St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-16

ri. cy0ttnsbllrn Qaledonlar.
st. bloomsbury. VT, Friday. sept, 10. 1891.
Toeal and State safHs.
w. T. Horizons little boy has been
dangerously i'll with scarletina, but is
now better.
A cheap excursion to New York is
advertised now, via Burlington and
Lake Champlain.
Rev. n. F. Putnam was in town
last week. He began his labors AT
Peekskill on Sunday last.
A freight off the track near West
Burke on Thursday afternoon delayed
trains for about two hours and half
There will be "A telephone line from
the fair ground, next week, to the cen
trail office at Bingham's, for the trans
mission of business messages.
-Ide's mill, at Passumpsic, has been
shut down for some time for repairs
but will be running again on Saturday
Mrs. c. +. Wise, of Spring street
has sold her house. The purchaser
we are informed, is Montreal lady.
Entries in stock and mechanical
departments at county fair, can b,
made at CaiedORidn Office next Satm-
day and Monday.
Geo. ID. Randall has moved int,
his new residence on Pearl street
which is very neatly built and good
looking structure.
The state fair is on the tapis thi'
week, with good weather and no doubt
large attendance. 1t closes ON Fri
day.
There is to be boat race on tn,
Passumpsic river on Saturday evening
next, for IA purse of five dollars, Will
H. f. Randall rs umpire.
Miss Laura Brooks has been en-
gagged to teach music in the village
schools This is good move on the
part of the committee.
Willie Coakley, who had a foo
mangled 10y the cars some time ago
is doing nicely, and will no doubt sc
along without losing the injured mem
Der.
-Bo-Peep is the attraction for Fri
day evening, and promises to draw
we'll The children will do it well, AM
ought to have full house.
Joseph Nugent has sold his hous
on Cliff street to Charles Houston. MI
Nugent has secured job at Jamaic
Plain, near Boston, and removes In
family there the present week.
Capt. +. F. Griswold has joine
the bicycle riders and invested in
handsome nickel-plated Harvard. hi
cycle riding is getting to he the thing
in city and country, nowadays.
The Burlington and st. Johnsbur
Odd Fellows returned from their Port
land trip on Thursday afternoon, an
all agree that they had a first-claS
time with their Portland brethren.
The boys who use the mill pond &
the Center for swimming place nee
looking after by the authorities, to pre-
vent their making an exhibition I
themselves to passengers on passin
trains.
William Quimby, recently employ
ed at Fletcher's tin shop, has gone
work for Montpelier firm. +. {
Humphrey, recent boOk-leeper in tn
same establishment, has secured a pc
sitiOn in Boston store.
BY announcement elsewhere it wi
he seen that Mr.. A. {. Rabbit do'
not remove to Hardwick, but remain
in town, where he has formed Il par
nership with Mr.. A. Worcester in Il
mercantile business.
Waldo Mastin, son of Mrs. Luth'
Brooks, fell from buggy while ridiI
with Calvin Cushman on Monday, an
was run over and considerably hu
in the chest and shoulders. He is abou
eight years old.
Somebody connected with the raj
way mail service is guilty of a go,
deal of carelessness. Every day
two the st. Johnsbury mail is carr,
by. This is getting to be II little III
notonous, besides being annoying.
Those boys at Fairbanks villa
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