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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
Farewell Reception to Mr.. Hill.

A very pleasant gathering took place
on the lawn of the Union church at
Proctor on the evening of July II when
the congregation gathered to give
farewell reception to Rev. G. w. c. Hill,
the pastor-elect of the North church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the church
and the Young Peoples society labored
hard in making the decorations of the
church and lawn as effective as possible
and they succeeded admirably. The
principal part of the affair took place in
the main audience room of the church,
where Rev. Mr.. Hill received the men,
bers of the parish, some 300 in all,
assisted by his mother, Mrs. Hill, and
by the deacons and their wives and
Others of the church. The most cordial
and sincere good wishes were expressed
to the retiring minister by his numerous
friends, and the hope was expressed that
in his new field of work, his endeavors
would be found to be eminently success
full. At the close of the reception in the
church the committee presented Kew.
Mr.. Hill with purse containing $500
in gold, contributed in small amounts
by virtually the entire membership of the
parish. The people then adjourned to
the lawn in front of the church, where
ice cream and cake were served, the
occasion being enlivened by number OF
appropriate selections played by the
Proctor band.
The last Congregationalist had
picture of Mr. Hill and this appreciative
tribute from an intimate friend.
A graduate of Brown University
1892 and Andover Seminary 1885,
after ministering three years to the
First Church of New Bedford, Mass, he
came to the Union church at Proctor,
wherein he found twelve denominations
and halt as many natronalities, and he
has made them, by dint of tacttul,
persistent and versatile work, united
and happy congregation. The great
marble industry brings to Proctor men
and families from many parts OF the
world; Mr.. Hill has earned the loyal
of the Union church has increased from
90 to ITO; a memorial manse has been
built by the mother Ex-Governor Proctor;
and a parish house is assured in the
near future. In the monthly Vesper
service he has developed a dignihed and
beautiful liturgical order in worship.
Withal, Mr.. Hill has been a man
among men. with unusual ability to
win the confidence of young people. He
founded a fourishing University club
and a golf club and has been to the
fore in all public enterprises. One who
has seen him wave an American flag in
farewell from steamship to group of
cheering young people, and revel in
athletic sports with young men, who
has heard him read thoughtful papers
and who knows his fine courtesy, rever-
emit spirit and genuine conservation,
must predict for him ever growing use
fulness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Vermont for Roosevelt.

The St. Adams Messenger, having got
ten its linotypes into working order,
takes early occasion to warn the state
that the taft sentiment therein is by
no means a negligible quantity. If there
is any sentiment in Vermont for anyone
but Roosevelt, it must have so effectively
concealed itself that little of appears to
the casual eye. AS far as Taft represents
the Roosevelt idea, so far, perhaps, he is
popular, but, as an independent candi-
dacy, his progress may be properly
measured by inches. AS matter of fact,
Vermonters are not any too keen for the
succession by right of association idea,
either in president or governor. The
state is rather apt to require that candi-
dates stand upon their own merits and
permit the voters to judge them thereby
Montpelier Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
Museum Notes.

Following are the flowers that have
been added to the Museum list this
week: Yellow avens, wild yellow lily,
shinleaf, agrimony and smaller en-
chanter's nightshade, July II; blue YER
vain, bulb-bearing loosestrife, tringed
loosestrife, Joe Pye weed, marsh skull
cap, rabbit 's-foot clover (Maine) and
beach pea (Maine), July 10; tall or
glandular cinquefoil, July 10; common
ST. Johns wort, July 20; agd hedge
mustard, Canada thistle, bushy golden
rod and sumach, July %. An interesting
feature is the table of fruits which has
been displayed during the past week
Yellow avens, red baneberry and red
berried elder, July II; blue cohosh and
sweet fern (Maine), July IS; twisted
stalk, wild sarsaparilla, mountain maple,
dogwood, and foam flower, July 10;
downy yellow violet and early meadow
parsnip, July %.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
Caspian Lake Notes.

Rev. c. F. Carter of Lexington, Mass,
arrived at his cottage last week
Rev. Mr.. Thayer and family of Barre
are spending month at the Ingalls,
cottage.
John D. Elliott of New York is spend
ing his vacation with his family at their
new cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw of Burlington are
at the Caspian Lake House for short
stay.
DR.. and Mrs. Jenness Wheeler spent a
few days last week at Newport.
Rev. G. W. Morrow of Detroit, Mich.
Joined his family last week. He hopes
to remain until the first of September.
Mrs. Ballou arrived at the boarding
house few days ago.
Mrs. Mckenzie is spending the season
at the Lake View House, as usual.
Howard Chidley of Enfield, N. H.,
spent last week at the Morrow cottage.
Mrs. c. w. Fitch has left her cottage
and returned to Morrisville. Mr.. Fitch
follows this week.
Local Club Wins.
The Barre Golf club sent a team to
Greensboro, Saturday, and were defeated
by the Mountain View Club by score
Of IS to 6, by the Nassau system Of
scoring. All the Barre team were
Scotch, and most of them learned the
ancient and royal game, and learned it
well, upon its native heath. Scotland.
The following is the score in detail:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
County Court.

Most of the time the past week has
been occupied in hearing divorce cases
and it is rather expected that court will
finally adjourn the last4.of this week.
The divorce cases of George E. Smith VS..
Katie NJ. Smith and Alice M. ST. Jock vs.
Joseph St. Jock were heard and continu-
ed for further evidence. In the case OF
Jennie L. Morse VS.. Charles E. Morse,
both of Danville, bill was granted on
the ground of intolerable severity and
the petitioner decreed $2750 alimony.
In the case of Josephine Perlatti, VS..
lanes Perlatti, the court granted the
petitioner, a resident of Hardwick, bill
on the ground of intolerable severity.
The case of the International Harvest
err Company of America VS.. George Miles
occupied some time Friday and is an
action to recover the price of a moving
machine sold the defendant by the
plaintiff company. The court reserved
its decision.
The decision of the court in the case of
the International Text Book Co. VS.. C..
R. Lynch was rendered Saturday. This
was an action to recover a balance due
upon contract for a course of study in
the plaintiffs correspondence school.
The court gave judgment for the plain
tiff to recover the balance due, with
interest.
The divorce case of Ernest King VS..
Annie King was heard and bill grant
ed for wilful desertion. The petitioner
is a resident of Hardwick.
In the state case of State VS.. Walter
P. Carr, the court has ordered the
respondent to be committed to the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury to
undergo observation. The respondent
entered r A. Renfrew' store in Summer
vile last May, broke into safe and
carried away about $50 in money and
postage stamps. The respondent was
informed against for burglary and has
been in Jail since his arrest. The states
attorney was informed that the defense
would be insanity and decided that it
would be better to have the prisoner S
sanity tested before going to the expense
of trial
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
We Can Do 1t and We Did.

Well, we raised the $4,000 all right
and it is still coming. Now that every
body has got the habit of giving it is
hard to stop. When the returns are
all in the total will be around $4,000,
and we congratulate the nearly 1900
contributors who made this campaign
such success. 1t was a great cam
paign and full of good results. Besides
reaching the goal and furnishing the
means for making the Y. M. c. A. a
factor in our municipal life, it developed
a get together" spirit in St: Johnsbury
that has never been seen before. This
is one of the great achievements OF the
campaign and will make it easier in the
future to accomplish greater things.
The result was achieved by the gifts and
sympathy of everybody and lin union
there is strength
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY.

Rev. lanes Ramage of North Troy
who is spending few days at Ard-na-
clachan, the guest of his cousin, J.. A.
Ramage, occupied the pulpit at the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning.
Misses Rose Lucia and Carrie Girls
void are spending the week at Lake
Willoughby.
Rev. Edward P. Lee of Island Pond
and DR.. Howard Lee of Cleveland, Ono,
are at the home OF their brother, Albert
Lee.
Meeting a motor bicycle and automo-
bile at the same time in this village was
too much for horse belonging to man
from Victory, and he turned suddenly,
throwing the occupants of,the carriage
out, and ran. He was brought to a
stop bv the men at the Miltimore farm
and no damage was done.
Mrs. H. H. Moulton, who is at the
Massachusetts General Hospital, has
been obliged to submit to another opera
ton upon her arm and shoulder.
This village offers inducements for the
opening of an office by an accident in
surance company. Its plank side walks
are so aged and decayed that they are a
constant menace to life and limb. AT
the last end of a bridge is fine granite
wall 20 feet high. On the edge of this
wall, which is even with the road, the
fence has disappeared. But for the
great thought and action, of Mr.. Girls
void we should have shocking acct
dent to record. Two ladies were riding
past when the horse commenced to back
By actual measurement the wheels o
the carriage were within six inches o
the wallis edge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

Electrical Flashes.

The most powerful generating station
in Europe is located at Brusio, Switzer-
land. 1t is also the highest water power
ever used for power purposes. The
water of the Poshacino is lead through
a great conduit three miles long to the
reservoir, from which five sets of enor-
nous pipes conduct it to the power
station 1880 feet below. Electrical
energy to the amount of $4,000 horse
power is generated.
An electric railroad 80 miles long will
connect Genoa and Milan, Italy, which
will cost SAL, 100000. The road will
require 10 tunnels, one of which will be
II miles long, There will be 372 bridges
and the work of construction will take
six years, Power will be secured from
a 1000 horse power hydraulic general
ing plant.
Women are employed as conductors on
the double decked street cars of Valpari-
so and Santiago, Chile. The women
were originally employed when the mer
went away to war. Both cities have
good transportation facilities.
The kitchen at West Point is a mode
, of electrical development. Severa
barrels of potatoes used daily in feeding
the cadets are peeled by a machin,
driven by electricity. The silverware il
polished, eggs are beaten, meat anC
vegetables are chopped and dishes ar
washed by the same power.
An electric pie making machine is il
every day use in a Boston bakery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
Double Taxation Discoveries.

The commission on double taxation is
discovering what good many students
of state conditions have suspected for a
long time, viz, that half the taxation
troubles of the state arise from the acts
of the listers. In two towns already ex-
amined, large and a small town, the
commission found just one list made out
according to law. They also find it
practically impossible to secure anything
even approximating intelligent informa-
ton from the average town clerk. These
two facts are mere details in the prob
lem, but indicate the enormous scope of
the subject and the difficulties that con-
front the commission. 1t is probably
true that nothing in the way Of a prac-
teal recommendation can be arrived at
by the commission this fall. 1t is also
true that about half the injustice and
inequality of the taxation system might
be removed by listers that knew their
business and appraised property accord
ing to their oaths of Office Montpelier
Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
German Rhubarb.

The Ryegate correspondent OF the
Groton Times had the following item in
its last issue which has considerable local
interest:
1T. A, Meader gathered from his Ger
man rhubarb Friday stock which
measured 35x56 inches, the main stock
weighing one pound and twelve ounces
after the leaf was cut away. This rhu-
barb was formerly gift from Hon. A.
F. Nichols of St. Johnsbury, he having
received roots of the same from Col.
Franklin Fairbanks, who procured it
while on his extensive travels in foreign
countries. This rhubarb differs very
much from our native plant, not being
so tart, very tender and luscious, and
highly valued as an accessory to the
culinary department"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

Miss Anna Roberts of Milford, Mass,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Rev. Mrs. Woodruff returned from
Little Valley, N. Y, Saturday
Mrs. Rebecca Hartman has gone to
Meriden, Conn, on a case, for short
time.
Miss Emily Harvey from India and
Mrs. ]. c. Robe of Charleston, S. c.,
were guests of Mrs. Jonathan Huntley
last week.
Mr. and Mrs, Irving Hutchinson and
children, with friend from White River
Junction, took ride in an auto to her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Bacon.
They were joined at st. Johnsbury by
Mrs. Fred Jackson. On Monday Mr..
and Mrs. Perley Bacon and child re-
turned with them to White River
Junction.
Miss Kate Hartman and Mrs. Cora
Cheney of St. Johnsbury were the guests
of Mrs. Rebecca Hartman and Mrs.
Turrel Hartman last week.
The band concert Thursday evening
was well attended, and, for the short
time that the boys have been practicing,
they play very well. The young ladies
served ice cream and cake for the benefit
of the band, and cleared $11.55.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Beck spent Sunday
at Mr.. and Mrs. William McLaughlins.
Leon Lyons of Springfield, Mass, who
has been visiting relatives here, has re-
turned home.
Ruth and Ralph Human, who have
been visiting at William Wallace's, have
returned home.
Oren Morrill, of McIndoes and Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Human of Lyndonville
spent Sunday at Mr.. Wallaces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Stuart and
children of St. Johnsbury were guests of
Mrs. Harry Hovey, Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
CABOT.

Mrs. Pliny Smith has gone to New
Brunswick to visit her parents.
Mr.. Wells of Wolcott visited at John
Mills, Sunday.
Mr.. and Walter Ford spent Saturday
and Sunday at Joes Pond.
Miss Gertrude Mithams has finished
work at Ed. Merritt's.
Mr.. Woods has moved into the house
between the villages.
Miss Emma Woodcock of East Barnet
visited relatives in town last week.
Mrs. Julia Fisher Parrot of Montpelier
spent last week with her father, J. M.
Fisher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
The Guns Behind the Olive Branch.

Under the striking title, "The Guns Be-
hind the Olive Branch" Frederic Austin
Ogg contributes to the current Harper's
Weekly closely reasoned and searching
paper in which he shows the other side
of the shield that bears on its face the
amiable professions made by the great
nations Of the world in the matter of
disarmament" Mr.. Ogg points out,
with much exceedingly interesting de-
tail, that the ledgers Of the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan
show that during the last 20 years their
army disbursements have increased to
more than one-ftth of their government
expenditures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
Mrs. LYMAN Abbott Dead.

News was received in New York, Satur-
day, of the death of Mrs. Abby Francis
Hamlin Abbott, wife of Rev DR.. Lyman
Abbott, at Hilesheim, Germany, last
Friday. Death was caused by pneu-
monia. Mrs. Abbott was the daughter
of Hannibal Hamlin, of Boston, who
was Abraham Lincolns first vice-presi-
dent. She was married to Dr. Lyman
Abbott in October IA, 1857. She was
69 years old.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

The veteran Kentucky journalist,
"Marse" Henry Watterson, has picked
Gov. Hughes of New York as the winner
of the republican nomination in the next
presidential race. Col. John Temple
Graves, editor of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, and next to Col. Watterson the
ablest editor in the South, urges the
democrats to nominate and elect Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Our democratic friends
are taking lot of interest in our party
politics and it is just possible that it is
because they have no candidate of their
own except William ]. Bryan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24
A Welcome.

De lightning bug he come arom'
An hang his lantern out,
De whippoorwill begin to SCUM,
De owl begin to shout.
De bat comes bustlin' in to, see
Why all de fuss is made
De bulltrog says, IT'S up to me
To lead dat serenadep'
De daisies decorate de road,
De clover's bloomin' sweet.
Dey've all done jes' de bes' dey knowed
10 make things fine an neat,
An every one is on de go.
We all feels glad again.
Miss Summertime is back once mo-.
We thought she'd missed de train.
Washington Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

Thirteen is no unlucky number with
the Enosburg Standard for they have
lust celebrated their 18th birthday and
now appear as an eight page sheet with
new dress of type. The Standard is a
thorough believer in cultivating its
home field and Messrs. Rose and Tyler
deserve all the success that has come to
them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

A large number Of the souvenirs, keep
sakes and other valuable gifts which
William J. Bryan received from royal
personages and people of prominence on
his tour around the world, have been
stolen from his daughters house in Den
yer, Colo, where they were placed for
safe keeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

Emma Laird has gone to Wisconsin to
live with her brother.
Miss Maude Stone is visiting at Hard
wick this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-24

Entered at the St, Johnsbury post office as
eecond-class mail matter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-07

sss~-.r.
exhibit second to none at the expo
sition.
It is matter Of great Importance
that the state Of Oklahoma be credi-
tably represented at the jamestown
exposition on account Of its location
being such that the attendance will
consist largely Of the people residing
east Of the Mississippi river, few Of
whom realize the vastness Of Okla
homa's resources.
Oklahona's exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition brought more di-
rect benefits 10 the state and adver-
tised 1t to q greater extent than any
thing that has been done before Of
since. This being true Of an expo.
sition which drew the greater part
Of its attendance from middle and
western states, it is a certainty thai
that proper representation at James
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-07
WILL NAME
A TICKET
Privately the Bosses COneede Defeat
fOr No Statehood Scheme At Tulsa
Convention

Oklahoma City, May IA majori-
ty Of the republican leaders say pri-
vately that the nomination Of a
ticket seems inevitable. In taking
the convention to the Indian Terri
tory, where the people are more de-
sirous Of sts Ge3-od than they are
for the defeat of the constitution,
the nomination Of ticket may be
easier than if the convention were
held in Oklahoma.
Failure to get the convention was
a great surprise to Oklahoma City,
whose representatives believed that
when they succeeded in getting the
state committee to fix the date Of
the convention at time when Sec
retary Taft could be present the Ger
tainty Of big attendance would
make the choosing Of Oklahoma City
imperative. Tulsa won because Of
the remark by Ledru Guthrie that J.
Z. Hamon, chairman and Oscar Wells
secretary were opposing Governor
Frantz. Wells resented the charge.
He said that he is friendly to Frantz
and he appealed to his Indian Terri
tory friends to turn down Oklahoma
City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-07
ALL LIVE ONES EXPECTED


Tonight's the night when the
boosters meet to boost, smoke and
eat at the court house. Secretary
Stephens gives the assurance that it
will be warm meeting and the ball
will start to rolling promptly at 8
o'clock. A surprise is Oh hand for
part one Of the program and those
who fail to be on time will miss it.
Many matters Of vital interest to
the city will be considered at the
meeting. Every member Of the conn
mercial club and every one who
wants to become a member is ex-
pected to be there. Rain Of fair, you
cant afford to Be absent.
Remember it begins at o'clock
sharp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-07
BOOSTERS WILL BOOST TONIGHT
Everybody will Smoke, Eat and
Whoop things up for Chick
asha--A Warm Meeting
of Commercial Club

Commercial club to Us we are given
the information that this train is
the largest Of any yet sent out by
the business interests Of Wichita.
The train will carry representatives
from practically every business in
terest in Wichita, including the job
.bing, banking and manufacturing
lines. They come bringing with
them band, plenty Of souvenirs and
royal greeting from Wichita. For
the past several seasons the busi-
ness interests Of the Peerless Prin-
cess City has followed the plan Of
running such trains each spring and
fall. The business men Of that city
feel il is 'their turn to CALI They
wish to make the merchants Of
Chickasha a friendly visit in return
for the many visits they have made
to Wichita during the past year
They feel that the continuous patro.
mage Of the merchants throughout
this southwest demands an occasion.
al return call, and this is the special
mission Of the Southwestern Boost
ers" upon this trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-07
A Plan to Boom the State by
Great Exhibit at the Exposi-
ton to Exploit Resources
of Oklahoma

town will bring greater benefits for
the reason that the jamestown expo
sition will draw the greater part Of
its attendance from territory that
is the most thickly settled part Of the
Union. Within radius Of a twelve
hour ride twenty-one million people
live and within radius Of twenty
four hour ride, thiltyhine million
people live, which is over one-half the
population Of the United States.
The territory embraced within Che
twenty-four hour radius extends
from Montreal on the north, Florida
on the south and Indiana on the
west.
Eastern papers have devoted n
large amount Of space to articles
relative to Oklahoma and events pur-
ported to have occurred within ouI
borders; the alleged deeds Of In
dians, cowboys and outlaws have
been exploited to such an extent that
the eastern mind thinks that we are
wild and wooly."
In order to dissipate this erroneou!