St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-08

ST. :gohnsburn Galedontar1h.
5-,..5-1nrv VT, Friday, Aug. $. 1879.
Eorai and State Nf~s'
is this a drOuth
Mercury IS this morning
Weather changeable, but dusty all
the time.
Severance g. Banfield lost horse
Iv sickness last week.
The fire alarm Tuesday was the
first heard in our village for six or sew
en months.
Mrs. r. A. Goodwin's photograph
,oors will be closed until the Doth of
August.
Mr.. b. GOrham of this village
leads off with sweet corn from his gar
den fit for table use, August Sd.
The Harroun house on the avenue
is being fitted up for Mrs. Fleetwood's
millinery rooms.
-Chas. F. Robinson has put in a
small Belknap water wheel with which
he runs his coffee mill.
A brass band of 20 instruments has
been organized among the Catholics,
with Fred. Delair, leader.
The county Jail is without Occu-
pant, and sheriff Sulloway talks of TAX
ing a vacation.
-Harvey's next excursion for the
west leaves st. Johnsbury by specia
train, Tuesday, Aug. 10, at l.3O p. m.
The Free Baptists picnic at Lunen-
burg to-day-going over on the regular
train at 10.45, and returning by specia
at 6. There were $50 tickets sold.
One of the singular sights of tn
week was load of hay capsized in tn
middle of Summer street, opposit
Henry E. Fletcher's residence.
Rev. DR.. DuffOf SherbTOOke, CAV,
two excellent sermons at the Nortl
church last Sabbath. Rev. Arthur Lit
tie of Chicago, is expected to supply
the remainder of August.
-FOrepaugh's circus is advertised t,
show on the Fair Ground in this plac,
Friday Aug. 90, at Newport Saturday
Barton Monday, Hardwick Tuesday
Boys, save your quarters.
The cheated tenn" arrived the pas
week. 1t was not oppressively warn
in this section, but hot throughout tn,
country generally. AS many as ten ia
tai cases of sunstrOke occurred in New
York in one day.
Next Sabbath A. A. Hoyt, of Phil
adelphia, will again address the peOpl,
mt the Adventist church. Subject a
Il p. M, "The Resurrection :" at g.
p. M, "Divine Love-" Free seats-al
are welcome.
We understand Minot Hill of Wa
terford, one of the young men implica
ted in the abortion case spoken of las
week, was arrested yesterday at the in
stance of the injured parties, but wa
released on bail.
Mr.. Munson's engineers are tryin;
hard to get around the Pumpkin Hill
trestle. IL is not considered safe to rul
over it while being filled, and it viii
cost too much to build a temporary
trestle, and so it is hoped to find som,
way around this gulf.
The Knight Templars of Palestin
Commandery of this place go into CAM
on Maquam bay, lake Champlain, Aug
10, for fOrr days. The time will b,
spent in drill, excursions about tn,
lake, and in such recreations as they
may choose.
Arrangements have been made by
which the balloon ascensions will b,
continued Through the season.; or a
least for the present. Next Saturday
evening the ascension will be at f.;
quarter before nine. The one sent III
last Saturday night was a fine success
the fire works discharging according tc
the plan of the aeronauts. 1t was wit
messed by large crowd.
Mr.. Hazeltine defers his proposed
until about Sept. LIST, when
more local talent will be available.
Mr.. II. is determined to render fine
programme in better style than is often
heard in our village. Kuhlan's Trio
for flutes and piano, Schubert's Sere-
made for two flutes nianO and orran