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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
VOL. LXI---NO. 1852

Church News.-"The Supreme Pattern
of Manhood" will be the topic OF the
closing lecture in the present course, next
Sunday evening at Grace Methodist
church, by Rev. Mr.. lyric. These lee
lures have been attended by large audi
ences, averaging nearly five hundred per-
sons each evening, composed in great
part OF young men and women. The list
o topics for the new course, beginning
Jan. I'd, will be distributed to those
present next Sunday evening.
The Imperial quartette will assist the
choir OF Grace Methodist church next
Sunday evening and special musical
programme will be rendered.
The annual election at the Church of
the Messiah took place Tuesday even
ing. The following officers were elected:
A. w. Roberts, moderator; J. l.. Couch,
clerk; E. E. Sargent, treasurer; F. V.
Powers, Frank Hooker, Frank Spalding,
trustees; Carleton Felch, collector.
The annual sale of the Ladies' Home
Missionary society OF the South church
was held Friday Dec. 10, afternoon and
evening. The sale was good although
the attendance was not large, netting the
society between forty and fifty dollars.
Forefathers' day will be observed by
special service at the North church prayer
meeting next Wednesday evening.
The Railroad street Baptist Sunday
School will have Christmas tree at the
church hisevening Principal Comstock
OF the Academy will give talk and the
Academy Glee club will sing.
The ladies OF the North church held a
socia BILE and supper last Friday evening
which was well attended and enjoyed.
After a bounteous supper short enter
tainment was given consisting OF piano
solos by Robert Clark, two recitals by
Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost, vocal solo by
Mrs. Hubert w. Brooks and banjo solo
by Selim Newell.
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Wedding BelIs.-Hubert w. Brooks

Wedding Bells.-Hubert w. Brooks
and Miss Ida M. Penniman ware married
at the brides home on Mt. Pleasant street
last Saturday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed by the brides pastor,
Rev. DR.. A. II. Heath, before the near
relatives of the contracting parties. The
groom holds responsible position in
Fairbanks scale Office and the bride is
one Of the contraltos in the North church
choir. Both are we'll and favorably
known and their many friends wish them
long and happy life. The bride was
the recipient OF many choice presents.
The couple left on the afternoon train for
Boston and after short wedding trip
will return and live in Mrs. Boles' house
on Winter street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17

Grange Elections Shepard Po-
mona Grange elected the following Off
GERS at Lyndon on the evening of the
18th:
Master, H. A. Park; overseer, L. w.
Gray; lecturer Mrs. Jesse Gage; steward,
Jesse Gage; asst. steward, L. W. Park;
chaplain, Mrs. E. H. Hallett; treasurer,
c. A. Hoyt; secretary, E. H. Hallett;
gate keeper, S. Brown Pomona, Miss
Nellie Gray; Ceres, Miss Saada Gage;
Flora, Miss Lena Mooney; lady asst.
steward, Bertha Burton.
The Vide Awake Grange elected the
following officers on Saturday evening
the 11th Master. F. B. Hooker; over
seer, S. r. Learned; lecturer, Miss Ida
Learned; steward, E. g. Learned; asst.
steward, ]. R. Jackson; chaplain, Mrs.
F. l. Brewer; treasurer, H. c. Powers;
secretary, Ida M. Lyiord; gate keeper, c.
J. Bowker: Pomona. Miss Beatrice
Brook; Ceres, Miss Hattie Learned;
Flora, Miss Saada M. Gage LADY asst.
steward, Miss Fanny Beck.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
Choral Uni0n.-The second rehearsal

Choral UniOn.-The second rehearsal
of the series was held Tuesday evening,
and considering the prevailing dampness
was very encouraging, as about so
showed their interest by Drawing the
storm. The principal choruses in Elijah"
were sung through and were found to be
very interesting to those taking part.
The next rehearsal comes Tuesday,
Dec. 2S. at 7,30 p. m. and it is hoped
all members and those who intend to
join will register with Mr.. Adams on or
before that night as it is quite necessary
for the executive committee to know how
large the chorus is to be in order to ar
range for succeeding rehearsals. Remem-
ber every rehearsal lost now is decided
loss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
Congregational Club. - The annua

Congregational Club. - The annual
meeting OF the Passumpsic Congrega-
tional Club will be held with the church
in Bradford next Monday and the occa-
sion promises to be an unusually inter-
esting one. The exercises of the day open
with social hour from 1890 to 80.
Then comes the election Of officers fol-
lowed by the dinner served by The ladies
OF the Bradford church. The postpran-
dial exercises consist Of the flowing:
Greetings. Rev. III. T. Barnard, Bradford
Response, President Henry Fairbanks
"The Town Meeting or the Civil Polity of
the Pilgrims"
]. w. Sault, St Johnsbury.
1.-THE Ecclesiastical Polty of the Pilgrims"
F. w. Baldwin, Barton
"Home Life of the Pilgrims"
F. D Hale, Lunenburg
"The Women of the Mavfower,"
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks,S st. Johnsbury
At 8 o'clock comes the musical service
and at $50 the address of the day by
Rev. DR.. Smith Baker OF East Boston upon
"What the Pilgrims Say"
A goodly delegation from st. Johusbury
is planning to attend this meeting.
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Clark.

Frederick Buckley, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. o. Clark, died Friday morn
ing OF diphtheria. The little fellow was
taken sick Monday night and grew grad
ually worse as the week advanced. He
was four years old, an unusually bright
and attractive fellow and the family have
host of friends to sympathize with
them. He had endured lifetime of
suffering in four years and when diph.
iberia came his constitution could not
stand it. Brief funeral services were held
at the grave conducted by Rev. M. IL.
Mill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
LAucHLIN's, BARNET, VT.
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Rupture Cured.
Cards of Thanks.
Citizens Caucus.
Farm at Auction.
Skim Scum in Tea.
Auction at Danville.
Scribner's Magazine.
Newspaper Directory.
California in Three Days.
Two Evaporators In one.
Who Says-Field & Rowell.
Envelope with Money Lost.
For the Holidays-F. o. Clark.
Useful Gifts-E. d. Steele g. Co.
Sleigh for Sale-George z. Grow.
Smyrna Rugs-Lyman p. Wood.
Christmas Turkeys-Swift Bros.
Right for Christmas-Bingh
Suitable Gifts-N. r. Switser 81 Co.
Christmas Goods George E. Grow.
c osing Out Sale-Wilson g. Morris.
Insurance and Houses-Rickaby & Co.
Have You Consulted-Business College.
Xmas and Mark-down Sale-H. H. Carr.
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DR.. Gunsaulus not Coming.-It will

DIR. GunsauluS not COming.-It will
be a disappointment to many in St.
Johnsbury to learn that DR.. Gunsaulus
will be unable to appear in the lecture
course this season. His health has re-
Gently compelled his resignation as pas
tor OF the Plymouth Congregational
church Of Chicago and he is now at
hospital to undergo the peinful opera
ton of having one of his hip bones
crushed so as to straighten his leg. The
following letter from DR.. Gunsaulus to
the lecture bureau which had engaged
him for this season will be read with
interest:
1T has been recently decided by my
ply sicians, under whose care have been
for several months, that it will be i'm
possible for me to undertake to do any
sevturing wiIasNse,s iisAH 5eurs gBrlgr
these circumstances, am obliged to ask
you to cancel all and any engagements
you may have made for me. If it is
necessary for you to have physicians
certificate, shall be glad to send you
one.
am very sorry that | am obliged to
send you this word, for until within a
very short time, have been given to
understand that the little lecturing
have arranged for would act as recrea-
ton during the period of rest that has
been enforced upon me.
Faithfully yours.
(Sipnedl F w GITNSAIII IFS"
The lecture committee will engage at
once just as good man as can be OBJ.
tained, though everybody knows that
there is no public speaker that is the
equal OF DR.. Gunsaulus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
The Poultry Show.-Indications now

The Poultry Show.-Indications now
point to big lot of entries for the fifth
annual exhibition OF the Vermont Poul-
try and Pet Stock association which will
be held in the Town hall, St. Johnsbury,
Ian. 25.2S. The premium lists Tor the
meeting are now published and may be
obtained by addressing the secretary, F.
H. Ranney. st. Johnsbury. The Judges
selected for the meeting are George H.
Northrup of Raceville, N Y. and D. j,
Lambert OF Apponaug, X. l. Mr.. North
rup was here last year and gave excellent
satisfaction and Mr.. Lambert is known
by all poultry fanciers as Honest Dan."
Ifyou have any poultry or pet stock no W
is the time to get them into trim for the
exhibition,
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Donaghy.

Mrs. Maria, wife of Robert Donaghy,
died suddenly in the New England hospi.
tai, Boston, Dec. 10, where she had gone
for treatment. She was AT years old and
had been in failing health for several
months. Mrs. Donaghy was a member
OF the North church and an interested
member of the Sunday School. She eeaves
a husband and three daughters and a
circle OF friends, to all OF whom her death
is severe loss. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon at her late home con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. DR.. A. H..
Heath. Music was rendered by a quar-
tctte from the North church choir.
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Steele.

James E. Steele met with sad acci.
dent in Somerville, Mass, Monday night
He was employed by the railroad to
check off the cars as the freight trains
came in and while doing this he was
struck by freight truin and both legs
and one arm were cut off. He died in
the hospital Tuesday morning, He was
% years old and son of the late Henry
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17

Steele of St. Johnsburv. He was grand
son of the late Judge E. A. Parks and
bearer at Judge Parks funeral week
ago. He was one of the most popular
young men in Somervlle. The remains
were brought to Passumpsic tor inter-
ment in a special car on Thursday alter
noon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
Sherman Court EIection.-At the

Sherman Court ElectiOn.-At the
regular meeting of Sherman Court, No.
627, c. o. F., held in their rooms We'd
nesday evening the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing year:
Chief Ranger, 7. ]. Tierney; vice chief
ranger, T. L. Morris; recording secretary.
Charles Lynch financial secretary, Chas.
Stimson; treasurer, P. A. Roach trustees,
d. F. Lynch, Edward Buckley, John
Gunn medical examiner, DR.. Provost;
spiritual director, Rev. M. !. Carmody.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17

Village Report.-The village report
for the year 1897 is now out and the
voters will find it very interesting read
ing. The recommendations of the
trustees and other officials should be
carefully considered by the voters. The
trustees recommend that Eastern avenue
be paved from Railroad street to Main.
The expenses in the various departments
amount to $2S,S41.47 and the trustees
ask Tor an appropriation Of $26, ,4s0 Tor
1898. Especial interest is attached to
the report Of the health officer and his
remarks on diphtheria.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-17
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights of Pythias.

Regular convention of Ap lilo Lodge No. 2
Tuesday December 81. The Knight rank will
be conferred officers nominated for ensuing
year and important business transacted.
w. o. SHAW, c. c.
H. T. FISHER. K. r. S.
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Miscellaneous.
@. r. GIBBS.

paadoc,, street. st. johnsbury, vt.
Out Flowers and Floral De"igns
For sale at all seasons of the year s on sn1rs hv
notice For immediate attent,o,h, as,,,orr ~rue ~
telegraph, telephone or speeia' oe"'s'S'
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WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending December II 1897,
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SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER
M. pERHAN, q. K.

Drafting Office, Scale works, 49,.
st. Johnsbury,
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@. v, HOOKER & SON,

Piping and Steam Engine Repairing.
M'f's Board Mills. Jobbing Speeia''y'
Mil Street. st. Johnsbury.
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When People Catch Cold.

The "cold spots, meaning there
by the surface areas peculiarly sus-
ceptible to cold, are principally the
nape of the neck and the lower part
of the back of the head, the front of
the abdomen and the shins. The
acute discomfort and the sense of
impending disaster which result
from the steady play of current Of
cold ali. upon the neck from behind
are well known. The necessity of
keeping the abdomen warmly clad
is also generally recognized, though
perhaps not as generally carried
into practice. Curiously enough,
few people are conscious Of the dan
ger they run by exposing the usual
ly inadequately protected shins to
currents of; cold air. This is the
usual way in which colds are caught
On omnibuses. When driving, one
takes care to cover the legs with a
rug or waterproof, but on the moro
democratic conveyance rugs are not
often available, and the reckless
passenger by and by awallens to the
fact that the iron has entered into
his soul-in. other words, that he
has caught cold People who
wear stockings, such as highland
ers, golfers and cyclists, invariably
take the precaution of turning the
thick woolen material down Oyer
the shinStheibettcr to protect them
against loss of heat, though Incl
dentally the artificial establishment
OF the calves may not he altogether
foreign to the maneuver. This Is
an instance Of how all things work
together for good 1t does not, Of
course, follow because certain areas
are peculiarly susceptible to cold
that a chill may not be conveyed to
the nervous system from other
points. Prolonged sitting on q
stone, on even on the damp grass, is
well known to be Il fertile source of
disease, and wet, cold feet are also,
with reason, credited With paving
the way to IN early grave.-Londol
Medical Press.
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THE MOST NJ GIRL.

Perhaps there are .,.a ~" i. i,;:rc and face
THIN Nelly arc i:E l,:rrn i""!;vai@;;,
Whose measure o! tGn:lCn"s>, S"or.::ess ant.
grace
Seem to feminine worth i::orc c:.ric!i;rG
It 49, bc there gror;s - ~" sr,;':l e !:GGcts
S,.::.u tracr 10 lCvv, :,.,- =: tr:s.::.:.s',
Sore SGl;tlcsscs ci,t"l VITA ;:,al.:"rH AID art:
THAI. NcllS.'s far ,aOre CIT ri.s::.:.,c.
You'll find maii!inS qucrmlicr, daigtirr,
crowncd
With cLa-r:s moro Grsrrv;';" mans praises.
You'll fnI them more sp:isntly, more taste
fully gGwncd,
More fertile of eloquent phrases.
But not in the realm cf her Sex. declare,
No matter what haven she bleSsrs
Can u woman be found whose good sense will
compare
With the kind that my Nelly possesses.
Do you ask for tho proofs? Does my statement
oppress
Your functions o: mental tlicrstion?.
She's the orn girl il town who'd the sense to
say eyes
In response to my popping thn.qucstion.
Boston Courier.
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DOES GOLD. GROW?
Some Veteran Miners Who Pretend to
Believe That It Does.

Some Veteran Miners Who Pretend to
Believe That It Does.
They were all weather beaten trail
blazers who had led the march of
civilization into the mountains, and
their conversation wandered from
the departed glorics Of other days
to the latest discoveries in science.
John Helehan had just finished
reading from a mining jor1nalahout
Professor Emmons discovery OF the
method of transmitting silver into
gold.
Il think Emmons is q hrrnbug,
said old Judge Longly, California
argonaut. The old alchcrlists, you
know. tried that, but they might as
well have tried to make an apple
seed. Nature holds the germ, and all
the scientists who initiate her c;ln
do is to quicken its growth. >
eve heard tellof gold growing,
remarked VIII Robbins
"tSo have l." said the judge, "but
you have never seen it grow, lave
you2 don't believe all the yarns
these experts spin anyhow. >
Boys spoke up John Treanor.
"perhaps have got some queer old
notions slowed away under this Dig
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witchc-aft In the Nineteenth Century.
Most people, believe that witch
craft among civilized people ended
when the "Salem witch mania ran
it's course and died out in the year
1892. It did, as far as America is
concerned, except among savages,
but in other countries the belief in
the superstition did not die until a
much later date, even if it can be
truly said to. be dead now. In France
an old beggar was tortured to death
as late as 1902 on the charge Of be-
ing one ewho' 'communed with evil
spirits and in Spain a witch was
burned in 1908. In 1850 in France
man and his wife tortured suspect
ed witch ito death, and nothing at
all was donewi them by the Grim
inal courts on account of the linger-
ing belief in sorcery. Four years
later witch was drowned in Eng
land, and in 1850 one was burned in
Mexico. In. 1874, 1879, 1880 and
again in 1889 witches were publicly
burned in Russia, and even as late
as 1890 regular judicial trials of
witches were had in Prussia, Poland
and Austria-Hungary. st. Louis
Republic.
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on The coast of Italy. where whole
limestone beaches arc honeycomEed
with their holes. 1t is still q disput-
ell point among n;ituralists as to
how this boring is effected. Some
thinh that the mollusk secretcs
some acid which soitcns the lime
stone, but others think that the
holes are bored by tie simple me-
chanical process OF grinding. The
lreEonGerancc Of opinion appears to
lio with tie latter view at present,
yet il l.; sad that no one has yet
lcc,l allie to c;,th Tic Pholas at
,,.r,i-
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diegin and have been diggin in that
hole ever since. It seemed to mo
that in the places where the water
struck it it grew richer ! run in
three tunnels at the bottom, but
found the gold was not yet ripe, SO
1 Just closed up the tunnels and let
them rest for few years.
Blame me if I don't think Hank
Stebbins does the same thing" said
Jack Flice. Hank lives up in Soap
gulch and has claim he calls the
Belcher. He discovered it 80 years
ago, when Wash Stapleton was max
ing bullets in his lead mine to kill
Indians With. 1t is in a funny Tor
nation for that part Of the country.
It is in a reef of sand lying between
the lime formation that borders Oh
the llelrosc valley and the stratitied
enelss formation that runs from that
point to the base of Red mountain:
Thirty years ago Hank discovered
that there were globules of silver in
the sand and located, but there was
not enough mineral to pay, and he
abandoned it. Ten years ago he
went back to the old mine and began
turning over the sand. He began to
find chunks of gold instead of sill
yer. He has good thing of it now.
He mines it like the Mexicans used
to mine it years ago. He cuts stairs
in the sand and takes the sand up
in d candle box and sorts it over.
Now allshe has got to do when he
wants to make stake is to go dowr-
to the sand pile and wiggle a crow
bar around for a few minutes wherl
up comes piece of shining gold,
Several capitalists have attempted.
to get hold of the mine, and one Of
Heinze's agents made him a good
offer for'if, but Hank won't sell, Tor
he is sure he has a fortune if the
gold keeps on growing. Butter In
ter Mountain.
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Commercial joys.

COmmerctuI Joys.
"Do you enjoy shopping in these
big department stores, Mrs. Per-
kins?'
"Oh, immensely! There is such
a delicious air of mystery about it. y"
"Dlystery?"
Eyes; you don't know whether
you are buying books in a dry goods
store or buying dry goods in a book
store :'-Detroit Free Press.
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FORTUNE TELLING.
A CInIrvoynnt Tells. How Easy 1t 10 to
Gull The j'ublic.

Gull The I'ublic.
A prominent ciai?voyant in a
burst of coni:dc2cc &;vc to q report
el, many pci-ts c'lrclr:;ng clairvoy-
ance as she rr"c'tccd it that may
prove il 5elcstjng 70 :hc public.
"It is the easiest thing in the
world to fool a woman, she said.
Women do not reason. They are
much more suspicious than men,
but when once their confidence has
been gained you can make them be-
leve the moon is made of green
cheese.
1.-THE whole problem is in gaining
the visitors confidence. If l can
make her believe in me, she is gone.
Usually it is not very difficult job
to do that. Probably one-half of
the women who call to consult me
are actuated by no other motive
than idle curiosity. Such women
never come back the second time;
Sc I know that I can get only one
fee from them anyway. I exact
payment in advance, and after that
it doesn't make very much differ
ence to me what I tell them.
'But occasionally woman comes
in who has money and means bust
ness. If please her, she will como
again and again, making my pock-
etbook heavier each time. That is
the woman I am after, of course,
and my first work is to impress her
with my honesty. I do not know
her name, her residence or her his
tory. If I did, it would be clear sail
ing right from the start.
II ask for the usual fee and go
into a trance. Very shortly awake
with start. I am very sorry,
remark, but the electrical and mag
netic conditions today are very bad.
The atmosphere seems to be sur
charged with electricity, and it
greatly interferes with my work.
However, 7 will try again in a few
minutes. After a short interval
of conversation I, again go into a
trance. This also proves Ineffective,
and hand the callers money back,
saying that I am very sorry that
she came at such an inopportune
time and assuring her that the con-
ditions do not interfere with my sit
tings oftener than once or twice a
year. Will she call again tomorrow
She usually is impressed by my
sincerity and promises to come back.
when she leaves, a negro serv-
ant, whom I have warned by an
electric buzzer, follows her wher-
ever she may go, When he returns,
he has the woman's residence mum
ber. From this it is an easy matter
to identify her, and few inquiries
in the neighborhood-at the nearest
grocery, perhaps-are sufficient to
give me all the information l need.
Very often as soon as find out who
my visitor is I know something
about her which will give me q cleW
to what she wants to know.
when she calls again, l go into
a trance, and this time the 'cOndi-
tons are all right. | surprise hcl
ineXpressibly by describing the ap-
Eearance of her own residence, CIV
ing the street and number and final
ly SPELL out her own name. Nlno
times out Of ten this is all that Is
required. The caller is convinced
that l have learned her name and
residence by occult power, and
therefore is ready to believe any
thing else I may tell her. 1t is easy
when you know how. Chicago
Ti1nes-Herald.
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An Altered Case.

Father-Upon my word, ] am sim
ply ashamed of you. How dare you
go fighting with your little friend,
Fred?
Son-It was his own fault. He
said my father was baldheaded.
Father-Johnnie, I think under
The circumstances I must forgivt
you. Go and tell Jane to give you q
large piece Of cake and an orange.
London Answers.