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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
Travel In Ireland.

Irish trains, in the mass, still leave
room for considerable Improvement.
The rattle and clank and din suggest
much higher rate OF speed than that
actually attained, and the vagaries of
Irish engine. drivers still give rise to a
good many amusing stories. Father
Healy, so one OF these tales runs, once
got into a carriage in which the only
other passenger was respectable mid
dle-aged woman. Soon after they left
the station. the train developed such an
unusual speed that the good priest
found it impossible to conceal his anx-
iety. Whereupon his fellow passenger
cheerfully administered consolation in
the following terms: Don't be onaisy,
your Reverence. Sure tbs my son lin
that's driving the ingine, and when he
has a drop taken, fax tbs he that
knows how to make her walk" Another
point about Irish trains should specially
commend them to persons of must
cal turn. They invariably run, so we
have been assured, to the tune of "St.
Patrick's Day."
AS for the general conduct OF ones
fellow.passengers, he must be a very
patriotic Englishman who prefers the
conversation Of the average third.class
passenger in his native country to that
OF the corresponding class in Ireland.
You may see more rags, but you will
hear less swearing or foul talk. Then as
regards hotels, the improvement in Irish
hostelries is so well known as to call for
no further testimony. 1t is happily no
longer possible for traveller, on asking
anywhere. (Which is the best hotel' to
provoke the reply given by a jarvey some
years back: "Begorra, sir no matter
which hotel you go to, you'll wish that
you'd gone to the other!" Golf, too,
without which no holiday can be deemed
complete, can be had in excellant quality
in most parts Of the island. Your Irish
caddie, it is true, does not always mani
fest that keen interest in your game
displayed by his Scottish brethren. He
has way of running off to clean your
clubs before you have "holed out" on
tine last green, which disconcerts the
serious golfer. But he is, as a rule, very
willing and occasionally most enter
tanning. When a stranger on the links
at Newcastle, County Down, asked his
caddie, what do they get round in
here ?" meaning what was considered a
good score by local player, the boy
sententiously replied: "They tries to go
round in as few as possible, but they
mostly takes more. ~ London Specta-
tor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
SUTTON.

Mrs. G. A. Downey from Lyndon
Center has supplied the pulpit here the
two past Sundays and is expected to do
so next Sunday.
The committee have no one in view for
successor to Rev. ]. w. Burgin, as Rev.
E. c. Clark of Hardwick, whom they ex-
pected, has disappointed them.
Miss Sadie Blake came home from her
school Tuesday night for the purpose of
attending the wedding OF Miss Abbie
Taylor at Wheelock today. Miss Blake
and Miss Taylor were classmates at
Lyndon Institute in 1892, both grad
uating at the same time.
Alfred Alard has sold his farm near
Silas Balls to Fred Gray for $500. He
has an auction Oct. 81 to sell his per-
sonal property and as soon he can do so,
is to move to the village. Mr.. Allard's
health is very poor and has been so for
some time.
Wilbur Alard, only son of Alfred
Allard, who died last Thursday, has
been an invalid all his life and as he has
been quite sufferer for several years,
death came as welcome relief. The
funeral was held at his late home Sun.
day afternoon, services being conducted
by Rev. G. A. Emery of West Burke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
News in General,

The historic Wiley house in the White
Mountains was burned week before last.
This was the house of the Wiley family,
who were killed in the great slide from
Mount Wiley in 1926. The property
was owned by George H. Moran. the
owner ofthe late DR.. Samuel A. Bernis
estate, while Leonard and Mayo were
the occupants.
This is to be an eventful month among
the New England colleges in something
else besides foot ball. The inauguration
of Miss Hazard as president of Wellesley
College took place Oct. 8. Amherst
follows with DR.. Harris, to-day, and
then will come Yale, with Prof Hadley
on Oct. IS.
An automobile STRENGTHENING machine
is in successful operation in st. Louis.
A postage stamp map of England and
Wales has been made by Mr.. d. M. Muir
row, Wood Green, London. Although it
took Mr.. Murrow only two months to
draw the outline of the map and to atfix
the stamps, yet the entire collection,
which is valued at 200 guineas, was be-
gun at the age of seven years. The exact
number OF stamps in the map is 2139,
and no two stamps are alike. All the
coast and prominent inland countries
are formed of contrasting colors.
Rev. Horace L. Wheeler has rendered
his resignation as pastor of All Souls
church, Burlington, and it has been ac-
cepted by the congregation.
The will of the late U. S. Whitcomb OF
Richmond who died August "a at the
age of 81 years, leaves $1,000 to the Do
nestle Missionary Society under the aus
pices of the Congregational church of
Vermont and $1,000 to the Congrega.
tonal church at Richmond.
George F. Edmunds has presented
$500 volumes OF standard books to the
high school library in Burlington.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET COMPLETED.
0ln, KnowIion, Klmball and Bradford Coupled
With Crane and Bates.

Boston, Oct. 10.-Music in ragtime and
short, crisp speeches by some Of the best
Known party men made the Republican
stats convention In Music hall lively
and enthusiastic affair. With Its usual
serenity the convention began It's labors,
and while a couple Of contests developed
the windup came at seasonable hour
and after the usual flow of eloquence
from the nominees Of the convention.
The ticket in full placed In nomination
follows:
For governor, w. Murray Crane of
Dalton: for lieutenant governor, John l..
Bates of Boston; for secretary of state,
William M. Knowlton of New Bedford
for auditor, John w. Kimball of Fitch
burg; for treasurer and receiver, Edward
S. Bradford of Springfield.
The minute nominating speeches
took well and nothing occurred to mar
the even tenor of the program. The
platform was adopted as reported, and
as customary it clearly defined the
party's position in this state, which posi-
ton was an out and out endorsement of
the national administration. The chief
planks are: Reiteration Of the party's
principles of the 1896 campaign, appeal
for the Improvement of the monetary
system, encouragement Of the merchant
marine by legislation, opposition to
trusts and monopolies, approval Of the
Spanish American war, acceptance of
responsibility for the future Of the
Philippine islands, allegiance to civil
service reform and acknowledgment OF
the nations debt to our soldiers and sail
Ors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
BARNET.


Charles R. Taggart will give an enter.
tainment in the town hall, under the
auspices OF the Ladies society, Tuesday
evening, October "a.
Lorenzo Hazleton has been visiting at
STAFFORD.
Mrs. Sara Darling of South Ryegate,
and her two boys visited Mrs. Holmes
Saturday.
Mrs. Potts has been visiting friends in
town the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hoyt and Henry
Hoyt Of Boston, who have been visiting
friends returned home Monday. Bertha
Cook accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Barker who were
married Thursday arrived in town Fri.
Gay. Mr. Barker has been working at
Brattleboro for the past six months.
Misses Anna Perry, Bertha Stevens,
and Mabel Perkins have been chosen
delegates to the meeting of the Sixth
Christian Eudeavor Union of Vermont
to be held at Newbury, Wednesday, Oct.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
Hatchet Goes With Statue.

1t is not always best to bury the
Ratchet, especially if it is an historical
one.
1t has just been decided that the statue
of Capt. Stephen F. Brown, which is
part of the monument marking the spot
where the Thirteenth Vermont Infantry
stood at Gettysburg, will show a Ratchet.
Capt. Stephen F. Brown was prisoner
at the time the battle of Gettysburg be-
gan, but he was released, and with
Ratchet heroically led his company I'M
til he wrested from rebel officer sword
and pistol.
The Ratchet in the statue rests near
the Captains right foot. The presence
of the Ratchet in any position naturally
suggests inquiry and that is just why
the Vermonters wanted it there. Every
cemetery guide will know the story OF
Capt. Brown and his Ratchet, visitors
will tell 1t to their children, and it will
become history.
At the battle of Gettysburg the
Thirteenth Vermont was part of Gen.
STANDARDS Vermont command. The
Second Vermont Brigade had been left
on outpost duty in Virginia until the
third day after the Army of the Potomac
had passed it in pursuit of Lees troops
into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Then
the brigade got orders to proceed by
forced marches to join the Army of the
Potomac. The latter was also on a
forced march, but in six days time the
Vermonters had overtaken the main
body. Just before the first days battle
Capt. Browns command came to we'll
at which was an armed guard.
"You can't get water here" said the
guard. "'Gainst ORDERS"
"D-n your orders" said Capt. Brown,
and then, with all the canteens of the
men, and with only one man to help
him, he thrust the guard aside and
filled the canteens. His arrest followed,
and he was deprived of his sword.
The history-making battle began with
Capt. Brown prisoner. He begged for
chance to rejoin his company, and was
allowed to go. He picked up camp
Ratchet and ran to the firing.line rushed
into the fray, and singing out rebel
officer fifty yards away, penetrated the
rebel ranks, colared the officer, wrested
from him his sword and pistol, after
which he dropped his Ratchet, while his
men cheered him amid the storm of bull
let's and smoke Such, in brief, was
Capt. Browns exploit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
SOUTH WHEEL0CK.

Orinele Meserve of Hope Valley, r. l.,
returns to his home this week after visit
ing his amt, Mrs. Alvira Chandler. 1t
has been 81 years since he left here and
he finds but few familiar faces.
Alice Darling from Rhode Island who
has been here to sell her household goods
returns to her home this week. She has
a position in store.
Mrs. Lauristine Chandler from Lyndon
vile is stopping at N. E. Chambers and
visiting old friends and neighbors.
N. E. Chandler started Monday for
Windsor as delegate to the Grand Lodge
of |. o. 6. T.
A few of the Good Templars united in
assisting c. F. Noyse in some OF his fall
work which he mas heen unable to do
and for which he is very grateful.
Elder John Vance closes one year OF his
labor with the South Wheelock church
next Sunday.
The Good Templars Of this place had a
box supper, open to the public, last
Thursday night. They cleared $3.50.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11

Emery, farmer in our little Vermont
town Of Groton. He has three sons in
the 46th regiment, as follows: Elbridge
j. Emery, age "a; residence Groton,
farmer, served in the First Vermont vol
unteers, Spanish American war. Thomas
II. Emery age &c, residence, Groton,
farmer, served in the First Vermont vol
unteers, Spanish American war. Alfred
M. Emery, age "a, residence, Groton,
farmer, served in the First Vermont vol
unteers, Spanish. American war.
The city of Burlington has voted to
exempt the new factory of the Matted
Cereals company from taxes for the
period OF ten years providing the COM
pany shall erect buildings and invest
$50, 900 in its plant.
Electa Sargent, 90, widow of Stephen
button, died at Brattleboro, September
2S. She was a descendant of Capt.
Sargent, the first white child born in
Bratteboro, being one OF II children of
Calvin and Abigail Miller Sargent of
Dummerston.
Ludlow will have cheap telephone SER
vice at the hands of the Ludlow Tele-
phone company. Rates will be made of
$12 per year for single instrument, two
instruments rented by one party to be
$40 each.
c. J. Moore of Morrisville takes the
lead with ia potatoes in a single hill
grown from one potato.
The Sharon public library has recently
received gift of $3.50 from the estate OF
the late John Sheppard, of Vneland, N.
j., for the purchase Of scientific works.
September &c was celebrated by Rev.
]. Edward Wright and his people, of the
Church of the Messiah, at Montpelier as
his 30th anniversary as pastor of that
church. A programme consisting of adj
dresses and music was arranged and a
reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs,
Wright in the vestry in the evening.
Since the death of Rev. DR.. Thos. T.
Savage, OF Tufts college, Massachusetts,
who died on the Oath of July last at the
age of 80 years, Hon. Daniel Roberts, of
Burlington, has the distinction of being
the Oldest surviving graduate of Mid.
dlebury college. He is in his seth year.
having been born May rs, 1911, and
graduated i'll August, 1929, in the same
class with DR.. Savage.
Prof. ]. E. Goodrich, the compiler of
the general catalogue of the University
of Vermont, to be published next year,
has sent out lists containing the names
OF all who have at any time been men,
bers of the institution. An attempt is to
be made to include in the catalogue such
names and every graduate is appealed
to, to do what he or she can to complete
the record of his or her own class.
George E. Wood, formerly of Co. F, I'd
vt. regt., died at the Vermont Soldiers
Home Sept. 49, Comrade Wood was
the first veteran admitted to the Home
after it's organization on the 18th day of
May, 1887, from Randolph.
Governor Smith has appointed w. Fl.
Bliss, of Middlebury, probate Judge for
the district of Addison, for the unexpired
term ending December 1, 1900, caused
by the death OF Hon. James M. Slade.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
GREENSBORO.

=. L. Baker and Mary Daniels are both
very low at this writing.
Dea. M. Marshall has been sick for
several days, but is improving.
Mrs. William Spiers died Sunday night
OF heart failure. She has been in poor
health for long time, but it was not
thought the end was so near until few
hours before she died.
John King, whose sickness has been
mentioned, died Monday night at the
age OF about 70 years.
There will be box supper at R. A.
kitchie's new barn Friday evening. All
are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Petite have returned
from their visiting trip.
Mrs F. c. Chaffee has gone to Albany
for few days.
Thomas Wilson and wife returned from
their New Hampshire trip Thursday.
John A. King, of Barre, came Saturday
to see his father, and will remain a few
days.
There was social gathering at Mrs,
M. B. Youngs Friday evening.
Reuben Chaffee has gone to Connect.
cut Lake to visit his father, who is
located there.
John Richardson is putting his house
in good repair and adding new furnace,
lie will soon move into it from the East.
man farm, where he has been living the
past three years.
Mrs. George Cuthbortson and Myrtle
Chaffee have gone to Manchester, N. H.,
on visit.
Fred Goodrich has rented the William
Eastman place and will soon leave the
employ of E. o. Randall and 60 to farm.
ing.
]. A. Crane was in town one day last
week for a short stop.
Mrs. F. c. Kinney has gone to Georgia,
VT, to visit her father.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
NORTH WALDEN.

John Wilson has sold his farm near the
four corners to David Corson, and pur-
chased the one owned by his son-in law,
George Jennison, at the Heights.
Gardiner Oston, from Calais, was at
home recently.
Mrs. Ward Gillies, of Danville, and
child were at 0. D. Kingsbury's last
week.
James Nicholson has gone to Barre to
work.
Quite a number from this vicinity are
intending to go to Montpelier Dewey
day.
Miss Fanny Stafford, having temper
arily resigned her position in Dorchester
Mass, has entered the Moody Training
School at Mortified.
Mrs. Angie L. Smith has returned to
her home in East Hardwick
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11

New York, Oct. 10.-The sheriff has
received an attachment for 1913 $50
against the property of William C. Con-
nor of Dallas in favor of Charles L.
Gregory and James l.. Bell brokers. for
services in procuring purchasers of
bonds of the Dallas Terminal Railway
and Union Depot company, and the
Dallas, Fort Worth and Gulf Railway
company of Texas. A deputy sheriff
served a copy of the attachment on Off
GERS of local trust company. The at
tachment was granted by Justice Truax
on the ground that the defendant was
nonresident.
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Vermont News.
Death of Daniel Roberts.

In the death Of Daniel Roberts, which
took place at his home in Burlington
Friday, Vermont loses her Oldest practic.
ing lawyer and one Of the oldest attor-
neys in active practice in the United
States, and Burlington prominent and
highly esteemed citizen.
Mr.. Roberts was born at Wallngford,
May %, 1911, and went to Burlington
in 1865, where he continued the practice
of his profession. He was the Oldest liv-
ng alumnus of Middlebury college, being
graduate in the class of 1929. He had
held several public offices and for many
years was instrumental in shaping the
laws OF the state. Mr. Roberts was
daily at his office until within about a
week Of his death.
George w. Benedict, of Burlington,
who has been pursuing postgraduate
studies at Harvard for three years past,
has accepted an appointment as an as
sistant in the department of English
literature in Brown University and has
entered upon his duties there, in that
capacity.
Col. Myron M. Parker of Washineto ton,
D. c., well known Vermonter, has been
appointed chief marshal Of the citizens
escort, which will conduct Admiral
Dewey to the Capitol on the occasion oil
the sword presentation. This escort
will number about so representatives oil
the District of Columbia.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
with the secretary of the state of New
York of the Chatham & Lebanon Valley
railroad, with capitalization OF ST..
OOO,O 900. The proposed line will be 81
miles long and will pass through Colum.
bia and Rensselaer, counties, New York,
to Bennington. The road will be oper.
ated by steam. Among the directors are
ex-Gov. Black and Russell Sage. The
new road will be known as the Lebanon
Springs railroad.
Rudyard Kipling will sell his home at
Brattleboro, "Naulahka." Hehad made
great improvements to his country place
there and general regret is expressed
over his decision not to make it his
home.
Rev. Simon Gardener, aged 81, died at
Bristol Monday evening, Oct. 2. He has
been confined to his bed tor nine weeks
and death was practically from old age.
He was an active member of Troy con.
ference for over 40 years.
The annual inspection and parade oil
the Bellows Falls fire department will
take place October 20.
Since the death of Gardner Upham,
who died recently at Windham, aged
102, Hollis Nichols, of Townshend, is
the Oldest man in Southern Vermont, il
not in the state. Mr.. Nichols will be 80
years old in November, is hale and
hearty and mentally well preserved. He
was born, and has always lived on the
farm where he now resides. His birth
day will be made the occasion of town
celebration.
The Boston papers are pointing out a
Spartan father in the person OF Timothy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11

Dedham, Mass, Oct. 10.-John W. and
Joseph E. Seery will be placed on trial,
accused of murder in causing'the death
of their mother, Ellen, at special ses-
sion of the superior court, beginning Dec.
II. Judge Richardson of the superior
bench yesterday made the assignment of
the case for the date mentioned. The
Seery boys are charged with having COM
mitted an assault on their mother, dur
ing which, or Immediately after, her
death ensued. 1t has been shown that
spree of some kind occurred on the
night of Mrs. Seery's death, and that
both sons were under the influence of
liquor, or had been drinking.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-11
WEST CONCORD.

The Ladies Benevolent Society of the
Methodist church will give their annual
chicken pie dinner in the vestry next
Saturday evening, Oct IA. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
John Edney has sold his place in this
village to Miss Mabel Williams.
Mr.. Williams, ofRoyalston Corner, has
sold his farm to his son William.
Crawford Ranney, of st. Johnsbury,
was in town last Wednesday on business.
Mrs. +. H. Bazin has returned from
market with fine assortment OF milf
merry and fancy goods.
Luther c. Bonett died at his home Sun
day morning, aged 81 years. Mr. Bonett
was veteran Of the Civil War, and hon.
ored and respected by all who knew him.
The funeral was held from bis late home
Tuesday at two p. m. He has been ten
derby cared for during his illness by his
son, Stanton, and wife. He leaves eight
sons and one daughter to mourn his loss.
About FIVE weeks ago he met with an
accident and among other injuries ne
suffered severe fraction of the hip from
which he never recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wright have rented
tenement in l.. F. Fortney's house.
Mrs. Ellen Gilbert, with her children,
Jennie and Bonnie, returned from Bethle-
hem last week.
Dyer H. Morton is clerking for L. w.
Hastings.
Mrs. ]. E. Knapp. left last week for
Northampton, Mass, where she will
spend few weeks with her sister, and
Miss Mary Knspp started the same day
for Greenwich, Conn, where she will
spend the winter with her grandfather.
Mrs. James Mann and daughter, Isabel,
returned from Bethlehem last week.
Last Friday morning. as Mrs. Priest
Parker, of Kirby, was going down stairs
she made misstep and fell, breaking her
wrist and otherwise injurlng herself.
Her many friends wish for her speedy
recovery.
Henry Ranney has returned from Ros-
lyn, L. l. Mrs. Ranney will remain there
several weeks.
The parish meeting of the Universalist
Society will be held in the vestry Wednes-
day evening, Oct %. There will be a
farmers supper served, to which every
one is very cordially invited. Refresh
ments will be served from 6: 30 to nine
o'clock.
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If not, drink Grain O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: THE first time
| made Grain did not like it but after
using it for one week nothing would in
duce me to go back to coffee" 1t nour-
ishes and feeds the system, The children
can drink it freely with great benefit. 1t
is the strengthening substance of pure
grains. Get package today from your
grocer, follow the directions in making
it and you will have a delicious and
realthiul table beverage for old and
young. Is and 25c.
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A CIergyman,s Experience.

M. D. Jump, D. D., Saratoga Springs,
writes:-"lt affords me great pleasure to
testify to the value of Henry & Johnson's
Aruica and Oil Linirnent, which l used
with the most satisfactory results. Not
long since, as result OF a cold and ex-
cessive use OF the organs of the throat,
| suffered greatly from inflammation and
induration of the tonsis. After trying
several remedies | bethought me of your
liniment, and by single application
over night the trouble was entirely re-
moved and was able to go on with my
work.
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WALDEN.

Miss Myrtle Aldrich of West Burke will
give reading here on Monday evening,
Oct. 10th in the Methodist church under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
Miss Aldrich comes well recommended
and we hope she will have full house.
Mrs. Rob Jennison is entertaining
friends from Maine this week.
Rev. o. E. Newton is on business trip
to Evansville.