St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-10

Monday, visible in Vermont.
The Academy scholars are trying
to arrange for an excursion June II.
Out door concert by the band
Thursday eve. June 10th. from the
band stand on r. X. street.
Mr.. Earle, of the Morrisvillc Git
zen, wants Il printer capable of run
ming his office.
Elder A. s. Williams of Worcester
will preach at the Advent church next
Sunday at LAS and 6:3O.
R. w. Laird on Railroad street is
about to improve the looks of his build
ings with a new coat of paint.
A stand-pipc has been put in on
Main street, in front Of the Court
house, for sprinkling purposes.
The summer time table on the st.
j. x l.. G. Il. r. will Ice issued so as to
take effect the 9th of this month.
MIR. Livingston began his haying
this week. Three men were moving
on Prof. Fairbanks farm this morning.
The rite of baptism was admins
tered to two persons at the Railroad
street Baptist church on Sunday morn
ing.
John Bcl>nap has just completed
a turbine water-whccl which goes to
Littleton, n. II. for use in printing
office.
DR.. p. II. Brassard, who has been
in practice here for some time past,
left on Monday for Rutland, where he
intends to locate.
w. w. Spraguc, of T. c. Fletcher
and Co.'S establishment, tripped on
the stairs Tuesday and badly sprained
an ankle.
Quite number of st. JOhnsbury
people went to Lyndon Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, to hear the can
tata of Ruth"
The Academy nine and nine
from Danville played a game of base
ball on Saturday, which came out 81 to
If in favor of the Academy nine.
The Higgins Bros. have moved
their building on Eastern Avenue far
ther back, and propose to erect a new
one, two and Il half stories, on the old
site.
The Middle class of the Academy
held Il reception to the school last
Friday eve. 1t consisted of music,
speaking and Il pantomine. 1t was
well attended and enjoyed.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
churches OF the Danville Association
will be held with the Baptist church at
Barnston, p. O., June 10 and Ii, at 10
o'clock IL. IN.
A village meeting is called for Fri
day evening, the 18th, at half-past
seven, to see if c. IL. Bagley can have
the village water, etc, and also to fix Il
rate ut which the water can he granted
in the future. In another column will
he found communication on the sub
jcct
Willoughby lake is contributing
literally to the. fishermen. Parties
have caught from 80 to I25 pounds II
day, mostly by trolling. They run
from to II pounds each. Exchange.
II any one doubts the above story he
can consult the party who registered at
the Lake House June 81 they can sat
isfy any doubting ones.
Leonard Pcnniman and w. II. Har-
ris have instituted suit against the
town for damages to their buildings
which stand opposite the Episcopal
church, caused 10y the filling of Main
street last fall. The present term of
county court is asked to appoint Il
commission to apprisc damages.
The following are the officers of
the Cemetery Association, elected for
the ensuing year: Hon. Franklin Fair
banks, President; Daniel Carpenter.
Secretary and Treasurer; Trustees, Sir
Thaddeus Fairbanks, Hon. Horace
Fairbanks, VIM. Green, Horace Car
pentcr, A. 5. Livingston, J. NJ. Alvord,
Henry Fairbanks.
The county commissioner has is
sued strict orders that no liquors shall
be sold to minors unless they bring a
written order from parents OF guardi-
ans, and that the agent shall exercise
his discretion in furnishing liquor on a
physicians certificate. He intends
evidently, that more caution shall he
used in future-which is "A good idea.
On Wednesday afternoon, as Mr.
Geo. 5. Shaw and wife were riding in
Summerville, and driving with slack
rein, the horse stepped on good sized
stone and was thrown completely over
taking the carriage and its occupants
into ditch about four feet deep
Strange to say, neither the horse nOI
the occupants of the carriage were hurt
at all, but the carriage itself-a new
oue-WaS nreftY well dpmorlIizpd II