notice of this application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in the
Caledonian, printed at st. Johnsbury
before said time of hearing, thai
they may appear at said time and place and
If they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

A practical joker was the promi-
nent business man of Burlington
who alarmed his lady clerk recently
by sureptitiously removing all the
money from the safe, and then sent
a man in to ask for change for X.
The lady was much alarmed in con-
sequence, and after finding out how
it was done decided to keep the back
door locked in the future, for Others
besides the proprietor might be
tempted to exploit the safe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

The contract for the labor of the
Vermont state prison has been given
to E. A. Mann & Co. OF Boston for
five years. This firm will pay
little more for the labor of each con-
vict employed than did the retiring
holders of the contract, who gave
fifty cents day. Boots and shoes
will be the articles manufactured, as
formerly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

The limit of time allowed by Great
Britain for Nicaragua to comply with
the terms of her ultimatum expired
yesterday, and unless satisfaction
was given for the insolent treatment
of British subjects, troops were to
be landed to take possession of the
customs Offices at Corinto. Further
news is impatiently awaited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

ORPHA w. KNAPP'S ESTATE,
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District, SIS
In Probate court, held at st. Johnsbury
within and for said district. on the 25th day
of April, A. u. 1895.
Ola H. Henderson, guardian of Orpha W.
Knapp of st. Johnsbury, in said district
makes application to said court for license
to sell the following described real estate OF
his said ward, to wit: small parcel Of
land with a dwelling house and outbuildings
thereon, situate in St. Johnsbury, aforesaid,
representing that the sale thereof for the
purpose of providing available means of sup
port, Is for the interest of said ward.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said court
that said application be referred to
session thereof, to be held at the
probate Office in said St. Johnsbury, on the
18th day Of May, A. d. 1895, for hearing
and decision thereon; Anditis further ordered
that all persons interested be notified
hereof, by publication, of notice of ; SAID
application and order thereon, three
weeks successfully in the Caledonian'
printed at st. Johnsbury, before
said time of hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, ana
If they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court Attest:
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

The University of Vermont is to
lose the services of Prof. J. r. Wheel
er, who has had call, and accepted
it, to the chair of Greek in Columbia
college. He enters his new sphere of
usefulness in October.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

The high price of beef is an incen-
tive to vegetarianism, which will
soon be seasonable any way. Meat
is not the best food during warm
weather and the advance in price
will make many people think of
shortening their allowance at any
rate for a while.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
Commissioners Notice.
SAMUEL T. BROOKS ESTATE

The subscribers, having been appointed by
the honorable Probate court for the district
of caledonia, commissioners to receive, ex.
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of Samuel T
Brooks, late of st. Johnsbury, in said district,
10th day of April, 1895, being allowed
by said court to the creditors of said deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment at
Johnsbury, in said district, on the 18th
day OF May and the 10th day of October
next, at $50 O'Clock in the afternoon on each
of said days.
HARVLIN PADDOCK.
JOHN c. CLARK,
Commissioners.
St Iohnshnry VI nril 90 A d 1904
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
Low SHOES,

Three years ago ladies' low shoes We're
worn only during the warm months of
the summer, and high button or laced
shoes the rest of the year.
Now large proportion of ladies wear
low shoes the year around, with pa;r
OF overgaiters for the cold weather.
By so doing, the extra expense of high
shoes is avoided, and the ankles are het
ter protected against cold and damn hv
tn cloth covering of the overgaiter tbon
BY, the kid of the boot tops. ''"
90 A no oX n that we sell for $125, costs
500 in a high boot of same style A
low L shoe that we sell for $3.50, costs
$500 in the high boot. '0' eos's
I'VE We tl1 have health, economy and
good looks in favor of the Oxford anu
III Lh 1sy year, in view Of the increased use of
al ana demand in1a.n for low shoes, we have put
before of Oxfords and shall he ' aly .1rs
glad to show them ~ always
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

Says the Burlington independent:
The most ardent prohibitionist in
Vermont ought to have been satisfied
with the amount of water thrust
upon us the early part of this week"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
ENTERPRISE ILLUSTRATED.

A special edition of the Morrisville
News and Citizen, devoted to Nor.
risvilles business interests and indus.
tries, was issued on Thursday. 1t is
a most creditable production, inter
esting to every one in the vicinity.
The Illustrations are attractive, and
the issue is printed on fine calendar
paper,
The Farmers Advocate very sensi.
bly, remarks that maple sugar max
ers should take pains to instruct
buyers in the present realities of
sugar making. No doubt there is a
feeling abroad that fine light.colored
sugar has been produced with the
aid OF cane sugar, and the idea is
now to remove this feeling by draw.
ing attention to the improved meth.
DDS employed in its manufacture,
which are instrumental in producing
a superior article. Much progress
has been made in the process of
maple sugar making during the last
decade, and the fact that it is light
in color is more an evidence of the
fact that more care is taken in &c
manufacture, than it is of adultera-
ton by cane sugar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26
License to Sell Real Estate.


st. Johnsbury, VT, April 90. A. d. 1895
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16
A FARMERS SOCIAL LIFE.

In the old fashioned days of the spinning
wheel, the loom and the fire place most
farmers families had plenty of social
privileges of certain character. There
was the quilting bee, where the women and
girls of the neighborhood for miles around
came togt ther after an early dinner, and
while deft fingers quilted interminable
lines Of herring bone, vine and shell pat
terms marked on the brilliant patch work
quilt then in fashion, the no less nimble
tongues chatted on the news of the day,
the fashions, the engagements, and neighbour
hood gossip till the supper hour brought
the men folks to the bountfully laden
tables, and the games and dancing were
kept up till the 1--WE sma' hours" The
raisngs the husIing parties and apple
pairing bees, were no less occasions for frolc
and social enjoyment. The lyceums and
spelling matches in the rural neighborhood
supplied certain literary element lacking
in the others, but these almost invariably
ended in frolic of some sort.
Thesummer entertaining of the city cousin
and the forsaking of the farm by so many
of the young people for homes and work
in city and village has gradually changed
the character of the social life in many
rural communities, till now baseball, lawn
tennis and progressive whist have become
almost as soul absorbing to the farmers
boys and girls as to their village cousins.
The general use of the bicycle, too has
helped to better the social privileges of the
young people living on farms, by shorten
ing the distance to town, making it poss-
ible with no great effort to attend lectures
concerts and the like. and so extend their
acquaintance and facilities for social enjoy
ment There are however many farmers
homes, especially among middle aged
people, where there are no young persons
in which are almost no social privilege, but
Too many farmers and their wives have
toiled so long, without taking time to look
about them, they have become such slaves
to labor that it is task for them to get
body and mind in trim to spend an occas-
ional day OF evening away from home even
in quietly visiting at the house of il neigh
Dor. Their social opportunities are bounded
by the weekly meeting in church, and per
haps include the annual fair. They never
go to lecture or concert, or any social
neighborly gathering, and scarce find time
to visit their 'sisters and their cousins and
their aunts."
am aware that one great drawback to
social intercourse among farmers is the
multitude of chores that every morning
and evening must be attended to, but in
many cases by making special effort Cf one
is not too much isolated from town and
neighbors) an occasional day or evening
NAV he nj easantly Spent in VISITING or in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16
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MG2:lEAiKFr1~GARpEN
FARM ANIMALS.
Report by the Government on Their
Number and Value.

The statistical bureau Of the Agricul-
tural Department has given out the fol-
lowing report:
The estimates of farm animals for jan
uary, 1895, shows decrease in the num-
Der of horses as compared with January,
1894, of lS7, sol, or l II per cent. de-
crease in mules Of 10, 123, or 0.S1 per cent. :;
an increase in mich COWS of II. 129, or
10 per cent; decrease in oxen and
other cattle of 2,2i3, 952, or 6. 13 per cent. :;
decrease in number of sheep of =, 7553, 953,
or 6 1 per cent. a decrease in the number
of swine of 1 040, 7S2, or 2.30 per cent.
In value horses have declined Phi.
mules 80 per cent; mich COWS have
increased about per cent. oxen and other
cattle have lost in value Al per cent :;
sheep have declined POP per cent, and
swine l6.9 per cent.
The decline in the farm prices of horses
is general throughout the country. The
exceptions are to be found in the mountain
and Pacific states and Massachusetts. The
range Of horses is from S1GlS per head in
Utah to S74. l3 in Massachusetts.
The average value of milch cows has
increased from SILT in 1894 to S21.97 for
this year.
The average values per capita OF animals
as estimated are as follows: Horses $50. %,
mules S47.o5, mich cows $2l.97, oxen and
other cattle $ll.06, sheep Sl.5S, hogs
S49T.
The aggregate numbers and values of
animals are as follows: Horses number,
Is, S93,3lS; value, 500 73O, $50; mules,
number, 1888, lOS; value, $40, 927, S3i
milch cows, number, 1888, los; value,
$500, 6Ul, 10; oxen and other cattle, num-
ber 3, 1854, PIG; value, S4s2, 800, 129; sheep,
number, i2,29i,O6i value, $685. 767;
swine, number A, l65, ZIG; value, S2l9,-
5O1, 261. Total value of live stock on farms
is 81, $40, l46, 3O6,a decrease of f36l, 80 ( Is
from the total value of lS94
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16
TO CLEAN CARPETS.
Care and Strength are Needed, but it Can
be Done at Home.

1t is often the case that accidents happen
when one is far away from cleaners, or
when, perchance, the carpet may not be
worth the expense of the professional s
services, but would be extremely useful if
put in good order.
A simple and etfectual means of cleaning
is to rip the breadths apart, if the carpet is
large, says the Philadelphia Times; take
one breadth at time over common
kitchen table or wide board and scour with
prepared soapsuds, if necessary, Or napbtha
If that substance is to be used, scrub the
carpet thoroughly with an ordinary scrub
brush. If the washing is done with soap
suds, it will be we'll to rinse the carpet
thoroughly, which may be done by throw
ing on it pailfuls of water and scrubbing it
out with the brush to rid the fabric of the
suds as nearly as may be. If the carpet
shows symptoms of fading, riff the colors
threaten to run, it is quite worth while to
go over it again and again with the brush
and with soft cloths and remove the water
as rapidly as possible, meanwhile having
the board or table tipped at an angle, so
as to allow all surplus water to drain away
as quickly as it can. This is slow work
and hard work, but if well done the result
will be a carpet entirely cleaned, perfectly
wholesome and quite good enough for an
upper room, or for the rugs and pieces that
are required in every house.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16
SANDBAR FERRY.
The FavOrlte Dueling Ground of Southern
Chivalry.

81 was down at Sandbar Ferry, the
famous dueling ground of two States, yes
terday,n said man from Augusta, as he
stood in the rotunda of the State Capitol,
talking about old times in Georgia, "and
you would have been interested in the
sight. Sandbar Ferry is the place where
so many genuine duels have been fought in
the old days, when the field of honor
without an air CHANGED to be there at
the invitation of a well-known citizen Of
Augusta, who knows the history of this
famous spot of earth by heart and who
delights in that knowledge. We drove out
from the city of Augusta, about four miles,
| suppose right down the river through
the vast plantation of Colonel Phinizy
''The ferry is a picturesque place, but, [
declare, it had wild and lonesome appear
ance. Across the Savannah River one sees
high cliff of red clay through which a
muddy wagon road plows its way down to
the rivers bank. On this side the scene is
more attractive, for there are trees that
shade the place for some distance around.
Violets are growing on the banks of the
river which we may take as evidence that
the bloody days are over and peace res
tored. There will never be another duel
at Sandbar Ferry; never. Dueling has
played out with advanced notions.
But, goodness me! what times they did
use to have there. How many brilliant
sons of Georgia and of South Carolina have
gone to their graves from bullet wounds at
Sandbar Ferry. How many hearts have
been pierced beneath those signing pines!
Ugh! shuddered as | stood upon the
battle ground, for when the winds whis-
pered through the tops of those lofty pines
it did sound like the kissing voices OF
ghosts
aside from any spirit of Il Jest | have
seen more dreary place in all my life
than is Sandbar Ferry, the old dueling
grounds. Atlanta Constitution.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16

attending a social gathering of some kind.
The farmers wife especially needs something
to take her mind from the daily drudgery
of her kitchen and give her pleasant
thoughts for companionship in her often
lonely life. Flowers, music and reading
are well enough far AS they go, but as we
were created social beings, we must have
social human companionship.- J. c.
Crawford in American Agricuturist
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16

"Do you remember that letter you wrote
to me before we were married, in which
you said you would even give up your
chances of heaven for me?n remarked Mrs.
Peck.
''Well," said Mr.. n. Peck, after had got
hold of his hat and had the door open, 81
guess told the truth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-16

Having had over fifty years experience rs
manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of Fur
niturc, we are able to sell
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-06

THE RAoEs-The following are the
entries at the st. Asaph track for to-
morrow:
First race. 6! furlongs-Jimmy Lam
ley 100, Paymaster 112, Coal Mine 112,
Ambraw 100, Capt. Bah 102, Bald Hor-
net 102, Tanglefoot 102, Clair w. los,
Gascon jr. los, Kenneth 100.
Second race, 4 furlongs-Noxious
10S, Lashade los. Cadiz los, Lady Wat.
son los. Wistful los, Hysteria los.
Third race, 1 mile-Tenacious los,
Lotion los, Odd Socks los, Longshanks
los, Sir Rae los, Archbishop los, Co.
raccus 102, Gov. Fifer 1O2, Jack Denni.
son 102, Sentinel III. 102, Oaklawn los,
Hippolia 100.
Fourth race, furlongs-Dr. Faust
los, Renaissance 102. Redowac 1O2, job
l02, Baylor 102, Tolosa 102, Ninety
Seven 102, Parthian 102, *Minnie D. 100
81. Mariila FLY.
Fifth race, 8 furlongs-Manola 1OS,
Marie Lowell los, Lillipute 100, Jewel
104, Ike S. 101, Jack Barry "a.
Sixth race, 43 fnrlongs-Savant
(Imp) 80, Duke of Gloucester 90, Lori
mer 80, Susie R. 80, Pomona Belle 90,
Western Star 80, Eva's Kid 80, Lepo-
relic 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-06
u.s. GOODS DELIHRRRD IN ALEX
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON. D. c.

POLICE CoURr.-Acting Mayor Snoav.
den presiding.-The following cases
were disposed of this morning:
Fourteen cows, belonging to Owen
Carroll, taken up in the street by Off
Ger Hall, were released upon their
owner paying 81 fine and the cost of
driving up the cows.
A white man, arrested by Officer
Davis for drunken and disorderly con-
duct, was sent to the work house sine
die.
VIM. G. Reynolds, arrested by Officer
Davis for stealing boat belonging to
Mr.. Bashford, was sent to Jail subject
to the chain gang for 80 days.
Two colored men charged with keep
ing unlicensed dogs were fined 81 each
and compelled to take out licenses for
the CANNES.
Sarah Levi, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct, was fined $3.50.
S. J. Veirs, charged with using
threatening language toward his wife,
was released upon promising to behave
himself In the future.
A warrant was issued to-day for the
arrest of young man charged with
representing himself to be a port war.
den officer and collecting money from
the captain of a schooner.
Night Report. Last night was cloudy
with rain about 10 o'clock. Two plis-
oners were at the station house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-06

A "RINGER. "-It is said that aripe-
er" was substituted for George Hakes
in the last race at st. Asaph yesterday
and that the conspirators got away
with much money. In sporting circles
it is rumored that George Hakes was
not taken out of his stable and that the
fast Splinter, Frank D., who resembles
his stable companion very much, was
sent to the post. The officials will now
deem it their duty to investigate the af-
fair thoroughly. :.
The New York Sun says: 'Close OBJ
servers of the state of the betting no.
ticed that one book especially laid up
against the two favorites, Velvet Rose
and Duke of Gloucester. This book, it
is said, is backed by prominent stock
holder of the Virginia Jockey Club,
The race in question was for charity's
sake. All the owners who had horses
entered in it agreed to give their share
of the purse to Jockeys Reuben and G.
Murphy, who are in the Alexandria
Hospital. The former had one of his
legs amputated and Murphy was
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-06
G.aIsn1ks.;r. @d5%s,y

mia, and that no operation was per-
formed.
Pat Raedy and Billy Mcmillan will
meet tonight in the arena of the
Eureka Athletic Club, in the county, to
fight for the middle-weight champion
snip of the District of Columbia.
Capt. Lucis E. Burkhart, for over
twenty years faithful employee of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, died at his res
idence, in Washington, Sunday. The
deceased was seventy-two years old.
A petition is in circulation asking the
Governor to pardon Robert Grady, col
ored, who was recently sent to the
penitentiary for robbing the store OF
Charles Davis in King George county.
At regular meeting of Belle Haven
Council, No. 81, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, last night one
new member was initiated and two ap-
plications for membership were re.
ceived.
Shad and herring are still being
caught in the Potomac-an unusual &C.
currence at this season. On Saturday
Mr.. G. H. Smith took two fine shad
and herring from his trap net off the
White House.
"Blood row"-5-1O-40-came out yes,
terday, and it is said that the policy
hackers had to pay out much money
The colored people played the blood
row on account OF the bloody fight al
Riverside Park Sunday evening.
Mr.. J. Harris Stonestreet, promi-
nent citizen of Charles county, Nd,
died at his home near La Plata Sunday
night, after lingering illness. He was
| g gallant Confederate soldier and was
well known in this city and vicinity.
The remains of Rev. Griffin, pas
tor of Roberts A. M. E. Chapel, who
| died on Saturday morning last, were
placed in the chapel to-day, and to.
morrow morning they will be taken by
large delegation from his church to
Baltimore for burial.
The excursion of the conductors and
motormen of the electric railway to
Riverside Park and Mount Vernon will
take place tomorrow. The committee
guarantee that the best order will be
preserved and that everything will be
done to contribute to the enjoyment o.
all who attend.
Developments yesterday make it
reasonably certain that the killing in
Washington of Ernest Green last Fri.
day by Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler will
be brought before the grand jury. Mr.
George M. Dorsey, member of the
coroner's jury, last night stated that il
was upon this understanding that he
made no formal protest against the
verdict returned, and said that one
other juror took the same position.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

An infant son of Mr.. William Nelson
died last night.
Belle Haven Lodge, Knights of Hon
or, will meet tonight.
Mr.. George Baker says he is not a
candidate for the position of Keeper of
the Aims House.
A marriage license was isued in
Washington yesterday to William Tay.
lor and Agnes Williams, of Warrenton.
Nellie Brown. an elderly colored wo-
man, died at her residence, corner of
st. Assph and Wilkes street, yesterday
afternoon.
A meeting of the Hydraulion Engine
Company will be held tonight when
an election for driver of the wagon will
take place.
The remains of Mrs. Fanny Hutton,
who died in Washington recently, were
brought to this city to day for inter-
ment in Bethel cemetery.
The driver of the Columbia wagon
says that he did not run into the Relief
truck on Saturday evening, but that
the truck ran into his wagon.
Mr.. ]. M. Board, of Fairfax, while
passing through the gate of the market
alley to the market this morning was
kicked by a horse and quite painfully
bruised.
]. NJ. Hopkins, the colored physician
who attended the late Rev. s. G. Grit
fin, says the latter died from septica-