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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Railroad Pension System.

The Grand Trunk railroad, which has
its eastern terminus in Portland, Me-,
will put into effect today a pension
system claimed to be the most comphre-
hensive and one of the most generous in
the country, embracing every employee
of the road in the United States and
Canada. The railroad will finance all
the details of the scheme, not levying
any assessment on the employees.
AS nucleus with which to support the
plan the company has appropriated a
sum of 100000 for the purpose, the
interest of which with $4,000 addi-
tional, if necessary, each year, will be
turned over to supporting the terms of
the plan.
Under the new rule, a compulsory re-
firing age is fixed at 65, while any
employee who has served the company
for Is years or more will be entitled to
pension on graduated scale. A mini
mum pension has been fixed at 5000
while there is no maximum.
In addition to this provision is made
for employees who have been disabled in
the company's service and also for men
dismissed without cause under 65, but
have not served over Is years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

We take off our hat to the bravery of
Sheriff George F. Winch of McIndoes and
his posse, who entered the Butterfeld
house at Sutton, Sunday morning, ex-
pecting to meet face to face a heavily
armed murderer waiting to kill anyone
in sight 1t takes real courage at such
time, and the dozen men that did it, in
Guiding officers and private citizens, fully
expected that some of their number
would be killed before the murderer was
captured.
P.S. Lest anyone thinks this is writ
ten in boastful spirit we add this post
script to say that when the attack on
the house was made, the editor of the
CALIFORNIAN, with two others, remained
in the barn, remembering the promise in
the Good Book that the meek shall
inherit the earth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
The summary
For the Fans.

Ben Vaughn, who PLAYS with East
Boston c. l.. A., is a larger man than
Ahearn, is very fast and a good shot.
Watch Toby,
Portsmouth plays at Newport, Dec.
81, and from the looks of the scores that
are being piled up against them they are
all to the bad.
A series of seven games is on between
Company D and East Boston {. L. A.
and it should be something worth motto
ing before the end.
Springfield are holding their own
throughout and showing steady inn
provement. Fans here will appreciate
this as it will make the series more inter
esting.
Interest in thegame at Fitchburg is de-
clining and they are playing but few
games. Company D are booked there
on January 4.
Newport Naval Reserves were defeated
by East Boston c. l.. A. in their first
game away from home this year. 1t was
the first defeat of the season for the New
porters.
Attendance at Gloversville is falling off
lately and it is being attributed to the
fact that they have playing manager.
Large crowds are expected from all
the surrounding towns on New Years
Day to take in the East Boston game.
Already orders have come in from as far
as Claremont and White River Junction.
Time works great changes in basket
ball as we'll as in other things. Last
year the same Lowell bunch gave one OF
the best exhibitions of the year. They
were playing in their own class then.
Attleboro is strengthening their team
for their game with Company D on
Thursday, Jan. 2.
Company D have a tough trip laid out
for them after the two games today
They play in three states and meet the
Gloversville team three times and also
the Newport Naval Reserves while away
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

Pythian Building, st. Johnsbury, Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Loved Mrs. AthertOn'S FOrefathers.

A story is being told of woman who
met Gertrude Atherton at the recent
reception in her honor of the San
Francisco Spinners, and tried hard to
say something eft" AS the line was
passing along, this woman whispered
to her companion, ooh, do tell me the
name of the book she understanding
or other about family descent" but the
other said she couldn't recall it, either
Just as they reached the author of
Ancestors" the woman apparently
remembered, and her face beamed. ooh,
Mrs Atherton!" she said, as they shook
hands, II can't tellyo how loved your
'ForefathersV"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Married on Christmas Eve.
Groom a Clergyman and Lecturer

The Brockton, Mass, Enterprise of
December 26 contained the following
notice of wedding in which many Yer
monters will be interested;
Standing under canopy of green and
misetoe from which was suspended a
white bell, Miss Marion Emily Clark,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs Ezra w. Clark,
became the bride of Rev. Ora Samuel
Gray of Amherst, at the home of the
brides parents, 1926 North Main street,
Tuesday evening. The wedding was a
quiet, informal affair and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. George S. Chase
of South Hanson, in the presence of the
immediate family and a few intimate
friends. Rev. Mr.. Chase was a pastor
at Derby, VT, for five years, while DR..
Clark was practicing there and is an
intimate friend of the family
The bride was gowned in embroidered
white mule and carried a bunch of white
roses, which she threw to her friends
from the stairs as she was about to leave
the house on her wedding trip.
Miss Carrie Chase of South Hanson
played the wedding march as the bridal
party entered the back parlor, where the
ceremony was performed Messrs
Armour and Everett Clark, cousins o.
the bride, were the ushers. Before the
ceremony DR.. and Mrs. Clark and the
bride-to-be received. After the ceremony
ices and cake were served in the dining
room by Miss Agnes Hartwell, assisted
by Misses Genevieve and Dora MAJ
Clark, sisters of the bride, and Mis-
Anna Clark, a cousin. The house wa
decorated in holly, palms and ferns.
The bride was educated in the publ
schools of Derby, VT, Derby Academ
and graduated from Boston Universit
in the class of 90. Since then she ha
been teaching at Derby Academy, Mont
pelier Seminary, and last year at tn
Passaic, n :, High school.
The groom is son of Mr.. and Mr.:
|. K. Gray OF Wheelock, VT. He is
graduate of the Lyndon, VT. Institut
and. Drew Theological Seminary a
Madison, N. ], He has been engaged i
featuring for Chautauquas and Y. M.
A. S under the direction of lecturin
bureau for the past two winters, chief
in the middle west. This work he wi
continued this winter. Prior to thi
engagement he was Methodist paste
at Amherst. His bride will accompan
him for the present in his tour of lectures
The wedding trip will be to Vernon
after spending few days in New York.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
McINDOE FALLS.

Murray Mcfarland of Claremont, n.
H., spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mcfarland.
Miss Mary Gleason left Saturday for
Ludlow to spend a week with her broth
er, John Gleason, before returning to
Northampton, Mass.
Mrs. F. J. Lyon of Warren, n H., was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Eli Cham
berlain, last Friday.
Miss Lena WEIGH of St. Johnsbury was
the guest of Miss Lena Moore, Saturday.
Miss Bertha Bedell has been visiting
relatives at Manchester, N. H., the past
week.
George Pickering was called to Ports
mouth, N. H., last week by the death OF
his sister.
Gladys billiard, who has been with her
aunt at East Burke since last summer,
returned home last week.
Alice Moore was home from Danville
last week.
The young people gave Miss Anna
Aiken a surprise party at her home Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stuart and grand.
children of st. Johnsbury spent Christ.
mas at their sons, J. H. Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Chase of Woods.
vile, N. H., spent Christmas at M. J.
| Moore's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jackson of St
| Johnsbury were entertained at J. H.
Goodrichs.
D. B. Locke of Rutland was a guest al
G. F. Winch's over Sunday.
Miss Abbie Van Dyke entertained a
party of young people at her home Sat
urday evening.
The same officers were elected for the
Sunday school for next year: ]. H. Stuart
superintendent, and Horace Gleason
secretary and treasurer
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Winch were called
to Barre, Saturday, by the death of q
cousin Mrs c. M. Winch.
| {. {. Montgomery spent Christina:
with his family at St. Tohnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Central Caledonia Supervision
District.

In the spelling bee at Pumpkin Hill
school, Grace V. Cobb of the sixth grade
spelled down both sections. Mite l..
Church led the eighth and ninth grades
Mrs. G. w. Cobb, Jr., won in a contest
in which about 20 OF the people of the
district took part.
Spelling schools will be held on the
following evenings: JAM 2, -Four Corners
in Walden; Jan. 3, Noyesvile in Walden
jan g. Mountain in Danville; Jan. Z,
East Barnet; Jan. s, McIndoe Falls
Jan. 10, G. H. Stanton school in Dan
vile; Jan. II, Harvey in Danville: Jan.
13, West Barnet; Ian. IA, Passumpsic
Jan 10, West Waterford; Jan. 16, Gas
kell in Waterford; Jan. II, Upper
Waterford; Jan. Is, Hill School in Dan
vile; Jan. 90 West Danville; Jan. Fl
Heights in Walden Jan. %, Phillips
Academy and District No. 26 in Dan
vile; Jan. %, South Walden.
The Virgins school will join will
Noyesville; Joe's Brook with Eas
Barnet; Barnet Village and Aiken will
McIndoe Falls Roy, Walter Harvey
Center and -Four Corners with West Bar
net; County with Passumpsic; Hasting
with West Waterford; Graves witt
Gaskell; Lower Waterford with Uppe
Waterford Kittredge school with Yves
Danville; Houston Hill with Soutl
Walden. The district superintendent
will attend these gatherings and vii
speak on District Supervision c
Schools, at Noyesville, West Waterfor
and other places.
After the final contests in the severe
towns, the intention is to hold contes
at some central place to which eac
town in the district will send its tw
best spoilers,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Another Victory.
CentralS of Lowell Taken In-EaSt
Boston c. L. A. TOday-0ff on Big
Trip Tomorrow.

Bucky Lewis team, the Centrals of
Lowell, Mass, formed the opposition to
Company D at the Armory, Friday night
and after a hard uphill contest they
were obliged to carry away the short
end of 70 to 10 game. The game was
rather better than it looks on paper, as
at several stages the visitors, especially
Fields, Lew and Healey, showed good
form and did some very creditable pass
ing and team work, but the baskets
seemed to be ont of range for them.
DOYLE and Henschel had hard luck in
shooting also, and had they Gagged any
where near all the tries the tally man
would be cutting notches yet. Schock
got away with eight goals and had the
dusky guard chasing phantoms before
the finish. Henschel slowed away a
couple out of his numerous chances, be-
sides keeping Tighe away from the
baskets. Field and Steinburg played
even up to the third period, when Skip
Gagged two baskets while the local man
was busy elsewhere Matthews and
DOYLE however were honor men in the
scoring, the former with the big string
of IA and Pats string showing IL. This
was the Company's last game before the
big series with East Boston and every
body was busy doping up their chances
against Jack Foxs aggregation from the
showing at that time, and the fans are
agreed if the playing of the first and
third periods can be used as standard,
that the Noodle Islanders havegot some.
thing coming to them that Santa Claus
overlooked.
The summary:
ST. JoHNsBURY LOWELL
Doyle, IF b. Donnely
Schock f r b. Lew
Matthews c c, Healey
Steinberg. r b f. Fields
Henschel, b RI, Itghe
Score, st. Johnsbury TO- Lowell 10. Goals
from floor, Matthews ii, Doyle l, Schock y,
Healey 4, Henschel 2, Lew 2, Fields ?, Don
nelly. Point on foul, Lowell. Referee Gum
Time, three 10 min. periods Attendance,
SIS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01
Save This Anyway.

Here is simple homemade mixture as
given by an eminent authority on Kidney
diseases, who makes the statement in a
New York daily newspaper, thst it will
relieve almost any case of Kidney trouble
if taken before the stage of Bright s
disease. He states that such symptoms
as lam back, pain in the side, frequent
desire to urinate, especially at night
painful and discolored urination, are
readily overcome. Here is the recipe
try it;
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

Iohn-"What kind of tea do you like
best?" Priscilla-"Go-tees, some, but
Rocky Mountain Tea best" John
"Why HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
bestF Priscilla-"It speaks for itself,
John" Makes lovely complexions.)
Flint Bros, and F. G. Landry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

1t fills the arteries with rich. red blood
makes new flesh, and healthy men
women and children. Nothing can take
its place; no remedy has done so much
good as HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
35c., Tea or Tablets. Flint Bros. and F.
6. Landry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

A Happy New Year Make few reso-
lutions, and then keep what you make.
Keep diary. Ditto a cash account.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
Virginia News.


a marriage license was Issued IN
Washington yesterday to Robert 5. Lake
and Alice L. Lake, both Of Warrenton.
Mr.. Walter q. Clos, formerly we'll
known druggist OF Fredericksburg. died
Monday at bis home In Rilhmond, sged
SO years.
Mr.. Benz. Jones died at his home in
King George Friday of typhoid fever.
he is survived by his wife and six
children.
Reuben o. Hudson, 40 es,e,mei eitl-
zens of Odlpeper, died yesterday aged
sixty-oue. He was for years connected
with the Second National Bank OF Oul-
pepper.
at the registrars Office at the Univer-
siiy of Virginia the total enrolment, as
OF February Is, was IT'S, exactly
equaling the enrolment at the same
time last year.
William Jennings Bryan yesterday
afternoon at Lexington delivered bis 3D.
dress on "The Average MaU," under
the auspices of the Mary Cdstis Lee
Chapter Of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Mr.. Bryan was met at the
station there By a reception committee,
Sith whom be dintd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
TOday's Telegraphic News.
Illinois Republicans .

Chicago, Mar. "a Five Well-known
republicans will meet tomorrow night at
Springfield. They are the members of
the committee on programme and reso-
lutious named by State Chairman Roy
o. West, and they will gather to decide
as far IS they can what kind of plat
form is to be given Speaker joseph G.
Cannon for the republican nomination
for president.
With the meeting OF this committee
scheduled, the Chicsgo Taft Club, which
WIS told not long ago to lie down and
play dead, has begun to show sig's OF
life again in The line Of platform proPo-
silion. A committee from the club will
visit the committee on programme and
resolutiors when they assemble at
Springfield, and in a kindly way super
VS.. The work. Il is said to be the de-
sire of the Taft people to see that the en-
donemsnt of Speaker Cannon is not
made 81 ardent that it will blind the
delegates to the State convention TO the
realization that Taft Is candidate. IL
is declared that there is a sToug proba-
bility that the Ohio revision plank will
be put 10 the State platform.
The adoption Of the Ohio plank is one
Of The things that the Taft people Gre
snxious to secure. They say it will Fl
TAFT much better than it will Mr.. Cannon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
The Railroad DecIslon .

Washington, ID. O., Mar. 23.-No de-
csion in recent years of the U. 8. Su.
preme Court relating to railroads has oc.
casiOned so much comment among mem
bers Of Congress and government officials
generslly rs has those announced yes
terdsy by that tribunal. Holding the
MinresD 8 freight rate law uDconstitu-
tional, because it imposed such excessive
foes that the railroads W re Justly afraid
TO violate it and thus establish IN a test
case any rights they might hsve 10 the
premises, Is taken as possibly forecssting
sensativeuess Of the court as TO the
S29, 900, 900 fine when the big Standard
Oh case eventually comes before 1t. That
the fine Is "cruel aud excessive" will be
the principal defense Of the Standard
sheu Its case come before the highest
court 10 the land. Many believe that
the decision Of the court 10 the Mime
sotS case gives the STANDARD a good
lighting chance.
The railroad interests are today
taking additional comfort 10 the Ian
gusge Of Justice Brewer, who, 10 speak
iDg for the court 10 the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission meat rate cases,
originating from The charges that the
big western roads have been discfimi-
nsliog against the Chicsgo packers by
charging more for Transporting live
stock from the west to Chicago than for
carrying packing house products, said:
at must be remembered thatrailrosds are
the private property Of their owners,
aud Wills, from the public char
character of the work in which they
are engaged, the public has tbs power
to prescribe rules for securing faithful
aud efficient service and equality be-
tween shippers aud companies, yet In
no proper sense is the public general
manager.
There are those who believe that
Yesterdays decisions 10 the Minnesota
and Norh Carolina rate cases forecast
declaration adverse to the federal rate
law.
Members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, however, say that there is
nothing In the decisions to warrant the
fear that the Hepburn law will not stand
the test OF constitu.ionslity. IL is re-
gsrded as signif ,aut that q, yet no
railroad has brought suit questioning the
validity of the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
The Rte Law

Especial Dispatch TO the Alexandria Gazette
Richmond, Mar. "a TIE decision of
the T. 5. Supreme Court against the re-
duced passenger rate clause Of North
Carolina is variously viewed as to the
bearing It will have on the Virginia rate
case. Lawyers are badly divided. The
Attorney General will not be quoted,
but it is understood that be thinks Vir-
Qinis's case Is not on all fours with the
Carolina case, snd that Virginia may
hope for favorable decision on the
other hand. A member OF the Supems
Cour. is said to have expressed most
gloomy view as to the outlook for Vir-
ginia.
The State democratic committse will
probably decide tonight to hold the
Stale convention In Roanoke about June
IL, though this cannot be stated posi-
lively.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
HER RECOGNIZE NDAIION.

A woman advertised for a cook and the
only applicant was a bar d-facel lady
with nasty eye.
"Where did you work lssl2' she
was ssked.
"At Mrs. Gsrrison's men,"
"Did che give you a reference"
ono, but Mr.. Garrison did,"
"Why didn't Mrs. Garrison give it 10
your
"WelI, you see, mem, she wasn't
feeling we'll and my parting arrangements
gss made with him. / gave them every
satisfaction Tough, and you needn't
think Otherwise for here's the letter."
T. was a curiosity In it's way and Is
given verbatim. The wealth ofmeanipP
conveyed by this little masterpieces can
best be left to the Imagination.
ITO whom it may -oDcern," read the
letter. "The bearer has worked for US
three weeks and | am satisfied. New
York Evening Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24

AS STATED in the Gazette OF that day
the United States Supreme Court de-
cided Yesterday that the two-cent rate
laws passed by the States of North Caro-
lima and Minnesota are unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court says of the railroad
rate cases:
The question of Il g suficien y OF the
rates TO enable the company to obtain
some return to its stockholders for their
investment has for many years been
held to be one for the courts to decide,
as it would be violation OF the cotsI
tuition of the United States 10 Tx rates
30 low as to be coDfscatOry If enforced.
The laws providing for transportation OF
passengers and freight in the two cases
under consideration have been held by
the courts below to be sc low as to be
substantially con6scatOry, and should
therefore not be enforced until after
further trials. The courts had jurisdic-
ton to make such an order.
This decision seems to be a just
one. OF course it is very natural for
people to wasn't railroad fares, and in fact
everything else, as cheap as they can
get them, but as a matter Of justice has
a State any more right to fix railroad
rates at price below cost than it has TO
fix the price of grain below the COS! OF
production?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-24
From Washington
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washinntnn ID @ March "a.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria 1aze''e'l
Washington, d. O., March "a.
The government has decided to &C.
cent the in yitatiou of China to have me
bsttlesbip fleets visit one of the ports OF
that country.
Seventeen ministers Of Manchester,
N. a., have pelitioned Cong'ts, 10
abolish race track gambling in the Dis
trict of OoIumbis. Their request was
submitted to-day by senstOr Gslllnger.
News received here from the bedside
of Senator Penrose is fsI from reSssur-
inc and his friends in the Senate are
verv anxious over bis condition. The
erysipelss which has attacked the sens-
tors face, has proved to be OF a very
maligant character. A dispatch from
South Carolina says Senator Tillman'S
conditions today shows signs Of imPioVe
ment. Private reports received by SEN
ators indicate Tile hope that senator
Penrose will live through the day.
With full military honors, the body
of Arthur w. FERGUSON. formerly exc
culive secretary of the Philippine COM
mission, was this afternoon buried at
Oak Hill Cemetery. The funeral Ger
,es were conducted at st. Johns
Episcopal church. The psllbGarers in
cluded a number of prominent govern
ment officials.
Mr. Williams created q sensation In
The House today by announcing that he
would conduct flibusler unless the re-
pubIicauA should give assurances that
they would bring in for consideration OF
the House certain legislation, consisting
D incipally of measures which the Pre- 81
dent has recommended for passage
A razor was the only indication OF the
existence Of Frederick Jefs, who was
left on an uninhabited island In the
Pacific ocean, that could he found by
the men OF the gupboat Yankton, in
/ ,eir search for the lost man.
Three negroes asked the House committee
on elections today to seat them as members oil
Congress in place of Representatives Legare
Patterson, and Lever. all Of South Carolina
The negroes are Prioleau, of Charlesto1 4;
Meyes, Of Barnwell; and Dantzler, of Orange
burg. The claim the whites hid registration
books from the blacks, thus rendering the
negroes pewerless to vote.