St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-07-01

ST. cyOfmsburp (aledOnian.
st. Johnsbury. VT, Friday, July 1. 1881.
Focal sFd State rafms.
Stay in town on Monday. 1t Is
"the day we celebrate
The state convention of the w. G.
T. L. meets here the last of August OF
the first of September
A thirteen-year-o daughter OF
Henry circuit, of the Spaulding neigh
borhoOd, was buried here on Tuesday
The new band stand at the head OF
Main street will he dedicated this
(Thursday,) evening.
In another column will he found a
notice concerning the mails, which is
of interest to everybody.
The village baseball nine played
at Danville ON Friday, and were beat
en- by score of I3 to IL.
Maj. Geo. w. Bonett has put in a
new set of Fairbanks six-ton scales,
near his shop at Paddock village.
Rev. Mr.. Owens, of Lyndon,
preached at the Free Baptist church on
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. Mr.
Lockhart.
William Emcrson's two-hOrse team
ran away on Railroad street last Friday
morning, and smashed wagon for
Oliver Curricr of Lyndonvillc.
"A party of eight left town Tues
day morning for two or three days
recreation in the vicinity of Ticonder-
roga and Ausablc Chasm. n. Y.
Rev. Mr.. Jones occupied the pulpit
of the North church on Sunday, for
the first time in several months. He was
assisted by Rev. II. T. Fuller
C. V. Eastman, who has kept the
boarding house on Main street, near
the academy is about to leave town
and go into the hotel business at Hen
mixer, n. Y.
Mr.. w. b. Anderson, formerly a
merchant here, but now of Bakersfield,
has leased the Kimball store in
Browns block, and will return here
about the last of August.
If the weather is favorable, the
ladies of the Free Baptist church will
give Il strawberry festival on the park
at the north end of Main street, this
Thursday evening.
The strawberry business is lively
now. The merchants have begun to
run" each other on prices, and as
many us - bushels have been disposed
of 10y one dealer in a single day.
Charles NJ. Carpenter has COM
mcnced the erection of IL two story
house on his land on Cliff street oppO-
site A. ID. Rowell's. Mr. Carpenter
has several desirable building lots
there for sale.
The trustees have held one meet
ing, in accordance with instructions
from the village, to consider the price
at which Bagley can have the water,
and tomorrow friday evening they
meet again for the same purpose.
The assessed valuation of personal
property and real estate in this town
the present year is S2.793, 5l6,OO val
uation in the village, 50, I57 ,236, 90
The total indebtedness of town and
village is S2l0, 10000.
Tho childrcn's services at the
Church of the Messiah on Sunday even
ing were very interesting and largely
attended. The day was also observed
as childrcn's Sunday at the Methodist
church.
The post office deliveries will he
open Monday, July 4th, from . to lO
a. M, and from G to p. m. All mails
will he distributed upon their arrival,
and the lock boxes will he accessible
at all hours of the day.
The delay i'll laying the projected
brick walks is caused 10y the trustees
having to wait for the manufacture OF
suitable brick. They desire good
article, and Clulcy proposes to furnish
one with which no fault can Ice found.
Summer travel began on Monday
and began III earnest, too. The express
and mail trains over the Passumpsi
were well loaded, and mt Wells Rive