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PERSONAL MENTION.

Seymour Proper, wife and daughter
Nellie of Worthwhile, n. Y, are visit
ing the formers sister, Mrs NJ A.
Pealer, 1915 = street
Dr. ]. r. Adler and wife of Jackson
are at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. William Beckman has returned
from Highland Springs.
DR.. F. F. Tebbets has returned from
the State Dental Convention at Sar
Jose.
Robert T. Devlin is still very i'll. but
while he is not out of danger there i:
strong reason for the belief that he
will recover
Miss Dora Hastings of this city is
the guest of Mrs L. A. Gould at Hill
side Cottage" Towle.
Miss A. Lou Mette has returned
after a months visit to Miss Clara
Euer of Towle.
Lawyer w. F. Renfro has gone to
Reno on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Skeels have re-
turned from their trip to Europe
Brainard F. Smith, Clerk of the Fol.
sem Prison, was in the city yesterday
Charles F. Gardner, formerly Re-
ceiver Of the United States Land Office
and now practicing law in San Fran
cisco, is in the city on legal business.
Miss Josie Franks, who recently
graduated from the Conservatory OF
Music at the University of the Pacific,
at San Jose, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
G. III. Merry, at 1913 Ninth street.
Miss Dollie Rawlins and Miss George
Jackson of Elk Creek, Glenn County,
We're in the city yesterday, en- route to
Nashville, Tenn, to attend the Ma
tional Convention Of the Christian En-
deavorers.
DR.. H. Fl. Stephenson and wife have
returned from San Jose.
l.. G. Chandler, the well-known capi-
talist, is dangerously i'll at his rooms
Third and j streets Little hope is
entertained for his recovery.
Miss Mamie Clark has returned home
after an extended visit to Placerville
The many friends of Mrs. Clara F.
Parsons, Principal of Capital Primary
School. will be panied to learn that she
is seriously ill.
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BRIEF NOTES.

A couple of men found some rubbish
burning on the Yolo bridge on Sunday
night and put out the fire. Otherwise
it might have ignited the bridge it
self
Judge Hart yesterday sentenced
Charles McMullen to five years impris-
onment for grand larceny in stealing a
horse and cart.
John H. Ryan, the Woodland forger,
who was formerly a sewing machine
agent in Sacramento, has been SEN
fenced by Judge Gaddis of Yolo to four
teen yeaIEin San Quentin.
On Sunday the Eight-street Terrors
defeated the j. H. RS at baseball, is
to II. The Terrors challenge any team
of fifteen-year-old players.
Mrs. Ed. Tammey denies that her
husband beat her the other night. She
says she doesn't live with him.
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UNKNOWN DEAD.
A Badly Decomposed Body Found
in the Gravel Pit

Constable Rich of Oak Park yesterday
found the badly decomposed remains of
an unknown man at the foot of a tree
in the old gravel pit near Guthrie's Sta
ton Coroner Clark was notified and
the body taken TO the morgue.
The unfortunate man had evidently
been dead a month, as the body is in
such condition that no one could ider-
tify it,
A boy told Rich that about a month
ago he saw an old man wandering
about that locality and spoke to him.
The man told him he had been in the
County Hospital. 1t is not unlikely the
body at the morgue is that of the old
man to whom the boy referred
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NOW IN JAIL.
Sheriff johnson Arrests the MeI
Engaged in the Allen Affair.

| Sheriff Johnson, Deputies Conrad ano
Kelly and District Attorney Ryan re-
| turned yesterday from Walnut Grove
with the three men whom Fred Allen
accuses of having robbed him on Sun
| day night in his saloon at Miller's Fer
~, brief account of which was given
in yesterdays Record Union"
The officers reached Walnut Grove at
= o'clock yesterday morning, and about
o'clock they saw two men walk out
from a patch of weeds and grass by
the roadside near the ferry, where they
had passed the night, and arrested
them.
The men proved to be Thomas Flem-
ing and Joe Hennessy, two of the men
engaged in the racket in Allen saloon.
Fleming had bird-shot in his face and
on one wrist and hand. and Hennessey
had some shot in one leg, where Allen
had shot them.
These men We're sent to this city on
the stage in the custody of Deputy
Sheriff Kelly, and then the officers set
out to find the third man, Tom Sweeney.
They learned that he had swan across
the river and they traced him to the
Upham ranch on Dead Horse Island.
where they learned that he had flown
to New Hope. They followed and ar
rested him there in a hobo camp. and
brought him to the city
The officers say that Allen still con-
tends that the men robbed him, but
that he forced them to return to him
his watch; that they afterward resumed
their attempt to rob him. when he shot
them and they decamped.
The prisoners say there was nc at
tempt at robbery at ALL but that Allen
got them drunk and in drunken freak
discharged his shotgun at them.
There were, it is said, a couple of
witnesses to the occurrence who say the
men did attack Allen. The latter says
he shot only to cripple his assailants.
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NONSUITED.
Judge johnson Decides Against the
Joseph Will Contestants.

The contest over the will Of the late
William Joseph, who died in 1883. came
to a rather sudden termination yester-
day by Judge Johnson granting the
motion for a nonsuit.
Joseph left a will, executed in 1856, IN
which ,he gave his half interest in GER
tain property to his wife during her
life, and providing that on her death
it should go to his partner, Hiram
Gribble.
Mrs. Joseph. however. died before her
husband, and on the latter's death the
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will was admitted to probate and tn

will was admitted to probate and the
estate given to Gribble.
Wesley J. Lovet., a nephew of Joseph
sought to have the will set aside. The
case reached the Supreme Court on ap-
peal from an order OF the Superior
Court refusing ito hear Lovett's con-
test without his filing a bond to cover
the costs, and before the issue was
determined Gribble died. after having
decided his property to relatives.
The contestants claimed the will
should be set aside on the ground of
undue influence, etc. 1t was also con-
tended that there was an unders$ and
ing between Joseph and Gribble that
on the death of either the other was to
enjoy a life interest in the property,
and on the death of both the entire es-
tate should be distributed to their heirs.
c. w. Baker, /. Joseph and d. E. Alex
ander appeared for the contestant, and
Hinkson & Elliott for the Gribble hears.
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THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.
ranean Sea, which is greatly desired by

ranean Sea, which is greatly desired by
our navy.
By the use of some speedy vessels as
advance guards, it may be possible FOR
Commodore Watson to reach the
Straits of Gibraltar some time before
Camara's. slow moving fleet could get
there, returning from Port Said Reln-
forced by ironclads, Watson would nave
the Spaniards bottled up in the Medl-
terranean. This is a large bottle. 1t
is true. but it is believed by naval Off
Gals that Camara could be hunted
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. COMPANY FLAG.
The One to be Competed for at the
Old Glory Carnival.

One OF the features of the Old Glory
carnival will be the voting on the COM
pany flag, which is to be given to the
military company which proves to be
the most popular one in this city Votes
may be cast for cents each and peo-
pie can vote as many times as they
please, the Australian ballot law not
applying at this election
The companies to be voted for are
Company E, Captain Lucey; Company
G, Captain Zittinger; Troop B, Captain
Cooke, and the Signal Corps. Lieute1-
ant Martin. The votes. will be cast in
the patriotic booth and the ballot an
nounced Friday evening, after the car
nival.
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will take under his command an arm
ored squadron with cruisers and pro-
ceed at once off the Spanish coasts.
The Navy Department later posted
the following bulletin showing Com
modore Watson's squadron. 1t is desig-
mated the Eastern Squadron, and is as
follows: Flagship Newark, battleships
Iowa and Oregon; cruisers Yosemite,
Yankee and Dixie, and the Golfers
Scandina. Abarenda and Alexander.
The advance will be made at once from
Santiago.
North Atlantic fleet, Rear Admiral
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Sampson commanding-First squad
ron, Commodore j. A. Howell COM
manding: second squadron, Commo-
dore w. S. Schley commanding; naval
base, Key West Florida, Commodore
f. Remey commanding.
The decision of the Administration
to send a squadron of warships TO Spain
was not made hastily. For the past
six weeks the matter has been under
consideration, and a strong element,
well acquainted with the practice of the
Spanish Government of keeping the
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tween Spain and the Philippines, as the
British law declares that they could
only take coal enough to carry to the
nearest home port, and the Philippines
would not be such a port until the half
way line is crossed.
To add to the embarrassment of Ca
mara, there is good reason to believe
that the canal management will OBJ
struct his passage, on the ground of in
reference to navigator. Thus there is
every prospect that for one or another
of these reasons the CadiZ fleet will be
detained Indefinitely in the Mediter-
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down as successfully as was Cervera
with his flying squadron.
Operating in sea surrounded by
countries whose sympathies inclined to-
ward Spain, the American squadron
necessarily would be entirely self-con-
tanned and self-reliant, being fully pro-
vided with store ships. and colliers to
avoid the necessity of running counter
to the neutrality laws of the various
Mediterranean ports.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: M. J. Maloney. St. Joseph:
j. r. Adler and wife. jackson: G. j..
McCandless, Sacramento: Bert L.
Wertheimer, H. c. Kennedy, Ben Levy,
Rhys. Thomas. Z. J. Mitchell, AL.
Gurney, Mrs. William Maris, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. William Beekman. High
land Springs.
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Death Of Jacob Ankener.

The death is announced of Jacob An
kener. father of j. j. Ankener, the
well-known marketman. Deceased was
an old and respected citizen of Sacra-
mento. He was a native of Germany
and 81 years Of age.
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PROPOSED ATTACK
OF SPANISH COASTS.
Commodore ]. G. Watson to CON-
mand the Squadron.
Sailed Yesterday for Santiago to Take
Charge Of the New Fleet.

Is to be Known as the Eastern
Squadron and Will Comprise
the Flagship Newark, Battle
ships Iowa and Oregon, Cruisers
Yosemite, Yankee and Dixie,
and the Golfers Scandina, Aber-
anda and Alexander-The Ad-
vance to be Made at Once From
Santiago.
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WASHINGTON, June 21.-The Navy
Department at 11:15 posted the follow
ing bulletin:
Commodore Watson sails to-day in
the Newark to join Sampson when he
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
PEACHAn.

Everybody who is interested in helping
the family of Fred Allen, will meet at his
home in Ewel's Hollow, Friday evening
Aug. .26.
Andrew Whitehill gave a party last
Friday evening for her nephew, Edward
Martin, who is home for short vacation
from New York.
Mrs. Ira McClary has gone to Old
Orchard for month.
Miss Emma Philbrick OF Boston is Wis
iting friends in East Peacham.
The Academy begins Aug. 80. Prof
Cambridge is expected this week.
Miss Bartlett from Union Village has
been visiting Mrs. Ichabod Rowe the past
week.
Quite a number are away attending
caupmeeting at Lyndonvile this week.
Miss Evangeline Way invited about 90
of her young friends to spend last Thurs
day evening at her home. All had avery
nice time.
John L. Palmer of Newtonville is visit.
ing at F. E. Palmer's.
Mrs. Mitchell of South Peacham quite
sick.
Mrs. G. B. M. Harvey of New York
came last Tuesday to visit her father
DR.. L. F. Parker.
At the caucus last Tuesday evening
Hon. c. A. Bunker was nominated as
representative.
]. L. Hopkins is sick with the grip and
stomach trouble.
Mr., and Mrs. William Page of Grotor
spent one day last week with her sister
Mrs. John Gray.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions of mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken ofyour rest by sick
child suffering and crying with pain Of
cutting teeth, send at once and get a
bottle of "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferers Immediate
ly. Depend upon it, mothers, there is
no mistake about it. 1t cures diarrh9a,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, soitens the gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. "Mrs. Winslow s
Soothing Syrup" for children teething 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 bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
GREENSBORO.

Mrs. Mary Caswell and Miss Matte
Goodrich have been visiting in Barre the
past week.
Prof. John H. Graham of Richmond,
P. O.. is stopping at William Marshall's.
Miss Thressa McCue was thrown
from her bicycle one day last week while
coasting down the Simpson hill and quite
severely cut and bruised about the face.
George Spiers is putting another story
on to his dwelling house and ell. w. H.
Austin is doing the work.
The Craftsbury Sunday schools held
their annual picnic last Friday on Frank
Chase's shore.
Charles Wright with his nephew and
niece from Worcester, Mass, are visiting
at his brothers, George Wright.
At the republican caucus Saturday
evening John B. Cook was nominated for
representative.
Mrs. French is on the sick list at the
home of her brother, H. S. Tolman.
Mrs. G. M. Haines and daughter
started on their return trip to Durand,
ILL.,, Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
Mining for Mica.

The mining of mica is the poetry Of
mining. 1t is impossible to conceive of
more exciting and fascinating employ
ment. The vein OF mica. bearing quartz,
lying between rocks OF different lorna
ton, has been found. The cap rock has
been blasted away. Little "nigger-
heads"-small Jumps OF crumbling mica
mixed with slate and other rock-are
growing plentiful. The rock is carefully
examined by the experienced miner, and
all indications are that mica will soon be
found A blast is made. The rock and
debris are cleared away, and there in
the bottom is block of the precious
stuff, ragged corner showing itself
black and glittering in the white quartz
in which it is imbedded. With the tips
of the fingers the miner gently and az
fectionately brushes away the dirt and
small stones which partly cover it. Its
thickness is carefully noted, its position
in the rock is learnedly discussed, and
many speculation INDUCED in as to its
size and quality.-[Godey's Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
WALDEN.

Rev. Parounagian went Monday to
Lyndonville to attend campmeeting. His
wife will go to Barton Landing to visit
her parents.
Rob. Jennison had the misfortune to
lose valuable horse last week.
A committee has been appointed and
arrangements are being made to have the
church painted and some other necessary
repairs made. The committee has
already received and pledged funds
nearly sufficient to complete the work,
which will soon be commenced.
The republican caucus was held last
week at the Fourcorners. The at.
tendance was small and resulted in the
nomination of J. c. Stafford for repre-
sentative.
The Noyesville creamery paid its pat.
rons II $40 cents per pound for butter
for the month of July.
Quite severe thunder storm passed
over this place about o'clock Monday
a. m. Lightning struck in several places,
but without doing much damage. The
only building struck as yet heard from
was the barn owned by Mrs. Clara Sher-
rar near the heights, but as it did not set
the barn on FIRE, the damage was small.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
THE TOWNS AROUND.
WEST BARNET.

Mrs. Horace McKindley, who has been
i'll for some time, died last Saturday.
Mrs. John J. Rhodes and daughter OF
St. Johnsbury spent Sunday at ]. P.
Miller's.
Miss Lila Blaine is spending a week at
Lunenburg.
Mrs. John Warden and Miss Alice War
den spent a few days last week at the
Misses Warden's.
A number OF people from here spent
Saturday at Devils Hill, Peacham.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society was held on August II. During
the past year the ladies have raised
1926 70. Of this sum $500 has been
paid on the parsonage debt, and new
platform has been placed in front of the
church. The ladies wish to express their
thanks for the kindness and help received
from friends and hope this will be con.
tnued as there is a considerable debt still
remaining on the parsonage.
On the afternoon and evening of Thurs
day, August rs, the Ladies Aid Society
will hold lawn party on the school
house lawn. Addresses are expected from
the neighboring ministers, also music by
an orchestra. Ice cream, cake, tea,
coffee and sandwiches may be had at
reasonable rates. All are cordially invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
pASSIJrlpsIC.

Mr.. and Mrs. X. T. Pierce of South
Haven, Mich, and F. H. Pierce OF Chi
cago are visiting at Thomas Miles and
c. H. Woods. r. T. Pierce is presden
OF the Pierce Williams Company, manu-.
facturers of fruit packages and stave
baskets at South Haven, Mich. The
company do very large business.
Mrs. S. Louis Barton OF Boston will
preach in the Baptist church in this place
next Sunday morning. She will also lee
ture in the evening.
There will be an entertainment and
sociable given by the Christian Endeavor
Society at the vestry on Monday evening,
August 20. Mrs. Barton will contribute
to the entertainment by recitations and
Prof. F. H. Pierce has consented to be
present and give some musical selections.
There will be singing by Others and a
supper and we hope large number will
avail themselves Of the opportunity and
be present.
Several from this place went to Old
Orchard last Sunday.
Rev. J. D. Skinner and family went to
Boston Monday night. They will go
from there to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,
their old home, for time, until Mr..
Skinner secures pastorate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
New England Fair.

There are fairs and fairs, but that
mammoth exhibition at Rigby Park.
Portland, known the country over as the
New England Fair, is by far the most
pretentious, the most famous and the
most interesting and instructive of any
that are held.
In arranging the programme no efforts
were spared, and liberal prizes have been
offered in every line, and the result is ap
parent, for the entries in every depart
ment have far surpassed the anticipation
of the management.
There are departments devoted to agri.
culture, cattle, horses, horticulture, for
culture, poultry, dairy products and the
varied branches Of the household, and
every one of them is directed BY persons
whose experience is sufficient to assure
success.
1t is customary at all fairs to have
horse racing, but at the New England
Fair the races are conducted by the
Maine Mile Track Association, and purs-
es amounting to $4,000 are offered. In
the entries are horses from all over the
country, and the National Trotting AS
ISOLATION rules govern.
The races at Rigby during the present
season have all been record breakers,
and the events OF the coming week will
also be well worth seeing.
In the afternoon OF each day of the
fair between the heats there will be given
an entertainment OF the Vaudeville class
that will be beyond comparison.
There will also be bicycle races in which
the New England leaders will contest,
and that pacing wonder, "Albatros, "
will give exhibitions of pacing without
harness every dav.
OF course, there will be the usual con-
test of strength between cattle and
horses, and in fact there is no detail that
remains undone in the perfecting of this
great show.
At the City Hall in Portland there will
be exhibitions which you should not
miss, and concerts by bands and orches
tras will be given at frequent intervals.
Everybody expects to visit the Mid
way and sideshow, without which nc
fair is complete, and, taking everything
into consideration, this is an event yor
should not miss.
The Fair is to be held at Rigby Park
South Portland, on August 22d to Goth
inclusive, and on those dates the Boston
& Maine Railroad will sell reduced rate
tickets to Rigby Park from nearly every
station on its system, and the rate, which
is very low, will include an admission te
the Park. and trains will run every few
minutes between Portland and Rigby
Park, while all suburban trains on thu
days OF the Fair will make regular stop:
at the Park.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
LUXEMBOURG.

Miss Emma Pond of Boston is visit
ing her grandfather, M. ]. Pond, for a
week.
John H. White of Dorchester, Mass, is
spending few days with his mother and
sister.
The Victory nine played the Lunen.
burg nine here last Tuesday afternoon.
The home team were the winners. Last
Saturday the East Concord nine
PLAYED the nine here and won the game
by heavy score.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Bowker gave a
successful lawn party for the benefit OF
the Ladies' Aid society last Wednesday
evening.
Miss Gertrude Knapp of Franklin,
Mass, was a guest at the Heights
House few days last week.
Frank Smith of Lancaster wasin town
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore and daugh-
ter were in town several days ago to
call on friends.
Mrs. Stockwel, formerly Miss Lora
Webster, gave an entertainment in the
hall last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Barbour of the St. Johnsbury Bust
ness College, and friend were guests at
the Heights House one day last week
last week. They came from Mt. WASH
ington on their wheels.
George Bell lost valuable horse and
one lamb during the heavy thunder
shower last Tuesday afternoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-24
GREENSBORO BEND.

Mr.. Bills and family of Lowell, Mass.
visited at L. S. Collins last week.
Twenty-Five tickets were sold from
this station last Thursday for the Platts
burg excursion.
o.. Howard has so far recovered from
his injuries that he was able to 60 tc
Whitefield to work short time ago.
Eddie MCGOWAN and wife of Coventry
visited at c. O. Davison's last week.
The ball game last Friday between the
second nine from this place and team
from Craftsbury resulted in victory for
the latter; score Is to %.
Mrs. c. H. Batchelder is spending a
week wife her grandparents in Glover.
A. Goozey was in Elmore over Sunday.
Mrs. George Chamberln of st. Johns
bury visited her sister, Mrs. B. Burbank,
last week. Miss Sadie Carrick accompa.
MED Mrs. Chamberlin.