St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-22

A new water-wheel is to be put in
on the east side of the river ut the
scale shops.
The band will give AN outdoor
concert at the Railroad street stand on
Thursday evening of next week.
There has been "A hitch III the
Knights and Kidder trade, but the bar
gain will probably not fall through en-
tirely.
William Renfrew, an employee at
the scale shops, had a finger partly
split on Tuesday by being too intimate
with buzz planer.
Mcdonald and Griswold might a.
well bc getting their batteries ready.
The news from Washington begins to
call for powder.
C. c. Morrill, and wife are on a va
cation trip to Massachusetts. Austin
Bellknap is trying to ''drive dull care
away at the beach.
Mrs. DR.. Eastman and children of
Topeka, Kansas, are spending ayaca-
ton with Mrs Eastman's brothers,
George and Henry Ely of this place.
Hon. Charles ). Dana and family
have returned to their pleasant home
in this place, and are warmly wei
coined back by their numerous friends.
"A young daughter of Edward
Stiles, ut Fairbanks village, fell from ii
bench in the garden, on Tuesday, and
broke her right arm above the elbow.
Mr. Joseph Cclley from Northamp-
ton, Mass, has opened shop for man
ufacturing and repairing boots and
shocs-over Strcctcr's on Eastern ave
nue..
Bishop Bisscll has appointed
"Wednesday, August 3D., for the consc-
Grafton of st. Andrews church. He
will visit Lyndonvillc the Tuesday be
fore.
Glorious showers again Wcdnes-
day night and Thursday morning, with
plenty of thunder and lightning.
Further drouth is postponed for the
present.
The North church Sunday school
voted, on Sunday, to turn over 5000
to the prosecution of general Sunday
school work among Congregational
churches.
The gate keepers office ut the
scale shops is being enlarged and i'm
proved, so that Messrs. Sopcr and Bel
KNAPP can have room according to their
business strength.
Owners are wanted for bound
books now at this office, rs follows:
Two volumes Arthur's Magazine, two
of IIarpcr's for 80, one st. Nicholas for
80, one volume Peterson.
W. :. Boynton, of the savings
bank, is recreating ut st. Leon Springs,
in Canada. c. G. Bingham and family
have gone to the mountains and the
beach for Il fortnight's respite.
Mr.. VIM. +. Hazcn was in town
over Sunday. His family are ut Wood
stock for the present. Mr.. lIazen eX-
poets To locate at Dcs Moines, Iowa, a
thrifty city of some 1000 inhabitants.
On Friday evening the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gaslill made them
IA surprise visit, to commemorate their
23d wedding anniversary. From all
accounts, the company had good
time.
The boat race on Saturday even
ing for purse of ten dollars was won
by John Bclknap, Kendall coming in
second, Mitchell third and Smith
fourth. The race was witnessed by
quite II number of people.
-Graham, the taNidcrmist, has Just
secured a tomahawk which was plough
ed up in IA Barton field some time ago.
1t was doubtless used 10y the redskins
in the French and Indian wars of early
times, and is quite curiosity.
The CdiedOnidR wants local CORES
pondents in the towns of Barnet,
Burke. Concord, IIardwick. Lmcn-
burg, Lyndon, Rycgate, Sheffield, SUIT
ton, Walden, Waterford, Wheclock
Apply 10y letter or postal card to thi'
office.
Mrs. James T. Howard was slight
ly hurt in front of the North churcl
Sunday morning. She was getting on
of IA buggy, when the horse started anC
threw her between the wheels. whicl
passed over her two OF three times he
fore she could he picked up.
As we go to press earlier now, il
order to catch the mails, new advcr
tisemcnts and changes especial,
the more extensive ones-muSt III
brought in by Wednesday afternoon t.
insure insertion. Advertisers pleas
take notice.
Bella Hastings is making prepare
tions To put up two buildings on his 10
in front of MoOre's blacksmith shop
on Eastern avenue. One of the build