St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-09

location, the people of this county stand
the best opportunity t." compete ion
premiums. and we hope they will i'm
prove it,
The Directors of the Fair are very
liberal with the lady exhibitors and il
Floral Hall does not contain better
display of the useful and beautiful than
ever before. the managers of the FAN
can not he held accountable.
The Visit of the Japanese
A. announced last week. the repre-
>entatlon from the Japanese Embassy.
with attendants and invited guests. ar
rived at this place on Il special train
about -four o'clock. Thursday afternoon.
Through the courtesy of Superintendent
Palmer OF the PaSsump>ic Road. Il loco
motive WAS attached To the train at the
Junction. and the party reached this
place nearly AN hour before the regular
mail train.
An elegant dinner WAS served on the
train 10y the Mc>SrS. Barron. the great
hotel keepers at the White Mountains
and at the Junction. On arriving at
the station in this place, Il =. \ o. en-
zine was attached To the train. and the.
guests were Immediately taken around
To the scale works. where they spent
nearly two hours i'll the inspection al
the works and the manufacture of the
scales in all their several parts. In the
examination of the intricate and in
"cni"u> machinery. the ''Jap>" We're
very much interested. And. if one
might judge from appearances. they
romprchcmdcd quite clearly what they
saw.
When the party had done" the scale
works. they took carriages and rode
about town. visited the Athcnaum. Sol
dicr>' Monument. etc. and then dimcd
at the It. JohmShurN House. There
were about fifty who sat down to the
tables. including Commissioner llida
anu Nv ~ -N''-''''" ii'i'i e
:. phlbrick. chief engineer of lIuo>ac
Tunnel: Henry ID. Hyde. Hamilton \.
Hill. &. \. Putnam. Samuel y. Brown.
E>QrS.. of Boston Geo. Arms. agent of
the Amr> Co. III Chic"pcc ThnS. W.
Knox. the journalist. and Henry l..
Clapp of Fairbanks y Co. New York ;
/ W. VI. Pnmcroy. editor of the Spring
/ field Union. and \. G.. Hills and w. j.
/ Barry. reporters of the Boston .joU,ndt
and Post. There were also present. en-
Gov. TIcndce of MolrisNillc. Mrs>rS
/ Ray m"nd. president. and Palmer. SIT
/ pcrimtcndcmt of the Pa>>IImp>ic road ;
/ the Mr>>rS. Fairbanks. who gave the
entertainment. and several other citi-
zrn> of the place.
The dinner WAS gotten up 10y landlord
Gilmore in elegant style. 1t comprised
abundance of the >uh>tantial>. and ais,
Il full line of the Injuries of the >c;i>on
/ The arrangement of the tables WAS very
tasty. both fruits and flowers helping Ia
make them pleasing To the eye. Durim"
/ the dinner the It. JohI>hurN Band,
/ which was stationed outside. diScour>cd
| their best music. and With the dinner
received frequent and mtritcd com
/ mcndation from the guests.
After dinner the health of the di>tin-
.ui-hcd guests was drank in pure cold
/ water. when brief speeches We're made
/ 10y MrS>r>. II de and Hill of Boston,
and rN Gov. Htmdtc of this state. Al
in. hen the party took the half past
ten train for Boston.
Thus ended Il brief but notable day
in St Juhn>hunN. The arrangement,
for the occasion were well planned amo
we'll carried out. The day WAS clear
cool and delightful. 'IhcPropIc thr"ngc,
about the railroad station and hotel Il
get Il sight at the strange people wine
had come over the big seas To see an,
learn of the workings nf"ur institutions
in America We trust that not only
they. hut also tIrc guests from "rIr owl
country. were ~ faN"IahlN impressed
with our town and lis industry a~ on
people were with them.
A Grant and Wilson Club.
There was IL large gathering At the
town hall Monday evening. i'll rc>p"m>'
T., =. ,..,lI i-,i,J a., La. nm i,nS,. ,,t farm
ing Il Grant and Wilson Club. Charlie
:. Dana called the meeting t" order
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