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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
The Annual Meeting at LyndOnville,


I deferred from last week.
t The annual meeting of the Passumpsi
Congregational Club was held will
the church in Lyndonville on Fore
fathers day, Dec. 21. At the business
meeting the following officers wer'
elected for the coming year:
President D. M. Camp, Newport; Isl
vice president, Rev. E. T. Fairbanks
st. Johnsbury; 2nd vice president, Prof
ii. A. Stannard Barton secretary and
treasurer, Rev. H. T. B arnard, Barton
Landing; auditor, M. M. Taplin, Bar
ton Landing; executive committee, Rob-
ert Mackinnon, st. .Johusbury, Rev. J. NJ.
Dutton, Newport, Prof. D. Y. Comstock,
st. Johnsbury; membership committee,
Judge E. A. Stewart, Newport, Rev. c.
H. Merrill, St. Johnsbury, Prot. c. A.
Bunker, Peacham.
Next came the banquet served BY the
ladies of the church. Greetings to the
club were presented by Rev. 7. c. Bod
well to which the new president grace
fully responded. Mrs. R. L. Sheatf toll
lowed with interesting "reminiscences of
Puritan children and Rev. DR.. Edward
I. Fairbanks gave a strikingly original
and clever address upon Puritan Lati-
tude and Present Day Longitude"
AdJournlng from the parlors to the
church the exercises were opened by
musical entertainment by the church
choir, assisted by Miss Alice Walter, as
organist. This part of the entertain
ment as well as the address was greatly
enjoyed. The address was given by Rev.
DR.. A. Z. Conrad OF Worcester, Mass, |
and was one of the best ever heard in
town. The subject of the address was
"a Puritan Spirit IN the Twentieth Cen
tury The speaker divided the address
primarily into three parts, "A Puritan
Spirit, first, politically, second socially
and thirdly religiously. Politically he
endorsed the present admins
tratlon and especially its work in regard
to the Philippine question, believing it to
be special ordination of providence.
In regard to the corruption in politics he
it the fault of the people as a
whole and he maintained that if every
man did his duty at the polls and voted
at every opportunity such corruption
could be done away with.
Dr.. Conrad held the attention of the
audience from first to last, being a fine
orator as well as a masterIul thinker.
HIS power as an orator was shown par
ticularly while he depicted a scene from
Duo Yards, bringing the incident before
he mind OF the audience wildly.
The Congregational Club are to be
upon securing the services
81 such an able speaker for that evening. I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
County Court.

Two cases, one an action in assumnsi+
and the other ejectment, were heard last
week by the court with the same narties
as ltIgantS: Arthur L, Brown VIC
thomas l. Brown, two brothers and
both residing in St. Johnsburv The
court found. from the evidence that the
parties owned building used as q
machine shop on the Playground road
south of Railroad street, as tenants in
common, that in 1895 the plaint;fftran
lerred his interest to the defendant and
few months later the defendant decided Il
all back to the.plaintiff but Mrs. Thomas
Brown did not join i'm the deed The
defendant with his family moved 70
Manchester, IN. H., and remained there
three years. They then removed to s.
Johnsbury.Sand in April, 1899. moved
into the tenement over the sbon which
he had previously occupied, claiming q
homestead right therein. In the eiectmen+
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
IN HIS STEPS.
"WHAT WOULD JESUS DO"

BY CHARLES NJ. SHELDON.
CoPyrig hted BY the Advance Publishing
Co. Chicago
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
Birds,

% singing Canary, $1.75; extra singer 80 oo
ing can Gnf be So Any extrs singer not suit
81 90; larger, $3.50 and S. o S5ass s., cages,
e erass pest quality Birds and cages safe 1 bu
fp1pTess on receipt of price. Holden,s '1 IND. Oy
abo oK 0 sing Birds 1as illustrated ali
and prices bv mai at 3or s food care, selecting,
W. h' HOLDEN, II Bowdoin So Ros+o,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
T. .. PIDoEoN.
Commissioners Notice.

JOHN B. BRALEY'S ESTATE.
~, me subscribers, having been Amounted nv
on Casdn; Probate Court the district
anime, and adjust all claims and der,anJ e ~
an AL persons per against the estate of Iohn B.
f TeSga tSe E and the term of six months
allowed b hun so gay OF December, 1899, being
snia deceased to exhibit and prove their re.
speetl !,S claims before us Give not;ce That
mem me Ti III attend to the duties of our appoint
Johnsbury e is store OF Charles G. Braley in st.
u ne January 1900 and the 10th day of fuiy
OF said days. 'ne 'orehoon' on each
albert WORCESTER.
O. $. ABBOTT,
OF. Johnsbury, Dec. %, A. D. 1893.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

There have been 1900 cards in use durinp
the year, which represents about one
fourth OF the population of the town
smallest daily circulation, ID, on Feb
Sth', largest, three days later, 311, '
One'thlrd of the Giro ulation continues
to be among the children, who with 49,
help OF the two book on card system are
steadily increasing the per cent of Other
classes than fiction. VI o'ner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

You are cordially invited to
patrOnize my Barber Shop at 93h
Railroad street when you need
anything in my line. Pool room
connected and everything first
class and up-to-date. " =" i.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03
Athenaeum Figures.

During the last year 27,627 books
have been loaned from the library. The
proportion of different classes is az fol.
lows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

They ban;sh ~ for cents at druggists
ones ene S iTi s No matter what's the matter
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21

hood, and she brought a spirit that stirred
to life many tender memories. She had had
her sorrows. Widowed and made childless
in the second year of marriage, she had to
face the world and turn the art that she
adored into a packhorse to sustain her life
and carry her over hard bridges.
Now the three had met, and-weil, they
felt young again, and acted so.
Three old pieces of driftwood toughened
by the tide" said Estella. TOO old to Gel
citrate anything, even day antique as
Christmas
4 have heard that driftwood makes. a
beautiful fire for warmth and COLOR said
Penelope, softly.
Yes" added Urania, and an open fire is
so comforting. Three logs and pair OF well
polished andjrons-'
An unexpected laugh rang out; Estela
was certainly forgetting nerves, and cold,
age and inhrmity.
DO you remember, said she, that aw-
ful Christmas we were forced to spend at
Miss Nerplanck's boarding school? Bless
me, girls, it viii be so years this Christmas!
Surely you remember it,
We'll, 1 guess we do chimed in Pencil.
Ope. 4 was exiled because Of scarlet fever
at home; you because your mother and
LdtAcE were Sdl-ed 10 l-ODCOns ana dear
Urania, here, stayed lest We should be un
happy; bless her!'
Yes added Uganja, with a slight flush
"and do you remember the feast in Estella's
room? How you knitted something soft
and white, and Estella played minor things
on the piano, till a tear dropped on one o:
the apples ! was roasting Tor supper, an6
now you stuck your knitting needle in that
apple, so that ! should swallow nv owr
tear. Then how we danced the Highland
schottische, Iii little Miss Verp.anck put her
head II the 4aor- aud said, with that little
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
A Good Man Gone.

Squire w. P. Ford, one of the most
prominent citizens of Hamilton county,
died last week in the 58th year of his
age. Mr.. Ford went to Chattanooga in
1864, having been sent there by the
United States government to take
charge of the army transportation de-
partment. most important assignment
at that time. After the war he settled
in Hamilton county and took up farm
ing. He was the first eX-Federal sol
dier of the period Immediately after the
war who stood by the returning Con
federate soldiers, and he eXerted his in
fuence most effectually to put stop
to the reign of the mob and to discour-
age damage suits brought by camp fol-
lowers and generally by vagabonds
against the returning Confederates.
Many of these ex-Confederate soldiers
admit today they owe the protection
of their property and perhaps their
lives to his activity and influence ar
that time.
Two members of Forrest Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, were among the
pail bearers, and the members of the
camp attended the funeral almost to
man.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21

strove with love and gifts to recall the poor
wandering mind. In this duty she never
failed; remaining as Loyalty true to him as
to her young lover who had been drowned
at sea 45 years ago.
Urania had been an only child, mother
less from birth. Her noble old father had
laid down his life for his country on the
battlefield Of Gettysburg, and, after mourn
ing him so sincerely many years (assisted by
numerous impeCunious relatives), she awak-
ened to the fact that her money was spent,
her house mortgaged, and she was on the
verge of ruin through their care and sym
pathy." She p.ucked up courage, swept her
house Of kinsfolk, and went practically into
the business at which she had played too
long. She was Plump, rosy and motherly,
with great soft hands, a tender heart and a
kindly spirit-a great contrast to the pale,
ethereal Penelope and the slight, nervous
Estella, but her very dissimjlarity was an
attraction to the others, their different
characteristics serving 10 draw out the best
side of their natures.
EsteIla had lately returned to the old
town where all had lived in their early girl
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
A r ESU r RE CITE D
CHRISTMAS
By EIvira FLOYD Froemcke

lO7 \ ONE of those misty, gray evenings
lNONl street corner was suddenly enlJv-
ened by a gay whistle, boy, a bundle Of
hand-bIlls and a bucket Of paste. With
the cold gaze Of the electric eve upon him,
the boy plastered a bill upon the tall wooden
po.e, and then stepped back to gaze admir-
lngly on his work, and 10 give an extra
dab or two at the loose edges which there
upon clung 10 their support in approved
artistic style.
Three women were approaching from dif-
ferent directions, and, thinking to do .
good stroke Of business for his employer by
attracting attention to his advertisement,
he whistled very shrilly and quite off the
KEY, as he slowly picked up his pail to leave.
One old lady stopped and exclaimed, I'M
patiently:
III you must whistle, why don't you
whistle in tUn1.'
The boy only laughed good-naturedly,
and took himself off in haste, but the two
women approached utterinG little express
sions Of surprise and pleasure; for they
were old friends, and at the very moment
OF meeting each had been thinking over by
gone days, when their lives were closely In
terwovcu.
Wei, here we are, Eay.y exclaimed Es-
teiia; three Eraces IN ungracefUl attire!
Did YOU ever hear such a fearful whistle as
that boy had2 First he took me off my feet
and then l frightened him into finding his
Do see him run" she added, as the youth
disappeared round a corner.
Are YOU going home:" she inquired
They simply answered: Yes" and all
turned 10 read the poster that had seemed
10 draw them together:
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
cough Of hers: a little less noise, young
1nI -.

cough Of hers: a little less noise, young
ladies, if you please"
LET us do it all over agar" cried Estel-
la. Come to my rooms on Christmas night
at five o'clock. Urania may send the cooked
chicken; you, Penelope, shall send the nuts
and candies, and l will do the rest"
Prof Wensel did not become richer in
pocket through these old ladies, but if, az
he said repeatedly in his lecture, spiritual
rewards always found and enriched him, he
must have been in affluence after this night.
People wondered why Urania laughed 80
much, one old boarder saying some one must
have left her a fortune. Another thought
she must be on the lookout for husband,
after which astute conjecture he gave extra
attention to his hair and clothes, and tied
his scarf with wondrous care.
Penelope worked with such zeal that her
employers were surprised. One day shO
hummed little tune to herself, at which tho
junior partner remarked:
''By Jove, there's plenty of courage and
work in the old girl yet"
Estella spent every spare moment in max.
ing her two rooms beautiful and immacu.
late. She had ceased to grumble about the
chimney place being draughty. 1t was no
longer can unsatisfactory heater and quits
out of date" 1t was now glorious, such n
perfect ventilator and so cheerful.
On Christmas day she was prompt At
church. The anthem passed off capitally.
Everyone was pleased. She visited the chl.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
Work SpysIEr nded,

The announcement has been made
public that the great new auditorium
building, being constructed by the
Monteagle assembly, the foundations
of which are almost completed, is to be
discontinued, owing to the lack of avail
able funds. DIR. George B. Sunny,
chairman of the building committee, it
is also reported, has resigned There
are some thirty-odd masons, stone
cutters and other laborers who will be
thrown out of work and who have re-
ceived no pay for more than month.
These incidents render the outlook for
the assembly next season rather gloomy.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
PROF. WENSEL
Lectures
Tuesday, Dec. a. and Thursday, Dec. 16,
PSYCHIC MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.

'WeI,' they all exclaimed, what does
be mean by that:'
1T seems to me easy enough" " said Pencil
ope. 1t Is having the spirit or soul of the
season within. l used TO think Of these
things once. but Christmas seems a dead
season new. Funny, too she laughed.
when ! have here under my arm 10 proof
sheets OF Atoms new Christmas story.
which ! am 70 correct this very nigla
'AndI,' said Este,la, never celebrate the
Gay now; though l am teaching SIX new
Christmas carols 10 my pupils, and have an
anthem m my music roll to practice for
Christmas service IN our little church"
And !, pulled Uranja, "have ten pounds
of dried fruits ior the Christmas mince
pies. II all goes to those greedy boarders
Of mine. and ] am too tired to know what
Christmas means IN these DAYS Il Is dead
anniversary and practical people have out
grown IT,"
\ fare from the electric lamp sent a
light over the three keen, intelligent old
faces, and revealed three tands clasped
closely and sympatheticaly. They were all
well over 90, and their faces bore marks OF
sorrow, courage and we,l-fought battles.
Penelope and Uranja were what the world
calls "old maids (loving friends would
have another name). In youth Penelope had
had family, home, wealth and ease; now
al these had passed from her. She was
merely a book cauvasser when "the firm"
required her services, or a stenographer or
proot-reader when that sort Of work
pressed. Her home" was a back room in
6 shabby house, on a dull street IN the
sleepy old city; her only relative, brother,
remained. lie, alas, was hopele=sly insane;
yet TIE brave woman supported k.u, g.
ways spoke CT ain as my wsak-1iE6ed
brother" visited him en every holiday, snS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Farmers Institute.

The State Farmers Institute held
three days session at Nashville last
week. Much of the time of the session
was taken up in the reading and discus
sion of papers.
One of the principal addresses was by
Major John ]. McCann, and was an at
tack upon the alleged wheat combine
existing in Nashville. He said the
question of breaking up the combine
was of more Importance than the hold
ing of institutes or the use of fertilizers
or anything else.
A resolution was adopted making the
State Institute delegated body of 14O
members, and giving apportionment of
these delegates to the executive com
mittee, providing that each county shall
have at least one delegate.
A resolution memorializing Senator'S
Bate and Turley to vote for the Grout
oleomargarine bill was adopted, % -
II, although the charge was made that
it was class legislation.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
mendtng that course of text books
teaching agriculture be added to tho
public school course, and that the offices
of commissioner of agriculture and
superintendent of public instruction be
made elective.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
State Valuation.

The following are the total property
valuations of the different grand divi-
sions of the State for this year, as com
pared with those of 1899, and the in"
crease in the State tax:
Total valution for 1900 for East Ten
nessee, s94, 243, ,O76; State tax, 1929, S50.14.
For 1899 the valuation is SS3, $40, $40;
State tax, $293, ,37O.91; increase of tax
for for 1900, $50, 1923.
Middle Tennessee-Total valuation,
$147, ,451, OIL; State tax, S516, O7S.5S. For
1899, S136, ,26S. 9O6; State tax, S476, 590.9S;
increase for 1900, $39, 1881.
For West Tennessee-Total valua-
ton, sos, ,6G5, ,OO1; State tax, $845, ,327.3+.
For 1899, total value, S8s, 725, ,701; State
tax, S31O. $50. IS; increase for 1900, S34,-
7S7. .46.
For State at Large-Total valuation,
$40, 359, 148; State tax, S1,221, , ,256. 06.
For 1899, total value, S3O8, TIA, 955; State
tax, S1,O8O, ,t0l.77; increase for 1900,
S24O, ,7542S.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
tennessee Central Stock Increase.

Secretary of State Morgan has grant
ed an amendment to the charter of the
Tennessee Central Railway, increasing
its capital stock to $500, 900, from $40, 600
per mile to S25, 900 per mile, the increase
to be effective on and relate only to the
sixty miles of road now completed and
in operation, the remaining increased
stock to be issued as said road shall be
built, and as the charter of the COM
pany may be hereafter duly amended
to provide for said increase.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21

<~AROLERS. chanting a of pure sIadness
- WOrshiPers. sounding joyful refrain.
What are these hdings that conquer earths sadness
Echoins softly DER city and plain?
Hark to the winds and the replying
JUbila Mt. gladsome. their O
Over the winter world floating and flying:
G16e HffIs Lord Jesus iS born King to-day!
-
IA r. where the Bethlehem valleys lay sleeping
Silent and calm in the peaceful moonlight.
Came there a burst of high melody sweeping.
Rhythmic and tender. wonderful night;
Clearer 1t sounded the silver stars frightened.
Softer. their briIIance fatered away.
Louder. the plain with fair angel forms whitened-
Ole HffIe Lord Jesus iS born King to-day!
C+HEPHERD-S. guard where the red fIocks
~ resting.
Started sound of the wonderful song
Wise reIoiced. as. their ons held faith testing.
Sweetly triumphant twas carried along;
Sases and toiers alike knew the glory
Of music and angels and heavenly rays
ListenI We still hear their worshiping storys
65e HfTfe Lord Jesus rs born King fO-ddyG
CSTTLL to the thinkers and toiIers who need Him
~ Comes the dear Christ-chid when winter drear.
Still. through His little ones" all may feed Him.
Clothe Him. and shelter. and cherish Him. dear.
So in the silence which follows earths sadness.
Waiting. in faith till the night pass away.
Angels shall come, with their message of gladncss
6be HffIe Lord Jesus iF born King to-day!
ETHEL NJ. CoLsoN
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
Ed. Wilson Goes to the Zen.

Ed. Wilson, the supposed leader of
the gang of bank robbers which has
been operating in East Tennessee for
several months, submitted at Jonesboro
and was sentenced to eight 5ears in
in the penitentiary for robbing the
Jonesboro bank few weeks ago This,
it is believed, will stop the operations.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
Cigarette Law UnconstitutIonaI.

Cigarettes are now on sale in Knox
Vile Judge J. w. Sneed of the Knox
county circuit court holds that the anti
cigarette law passed by the Tennessee
legislature in 1899 is unconstitutional
and void. Judge Sneed's point is pred
icated on the point that the act as re-
corded in Nashville does not bear the
signature of the speaker of the house
of representatives
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
J. H. Buffers Proposed Line.

]. H. Butler of Oliver Springs viii
build six miles of railroad from that
place to Frost Bottom. 1t will open up
six large coal mines. The deal involves
over 100000
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
Begin Opera tions.

The Knoxville cotton mills began
operations last week. Their capacity
is 10000 spindles, employing about 200
DeODle
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21

In Zanzibar, cotton goods form the
chief article of commerce.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-12-21
A FAVORED NATION.
DR.. Talmage Speaks of Prosperity
of American People.
Divine blessings ShOwered Upon Us
He Draws Comparisons Be-
tween Our own and
Other Countries.

Copyright, 1900, by Louis Klopsch. N. VI
Washington,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-14

Editors are the first to hear of
gossip or scandal, indiscretion of
men and women, intrigues, clan
destine meetings, night buggy
rides, young girls gone astray,
fiirtations of married men, and in
fact all neighborhood scandal. Ed
itors generally know all the naughty
doings in the community no mat
ter how secret. If half we hear
were published, divorce suits would
follow in some cases, social ostra-
cism in others, shot guns and
lynching, desolate homes, shame,
humiliation and misery. The edi-
tor learns much of the hypocrisy
of life and it is wonder that he
believes in anything on earth or
hereafter. People who abuse the
editor the loudest sometimes owe
their standing in society to his
forbearance.-Ex.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-14

Last Friday, Sam Ogden,
young man employed at the Colo
RADIO Fuel g. Iron Co.'S. coal mine,
was seriously injured by q runaway
tram car. 1t appears that Ogden
was endeavoring to stop the car
and had been cautioned as to a
broken sprag in the wheel,
which rendered it impossible to
check the speed and as the car
approached the chutes it left the
rail. Ogden, who was still holding
on, was entangled in the wreck,
his left leg being broken below
the knee. 1t is believed, however,
that the boy will be out Of danger
in few days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-08-14
Call for Republican Comfy Con-
ventiOn.

Pursuant to call issued by the
chairman of the Republican State
Central committee, call is hereby
made for a Republican County
convention to be held in the
Academy of Music, in Gunnison,
Colo, Aug, 30, 1900, at 4 o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of electing
ten (lO delegates and ten QU
alternates to attend the Republican
State convention to be held in
Denver, Colo, Sept. 7, 1900, also
to elect ten 1O) delegates and ten
Q0) alternates to attend the Re-
publican Congressional conven-
ton for the Second Congressional
district and TO transact such other
business as may come before the
said county convention.
The several precincts of the
county are entitled to representa-
ton in said county convention as
follows, to-wit: