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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
NORTH DANVILLE.

Guy Varnum of Cambridge is visiting
his uncle, B. G. Varnum and his grand
mother, Mrs. F. w. Green.
Mrs. Bessie Varnum who has been
visiting Mrs. F. w. Green for few weeks
returned to her home in Peacham Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Emerson of Orange
are the guests OF his brother, F. A. Emer-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Young of Water
ford visited Mrs. Young's sister, Miss
Mary Ward, few days recently.
The Good Templars held public
installation of officers at the hall Thurs
day evening, at which Mrs. Efie Waldron
sung solo very aeceptably.
Mrs. F. A. Emerson is i'll with bron-
chitis.
L. S. Langmaid's little girl is qnite ill.,
Chauncey Gaming and granddaughter,
Elsie ]. Gaming, of Carmel, N. Y, are
visiting Mr.. Ganing's daughter, Mrs. E.
M. Massey.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. R. Franklin spent a
few days with friends in Wheelock and
Sheffield recently.
William Clement and family are visit
ing A. J. Russlow's people at Randolph.
]. NJ. Bickford, of Buffalo, visited rela-
tives in this place few days recently.
There is to be lawn party at Smith
S. Emerson's, under the auspices Of the
D. of L. Council, Wednesday evening,
Aug. 90 All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
BANKRUPTCY Notice.
August 9, 1900.
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.
In the matter of
Bankrupt.
To the Hon Hoyt H. Wheeler, Judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont.
George B. Clement of st. Johnsbury, in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont,
in said District, respectfully represents:
That on the 1 9th day of March last past,
he was duly adjudged bankrupt under the
Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy that
he has duly surrendered all his property, and
rights of property. and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said Acts and OF
the orders of the Court touching his BANK
ruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such de BITS ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 7th day of July, AID. 1900.
George B. Clement Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
United States District Court for the Dis
trict of Vermont
In re George B. Clement. Bankrupt Dis
charge Notice is hereby given that George
BClement, Bankrupt, has filed his petition,
dated Juv II, 1900, praying for q discharge
from all his debts in bankruptcy, and that
all creditors and other persons Directing to
such discharge may appear before me at
the law office of. Porter and Thompson in
St. Johnsbury aforesaid, on the sth day
of September, A. D. 1900, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
and then and there present their objections, II
any, to such discharge, with their proofs
thereon. -
DAVID E. PORTER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
August II, 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
Bankruptcy Notice.

PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.
Nehemiah sdS nat5t fitzpatrick, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Hoyt H. Wheeler. Judge of the
District Court of the United States FOR
the District of Vermont.
Nehemiah fitzpatrick Of st. Johnsburvin the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont
in said District, respectfully represents
That on the 9Th day of February last past,
he was duly adjudged bankrupt under the Acts
of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that he
has duly surrendered all his property, and
rights of property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said Acts and Of
the orders of the Court touching his bank
ruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 14th day of June A. D. 1900.
Nehemiah fitzpatrick, Bankrupt,
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the Dis
trict of Vermont.
In re Nehemiah fitzpatrick, Bankrupt, Dis
charge.
Noticei hereby given that Nehemiah Glpat-
rick, Bankrupt, has filed his petition, dated
June Ia, 1900, praying for discharge from
all his debts in bankruptcy, and that all
creditors and other persons Directing to such
discharge may appear before me at
the law Office of Porter and Thompson. in
st. Johnsbury aforesaid, on the Sd day
of September 1900, at 1 O'Clock p. M, and
then and there present their objections, il
any. to such discharge, with their proofs
thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
August 9, 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
Napo,eon and the Roman Law.

Napoleon | had an extraordinary
mind. He appeared never to forget
anything he cared to remember and
assimilated information as the stomach
assimilates food, retaining only the
valuable An incident will illustrate
this remarkable quality of his mind.
When forming the Code Napoleon"
he frequently astonished the council
Of state by the skill with which he il
Illustrated any point in discussion by
quoting whole passages from memory
Of the Roman civil law. The council
wondered how man whose life had
been passed in camp came to know so
much about the old Roman laws. FL
nally one Of them asked him how he
acquired his knowledge.
when | was lieutenant" Napo-
leon replied, II was unjustly placed
under arrest. My small prison room
contained no furniture except an old
chair and a cupboard. In the latter
was a ponderous volume, which proved
to be a digest of the Roman law. You
can easily imagine what valuable
prize the book was to me. 1t was so
bulky and the leaves were so covered
with marginal notes in manuscript that
had l been confined 100 years 1 need
never have been idle. When I re-
covered my liberty at the end Of ten
days, 1 was saturated with Justinian
and the decisions Of the Roman legis-
lation. 1t was then acquired my
knowledge Of the civil law"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
What He Waited For.

An inspector of Irish schools tells
good story, says the Newcastle eng
land) Chronicle. At school where he
made a surprise visit little boy hap
pened to come in for the first time and
stepped up to the inspector at once.
"Slt there for the present" said the
Inspector, indicating the desired spot
The boy obeyed readily, and when
the inspector had finished his multitu-
dinous inquiries into the knowledge of
geography, grammar and arithmetic
possessed by the children he found that
the boy still sat in the same spot.
"What are you waiting for, my boyT
"Please, sir, l am waiting for the
present"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
WEST BURKE.

The Ladies Aid meet with Mrs. James
Craig Thursday afternoon. All are cor
daily invited.
The district meeting of the Relief Corps
was largely attended Friday afternoon.
The BARRIERS shop caught fire Friday
afternoon from the explosion of a gaso-
line lamp. 1t was put out with little
trouble but caused great excitement for
a time as it would have meant the loss OF
the village hall and possibly the Fogg
building.
The Epworth League meeting at Will
lougby has been postponed until after
campmeeting on account of the absence
of so many on summer vacations.
Ira Humphrey, on visiting his sheep
pasture one day last week, found 26 of
his sheep dead. They were all around a
tree, evidently struck by lightning.
Daniel Townsend is gradually failing
and has not been able to leave his bed
tor the past week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
CABOT.

DR.. Hamilton, secretary of the state
Board of Health was in town two weeks
ago to examine the school grounds at
the village. He ordered that long tile
pipes be laid from the river to the low
grounds back of the school house, a dis
lance of about 35 rods, also that the
house be raised four feet and basement
built, with the ground work thoroughly
cemented. The directors have entered
upon the work, ano intend to have it
completed by Sept. IS.
A Republican club was organized Sat-
urday evening with the following officers:
President, Nj. D. Wells; sec. and treas,
W. S. Morsee; executive committee, G. M.
Fisher, B. ]. Lance, Orrel Barrett, c. J.
Lance, and George Gould. A good
amount of money was raised for a flag
and campaign expenses. This committee
are in hopes to complete arrangements so
as to have grand Republican rally and
flag raising next week.
Charles T. Hatch has leased the store
recently vacated by Henry Atkins at
Lower Cabot, and put in stock Of
groceries and feed.
The harvesting of the hay crop that
has been very much delayed on account
OF bad weather is thought to be much
larger than was first expected.
Mrs. Julia Steele Of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, J. H
Damon.
Mrs. E. A. Kimball of Washington, D.
c., and her sister, Mrs Smith of Royal
ton, are in town visiting friends and re-
newing old acquaintance. They go from
here to Portland to visit their sister,
Mrs. Dana.
Misses Harriet and Julia Fisher, have
returned from a four weeks visit to
friends in Worcester, Boston, and other
places in Massachusetts,.
Rev. Mr.. billiard and family are in
camp for two weeks at St. Joseph's
Lake.
G. F. Harvey and family of Saratoga,
are in town for few weeks stay at their
farm residence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15


In the matter of
Robert L. Smith, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the Hon Hoyt H. Wheeler. Judge Of the
District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont.
Robert L. Smith of Lyndon, in the
County of Caledonia and State of Yer.
mont in said District, respectfully represents:
That on the 18th day of May AID. 1899, he
was duly adjudged bankrupt under the Acts
of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that he
has duly surrendered all his property, and
rights of property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements OF said Acts and of
the orders of the Court touching his bank
ruptcy
Wherefore, he prays that he may be de-
creed by the court to have full discharge from
all debts provable against his estate under
said Bankrupt Acts. except such debts as
are excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of August, A. D, 1899.
Robert L. Smith Bankrupt
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the Dis
| trict Of Vermont.
| In re Robert L. Smith, Bankrupt, Discharge
| Notice is hereby given that Robert L.
Smith, Bankrupt, has filed his pc
tition dated August 18th 1899, pray
| ing for a discharge from all his debts in bank
| ruptcy, and that all creditors and other per
sons Directing TO said discharge ma,
| appear before me at my Office in st. Johns
| bury aforesaid, on the 28th day of August
1900, at 10 O'Clock a. m, and then and Their
present their objections, IL any, to such dis
| charge, with their proofs thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER,
| Referee In Bankruptcy.
August 7, 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
SOUTH WHEELOCK,

The ladies met with Mrs. Hovey Sat
urday afternoon and organized new
society, called the Ladies Benevolent
Society. Their object is to cooperate
with the Free Baptist church in this
place. The officers are: President, Mrs.
L. ]. Hovey; vice-president, Miss Ethel
Bean; secretary, Mrs. G. L. Hovey;
treasurer, Carrie Brooks; collector,
Nellie Gray.
Miss Goldie Williams from Danville
visited this place few days last week.
Mrs Anna Brooks Smith and son are
stopping at her fathers, H. W. Brooks.
Some of the farmers that have not
finished haying are quite discouraged on
account of the present wet weather.
Remember the Grange meeting at L. ].
Hovey's next Saturday at 10 O. o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
Bankruptcy Notice.
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

| In the matter of
! Edward Z. Drew, In Bankruptcy.
To the r on. Hoyt H Wheeler, Judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the District ofVermont.
Edward E. Drew, of st. Johnsbury in the
County OF Caledonia and State OF Vermont
in said District, respectfully represents:
That on the 22d day of August A. D. last
past, he was duly adjudged bankrupt under
the Acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy !;
that he has duly surrendered all his property,
and rights OF property, and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of said Acts
and OF the orders of the Court touching
his bankruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have tull discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 5th day of April, A. D. 1900
Edward E. Drew, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the District
of Vermont.
In re Edward E. Drew, Bankrupt, Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Edward e.
Drew, Bankrupt. has filed his petition, dated
April 30th, 1900. praying for a discharge
from all his debts in bankruptcy, and that all
creditors and other persons Directing to such
discharge may appear before me at the
law office of Porter and Thompson in
st. Johnsbury. aforesaid, on the 25th dav
and then and there present their objections,
If any, to such discharge, with their proofs
thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER.
Referee in bankruptcy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
Bankruptcy Notice.
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.


In the matter of
Frank F. Manchester I In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the Hon. Hoyt H Wheeler. Judge of the
District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont.
Frank F. Manchester of Barnet, in the
County of Caledonia and State OF Vermont
in said District, respectfully represents.
That on the I 18th day Of March last past,
he was duly adjudged bankrupt under
the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy;
that he has duly surrendered all his property,
and rights of property, and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of said Acts
and of the orders of the Court touching
his bankruptcy:
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed
by the court % have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate, under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 2Sth dav of June, A. d. 1900.
Frank r. Manchester, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the District
of Vermont.
Frank F. Manchester, Bankrupt, Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Frank F. Man
chester, Bankrupt. has filed his petition
| dated Iune %, 1900, praying for a dis
charge from all his debts in bankruptcy, and
| that all creditors and other persons Directing
! to such discharge may appear before me at
| the law Office of Porter and Thompson
! in St. Johnsbury aforesaid, on the 9th day
| of August, 1900. at 1 O'Clock p. m.
| and then and there present their objections, If,
any. to such discharge, with their proofs
| thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
| August T. 1900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
WEST BARNET.

Mrs. E. X. Somers, of St. Johnsbury,
and Edwin Strobridge, of Boston are at
F. G. Strobridge's.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Wilcox, of St.
Johnsbury, visited friends in town last
week.
Mrs. A. D. Warden is spending the
week in St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bass are visiting in Ran
dolph.
James Dooley. of Boston, is spending
the week with his family.
Artie Meader, OF Whitingsville, Mass,
is at w. F. Hastie's.
Arthur Pierce, of Boston, is visiting at
Mrs. Clara Gammon's.
Mrs. Lowering and Mrs. Corey, of
Manchester, were at A. D. Warden's last
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15

The Arabs, clever horsemen as they
are, are quite as liable to accident as
English grooms. But the Arab likes to
be kicked by thoroughbred horse and
cannot endure to be put to any pain by
an animal whose pedigree is at all de-
fective. An English surgeon had been
setting the broken leg Of an Arab who
complained more of the accident that
had befallen him than was thought be-
coming in one of his tribe. This the
surgeon remarked to him, and his an
ywer was truly characteristic. "Do you
think, doctor, l should have uttered a
word of complaint if my own high bred
colt in a playful kick had broken both
my legs? But to have bone broken
by brute of a jackass is too bad, and
l will complaint
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
SHEFFIELD.

Mrs. Caroline Kenaston returns this
week to her home in South birmingham.
Sam. Drake has bought one-half inter-
est in the Ernest Currer farm and will
occupy it soon.
lanes Bruce and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Davis are at Willoughby
this week.
G. F. Leavitt, the veteran shoe dealer,
was in town this week. He is one of the
firm of the Lincoln Shoe Co. and they are
selling lots of shoes in this section.
Mrs. George Phillips and family are in
town for Jew weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Otis have re-
turned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Ingalls, and son are
in town for few days, on their re-
turn from Chicago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
THE TOWNS AROUND.
GREENSBORO.

George Pope is acting as village black
smith while his brother is visiting.
Mrs. Maxfeld and children, from
Nashua, are visiting Mrs. F. c. Chatfee.
&C. Coomer has traded his farm with
Sam Phibrook for his house in the vii
age and will make the exchange the first
of October.
Rev. P. M. Snyder preached at the
Congregational church Sunday-one of
those fine sermons that we can all take
home and understand.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet this at
ternocn with Mrs. 6. Y. Simpson.
Charles Wright, from Worcester, is
visiting at his old home for few weeks.
H. E. Smith and wife, from Wolcott,
visited their sister, Mrs. F. c. Chaffee,
the first Of the week.
Frank Pope and family are taking a
few weeks vacation in Canada.
Capt. Griswold, of St. Johnsbury, was
in town Friday looking after some re-
pairing on his mill.
Mrs. Gertrude Jackson is visiting her
parents in Walden.
c. H. Bagley, of St. Johnsbury, was in
town on business last week.
Miss Rose Debrune has gone to st.
Johnsbury having finished work for her
brother.
Mrs. NJ. J. Dunn and daughter Mary
are in town.
Myrtle Chaffee was home from Wolcott
over Sunday.
The ladies received about $40 after
paving all expenses OF the entertainment
at the church Wednesday evening.
Wallace Stone has had a surgical oper-
alton performed at the hospital in Bos-
ton and is reported to be doing as well as
could be expected.
G. H. Aldrich, the veteran fisherman
from Keeue, N. H., was in town last
week looking after the brook trout.
Curtis Eastman caught trout Thurs
day that tipped the scales at 14l2
pounds and Mr.. Burnham caught one
that weighed 1112 pounds, while Dr.
Curtis and friend caught before break,
fast one morning 80 trout that would
weigh about pound piece.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15

There are some seeds which literal
" corkscrew themselves into the
ground" The most remarkable in
stance is perhaps that of the Spina
pennata, beautiful south European
grass The actual seed is small, with
a sharp point and stiff short hairs
pointing backward. The top end of
the seed is produced into fine, twist
ed, corkscrewlike rod, which is fol
lowed by a plain cylindrical portion,
ending in a long, delicate feather, the
whole being more than foot in length.
Owing to this feather the seed falls to
the eartlfpoint downward and sticks
In the ground.
But even If the seed should settle on
its side, damp, by acting on the hairs
attached to it, causes it to rise up till
it's point is downward. If a shower
comes on or dew falls, the spiral I'M
winds, elongating itself upward. Be-
ing covered, like the seed, with back
ward pointing hairs, it usually presses
against some blade of grass or other
obstacle, with the result that the seed
is pressed into the ground,
On the spiral becoming dry again, it
curls up, and the seed is not drawn
out of the ground owing to its back
ward pointing hairs, but the spiral and
the feather are easily drawn down. On
the return of damp the spiral again I'M
winds and acting as before, drives the
seed still farther down until at last it
is quite buried.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
His Gin Hickey,

The Irishman who had never tasted
a gin rickey ordered one so as to i'm
press his friends. The bartender never
had heard Of a rickey, but he was
ashamed to admit his ignorance, so he
put mixing glass under the bar and
made guess at it.
Then he leaned back to await results,
The Irishman slipped at the beverage
and shook his head approvingly.
"By CORY, tits u fine rickey," he said.
at ought to be-" said the bartender
1T put In everything except the IL
cense." -Chicago Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15

d. L. Moody was always full of fun.
as a boy enjoyed putting practical
jokes upon any one whom he well
knew. In the rear of his Uncle Sam
uePs retail shoe store in Boston was
a cobbler's repair kit-seat, tools, avis,
etc, and the seat was, as usual, piece
of leather concavely shaped downward
at its center.
One day the workman on this saucer
shaped seat felt it becoming uncom-
fortably damp, then really moist. He
rose and saw damp spot on the seat
Supposing that few drops Of water
had been accidentally dropped upon the
seat before he sat down to his work,
he folded an old newspaper and placed
it and sat comfortably down to resume
his work. But the moisture seemed
strangely persistent. Rising again, he
found the paper becoming soaked with
water, and he stood perplexed, his
hammer in one hand and the soft, wet
paper in the other.
Looking this way and that in his
perplexity, he soon heard half chuc-
kle, half smoker, which could no longer
be repressed, and there behind the
door was the country boy, learning
how to be useful in a city shoe store,
as he really and rapidly did, but tax
ing his fun as he went along. He had
placed a shallow dish of water close
up to the underside of the center of
the leather seat, which only touched
the water when the weight Of the &C.
cupant was upon it, so three or four
small awI holes served his purpose for
that observation-disclosures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
CHECK LIST

for Freemen's meeting of the Town of St.
Johnsbury, VT, to be held Tuesday, Sept. f.,
1900. The first meeting of the Board OF
Civil Authority, to correct the Check List,
will be held in the Selectmen's Office, overt
Passumpsic Savings Bank, on Saturday,
Aug. 10, 1900, at p. m.
The last meeting for the same purpose, will
be held at the same place, Saturday, Sept. 1,
1900, at 2 p. m. and also at z p. m, From
an examination of the Grand List tor 1900,
1t appears that a large number who are
assessed. are not known to be voters. and it
is important that persons entitled to vote,
appear on one of the stated dates, in order
to be able to vote. Those who have not
taken the Freemen's Oath. must appear and
do so before they can vote.
L. B. HARTsHoRN,
ELLRRY P. POTTER,
c. c. FoLLENsBY,
Selectmen of st. Johnsbury
| Check Lists can he seen at the Towr
| Clerks Office, Post Office, Fairbanks Grocery
| Store, Stiles Drug Store, Farnham & Albee's
Rast st. Johnsbury and st. Johnsbury Center
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-15
RYEOATE.

Willie Thompson has taken job OF
D. NJ. Corliss to fix piece of road which
will be a great benefit to the town.
The Grange picnic was well attended
at Lakeside.
Some twenty-five or more of our peo-
pie attended the cantata, Queen Esther,
given by the people OF Peacham last
Thursday and Friday evenings.
The Missionary meeting last week was
we'll attended.
Prof L. H. Meader gave fine lecture
on Friday evening to a good audience.
The next one will be the most interesting
of the series.
Tom Smith has finished work at S. F.
Nelson's and intends to run his ensilage
cutter this fall.
The Republican caucus will be held
Aug. 1S, at O'Clock, at the town hall to
nominate candidate for representative.