davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Planning for the Fair.

The directors end executive committee
OF the Caledonia Fair Ground Company
met in the Board of Trade room last Sat
urday morning to arrange for the Gale
donia county fair which is to be held here
Sept. 13, IA and 15. President Stiles
presided and the regulations for exhibits
were discussed and in some instances
materially changed from preceding years.
The competition will be open to the
world this year instead OF members of
the society only and premiums will be
paid on the merits of the article exhibited
without reference to the location of the
! exhibitor. All entries for live stock will
be closed at noon on Monday, Sept. IL
and all entries in the other departments
by noon Of the FIRST day of the fair. All
live stock will be kept on the grounds
until noon of the last day OF the fair.
There will be no membership tickets or
entrance fees or stall fees, but instead of
tho entrance fees eli winners of premiums
will pay 10 per cent of their premiums
won back into the treasury OF the society.
Season tickets admitting the purchaser
and his team will be sold for $1O0.
These will be non-transferable and will
admit the purchaser and team twice each
day Of the fair. AS voted last January
there will be no stockholders tickets
issued. A committee was appointed to
revise the premium list and larger pre-
miums will be given wherever in their
judgment this seems to be desirable.
While the new regulations are consid-
erably different from previous years those
present felt that they ought to offer every
inducement to exhibitors to bring their
stock and their other exhibits, and it is
the earnest hope oi the directors and the
executive committee that we may have
next September real old,fashioned fair
that will draw exhibitors and visitors
from all parts of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
For States Attorney.

The approach ofthe county convention
suggests the fact that the delegates will
be called upon to choose states attor-
ney as the present incumbent, w. H.
Taylor of Hardwick, will not be can
didate for re.electson. 1t is eminently
proper that this Office should go to St.
Johnsbury lawyer and among the many
bright young lawyers in town one was
almost candidate two years ago and is
now in the field as candidate for the
office. We refer to Leighton P. Slack,
the partner in the well known law firm
Of Dunnett & Slack. Mr.. Slack read law
with S, c. Shurtlef of Montpelier, has
been member of the Vermont bar for
nearly six years and has resided in St.
Johnsbury for the past three years. He
is conversant with all the branches of
criminal law; is gentleman as we'll as
a scholar, and in Mr.. Slack the republic-
ans OF this county have splendid candi-
date Tor the Office OF states attorney.
We believe when the convention assem-
bles in June large majority of the dele
gates will think so too and give Mr..
Slack their warmest support.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
VOL. LXI---NO. 3174
Church Notes.

The Ladies Society OF the Grace Metho-
dist church were invited to meet with
Mrs. Wm. Wells in Summerville, Thurs
day. About eighteen Of the members
accepted the invitation and were hand
somely entertained.
The first quarterly conference of Grace
Methodist church, which was to have
been held last Friday evening. has been
postponed to some future date.
The boy choir of St. Andrews church
assumed their vestments for the first
time last Sunday morning. The choir
consists OF about 25 voices and has been
under the direction of Prof. John Whit
taker for some time past The results
were very gratifying to the promoters of
the choir A number of changes had to
be made in the church to accommodate
the enlarged choir. A vestry was fitted
up on the right hand side Of the church
in which to keep the vestments, and
seats were placed in the chancel.
w. T. Sumner, Dartmouth '98, pre-
sided at the North church organ last Sun
day in the absence Of Miss Gorham and
will occupy the same position next Sun
day.
Sunday morning service, First Church
of Christ Scientist, Odd Fellows block.
Lesson sermon at 1915. Subject, ''Je-
sus' trial and condemnation" Text.
Matthew, 27: 1126. Sunday school
after morning service. Friday evening
service at 7. 80.
"The Orator of Nazareth" will be the
topic Of the address next Sunday evening
by Rev. Mr.. lyric at Grace Methodist
church.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
A Small Fire.

About o'clock Monday afternoon fire
was discovered in the barn attached to
the house formerly owned by the
late John A. Moore. The alarm
was rung and the fire company responded
Immediately, but before they arrived the
fire was under such Roadway that it was
thought that the whole set of buildings
would have to go. The house was occu-
pied by George Miner and Frank Hill,
who with the help of many friends,
moved most of their furniture from the
house. In about half an hour the fire
was under control. The barn was
totally destroyed and the ell part of the
house was damaged quite badly by
water. The loss will be in the vicinity of
$500 and was fully covered by insurance.
Crawford Ranney having $4,000 on the
house and Rickaby & Co. having $1,000
on the furniture of Mr.. Hill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Col. Halls Jewel.

Col. Henry W. Halls many friends in
St. Johnsbury and his old home in Or
leans county will be interested to learn
of the valuable Odd Fellows emblem of
which he is the proud owner. The facts
are given in the following press dspetch
Col. H. w. Hall of Burlington is the
proud possessor ofa handsome solid gold
Odd Fellows veteran jewel, which was
presented to him at the banquet OF the
Past Grand Masters Association during
the recent grand lodge meeting at St.
Albans. 1t was given by the Odd Eel
lows Of the state. The jewel is sus-
pended from three links and is of hand
some gold and enamel design bearing the
small figures "25." There is but one
similar jewel in Vermont, that of G. P. M.
Henry Clark of Rutland, who has been
member of the order for 40 years. Col.
Hall has been member of the order for
n years and is most enthusiastic
worker for its good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01

at 73O o'clock. Mr.. Flockton, the
author of the plav, read the drama to an
interested audience last evening in the
South church yestry.
The entertainment at Armory Hall
Wednesday evening under the auspices Of
the Leo Literary Circle drew fair and
appreciative audience and proved a great
success financially. The play was well
rendered and everyone performed their
parts credtably.
William S. Bailey announces in the
advertising columns that Lambert B..
and Sprague Superb will stand for SER
vice at the Maplewood Stock Farm at
East Hardwick. Both these horses come
from excellent stock and have shown
much speed on the track.
The regular monthly meeting of the
w. c. T. U. was held yesterday afternoon
in the Y. M. c. A. Hall. Reports of the
county convention aud of the national
convention, held at Buffalo, were read by
Mrs. Bracket and Mrs. Randall. Special
music was furnished by Miss Helen
Graves.
There has been oesire manifested
among some of the members of the Gun
Club to have rife range established.
Monday target was put up and all the
sportsmen in town were invited to go
and shoot. Several attended and were
much pleased with the sport. 1t is proba-
BILE that range will betstablished in the
near future.
"A "gentlemen's night" will be given
at Pythian Hall on Friday evening of this
week, by the ladies ot Green Mountain
Commandery, U. 0. &C. A fine pro-
gratnme has been srrauged and all who
attend will be sure Of I most enjoyable
evening. Entertainment will conclude
with social dance. 1t every member
be present with an invited friend.
The Beacon Stock Company closed a
weeks engagement at khe Howe Opera
House Saturday evening with the com
edy drama Poverty Corner" The com
pany came to town in hard luck but
proved themselves actors ofreal merit al
the first performance. They gave roper
| toire of fret class pieceS including Roland
Reeds great comedy ''Lend Me Your
Wife," The scale OF ptices was 10, &c
and 80 cents and The company wa!
worthy ofa much spatronage thar
it received.
Samuel Hunter died at his home or
the Fair Ground road quite suddenly
Thursday morning. Death came as a
great relief, as he had been in poor health
for several years and suffered much es.
pecially the last six weeks. Mr.. Hunter
was born in Inverness, Canada, in 1880
He moved to St. Johnsbury about 13
years ago and was a long time in the
employ OF DR.. G. B. Bulard. The funeral
services were held Saturday and the re.
mains were taken to Passumpsic to be
inferred. A wife and four children sur
vive him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Republican Town Cacus.

The republican voters in the Town of ST.
Tobnsbury. are requested to meet in the
Town Hall OF said town on Saturday, the
11th day of June, at O'Clock, in the after
noon for the purpose of electing II delegates
and II alternates to the County Conven-
tion to be held at ST. Joansbury. Saturday.
the 18th day of June. at 1 o'clock. p. m. |;
also to elect 10 delegates, and 10 alter
mates to the second Congressional District
Convention to be held at Montpelier on
Tuesday. the 21st day of June, 1898. at 2
O'Clock p. M, also to elect ten delegates, and
ten alternates to the State Convention to
be held at Montpelier, Wednesday, June 22d,
1898, at 10 80 O'Clock a. m, also to elect a
Town Committee for the ensuing biennial
term.
F. A. PIERCE.
ALBERT HARRIS.
EDWIN c. POTTER.
Town Committee.
st. Johnsbury, VT, June 1, 1S9S
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
A Word Personal.

]. W. Sault, who bought half interest
in this office a short time ago, has dis
posed of his holdings and the paper will
be managed and edited hereafter by
Arthur F. Stone. The business interests S
of the office will be handled by Miss
Margaret Robie and Mr.. Stone will be
assisted in the newsgathering by Ira
Drew. There will be no change in the
policy of the paper and it will continue
to give weekly to it's large and growing
constituency as complete local and
general news service as can be found in
any paper in the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Base Ball Gossip.

The Academy base ball team met the
Goddard Seminary nine at Barre, Friday,
May 27. In the first two innings the
Academys gained lead OF three runs,
but this was thrown away in the second
and third by a series OF costly errors,
mostly in base throwing, which let in
four runs for Goddard. In the fourth
inning Goddard secured two more runs
by heavy batting. In the sixth, st. ]. A.
scored one and for the remainder of the
game both teams played clean ball, no
runs being made. The game ended seven
to four in favor of Goddard. Jenness
pitched the entire game for St. ]. A. and
struck out eight men against six by
Bush, the Goddard pitcher. Tinker did
good batting for the Academies and Aver
for Goddard. The score by innings is as
follows:
- 8 5 8 eTotal.
St. j.. A., i 2 o o o o %
The next day the team met the Mont.
pelier Seminary nine at Montpelier with
no better success than at Barre. The
game was loosely played by both sides.
For St. J. A., Newell pitched four innings
and Jenness the other FIVE. Frequent
showers interfered with the game and
made the ball difficult to handle. This
accounts in part for the ten bases on
balls given on each side. The Academys
secured but three hits against Mont
pelier's eight. Errors were responsible
for most of the runs. The score by in
nings:
n Mopt n s. Sem 2 SS ] 3 8
The result of these games makes the
boys chances for the cup rather dubious.
II they can win the four remaining games
OF the series the cup will come here. AS
it now stands the boys here have won
SO per cent, while Goddard has won 70
per cent.
The Academy nine and the Barton Vii
lage team played o very one-sided and
uninteresting game of ball on the campus
Monday afternoon. Up to the fourth
inning the game was about even, but from
that time the visitors failed to score and
the end OF the ninth found the score % to
in favor Of the home team. The feature
of the game was the batting Of Skinner
whose hitting was heavy and came at
critical times. The play made by the
home team when they caught man be-
tween second and third shows the thor.
ough manner in which the boys have
been drilled. The visitors were a gentle
manly set Of fellows and with more prac
tice will give our boys hard fight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Business Notes.

Ellery E. Clark has given up his livery
stable back of the Union block and taken
the St. Johnsbury House stable recently
occupied bv Bailey & Jewett.
The Dewey window in the store of
Lougee Bros. & Smythe is timely and
patriotic and reflects great credit on this
wide-awake and enterprising establish
ment.
George w. Young has gong attached
to his telephone so that he can now be
reached when working in his wood yard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

The next Stated Conclave of Palestine
Commandery occurs Tuesday evening. June
2S. The Order of Malta will be conferred
upon all present eligible to receive it.
PERLEY F. HAzEN,
DELoS NJ. BACON. Commander.
Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Board Wanted.
Maplewood Stock Farm.
National Life Ins. Co.
Improved U. S. Cream Separator.
Probate of Will-Hosea Bartlett's Est.
Stockings and Suits-S. A. Moore g. Co.
Shirt Waists-E. L. Hunt & Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
Knights of Pythias,

knights Of Pythias.
Regular convention of Apollo Lodge No. 2
Tuesday, June z.
CHAs. F. VARNEY, c. c.
II. T. FISHER. K. R. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending Nav 81, 1898,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01

G. r. GIBBS,
Paddock Street, st. Johnsbury, Vt.
Gut Flowers and Floral Designs
For sale at all seasons Of the year on short
notice. For immediate attention order by
telegraph, telephone or special delivery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01

The result of these games makes the
boys chances for the cup rather dubious.
If they can win the four remaining games
OF the series the cup will come here. AS
it now stands the boys here have won
so per cent, while Goddard has won 10
Der cent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11
The New Bankruptcy Law

The new bankruptcy law is causing
stir among the attorneys in various
parts of the state. Copies of the law
are greatly in demand, and it is esti-
mated that there are 100000 people
in this country who have failed since
the old law was repealed in 1878 that
now purpose seeking the privileges OF
the recent enactment.
An insolvent man may file his petl-
ton in bankruptcy in the United
States District court after August 2,
and one month later he can apply for
his discharge. The judge will then
have hearing in court and the bank
rupt will be released unless exception
shall be filed to his discharge, either
on the ground that ne has committed
some offense punishable by lmprlson.
ment under the act, or has destroyed
or failed to keep his book accounts,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

The Maid-"Miss Ethel is not in, sir,
nut I'll tell her YOU called"
Algy-"Aw-th thanks. Tell her right
away. please. 80 you won't forget It."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

Springfield, Mass, Aug. 10.-Receiv-
ers Bliss and Hyde of the defunct Bay
State Beneficiary Association of West
field and Boston have filed suits against
former officials Of the concern for am
cunts aggregating s3Uc. 900. The suits
arise from the belief of the receivers
that he former directors have failed to
account for amounts asgregating. over
100000. The receivers aIlege that at
one time Westfield officers sold rights
of the company to Boston clique for
ninety thousand dollars and that later
the rights We're sold back to Westfield
parties at $4,000, and in this way, the
receivers claim, the rights of the many
thousands of members were used for
mere speculative purposes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

One OF the first engagements in which
Lieutenant Skaters company partici-
pated was the battle of Balls Bluff,
which resulted in disaster for the Un-
ion forces. Fortunately the Michigan
militia emerged from the battle in fair
condition and rendered effective service
with Mcclellan in the peninsula cam
paign. At the battle of Fair Oaks
Shafter was wounded, but he so dis
tinguished himself that the command
ing general said in his official report:
Lieutenant Shafter of the Seventh
Michigan volunteers, in charge of the
pioneers, was slightly wounded, but
kept the field and furnished beautiful
exhibition Of gallant conduct and intel
lgent activity"
In the summer of 1862 the Nineteenth
Michigan regiment was organized and
Shafter was assigned to 1t with the
rank of major. The regiment Joined
the western army and for a year or
more saw great deal of hard service
in Kentucky and Tennessee. In the Of
fcial reports of the middle Tennessee
meritorious conduct and specially men,
toned as "one of the most deserving
officers of the Nineteenth infantry"
Together with other Federal officers, he
was captured by the Confederates, but
his gallantry in battle had been so con-
spicuous that his captors allowed him
to retain his horse and side arms. He
and was exchanged in May, 1858.
Soon after Skaters return to his
command he was commissioned lieu
tenant colonel of the Nineteenth regi-
ment and this promotion was speedily
followed by two successive brevets, the
first as colonel in recognition of his
gallantry at Fair Oaks. and the second
as brigadier general for gallant and
meritorious conduct" at Thompson s
Station. He served for about a year
as lieutenant colonel of the Nineteenth
and was promoted to be colonel Of the
Seventeenth regiment of colored troops.
He remained in this latter command
until the close of the war, and was
mustered out of the volunteer service
November 2, 1866.
Prior to his retirement from the vol
unteer army, however, Colonel Shafter
was commissioned lieutenant colonel OF
the Forty-first United States infantry,
and his connection with the regular
army has been unbroken ever since.
In every station of responsibility he
has acquitted himself with credit.
With the development of plans for
F., the invasion of Cuba the president and
| secretary of war began to look about
| for suitable leaders. Prominent among
| the ellgibles was General Shafter Pres
| ident Mckinley made him a major
general of volunteers on the fourth OF
! last month. and he was assigned t.
| command the troops in the Santiago de
| Cuba campaign. Put Shafter on the
| island" said Senator Burrows to Sec-
| retary Alger, land I will guarantee
| that he will speedily clean out Cuba
from end to end."-New York Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11
Penalty of Mothering a Hero.
Bloomsbury, Pa.

Mrs. Hobson, the mother of Naval
Constructor Hobson, who is now in
Atlanta, says she has lately had thou
sands of letters from people In every
imaginable class of life, some from
young r1en who were fired by the
courageous spirit of Richmond Pear
son Hobson, others from veterans who
extolled the fearless achievement, and
still more from mothers who wrote to
congratulate the mother of one of the
famous men of the day. Mrs. Hob
son says that requests for her photo
graph and autograph were numerous,
and that, while she had complied with
a great many, it.was manifestly i'm
possible to accommodate all. She
said that her mail had accumulated
SO heavily that she would be forced
to employ several stenographers to
catch I'D with il.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-08-11

Mr. Wainwright was in Havana har-
Dor continuously for seven weeks after
the Maine was blown up During all
that time he was never known to set
his foot in Havana city. II don't care
about shore leave" he used to say
when his friends asked why he never
appeared in the Ingleterra hotel with
his fellow officers. If you invited him
to little dinner or a quiet game Of
poker you got the same answer, or else
he was too busy to spare the time or
too tired after his days work on the
water. Then, If you watched him, you
might see him go below into the cabin
of the Fern, where he had his quar-
ters, and. lighting his pipe, he would
spend half the night pouring over Sec
tional drawings, perhaps with Ensign
Powelson. or studying out some new
bit of submarine divers evidence that
seemed to clinch the truth about the
Maine.
This taciturn lieutenant commander
moreover, so it was whispered by his
friends on the Fern, had registered a
mental vow never again to enter Ha-
vana city unless at the head of bat
TALON of bluejackets.
Verify. If ever a man remembered the
Maine, "Dick" Wainwright did. Big
hearted. as are most brave men. the
death of 266 of his gallant subordinates
left a wound that would not heal He
was as popular with them as with his
fellow officers. Though a strict discip-
linarian, the Malne,s executive officer
during the two months he had been
| attached to the ship in that capacity
had won his way to their hearts.
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
has coined one phrase that will proba-
bly, live in the traditions of the navy,
Fighting cannot be made a safe busi-
ness
The battle of the Yalu river had cal
led the attention of naval experts all
over the world to the terrible execution
wrought by splinters from small boats
and portions of the superstructure of
ships Of war when struck by modern
projectiles MIR. Wainwright, among
other officers, was detailed to write
treatise discussing the following ques-
ton: IF about to go into action what
disposition would you make of your
small boats with view of securing the
greatest safety Of your men,"
Wainwright's reply was an able one.
The pith of it, however, was substan-
TALLY contained in the following:
IF about to go into action in COM
paratively shallow water, 1 should, II
time permitted. strip the vessel clear
of her small boats and moor them safe
ly at distance until after the fight
IL pressed for time, I should simply
put them adrift If about to go into
action in deep water, 1 should set my
boats adrift anyhow, leaving the ship
and her officers ami crew to take the
| chances @: iThting cannot be
made a
| Mr.. qrobably inherits
his fig, He is the son of
old Ccln ,.awrigbt and comes
| OF goou stock. His appoint
ment to the naval Academy was from
the District Of Colunbia.--Chicago
Times Herald.