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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
Firemen Count in Their Sleep.

Jacob A. Riis writes of Heroes Who
Fight Fire" in the February Century.
Mr.. Riis says:
How frcmen manage to hear in their
sleep the right signal. while they sleep
right through any number that concern
the next company, not them, is one OF
the mysteries that will probably always
remain unsolved. IL don't know" said
Department Chief Bonner, when | asked
hun once. II guess it is the same way
with everybody. You hear what you
have to hear. There is gong right over
my bed as home, and hear every stroke
oft, but don't hear the baby. My wife
hears the baby il it as much as stirsi in its
crib, but not the gong" Very likely he
is right. The fact that the fireman can
hear and count correctly the strokes of
the gong in his sleep has meant life to
many hundreds, and no end of property
saved tor it is in the early moments of a
fire that it can be dealt with summariy.
| recall one instance in which the failure
to interpret signal properly, or the
accident of taking wrong road to the
fire, cost lie, and, singularly enough,
that OF the wife of one OF the fremen who
answered the alarm. 1t was all so pitt
tul, so tragic, that it has lett an indelble
impression on my mind. 1t was the fire
at which Patrick f. Lucas earned the
medal for that year by snatching five
persons out OF the very jaws of death in
Dominick street tenement. The alarm
signal rang in the hook-and.lad COM
pany's quarters in North Moore street,
but was either misunderstood or they
made wrong start. Instead OF turning
east to West Broadway, the truck
turned west, andwent galloping toward
Greenwich street. 1t was only few
seconds, the time that was lost, but it
was enough. Fireman Murphy's heart
went up in his throat when, from his
seat on the truck as it flew toward the
fire, he saw that it was his own home
that was burning Up on the fifth floor
he found his wife penned in. She died in
his arms as he carried her to the fire
escape. The fire, for once, had won in
the race for life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
THE TOWNS AROUND.
WEST CONCORD.

Rev. Re. Knapp attended the preach
ers' meeting at Lyndonvilie this week.
Mrs. Mianda Joslin has gone to Yon-
kers, n. Y, to visit her brother.
Frank Woodbury. has bought the place
lately occupied by Frank Reed for one
thousand dollars.
DR.. Flanders of Burlington will be at
DR.. R. T. Johnson's office next week
Wednesday, Feb. 8. Ga account OF the
storm he did not come this week. HIS
treatment is meeting with great success
here.
Charles Smith is III with pneumonia.
The Frank Woodbury. place was sold
TO Will Streeter last Wednesday.
The Ladies Mite society will meet with
Mrs. J. B. Wallace Wednesday, Fec g.
afternoon and evening. Everybody cor
daily invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
LuNENBURG.

Miss Clto Silsby was kept at home
from her school in Littleton last week by
sickness.
Mrs. Levi Silsby and daughter, Miss
Ienuie Slsby have closed their house
and gone to Lyndonvile during the rest
of the winter. Miss Silsby gave read
ing at Burke last Friday evening.
Parrish Stearns has moved into his
new house on the Balch road; he has one
of the prettiest homes in town.
Miss Florence Balch came home from
Jamaica few days ago.
&c. Keech was in town last week
selling Grams Universal Atlas.
A letter from William Houston to his
family few days ago says he will start
for the Yukon river the first of February.
Mr.. Houston has been spending the
winter in British Columbia.
Mrs. Charlotte Rowell has purchased
fine new piano of Mr.. Magoon OF Ian
caster.
The annual meeting of the Creamery
association was held last Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Sophronia Bowker is spending
several days in Lancaster with relatives.
These are the newly-elected officers Of
the Epworth League: President, Mrs.
Frank Dodge; 1st vice pres. Miss Mabel
Phelps; I'd vice pres, Mrs. II. F. Gordon ;
Sd vice pres, Arthur Hartwell; 18th vice
pres, Herbert Garland; secretary, Mrs.
George Downer treasurer, George Colby.
Charles Cole returned last week Sat
urday from a two weeks visit among
friends in Coos, Colebrook and Columbia,
N. H.
Mrs. c. w. King is visiting at her sons
in White6ed.
The Methodist society will have So
cial at Caleb Longs Friday evening.
The Woman's club met last Tuesday
with Mrs Blanche Bell. The subject for
the afternoon was the constitution o.
the United States. After the current
events by each member the following
programme was followed out:
Origin Of the Constitution, Nettie Bel
Reading OF the Constitution,
Miss Lotto Barnard
The Business of the Electors,
Mrs. Marion Bel
Sketch OF the Life of Mckinley
Mrs NJ. ID Bowke
Book Review, QUO vadis,"
Mrs. L. w. wrigh
The next meeting of the club will b.
held with Mrs. Leslie Bishop on Feb. 8
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
Blown Down Stairs.

Edward Dunn in Castleton, was badly
burned few days ago while trying to
start a coal fire with kerosene. Having
thrown the kerosene on the fire he
dropped match into the stove and an
explosion followed, knocking Mr.. Dunn
about 5 feet into the nextroom, causing
the stove pipe to fall and blowing the
cap out Of the chimney. Mr.. Dunn's eve
lashes and eyebrows were badly scorched
and his LETT hand and wrist were burned,
but not seriously.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04

Superintendent Morgan of the House OF
Correction has arranged series OF six
lectures to be given at the prison chapel,
the first to come this evening at 7.30
o'clock. Col. ]. c. Baker will speak on
this occasion on the CLOSING Scenes OF
the War of the Rebellion" The dates for
the next two have not been decided on,
but they will begven by Rev IL. Leon
ard OF Poultney, on Three Years in the
United States Navy" and F. A. Field OF
Rutland, on the United States Postal
Service"
Fire broke out in the tenement house
owned by the Consolidated Lighting
company at the pioneer works in Mont
pelier Friday night and the building was
DESTROYED. The building was occupied
by NJ. Bragg, an Italian. The building
and contents were insured. One hundred
hens which were in the cellar, were
burned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04

A prairie fire moves faster than any horse
can run. No matter how speedy your
mount may be unless you have good start
of the FIRE it will overtake you. 1t is the
same way with many diseases. Unless you
get fair start, you cannot possibly shake
them off. The only hope for anyone who
is threatened with serious disease is to
start in time, and seek safety before the
danger closes in about him.
The best thing for you, if you feel that
your full bodily energy is lacking, is to
seek the strengthening, power producing
help of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery which confers upon the digestive
organs that keen zest of appetite and as
similation which transforms the food into
nourishing, health building blood, active
muscular force, nervous energy and rug
ged endurance.
Do not wait until dyspepsia spreads into
liver complaint" and that turns into
bronchial trouble which finally verges into
consumption. Do not rely upon the delu-
sive stimulus of malt extracts and sarsapa-
rillas and oily compounds; do not allow
designing druggist who seeks only his own
profit rather than your health to foist any
boom medicine upon you. Insist upon
the remedy which is backed by thirty years
of steadily increasing sales to attest its
constant usefulness and popularity
The experience of Mr.. Val. Burkard living Mt
IS Mohr Ave, Buffalo, N. Y, is given In his own
words; " Five weeks ago I followed your advice
and took two bottles Of DR.. Perce's Golden
Medical Discovery and also two walls of Pei
let's consider myself entirely cured as there
have been no eruptions since finished the last
bottle. think II is the greatest remedy on the
globe for blood and digestive disorders. My APP
petite increased wonderfully and have also
| gained flesh would like everybody to know
the true value Of DR.. Pierces medicines as am
confident by persistent use they will cure all
Ailments for which they are recommended"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
KIRBY.

The Christian Endeavor society of
Kirby and East Lyndon held box sup
per in the Kirby church Jan. %. About
60 were present. The boxes were sold
at auction. A very good literary pro.
gramme was arranged consisting of
singing, Rotations and readings. The
proceeds amounted to Sc. They also
held a sugar social at ]. +. Simpsons,
Ian, 10.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
GREENSBORO.

Lake Caspian Creamery company is
the name of the company organized here
Directors, H. 6. Tolman, W. S. ingalls,,
E. O. Randall, ]. d. Wilson, E. "
Scott aid c. b. Cook. Tie direc-
tors chose H. S. Tolman, president; W..
S. Ingalls,, vice president; L. A. Jackson,
secretary and treasurer. They have
bought the Calderwood building and will
commence work at once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
BOSTON & MAINE R. R,
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. a, 1897.
Trains Leave st. JOhnsbury.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. a, 1897.
Trains Leave st. } Ohnsbury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction,
1880 and 900 a. m. arriving at Boston
SIS a. m. and 4.35 p. m.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, LowelI
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
LAO a. m. daily, 900 a. m. and 2.34
p. m. Arriving at Boston, $40 am.' $50
and 80 p. m.
For White River Junction, Bellows Falls,
Northampton, Springfield, Hartford, New
Haven and New York, 1890, and 900
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and " hite
River Junction, 1890 and 900 a. m. and
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
900 a. m, 600 pm.
For Wells River, 1890 and 800 a. M, 2.34
For Montpelier, 300 a. M, "a p. m.
For Littleton, 300 a. m, 2.3f ana o'oo
p GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.2O, 315
and 1915 a. m, 3.13 and 4.27 p. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land.
ing, 3.15 and 1915 a. m, 3.13 and AT
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawippi,
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke,
315 and 1915 q. m, 4.27 p. M
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 3.15 a. m. and 4 ~ p. m.
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry, 3.15 a. m. and APT p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., 22O a. m. daily, 3.13 p. M
d.. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass and Tiki. Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN R. R
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. 4, 1897
Trains Leave St. J ohnsbury.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, OCT. 4, 1897 I.
Trains Leave 81. J0hnsbury.
GOING WEST.
For Danville, Hardwick, Morrisville, Cam
bridge Junction. Burlington, st. Adams
and Rutland 100 a. m. and 500 p. m.
For Danville, West Danville, Walden, Green's.
boro, East Hardwick, Hardwick, Morris
vile, Hyde Park, 7.30 a. M, $50 and 40
p. m. .
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burling-
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgate
and Swanton, $50 a. m. and $50 p. M.
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 100 a. m. and $50 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord,
Miles Pond and Lunenburg, 800 a. m,
2.45. and 4.45 (mixed) p. m.
For Whitefeld, Fabyans, Crawfords, Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville
Bangor and St. John, 800 a. M, 2.45 I'm
For Boston via North Conway. 800 a. m.
H. &. FOLSOM, d. ]. FLANDERS,
Supt. Gen. Pass. Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
Household Gods.

The ancient Greeks believed that the
Penates were the goes who attended to
the welfare and pr osperity of the family.
They were worshipped as household gods
in every home. The household god of to-
day is DR.. Kings New Discovery. For
consumption, coughs, colds, and for all
affections OF Throat, Chest and Lungs it
is invaluable. 1t has been tried Tor a
quarter OF century and is guaranteed
to cure, or money refunded. No house.
hold should be without this good angel.
1t is pleasant to take and a safe and sure
remedy for old and young. Free trial
bottles free at Flint Bros Drug Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04
intent to Kill and murder Judge oeaV
Dairymen to Meet March and 2.

The soil crops for Iowa for 1897 are
estimated to be worth 5000, 900, 900.
Mrs. ]. c. r. Dorr, the Vermont poet
ess, is very low with pneumonia at her
home in Rutland and is not expected to
live
The city of Barre will BULL new city
building to replace the one burned and
will expend $4,000 on the new struc-
trre
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04

Chief Judge Ross took the court at
Woodstock on Tuesday, Judge Tyler, at
Orleans county on Tuesday and Judge
Thompson goes back to Caledon!!a
county next Monday. Judge Start Will
reopen Addison county court on February
8, when the Davis. Cushman case will be
taken up; it is expected that this case
will take at least three weeks to try.
The first case to come up at Woodstock
will be that of State VS.. William Law
renee, the indictment being assault with
intent to kill and murder Judge Seaver'
Dairymen to Meet March and 2.
The Vermont Butter and Cheese
Makers association that was organized
at the recent meeting OF the State DAIRY,
mems association at St. Adams, Will
hold its first meeting at Armory hall IN
Montpelier March and 7. J. J. Jack
son OF East Montpelier is the president
Of the organic ation. This association is
not rival OF the State Dairymens asso-
citation, and is not designed to weaken
that organization, but it's purpose is to,
promote the profitable development OF
factory butter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04

According to German naturalist,
there are 366,000 species of animals in
the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Arrival ofGen. Miles.


NEW YORK, Sept. THE transport
Odam, with Gen. and Mrs. Miles and
500 Wisconsin troops aboard arrived
early this morning. The transport was
detained for time ct quarantine, but
at 7:15 o'clock she sailed for her lend
ing. The OLDHAM left Porto Rico on
September l. The 500 men include
nine companies of the Second
Wisconsin infantry. There were
no deaths during the voyage and
no cases of serious illness. When the
troopship came into port it seemed at
first glance that her four mas.s had
sprung into foliage. Cresting her
trucks were clusters of waving palms
and down ner sides were other masses
of tropical greenery. The soldiers had
busied themselves on the voyage in
decorating the ship. They had lashed
palm trees, trucks and all, TO the masts.
The soldiers were overjoyed at getting
home and cheered again and again in
answer to the noisy greetings OF steam
craft as the OLDHAM slowly made her
way 10 her pier in Weehawken where
the Wisconsin men disembarked and
boarded the special trains which were
waiting to take them home. Later
General Miles went ashore with his
wife on one side and surrounded By his
staff. He crossed over TO New York
later in the afternoon and will go to
Washington tomorrow morning.
Gen. Miles has made the following
statement in regard to his trip to Cuba
and Porto Rico 81 arrived at Santi-
ago on July II. did not 90 there on
pleasure, but by the orders OF the Pres
ident. Gen. Shafter sent word TO Gen.
Toral on the afternoon OF that day that
the general in command of the Ameri.
can army had landed and that he
would like TO have him meet him. a
meeting was arranged for the next day
between Gen. Toral and myself. | sent
word to him that | was ordered to
either destroy or capture his army,
and that | had reinforcements at hand,
and that he might have until
noon the next day to get orders from
his government how to act. l showed
him telegram from Secretary Alger
authorizing me TO accept the surrender
By granting parole to officers and men.
If not accepted then to assault, unless,
in my judgment an assault would fail.
l was entrusted with the RESPONSE
bility of making an assault which might
have cost our forces 5000 men. l did
not accept the surrender myself, but
permitted General Shafter to do so. l
then made investigations with view
Of preserving the health OF the
men in and about Santiago.
We then sailed for Porto Rico
to carry out the campaign there"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
Foreign News.

LONDON, Sept. Mrs. Gladstone i:
reported to be in i'll health.
BERLIN, Sept. The Emperor
speaking at banquet last evening
promised that an anti strike bill would
DO introduced in the Reichstag before
the close OF the year.
SANTANDER. Sept. THE transport
Pedro Satrustigui has arrived here with
General Linares and !, 200 soldiers from
Sar tiago on board.
LONDON, Sept. The report of the
murder of the British Vice. Consul at
Gambia, Crete, is confirmed by q tele-
gram received by the government. The
telegram confirms in the main the re-
ports of the riots in Gambia received
last night.
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch re-.
ceived here from Canes, Crete, says
that in the fire which was started by
the riotous Mussulmans in Gambia last
night the British, German and Ameri.
can consulates were burned. Quiet has
now been restored. The wsr office has
received dispatch saying that in the
rioting at Candis yesterday and last
evening twenty were killed and fifty
wounded. The British vice consul
who lost his life in the riotiug, was
burned to death in the home of Sir A.
Bilotti, the British consul for the Isl
and of Crete.
BERLIN Sept Chief Constructor Fred
Dietrich, OF / he German navy. is dead.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE.

The South Channel bridge of the o.
tawa and New York railroad company
at Cornwall. Dat, collapsed yesterday,
and fourteen people were killed and q
large number injured. The st. Law
renee river runs past Cornwall in two
branches, Cornwall Island intervening.
Consequently it was necessary for the
company to build two bridges, and ii
was the magnificent structure from
Cornwall Island to the American shore,
distance OF about 1900 feet,
which went down in the accident. The
bridge consisted Of three spans, each Of
so feet in length, and was 81 feet above
the water. The three spans are support
ed on stone piers, one on the American
mainland, two in the river. and one on
Cornwall Island. The two spans closest
TO Cornwall Island were finished
At noon yesterday pier No. 2 from
the American side suddenly crumbled
and fell away into the torrent. 1t was
followed with a crash by the center
span and then by the span next 10 the
American shore with the traveller and
the men on it, some OF them at
height OF of ninety feet. The center
span dropped straight into the river
and fell toward the east. It now lies
on the bottom of the river unhurt. But
two men were working in it, and they
were fortunate enough to escape with
few bruises. ga the other span men
were working on the flooring of the
bridge and it was amongst these work
men that the loss of life occurred. They
were literally crushed beneath the
heavy iron work, and their bodies now
lie at the bottom of the river. Not
single body has been recovered aud
there is absolutely no hope whatever OF
finding any until the tremendous mass
of wreckage has been removed. The
cause of the sudden ctumbling away OF
the pier is generally thought to haye
baen the ACTION Of the water on the
concrete foundation. There is abso-
lutely no sign Of the pier. It has disap=
peared as completely as if it were
card house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
THIRD VIRGINIA REGIMENT.


As stated in Yesterdays Gazette the
Third Virginia regiment will move
from Camp Alger to Richmond to-.
morrow via the Southern aud Chesa-
peaKe and Ohio railroads. The entire
regiment will probably be away from
Camp Alger by tomorrow.
The First Connecticut regiment is
now moving and by tomorrow night
Camp Alger will be thing of the past.
The division hospital has but few re-
naming patients and these are being
transferred to Fort Niger hospital as
rapidly as practicable. The surgeons
expect to clear the hospital and move
to Camp Meade with headquarters.
The departure OF the Virginians will
be followed on Thursday afternoon by
the exit OF division headquarters for
Middletown, Pa. Maj. Strong will
leave at that time, having superintend-
ed to the last the details OF service at
Camp Alger. In his capacity Of adju-
tant the msjor, who is lieutenant in
the Fourth artillery Of the regular
army. has displayed exceptional execu-
tive capacity, and to him probably
more than TO any other officer is due
the credit for the excellent system
maintained at Camp Alger in the man
agement of those details over which
the department 10 which he belonged
had authority.
The ladies of the Alexandria Relief
Association held meeting at the
armory last night and made arrange
meats 20 meet the Third Virginia regi-
ment from Camp Alger on their way 10
Richmond TO morrow. Each man will
be given sandwiches and coffee. The
regiment is expected to pass through
in three sections, and committees have
been appointed TO attend to the distii-
| button of eetables to each section. The
regiment will probably be in Richmond
several days before the men are given
their furlougha
The Third Virginia Regiment will
begin leaving Dunn Loring between 10
and ! l o'clock tomorrow morning.
! The Third regiment will be transported in
foriy-three cars. 1t will be quartered In the
various armores in Richmond, and those
buildings will be taxed to their utmost to &C
commodate them
1t will require several days to give the men
their burroughs, AMI get them started home.
but it is thought this work will have been
pretty well completed by Saturday night.
The men will have to pay their travelling
expenses each way between their homes and
Richmond. This is in accordance with army
regulations, but as the President has althori-
ty tcchaDge these at any time, it is thought
not entirely improbable that he may decide
to allow the men to receive travel commute
ton. 1t is thought the real reason Of the de-
paFtment not ordering the men mustered
oat of service upon their arrival in Richmond
Is to allow them another months pay, bat in
] great many cases this sum will be more
| than consumed By travelling expenses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-07
COURT OF APPEALS.

The Court Of Appeals met st staunton yes
terday for the fall term. The following
judges were present: Judge Keith, president
and Judges Harrison, BHehan4p, Belly ard
Cardwcll. The following business was trans
acted
A petition for the rehearing of the case OF
Sims, administrator, against the Southern
Railway Company, was submitted.
A petition for the rehearing of the case o!
Watts against Krell was submitted.
The case of Mamie B. Robertson and 9th
ers against Cary Breckinridge executor, and
Others, was argued in part and continued I'M
til to-day.
The following order WAS entered: 1t is Or
dtred that so much of rule three for the ex-
animation of applicants for license to practice
law as renders ineligible any applicant who
may have tailsd to lass lhs examination im.
mediately preceding he suspended, and any
applicant who failed to pass the examination
held at Wythevllle on July 1 last shall be ell
gible to stand the examination to be held at
this place on the 9th instant.
The lengthy docket will probably keep the
court in session month longer