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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
Commissioners, Notice.

NINOo = IifI1l< y Ed n De
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Caledonia, commissioners to receive. ex.
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate OF Cyrus T..
Hill. late of Waterford in said district,
deceased, and the term of six months from the
10Th day OF March. 1898, being allowed
by said Court to the creditors ofsaid deceased
to exhibit and prove their respective claims
before us: Give notice that we will attend
to the duties of our appointment at the
residence of w. c. Hill in Waterford,
in said district, on the 9th day OF
April, and the 9Th day of October, next,
at |. o'clock in the afternoon, on each Of
said days.
STEPHEN ]. HASTINGS,
r. II. SHEPHERD,
Commissioners.
st. Johnsbury. VT, March 81, 1898.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
A Vermont otter.

A rare animal is the otter, in Vermont
A clothier and turrier of Newport has an
otter in his possession that was killed
just the other day by Loan Percy back Of
Pine Hill. The length OF the skin is four
feet and eight inches after being stretched
It's fine specimen of this species of water
animal, which are very scarce now. The
owner saws he hasn't heard Of one being
caught in Orleans county in the last ten
years, at least.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
Err p. SMITH, Judge.
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given in accordance with
Sections 1896 and 3697 of the Revised Stat
utes of Vermont, that certificate No. 1172 Of
the capital stock Of E. and T. Fairbanks and
Company, corporation. of st. Johnsbury.
Vermont for one share. dated April 2, 1883,
issued in the name of Charles T. Garfield, Is
Ware ST.. Cambridge, Massachusetts,. has
been destroyed or lost, and all persons are
forbidden to negotiate said certificate. APP
plication has been made to said corporation
for q new certificate for said one share. in the
name of the subscriber. in accordance with
said sections Of said Revised Laws.
Dated this 31st day Of March, 1898.
CHARLES T, CANPIRLD.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
U. s. BATTLESHIP OREGON.

cation of the national guard of this state.
Given under my hand and the state
seal, in the executive chamber at Derby,
this 2Sth day of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-eight and of the independence of
the United States the one hundred and
twenty second, and of the independence
of this state the one hundred and twenty
first. JOSIAH CIRCUIT.
BY the Governor:
]. W. SAULT,
Secretary of civil and military affairs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04

If life were one long summer day and Its
journey through garden of flowers, it
might be possible for people to be careless
of their health without fearing evil results.
Unfortunately, since Adam and Eve were
driven from the Garden of Eden, life has
not been toilless journey through garden
of flowers. Man must earn bread by the
sweat of his brow, and woman must bring
forth children in pain and suffering.
In both cases the curse is multiplied
many times over because both men and
women neglect their health. Mans toll is
rendered thousand times harder by the
added burden of ill-health. The woman is
a still greater sufferer. She suffers in ST.
lence untold agonies from weakness and
disease in womanly way. Motherhood
becomes to her menace Of death, and her
babes are born with the seeds of disease
There is but one unfailing remedy for wom-
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the delicate and important organs that bear
the brunt of maternity 1t makes them
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1t allays Inflammation, heals liberation,
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tortured nerves. 1t fits for wifehood and
motherhood. 1t does away with the trials
of the period of apprehension and makes
baby's advent easy and almost painless
Thousands have testified to its marvellous
merits.
az was afflicted for fonr years with local weak
ness, but would not confess II for time" writes
Mrs. Beulah Woodal, of Batemau, Patrick Co,
Va, then took the Favorite Prescription !
me. cannot praise DR.. Pierce's medicines
too much"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
$780,.

Dr. E. Detchon's Anti Diurtic may be
worth to you more than 500, if you
have child who soils bedding from in
confluence OF water during sleep. Cures
old and young alike. 1t arrests the
trouble at once. 81.
Sold by c. c. Bingham. Druggist, 81
Main St., st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
The Oregon Safe.

The news on Sunday that the big bat
tleship Oregon had reached Rio de Ian
GIRO in safety brought gladness to every
American for it was feared that the Span
iish torpedo boat at Montevideo might
intercept her and destroy her. The Ore
gon started from San Francisco in
March, ran 4o12 miles to Calao, Peru,
where she took on coal. From there to
the straits of Magellan is 2O66 more
miles. She reached the Brazilian harbor
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04
A WOE7an'S
Heart.

The o5e etFa clergyman tells the story Of he, suffer-
ing siM neuralgia Of The heart, with the HOPE that her
experience may indicate TO others the way to regain
health
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-04

Mrs. Millen Farrow has returned from
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
Richard r. Loper Arrested.

Philadelphia, March 29.-Rich9rd r
Loper. Of the defunct Guarantors' Fin
ance company, was arrested yesterday
afternoon at the office Of his counsel.
State Senator John c. Grady, Ia the
Girard building. Magistrate Jermun
announced that he would require Sos. .o0e
bail. 1t Is alleged that Cashier Hop
kins loaned Loper securities OF tine
Peoples bank, which are now missing
One of the clerks of the bank says Mr..
Hopkins called up Mr.. Loper on the
telephone and implored him to return
the securities loaned him. This is what
Mr.. Hopkins said: Il cannot stand the
strain any longer. and If you do nor
return the securities within "a hours
shall blow my brains out" The next
day. when the cashier had. indeed.
made good his threat. the clerk recalled
and repeated it. Loper denies the
at taf empnt
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Executive Mansion, March 2S. 1898
ACTIVITY IN WASHINGTON.
Congressman Oppose Government Re-
lief to Cuban Spanish Subjects.

Congressman Oppose Government Re-
lief to Cuban Spanish Subjects.
Washington, March 29.-Yesterday
was one of action in every branch of
Official life; action in the White House,
where the president and his cabinet
advisers assembled in special cabinet
session at 1880 o'clock, action In both
branches OF congress, where the mes
sage Of the president on the Maine dis
aster and report and testimony Of the
court Of inquiry were received. action
in the secret conferences Of state Of
ficials and diplomats concerning the
latest phases Of Spanish-American ne
gotiation, and action in the war and
navy departments, with the Spanish
situation as the common purpose Of all
the varying aspects Of official action.
Seldom has day been replete with
30 many diverse and important phases
Of single subject. And yet through
out this activity the prevailing tone
as received from administration sources
has been more assuring. more in the
line Of peace, than It has been for some
days. This was the impression con-
veyed by cabinet officers after the spe-
cial cabinet session. The same senti-
ment characterized the diplomatic con-
ferences at the state department. But
IN congress. which afforded the great.
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DIED..

Pm March, 10, 1898, near Meiser-
e, Henry F. Bressler, aged 80
Prs, 10 mo. and 26 days. Fune-
was held on the 22nd inst. at
Richfeld Lutheran church.
Es. 0. G. Romig and Solomon
hybill ofiiciated.
pn March, 2l, 1898, near Lewis
fg, Elizabeth, widow of the late
hjamin Arbbgast, aged 80 years
no. and IL days. Funeral was
d on the oath inst, at St. Johns
Prch, Freeburg. Revs. o. G.
|mig and H. H. Spohn officiated.
pn March, 20, 1898 at New
Film, Solomon Dreisbach, aged
years, 8 mo. and 8 days.
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OLD COPIES WANTED.

p order to complete our files we
i the following named issues Of
PosT:
|uly 8, Sept. Is, 1869; Oct. 6,
|lS7O; Jan. rs, 1871; Apr. II,
b; Nov. 4, Dec. %, 1875; Mar.
|S7S; May Is, 1879; Feb. II,
!. 10, 1881; Apr. %, 1888 ;
!. q, June II, Aug. 7 and Oct.
1884; Sept. II, 1885; Jan. 2S,
\ 6, Oct. %, Dec. %, 1886 ;
29, 1887,
kny of our readers having copies
he above issues will confer a
pr by letting us know. Such
es in good condition will com
bd a fair price. tt.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
Arson to Hide Triple Murder.

Atlanta. Ga, March 2S-Firemen re-
spending to an alarm at an early hour
yesterday morning found the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Briley, white.
and Robert Wilkinson. colored, In 4
store at rs Humphries street, which
was being rapidly consumed. The
bodies were gotten out without being
marred by flames. All were horribly
mutilated, having been murdered with
two heavy hatchets and a meat knife
which were found on the floor. Mr..
Briley was the proprietor Of the store,
and 1t is believed that robbery was the
motive. The police have made a num-
her of arrests
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the wreck. although 70 was established
that the after part OF the ship was
practically intact and sank in that
condition q very few minutes after the
destruction Of the forward part.
The following facts in regard to the
forward part of the ship are. however.
established by the testimony.
That portion of the port side Of the
protective deck which extends from
about frame 30 to about frame Il was
blown up aft. and over to port. The
main deck from about frame so to
about frame Al was blown up aft. and
slightly over to starboard. folding the
forward part of the middle superstruc-
ture over and on top Of the after part.
This was, in the opinion Of the court.
caused by the partial explosion Of two
or more of the forward magazines of
the Maine.
S. At frame II the outer shell Of the
ship from a point eleven and one-half
feet from the middle line Of the ship
and six feet above the keel when in its
normal position has been forced up so
as to be now about four feet above the
surface Of the water; therefore. about
"a feet above where II would be had the
ship sank uninjured. The outside bot
tom plating Is bent into reversed V
shape. the after wing Of which, about
IL feet broad and 81 feet in length
(from frame II to frame 25). Is doubled
back upon itself against the continue
ton Of the same plating extending for
ward.
At frame IS the vertical keel is
broken in two. and the fiat keel bent
into an angle similar to the angle
formed by the outside bottom plating
This break is now about six feet be-
low the surface OF the water, and
about 80 feet above its normal posi-
tion. q
In the opinion OF the court this ef-
feet could have been produced only by
the explosion Of a mine situated under
the bottom Of the ship at aboIt frame
IS, and somewhat on the port side Of
the ship.
6. The court finds that the loss OF the
Maine. on the occasion named. was
not in any respect due to fault or
negligence on the part Of any of the
officers or members Of the crew of said
vessel.
I. In the opinion Of the court the
Maine was destroyed by the explosion
Of a submarine mine. which caused the
partial explosion OF two Of her forward
magazines.
8. The court has been unable to OBJ
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction Of the Maine upon
any person or persons.
W. T. SAMPSON,
Captain U. s. NJ, President.
A. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander. u. s. NJ, Judge
Advocate.
The court. having finished the inquiry
| II was ordered to make. adjourned at
II a. m. to await the action of the
converting authority.
w. T. SAMPSON
Captain Y. s. NJ, President.
A. MARK,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N, Judge
Advocate.
United States Flagship New York
March %, 1898. off Key West. Fla.
The proceedings and findings OF the
court Of inquiry in the above case are
approved.
NJ. SICARD.
Rear Admiral. Commander-in-C Chief OF
the United States Naval Forces or
the North Atlantic Station.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31

The ten shares of bank stock of
3. Fessler, deceased, in the Firs1
kional Bank Of this place, was
on Tuesday at public sale for
1875 for each share. The par
pc of each share is 500. The
ehares were bought by DIR. Kama
of Centreville. This is abou
per share more than this stock
ight two years ago. This is
tful evidence Of a successful
king institution.
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Terrible Disaster to sealers.

st. Johns. N. F.. March 2s.-The seal
Ang steamer Greenland. which put into
Bay de Verde Saturday night with q
story Of terrible disaster to her crew
on Wednesday and Thursday, while
among the ice foes In search OF seals.
arrived here yesterday afternoon. She
reported rs men dead, % missing and ss
30 fearfully frostbitten that about 20
Of them will lose their limbs. The
colony IL aghast at the magnitude OF
the disaster. nothing like which has
ever been known here. Already a re-
lief fund has been started to assist the
relatives Of ire deceased.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Thinks spain's Sense OF Justice VIII
Dictate Course OF Action.
Washington, March 2s.-The presi-
dent today sent the following message
to congress:
To the congress of the United States:
For some time prior to the visit Of the
Maine to Havana harbor our consular
representatives pointed out the ad-
vantages to flow from the visit Of ma
tional ships to the Cuban waters In
accustoming the people to the pres
ence of our flag as the symbol of good
will and Of our ships In the fulfillment
Of the mission of protection to Ameri-
can interests. even though no immedi. .
ate need therefor might exist.
Accordingly on the oath Of January
last, after conference with the Spanish
minister. in which the renewal Of visits
Of our war vessels to Spanish waters
was discussed and accepted. the penin-
sular authorities at Madrid and Ha-
vana were advised Of the purpose OF
this government to resume friendly ma
val visits at Cuban ports, and that In
that view the Maine would forthwith
call at the port OF Havana. This an
nouncement was received by the Span
ish government with appreciation OF
the friendly character Of the visit OF
the Maine, and with notification Of the
intention to return the courtesy by
sending Spanish ships to the principal
ports Of the United States. Meanwhile
the Maine entered the port of Havana
on the 25th Of January. her arrival be.
ing marked with no special incident
besides the exchange Of customary sa.
lutes and ceremonial visits.
The Maine continued in the harbor
Of Havana during the three weeks fol-
lowing her arrival. No appreciable ex-
citement attended her stay: on the
contrary. a telling Of relief and con-
fidence followed the resumption Of the
long interrupted friendly intercourse
So noticeable was this immediate ef-
feet Of her visit that the consul gen.
eral strongly urged that the presence
Of our ships in Cuban waters should
be kept up by retaining the Maine al
Havana, or in the event Of her recall
by sending another vessel there to take
her place.
Al ~ IHluuteS past III Tic cNeulHS
Of the 18th Of February the Maine was
destroyed by an explosion, by which
the entire forward part Of the ship
was utterly wrecked. In this catas-
trophe two officers and 264 Of her crew
perished, those who were not killed out.
right by her explosion being penned
between decks by the tangle Of wreck
| age and drowned by the immediate
sinking of the hull. Prompt assistance
was rendered by the neighboring YES
sells anchored in the harbor. aid being
especially given by the boats Of the
Spanish cruiser Alphonse XII and the
Ward line steamer City Of Washington
which lay not far distant. The wound
ed were generously cared for by the
authorities Of Havana, the hospitals
being freely opened to them, while the
earliest recovered bodies Of the dead
were inferred by the municipality In
the public cemetery in the city. Trib-
utes Of grief and sympathy were Of
fered from all ofYicial quarters Of the
island.
The appalling calamity fell upon the
people Of our country with crushing
force. ana Tor . brief time an intense
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
French Robber Murdered sia.

Paris, March ga terrible tragedy
is reported from Bernai. in the depart
ment Of the Eure. A robber named
Cailliard murdered a family Of six per
sons there Sunday evening. From
window Of the house inhabited by the
family he shot and killed. with a gun.
the husband, his wife and two chill
'dren, who were playing at n table.
Cailliard then entered the house and
cut the throat Of a little girl who was
In the next room. Finally he blew out
' the brains Of a paralytic bedriidep
woman II years Of age. The murderer
was arrested and confessed to com
mitting these sEo other crimes.
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AUDITORS NOTICE.


AUDITORS NOTICE.
undersigned, who was appointed auditor
J court TO distribute the funds In the
of W. w. wernetts, administrator OF said
tnt, ,Ier his first and final account filed
confirmed in said estate, to and among
legally entitled to the same, will sit, fer
brpose Of discharging the duties OF his ap-
bent, at the once Of Charles Hover, ESQ.,,
Borough Of Selinsgrove, snyder County,
b Friday, April ~, 1899. between the hourf
)ck A. M. and 2:2O O'Clock p. NJ. Of said
bhero and when all parties are requested
|Dent their clAims or be forever debarred
Blaming any portion Of said funds.
JAS. @. CRoUsF. Auditor.
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beauty. II BLOOD Deep.

lean blood means q clean skin. No
|uty without i. Csscarets, Candy Cathar.
clean your blood and keep Il clean. by
eng up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm. i'm
Gties (;Ns from the body. Blein TO- to-day to
thst sicEiy biiou: eo%pis Jon OiSTSiaSs Sy tst;ns
Rcarets, beauty for ten cenSs. An dr,,r.
As'a'ast'on guaranteed, ~ 26c, e0c.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
Jerseys Naval Militia Ordered Out.

Camden, N. j., March 29.-The naval
reserves of New Jersey, Second di-
vision. were ordered on board tn.
monitor Ajax dying at this place. last
night. The officers expect orders az
any hour either to move the Ajax or
transfer some Of the men to one Of the
monitors at League Island
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31
PRIVATEs.

Hosterman George PETER
LivengsOd George brositls !.
has Ritch Andrew Reitz
Meiser Adam kerstetter
fp Neitz Nicholas brosius
J Hauser John Hem
stan Shaeffer Adam Lefiler
Pue Mover Matthias Wilmer
fge Herrold Jacob Snyder
|as Bickle John Hester
Faust Henry Groninger
lpe Troutner Martin Kerstetter
|aust, sick, Leonard kerstetter
SoIaus Shaffer ZachariasSpengle
lad Farsi Michael Newman
Nv Kaufman. Peter Weis
bdelphia, Jnnc 80, l777.
bis company served through the
erm Of duty during which the
es of Trenton and Princeton
fought and were in the service
B months.
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Auditors Notice.

Estate Of Phoebe In the Orphans Court
RIy, late OF West OF snyder County, Pa.
CoXnsnip. decd.
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kluT,oNARy SOLDIERS
| PENN TOWNSHIP.

clancing over the old files OF
bosr we find in the issue dated
| IA, 1873, the following:
Inn b. Linn gives the follow
koll Of Capt. Weiser's company
n was from Penn township IN
6e;ghborhood ofSelinsgrove will
bu6t prove interesting to our
hrs as many of the descendants !.
(ese dead heroes are still living.
krsrER Roll OF CAPT. BFNJ.
FrrsER's COMPANY OF Nor
|NBERLAND COUNTY MILITIA
JUNE 80, 1777.
J. Benjamin Weiser
Il. Christopher Snyder
I" Adam Shaeffer
\" Joseph Van Gundy
bergt. Max Hane
George Marshall
Corp. Philip Meyer
I" Frederick Eisenhauer
INNER, Will Thompson
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31


Another important Spanish docu-
ment which reached the government
during the day was the abstract Of the
report Of the Spanish naval commits
sion which investigated the destruc-
tion OF the Maine. 1t Is the only an
swer Spain has thus far made to the
action OF this government in submit
ting to Spain the findings Of the Amer
lean court. The conclusions reached
by the Spanish commission are directly
the opposite Of those Of the American
court. No demands have been made
in connection with the Maine, and
therefore there is no response beyond
the submission Of the Spanish report.
Following the call Of the Spanish
minister at the state department the
French ambassador, M. Cambon, had
conference with Judge Day. This
renewed the talk Of European media
ton, which Is assuming tangible form.
The speech Of Premier Hanatoux In
the Paris chamber last Saturday Is
looked upon as foreshadowing at least
sympathy, IL not direct steps toward
mediation, by France and other conti-
mental powers, to which Spain would
not object.
At the war and navy departments
the stir Of preparations continued as
usual. The navy department made
plans for a mosquito feet" to be COM
posed Of tugs and steam yachts re-
Gently purchased and armed as an
auxiliary fleet. The war department
made numerous shifts In the location
Of troops in the west. with view to
their speedy concentration.
General Flagler. the chief Of ord
iance Of the war department, awarded
& number Of companies contracts
tr furnishing the department with
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22

HAcing New Penslon RrobloDs.
In view Of the fact that about one
person out Of every seventy Of our
population now draws pension from
the federal government. speculation is
already busy with calculations coz
corning the pBobable size of our PEN
sion list after the close of the present
war. Under existing laws our pension
bureau in 1897 cost $143, 500. of
which $13S. s49,717 was for pensions
proper. The pensions of the revolu-
tionary war numbaDed 16; of the war
Of. 1872. 2.523; Of our various Indian
wars, 6,262; of the Mexican war, Ii, 293;
and of the civil war, $3.50: In all
99O,974. In addition to the civil war
pensioners now on the rolls it is Of
cialiy estimated. that there are at least
half million widows and dependent
relatives who have, or at least claim,
a pensionable status under existing
laws. The total strength of the union
army and navy in che civil war Is
estimated at 2.234,911: the number liv-
ing at the close Of the war was about
1,727 1853; and the deaths during the
war aggregated about 5O7. 55S. These
figures may aid people of a statistical
turn in calculating. the pension prob
lem which we will have to solve in the
near future.