St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-07-09

Merchants DAMN
DIR. Henry Sparhawk, the successor
70 DIR. E. B. Gushing, has arrived in
town with his family.
e. E. Sargent, agent for the Etna,
paid the policies held by the late Sam
uel Higgins, amounting to S2l25.
We are requested to state that Rev.
Mr.. Jones breaches at Passumpsic next
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Luke Buzzell, who lit out from
this place in April, has turned up at
Minneapolis, whittier his family has fol-
lowed him.
BARRIERS Bowen, Cobb and Lacasse,
have pooled their issues, consolidated,
and are all in the old Blackstone shop
in Union block, up stairs.
A Hancock & English flag is float
ing at the foot of Eastern avenue. A
Garfield flag will he run up on Main
street in few days.
The uniformed members of Moose
River Encampment, of this place, at
tended on Wednesday the installation
service of the Barnet lodge.
"A coach load of twelve young miss
no ,,on+ ia Willou0bbv on n nicnic vas-
terday, starting at six o'clock in the
morning. Mr.. Bryant took them up,
and they had grand time.
1t looks as neat and clean around
the Flanders Pump Works at Paddock
village, as one could wish. The foun-
tain playing there looks proper, and in
good keeping with the place.
The Island Hose Co. of this place
took the second prize of 500 at the
Morrisville race last week. The Wash
ingtons of st. Adams took the first
prize in OH seconds.
A son of Dan Wilcomb shot a lot
of tacks into his hand the Sd of July
with toy pistol. A surgeon drew the
tacks, and if the boy isn't as handsome
as before, he knows more.
We learn from Major n. P. Bow
man, one of the enumerators of this
town, that the aggregate number of in
habtants is 5S0l-the gain for the last
ten years being 1916. We think that
over one hundred gain per year a pref
ty fair showing.
The stone cutters of this place, who
requested the proprieters for leave to
quit work at five o'clock Saturday
nights, have had that request granted.
We thought Mr.. Lard's heart was large
enough to do this, and now the men
will see that there is no pecuniary loss.
The Buzzell shops are still open,
and some of the work begun before
Buzzell left them is being finished up.
There are on hand several water
wheels, plows, cultivators, road scrap
ers, ETC., aud all is now under the i'm
mediate charge of A. H. Mcleod.
There is to be a meeting Saturday
evening at E. E. Sargent's office for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State Democratic convention at Bur-
lington July %, and also forming a
Hancock 81 English club. Judge Bow
man has portrait of Gen. Hancock to
present the club as soon as formed.
We find that st. Johnsbury has
gained just about 90 per cent in popu-
lation the past ten years. This gain is
all doubtless in this village and its
suburb, Summerville. The village prop
er has 1861 population, and Summer
vile 7I5-together, 1876.
The Universalist church is this
week receiving the second coat of paint
Flint and Burdick are doing the job
We wish there could be a few good
looking blocks put up from this church
along the avenue to Main street. Such
a job would in some measure compen-
safe the eye for beholding the most
crooked thoroughfare in this village.
There was a bit of a scrimmage in
the Bishop neighborhood Saturday, be-
tween Mike Murphy, the cedar tree
man, and two Page boys. The boys
came down to Justice w. A. Smiths
all out of breath to complain of them
selves, but the justice refused to take
action, and nothing further has been
heard of the matter.
BY invitation the Cornet Band
played near the residence of George S.
Shaw on Tuesday evening. After Civ
ing some of their choice music, the
boys were invited in to refreshments
after which Mr.. Shaw slipped an enve-
lOpe into the hands of the treasurer
which contained two ten dollar bills
one from Mr.. and the other from Mrs
Shaw; a gift the band is in a situation
to duly appreciate.
Severance and Aver are yet doing
a lively business. They manufacture {
pile of centre-tables, in particular, and
all their work looks well made. as one
can judge pretty well to see it in the
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