St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-23

fall In regard to town representative
The post office war has split up the Re
publican party, SO that they are in dan
ger OF losing a representative. If
Democrat is sent, it will probably b,
either John E. Willard or Reuben Ellis
On Friday last there was picnic un
der the auspices of the Sunday school
and one hundred and ninety three team
we'll loaded with men, women, and chill
dren, started for Willoughby Lake
Appropriate flags and notices were
carried. At the Lake good picnic
dinner was partaken, a ride in the
steamer was had and very pleasant
time was enjoyed.
Both the petition of Fl. A. Blake fol
the position of post master, and the re.
monstrance of A. P. Taft, the present
postmaster, have been forwarded to the
department at Washington by repre-
sentative Denison. Mr.. Blake's petition
contained one hundred names of meu
doing business at this office. The size
and character of Mr.. Taft's remon-
STRANGE is not fully known.
Wells River.
The first thing in the amusement line
to note, was company which came into
town last Tuesday night unannounced,
attended by brass band, under the
name of "The American Museum;n and
proposed to give entertainments at the
low price of Is cents, for the next two
days. Their show consisted of a free
trapeze performance by Prince Brothers
and concert by band, followed by a
show consisting of an educated pig,
goose and goat, and the wonderful feat
of Circassian woman, of getting into
a box that was locked, and securely
bound by ropes by some one from the
audience, within two minutes time.) A
small man nineteen years old and only
thlrty-three inches high, and a few
snakes were other features.
Coup's show from the New York
Aquarium. was largely attended both
afternoon and evening, and was really a
fine exhibition of talent and training.
having the finest lot of horses, taken as
a whole, that it was ever our fortune to
see.
At2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a
low rumbling noise was heard resem-
bling the distant sound of cars, and as it
approached it was evident that a storm
of some dimensions was at hand, and
sure enough genuine hail storm came.
cutting leaves, vines, and everything
that was exposed and tender, making
the corn fields look as though the first
frOsts of the season had visited them.
The storm lasted about ten minutes.
and bushels of hail stones could be gath
cred in few minutes, from the size of
a pea to that of a walnut. Much dam
age will result probably, as corn leaves
lire in ribbons, and vines badly cut up.
Murray's circus is advertised to show
at Woodsville Aug. 22d, which amounts
to about the same as to have it in this
village.
Last Friday night the infant child of
ID. ID. Hickok was taken with fits, which
so frightened Mrs. H. that she screamed
at the top of her voice, awakening an
old lady by the name of Hill. who is
living with A. F. Mulliken, Just across
the way, and she thinking it was the
voice of sick neice, started up, rushed
out the first door she came to, and in
her half sleepy state fell off the piazza,
one arm, and the neck of the
thigh bone. 1t is doubtful if she recov-
ers from the shock.
The old firm of Carpenter g. Jones.
dealers and manufacturers
have failed, liabilities $500, partially
secured. Since these debts were con-
tracted, w. A. Carpenter has bought
out Jones' interest in the retail depart
ment and assumed all the debts of that
department, at the same time SELL
ing his half of the manufacturing depart
ment and in that situation the business
has gone for about four years during
which time Carpenter has run behind
some $4,000, giving notes and getting
most of his intimate friends to sign with
him. Now the crisis has come, friends
have got to suffer. Some walk ND and
pay, and Others growl; but time will
ell where the amount went to and who
we're honest.