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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-05-20

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
WEST BURKE.
I'm memorinm.

The following resolutions have been
adopted by D. Rattery Post, No. 9. 6. A.
R., on the death of their late adjutant,
II. 81. Packer:
Whereas, God, In his infinite wisdom,
has taken our esteemed comrade. H. a..
Packer, from our midst;
Resolved, That in the death of our
comrade, D. Rattery Post, No. 9, 6. A. r.,
realizes that it has lost a worthy COM
rade, and as friend and counselor his
memory will long be held in grateful re-
membrance.
Resolved, That we express our sincere
appreciation of the cordial sympathy
ever shown and the intense interest al
ways exhibited by him in all that per-
tanned to the interest of the post.
Resolved, That while we humbly sub
NIT to the will of Him who doeth all
things well, we tender to the bereaved
wife and brother our sincere sympathy In
this their great affection.
Resolved, That we drape the charter OF
the post in mourning for 30 days, and
that these resolutions be spread upon our
record and copy be sent to the bereaved
family.
PERRY PORTER, Committee.
One more grave to deck,
One more comrade gone,
One more soldier mustered out
To join the heavenly throng.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
BRADFORD.

Mrs. Annie Jones and Miss Edith
Jones have moved into the house recently
vacated by Mrs. c. E. Clark.
Miss Vida A1bee has sufficiently recov.
cred from her attack of grip to commence
her school at Post Mills.
Charles P. Dimick leaves this week for
St. Louis, where he is to have charge Of
the photo era exhibit at the exposition.
Horace Horner of Boston is in town.
Robert Childs and wife of Rutland
are this week moving into the A. T.
Clarke house. Mr.. Child is to be EN-.
ployed in the Opinion Office.
R. D. Newton, who has been in New
York for several weeks, has returned and
resumed work in the Opinion Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Doe of Woods.
vile spent Sunday in town.
FL. e. Parker is in Ludlow this week.
Carl Haven, clerk in Taylor's drug
store, is having a weeks vacation.
The boy choir at the Congregational
church make a fine appearance in their
new SUPPLIES, and the singing is very
much enjoyed by the congregation.
, Norman w. Barrett died Friday night
of pneumonia after an illness of one
week. The funeral was held at his home,
Tuesday, at 1870 O'Clock. He leaves a
widow and one son who reside In town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

fist church at Sheffield are to preach at
the Union House on Sunday afternoons
the coming season.
The sugar season seems to be past and
sugar makers are gathering their buck
cts and closing up tor this season, with a
fine quality and more than average
quantity of sugar made.
Fred French. who injured his hand at
Barton Landing some weeks ago, is at
his fathers, Collins French, in the village,
and a friend from Barton Landing is
with him. 1t is thought he may not
have very much damaged hand when
it fully RECEIVERS.
The roads in town are at their worst
for the year. The frost is coming out of
the ground. and go which way you will
it is very hard travelling.
o. w. Chesley and Oscar Chesley from
Lyndonville were in town Sunday to see
their aunt, Mrs. Betsey Gordon, who is
very feeble and as she is quite aged her
condition is thought to be quite serious.
Alvado Ladd's son is very sick and has
been so far some time. It is considered
that his recovery is doubtful.
Monthly conference of the Free Bap.
fist church will be held Thursday at two
O'Clock in the afternoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
LOWER WATERFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Jewett of St.
Johnsbury spent Sunday at the hotel.
Miss Grace Hale is spending the week
with friends in Concord.
Miss Stella R. Church went to North
Danville, Saturday, where she will teach.
Floyd and George Blodgett spent Sum
day with their uncle, in Lunenburg.
Miss Zoe Richardson, who has been
spending several weeks with friends in
town, returned to her home in Concord,
N. H., last Thursday.
Frank Goss of Greensboro is guest of
his sister, Mrs. Will Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Morrison and AL
fred Morrison of St. Tohnsbury spent
Sunday at George Morrison's.
Mrs. F. A. Cutting.
Several from this place attended the
funeral of Amos B. Carpenter, last
Thursday.
There was a good attendance at the
social dance in the hotel hall, last Friday
night.
Mrs. Charles Phillips enjoyed a visit
from her brothers and their families,
recently.
About SO of the friends and neighbors
of Josiah Stoddard gathered at his home
last Saturday evening to help him cele-
brate his 18th Birthday. He was pre-
scented with a Morris chair. Refresh
ments were served and all present enjoyed
a good time and left wishing Mr.. Stod-
dard many happy returns of the day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
uclNDOH FALLs.

Mrs. Robert Hazelton and daughters
of Lebanon, spent Sunday at Ora
Bishops.
Miss Lillian Bishop has gone to West
Danville to teach this spring.
Mrs. Pearl has broken up housekeep-
ing. storing her goods at Miss Suther-
lands. She has gone to Walden to
teach.
a. B. Perry has been in Boston several
days on business trip.
Mrs. Id. E. Turner spent part of last
week with relatives in Wells River.
Walter Phelps received a carload of
fine horses last week. He sold six Sat
urday and one pair brought $500.
On Arbor Day Mrs. 7. c. Gleason, 90
tion FIVE maple trees in memory of Dea-
con James Gilchrist and family, who
were FIVE in number, this being their
former home.
The Missionary society meets Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Gleason. This
society is taking up the study of Rex
Christus, an outline study Of China.
Hon. c. Bell of Walden was a guest
at A. B. Perry's over Sunday.
Mrs. George Payne and son Harold
left Friday for the west, where they
expect to spend the summer visiting rela-
tives in San Francisco, Spokane and
Walla Walla.
Mrs. c. c. Chase fell one day last week
and injured one shoulder quite badly.
S. 81. Sherry has finished work in the
station here and gone to Fairlee to work
in the station.
John Finlay returned from Tarrytown,
N. Y, Friday.
The McIndoe Book club hold their
annual meeting at the Academy Satur.
day evening at 7.3O O'Clock. After the
election OF officers and other business the
books will be sold at auction, there being
about so. Everybody is invited to
attend.
The Grange enjoyed the use of their
new organ at their meeting Tuesday
evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
RYEdATE.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Powers returned
Wednesday after several weeks visiting
friends in Hooksett and other New
Hampshire towns, and are now spend
ing few days in northern Vermont.
Rey. Mr.. Tar, formerly pastor of a
church in West Delhi, N. Y, arrived in
town Saturday morning and will supply
, the United Presbyterian pulpit for few
weeks.
DR.. Barker of Boston, gave an inter
esting address in the church, Sunday
morning in the interest of the anti-sa-
loon league. Quite nice little sum was
subscriL ed to aid in the good cause.
The community was greatly saddened
Monday morning by learning of the
death of Charlie Taylor of South Rye
gate after only six days illness with
pneumonia. Mr.. Taylor was a worthy
citizen and man much respected by
every one, but the blow falls with terri
BILE force on the bereaved wife and his
mother, Mrs. J. L. Taylor of this place
also his sister, Mrs. William Thompson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
SUTTON.

Rev. Franklin Blake commenced upon
his second years pastorate in the Free
Baptist church, Sunday. During the
past year he has held services at the vii
lage every Sunday morning. and after
Moons at the Union House or at the
North Ridge schoolhouse, besides the
week day evening services at the village
and other places.
Mrs. Eugene Libby from Lyndonville
visited at Miss Sadie Blake's and other
places IN town the past week.
Mrs. Henry c. Mitchell went to Glen
vile. Conn. for an extended visit with
her her mother and friends last Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Ha1tham is to keep house
for Alfred Burnham this spring during
the absence of his wife and daughter who
are teaching school.
Mrs. Addie H. Burnham has been re-
leased from her engagement to teach in a
common school in Montpelier and has
accepted position as principal of the
Middlebury graded school and teacher in
the grammar room, at better salary
than the former position gave her.
Mrs. Burke is on a visit at her former
home, Derby Line.
News of the death of Willis Ball at
Beatrice, Neb., has been received. He
was the son of Eleazer Ball, who was a
prominent man on the North Ridge years
ago. Willis Ball was brother of Par.
ker P. Ball, now in business at Lyndon
vile. He was 81 years old and will be
remembered by some now living in town
and elsewhere.
Miss Sadie E. Blake returned to North
Danville, Saturday, as her school com.
menced there Monday. This is the ninth
term in the same school and at fan
increase of salary.
S. S. Doud was at St. Johnsbury, Sat
urday, on business connected with the
settlement of Mrs Hannah B. Parker's
estate, the will being proved that day
and Mr.. Doud is executor.
Mrs. DR.. Colby from Glover was at hel
brothers, A. E. Kincaid, Wednesday.
Bert Twombly met with an accident
at Frank Whipple's mill, hurting his left
arm by its being caught in a belt. The
accident will lay him up for a while from
work.
John Beckwith arrived in town Thurs
day for the summer.
George w. Chesley in the Union House
neighborhood fell from the head scaho16
in his barn recently, hurting his back
badly, which will keep him in the house
for while.
By the loads Of hay that are being
moved one would almost think it wa:
haying season. Several farmers have tc
buy for their entire stock from those that
are fortunate enough to have hay to sell
which brings SIS per ton at the barns.
Rev. Franklin Blake expects to resume
afternoon service at the Union House
next Sunday. The travelling has been sc
bad that he has not been able to gel
there the past few Sundays. Mr.. Blake
and Rev. Mr.. Lewis from the Free Bap
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
KIRBY,

Manager Buzzell of the Citizens Tele
phone Co. was in town last week laying
out the line they are to build soon.
Dustin Gregg's father visited him re-
Gently at E. 81. Mitchem's.
Miss Mary Ranney has returned to
West Waterford to teach the spring term
of school.
]. R. Woods daughter from Lowell is
visiting him.
Hon. P. H. Graves was at St. Johns
bury on business several days last week.
The farmers have finished sugaring,
and report more than an average season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
A Startling Test.

To save life, DIR. T. 6. Merritt, of No.
Mehoopany, Pa, made a startling test
resulting in a wonderful cure. He writes,
"a patient was attacked with violent
hemorrhages, caused by liberation of the
stomach. had often found Electric Bit
tiers excellent for acute stomach and liver
troubles so I prescribed them. The
patient gained from the first, and has
not had an attack in Ia months" Eiec-
trio Bitters are positively guaranteed for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation and
Kidney troubles. Try them. Only SOC
at Flint Bros and F. 6. Landry's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
SOUTH WHEELOCK.

James P. Rock of Morrisville was il
town the first of the week calling or
friends.
c. <. Goss and wife and Gordon Goss
and wife of st. Johnsbury spent Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. w. w. Bean.
81. w. Brooks had the misfortune to
lose one of his big pair of horses one day
last week.
Miss Agnes McGovern went to her
school in Danville this week.
L. Lowell of Greensboro Bend has
moved onto the Ide farm.
Eugene Guyette has bought the Lynch
place on the mountain of Nd. M. Taplin.
c. A. Hoyt, who has been sick for the
past two months, has SO far recovered
as to make his usual trip to the creamery
at St. Johnsbury with the cream from
this place.
Schools in town began this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
EAST CABOT.

EAST CABOT.
School commenced Monday, with Miss
Maude French as teacher.
Miss Gertrude Chandler of Boston
spent Sunday at S. B. Chambers.
Mrs. Charles Houghton and son, Ray
mond, of Passumpsic are spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Heath.
Will Dunn was home over Sunday.
Mrs. L. o. Houghton has gone to Pas
sumpsic to keep house for her son,
Charles, while his wife is away.
Hugh and John Dunn were at J. L.
Frye's in Harvey. recently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
For Over sixty Years

MRS. WMsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used by millions of mothers for their
children while teething. If disturbed at
night and broken of your rest by sick
child suffering and crying with pain of
cutting teeth, send at once and get a
bottle of MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" for Children Teething. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi-
ateiy. Depend upon it, mothers, there
is no mistake about it. It cures Diar-
rhoea, regulates the Stomach and Bow
els, cures Wind Collie, sottens the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for children
teething is pleasant to the taste and is
the prescription of one of the oldest and
best female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Price rs cents bottle.
Sold by all druggists throughout the
world. Be sure and ask for "MRs. WINS
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
WALDEN.

Orvis Shaw was at home over Sunday
from North Danville.
Mrs. Carl Perkins of Lowell, Mass,
and her two children are at A. A. SCOTS
for the summer.
Mrs. Lillian (Rogers) Foss of Concord,
N. H., Jack Rogers of Montpelier and
Fred b. Rogers of Barre, are in town on
account of the serious illness of their
father.
School began Monday with Mrs. Au-
gusta Pearl of McIndoes as teacher.
Herbert Woodland is very sick with
pneumonia.
Maggie Smith is at home from Barre.
Miss Rose Atkinson is teaching school
in Cabot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
gether true. DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption is sure cure for all
lung and throat troubles. Thousands
can testify to that. Mrs. c. B. Van
Metre of Shepherdtown, w. Va, says ST
had severe case of Bronchitis and for
year tried everything I heard of, but
got no relief. One bottle OF DIR. Kings
New Discovery then cured me absolute
ly." It's infallible for Group, Whooping
Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Consump-
ton. Try it. It's guaranteed by Flint
Bros. and F. 6. Landry, Druggists. Trial
bottles free. Reg. sizes SOC, $1.OO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
Feriilizing 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 14grams, while from the plot
which had received 5000 pounds of salt
per acre, they weighed Diagrams or nearly
twice as much.
Speaking of its 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 of
5000 pounds per acre and the weight of
the grass was nearly doubled"
FERTnIzING SALT can be obtained of
c. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, at 81 90 per
ton in carload lots; and $3.50 in less
than car load lots, put up in cheap 1OO-lb
sacks-no charge tor 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 on
the St. J. & L. c. and Boston & Maine
railroads in Northern Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
PRACHAM.

The Congregational Sunday school
voted to pay $50 toward the ship re-
Gently purchased to take the place of the
old Morning Star" to sail among
the islands of the Pacific. They also
proposed to take as many shares at 10
cents each as can be procured.
Mrs. Clara Bailey invited company
of Miss Sarah A. Hands friends to meet
at her house Wednesday afternoon. take
their supper and give her a surprise. 1t
was success so tar as the surprise was
concerned and also from social point of
view.
to spend the day at the village, the first
time she has been here for some months.
Mrs. Mary Lane spent several days at
St. Johnsbury last week.
The baccalaureate sermon will be de-
hvered before the members of the grad
uating class of the Caledonia County
grammar school by Rev. Charles S.
Hager of Hyde Park. next Sunday morn
ing. in the Congregational church.
Miss Louise Bayley returned last week
from Deal Beach, j., where she has
spent some weeks.
Mrs. Hidden has been quite i'll with the
grip the last two weeks and for that
reason the meeting of the Fifty Club was
postponed from April 80 to May 5.
Stewart Hunt left Saturday morning
for Baltimore. where he has employment
in the reconstruction Of the place.
The many friends of George c. Sanborn
| will be sorry to learn that he is in a hos
pital in Norfolk, Va. suffering with in
flammation of the eyes.
Dea. w. N. Blanchard continues to
gain.
Dea. and Mrs. Claud Harvey are ex.
pected home very soon.
The meeting of the Ladies' Missionary
society will be held in the ladies' parlor
| at the Congregational church Friday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock. Subject,
Foreign Missions" and each one i.
| requested to bring some item or article
| of interest.
Mrs. Mary J. Partridge, who has been
i'll and confined to the house most of the
winter, was out Sunday for the first time
Mrs. Gladly is quite i'll with appendicitis
and her sister, Miss Mabel Darling, has
come to care for her.
A new hymn board has been placed
near the organ in the Congregational
| church.
6. A. Kenerson is spending few days
at Boston, visiting his brother.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
nARDWICK.

Hardwick Il Woodbury. Railrond.
The Hardwick & Woodbury. railroad
is in prosperous condition. By the end
of this summer the road will pc ballasted
its entire length. This spring the season
was opened by the purchase of 3S new
cars. All the trestles are now secure by
being filled by waste rock. There are
nine and one-half miles of main line and
IL miles of sidings. Counting out says
miles. reaching at the summit an altitude
of ,652 feet, the highest point of any
railroad in the state. At the trestle in
the branch extending into the lower part
of the Woodbury. Granite Co.'S quarry,
there is for quite distance grade at
the rate of ATS feet to the mile, the steep-
est possible to be climbed on smooth rails.
Motive power is furnished by triple
cylinder, side shaft and geared locomo-
tives. known as Shaw's, each equal in
strength to two standard engines of the
common variety, This spring for the
first time, two engines are required to do
the business of the road.
A shocking accident occurred here Thurs
day afternoon at three O'Clock in the box
factory of w. w. Clifford. A piece of two
by four timber, which one of the work
men was handling, was caught by the
circular saw and instantly hurled across
the mill, striking Mr.. Clifford above the
eyes. crushing his skull and rendering
him unconscious. He died Friday morn
ing. He was prominent man in town,
an old soldier, a person of property, and
universally respected. His loss will be
severely felt in many circles. He was
also one of the oldest and most prosper
Gus residents of the town and this is a
great shock to the community.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

Mr.. Taylor had been in M. H. Gibson's
employ for several years and as he had
much ability and experience had entire
charge of all the granite business, book
keeping. etc, consequently the loss to
Mr.. Gibson is almost irreparablc and he
feels it keenly. The family have the SYM
pathy of large circle of friends. Fun
eral services will be held at the church at
1.3O today.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04
Mothers. Mothers! Mothers:

How many children are at this season
feverish and constipated, with bad stom-
ach and headache. Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children will always
cure. If worms are present they will
certainly remove them. At all druggists.
25 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmstead, LIE Roy, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

The Ladies favor painting their
churches, and therefore we urge every
Minister to remember we give liberal
quantity of the Longman & MARTINEZ
Paint toward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold.
Don't pay SIS a gallon for Linseed
Oil (worth so cents) which you do when
you buy other paints in a can with a
paint label on it.
8 & 6 make IA, therefore when you
want Il gallons of paint. buy only eight
of L. & M. and mix six gallons pure Lin.
seed Oil with it, and thus get paint at
less than 81 20 per gallon.
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons of L. & M. and three gallons
of Linseed Oil mixed Herewith.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
Flint Bros, St. Johnsbury, and J. c
Eaton & Co., Lyndonville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

Ask your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder for the feet. 1t cures Swollen
Sore, Hot, Gallons, Aching. Sweating
gists and shoe stores, Csc. Ask to-day
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

More than 200 kinds of rice are to be
shown in Slams agricultural display at
the worlds fair.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

Farm hands in Norway receive $40 to
$50 a year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-04

Rev. Franklin Blake expects to resume
afternoon service at the Union House
next Sunday. The travelling has been SO
bad that he has not been able to get
there the past few Sundays. Mr.. Blake
and Rev. Mr.. Lewis from the Free Bap-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-06-02
Notice of Sale.

By virtue of an order of |. F. Or
mOnd, Clerk of the Superior Court of
Wayne County, rendered in the
matter Of w. b. Howell ct ais VS..
VS.. Noah Combs ct ais, the under
signed commissioner will sell at the
Court House door i'll Goldsboro, at
II O'CLOCK m. on the goth dayofJune,
1904, for cash, the following described
real estate, which is bounded as fol-
low: Being Lot No. 5 in the diviS-
ION Of Burrell HoWell's land, begin
ming at a black gum, corner of Lot
No. 4 on Worrell's Branch, and uns
with SAID run 56 poles 10 a stake then
north 5 west 11S poles to a black gum
on the run of a slough; then north
IS east % poles to a red oak on the
north side of a slough then to the be-
ginning, containing thlrty-siX and
three-fOurths (364) acres; also Lot No.
4 in the piney woods beginning at a
stake corner of Lot No. 3, and runs
south 10 west 8 poles tn a stake; then
west 109 poles to stake, in the Wor-
rel Brnnch; then up said branch to
corner of Lot No 3; then with said
line to the beginning containing six
and three-fourths (54) acres. Less
one acre of said land decided by Jos.
FOrehand and wife to N. J. Smith.
August %, 1881, and recorded in the
records of Wayne County in Deed
Book Al, page Ill; also one acre
decided by Joseph Forehand and wife
to Jonathan Pearson on date of July
13, 1870, and recorded in the records
of Wayne County in Deed Book 81.
page 217.
This 10th day of May, 1904.
j. l.. BARHAM, Com.