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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
UDetectiyes."

There are probably not less than
score of men walking about New Or.
leans today who are decorated under
their lapels with large tin stars bearing
the cabalistic word detective They
are patrons of the various private agen.
cies of the north that advertise for
"shrewd men as operatives in all parts
Of the country, and supply the tin star
and beautifully Autographed "certif.
icate" for the triding sum of S.. The
wearers Of their insignia labor under
the halluoination, as rule, that they
are vested with some special right to
collar their fellow men, The same agen.
cies do land Office business in wigs,
false boards and other DISCUSSES which
the amateur sleuth believes firmly are
part of the necessary equipment Of the
profession
Now and then one Of these deluded
individuals, who are to be found in all
large cities, gets himself into trouble by
attempting to make an arrest; but, as a
rule, the mania is harmless and its VIC
tins confine themselves to providing
through side streets and looking mystic.
rious, They find great joy also in posing
in boarding house circles and hearing
folks say in awed undertones, "Do you
know Mr.. So-and-so is detective?" 1t
is one of the queerest of all queer phases
of city life.-New Orleans Times DEM
Ocrat
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
A Mean Trick.

Absentmindedly Brooks stepped up
to the cashiers desk and paid for his
luncheon Then, accompanied by Riv-
ers, he went out into the open air.
Brooks, " said Rivers, YOU'D better
60 back and settle for your dinner if
you don't want the proprietor to follow
you out and dun you right here on the
street. )"
"Great Scott Didn't | pay for it?"
calculated Brooks. "Where' S my check!
haven't got it,"
~ picked it up as we left the table, I"
said Rivers, Here it is.
"Ah, you have come back to pay the
other gentleman's check" said the
cashier as Brooks went back, stepped uI
to the desk second time and handed
out half dollar
When Brooks went outside again, {
moment later Rivers was nowhere il
sight, and there is another unsettled
account between them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30

The Free Baptist Society have received
their incorporation papers from the Sec
retary OF state.
The bill requiring the village of Lyn.
don Center to pay into the town treas
ury one-third of its highway tax. which
was passed in the House OF Representa-
tives, was killed in the senate last week
Following is list of the town teachers
outside the village; Squabble Hollow,
Madge Dresser; Harris Hill. Emma Quinn
by; Mosquito District, Lena Eastman;
Cold Hill, Fred Simpson; Taylorville,
Matte Streeter; East Lyndon, Agnes
Frost; Hog Street, Sadie Houghton
Mount Hunger, Carrie Kimball; Egypt,
Charles Hall. The school at East Lyn.
don has been postponed Tor a week at
least on account OF the measles. All OF
the other schools commenced Monday.
Miss Edith A. Brooks OF Bradford was
a guest at E. M. Campbell's several days
last week.
Hon. Mason S. Stone of Montpelier
and Miss Grlswold OF the same place,
were at Orson Stones over Thanksgiv-
ing, remaining over Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
GREENSBORO.

Miss Maud Paddlriord, the assistant
in the post office, has returned to her
home in Glover.
L. A. Jackson has been repairing his
village barn the past week.
The creamery tenement is nearly
ready to occupy.
Alpha Jackson has started on the war
path as full hedged butcher this season.
Mrs. Mary Caswell of Concord, N. H.,
surprised her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
King by visit Thursday.
Miss Mabel Guild, accompanied by her
friend, Miss King, teachers at Crafts
bury, was at home for Thanksgiving.
Jabez aud Orvile Pinney go to Hard
wick this week to attend school.
Charles Downer was home from St.
Johnsbury last week.
George Porter is buying dressed hogs
and sending them to market.
William Macarthur was the lucky man
to get the $40 prize for the best lot Of
turkeys carried into Boston last week.
Wallace Stone and vile visited Mrs.
Stones parents in Brook6eld last week.
Ned Kaiser and Charles Simmons of
Stowe spent Thanksgiving at Mrs.
Melvins.
Abner Hill and Miss Mary Dennison
were married at East Albany Thursday.
All extend congratulations
J. A. Crane and family spent Thanks
giving at Charles Kings in Glover. re-
turning home Saturday.
Mr.. Harrison and bride returned from
their wedding trip to New Hampshire
Wednesday evening.
Levi Smith and family and Homer
Harrison and wife spent Thanksgiving at
Y. Coot's in Wheclock.
The veteran jeweler, J. c. Barney from
Bakersfield, is stopping at the Caspian
Lake House for few days.
About ten inches of snow fell Thurs.
day night and the result is good sleigh
ing.
Jack Buckley, the blacksmith, is doing
work in F. E. Pope's shop.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
Matches.

The man who was old enough to
know better was chasing up and down
Sixteenth street boarding house, try
ing to find match to light cigarette
with.
"Did it ever occur to you" he said
to the man who finally found light
for him, what boon and benson
the cigarette manufacturer has been to
the match manufacturer? Thinb of it a
moment. First, however, give me an
other match for this cigarette. don't
know how many cigarettes are made in
this country but let us, for the sake of
argument, say there are thousand
carloads year. Well, it takes on an
average-another light, please-four
matches to the cigarette, and the manu-
factureI of matches must therefore
make 4, 900 carloads of matches just to
meet the cigarette demand. You may
not think 1000 carloads is great
quantity, but if you knew how hard it
was to get one match when your cigar
cite is out, you would think 1900 car
loads wasn't few if you had to go
around begging them. | have never
given serious study to the matter, but,
looking at it casually, l should say the
match manufacturers owe an inestima
BILE debt of gratitude to the cigarette
makers. New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
PASSunPSIc.

Rev. c. D. R. Meacham of Townshend
preached in the Baptist church last Sun
day morning. Hegave very practical
and helpful address. He also spoke in
the evening upon the Christian Endeavor
topic. He is very earnest man seem.
ingly, and all who heard him were much
pleased with him both as preacher and
a man.
Mrs. Susan McGill, who has been i'll
for some time past, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Woods are attend
ing the Choral Union r, hearsals at St.
Johnsbury this winter.
The village schools began again Mon
day morning.
Rev. E. D. Mason went to New York
last week to remain over Sunday.
There is some talk of having lecture
course in Passumpsic this winter. This
would be fine thing for the community
and we hope it will materialze.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
Robbed the Grave.

Astartling incident OF which Mr.. John
Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated by him us follows: II was
in most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite-gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
have given me up. Fortunately, friend
advised trying Electric Bit,ers.' and to
my great JOY and surprise, the first bot
tie made a decided Improvement. con-
tinued their use tor three weeks, and am
now well man know they saved my
life. and robbed the grave OF another vic.
tim" No one should tail to try them.
Only SOC. a bottle at Flint Bros, Drug
Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30

The ordinary Photographer in referring
to marriage nearly always says that
Mr. John Smith or Mr.. James Brown
was married to Miss Nellie Green or
Miss Fanny White 1t would lead one
to think that the man only was mar
ried, while the fact is both were mar.
ried. The woman is as much married
as the man The man was not simply
married to the woman The woman and
the man were married, and the an
nouncement should be that Mr.. So-and-
so and Miss So-and-so were married.
Rev. DR. Sunderland wrote series Of
articles on this subject some years ago
which were published in this city. He
laid down the general principle that he
did not marry the man to the woman,
but that he married the MAI and the
woman, and married one just as much
as he did the other He discountenanced
the issuing of wedding cards by parents
that their daughter was married to any
particular person, and said he did not
want to perform any marriage ceremony
in which any such announcement was
made. Washington Star
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers Tor their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken OF your rest by a sick
child suffering and crying with pain OF
cutting teeth, send at once and get a
bottle OF "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" tor Children Teething. It will
relieve the poor little sufferers imme-
diately. Depend upon il, mothers. there
is no mistake about it. ltcures diarrhGa
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, soitens the gums, reduces
inf animation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Wins!ow's
Soothing Syrup" tor children teethng is
pleasant to the taste. and is the prescrip
ton OF one OF the Oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States. Price twenty five cents a bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask tor Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
Cnsh Yersua Glory.

An ordinary service to mankind is
usually paid for at current rates in legal
tender. An extraordinary service, not
involving the element of heroism, is re-
warded by both legal tender and more
or less fame. The highest of all services,
rendered at the risk of life, is supposed
to receive its full compensation in glory,
unaccompanied by more sordid consid-
erations. If, however, the hero of the
service last mentioned should not be
contented with his need of glory, but
should demand more substantial reward,
he may receive it indeed, but at large
discount from the other land in senti-
mental estimation more valuable) con-
sideration.
Unlike the butcher, the baker and
the candlestick maker, who receive
their quid pro quo without thought
of humiliation, either in their own
minds or yours, the man who saves
your life at the risk of his own is looked
upon as almost if not quite disgracing
himself by accepting your proffered Pc
cuniary reward, although he may, in
fact, be in far sorer need than any one
of the worthy trio who simply contrib
ute to your necessities or comforts. -
Edward P jackson in North American
Review
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
LYNDON CENTER.
Temnerauce SUNDAY.

Rev. George Downev preached most
excellent sermon Sunday morning in
memory OF the soldiers who lost their
lives in the late war. In the evening
there was a temperance meeting with
the following programme: "lntemper-
ance in foreign lands,' Mrs. F. l. Pugs-
lev; "Intemperance in our own coun-
try," Prof. F. L. Pugsley Good Tenn
plarv," E. NJ. Campbell; "The Womans
Christian Temperance Union and Frances
Willard" Mrs G. A. Downey Tine Cana
dian Plebisclte," Rev. G. A. Downey.
Temperance selections were sung by the
choir. On account of the storm there
was a small attendance, but those who
did attend felt amply repaid.
Senior Exhibition.
The senior exhibition at the Institute
last week Tuesday evening called out
large audience. The original parts were
exceptionally fine. At the close OF the
originals Miss Elsie Ranney, the elocu.
ton teacher, gave fine selection and
was encored. Miss Anna Somerville OF
st. Johnsbury sang beautiful solo,
which was also encored. Following vs.
the programme: Lille is what we make
it." Blanche Eunice Campbell; Finding
the Best" Ida Mae Blake; Footprints
Maude Glenn Colby; THE Field OF
Labor" Estella Alice Blake; bryant
and Poe" Elva May Kimball; 1.-THE Hero
of the Hour" Blanche May Conner.
The Ladies' Aid give fish chowder
supper at the vestrv next Thursday even
ing. Admission, 10 cents.
Next Sunday evening Mr.. Downey
piyes his lecture on 1.-THE Catatombs. .
He will illustrat. his lecture with charts
Mr.. aud Mrs Albert E. Batchelder and
Misses Winnie and Ethel Batchelder went
to Mr.. Russell's at Stowe last Wednes'
day, returning this week Monday.
Berthe Rice of Newport Centre spent
several days here last week visiting
among his Young friends.
George Hodgdon and family OF Dan
Vile and Warner Wiley and Mr. Martin
of Sc. Johnsbury were at George wiley $
Thanksgiving Day.
Albert Stoddard of Lowell visited at
w. F. Stoddard's last Friday.
Fred M. Campbell has gone to HYDE
Park. where he has a position IN INC
News and Citizen office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
WEST CONCORD.

Mrs. Addie Wright and her son, Frank,
and his lutte daughter, spent Thanks.
giving with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Howard visit
ed at Oxford, Mrs. Towards old home,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Miltimore of
Sweetsburg, P. O., are visiting their son,
c. A. Miltimore.
Extra services were held in the Metho.
dist church Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings of last week, con.
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Winslow of Texas.
Meetings will be continued through this
week.
Schools in this village will commence
next Monday, Dec. 5, with the same
teachers as during the fall term, Miss
Ranney in the higher department and
Miss Lila Chaplin in the lower.
Berton Wright. son OF Hosea Wright
of this place, had the misfortune to in
lure his hand so badly coupling cars at
St Johnsbury Saturday that i. had to
be amputated.
Emma Currier has been spending a
few days in St. Johnsbury this week.
Standard Photo. Co., is now opened
up by c. Raymond Bodgett, and we
have come TO stay. Come in. 65 Rail.
road street, St. Johnsbury.
L. w. Hastings has been building an
ice house just below his store. which will
be of great convenience to him the com.
ing summer.
DR.. and Mrs. X. T. Johnson spent
Thanksgiving at Lyndon.
Mrs. ARA West was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. F. X Joslin. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Ranney called on
their friends here in town Monday and
Tuesday of this week. His friends are
glad to see Mr.. Ranney so much i'm.
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren V. Hastings spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Hastings sis
ter, Mrs. Will Bradley, at Hartford.
Charles Douglas has sold his nice pair
OF black horses to M. J. Russell OF St.
Johnsbury, and has bought fine pair Of
bays to take their place.
Mrs. Warner Bingham is visiting
friends at Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Carlton visited
friends at Whitefeld last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30

The pupils of Mrs w. H. Nutting will
give pianoforte, organ and song recital
at the Town Hall on FRIDAY evening,
Dec I'd, at eight o'clock. All are cor.
daily invited. Following is the pro-
gramme which will be given:
Duet, Hungarian Song" Behr
Mary franc. Maude Newell.
Piano Solos, ta) Contentment," Thomas
(b) "Rippling Waves"
Lettie ellis.
Organ Solo, Mosquito Waltz" Giffe
Maude Newell.
Organ Solo, Religious Melody" Leybach
Blanche Hartshorn.
Songs, (a) Sands o. Dee" King
(b) The Sweetest story ever Told "
Stuts
Nancy Peck.
Organ Solo, Hon e to our Mountains
Verdi
Organ Solo, "Andante." Landon
Jose Brown.
Piano Solo, "Fiith Nociurne," J. Leybach
Florence Kelsey
Songs, (a) "a Dream ot Love-" Spencer
(b) by Nornandy's Blue Hills"
Trotere
Maybelle Kelsey.
Organ Solo, March Trlumphal," Quinn
Mary Crane.
Piano Solos. (a) sad TIL lights of Thee"
Alloways
(b)"Good Evening Soho ttische. /"
Bassler
Goldie Williams.
Hymn, Selected
Blanche Hartshorn. Grace Hoyt.
Trio, Swallows Parting Song" Abt
You should see the "Platino" work
made by Standard Photo Co. SIS Rail-
road street st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
ncINDOE FALLS.

Among those in town to spend Thanks
giving were the iollowing Mr.. and Mrs.
Charss Bell and daughters oil Walden,
at A. B. Perry's; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nc
Clay OF St Johnsbury, also Fred Wright
of Barton Landing at Seth Fords; Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Nelson OF Bath, at Mrs.
o. c. PaddIefor,l's: Mrs. Robert Halle
ton OF Lebanon, at Ora Bishops; Miss
Kate Moore of Woodsville and Bonnie
Riley OF Wells River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell are visiting
Mrs. Bells parents in Dalton.
Miss Florence Mcdonald from New.
bury and Miss Kate Pearl from Danvile
are at home for a week.
A. B. Perry is in Boston.
The district schools will commence
next Monday. also the academy.
Several Of the young people of this
place attended the dance held in the Odd
fellows Hall at Barnet last Friday even
ing.
Skating was very good on Smiths
Pond the first of the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
How'S This.P

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. Walding. Kinna & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly. acting directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold bv all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30

Many years ago John Bright and
George Peabody, the philanthropist,
were fishing in little Irish stream.
Late in the evening, after hard day q
work, the party arrived at the landing
stage, and Bright, accosting the inevita-
BILE policeman on the bank, said;
"What is the proper price to pay
these boatmen, constable?"
He replied, "Seven shillings and six
pence, yer homer, but some gintlemen
give them 10 shillings."
Bright, turning to his companion,
said, 81 have no change, Peabody have
you three half crownsy'
The millionaire produced the coins
and gave them to one of the boatmen.
" Is that all ye're giving me?" asked
the latter
"That g ALL" said Peabody
Holding the coins in the open palm
of his hand, and slowly scratching bis
head with the other, the boatman said:
"And they call ye Paybody, don Z
they9 Well, l call ye Paynobody."
New York Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
WALDEN.

Mrs. Buck has returned from visit to
Southern Pines, N. c.
George Jenniscn has been very sick
with the measles.
School began Monday morning with
Mabel Wilson of West Danvile as
teacher.
Mrs. Keith and an assistant, of Worces.
ter, Mass. have been giving lectures here
this week in the interests OF the w. c. I.
u, which were instructive and helpful.
The Ladies Aid Society meets with
Mrs. N. J. K'ngsbury this week on Thurs
day afternoon.
S.V. Mrader's family spent Thanks
giving at Hardwick with their daughter,
Mrs. Vic Stewart.
Fred Rogers and family and Lillian
Rogers IRON Barre spent Thanksgiving
with !. B. Rogers.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held
at Frank Goodenough's this week Friday
evening.
Mrs. Ward ellis of Danville visited at
O. d. Kingsbu,y's this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
SOUTH RYEOATE,

Mr.. and Mrs. Durward Lely will give
a Scotch concert in the Presbyterian
church on Thursday evening under the
auspices OF the Clan Farquharson. Mr..
Lely will be sure to provide frst.class
entertainment and only spends the even
ing here on his way to Barre to fill an
appoint ment in that city.
Miss Ellen Hubbard, who has been Wis.
iting at the Presbyterian parsonage since
Thursday, left Tor Boston Monday morn
ing on her way to Passaic, N. ].
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
will serve bean supper at the vestry,
Thursday evening.
The village school commenced the win
ter term Monday with the same teachers.
Charles Grant and Ida Mae Welch re-
turned to Mortified Monday morning to
resume their studies.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
WEST BURKE.

About fifty couples attended the
Thanksgiving ball given by the Aeolian
orchestra at 6. A. X. Hail. Miss Dan.
forth of Island Pond takes the place OF
Miss Bigelow.
The Ladies' Aid meet with Mrs. Elya
Carr this afternoon.
John Anger and Robert Burns left for
Island Pond Monday to take positions
on the Grand Trunk railway.
Remember the candy party to be given
by the Relief Corps Wednesday evening,
Dec. Z.
Miss Grace Densmore is unable to re.
turn to her school at Plymouth on ac.
count of throat trouble.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30
GREENSBORO BEND.

Six degrees below zero the 25th.
Fred Batten is again able to be at
work.
P. G. Salmon is building an ice house
and wood shed just back of his store.
Bert Piper with or 10 men are soon
to do big wood and lumber job on the
William Crandall farm near Hardwick.
School commenced the winter term
Monday with an unusual large number
of scholars.
Winnie Blair is stopping at Bert Bur-
banks and going to school.
Mrs. George Chamberlin of st. Johns
bury visited friends and relatives here
last week while George was hunting in
Maine.