The St. Johnsbury Caledonian from St. Johnsbury, Vermont • 4

LOCAL NOTICES. E. T. FAIRBANKS CO, Ml. Jnhnnnnry, Thnmdny, Jnnc 13, 1SS9 pletely exonerated the railroad from all blame.

(See biennial report, pages 91 to 99.) The people of the state are gradually but surely finding out that Vermont's railroad commission is of no practical use, but simply a soft place ($8 a day and expenses) for political wire-pullers. AFTER THE FLOOD. Bean, and the second honor is divided between Miss Gray and Miss Rowell. The latter gives the essay entitled, "Skilled and unskilled labor." The anniversary concert comes this evening and will be well worth attending. The artists are the Park sisters, Miss Esty, soloist, and J.

M. Chapman, reader. Review of this Year's Work. The year which has just closed has been the most prosperous in the history of the Institute. The attendance has been 240, which is larger by 21 than any previous year.

A gift of $250 to the art department has fitted up the art room and studio in the most complete manner. The school has doubled its attendance in the past four or five years, and is now among the first of the 25 academies in the state. During the year classes in phonography and type-writing have been formed and taught by Paul S. Carter. The library and cabinets have been increased during the year.

Prof. Ranger is to be congratulated upon the success of this school, and the good work that it is doing in this PARASOLS, KID GLOVES. We are this week opening our Spring stock of PARASOLS AND SUN UMBRELLAS, Eepresenting the newest shapes in Plain and Fancy Silks, with ele-egantly carved natural wood and oiidized silver handles. Kid and Fabric Gloves. We are sole agents in this town for the celebrated Foster Kid Gloves.

None are genuine unless stamped inside, Foster, Paul Go. We have a full assortment in the leading shades in plain and undressed, 7-hook length at $1.50 per pair also 8 length. Undressed Musquetaire Mits, $1.75 per pair. New pairs will be given for any which show skin imperfections or rip when first tried on. Special bargains in Eid Gloves at 50 and 75 cts.

a pair. Also full line Silk, Taffeta and Lisle Gloves. Gloves sent by mail on receipt of price with privilege of exchanging if not satisfactory. Ladies' Blouse Waists made up from Fancy Tennis Flannels, all sizes, also Tennis Flannel by the yard. Ladies, Misses and Children's Tennis Caps.

New stock of Lace and Chenille Drapery Curtains, also Madras and cheap Curtain Laces by the yard. E. T. FAIRBANKS CO. of carrying off one of the first prizes at the Middlers' prize declamations, at the Institute last Monday evening.

Miss Grace Cahoon, daughter of George W. Cahoon, met with a painful accident Tuesday afternoon. As she was alighting from the carriage her dress was caught and she was thrown violently to the ground. Her face was badly cut and she was somewhat bruised, but no serious results are anticipated. LYNDON CENTRE.

Miss Louise Lee has returned from Albuquerque, N. where she has been for several years. Rev. C. S.

Perkins left last week for his cottage near Portland, where he will stay until September. There will be no regular preaching services during his absence. 1 Pomona grange will meet on Saturday at 10 o'clock. In the forenoon members will be instructed in the fifth degree and in the afternoon come the children's day exercises. YNDONVILLE.

0. G. Chase is finishing off a new barn at the Union house. H. B.

Davis' family will move from St. Johnsbury the first of July and live in Aaron Twombly's house. The box shop has started up again after about a month's shut-down caused by a failure to get their lumber. George H. Smalley addressed the Good Templars' district meeting at Barton last Saturday, and made a telling speech for prohibition.

O. G. Chase, John Cunningham, A. D. Paige, G.

H. Smalley and E. L. Wells have gone to Burlington with the Palestine Commandery, K. of St.

Johnsbury. At the annual convocation of the grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star at Morrisville last week J. T. Gleason was elected assistant patron and Mrs. J.

A. Edgerton grand conductor. PEACHAM. George Wood lost a good cow Monday. Mrs.

Truman Martin went to Hardwick Tuesday. Fred. Kimball's wife and baby started for Kansas Tuesday. Mrs. Bunker and Mrs.

Merrill are in Windsor attending the state conference. Children's Sunday was observed by both churches. Both houses were tastefully adorned with flowers, ferns, flags, and the exercises passed off very pleasantly. Am. Ricker's party Friday evening was the biggest thing of the season.

About 300 were present and nearly a $100 was netted for the benefit of the band. The Congregational parsonage is undergoing extensive repairs. The old was torn down last Tuesday and will be replaced by a new one for which the timber is on hand. HIGHLAND STOCK FARM. Derby, Vermont.

TROTTING-BRED STALLIONS. SEASON 1889. THE TOWNS AROUND. EAST BURKE. Edwin Carpenter of Ramsey's, N.

was in the place last week. There were very interesting exercises in both churches Children's day. The village school closed Tuesday on account of the absence of Mr. Wood. Richard Gage and wife have gone to visiting thei?" children.

Nettie Thibodeau is at Lyndonville working with Mrs. Berry, and learning dressmaking. On account of the rain the work in the cemetery was postponed until next Saturday afternoon. During the thunderstorm Wednesday morning lightning struck the old butternut tree on William Belden's place, near S. L.

Thurber's barn. WEST BURKE. Stephen Otis has returned home. Frank Morris has gone to Kansas City, Mo. Frank Morris and family of Springfield are visiting relatives and friends in this village.

Dr. Branch of Newport gave a very acceptable address Memorial day. Excellent singing was given by local talent, and the Barton Landing band furnished good music. Ada Johnson, who has been in poor health the past spring, has been improving of late, and has gone to Pepperell, to spend a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. F.

E. Flint. DANVILLE. Miss Anna Ayer has arrived from Washington, and will spend the summer here. William Nute died June 2, at the advanced age of about 80.

He was one of our oldest residents. A. B. Hoyt went to Burlington this week with the Palestine Com-mandery, K. of St.

Johnsbury. Frank Crane has gone to Burlington to present the claims for assistance of the Masonic lodge here before the grand lodge. Albert L. Way and wife of New-berne and Mrs. Richards and daughter of New York are expected this week for the summer.

F. K. Kittredge has bought out the jewelry store of W. R. Wallace at Woodsville and gone into business there.

Success to him. H. E. Pierce has sold his house and land to the Methodist society for $1300. They will use it for a parsonage to take the place of the one that was burned.

Dr. Dunklee has gone to his home in Burke but will come here again next week and say good-bye to his many friends before he leaves for Denver. Dr. Marden expects to have an office in Dole new store. ABDALLAH WILKES 7562.

Blood Bay, 15 hands, foaled 1878, Sire George "Wilkes, dam Marie by WBRiicr'i Abdullah, son of Jupiter Abdallah, 2d dam said to be Kentucky, son of Lexington. Trotted trials 2.29. Sire of Saxon, 2.28, and Wag Wilkes 2. 4.O. Voleta, three-year-old trial 2.0.

TIM MS FOR THE SEASON, $50 CASH. The last season at this price. Limited to 50 mores. NUTMONT 2206. Bay, 15V4 hands, foaled 1882, sire Nutbourne, son of Belmont, dam Strnbo (sister to Stephen 2.20V4) by Knickerbocker, son of Kvsdyk's llambletonian, sire of Navarre, 21 months, quarters in 38 seconds.

TERMS FOR SEASON, $40 CASH. Limited to 4(1 mares. MAMBRINO CLARK 3408. Chestnut, 15 hands, foaled in 1884, sire Mambrino Dudley, 2.19, son of Woodford's Mambrino, 2.21 Vi, son of Mambrino Chief, dam Nannie Marders bv Clark Chief, son of Mambrino Chief, second dam Fanny by Pilot Jr. TERMS lOR SEASON, $2S CASH.

WAUCO 10055. Brown, foaled 1885, sire Abdallah Wilkes, dam Nannie Marders. TERMS FOR SEASON $2S HIGHLAND W. 10052. Seal Brown, foaled 1885, sire Abdallah Wilkes, dam Black Venus by Ironsides, second dam Heloise by Clifton Pilot.

TERMS FOR SEASON, $20. Limited to 20 mnrrs. Mares not proving in foal have privilege of return following season free of charge, but this privilege does not Sullow a mare who loses her foal. Marcs will be met at Newport, on Passumpsic R. nearest station, and cared for same as our own.

Not responsible for accidents or escapes. Mares boarded at reasonable rates. Jul LYNDON INSTITUTE. Baccalaureate at the Church. The annual sermon to- the graduating class was delivered in the Free Baptist church Sunday afternoon by Prof.

W. E. Ranger. The house was handsomely decorated with ferns and flowers and there was the usual large attendance. Excellent music was furnished by the St.

Johnsbury North church quartette, consisting of Mrs. J. H. Humphrey, Mrs. P.

F. Hazen, J. H. Humphrey and E. A.

Silsby. The theme of the discourse was "The Christian Commonwealth," with texts taken from Romans 12 4 and 5 and Ephesians 2 19. Society, said the speaker, is the result of man's social nature. In the creation of man society was created. The institution of government was rendered necessary by the selfishness of man.

Government when once established becomes a mighty force in determining the character of the people. There are two ideas or principles in a nation, the divine right of kings and the equality of rights. One makes men masters and slaves the other makes men free. Both doctrines are very old. The democratic idea is not of modern origin.

The progress of the world has been marked by its development. Yet we are not entirely free of the idea that one man can rule another. The conflict with these two ideas began in Rome when the walls were built. After a republic which lasted 500 years a Caesar became master of the Roman world. Far different from this was the development of freedom in our nation.

But someone asks, will our American republic endure? We cannot say. But God's truth will live and the divine principles of fraternity and freedom will endure. If these become the principles of our government it will endure. There is no country in Europe where the equality of rights is not assailing monarchies. In passing from the world's commonwealth to the christian commonwealth we pass from the seen to the unseen.

The principles of fraternity equality and freedom are prevalent here. Ours is a christian government and most resembles the christian commonwealth. There is niuch of heaven on earth. What is the location of the Christian commonwealth Our kingdom extends from ocean to ocean and its Alaskan finger extends so far westward that it is lighted by the same sun that warms the eastern coast. The christian commonwealth is the unseen universe.

The kingdom eternal is boundless. Man lives mostly in the unseen. His most deepest cravings are for the unseen. "The kingdom of God cometh not by observation." At the birth of Christ the world was charged with the monarchical idea. It expected the restoration of Israel's power.

With Calvary their hopes for a temporal kingdom were ended. But the christian commonwealth had been founded. It enlarged its borders and love and peace extended their sway. Today the christian commonwealth has its citizens in every land. We are fellow citizens of a christian kingdom and thecolonists of God on earth.

The sermon closed with the address to the graduating class after which the class hymn was sung, written by a member of the class, Miss Evelyn J. Winslow. The Prize Speaking. The middle class prize declamations at the Institute on Monday evening were largely attended and it was one of the best exhibitions ever given. Twelve out of a class of 22 participated in the exercises which were interspersed with most acceptable music by the Carol quartette of St.

Johnsbury. The committee of award were 0. D. Mathewson of Wheelock, R. H.

Rice of Lyndon Centre and Walter Sampson of Lyndon. The ladies' prizes were taken by Carrie L. Eaton of Lyndon and Josephine M. Harriman of St. Johnsbury Centre.

The gentlemen who took prizes were Elwin M. Nichols and Osborn M. Perkins, both of this village. Dr. Frank Hodgdon of Peterboro, N.

a former student at the Institute, gives one of the prizes each year. The Annual Address. Ex-Senator J. W. Patterson of New Hampshire was the orator this year and he gave a highly entertaining address to a small audience in Music hall on Tuesday evening.

In his subject, "A run through England and Scotland," the audience were taken to Liverpool, Chester, London, Oxford and Windsor castle in England and to Edinboro, Stirling, Glasgow and the lake region in Scotland. The speaker described his visit to the House of Lords and House of Commons, Spurgeon's tabernacle and the bank of England which covers eight acres and employs 1000 clerks. In closing the senator paid a glowing tribute to Shakespeare, though he confessed that he sometimes believed that his plays were written by Francis Bacon. Wednesday's Exercises. The examinations which commenced Tuesday afternoon continued through Wednesday and were fairly well attended by the visitors.

In the afternoon the alumni held a business meeting and in the evening they held a banquet at Webb's hotel. Besides a goodly number of toasts a humorous poem was given by Herbert E. Walter of Bates college. The Graduating Exercises. The graduating exercises will take place this (Thursday) morning at Music hall, when a class of eight graduate in the regular department, and 18 in the commercial department.

Eastman's orchestra of Manchester play for these exercises. These are the graduates in the regular department: Myra I. Bean, Lyndon; Grace W. Cahoon, Lyndon; Edward D. Collins, Barton Landing; Jennie E.

Gray, Lyndon Centre Irving W. Slack, North Tunbridge George W. B. Snell, East Burke Jennie Stern, Lyndonville; Evelyn J. Winslow, Barton Landing.

Mr. Collins takes first honor, and the second honor is divided between Miss Bean and Miss Winslow. The class motto is "Sed plurima superandi;" "but most to be overcome." The graduating exercises of the commercial department follow the other exercises. The names of the graduates are: Myra I. Bean, Lyndon; Albert D.

Brewer, Danville, Indiana Mertie B.Clark, Lyndonville; Edward D. Fisher, Lyndonville; George H. Fy-ler, West Burke Jennie E. Gray, Lyndon Centre; Willis G. Guild, Lyndonville; Fred B.

Hall, Barton Landing; Harley B. Howe, Lyndonville; Frank M. Hoyt, Amesbury, Mass. Charles J. Kimball, West Burke Jed P.

Laird, Masonville, Iowa; Elwin M.Nichols, Lyndon Centre Howard W. Nowell, Merrimacport, Mass. Mary V. Row-ell, Albany Burleigh D. Ruggles, Sutton; George E.

P. Smith, Lyndonville; Ora B. Willard, South Barton. The first honor is taken by Miss The exodus to Europe this year is larger than ever before. We offer a hint to our friends who are going across the ocean.

Buy a good steamer chair. Your comfort for sixteen days will largely depend on it. They have a dozen different styles at Paine's Furniture 48 Canal Boston. New Advertisements. Prices Reduced.

Daring the summer months we have marked our goods down and intend to supply all with as nice a line of goods as can be had here or elsewhere. Try our SANDWICH BISCUIT. They are meeting with general favor. Just the thing for parties, picnics and receptions. Remember also I am making Fresh Candies Every Day.

I am also headquarters for bread, rolls, biscuits, cake, buns and all lines of goods that can be found in any bakery. L. F. ASK ILL. 52 Main Street.

A WARNING. We have not formed a trust. For our recent purchase of the entire and well selected stock of Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods from T. C. Spencer will not mean an increase of prices on any goods in our line, but a larger and better stock for all, new and old, customers to select from.

We cordially welcome Mr. Spencer's customers for this line of goods. We shall endeavor to serve all with impartial attention and give them the benefit of nice goods at fair prices. We confidently expect a large increase of business by this move and make this line of goods more deservedly popular than ever. At F.

O. CLARK'S, 81 Hill Difficulty (Eastern Ave) St. Johnsbury. THE UNION ELECTRIC CAR CO. BOSTON, MASS.

Capital, $1,000,000. Par, $25. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Hon. LINUS M. CHILD, of law firm of Child Powers, 27 Tremont Row, Boston.

J. H. ALLEY, V.Pres., 18 P.O. Square, Boston. ANDREW ROBESON, Sec.

and Treasurer. E. H. HEWINS, Gen. mg'r, No.

18 P. O. Sq. Boston. A.

L. RICHARDS, formerly Gen. mg'r Cambridge Horse R. Watertown, Mass. FRANK H.

BASCOM, Montpelier, Vt. This Company has just been incorporated. It controls the best and most improved system of propelling street cars by STORAGE BATTERIES. Our system will run cars at a saving of from one-third to one-half of the power over other systems, and does away with all overhead wires or underground conduits. This system is being used in Newport, R.

and Newton and Danvers, and must supersede all others now known and pay enormous dividends if properly managed. A block of only 3000 snares in the Union Electric Car Co. is now offered at $15.00 per share and non-assessable. Price advances to $20 per share June 3. Make checks or drafts payable to FRANK H.

BASCOM, Montpelier, Vt. Gen. Agt. for Maine, N. Hampshire and Vt.

Good live agents wanted in every town in the state. 6-1Q CARROTINE GILT-EDGE BUTTER COLOR. The best color made. Contains no oil. Does not color butter-milk.

Try a package. Sold at Wholesale and Retail by L. D. STILES, Agent, St. Johnsbury Centre.

COAL. We are now taking orders for coal for June and July delivery. Quality is the best and Prices are reasonable. MOOEE CO. Moral Insure in the Travelers.

UPHOLSTERING. The subscriber is prepared to do all kinds of Upholstering Work, Furniture Repairing, laying carpets, hanging window Shades, picking over hair Mattresses and general Furniture Repairs. N. R. SWITSER.

Opposite Presbyterian church. Eastern Av Assets vs Liabilities. The ratio of percentage of assets to liabilities is perhaps as strong a point in an Insurance Co. as any one thing. It is conclusive evidence that a Co.

that has a large surplus is able to do better by their policy holders in the shape of dividends of accumulations, than one that is shrinking their surplus each year. Note the following showings Mutual Life, 106V4 Mass. Mutual, IO8V2 Conn. Mutual, 110 Mutual Benefit, 108V4 New England and Phoenix have 114 each North Western, 116 New York, 117 Etna, 119 National, 119 EQUITABLE 128. Moral No need of pointing it out.

CHAS. S. HASTINGS, St. Johnsbury LIFE, ACCIDENT AND LIVB STOCK INSURANCE. Over Post Office.

Open Evenings. A Good Business Chance. The Machines, Tools and Stock of the late Wm. Williams of Peacham will be sold very low. A great opportunity for anyone who can carry on the tinning business.

Machines in perfect order, some of them entirely new. ag 15 I.L. McCLARY, Administrator. Do You Want Work? We want good men to act as Canvassing General or State Agents. Will pay a guaranteed salary or commission.

For full particulars address, THE ROSS PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1 15 aug Albany, N. Y. Business Opportunity. A Drag Store and Jeweler's Shop, well stocked with goods a grand chance for anyone wishing to go into business. Also a good dwelling house with one acre land and fruit orchard.

S. F. COWLES, 4tf Peacham, Vt. The New Hampshire legislature will elect a United States senator next week Wednesday, and Wm. E.

Chandler and Ex-Congressman Gal-linger are the prominent candidates with the chances in favor of the election of that famous political boss. Chandler. There is an effort being made in some of the cities and larger towns to this j'ear dispense with fire-works and the burning of gunpowder on the 4th of July, and devote the money usually expended in such childish amusements to the flood sufferers in Pennsylvania. The Springfield Republican of yesterday says: It may be set down "for certain" that Judge Veazej- of Vermont is to go on the interstate commerce commission. Secretary Proctor and this Green Mountain judge are warm friends, and when the appointment gets along Judge Veazey will lie about read' to remove to the national capital.

The Caledonian stated last week that the new insane asylum site cost only $15,000, and now a press dispatch from Waterbury commissioners will pay considerably less than $20,000 for Warren's farm as a location for the insane asj-lum." When our humbugged and outraged community forget the injustice that Gov. Dillingham has done them, it will be an unfailing sign that themil-lenium is nigh. Some of the temierance republicans of Massachusetts who feel that they were sold out the last spring when the vote was taken on the prohibitory amendment, areputting on their war paint and propose to make it hot for the alleged temperance republicans (who, by the way always vote with the enemy, or stay at home), in the fall campaign. In short they are making a move which looks towards putting a candidate for go v-ernor in the field who cannot be bought with the money of the whisky ring. Among prohibitory republicans talked of for nominee for governor are President Capen of Tufts college and Col.

E. H. Haskell. The movement may not amount to anything, but the high license republicans are rather uneasy. BOSTON JOBS.

The Massachusetts legislature adjourned Saturday after a session of 15G days. Among the notable things done was raising salaries of state and county officials increasing the capital stock of the Boston and Albany and the Old Colony railroad companies and the Bell telephone company, to the extent of $23,000,000, giving the stockholders the privilege of taking the new stock at par. The stock of all these companies sells at a high premium, and the stockholders are thus given outright an amount equal to the increase of stock. Another act of the legislature which causes wide criticism is the state house extension job, a pet measure of Gov. Ames, for which it isestimated the enormous sum of five million dollars will be expended before the work is completed.

The commission to superintend its construction are John D. Long, Wm. Endicott, and Benj. D. Whitcomb.

GO StOW. The rush and wear and grind of life in the present age, especiallj' of that life which proposes to keep up with the procession, has its illustration and warning in the death of Rev. Dr. W. L.

Gage, a Congregational clergyman of great ability and promise of Hartford, Conn. The Newport Express thus comments on this case and draws the lesson Finely educated, cultured to a high degree, and keeping pace with the brilliant minds about him, his bodily strength was not equal to the mental strain. He went to an asylum in Philadelphia for treatment, but the tension had been kept up too long, and the unsettled brain led him to leap from a fourth story window to the pavement and he was killed. His sad end ought to be a warning to all men who in their mental anxiety for fame, fortune, or position are destroying the nervous forces of their bodies. No human body can stand the pressure of modern life without regular and extended rest periods.

Better still a quiet, well balanced life which avoids the strifes and cares which so prey upon existence. A personal acquaintance writes the Boston Journal that Dr. Gage was subject to fits of dizziness and as he was seen in a cheerful mood, making his toilet in his room a few minutes previous to his death, he believes he had a dizzy turn, and going to a window and throwing it open to get the air, lost his balance and fell out. the stone verdict and the railroad commission. In the great railroad case at Burlington in which J.

A. Stone's estate sued the Central railroad to recover for Mr. Stone's death by the Hartford bridge disaster, the jury brought in a verdict against the railroad of $5,000 and costs. This is the first case tried growing out of that dreadful accident, and the best legal talent was retained by the railroad and three weeks time was consumed in the trial. It was in effect a test case, and although the railroad has appealed, it is generally believed that it will stand no more lawsuits on account of that accident but will settle on the best terms it can make.

Without considering the merits of this verdict, it is well in this connection to recall the fact that the Vermont railroad commission, which had a lengthy hearing over that disaster soon after it occurred, com The work of clearing up the ruins, recovering the bodies and burying the dead has gone steadily forward in the Conemaugh valley. Forty-seven bodies were found in the Hurl-but house ruins, supposed to be bodies of guests of the hotel. Considerable sickness has occurred, and more is feared. Money has flowed in abundantly, the total being estimated at three millions of dollars. Sufficient clothing for the destitute has already been acknowledged.

The number who lost their lives in this calamity will never be known. The number estimated last week from 12,000 to 13,000 was evidently too high. Less than 3,000 bodies have been recovered and buried, but very many bodies never will be recovered, being washed away or buried deeply in mud. A force of several thousand workmen has been employed since the disaster, in searching for the dead and clearing up the ruins. This has been a volunteer army, working under strict discipline, and paid $2 a dajr each, and board, out of the volunteer fund.

Yesterday the state of Pennsylvania assumed this work, and the army of volunteers was disbanded and discharged. The people of Johnstown are recovering somewhat from their dazed condition, and many are already reorganizing, repairing and renovating what is left to them. The Pennsylvania railroad has relaid its tracks, and train service is once more resumed. The loss to this road is put at the enormous figure of thirteen million dollars. The cause of this calamity rests upon the company of sportsmen who increased the hightof the dam, closed the waste gates, and thus tempted providence, inviting a calamity such as never before visited the English speaking race.

NOTE AND COMMENT. A dispatch received in this place Monday announced that the first expedition had arrived at Nicaragua, and had already begun work on the canal. The Panama canal laborers have come in great numbers, and have been put to work. The Johnstown flood called out the usual enterprise for which the metropolitan press is noted, but the accounts and pictures that the Boston Herald presented its daily readers were marvels of accuracy and excellency. They had a corps of correspondents on the field, who gave graphic and detailed accounts of everything of importance.

Senator Voorhees sent $20 for the relief of the distressed miners in Clay county, the other day, and in doing so reminded them thatthecon-dition of things under which they are now laboring, occurring under the highest protective tariff ever known in American history, and repeated more than a hundred times over in every state in the Union, makes its own conclusive argument to every intelligent workingman and working woman in the United States. While the Johnstown disaster was the most terrible that ever befell the English speaking race, there have been recent floods in Asia of far greater magnitude. The great flood in the Yellow River of China in 1887 destroyed three thousand villages, and the "best informed European in Pe-kin" estimated the destruction of life at 7,000,000. The lowest estimate was 1,000,000. In 1876 a tidal wave overflowed the island of Dec-can-Shahbazpore, in the Bay of Bengal, drowning 300,000 people.

ABOUT THE CROPS. The unusual weather of the past month has made the question of the crops an interesting one. Extracts from reports of a few Vermont observers are given Newport, grass and potatoes good corn and beans retarded; Craftsbury, seeding finished; hay crop will be heavy Burlington, grass and grain fine; corn not doing well; Lunenburg, all crops but corn have grown well; Brookfield, crops took a good start during past week Cornwall, too wet for all crops except grass Weathersfield Centre, corn has been backward but is coming fast now Brattleboro, grass and grain fine; corn doing fairly well. NEWS OF THE WEEK. A lioness in Barnum's circus gave birth to four cubs at Keene, last week.

Mrs. Kennedy died at the Dover, N. poor farm last week in her 116th year. Mrs. Chas.

Francis Adams died at her home in Quincy, Thursday evening, aged 81 years. A Philadelphia man offers himself to the New York authorities as a subject for experiment of electrical death, provided the sum of $5000 will be paid to his family. Rev. C. H.

Smith, the missing pastor of the Pilgrim church at Dorchester, has been found and arrested at San Francisco. There is no criminal charge against him, but he is believed to be insane, caused by the death of a child. The Connecticut governor has vetoed the secret ballot bill just passed by the legislature of that state. The House passed it over his veto by a large majority, then reconsidered their vote and adjourned. Nevertheless ballot reform must be adopted if our liberties be maintained.

Missionary letters to the London Anti-slavery society say that the Mahdists have made Abyssinia a desert, whole flocks and herds have been destroyed, thousands of Christians have been thrown into slavery, thousands of others have been butchered, and hundreds of the noblest inhabitants have been taken to Mecca as slaves, in violation of treaties. The town is gradually rising frommonth's fishing in the Gulf of St VERMONT NEWS. Dedication of a Monument. The Stannard monument will be dedicated at Burlington in Lake view cemetery on Thursday, June 20. Gov.

Dillingham and staff, Woodbury and other state officers, the various ex-governors, Col. A. S. Tracy, department commander and other department regimental officers and division officers of the Sons of Veterans, besides officers and members of the various posts and camps are expected to be present. The programme will include an oration by some prominent speaker yet to be selected, and other appropriate exercises.

The Fifth, Second and Ninth Vermont regiments hold reunions on that date. The Central Vermont and Montpelier Wells River railroads sell tickets for fare one way, and the Passumpsic and Lake railroads will sell tickets from stations at two cents per mile each way to junction points. Senator George F. Edmunds and Gen. William Wells have gone on a Lawrence A town meeting was held at Stowe last week to select a postmaster, and Bert Raymond received a majority of seven on the fourth ballot.

A movement has been put on foot at Wells River for the organization of a stock company to build and run a paper mill, Mr. Aiken being interested in the project. Hon. Albert R. Savage, the newly elected Supreme Dictator of the Knights of Honor, was born at Rye-gate, December 8, 1847 and graduated at Dartmouth college in 1871.

The grand list of Burlington for 1889 is $107,164.81, an increase of some $4,000 over last year. The total value qf real estate is and the total number of polls 3,365. There are 11 members of the famous Loveland family of Pittsford and the oldest is 92 and the youngest is 69. The aggregate ages amount to 884 years and they average 80 years and six months. The second reunion the 9th Vermont regiment at Burlington the 20th, will be of special interest, as the members will unite with the 2d regimental reunion society in unveiling the monument to Gen.

Stannard. Benjamin F. Bingham, principal of the Brattleboro high school for more than 25 years, died of apoplexy Monday. He was in his school room Friday. He was a remarkable teacher in many respects, and Jiis death will be widely mourned.

A tremendous thunder storm and cloud burst broke over St. Albans Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, flooding the streets to a depth of from six inches to one foot. The cellars of many of the stores on the west side of Main street were filled with water to a depth of over four feet, doing much damage to goods. The storm is unprecedented in the history of the town. While sheriff's deputies were taking inventory of goods at J.

F. Robinson's store in Center Rutland some 2000 letters were found; they were marked but through gross carelessness were never forwarded to the dead letter office. Some had remained there four and six years and contained checks and valuables. It is said that there is no penalty for such carelessness. A French woman named Merin, a passenger from Nashua, who reached White River Junction about midnight Monday, was assaulted by three Irishmen.

The station not being open the conductor took her into the conductor's room up-stairs. Mike Sullivan, on duty aiound the depot, induced her to go down to the women's room, promising to open and light it. They were met by John Flood and James O'Connell, and it is supposed the three assaulted her. The men escaped into New Derby, Vt. Third Annual Meeting OF THE EASTERN VERMONT ROAD AND TROTTING Horse Breeders' Ass'n, WILL Bli HELD AT ST.

JOHNSBURY, Wednesday nnd Thursday, Aug. til cV it The Association oflcrs the following stakes and premiums Stake No. l.for foals of 1888. Entrance $15, In instalments of $3, $5 and sum equal to fifty per cent of the entrance added by the Association. Hotel Stake No.

2, for foals of 1HH7. Entrance instalments of $5, $5 and $10; $5( added. No. 8, Highland Stock Farm Ktnkeforfoals of 1880, Entrance $25, payable $5, $8 and $12; $10O added. No.

4-, St. Johnsbury Stake for foals of 1885. Entrance $30, payable $5, $10 and $15; $50 added. No. Maple wood Stock Farm Stake for stallions that have never Iwatcn 2.4.O.

Entrance $40, payable $lo, $lo and $2(); $100 added. No. fl, W. W. Grout Stake for mares and geldings that have never beaten 2.40.

Entrance $40, payable $10, $15 and $15; $100 added. No. 7, John W. Currier Stake open to any horse owned by a member of the Association. Entrance $4-0, payable $10, $10 nnd $20 $100 added to entrance money.

No. 1 to be half mile heals, best two In three. Nos. 2 and 3, mile heats, best two in three; four to seven Inclusive mile heats, three in five; entrance money in each stake to be sent to treasurer in three iiayments of June 15, July lO and Aug. 1.

Horse or colt entered to be named at time of second payment. In addition to the foregoing stakes the Association offers the following premiums open to members only No. 1, for matched pairs, $25, divided $13 to first, to second and $5 to third. No. 2, gentlemen's roadsters Unit have not been in a race; $25, divided $12 to first, to second and $5 to third.

No. 3, roadsters that have la-en in a race $25, divided $1 2 to first, $8 to second and $5 to third. No. best brood mare with stock $25, divided $12, $8 and $5. No.

5. best sucking colt; $25, divided $12, $8 and $5 No. 6. year-old geldings and fillies; $25, divided $12 to first, to second and $5 to third. No.

7, two-year-old geldings and fillies; $25, divided $1 2 to first, $8 to second and $5 to third. No. 8, three-year-old geldings and fillies i $25, divided $1 2 to first, $8 to second and $5 to third. No. 9, vear-old stallions; $25, divided $12 to first, $8 to second and $5 to third.

No. 10, two-year-old stallions; $1 2 first, $8 to second and $5 to third. No. 11, three-year-old stallions; $30, divided $15, $10 and $5. No.

12, K. W. Goodrich premium; $25, divided $12, $8 and $5. For liest representative Morgan two years old and over. Form and action to decide; pedigree not to lie considered.

Entries for premiums (free to memltcrs) close Aug. 1, 1 889. Horses eligible to only one stake or premium class, except that no horse is barred from stake No. 7 by reason of having lern entered for other stakes or premiums. Entries for stakes to lie made to O.

If. Mossman, treasurer, Barton, Vt. Entries for premiums made to E. II. HofT- man, secretary, Lyndon, Vt.

The stables and stalls will be In charge of J. D. Gould, and all intending to exhibit should nptily seasonably for accommodations. Post Olfice address Passumpsic, Vt. Blanks furnished on application, ft Jn 15 W.

S. BAILEY, Pres't. East Hardwick, Vt. O. H.

MOSSMAN, Barton, Vt. THE MILLER WAGONS Consisting In part of Light Road Wagons. Concord Wagons, Corning Top Buggies, Piano Top Buggies, Made of the best material, liest workmanship and warranted in every part. The Miller Wagon business was established fifty years ago. With Improvement, from year to year as the times demand, they now have the most complete styles and finish of any Carriages in the country.

With our long exrrl-ence and improved machinery we can sell Carriages lower than any other parties in Vermont. Before buying call and see our stock and get our prices and so avoid getting taken in by carriage hawkers. MILLER RYAN, Jul 11 Railroad St. Johnsbury, Vt. D.

T. ELDER, Latest and Best DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS, SMALL WARES, G. A. WHITCHER'S Johnson's Block, 5 K. It.

Ml. Just home from market with NEW DRESS SILKS. Choice Black Dress Goods. The latest shades in colored Dress goods and Novelties of the Season With fashionable trimmings to match. White and delicate shades in Dress Goods, Lawns, Muslins, Ginghams and Cambrics.

Parasols. The choicest line we ever opened. Jersey Underwear, Corsets, Kid Gloves, Fabric Gloves, Hosiery, Laces and Ribbons. LOWEST CASH PRICKN. G.

A. WHITCHER, 75 Railroad Street, St. Johnsbury PURE CLEAN COLD Summer Drinks Are always on draught at the Standard Drug Store, SMITH WALKER, 109 Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury. FARM FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers for sale the farm owned by the late Levi Goss, situated one mile from Paddock Village and one mile from Centre. Said farm contains 116 acres in high state of cultivation, with plenty of wood and some timber, running water at house and barn, cuts about 0 tons hay, besides other crops. Hay all cut with machine. The buildings consist of house and shed, two barns with basement, one 26x50 with silo of 75 tons, the other 26x42, built 6 years ago. Farm shop, granary, carriage house and hen house.

This property will le sold cheap for cash on easy terms or will exchange for small place in or near village. U. G. GOSS, June 1889. St.

Johnsbury Centre, Vt. WELL KNOWN FACT THAT THB "New Model Buckeye" Is the Standard Mower of America. It In uneqnaled for lightness of draft and durability. The self-oiling pitman box is found only on this machine. Prices to meet the times.

We will repair your old machine or exchange for new. Repairs furnished. O. V. HOOKER BON, Jul 25 St.

ohnsbury. the ashes, and Dr. Ayer's office and Pierce's store are nearly framed, while the foundations are being laid for the stores of Dole Brothers and Mr. Currier. Dole Currier's temporary store was completed last week.

NORTH DANVILLE. M. V. B. Drew and wife are home from the West visiting friends in this vicinity.

The band has reorganized and will give a promenade concert in Sanborn's hall next Saturday evening. Miss Helen Roberts went to the White Mountains last week where she is to work in the Flume house this summer. Her sister Sadie goes to the same place soon. EAST HARDWICK. T.

G. Bronson and family are visiting in Barre and Corinth. Miss Mattie Curtis is at home from New York for the summer. Miss Susan Goodrich and Miss Annie Adgate are visiting in Peacham and Barnet. Mrs.

George Rowe has gone to Danville for a few weeks. Mr. Rowe is boarding at S. Giles'. Miss Louise Sevens ana Miss Bgj-nett of Johnson' were in town QAr the guests of Miss AljVie Keith.

John B. Alden of New York has published in pamphlet form Rev. Dr. Hulbert's lecture, "The distinctive idea of education." Church and society meeting was Iheld Tuesday at the Congregational church and Rev. Dr.

Hulbert was hired to preach for another six months. C. J. Bell and Henry De-ford were elected as deacons. LYNDON.

The heavy rains of the past week have started the mill hands north after their logs. Wallace Hubbard and Leon Luck-ey, former employes at the pulp mill, left Tuesday morning for Victory where they will work for Wilder Co. The new plank sidewalk on Chapel street has been finished. Crossings are to be laid across Main street from Chase's block to the hotel, then across Little York street to the store of Swett Co. The two lower departments of the graded schools finish this week.

The upper departments will keep one week longer to make up for time lost during the sickness of Prof. Sampson last winter. The' concert at the Methodist church last Sunday evening was a great success. The decorations were beautiful, the children acquitted themselves excellently and a large audience were in attendance. We are glad to learn that our most highly esteemed young town's-lady, Miss Carrie L.

Eaton, had the honor.