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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
A Wedding Reception.

Last Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Edward Waite and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
White gave wedding reception in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. McCutcheon.
Tr., at the grooms home on Spruce street.
In behalf of the assembled guests Mr..
Waite presented the young couple with
two easy chairs, beautiful lamp and a
silver cake fork as tokens of the esteem
in which they are held by all. Refresh
ments were served at Mrs. Waite's house.
About thirty-fve of the friends and rela-
tives OF the young couple were present,
and all Thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
WEST BURKE.

Fred Corliss OF Holyoke, Mass, is visit
ing relatives and friends in town.
Fifty'six attended the Universalist So
ciable at Mrs. Esdras Burns Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Annie Silsby, who has been i'll for
the past week, is gaining.
Miss Caroline Woodruff and Miss Eva
Wilde, teachers in the Union schools at
st, Johnsbury, are visiting Mrs. Nellie
Ruggles.
Mrs. Stebbins, who has been boarding
at William Foss' for several years, died
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Emily Packer Of Hartford, Conn,
former resident Of Burke, is visiting
relatives in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
Civil Service Examination.

An examination for the departmental,
engine and railway mail service will be
held here Friday under the immediate
supervision of Washington official
assisted by Frank x. Lanctot, secretary
of the St. Johnsbury board of civil ser.
vice examiners. Mr.. Lanctot has been
informed that a class of 10 will present
themselves for examination. The exam
nation will be written one and has nc
connection with the st. Johnsbnry post
Office as our office has no clerks in any o.
the above divisions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
NEWPORT.

d. M. Camp, the former able editor
and proprietor of the Newport Express,
has been appointed by Collector Mansur
deputy collector and inspector at this
port and entered upon his duties April 1.
The Standard Oil Company have leased
a piece OF ground southwest of the Bos-
ton & Maine freight house and will es.
tablish an oil tank here. The oil will be
brought here in tank cars.
A Sons OF Veterans camp was organ
lied Wednesday night with 16 charter
members. The camp is called Camp
Mansur, No. 3S, in honor of Col q. Nj.
Mansur.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
Easter Entertainment.

At the Easter entertainment which will
open at Pythian Hall at 2 p. m, April
II, and continue through the evening,
the ladies of st. Andrews will offer arti-
Giles for sale both useful and ornamental,
among which will be found the usual va
riety of aprons. etc. Supper will be
served from 6 to 8. During the evening
pleasing programme will be given by
St. Margaret's Guild. Admission free.
Supper rs cents; children Is cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
At Dartmouth College.

In the death OF W. G. Veazey the col.
lege loses trustee who had faithfully
served the college for 20 years. His death
is deeply felt by the institution, and
already his successor is being looked for.
He will probably be Vermonter, and
the Manchester Union suggests that Sen
ator Proctor, the most distinguished
graduate of the college residing in this
state, should be chosen to fill the va.
NV
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
Freight Wreck on the Passumpsic.

The early morning through freight
train bound south on Sunday morning
broke apart about a mile north of the
South Newbury depot. This caused the
closing of the air brakes with so much
force that the empty cars behind cars
furnished with the brakes were piled one
over the other and seven cars derailed
and rolled over on the adjoining meadow.
The Lvndonville wrecking crew were on
hand and by II a. m. the coast was clear
for the usual traffic. No one was hurt.
The principal damage will be to rolling
stock, as several cars were empty and
none loaded with valuable merchandise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
LYNDONvILLE.
Raster nj the Churches.

Following is the musical programme
at St. Peters mission:
Anthem, Christ our Passover.
| TIE ID UNI, Burret
| Chant. Handel
Choral celebration at II a. m.
EVENING.
Magnificat and Nunc Dinittis, Dorey
Anthem, He Is Risen"
Hallelujah chorus, Handel
Both the Methodist and Congrega.
tional Sunday schools have concert in
the evening.
Harmony In the Party.
An effort will he made this year to
strengthen the power OF the republican
party in this town by harmonizing all
conflicting interests and presenting a
solid front at the local and state con-
ventions. Lyndon is now the 18th town
in the state and second in Caledonia
county, yet it has never had any infu'
ence in politics because everybody was
working at cross purposes. From 254
votes cast for the republican ticket in
1894 the party strength has grown to
321 which was the number OF votes cast
tor Gov. Grout. By uniting on any
measures or candidates in the coming
local and state campaigns the party can
exert power tar beyond anything at
tempted in the past.
Good TempIars' Anniversar
Riverside Lodge, Good Templars, cele-
brated their 10Th anniversary on Friday
evening. A good literary and musical
programme was provided and the enter
tainment netted about $11. There were
readings by Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost OF
st. Johnsburv, Miss Pugsley OF the Insti-
tute, Miss Carrie Kimball, Mrs. Rogan,
Edgar Webb, a promising six-rear old
speaker. Mrs. Pierce and Miss Flora
Campbell sang and piano solos were
rendered by Daisy Powers and Bessie
Aldrich. The entertainment closed with
promenade.
The village schools resumed their work
Monday after the Easter recess.
l.. B. Harris entertained a few gentle
men friends last week Tuesday evening
at O'Clock dinner.
Editor Wells of the Journal spent Sun
day at his old home in North Danville.
His mother will soon come here to live
and keep house for him.
c. G. Norris of the Dairy Association
is in Connecticut this week on business
trip.
Rev. w. c. Johnson touched upon the
Cuban situation in his sermon last Sun.
day and expressed the hope that war
might be averted, but that Cuba be freed
rom Spanish misrule even if war fol.
lowed.
Glib Davis opens new clothing store
in a few days in the store in the new
block adjoining Dodge & Watson.
The boys that are in the tournament
OF the Lyndon Club played a couple oil
games last Saturday night and both
games came out even. E. M. Campbell s
side is still ahead II points.
The Lyndon Woman's Club held their
last meeting for the year last Thursday.
The year has been spent in the study Of
Bryce's American Commonwealth.
Largest stock children's clothing at
Amos w, Scotts,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
WEST DANVILLE,

Maplewood Lodge, N. E. o. P, No
2S6, was visited by the following grand
officers on Saturday evening, March &c
grand warden, F. G. Rowland of Barre
grand vice warden, E. E. Sargent; grand
junior past warden, g. H. Taplln of st
Johnsbury; JUNIOR Past Warden John N
Gale of Green Mountain lodge. No. 40
visited Maplewood lodge, No. 2S6, N. E.
o. p, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Berry joined her husband at Hard
wick last Friday.
The lower pond was nearly clear of ice
but this cold spell has frozen it over
There is not much sap these DAYS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
EAST BURKE.

Easter concert at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning at the usual hour
OF service.
Mrs. Simpson, who is living at r.
Harvey's, is very sick with pneumonia.
Miss Ida Farmeri is home from Johnson
Normal School for two weeks vacation
Amasa Phippen has been here from
Manchester, NJ H., visiting relatives.
Mrs. Susan Walter is sick with gastric
fever.
Mrs. J. E. Parkers' mother, Mrs. Albert
Caswell of st. Johnsbury, is visiting her.
Miss Martha Farmer is home for a
vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
A New Corporation.

The New England Acetelyne Gas Co.
was incorporated last week with capt.
tai stock OF $25, 900. The company have
the agency for all of New England and
will have their headquarters at St. Johns
bury. The incorporators are W. II Bay
ley and c. H. Cambridge Of Peacham
and H. c. Norris, Frank H. Potts and
Fred E. Potts Of St. Johnsbury. The
officers are: President, F. H. Potts; vice
president, w. H. Bayley; secretary and
treasurer, H. c. Norris. The company are
now equipped to do a large business and
thus add another industry to our gro
ing town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
LYNDON.

Rev. P. B. Fisk and wife were called to
Montpelier last week to attend the
funeral OF the late H. B. Cross.
On Friday evening, April 7, the young
people OF this village will entertain the
public bv giving two farces-"The Albany
Station" and "A Proposal under Diff
culties." These are very entertaining
plays and the audience is sure to be
pleased AS the proceeds are for the
church there should be large attend
ance.
Miss Jennie Chase returned to North
field Seminary Monday after the Easter
vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
April w isdOm,

Be sure that your blood is pure, your
appetite good, your digestion perfect.
To purity your blood and build up your
health, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This medicine has accomplished re.
markable cures OF all blood diseases. 1t
is the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has power to make
you we'll by purifying and enriching your
blood, giving you an appetite, and nerve,
mental and digestive strength.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
The New Directory.

d. J. Perigard has issued the 1898 St.
Johnsbury Directory and it is ahead OF
any of his former books in completeness
and accuracy. 1t has $50 pages and
contains every name with its street adj
dress. The business directory at the
close and the officers of all our various
organizations are valuable part of the
book. The book is attractively printed,
bound in boards and sold for so cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gifillan are visiting
at Mrs. Edward Harris in Kirby.
Anger & Solomon will entertain the
Oriental Whist Club at the Grard Army
Hall Thursday evening. April IA. This
is the last one of the season
Mrs. Powers is in Boston this week
selecting her stock OF millinery for the
coming season.
For boots and shoes always 60 to
Amos w. ScOtt's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
UNDERHILL, W., June II, 1897.

George Algier and Clark Graves each
had calf most dead OF securing, and
they gave their calves one teaspoonful oil
kow.K ure at night and one in the morn
ing, and it cured them. Kow.Kure is
worth many times its cost for that alone.
Please send me another case at once,
Z. H. HAYDEN, Merchant.
Ifyou have trouble in your dairy use
kow. kure. For sale by Griswold &
Mackinnon, st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06

George II. Richmond will soon be ap-
pointed postmaster at Mortified.
Barre aldermen will receive rs cents an
hour for their services.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06
Securing Cattle.

No disease will more quickly reduce
flesh and milk in cows or endanger the
lives of calves than securing. few
doses of Kow.Kure have never failed to
stop this trouble and quickly bring the
animal back TO health and strength
Kow.Kure is sure cure for this serious
trouble.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-04-06

They are found only on the Heating The
curve obviates all swaying of the frame in
hard pedaling. and allows the use of a longer
chain, which adds to the easy glide move
ment peculiar to this wheel.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,
Accompanied With Pabiic Danger II
Haulinu OF Explosives.

Accompanied With Pabiic Danger In
HaalinR OF Explosives.
Attention has been called fire.
quently to the overlooking Of
wagons carrying explosives up
the steep slopes Of Punchbowl to
the powder magazine. This
cruelty to horses was never more
shamefully common than it is
now. 1t sometimes takes fifteen
or twenty minutes to whip a team
up the last two hundred yards
past Mr.. Beckley's lot. When
the load pulls the wagon back, the
horse or horses have to be turned
across the road. After the driver
gets his breath from furious coax
ing, he takes the whip and, add
ing his own stout person to the
load, unme, cifully lasbes the team
two or three lengths ahead. The
process repeated over and over
again eventually gets the load to
the magazine gate. If anything
should break, or the abused
horses turn and run, the chances
of an explosion that would beg
gar the horrors Of the Names
blowing up would bs imminent
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
Telephone BOYS Remembered.

Aside from the sweets sent to
the Telephone Exchange boys on
Christmas, the Mutual Telephone
Co. made them a present of a
purse of $75, or S. for each oper.
ator. Outside of this there was a
private donation of SO. Mana.
ger Cassidy was naturally very
much pleased at the show of good
feeling on the part of Honolulu
people. q.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
BY AUTHORITY.
Irrigation Notice.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby noti-
fled that the hours for irrigation pur-
poses are from 8 to s o'clock a. m. and
from 4 to o'clock p. m.
III. Holders Of water privileges on
the slopes OF Punchbowl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu Valley above
School street are hereby notified that
they will not be restricted 10 the irri-
CATION hours Of to s a. m. and 4 Ia
8 p. M, but will be allowed to irrigate
whenever sufficient water Is available,
provided that they do not use the
water for irrigation purposes for more
than four hours I'm every twenty-four.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Approved J. A. KING,
Minister OF Interior,
Honolulu, H. l., Sept. 7, 1898
1Ol0-tf ..
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
W. G. Irwin & Go.
Limited

Agents for
Western Sugar Refinery 90. OF San
Francisco.
Baldwin Locomotive Works Of Phila.
delphia, Penn. U. s. A.
Newell Universal Mill Co. National
Cane Shredder), NY York, U. s. A.
N.Ohlandt & Co.'S Chemical Fertilizers.
Alex Cross Il Sons, high grade fertil.
izers for Cane and Coffee.
Reeds Steam Pipe Covering
Also
Offer for Sale
Parnfine Paint Cos p Il B Paints and
Papers; Lucol and Linseed oils, raw
and boiled.
Indurine, Ia cold water paint in white
and colors.
Filter Press Cloths, Cement, Lime and
Bricks.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
LOCAL And GENERAL,

Wheels rented; j. j. Richard.
son, Hotel street.
L. L. Heating, the horsemsn,
has returned the States.
Hats for New Years; reasonable
prices at Mrs. Hanna's.
@. +. Peterson has gone to XII
lsuea, Kauai, on business.
Band concert in Thomas Square
at the usual hour this evening.
Hawaiian Scenic Calendars for
1899 ready for mailing 25c.
Golden Rule Bazaar.
The Honolulu wheelmen who
will race on the Kahului track
New Years day, left on the Clau-
dine yesterday.
Mystic Lodge, No. 2, K. of p,
meets this evening at Castle hell,
Fort street. Visiting brothers
cordially invited to attend. See
Fraternsl Directory.
Among the departures for Kauai
ports in the w. q. Hall yesterday
were the following. w. d. Nc
Bryde, W. G. Parke, s. K. Kaeo
and j. S. McCandless.
Do you like to drink pure whis-
ky ? Then if you do call for
"A. A." Jesse Moore atany of the
saloons. Lovejoy g. Co., distribu-
tors for the Hawaiian Islands.
Captain Taylor, his wife and
three daughters, who have been
spending quite while in the Isl-
ands, left for their home in the
States by the Australia yesterday.
Prof. f. W. Jacobs announces
to the public that he will try any
ones voice who is interested in
singing, free of charge. Call at
Studio, Alakes House, Alakea
street.
The Hawaiian Hotel hack stand
is splerdidly equipped establish
mept. 1t has courteous drivers,
fine horses and rubber tire, volup-
tuous vehicles. Ring up telephone
No. 80.
Teams from Company l. OF the
Engineer Corps and of blue-j jack
cts from the U. s. S. Bennington
will cross bats, in a baseball con-
test, at the Makiki Fairgrounds,
at $3.50 p. M, next Saturday.
American Messenger Service
has made special arrangements
during the holidays for quick and
efficient service in delivering
packages, invitations, etc. Ma
sonic Temple. Telephone 444.
The newly organized local Army
and Navy garrison is named after
Ensign Worth Bagley, the first
man killed in the late war between
the United States and Spain.
Ensign Bagley was on the torpedo
boat Winslow.
There are many inquiries con-
corning Guam leland, the princi-
pal island of the Ladrones. Sew
eral enterprising residents have
expressed a desire to visit Guam,
as business opportunities are said
to be good there. Captain Harris
of the schooner Concord contem-
plates making voyage to the ISL
and. The vessel that he commands
will accom- modate thirty-fve pas
sengers and 100 tons of freight.
Those interested in the project can
ascertain further particulars by
calling on FL. Hackfeld q Co.,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-12-28
DAILEY'S
b5IFFss -

When the very hes, Bicycle produced In America Is
quoted at $780, you may be sure that rock bottom has
been reached. venture to predict that an end has
come to those annual reductions thathave so demora.
Ized trade Only the finest Of equipments. with rigid
economy Of mana cement, can produce such marvel
Of eheapness as a standard American Bicycle at the
prices quoted In advance for o. Do not look for any
more sweeping reductions. Capital must have fair
returns. and the American artzan will have good
wages, =,
a few more second hand Bikes at SIs also New
Guaranteed Bicycles at $50: only few left
Bicycles kept In running order and punetures re-
BAILEY'S HONOLULU CYCLERY
231 King Street.
ES,ahlIShAd 40,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
HER FUTURE.
BY Laurence Alma Tadema

BY Laurence Alma Tadema.
If no one ever narries me
And | don't see why they should,
For nurse says I'm rot pretty,
And I'm seldom very good
II no ole ever marrieS me.
shant mind very much;
I shall buy a squirrel in cage,
And little rabbit-hutch;
I shall have cottage near WOOD,
And a pony all my own,
And a little lamb quite clean ana taihe
That can take TO town.
And when I'm getting really old
At twenty-eiGht or nine
I shall buy little orphan girl
And bring her up is mine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
he WEiRS A BILL.

From The Lewiston (Me) Journal
Milo woodchopper who goes anoN, ~ ,ays
with a huge cowbell attached % N s,ol shoou
ne means 10 take no chances ~ wv
me Tor deer" says be.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
WOMAN'S WORLD.
THOUGH VERY SUCCESSFUL, SHE
 ISN'T LIKE OTHER DRuMMERs.

A New Business For women-The Home
 Dressmaker-Business Women as Wives.
 Sheep Raising of Our women-Popu-
 iarity of the Petticoat.
 There is one business house in Boston that has drummer who does not play whist on the train or tell stories broader than they are long.
 It is perhaps needless to add that tbis drummer is not man, but bright young woman, tho only legitimate wo, man commercial traveller in New Eng land so far as her employers know.
 Her line is technically known as steam supplies. She visits most of the large mills and other establishments using power in New England and sells various kinds of hard rubber goods that are used in boiler and engine rooms.
 She knows more engineers than any other woman in New England and can sell goods with any man in the busi- ness. Early trains, country hotels, cold carriage rides and interviews with hur- ried and testy business men have no terrors for her. She is schooled in her trade, and she has as much courage as any commercial man who ever "put on front" to sell a bill of goods. The fact that she is a woman does not deter her in the least, from going right ahead wherever a man would.
 This interesting young member of the gripsack guild is Miss Cora B. Pike. Her house" is at 19 Pearl street. Bos-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
CHAMPION sTrLr RACER OF FRANCE.

CHAMPION sTfLT RACER OF FRANCE. great fatigue, and some complained of numbness, but none was seriously ill One or two bad at length to climb down and walk. yanquished by the fierce sum-
 It is an interesting fact that at first the men's route was simply Bordeaux, Bayonne and back, but the authorities begged that the course might be extend cd to their most beautiful town, partic- ularly as they were just then entertain ing his majesty King Oscar II of Swe- den.
 The first prize winner and the cham pion of all was Pierre Deyeard of Bilos, commune of the Gironde He wen the most valuable of the many medals, be- sides 1000 francs and number of minor cash prizes. His time was 103 hours 36 minutes and his average kilometers 938 meters an hour, inolud- ing stops. His progress was veritable tour de force He was terribly anxious to win. His short snatches of sleep were broken by dreams, in which he seemed to be buying COWS with the prize money and settling down to married life with his sweetheart. At St. Vincent de Te- rosse he was followed by musicians, who played "La Marseillaise" with so great an effect upon tho crowd that one gave him 10 francs, another 20, and so on
 At Dax he found 200 people wait ing for him. He was too fatigued to notice them and had to ask his cycling escort to rear at him in order to keep him awake. He even dozed on his stilts, still striding mechanically. Camphorat- ed brandy frictions were tried to get rid of the cramp that threatened him. Young girls came out to meet him with laurel wreaths and bouquets, and every where he was hailed like a conquering Roman general.