St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-03

st. cJohnsburp Galrdonian.
st. John.bury. VT, Friday. june ). 1881.
Tnral and State liens.
Decoration Day has passed, and
the Glorious Fourth is next on the list.
Considerable local matter has been
left out this week, for lack of room.
Mr.. II. b. Davis, we are glad to
say, is on the gain, though he RECEIVERS
strength very slowly.
w. J. Bray has just finished extern
sive repairs in wood work, painting,
etc, on the residence of F. g. Stevens,
at the Center.
Gov. Farnham and wife took
dinner at the st. Johnsbury House on
Saturday. They were on their way to
Montreal.
Another change in barber shops.
Fred Lacasse has gone to Railroad
street. and Bowen & Cobb take the
shop in the st. Johnsbury House.
Rev. Mr.. Lockhart has closed his
supply passionate at Danville, and
preached his farewell sermon there on
Sunday last.
Our post office now has ''ladies'
entrance" south of the main entrance,
which will he an excellent feature of
the new, neat and commodious office.
Irving Frost, on Main street, is
building a new ell and wood shed. He
thought this was the cheapest and
quickest way to "repair" the old
buildings.
Rev. DIR. j. G.. johnson of Rutland
has been engaged to deliver the bac-
calaurcate sermon to the graduating
class of the Academy. 1t will he given
in the South church, Sunday, June 10.
Flint Bros. are to move their jew
elry stock, recently purchased of Kim
ball, to the store formerly occupied by
Sam'l Higgins. This will put the jew
elry business close to their drug store,
and make things more convenient.
They tell about good sized trout
lately caught just below the dam mt
Fairbanks village. We are not otlish-
ally informed in regard to it and there
is always "A little allowance to he made
in such cases.
New York physicians deprccate
the Use of velocipcdes by yonng boys
on the ground of its tendency to pro-
duce hernia or rupture. Parents will
do well to limit the amount of this
kind of exercise.
Eastman's orchestra of Manchester,
n. H., will give Il concert under the
auspices of the graduating class about
the middle of June. 1t has seven
pieces, and is widely celebrated as a
fine band. Further particulars will he
given next week.
R. II. Stevens, of Visalia, Cal, was
in town this week, having come to
Vermont again to visit his home friends
at Barnet his first visit in eighteen
years. He is in mercantile business at
Visalia, and looks as if California air
agreed with him.
w. j. Bray is making improve
ments in the store of +. T.. & II. X.
Idle, on Eastern avenue-b building an
office and making repairs. He has
just finished raising and putting
another tenement into Ed. Jenkins
house ut Paddock village.
On the fourth page of this weeks
issue will he found large number of the
changes which have been made in the
New Testament by the rcviscrs. 1t
will bc found interesting reading and
no doubt some of our constituents will
find many things new to them and
worth remembering.
The musical convention, which
there was talk of holding here this
month, has been postponed until late
IN August, on account of the meeting of
the state convention of Congregational
churches, the June term of court, and
other things which would not harmO-
niZe with such an affair.
county court meets next Tuesday.
The only case of any particular
Importance is that of the Fire
association VS.. Merchants Nation
al Bank, which has been sent back
from the supreme court for trial, and
involves the question of Hopkins
forgery. Indications point to short
term.
A game of baseball played on the
fair ground on Saturday, between the
Lyndon club and picked nine from
the Academy and village players, re-
suited in score of 10 to p in favor OF
the latter. A game on Monday be
tween the village boys and the Acad-
envy nine resulted in victory for the
latter by 81 to 10.
There is considerable interest man.
Tested to see the grand list of thi.