St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-06-17


The Free Baptist society cOntem
plate having an out door entertainment
soon on the park ut the north end of
Main street.
Miller x Ryan, the old and reliable
carriage makers at the depot, have Il
good stock of all kinds on hand. They
also put tops on buggics, fashionable
thing these days.
The northern association of Uni
vcrsalists, embracing the countries of
Caledonia. Essex and Orleans, and also
the Province of Quebec hold its annual
session at Derby Line on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
Rev. DIR. j. G. johnson of Rutland
is expected To preach ut the North
church Sabbath morning, and give the
baccalaurcatc before the graduating
class of the Academy at the South
church in the evening.
The moon was totally eclipsed on
Sunday morning, very early. To the
few who were up ut the proper time it
was the sight of lifetime. Not Il
IA great many st. Johnsbury people,
however, can boast of having seen it.
Rev. n. f. Putnam, rector of the
Episcopal church i'll this place, has pre-
scented his resignation which has been
accepted, and it is expected he will
leave about the first of September. He
has Il call to a church at Peekskill, n. Y.
An attachc of the railroad Office
here who has just returned from New
Brunswick, tells about picking up
eleven hundred trout in fourteen days.
New Brunswick apparently offers am
pie opportunity for casting ones lines
in pleasant places.
The employees on the mail train
over the Lake road this morning found
trcstlc bridge on fire above Fair
banks village, and stopped and put ont
into this station. The fire was set by
a preceding train.
The strawberry festival at the
South church on Friday night last was
well attended. Aside from attractions
offered 10y the refreshments there were
musical and other exercises which com
bincd to afford genuine entertainment
Ia those present.
w. A. Bcecher has the agency of
Abbott's pictorial notes on the Revised
bury, Barnet, Waterford, and Lyndon.
These notes are 10y Revs. John S. C.
Abbott, Jacob, and Lyman Abbott
Don't buy until you see this book.
Sid. Miller is alleged to have spear
ed trout weighing two pounds in the
eddy just back of his shop, the other
day Nobody else need look for the
same luck i'll that particular spot, rs
the heavyweight trout will hereafter
there.
W. w. Eldcn, agent for the Ma.
tional Mail company, of Camden, n. Y.
was in town this week, letting "sta
rontcn mail contracts. The mail from
st. Johnsbury to Littleton, n. H., is t.
he carried by VIM. Sunbury from st
Johnsbury to North Danville by Isaa
Church.
We are informed that new sys
tenn of sewage has been inaugurate'
by one of the jewellers i'll the centra
part of Caledonia street, which is no
at all agreeable to his neighbors. Cess
pools are not just the thing i'll front q
residences, and the attention of the au
thorities is invited To the matter
This section was visited by Sigh
shower Tuesday night, and the wealth
cr since has grown extremely cold ia
the season with increasing signs {
another June freeze. 1t has been
very singular June thus far. Crop
which looked very forward in Ma
have had "A decided "backset.n
J. A. Belado, a checker-pla e
from Wells River, was in town on Frida
and PLAYED in the afternoon with Ale!
Dunnett, of Ryegate, and beat hin
In the evening Bellado played wit
Judge Perley of Hardwick, the game
resulting two Ia one in Belado's favo
The latter has considerable reputatio
~ a player, and the games here ON FIR
a day attracted some attention.
At the Sunday school concert
y the North church on Sunday evening
Col. Fairbanks, the superintendent
gave an interesting account of I'll
Yosemite Valley and illustrated his r,
marks by maps, views, etc. He CAV
the audience a good idea of the size
some of the big trees of California. An
especially of the Grizzly Giant by
string with which he had measured II
circumference of the latter, and viii,
extended nearly twice the length of .
aisle.