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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
Republican District Convention.

A Republican convention for the Second
Congressional District will be held at Mont.
pelier on Tuesday, the 18th day of April,
A. d. 1900, at 2 O'Clock p. M, for the pur.
alternates to the National Republican con-
vention t. be holden in Philadelphia Penn.
to nominate candidates for President and
Vice. President of the United States
Towns and cities will be represented Ia said
convention on the basis of one delegate for
ach town or city. one delegate for each one
hundred votes and one for every fraction
thereof of fifty cast for the republican can
didate for governor In 1896.
Delegates will be chosen at primary meet
ings called by the republican committee in
each town or city, and will provide them
selves with proper credentials, signed by the
secretary of said primary meeting at which
they are elected and present them to the
District Committee (who will act as COM
mittee on credentials) at their headquarters
at the Pavilion at Montpelier Immediately
upon their arrival.
The District Committee direct that the
primaries in the several towns and cities be
held at the same time as the prm aries for
election of delegates to the State convention.
The usual courtesy of fare one way will be
given by the railroads in the state. Explicit
directions for securing round trip tickets
will be given upon the blank credentials sent
to each town committee.
A. DAWSON, Chairman Craftsbury,
IRA A. SHATTUcK Sec'y Hardwick
F. d. HALE, Lunenburg,
CHAs o. ROBBINS, Brattleboro,
]. F. MEAD. Randolph.
r. g. ROWLAND, Barre,
F. A. WALKER, Ludlow.
Republican Committee
Second Cong'l District.
Hardwick, VT, March ~, 1900.
TOWN AND CITY REPRESENTATION.
On the above basis towns will be entitled to
repre- tation as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
EAST BURKE.

A. D. Thurber of Coventry spent Satur.
day and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Thurber. His fine tenor
voice was a welcome addition in the
choir Sunday morning.
Bertha and Maud Humphrey are sick
with the measles.
A. c. Farmer returned Friday night
from his trip to Boston.
The loggers who have been here from
Monroe have finished their job and re-
turned home.
L. A. Darling and mother and Harley
Cole and wife went to Lancaster the last
OF last week to attend the funeral OF Mr..
Darling's sister, Mrs. Eliza Whitcomb
Jones.
Mr. Palmer, who is boarding at S. L.
Thurbers and has been feeble all winter,
was worse Saturday.
Mrs. R. H. Godding and her sister,
Miss Katie Lauder. are spending the
week visiting relatives at st. Johnsbury
Harry Gregory has returned from his
visit to his brothers in Littletou.
The social at H. D. Websters was a
success every way notwithstanding the
bad weather and poor roads.
The Ladies Aid meet this week with
Mrs. ]. B Jenkins.
The Kings Daughters meet next week
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Clarence
Wyman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
McINDOR FALLS.

Mrs. Julia Smith is spending a few
weeks in Burlington with her daughter,
Mrs. Merritt Sornberger.
A. R. Webster, former principal OF the
academy. was in town last week.
Charles Manchester has sold bis farm
in Ryegate to James Manchester OF West
Barnet.
Miss Inez Duncan gave whist party
to her friends last Thursday evening.
Clinton Philbrick has gone to Lyndon
vile to work.
The senior class spent very pleasant
evening at the home of Albert Carter in
West Barnet last Thursday.
Miss Katie Pearl is at St. Johnsbury
for few weeks.
Arthur Peck, who has been spending
the winterin Norwich, has returned home.
Miss Pearl Field has gone to the Burl-
lngton hospital for treatment for her
knee which she sprained in the fall and
has been unable to use any this winter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
BRADFORD.
A Very Pleasant Evening.


The concert in Grace church last Fri
day evening was largely attended. The
readings by Miss Gould were very good
and greatly enjoyed by all. Special men
ton should be made of her last selection,
1.-THE Buge Song, by rennyson," as ex-
cellent work was shown in that piece.
The piano solo and duet, also the cornet
solo, added largely to the musical pro-
gram. The solos by Mrs. Hooker and
Miss Jackson were very nicely rendered
and the encores were promptly responded
| to.
Miss Karlene Hutchinson, of the Opin-
ion force, is taking ten days vacation
in Manchester.
Maude Robinson arrived in town
Thursday. She will board with Mrs.
Emma Kenyon for the present.
Judge and Mrs. Gleason were in town
last week Tuesday.
Clarence Martin is home from Essex
Centre on two weeks vacation.
Grace Washburn and Luther Carleton,
B, II. S., '99, were in town the first of
the week. Miss Washburn is on her way
to Minneapolis. ..-.-
Mrs. George Bagley is visiting in Tops
ham for few days.
Mrs. E. ]. Bagley is visiting in Lebanon.
Ernest Ladd of Montpelier Seminary
was in town last week.
Miss Laura Bickford of Lebanon is Wis
iting her brother, F. H. Bedford.
Miss Lois F. Albee lett Friday for New
York for spring styles. Her trimmer will
return with her.
Miss Hattie Craig OF Wells River was
at home over Sunday.
James B. Hale was in town Monday.
Mrs. 0. II. Stevens has been confined
to the house the past week with cold.
H. ]. Kemp left Monday for Boston to
buy goods for the new store at Groton.
Mrs. II. p Emerson of Lyndonville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. A. Winship.
Mrs. George Grant and Margaret are
at Post Mills for a few days.
Miss Name Bracket of Charlestown
is spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Allen.
Miss Jackson, teacher of music in the
public schools at Bellows Falls, was the
guest of Mrs. Webb Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. ]. B. Pickett returned from Bos-
ton Saturday mach improved in health.
The ladies' aid society of Grace church
will hold useful and fancy article sale
and fish chowder supper in the church
vestry Friday afternoon and evening,
March %.
Miss Ethelynd Gould of Randolph was
the guest of Mrs. ]. E. Sleeper Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Sarah Parker has been confined
to the house for the past few days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

At recent meeting of the Prohibition
party at Montpelier it was voted to
hold the state convention there May IS.
The matter o! securing Vermont edition
of the Defender, prohibition paper pub
lished in Elmira, N. Y, was discussed,
and committee appointed to investigate
the matter. They will report at the
state convention. The matter of APP
pointing delegates to the national con-
vention to be held in Chicago, June %,
was left over until the state convention.
Nine will be appointed at that time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
No Right TO Ueliness.

The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health. If she is weak, sickly
and all run down, she will be nervous
and irritable. II she has constipation or
kidney trouble her impure blood will
cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions
and a wretched complexion. Electric
Bitters is the best medicine in the world
to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood. 1t gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin,
rich complexion. 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman of rundown
invalid. Only so cents at Flint Bros.
Drug Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
PEAcHAn.
WiIhan.Dack.

A very pleasant affair was the wedding
last Wednesday at Mrs. Jacob Trussell' S
at which time her neice, Abbie Dack was
united in marriage to John Wilson. The
ceremony was performed at o'clock by
Rev. 7. K. Williams. Mrs. Cambridge,
sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor
and Mr.. Wilson, brother of the groom,
acted as best man. The bride was very
prettily dressed in light brown lansdown
with white silk vest and jacket outlined
with irredescent trimming. After the
ceremony, which was brief but very
impressive, fine collation. was served by
Mrs. Trussell. About 26 OF their relatives
and near friends were present. The
happy pair left amid shower OF rice for
their future home in the edge OF Barnet,
the farm occupied few years ago by
Elijah Lyford. The next evening the
N. E. o. p, of which Mrs. Wilson is a
member, gave them pleasant reception
and presented them with fine silver
cake basket and berry spoon. The
presents at the wedding also were many
and very nice. Their many friends
tender them congratulations and best
wishes for many happy years of wedlock.
The selectmen have called a town
meeting to be held Tuesday, March 27,
to elect town clerk and treasurer and
also do some other business.
There is to be lyceum at the academy
Friday night at which time the students
of McIndoes are coming to debate with
the students of the academy.
DR.. N. P. Bugbee and wife of Springfield,
Mass, were in town the first OF the week
calling on friends.
The friends of Harry and Alice WEIGH
gave them a pleasant surprise at their
home last Friday night.
Mrs. Carrie Kicker of St. Johnsbury
and her aunt from Massachusetts visited
friends in town last week.
Miss Mabel Darling is caring for Mrs.
W. N. Blanchard who has been having a
severe attack of grip.
The remains of Mrs. Elijah Whiting of
West Danville were brought here Monday
for interment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
PASSUr1PSIC.
Nearly Asphyxiated

Mary Warden came very near to being
overcome by gas escaping from her coal
stove last Friday night. Snow and SCOT
had accumulated in the chimney, choking
the draught, thus driving the gas into
the room. Being in the room she did not
smell it, it's effect being to make her ex-
ceedingly cold, so that it seemed impos-
sible to get warm. She retired, but even
then could not get warm, so she arose
and started to 60 to the home of Mrs.
Brock. She was so nearly overcome
that it was nearly impossible to reach
her neighbors house, but she finally sue
ceeded in reaching the piazza when she
fell PROSTATE. She was taken in as
quickly as possible and cared for but it
was some hours before she was fully re-
stored.
Mrs. Cynthia Lawrence has decided to
rent her house in this village and will go
to St. Johnsbury Center to board in the
family of David Hartman. 1t is under
stood that she has already rented her
house. ...
Mrs. A. H. Carruth has rented her
house to Stephen Chase, manager of the
Fibre Leather mill.
Bertha Louie is quite seriously i'll with
typhoid fever
The Christian Endeavor society will
give social and box supper, Thursday
evening of this week. Musical and liter
airy exercises and general good time for
all who will come. No rehearsal this
week as the new music will not be ready.
A four-horse load of young people from
this village went to West Waterford last
Friday evening to a masquerade and box
party.
Try our new tailor made corsets, $1.OO
at Randall's, st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
WALDEN.

Mrs. Bert McGinnis of Franklin Falls
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
V. Meade.
Miss Lillian Rogers was in Hardwick
the first of the week attending the
teachers examination.
Tuesday evening OF last week the ED.
worth League held their monthly bust
ness meeting followed by social at the
parsonage.
The Ladies Mite Society meets with
Mrs ]. B. Rogers on Wednesday after
noon OF this week.
Miss Cora Whitcher visited her sister.
Mrs. Chickering, in St. Johnsbury last
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
LYNDON CENTER.

There was large attendance at the
ladies' aid sociable at Elmore Quimby' s
last Thursday forenoon and afternoon.
James Shores is having light run OF
pneumonia.
Miss Fannie Cowdery and Jay Pickle
were married by Rev. Mr.. McGlauhin at
the Methodist parsonage at Lyndon
Corner Saturday evening, March 10.
They are living at the. brides home here.
Mrs. Minddwell Davis is seriously i'll
with pneumonia. She is being cared for
by Mrs. Harriet Hartwel.
Miss Mabel Dodge of Springfield is a
guest at L. B. Harris this week.
Rev. W. H. Lyster is to occupy the Free
Baptist pulpit next Sunday. The pas
tor, Rev. G. A. Downey, expects to be
absent.
Mrs. Lulu Dennis has moved into a
tenement in 6. X Dresser's house.
The Institute and the village school
both commence next Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

Notice to Listers.

To the Listers of the various Towns in
Caledonia County
The advisability of Consultation of the
Listers of the County has been suggested -
They are therefore invited to meet in the
Town Clerks Office in St. Johnsbury, Mon
day, March, 26, 1900. at 1 O'Clock a. M for
a general consultation upon important
mattees.
ST. JoHNsBURY BOARD OF LISTERS.
st. Johnsbury VT, March 10, 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

Saturday were sold at auction that
afternoon. They were the property of
F. E. Kimball.
A party OF seven drove down to St.
Johnshury last Saturday evening to at
tend the Diamond Brothers White Min
strels and report an excellent time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
KIRBY.
KIRBY.
A Visit to the FOrds at the Gront Farm.

Visit to the FOrds at the Gront Farm.
The party of Knight Templars from St.
Johnsbury, who went to Plattsburg last
summer to see President Mckinley. called
on Capt. and Mrs. Ford on Monday
evening and had royal welcome. as
every one does who visits this place.
There were twenty-four gentlemen and
ladies in the party, and though the ride
over was in the rain, the good cheer at
the Grout farm offset any inconvenience
of the ride and the drive home was made
in fair weather. The company brought
their own refreshments and Mrs. Ford
served an elegant supper. 1t was one oil
those little social affairs for which Pales-
tine Commandery is famous, and one
that will long be remembered by all who
participated in it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
WEST WATERFORD.

The mother of Frank w. Hastings
suffered shock last Friday and is now
seriously sick. Mr.. Hastings is confined
to the house with the grip.
Additional items on page 6.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is a speedy
and efficacious cure Ior Group, whooping
cough and bronchitis. No child should
be left to suffer the tortures of these all
ments, when parents can get this won
derful remedy for only 25 cts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

A New York hotel is said to use ma
chine that washes and dries 900 dishes
in an hour. Two persons attend to it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
EAST BARNET.

There will be promenade concert and
supper at the chapel hall next Friday
evening. March 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
Musical Festival.

The Vermont Musical Festival is an
undertaking which is being supported
with great enthusiasm in Burlington.
An effort is being made to secure 500 pa
irons of grand festival to be held in
Burlington under the auspices of must
cal trust which will engage leading grand
opera artists, such as Nordica, the De-
Rezkes, Sembrich and others. The first
festival will be held at Worcester, Mass,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
Famous Stock Farm Sold.

The 700-acre farm belonging to the es.
tate of the late F. D. Barton, situated
about 21a miles from Vergennes in the
town of Waltham, was sold at auction
Thursday afternoon to the Burlington
Savings bank tor $14.500. This is the
largest and best farm in this section of
the state and is estimated to be worth at
least $4,000. One of the barns on this
property, built 10 years ago cost about
$4,000 and another $500. Stock sold
very low, brood mares which cost Bar
ton five years ago $500, selling at from
$21 to $50. Barton was noted breeder
of horses and sheep and large exporter
to Australia and other foreign countries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
New Vermont Post Office.
Public Spirited Women.

Barre women are all right. The Tele.
gram says: The Vermont Federation Of
Woman's Clubs have placed in the drug
store of W. E. Poole over 80 volumes OF
choice reading matter, which can be pro-
cured free of charge by any one who
wishes to improve their minds by reading
instructive literature, and the idea is
meeting with approval of all in our vii
lage. All the society ask for is that we
pay the freight or express charges in
transportation, which all are glad to do
The benevolence of the club will be ever
remembered by the readers, and their OBJ.
ject is surely commendable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

Hopkins F. Games, prominent farmer
OF Panton, died suddenly alter a short
illness with bronchial pneumonia at his
home Saturday evening. He was born
on the farm where he died, Jan. s, 1S43.
He was graduate of Barre Academy
and fitted himself for land surveyor but
later took up farming. He filled offices
of trust where he lived and held the office
of superintendent OF schools when he died.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21

the second at Portland, then Bangor
Me-, Burlington and Manchester, N. Fl
There will be an orchestra OF between 81
and 100 pieces and the chorus will hav
tour to FIVE hundred voices. The choruse,
for the Burlington festival will be mad,
of rany chorus organizations in the dif
ferent towns of the state. They will b,
trained throughout the year and will
then go to Burlington at the time of tht
festival.
Death Of ]. S. Gill;
James S. Gill, about 70 years old, a
wealthy business man OF Boston, for.
merly resident Of Ludlow, met with a
fatal accident at East Cambridge Wed.
nesday. He had been inspecting the new
Middlesex county registry of deeds
building and was descending the long
flight OF steps, and was within a few
steps of the bottom, when he tot
tered and fell, striking heavily on his
head, crushing the skull Death resulted
almost instantly. He is known to all
Vermonters as the donor of the cele-
brated Gill Odd Fellows Home in
Ludlow, and is also the owner OF large
wollen mill there. He is reputed to have
fortune of over half a million.
A Military Album.
An album containing u photographs
of all the officers who served in the First
Vermont regiment and several other YER
mont boys who served in the war with
Spain has been prepared at the direction
of Gov. Smith by Hobart J. Stanley &
Co., under the supervision of Adit. Gen.
I. S. Peck. The book will be sent to the
war department and will be placed in the
department library with the albums con-
tanning the photographs Of the officers
who served in regiments from the other
states. The Vermont album is bound in
seal and under each photo the officers
name and rank has been inscribed by T.
E. Russell. On the front cover is the inscrip-
tion in gilt, "Oficers First Vermont In
fantry. War with SPAIN" The book is
a handsome piece of work and will be a
valuable addition to the already large
collection at the war department.
New Vermont Post Office.
A new post office has been established
at Websterville to accommodate the
people residing on that side of the hill
who have been obliged to go mile or
two miles to East Barre for their mail.
Mrs F. E. Kinney has been appointed
postmistress. The new stage route
which has been established to carry the
mail will not run regularly to start
with, but as demanded by the mails,
and residents of Websterville who de-
sire daily mail service should direct all
correspondents to mail their letters to
Websteryille. VT.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-05

Down In Cape Colony, where Britons
are fighting for the remainder of the
earth which they have not yet ac-
quired, there is convent of English
nuns who have had enough experience
OF peace and war to fill a volume.
On the southern slope of the Glands
Berg. near King William Town, the
terminus of a little branch from the
main line of railroad that runs from
East London to Bloemfontein, they
built their convent several years ago,
and waited for the time to come when
they should have prosperous school
filed with coming women. But the
time did not come.
The English. true to their prejudice,
must send their daughters home to the
schools where they and their ancestors
had been taught. The Beers did not
care for the Anglican church sisterhood
nor for their education. So the nuns
had to wait; but while they waited
they wasted no time. There was moth
ing else for them to do, so they farmed
the land which surrounded the con-
vent. The time came, as it does on
every farm, when the pick and the
plowshare were dull, and the feet of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-05

conditions within him. Our mental
and physical conditions react upon
each other, and in many instances
originate in negative thought This
not only applies to dyspeptic, but to
all classes of invalids, who are prone
to sit down and imagine their eondi-
tons much worse than they really are,
allowing fear and apprehension (the
worst form Of negative thought) to
entirely possess them. We cannot af-
ford to spend our lives in this unprof-
liable manner. Nothing is to be gain
ed by it for ourselves or others. We
all recognize the fact that our morbid
thought quickly affects others unfavor-
ably. There is every reason why we
should rid ourselves of all thoughts,
except those that are uplifting and
health-giving. We must assume a posi-
tive mental attitude, and, instead of
harboring fear, anxiety, criticism, must
cultivate courage, hope, kind thoughts
of others, and love for all. 1t will take
time to accomplish this. but it can be
done. Life is too short to nurse ones
misery; hurry across the lowlands that
you may spend more time on the
mountain top New York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-05
A Born Abstalnep

4 DR.. e was giving small dinner
same few months back, and Madame
Y. one of the guests, refused wine.
Seated by her host, he at once re-
marked on her doing so. mo wine
-madamel" said he. "Are you total
abstainer them" with a quizzical
smile. "Yes!" replied she. 81 was
born a water-drinker, moreover"
"Well. should hope we were all that"
was the doctors amused reply. 81 beg
your pardon-far from it," earnestly
said Madame V. do you mean to
tell me that the children of confirmed
drunkards, or even Of habitual drink
ers. can claim to be born teetotalers?"
There was a slight pause, while the
attention Of several near was arrested
by the question. Dr. 2 bowed
courteously you are perfectly right
madame! We are not all born abb
stainers-the greater the pity for us"
Beatrice Matthews. in Wings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-05

the horses became worn and tender
for want of shoes. Money was not
plenty. 1t never is on farms, but
there was a will and a way. They
bought anvil, bellows, tools and iron,
hired a blacksmith to do the work
and overcame their difficulties. One
day the blacksmith went off on long
spree. He was discharged. When the
forge fire was lighted again there were
fair arms and hands to pull the bel
lows and swing the hammer. The art
of sharpening picks and plows was not
hard. They burned the points off a few
to begin with, and had some funny ex-
periences while learning that castiron
is not malleable, no matter how hot
you get it, and that 1t has very bad
way of flying into red hot hail when
struck a good blow with a hammer.
Blacksmith work became a pleasure
to them; they could fashion house
builders hardware that would set
collector wild. Iron candlesticks of
Venetian pattern were not so hard to
make, and their pride in their achieve
ments was reward for their pains.
Now, rudy and bronzed, they earn
good wages in doing work for sur
rounding farmer5.-New England
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