St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-12
Religious Meetings.
znraI aud State Nrus.

The lament of the haymakerS ::
The rain it raincth every day"
The First National Bank declare Il
semi annual dividend of tive dollars per
share, payable the 10th.
This is the kind of weather for
Bingham's Soda and Gcyser water for
those who like it
The hail Monday broke four lights
in Clittord's sky-light but he takes
pictures just the same.
Rev. Isaac Hyatt. of Pawtucket,
K. l., is to supply the desk of the Bap
fist society i'll this place.
The weather continues quite hot,
with violent thunder showers nearly
every day. The streets of our village
are badly washed, and i'll poor coli
dition.
The Free Baptist Society will give
IA strawberry festival at their hall III
this place, next Tuesday evening, the
10th. Doors open at 30. Admission
ten cents.
The principal advantage of these
powerful showers when it Grains pitch
forks" is that it gives the farmers plenty
of implements with which to turn over
an, tb.,i,. u-.t ba,
There was violent thunder shower
Monday after dinner. accompanied 10y
hail as large as lemon-drops. We do
not think crops suffered much, except
the crop of hay which was partially
cured. The storm was limited i'll eX-
tent. 1t did not rain ut Lyndon.
There is to he Il temperance festival
at Lyford's Hotel. st. ,Johnsbury Centre,
Saturday evening of this week. \ few
of the people in that neighhorhood are
going to see if they cannot have Il good
social time without either rum or dane
ing.
Mr.. Moses lIuntley of this town
has laid on the editorial table this 10Th
day of July, IL basket of nice sound
apples raised by him last season. They
are crisp and Juicy lis though it was hut
March. They received no extra care
were picked 10y hand and packed il
barrels. and not sorted over or touche,
from October to July.
Where is the society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Some one ha:
been hauling wood up the avenue tn,
present week with black horse st
lame that it could scarcely touch the
lame foot to the ground. The h"r>'
evidently was tortured at every step
and yet WAS compelled to haul Il heavy
load The name on the wagon ii
Greeley.
1t may he all IL matter of taste, bu
to some minds the only drawback t,
the demonstration Tuesday evening
Was the ringing of one of the churcl
bells. The changing of the bell certain
" prevented some from hearing thu
speeches and music, and was Il serlou
interruption to the exercises generally
If the bells are to he rung on all occa
sionS, how are the people to know whel
there Is il fire alarm ,
Serious Accident.
Albert. ten years-old son of DIR. l.
W. Adgate of this place, WAS seriousl,
injured yesterday afternoon. He VA
in the barn with his father, who wa
showing him how to water and feed hi
horse. The horse had been watere,
and was eating his grain. Albert gath
cred up a handful of hay which tn
horse had pulled out upon the t1ool
and threw it over into the manager
This startled the horse which Jumpe
forward knocking the boy down unde
his feet. This frightened the horse still
more, and he trampled and kicked tn
boy ill Il shocking manner. The fathel
who was Just at hand, removed his IN
conscious boy Us soon a. possible, AM
found he had sustained IL bad flactur
of one leg below the knee, and that h
was badly cut and bruised i'll variou
parts of the body and legs. 1t is To-
soon to predict the result OF his inju
rics, but as his head is not hurt, and h
passed comparatively cOmfortabl
night, it his hoped none of his injurie
are more serious than they appear Tn
horse had always been very quiet, do
clle animal i'll the barn, and there wa