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Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23
All That Tract of Land,

in the First Election District of Cecil
county, now occupied by Peter Haggerty,
and about four miles from Earleville, at
the mouth of Pearce's Creek and on the
south side of the ELI River, Containing
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23

Please read the following Extract Of the Law:
"That on all taxes paid before the
first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum; on all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
ber there shall he an abatement of three
per centum on all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever and OH all taxes
unpaid on the first day Of January next
ensuing five per centum thereof shall be
added thereto"
ALSO. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
As my time as Collector will expire on
July lst, 1903, and as am compelled to
make settlement with the Levy Court,
all persons who have not paid their taxes
for the year 1902, will be proceeded
against by law as provided by the Court,
as cannot wait any longer.
T. F.. HURN,
Collector of Taxes for ST. Georges Hundred.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23

As this is my last notice to the taxable
residents of St. Georgrs Hundred, all
persons liable to pay taxes in said Hun
dred, are hereby notified that the Taxes
for the year 1902 are due, and I will sit
AT LLoYD's HOTEL, IN ODESSA,
On WEDNESDAY MAY 9th, and
WEDNESDAY, JUNE oath, 1908,
From 10 A. NJ. to p. NJ.
AT STIDHAM's HOTEL, IN PoRT PENN,
On THURSDAY, MAY 2Sth, and
THURSDAY, JUNE 25th, 1902
From to p. VI.
AT MY OFFICE IN MIDDLETowN,
Adams Express Building. every day and
evening except the above dates.
Middletown transcript., 1903-05-23
Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate!

situated in the First Election District of
Cecil county, OIL the road leading from
the town of Cecilton to Earleville and
adjoining the village of Earleville, being
the tract of land which was conveyed
unto Elizabeth B. Groome by William
NJ. Knight, executor, by deed now of
record in Liber ]. A. Davis. No. 10, folio
2S2, one of the land record books of Cecil
county. and containing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
WEST CONCORD.

Libby Lewis has returned from Hard
wick.
Mrs. George Reed, who has been away,
returned home Monday.
Mrs. Grace Braley and two daughters
are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0.
D. Cobleigh.
Mrs. Florence Robinson and three
children OF Conn, are stopping at Mrs.
Albert Hills.
Katie Reavey has gone to work at
the strawberry Hill House for the sum-
mer.
Charles Holbrook of Boston visited
Mrs. E. H. Bazin and Mrs. Alice Rich.
ards last week.
Eastman of St. Johnsbury is selling
Fish Rods one-tourth Off.
Mrs. Ellen Richards died in Boston,
July 9. She was born in Concord, Oct.
IL, 1880. At the age of Is she went to
Boston where she has since resided. In
1850 she was married to John l.. Rich.
ards. Her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hindman, of Boston one brother, David
Hubbard OF St. Johnsbury, sister, Mrs
Moses Page OF Merose, Mass, besides O
large circle OF friends are left to mourn
her loss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
Advice.

The best advice that can be given
probably is: Take all the advice you
can get and then do as you please. The
successful person, or the one whom the
crowd counts successful, is being con-
stantly besieged with applications for
advice how to succeed He is generally
incapable of giving it. The same adj
vice, outside Of few maxims gener-
ally applicable, is seldom good for two
persons. Advice, as rule, is cheap
and about as valuable as most cheap
things. To be constantly following ad-
vice without stopping to consider its
source is the plain mark of weakness.
It is this trait of weak human nature
which makes the business of the pat
ent medicine maker so profitable. The
person of power is the one who neither
gives nor takes advice in generous
quantities. The world would be better
off If advice were much less plentiful.
Then, perhaps, its quality might rise in
proportion to its scarcity New Lon
don Telegraph.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
walking Leaves.

Natures law being almost universal
80 far as the protection Of the weak
creatures is concerned, it is not at all
wonderful perhaps that she has formed
insects into perfect counterparts OF
flowers, leaves, sticks, etc. Some Of
the walking leaves" those which are
natives Of India, China and Japan In
particular, are large, grotesque look
ing creatures, their resemblance being
strikingly like bundle of yellow
twigs Joined together with faded, mac
Grated leaves. The limbs of this spe-
cies of insect are long, slender and
very twiglike, the. coloring being suited
to that particular species Of vegetation
upon which the deceptive mimicker
subsists.
The walking stick" like the walk
ing leaf, is also very deceptive as far
as looks 60. The males have small,
slender bodies, the legs or arms start
ing from it just as smaller limbs OF a
tree or weed start from larger ones.
The walking thorn" Of Java belongs
to this curious order of insects, as do
also the devils horse" and the mantis.
The walking thorn looks exactly like
the large compound spine Of our COM
mon honey locust tree, even in color
and general contour.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
Fcrtilixing Salt.

The Vermont Experiment Station at
Burlington weighed ten clusters of grass
from two plots of land lying side by side.
From the unsalted plot the ten plants
weighed IA grams, while from the plot
which had received 5000 pounds OF salt
per acre, they weighed 26grams or nearly
twice as much. @
Speaking of it's effectiveness in killing
Hawk Weed, or Paint Brush. the expert
ment station bulletin says: "Most Of
the weed was killed by the application
of 1000 pounds per acre. Every plant
OF it was killed by the application OIL
5000 pounds per acre and the weight Of
the grass was nearly doubled"
FERTILIzING SALT can be obtained o
G. S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt, at 400 pei
ton in carload lots; and 4.50 in less
than car load lots, put up in cheap 100-lt
sacks-no charge for sacks. At this price
the Salt is delivered on board the cars
at Hyde Park. Low, special freight
rates have been arranged to all points or
the st. ]. & L. c. and Boston & Maine
railroads in Northern Vermont. So
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15

The theory of the OFFICIALLY perfect
eye is that parallel rays Of light enter
ing it are brought to focus on it's ret
ina. Any deviation from this condi-
ton constitutes an error Of refraction
and requires for its correction an art1-
fetal variation Of the luminous rays.
The generally adopted method of de-
termining the refraction Of the eye Is
to use test types placed at such dis
lance that the rays of light emanating
from them may be regarded in practice
as parallel, and the deviation from par
allelism necessary to correct refrac-
tive error is effected by placing lens
in front of the eye. There are many
other methods of changing the course
Of luminous rays coming from test
object, and of these the single convex
lens is the simplest and most often
used in optometry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15

sfIt 4
First Women ON the English Stage.
It is only with the restoration drama
that the annals. of actresses on the
English stage begin. Queen Henrietta
Maria, wife of Charles l., had early
made vain attempt to introduce the
French fashion of female players into
her adopted country by the establish
ment of French company composed
only of women in London. But the ex-
pertinent was premature, and the for
eigners were Kissed and pelted off the
stage at their first performance.
Until 1860 the female parts had al
ways been taken by boys, and the GUS
tom survived even after women had
taken their place upon the stage, since
some of the more famous of the boy
actors grown into mem continued oc-
casionally to play their favorite roles
as late as the end Of the seventeenth
century. Kynaston, the chief boy actor,
survived till 1899, long after the ladies
had ousted him from the principal
parts, and in 1861 Pepys, who saw him
in the "Silent Woman" speaks of him
as "the liveliest lady for boy" he had
ever seen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
RYEdATE.

Mrs. E. S. Hickson of Stuart, Iowa,
with her daughter and son, Grace and
Stuart Beattie, are visiting Mrs. M. S.
Beattie.
Mrs. w. W. Wright is In town.
W. G. Kicker was home from Montreal
over Sunday. fa.i
3. E. Symes was called to St. Johns
bury Monday totestify on Henry Smiths
divorce case. M
Granville Meader raised 60 foot barn
Saturday. ..
Misses Maude Brown, Marion Stanley
and Margaret Ely were the guests OF
Olive Nolan several days last week.
Mrs. &, E. Symes aud sen, Wendall,
are expected home today from Gloucester
beach. .s.,.s ..,
Clarence Nolan has returned from
Weirs, N. H., and is working for Charles
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burwell and son
OF Espyville, Pa, are the guests of Mrs.
Bur wells brother, Rev. F. A. Collins and
family.
Mrs. William Whitehill and children Of
Boston are visiting Mrs. S. r. Whitehill
N. Fl. Kicker finished haying Thursday
Miss Emily Glover of Montpelier is
spending her vacation with her sister
Mrs. Horace Symes.
Mr., !. H. Nelson recently purchased ar
Ivers and Pond piano for his daughters
Norain has fallen in the south part o
the town since July Q.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
WEST BlJpKE.

DR.. E. S. Bugbee, eye specialist from
Minneapolis, Mimi, is visiting his father,
S. D. Bugbee, for few weeks.
Ray Rosebrooks is working for Pierre
Benoit in haying.
Scott Whtcher is visiting in Hardwick
and vicinity.
Rev. F. B. Blodgett and wife from
Bloomfield, VT. are visiting his cousin,
Miss Blanche Hickie.
Z Don't miss the band concert Saturday
night before the play. ~
Your correspondent had the pleasure OF
eating FOUNDER caught by Mrs. Flora
Watson, Saturday.
The merchants are all glad Of the
change made in shipping cattle for it
makes Monday the best day in the week.
Mrs. Hannah Carpenter died at Frank
Wards Saturday. She had been on the
town for nearly year.
Rev. c. 6 Gorse exchanged with Rev.
Mr.. Brown Of Bro wnington Center Sum
day.
Miss Carrie Gadapee has returned to
her home in Derby Line for her vacation.
Be sure and attend the play given
Saturday night by the band.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
CABOT.


Rosa Cooper. Of Randolph is visiting
her cousin, Flora Atkins.
Mrs. Farr, formerly Marcia st. Clair,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Smith.
Harry B. Whittier of Rutland visited
his father, William Whittier, over Sum
day. u. 4.e.,
Ernest Bliss, the new stage driver,
made his first trip on Monday.
Grace Morse went to Montpelier on
Saturday here she is engaged as organ
list during the absence Of Mr.. Hathaway.
Judge Charles Stone OF Laconia, N. a.,
and bis brother, Parsons Store OF Pitts
burgh, Penn, visited in town Saturday
and Monday. Both were former resi-
dents.
A company OF between three and four
hundred attended the barn warming at
Ora BOWS new barn on Friday evening.
Cake and ice cream were served and all
had good time,
The friends OF Rev. F. B. Blodgett gave
him and his bride a reception at Good
Templars' Hall on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blodgett were presented
with purse of about 500. Cake and
ice cream were served. Mr.. and Mrs
Blodgett started for Bloomfield, Friday
where Mr.. Blodgett breaches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15

Sleep begins, in its first phase, by a
state of distraction which brings on
states Of absent mindedness accompa-
MED always by numerous and separate
hallucina tons closely connected with
the length of the absent minded states.
Immediately afterward, in second
phase, these states of distraction pass
into a very delicate motor disturbance,
due to the absence of parallelism in
the axes Of the eyes or by the devia-
ton of their conjugate movements.
Then, in third and final phase, which
indicates the very near approach of
actual sleep, the vasomotor system
seems to conform to laws very differ
ent from those that regulate its mech
anism during waking hours.-Reyue
Scientifque.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
HAST BUPKE

The Ladies Library Association will
hold lawn party at Or. E. F. Roots,
Wednesday evening, July 90. Cake and
ice cream will be served and all members
are requested to furnisha cake.
Miss Lizzie Averill is visiting her friend,
Mrs. Russell at Victory Corner.
Miss Jennie Green closes her millinery
room and goes to her home in Burling-
ton this week.
Warner Carpenter OF Waltham, Mass,
and Edward Carpenter from Wilder,
were called here the first of the week by
the death of their mother, Mrs. Ira Car.
penter.
Mrs. Carol Phillips is enjoying visit
from her brother of Boston.
Earl Howard does not seem to gain.
His lever came on again Sunday.
The funeral OF Fred Counter, who was
killed in mill at Charleston, was held
here last Friday, Rev, George W. Man
ming officiating.
Mrs. Hannah Carpenter, who died at
Frank Wards Friday, was buried here
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lottie Root has returned from
several days visit with friends at Barnet
The Kings Daughters will serve ICE
cream every Friday evening during the
hot weather, weather permitting, at H
D. Webster's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Godding attended
the Goth wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hall at East Lyndon
July 18th. and report very enjoyable
time.
Miss May Crane of Danville has beer
spending week with her friend, Mis-.
Gertrude Parker.
A notice is extended to all who have
had any Of the singing books belonging
to tire Methodist church to please return
them at once, as they are nearly al
missing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
BARNET.

Mrs. Emily Davidson of Turner's Falls,
Mass, arrived Saturday for visit at
her fathers, H. A. Gilhllan.
Mrs. House of Beebe Plain, who has
been spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Burt, Gillian, has return
ed home.
Mrs. w. S. Brock was called to Ply
mouth. N H last week by the illness of
Mrs. Fred Stanley.
Mrs. Chandler Whitney went to LETTER.
son, N H., last Wednesday to attend the
funeral OF her nephew.
The Mission tea at Mrs. Kilbourn's
last week Tuesday was very pleasant
affair and called out large number of
ladies. The subject for study and dis
cussion was, THE missionary work done
in the Sand witch Islands," Several papers
were read on the subject. Tea was
served and all enjoyed most pleasant
afternoon at the parsonage. These
meetings will be held the first Tuesday OF
each month.
Miss Efie Goodell has been visiting her
home in Cabot.
The reception given to MIR. and Mrs.
Kilbourn at the parsonage last Thurs
day evening was largely attended by the
people of the parish here and at East
Barnet. A program OF music and read
ings added to the pleasure of the evening.
Ice cream and cake were served in the
dining room by the young ladies OF the
Christian Endeavor Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Drew OF St. Johns.
bury spent Sunday at E. j. Smiths.
Miss Nellie Bone Of South Ryegate is
visiting Miss Robina Laughlin.
Mrs. Laird went to Plymouth, N. b..
Monday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burbank havt
been taking a carriage drive through thu
| Franconia Mount aims.
| George Morgan and son Robert from
Lancaster are visiting at James Nor
gans.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
GREENSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Hartsorn visited
their daughter in Littleton last week.
Bert Wiley and family visited Mr..
Willey's sister in Morrisville over Sun
day.
Mrs. Sarah Wright of Elgin, Ill, is WIS.,
iting relatives in town.
Mrs. Lila Bleiflng and daughter from
Peaks Island are visiting at E. o. Ran
dalPs.
Misses Florence and Claire Rabbit OF
Northampton, Mass. are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. E. 6. Babbitt, for a
few days.
The Stanleys from St. Johnsbury are
occupying DR.. Staples pleasant cottage
for few weeks.
David Hunter was kicked on the arm
by horse one day last week and badly
hurt.
Miss Mary Snow of Lowell, Mass is
stopping with Mrs. G. A. Porter for 6
few weeks.
| Mrs. Joseph Richards has a seriously
sore hand, caused by slight cut with &
meat knife.
Caspian Lake entertained some dlstin
guished visitors last week when Captain
and Mrs. ]. H. Marriott came up iron
St. Johnsbury to Mr.. Carter's camp
Captain Marriott is British officer who
saw severe fighting in the Boer war, ant
is a typical sportsman, having huntet
big game in tropical countries as well a
enjoying hunting and fishing in some o
the best game preserves in England.
| H. c. Bond of Sc. Johnsbury has rentet
a cottage at Caspian Lake, and is spend
ing the week there with his wife and sons
Harold and Clayton.
Seth Preston of St. Johnsbury was a
F. A. Carter's cottage SATURDAY. ant
Sunday. Willie Bemis is there for I
/ week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
Crushing nm Actor.

A brother actor famous for his POM
posity and his inordinate ambition was
RECALLING Sir Henry Irving with fore
cast of his plans for the future.
~ shall begin the season." he an
nounced, with such and such part,
and after that I shall appear as Ham
let"
"Umw drawled Irving. "As-eh-
Hamlet, did you say?"
The other, incensed by the tone of the
query, bridled up at once.
"Do you think, Sir Henry" he de-
manded Indignantly, chat you are the
only man who can play Hamlet?"
ooh, no." rejoined Irving blandly,
"but / am quite sure that you are the
only man who can't."-Harper's Week
ly,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15

Thereaders OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical frater-
nifty. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires Al constitutional treat.
meut. M Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
thereby destroying the foundations Of
the disease. and giving the patient
strength BY building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer ODE
Hundred Dollars for, any case that it
fails to cure. Send ,for,list of testimonials
Address. - F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist, 75c. T
Halls Family Pills are the best.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
Little BARBADOS.
The Island Contains About {
Proudest People ON Earth.

Proudest People ON Earth.
None Of the great nations Of the
earth is half 80 proud of itself as the
little colony of Barbados, mere speck
In the Caribbean, which calls itself
"the little England of the tropics"
Alone of all England's West Indian
isles, Barbados has belonged to Eng
land ever since IT was first colonized
by white men. 1t has never been con-
quered by the enemy, as the others
have been. This fact naturally gives
the Barbadians good conceit of them
selves and indeed makes them just
about the proudest people on earth.
When Just before the Crimean war
England was hesitating whether she
should attack Russia the Barbadians
sent this message to the cabinet:
"Go ahead. Don't be afraid. Barba-
dos is behind YOU"
King George was offered an asylum
by "little England when Napoleon
Bonaparte proposed to invade Eng
land.
'If you were driven from England"
the Barbadians wrote, "come here. You
will be safe with us to protect you."
When England was suffering her
worst reverses in South Africa the
Barbadians were not worried. They
knew that If matters really reached a
crisis Barbados would go in and finish
the business" as one Of their newspa-
| pers seriously put It,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
GLOVER.

Mrs. Edith McDo we'll of Lyndonville is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. E.
Dwinell. #fHG
Mrs. (Dr.) Dow visited her parents in
Albany last week.
c. S. Phillips has returned from his
visit to the to the zinc mines in Joplin,
Mo. Mr. Phillips is doing an extensive
business selling stock.
DR.. w. F. Templeton, Martin Abbott
and DR.. P. Tenn leton of Montpelier are
occupying their cottages at Stones
Pond.
Mrs. Mark Cobb and son, formerly of
Stowe, will make their home with Mrs.
Cobb's father, E, A. Norton, for the
present.
R. E. Davis, who is employed in B. L.
Wells store is taking a two weeks
vacation.
Mrs. A. A. Williams returned from
Mortified last week where she has been
visiting relatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
WEST DANVILLE,

Mrs. James Willox of Los Angeles,
CAL, formerly of this place, returned
home last Wednesday to spend few
weeks with her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. John Clifford. She expects to
return to California about the last OF
September.
Mrs James Gammell, who had her foot
accidentally shot on the 4th of July
causing amprtation above the ankle is
doing nicely and expects to be able on
Wednesday to be moved to her home in
Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Odekirk of Bos-
ton, who have been spending their vaca-
ton with relatives in this vicinity, lex pect
to return to Boston on Thursday of this
week.
Mrs L. S. Adams is in Morrisville this
week visiting her son, l.. R. Adams.
Rev. F. E. Currier and family Of
Wiliamstown are spending their vaca.
ton at their cottage at Ioe's Pond.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
ncINDOES.


Mrs. Nellie McC1ay and daughter,
Miss Helen, spent several days last week
with friends in St. Johnsbury.
Bonnie Riley, who, on account of burns
received while on duty, has been spend
ing the past two weeks with his parents
here, returned to Newport, Monday.
Mrs. Julia Smith has returned from
Burlington, where she has been spending
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Merritt Loren Berger.
George L. Hunt of St. Tohnsbury spent
Sunday at Seth Ford's.
N Miss Florence Mcdonald and Miss
Luna Little left Monday for Holderness,
N H., where they will spend the summer.
Miss Eugene Field returned Saturday
from fortnight's visit among friends in
Hartford. Conn.
Mrs. Arthur Farr and children of
Guildhall are spending the week at Will
liam Kimball's.
Miss Nellie Manchester is visiting rela-
tives in Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gleason of Han
ulDdt, 1hosS WIG III IOWu last WSCh,
Mrs. Warren Boswell and daughter Of
Charlestown, Mass, are spending the
summer with Mrs. Buswell's father, W.
H. Gilchrist.
Mrs. Oscar Gilchrist and daughter ot
Rutland are the guests of Mrs. A. B.
Perry.
Mrs. Fred Colby visited friends in
Littleton last week.
Miss Lillian Bishop attended the meet
ing OF the Teachers association in Bos
| ton last week. 49,
Miss Laura Gleason OF Pasadena. Cal
arrived Saturday and will spend the
summer with her mother, Mrs. J. c
Gleason.
| Miss Virginia Perry has returned from
Rutland, where she has been spending 6
few weeks. - .
| Harold and Sheldon Stedman of New
York are at Horace Gleason's.
carlpGoodnough, Of Littleton was ii
town last week.