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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
SHEFFIELD.

Mrs. Ferguson has returned home from
Lyndon Center, where she has spent the
winter.
Quite an interest is being manifested
over sidewalks, and it looks as though
we would have a plank walk.
Francis Bickford'sbabyi very sick, not
expected to live.
Mrs. Could of Piermont is in town.
II. P. Simpson has returned from Bos-
ton with a lot ofnew goods.
Revival services are being conducted at
the F. B. church every night this week.
S. c. Bonette has returned to Lyndon
vile.
Bessie O'Hara has gone to Evansville
to teach.
All interested in the work will meet
Friday, May 1, at the Methodist church,
to plant trees and grade the grounds.
Dinner served by the ladies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01

Ewell.
Mrs; Martha Pedley, formerly of this
town but for the past eight or nine years
a missionary in Japan, is expected home
soon.
Mrs Benjamin Varnum has been quite
sick for a week or more.
Mrs. William Ash, who has been quite
sick, is some better.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
PEACHAM.

Mrs. E. M. Taft visited at St. Johns
bury last week.
Miss F. A. Gilman and Miss Harriet
otoddard have been in Boston the. past
week looking up the new spring styles in
millinery and ~dressmaking.
me students of the Academy are re-
nearslng a drama which they will present
10 the public in the near future.
he schools in town commenced Mon.
uay with the exception of Green Bay
senool, which will not for a week or two
on account of whooping cough. The
Seaehers are as follows: At the Corner,
Mae Bolton; at South Peacham, Cecil
rauI' twells Hollow, Lizzie Stoddard
last part, May Farrow; North part,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01

Reading, Mass. Mr.. Scott has a cow
from which the first year, no grain fed,
he got CAT pounds of butter and the next
year 47S pounds. Mr.. Foster has a COW
which i'll the same length of time from the
sale of milk has netted twice as many
dollars as Mr.. Scott received Tor his but
ter. Mr.. Foster fed a little grain, but
Mr.. Scott fed his cow no grain, Letters
from those two gentlemen can be OBJ
tanned giving full particulars as to feed
and treatment if farmers wish to see
them. The above clearly shows that
farmers can get plenty Of milk and but
ter without feeding the animals grain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
Cheap Excursions to the West and

Northwestern April 81 and May S,
1896, the Northwestern Line Chicago G.
Northwestern Railway will sell Home
Seekers excursion tickets at very low
rates to a large number of points in
Northern Wisconsin, Michigan, North.
western Iowa, Western Minnesota, Ne.
braska, North Dakota and South Dakota,
including the famous Black Hills district.
For full information apply to ticket
agents OF connecting lines or address
]. E. Britain, N. E. P. Al State Street,
Boston Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
WEST WATERFO ORD.

School commenced Monday with Miss
Florence Douglas as teacher.
Master Merton Lyster, son of William
Lyster, celebrated his fifth birthday last
Saturday by inviting a party of little
folks to the number of thirteen. The
afternoon was spent in social games and
a bountiiul supper was served, and in a
few appropriate words Merton thanked
them all for the pleasant time they had
helped him to enjoy and invited them to
be present on his next birthday.
R. E. Blodgett of Barnet was in town
the first of the week calling on old
friends.
Trout brook creamery paid their pat
rons 22c per pound for March butter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
SEEDS and PLANTS.

Asters, Alyssum, Ba sam, Candytufts, Cal
liopsis. Hibiscens, Gypsophillia, Larkspur,
Mignonette, Nasturtium, Marigolds, Edo
tunias, Sweet Rocket. Stocks, Verbena,
Zinnia, etc, 6 pkts. for ten cents, 13 tor zoe.
Sweet Peas. &c. per o., 4 OF. for 25c. To-
mato, Aster and Verbena Plants in their
season. MRS. l.. III. ZONES,
10 Oak St., st. Tohnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01

Mrs. Chester King has returned home
from visiting her parents in Barton.
Mrs. Miles Shorey is expected home
this week from Lowell, Mass, where she
has spent the winter with her daughter.
Mary Ann Lawrence, who died on
Monday last at Glover was brought
here for burial Wednesday. She was a
sister oil the late ]. C. Lawrence OF this
place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
PASSUWPSII.
Death of John nc0iII.

The funeral service of Dea. John McGill,
who died last Friday, was held on Sun
day at one o'clock at the church. A
large number were present to pay their
last respects to a man who for many
years has lived among them, and who
held the esteem of all both as a man and
a Christian. He was very earnest and
devoted in his Christian lie and a liberal
giver for the support of the church and
the extension of Christ's kingdom. John
McGill was born in Scotland, but came
to this country when a young man, and
for a long number of years has resided in
this community. He outlived his wife
by only about two months, and it is a
somewhat singular circumstance that
he, having sold his place, had agreed to
give possession oft only a day or two
before he died. Two sons, Frank c., OF
Passumpsic, and William j., of East Bar
net survive him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01

Milk and Butter.-Some one interested
in dairy business sends in the following
item;
We believe there is a remedy for the
hard times for the farmers of Caledonia
county in the experience of Amasy Scott
of Craftsbury and Arthur ], Foster OF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
Wednesday,, May 8.

AT 10 O'CTUcK Il, III
all the personal property, consisting of %
Jersey cows, high grade and thoroughbred
II heifers, all Jerseys; one thoroughbred
bull, three years old, from the Billings herd
one extra pair work horses, one good driver,
seven years old one two-year-old colt
eight shoats, one SOW and pigs.
Farming tools. including moving ma
chimes. horse rake and tedder, plows, har-
rows, cultivators, one cart, one two
horse wagon, one one-horse wagon,
t NO two.horse sleds, one railroad sleigh,
hains, whiffietrees, etc.. Lot of 10.
inch stove wood, 40 bushels extra nice seed
barley, two pair work harnesses, four set OF
drag planks, 500 cedar posts, several tons of
hay and a little straw.
TERMS, cash for all sums under SO, and
good paper for amounts above that sum.
FRED S. HARTMAN.
NJ. M. TAPLIN, A%uctioneer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
Use less soap.

The secret of life is not to do what one
likes, but to try to like what one has to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-01
AUCTION.

Having sold my farm on Sleeper's river. il
st. Johnsbury, known as the Riverside farm
formerly owned by AS. Livingston, 1 shall
sell at auction,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

AT the business meeting the annual
report of the clerk ard treasurer, W. W.
Roberts, was read which showed the fol-
lowing excellent condition which the as
sociaion is in. The total membership in
1896 was 140, the mem hers gained dur
ing the year, 26; the loss by death, 2,
making net membership Of 1853 on De-
cemb Der 26, 1896. The association is in
good financial condition and the treas
urer's report shows fund OF $500 after
the outstanding Ellis are paid.
The amendment to the bylaws offered
by Mr.. H. L; Nelson which provides for
the payment of sick benefit of $40 per
week to the ;nem bers for period not ex-
ceeding 25 weeks was thoroughly dis
cussed and was finally adopted. This
amendment is in addition to the provis-
ions of the bylaws which provide for the
payment of death benefit of $780,
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was held which resulted as follows:
President-A. M. Menish.
Vice President-E. l.. Sayward.
Clerk and TIeasurer-W. VI. Roberts.
Executive Committee-J. M. Hobbs,
g. w. Th3mas, j. p. Stevens.
The nowly elected president, A, NJ.
Menish, has been the vice. president of
the association during the past year and
is the Grand Trunk salesman for Twit-
chell, Champlin Company of this city.
The exercise of the occasion was the
banquet which was held in the evening
in the dining hall of the Congress Square
hotel. The evenings entertainment was
planned particularly for thu pleasure of
the ladies ana was termed "Lad1es
Night by the committee.
Before ths appointed hour for the ban
quet. which was to begin at $50, the
mem bers OF the association with their
wives or lady friends began to gather in
the spacious parlors of the hotel, and to
then and there renew old acquaintance
ana in many instances to become 40
quainted with the new members and
their friends.
Given's orchestra was stationed in the
hallway and for tine half hour prior to
the dinner rendered some very pleasing
and appropriate selectiors.
The announcements was then made that
supper was ren,iy, ana the company head.
ed by the retiring president, Bion Il.
Lane, fled Into the banquet hail.
The tables were arrayod in the finished
style peculiar to the able management of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The miners of the Bslleville, Illinois,
district who have been on strike eight
days for an increase of from 35 to 10
cents, have decided to return to work at
the old wages This decision wns preced-
ed by appointment of a committee to
present the matter to the state Board of
arbitration for final decision. About 1900
men are involved.
A fire in Potsdam, Ny, Saturday
night destroyed half block in the
business section. including the Windsor
MOTEL. Loss, $50, 900 insured for $50, Goa.
In cellar in Pueblo, Col, Friday
night the police unearthed a complete
counterfeiting outfit. Hector Chaigelon,
who ia president of the Italian Societies
of America, has been arrested for COM
plicity with the gang.
Sunday afternoon the police of New
Haven arrested Mickey Keenan,, 6.
Hugh Brown, Antonio sperano, Giuseppe
Mosw itz and James Morani, the last three
being suspected Of the murder of Thorn
ns Fitzgerald whose dead body was found
in the street Sunday morning. Juet before
the murder fight occurred in Minahan's
saloon near the scene of the murder and
Brown and Keenan, claim that they wsre
cut by the Italians arrested. 1t is be-
lieved that the Italians were waiting in
the alley for either Brown or keenan,
and stabbed Fitzgerald as he came past.
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Mark Is All Right.

Cleveland, December a6.-Ths rumor
that Mark Hanna il Ill and will 90 TO
Tholnasville, Ga, to recoufrerate, is
untrue. MIR. Hanna usually spends some
time avery winter at Thomasyi.le, but
he has made no plans thus far this win
ter to go south. He will lsave Cleveland
on the evening OF January 10 to he pres
ent at the banquet OF the Hamilton
club, January H. He will return to
Cleveland and sometime during the
month will probably make another trip
to Washington He has no dehnits plans
for going South.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
THE BOWERS.
The Crescents Still at the Head of the
League.

The third game of the weekin the bow
ling tournament was played Saturday
evening instead of Friday, the lastersbe-
ing holiday.
This game was the best one Of the week
and the Cresoents secured the highest
total numner of pins that has ever been
secured at these alleys and doubtless
the largest three string total ever secured
BY any team in the state Reidy of the
Crescents was highest man, having
total of 300 pins to mis- credit for three
strings. Merriweather Of the Crescents
played his usual good game and secured
total of 2s7 pins.
The Crescents as whole put up o good
game as their totals will show.
For the Waverlys Dyer secured total
of l01 pins on the first string and Arms
by a total OF ia pins for the second
string. Armsby and Craig were high
mon for the Waverlys, the former scoring
266 pins. and the latter 264 pits The
first string was well bowled aud the
teams were evenly matched at the close,
the Wayerlys being in the lead pins
The second string was one that was
| we'll played and at times excitement was
intense as the players would make eth
| or strike or spare.
The Waverlys had the advantage ON
this string and won by a majority of 81
pins. The crowd went wild as they
| cheered for the Waverlys. The Waverlys
were 10 pins ahead AMI had been playing
better game and Indications pointed
| to the defeat Of the Crescents. The Cres-
cents, deeply sensible of their past and
present honors, were determined not to
| lose the game. Every man on the Ores
cents played his best on the third string
and at the close that team was found
to have scored s02 pins and every man
of the team had scored 95 pins or more.
The Waverlys, however, did not put
the same good playing On the third
string, which accounts for their defeat
by the Crescents. The following is the
detailed liet of the scores obtained:
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IN PINAR DEL RIO.
Spanish Victory Which the Cubans Say
Was Murder.

Havana, December 26.-News from
Mantua, in the province of Pinar del
Rio, gives the details of an encounter
on Decem Der 90 between Lieut.. Lamio,
commanding body of local guerillas,
and the volunteers. The Spanish forces
arriving at Rancho found one insur-
gent camp from which they were fred
upon. The soldiers returned the fire
whereupon the rebels fed in great dis
order, leaving 90 dead. The arms and
effects of the rebels were captured and
their camp destroyed. Eight of the dead
rebels were identified. The government
torces sustained no loss. This lnforina-
tion comes from Spanish sources. 1t is
also added that the defeat Of this band
Of rebels clears the zone in which the
fight took place from all insurgents. In
formation from other sources, however,
states that the affair was similar to 9TH
ers where unarmed men were killed and
That the dead, alleged to be the rebels,
were simply pacifics who had no means
of defending themselves against the gov
eminent troops.
No Traitor, Says Junta.
New York, Deoem Der 26.-At the Cuban
Junta In this city today, a despatch from
Key West, which has been published in
several papers to the effect that there
WAS traitor in the Cuban colony at that
place who was keeping the Spaniards
informed of all the secret movements of
the revolutionists and who is in the
confidence Of the Junta in this city,
caused considerable discussion. Delegate
Palma was not at his desk, but one of
the &c 1tlemen connected with that office
denied that there was any truth in the
telegram. "If it were Sd, he added,
''the Spaniards would know of all our
movements. The publication of the tele-
gram is the first we have heard of it. -
Case The Three Friends.
Washington, Decem Der 26.-The only
information received by the treasury de-
partment concerning the seizure at Key
West of the reported flibustering steam
er Three Friends was contained in tele-
gram from the collector of customs at
that port, stating that the vessel was
detained on suspicion under the general
instructions circular issued BY the de-
partment to detain any vessels suspected
OF violating the neutrality laws. The
officials of the department. telegrsphed
the collector of customs at Key West,
from which port she is supposed to have
sailed when her departure was reported
in the newspapers asking whether the
vessel had cleared properly. but up to
O'Clock, when the enquiry Was renewed,
no reply was received. The report of the
collector of customs at Key West regard
ing the sailing of the Tires Friends,
has been referred by the TREASURY depart
ment to the department Of justice.
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the Congress Square. Ferns and palms
were displayed about the tables and at
the side of each late WAS q handsome
! oueuet ana q ccpy Ct the elahoia.a i:lanu
prepared b.. the committee. The mem
care. was q haudso1ns affair and on tie
front cover in ooloIed and sparkling let
tiers were the initial letters ''M. q. Il.
A.
Tho retiring president Bion Lane, WIS
tho master of ceremonies and after the
company wore seated raped for attention
and announced that q change would ha
made in the regular ordor of exercises
from that Of previous years and that the
frat part OF the musical and literary
programme would then he rendered. The
programme was:
March-Tha Anniversary (new) Rosey
Overture--Orpheus, Often bacl;
Solo,
Mrs. Eveline D. White.
Medley-Lat test M elodles by lobani
Reading,
Mrs. E. e. Dodge.
Concert Waltz-Eapnnn, Faldtenfel
The assembly was then asked to rise ea
the Rev. j. L. jenkins asked the divine
blessing.
This following menu was then served
under the direction of Head Waiter
Grant:
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KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.
Ladies' Night Celebrated at Congress
Square Hotel.

Oficers Elected for the Ensuing Year-A
Delightful Musical and Literary Pro-
gramme Enjoyed-Dr Jenkins's Add
ress-yVho Was There.
Saturday was red letter day in the
history of the Maine Commercial TRAY
ellers' Association, tho members of which
gathered in this city to observe the oley-
enth anniversary Of the association.
During the afternoon from three to five
o clock the annual business meeting was
held In the parlors Of the Congress
Square hotel, President Bion r. Lane
presiding.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
Martial Spirit in Bangor

Bangor, December 26.-Dr. John e.
Sheehan of Dennysville. Washington
county. with commission as surgeon
in the Cuban army, started this week
to join his uncle. Thomas Scribner,
who has been with the Cubans the past
year. He aervod in the war of the rebel
lion, and was brave officer. There is
considerable martial spirit in Bangor
on the Cuban question, and some talk Of
raising company. There is deep sympa-
thy here for the Cuban cause, and many
would go if it seemed that they could
change affairs in decisive manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

rho Portland Theosophicsl Sooin'r
held its regular meeting Sunday at
7.90 p. III. at their hall. 542 l9 Congress
street The SUBJECT Was erie Inrer
Meaning of tho Christmas Festival" IL
was said to be, in few worais, the I'M
folding of the Chlist pyInclr les in the
heart of men, enabling him to become
a channel for hep ard SYM athy to his
fellows Many interesting questions
were asked. Tue subject for next sunday
will be announces later. The public
are cordially invited.
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AMONG THE MEN.
The Old Hands Say 1t Is a Case of Black
Listing.

-
Listing.
Boston, Dec. 26-Cars were running
without interruption on all the lines Of
the West End street railway today.
President Young sent out an order de-
claring the strike off in the early hours
of Christmas m orning ana by noon OF
that day most Of the lines were in opera
ton on regular time. Many of the cars
we're run by new men, however. On
some Of the divisions all the strikers
were given to understand that they
would have to be retired in order to get
the opportunity of taking out cars, while
on other divisions the old men were al.
lowed to take out their cars if they pre-
time. But it became evident that the
company intended to get rid Of the men
who had been most active in the strike
and the dropping of strikers went on all
day yesterday. Some were not allowed
to take out cars at all, while those who
ran out on the regular trips early in the
day were replaced in many instances by
new men later. The new men were given
different badges from those worn by the
old men and this was regarded as an
indication that the company would re-
place most of the strikers with new men
as sooD as convenient. There was good
deal of bitter feeling among the men
against the leaders Of the union. Some
of them felt that the council had bun
gled the whole matter SO badly that it
amounted to a virtual betrayal of the
union into the hands of tho company,
and on several divisions. the feeling
was particularly bitter against President
Young, who has been at the head of the
council They iustanced his conflicting
orders, leaving them in doubt as to
whether the strike was to be considered
on or off, and declared that he was in
capab BILE of managing the affairs of the
union, and that they would not consider
themselves bound by any action Of his
in future.
The strikers who are taken back by the
mpany, are rated much lower than
before. AS the lists are made up with
those men in highest standing who have
been longest in the service and who have
shownsmost efficiency, the men who stood
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
.BRENrwooDs.

Ridley was tsent and the other mem
bers Of the team BOWED for him in turn.
George Willard bowlsd two strings in
succession with big pins on Friday nigh
his totals being 275, 2s7 respectively This
score heats tho state record for individual
bowling.
On Thurs isy night ALERT lhrasher
bowled 12l in one string, the highest
candle pin record In the state, and won
a turkey which was up for prize for the
best record on that night.
WILLARD LEAGUE STANDING.
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by the company Thursday now have
higher rating than before, and such Of
the strikers MS are taken back have their
rating lowered by being placed on the
extra list or the waiting list. There has
been some talk of another tie-up next
week, hut the men who have been rein
stated and the new men who have been
taken on. are not in q mood to take any
MART in such movement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

pointed receiver for various properties of
Norton & Co., of Chicago, Lookport and
Romeo, Ills, and Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The firm consists of John L. Norton of
Lockport and Lemuel D., his brother. OF
Evanston. The firm did large private
banking business and nearly half the
people of Lockport are directly affected
by the failu-s through deposits OF money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
WILLARD LEAGUE STANDING.

AS will be sesn by the above tabls eaoh
team has now played nine games and
three teams are tied for third position.
The tournament is very exciting and the
race between the Wizards, sureriors and
Brentwoo1s is very close,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

A hottie of DIR. Wcod's Norway Pine
Syrup in the house saves doctors hills,
saves trouble, aud very often savos
precious lives. Gives almost instant re-
lief in cases of coughs, colds or lung
troubles of any sort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
Death of Edward G. HYDE.

Bath, December 27.-Edward c. Hyde,
president OF the Marine National bank,
and one of Baths respected citizens,
died at o. clock Last night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

1 heartily recommend Salvation Oil for
neuralgia, for it acts like charm. ]. S.
53S N. Gay ST., BALTIC Md.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
WILLARD BOWLING LEAGUE.
Great Interest Manifested in the Trurna
Notwithstanding of the Teams.

Great interest continues to be taken in
the bowling tournament which Is in
progress at the 1Iefethon allies in
Willard. On Friday night the greatest
game of the season was relied and what
il probably tho largest team total yet
made by any bowling team in Maine was
Brentwoods and the Wizards, tho for
mer team winning the game by ca pins.
The following is a summary of the
FnIuo:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

The Terrapin and Turtle Business at the
CapItal-Some Interesting Facts About
Korea-Good Word for President Whit