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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
New City Council, No. SO, held their

New City Council, No. SO, held their
midsummer meeting in Odd Fellows
Hall at Woodsville, Thursday night,
when u candidates were initiated into
the secrets of the order. Following the
initiation the banquet was served
About 100 Odd Fellows from ST. Johns
bury attended the gathering.
Breeders of good horses, and that
ought to include every one who breeds.
horses, will be interested in the announce
ment in another column of the arrival of
Preceps at the Fair Ground. He has a
pacing record Of 2 .35A and was sired by
Clayceps, 2.13A. A. D. Osgood has the
horse in training
Dan T. Gilman received deep cut on
the top of his head yesterday forenoon
while pressing hay at the town farm. A
clamp slipped and he was hit by the
door on the top of his head cutting
deep wound about six inches long. The
doctor found it necessary to take several
stitches and he is getting along very
comfortably now.
The ladies of the Church of the
Messiah will hold food sale at the
church Saturday of this week at 3
o'clock.
The young ladies of the Round Table
of the North church will serve ice cream
in the Court House yard Friday even
ing, during the band concert.
e. L. Hunter has bought the house
on Harvey street, formerly owned by
Fred Bean.
The band concert will be given this
week Friday evening on Court House
Square.
The North church choir boys leave
next Tuesday for Silver Lake where they
will spend 10 days in the Y. M. c. A..
camp. They will be accompanied by
their leader, Edward A Kingsley.
d. P. Celley has been appointed
agent for St. Johnsbury, Lyndon and
Concord for Disinfecto, creosote disin-
fectant manufactured by the Lysters at
Whiteheld.
"A girl wants to do general house
work. Enquire at 70 Eastern Avenue.
The Girls Club of the First Baptist
church will hold salad supper and sale
in the chapel, Tuesday, July 2, from 8 to
s p. m.
"A special meeting of Mystic Star
Chapter No. 20, 0. E. S. will be helo
this evening for work, at which large
attendance is requested.
-Thirty-fve couples attended select
dance at Pythian Hall Friday evening
Music was furnished by Peterson's
Orchestra.
The Barton base ball nine play the St
Johnsburys Saturday afternoon, and &
close and fast game is anticipated,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Rooms to Rent.
Fire Works-Don c. Stiles Co.
Preceps-John c. Gallagher.
Cottage to Rent.
Farm for Sale.
Horses Cared fore. W. Peck.
Surrey for Sale,
Woman Wanted for Housework.
Meats-Chas. B. Aiken.
Observation-Disclosures National Bank.
Bank Account-First National Bank.
Painters Wanted-F. T. Forsaith.
Merchandise-Berry-B Ball Dry Goods Co.
St. Elmo-Randall & Whitcomb.
Cut Glass-Lurchin & Lurchin.
Plaster-M. ]. Caldbeck, Son 81 Co.
Paint-F ollensby & Peck.
Suit Cases-F. E. Harris.
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LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The members of the Chamberlain
family in this vicinity will be interested
to learn that the 10th annual meeting of
the Chamberlain Association will be
held at the Parker House on Aug. 1.
The corresponding secretary is Miss A.
Nj. Chamberlain whose address is 6
Exeter Park, Cambridge, Mass.
Photographs of Egypt, ancient and
modern, are on exhibition at the Athen-
eum gallery till July 8,
Wild beasts in steel arena, in the
most wonderful animal act ever pre-
sented, is feature this season of Fore
paugh and Sells Bros circus. In this
act tiger rides on a zebra's back and
bear does wrestling act with his
trainer.
Use American Little Liver Tablets.
Mention was recently made i'll these
columns of the incorporation of the
Huxham Pad Co. of Boston and now
our advertising columns offer local inves-
tors a chance to subscribe to the enter
prise. This is dstinctively local cor
poration and Mr.. Carpenter is desirous
of fkeeping it so. The pad has proved
succe ,stul cure for rheumatism and is
already having large sale.
At a recent meeting of the executive
committee of the Caledonia County
Sunday School association it was voted
to send the president, Rev. E. 6. French
of Lyndonville, delegate to Silver Bay,
N. Y, to the Sunday School missionary
camp which convenes there July 1918.
Try the American Throat Tablets.
John F. Page has bought of Mrs.
Dexter the house formerly owned by
Homer Carpenter in Summerville, and
will move there soon.
The piano recital given last Saturday
evening by the pupils ofB. Frank Harris,
was greatly enjoyed by alarge and appre-
ciative audience. From beginners to the
more advanced pupils every piece showed
careful practice and Mr. Harris is to be
complimented on the success with which
it met. The solos by Mrs. Hubert
Brooks contributed much to the evening S
pleasure.
-Ifyou have rheupatism try U-ri-co.
For sale at W. V. Orcutt's.
Those having in charge the raising
of the funds for the new hospital were
much gratifed to receive last week a
substantial subscription from William
Storrs Wells of New York, president Of
The Fairbanks Company.
An item is going the rounds of the
state press that E. w. Eastman, the
former landlord of the Avenue House
who has just completed four years
term of Imprisonment at the House Of
Correction, is negotiating for the sale oi
large number of onyx and marble
trinkets by which he hopes to pay the
costs of the court in his case, the alter.
nate sentence for which he is now serv.
ing.
Bakers chocolates at w. V. Orcutt's
pharmacy.
The patrons of the st. Johnsbury
House are now carried back and forth
from the depot in handsome wagon
cite that accommodates nine people
The hack was secured through tn,
agency of Bundy & Weeks and was mad,
by the Martin Carriage Works of York
Penn.
The officers of the Odd Fellows Fielt
Day Association have fixed upon Satur
day, Aug. 10, as the date Of the mex
annual field day and the events will b,
held on the st. Johnsbury Fair Ground
Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes will speak a.
the Casino Thursday noon upon til,
subject How to Have Clean Town
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Woman's Club.

The executive board meeting of the St.
Johnsbury Womans Club will be held in
Pythian Hall. Monday afternoon, July l, at
2 O'Clock Regular meeting at O'Clock,
which will probably be adjourned. The lawn
party will be held Monday, July 8, at the
home of the president, Mrs. P. F. Hazen.
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Modern woodmeu of America.

Regular meetings of Asisqua Camp, No.
S149, are held first and third Tuesdays in
each month. Next meeting July 2, 1907.
H. l. PICKERING, Clerk
DAVID IRWIN Y. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Mystic Star Chapter, No. 2s, o. E. S.

The regular meeting will be held Wedne.ss,,
day evening July %. special meeting will
be held Wednesday evening, June. 26, for
work. Refreshments will be served aud
full attendance is requested.
MRS. LUFLLA E. HART,
Worthy Matron.
Mrs. CHRISTINA BoRLAND,
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge No.
q Tuesday eve, July 2.
S. j. SoMERvILLE, C.. c.
H. E. HARDEN, K R. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Passumpsic Lodge, No. II, F. and A. W.
Regular Communication, Thursday eve,
July rs. -, :,
DAVID r. COLE, w. M.
DELos NJ. BACON, Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T.

Stated Conciave, Tuesday eve, July %.
HARRY A. BARTLETT, E. c.
DELos NJ. BACON, Recorder.
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FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL.
Stated convocation, Friday evening, June
%.
REUBEN G. CHENEY, H. T.
DELos NJ. BACON, Secretary.
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King James Called

for his old shoes, as they were the easiest.
Protection without pinching is the charm of
the plans of National Life Ins. Co. 5Sth
year
W. W. SPRAGUE & SON,
Gen. Agents of Northeastern Vermont,
ST. Johnsbury, Vermont.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-10

Wanted. records of Chiffon family.
also of Sutton and Abbott. which can
be sent to Genealogical Department.,
Times Dispatch.
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REPLY OF col. PETERS.
To the Recent Concentration OF Mai
Il. w. Hunter.


Il. w. Hunter.
Editor Of the Times Dispatch:
str-Regarding the able paper by
Major r. w. Hunter which app AIRED
In the Times-Dispatch Sunday. October
~; ms historical narrative OF the John
Brown Raid, connecting herewith
Colonel r. e. Lee and Lieutenant J. e.
b. Stuart. U. S. Army, and as relating
to certain errors in that particular
part of my own piper which appeared
n III. T,mes-Dispatch Sunday. Septem-
Der 20: hasten to acknowledge the
corrections by Major Hunter and thank
him for so doing. counting myself
fortunate in his finding only the two
or three errors cited. with reference
to which I beg to say: First, the
Killed. wounded or captured the con-
spirators and that Lieutenant Stuart
cut down "Ossowattomie" Brown,
which appeared in the newspapers Of
the time-as stated by Major Hunter
I read, and 1t was indellibly fixed In
my mind. Moreover. my fathtr was
colonel of the First Rifle Regiment
Baltimore and under orders promptly
sent one or more companies under
the major to Harper's Ferry. himself
the next morning leading other COM
panies of the regiment away and I saw
them on the march. was thin a
youth Of Is, but distinctly remember
tn horror of the whole thing and the
dread Of the 'impending conflict
Secondly. concerning the genealogy of
General J. E. B. Stuart, stated that
his ancest tors came from Wales and
were nom English. Major Hunter says
this "is only partly SO" and proceeds
to prove It. thank him also for this
since he shows the Stuarts to be OF
both Irish and Scotch descent. which
united with the English who first set
duced the sublime type OF civilization
that has characterized those States
and the South and which the English
puritans In New England have sought
to destroy.
have written to Major Hunter
acknowledging my Indebtedness to
him for his corrections and have added
II count 1t q fortunate circumstance
that those errors were the incentive
to your historical account OF the John
Brown Raid at Harper's Ferry and the
/! connection Herewith Of Colonel r. e
Lee and Lieutenant j. e. B. Stuart
y. s. Army. in particular since inst at
OF my brief and feeble attempt, II
ampltfies and emphasizes my purpose
to show how those pro-eminent ant
lillustrious leaders ere first Nassume,
brought together and In the first con.
certed murderous attempt to- sieze Z
Southern town and perpetrate the In,
1 famous purposes OF the Northern
Abolttionists." Respectfully,
| WINFIELD PETERS
Baltimore. Md.
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FELGATE FAMILY
.G!$sElyM@lln1l[FA3| &1l!INlAAl thhl

son patented 100 acres In the corpora.
ward we find him In spotsylvania, 172s
and 1874. John Hobson was also In
same county In 1895. believed to be i.
brother. and came from Charles COUNT.
Province OF Maryland. Some OF the
family were early settlers in Hcnrlco
county. BENJAMIN Hobson died there
December 20. 1885. John Hobson was
sexton at Curle's Church. 1890. Mat
thew Hobson was living on Chicka-
Nicholas Hobson were living near
Curlc's Church. 1747. The marriage OF
William Hobson to Judith Fleet. Of
Lancaster county. Is recorded January.
Is. 1928.
To answer all the above que..,,~v
would require longer search than
can be now biven.
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Thorn as-Ward.

To Z. j W.. Charlottesville:
The sketch Of Thomas and Ward wera
sent in for publication for Issue of
eth October. under No. 1907 but was
crowded out for want OF space. The"
will appear November 3. 1907.
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QUERIES AND LETTERS.
No. 1850

Editor Chronological Column:
Dear Sir.-Was Mr.. Edward Dale. OF
Lancaster. Va. a son. grandson. OF even
a connection OF Sir Thomas Dale? II
be much obliged. III. 81.
T.ynchhurg. Va.
Major Edward Dale, of the Lancas-
ter county militia of 1880. could hardly
have been son OF Sir Thomas Dale.
who first came to the colony in 1911,
and died In 1920: but he might have
been a grandson. though VIC can find
no evidence Of this fact.
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(No. 14l7.)
GibxOn.


Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,-The emigrant Johnathan
Gibson was brother Ct the celebrated
Bishop OF LONDON. He came to Viz.
now Is Essex county. on the Kappa
hammock River. He married a Miss Cat
lett. His son. Jonathan Catlett Isn.
married Miss Langhorne. His grand
son. Johnathan Catlett t2d). married
son. Johnathan Catlett f3d). married.
first. Martha cambridge. daughter OF
Col. Burgess Ball: and GRANDDAUGHTER
of Col Charles Washington. of Jefer-
son county. Va. and his wife. Frances
Thornton: and his second wife was
Mary Williams daughter OF Judge John
Shacklcford. OF Culpeper county, Va.
Their son, Col. Jonathan catlets 4, Glib
ninth Virginia Infantry during the War
between the States. 1ss1-'e5. He mar
,ried his cousin, Mary George. daughter
neper: VIII. was eighteen wears Judge OF
Edwin Gibson. of Culpeper. married
Miss Jamie Grigg, OF Richmond. Va.
now about Ten years Of age. This is,
catiett Gibson. The Susanna Harrison
named was. thirk. Eranddaughter
thnn catlett Gibson and Mary Williams
.;;h acklnfnrd. Of Cnlpeper. Va. were Mrs.
John Buckner, Of Rarnahannock. Mrs.
Can't Can't Pearce Gihson. g, S. a.. Killed In
j 62 in Maryland: Mrs. Ann Webb. OF
Alabama: Rev. John Shackleford, Mil-
ired Il Susarnah. Hon. Eustace. Of West
y,rgiata: Bette. and Edwin. one OIL
Moshy's men. and Col. Iohnathan Cats
lett. LAWYER United States district at
torney and colonel in the Confederate
States army. All Of these are row
dead except Nrs John 5Ruckner. Of Rap.
rchnnnock county. The Jnhnathan
Catlett Gibson who married Miss Lang
horne, was one of the god-fnthers Of
James Madison Mt his hapt'sm. G.,
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No. 1923.


Mr. Editor: am anxious to ascertain
some facts about tho Allen family %
Virginia. Will you kindly tell me I'm
your sunday column? Thomas Poor.
married Miss Allen. OF Virginia. and
emigrated to South Carolina before
the Revolution. Colonel William Allen
married a Miss Eliza II think) Parks:
their son. John Allen. married Eliza
beth Harper. daughter OF General
Juderthan Harper, OF the Revolution
and War OF 1872. Ills wife was Miss
Gizeal Parks. She died at ninety-one
years In Randolph county, North Caro-.
lima. John Allen died at twenty three,
and left daughter who married DR..
William r. Holt, OF Lexington. N. c.
Any information about the families
will be most gratefully received.
Thanking you In advance.
G. j. e. p.
Your query is rather Indefinite.
There were Aliens In many counties
In Virginia. If you will tell which
starts from we might aid you. but to
search over every county record is i'm
possible for The Times-Dispatch to do
gratis. for 1t has to pay It's writer's
| to do this: nor can we follow the fami-
lies above mentioned to North or South
Carolina: our records only embrace
Virginia. We have the marriage
records, Wills. deeds, etc, OF many
counties. and only ask our correspond
ents to be explicit, and give counties
and dates II possible, which will help
us greatly.
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AS a reply to the request. for some
thing on this very unusual name the
following is given, though the records
OF this family are very few:
They were evidently In high sta
ton in England. and were among the
first OF the Cavaliers to come over.
The name OF William Felgate appears
on the roll Of emigrants In 1920. In
1882. the name OF Robt Felgatc Is
given. who settled at Suffolk. in South
ampton county. and Is said to have
brought over the present arms. which
are here given. He must have b en-
a brother OF William. as only the two
are given by Hening who spells the
name also Fellgate. which was the old
English style. AS he does not men,
tlon either as being in the Colonial
service. 1t lis presumed they were killed
by the Indians or returned to Eng
land: yet Robtrt evidently remained
longer in the Colony. and probably left
descendants. The arms signify the
chase. in tho rowels and broken spear
held by the griffin, but no motto is
given. and II Is only conf cture to
state that they were OF the nobility.
since go few annals arc handed down
concerning them. Perhaps a more In
tricate So arch than we have been able
to give might reveal more OF inter-
est to any Of the descendants now liv-
ing.
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baltimore. Md.
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No la22.
lI0bson.

Mr.. Editor: shall be very grateful
for any facts you will give relative
to the ancestors and descendants ut
Captain John Hobson. one OF the orlgl-
nal settlers OF Isle OF Wight county.
Did hts grandson or great-grandson
found the North Carolina Hobson FAM
|iIy? How was this family related 10
the King family? Will you not pub
lish IN your columns sketch OF the
IIobson family and give coat Of arms?
I, DESCENDANT.
Samuel aobson Is believed to have
been the first to emf CRATE, but brought
! no coHt armor wi tn him. Thomas Hob
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"'No amendment shall be made to
the Constitution which will authorize
or give to Congress the power to ahol-
ish or to interfere within any State
with the domestic institutions thereof.
including that OF persons held to labor
or service by the avs CT said State
ut was the fear OF the South In.
her possession OF labor and capital
united In the slave that excited the
North and brought forth the wall that
the country could no. remain half
slave and half free, not because Of ah-i
horrence OF slavery by the North. not
because OF sentiment for the slave. as
Congress, but because in slaves there.
was protection to the South against
conflict between capital and lahrr.
William II. Seward. In his almost SUI
perhuman penetration OF the future
foresaw and foretold that In the ever
| increasing incursions OF aliens into
this country there would be. sooner or
later under the form of this govern
ment, where suffrage Is universal and
It's control potential. antagonisms be-
! tween labor and rnpital dangerous to
| the veal of the North. while the Soutl
would be safe against such disturb
! nrces In being the owners OF her
labor. have vague impression TINT
Seward promulgated this view to my
| HnlTe Wnen ne WIS IIESS tNfORVIuCI VI
Virginia and II Is irdtsputable that
Lincoln feized the expression as a shib.
boleth. and shouted II on the huFtirgs
in Illinois m rabulum to captivate the
masses. ignorant OF It's Significance.
ir'amcd against the South and well
coming any inquiry to do her rwror &.
Years and wears WAS the cry that the
country could not remain half slave
ard ralf free, that there was an IRE
nrcss'hle conflict between the sections
emphasized In the North. TO infuriate II
tn aggression upon the South In en-
enactment upon her reserved rights
to exasrerate her to some extreme
action: to incense her TO commission
that might provoke the interference ot
tire government and assure the de-
structlon OF the labor OF the South. no,
In that lahor's interest, but that The
South should not have the advantage
OF the combination OF labor rnd cnnl.
tai In the slaves. As Congress de-
clarcd, there was no authority 70 Inter.
fe.e with the domestic institutions OF
any State, including that OF personi
held to service or labor by the laws
OF said State. War Was the only resort
by which the slaves could be set free
and the labor OF the South annihllatsd
War was the refuge. and military ne
ccss,ty,' ana myriads OF mercenariel
were the ready rescus. anntsnd tha'
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/; Irtrrstate Commerce.
The podc--what are you digging away NJ
new. old mani
ltetion. think II expedlent to get my-
self up 1ittlesir the law governing corn-
i. on carriers.--Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-14

are bores Of a mastodon. a beast
which In prehistoric days grew into
enormous size. Some Of the bones Of
It's body are nine inches In diameter
One of its teeth is as large as the
crown of mans hat. These bones
were found in an excavation at Sec
ond street and Lydia avenue June 81,
1900.
But the zones of animals are only
one Of the fascinating displays at the
museum. There are oriental collec-
tions, Egyptian relics, Indian pieces.
There are birds, beasts, insects, fossils
---curios in endless numbers. 1t would
take a person week to exapline the
Indian curios alone. The arrow-heads,
tonnahawks, pipes, beadwork mecca
sins. are there In hundred lots. One
little headed belt, made by Grew
Indian woman, is said TO be the finest
piece Of work ever seen in the west
J The belt is about two inches wide
the body Of buckslxin II is covered
with thousands OF colored beads
worked in SO that they show a series
OF American Beauty roses.
There ore arrow heads in the mu
scum. collected all the way from New
York to San Francisco. There is ons
large display Of them, gathered In ant
around Kansas City. They were made
many years ago by the Wyandottc
4 Shawnee and Creek tribes. Some oil
mortars and pestles, used BY the In
dians around this section Of the west
| for preparing food. are also on dis
play ii the museum. They seem 8
odd and crude.
~One old relic of which we are yer
proud, said the custodian Of the mi
scum. lis this old Seth Thomas clool
made In Plymouth. It Is one Of th
old grandiathers variety, a eloc
made entirely Of wood. It's cogwheel
are OF wood. its regulator OF woo'
with the exception Of the hands an
a few wires used as pins there Ii Il
steel or iron in It. There are few
these clocks in existence"
one OF the rarest collections
the museum is the property Of Mr.
Clark Salmon, obtained from the q
ent. Carved ivory and mahogany Il
ages. trinkets in endless variety a
} ia IL One rosary In the collectit
! was blessed by Pope Leo XIII.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


TO prevent white fabrics, such as
tulle or silk evening gowns, lace on
crepe shawIs. becoming yellow when
packed away. sprinkle bits OF white
wax freely among the folds.
AIacaroni or rice, If placed In q col
ander after cooking and rlnsed with
cold water will not stick together IN
solid mass, as 1t is otherwise in
clined ta do. Tie rice can be put into
the oven for moment afterward To
reheat.
Wallpaper which Is not stained In
any way, but simply soiled by dust or
smoke, can be cleaned by the simple
means Of oatmeal, This should be APP
piled with piece Of flannel, the whole
surface Of the wall being gone over
/ by degrees.
In case Of d used floor, little lin
seed oil rubbed in, and the tiles sub
sequently polished. brings. up the col
ors wonderfully.
TO clean kettle, fill with potato
parings and boil fast until quite clean.