St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-20
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sions was badly cheated.
SummerViIIc.
Chas. WiIcomb has gone to Lit
Teton.
Chas. Sas is sick abed with the
measles.
There has been about here a young
Miss who ought to be taught both bet
ter morals and manners. She has lately
shown a novel way of begging flowers
from some of our citizens. Calling at
place, she represents that such and
such families have just lost the baby,
and Mrs. wants flowers for the flu
neral The young lady is known, and
we think it would be well for her to
turn over a new leaf Immediately, or
possibly something unpleasant may
happen to her.
B. L. Hastings is as busy as bee
buying potatoes and wool. The pO-
tatocs 90 to the Massachusetts market,
and the wool to New Hampshire firm.
or. Severance and wife on Wcdnes-
day went to make a short stay with
Mr.. Marshall Knapp, at the East Vii
lage, where he hopes to renew health
and strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Taylor lost their
only child last week, Il little girl about
six years old, after Il long and distress
ing sickness. The remains were taken
to Maine for interment.
Leonard Morris is making a wonder
full transformation in the looks of his
home. New paint and repairs add fifty
per cent, almost, to the looks of ones
premises. The same improvement has
been made upon the home of widow
Simeon IIuse, Concord avenue.
Essex and Coos Conference.
The annual meeting of the Essex
and Coos conference of Congregational
churches will be held with the church
at Lunenburg, June 9TH, Sth and 9th
commencing Tuesday, the 9TH, mt ,
o'clock p. M, with Il sermon, and clos
ing on Thursday mt noon.
Garfield ut 81. Adams.
The Messenger has the following in
regard to President Gartield's cN-
pccted attendance on the Teachers
Institute at st. Adams in July:
President Garfield and his party now
intend to leave Williamstown, Mass.
Thursday, July Z, reaching here in the
early evening. On the following day
the President is expected to he one of
the speakers at grand mass meeting
to he held under a tent capable of
seating 5000 people, which will he
pitched on the south end of the park,
and other exercises will probably bc
held i'll his honor, including a reception
to the members of the Institute and
the citizens. A parade and fireworks
in the evening are also spoken of
For this day, the most important OF
the Institute, special excursion trains
will be run from all directions to ac-
cOmmodate the great crowd which will
undoubtedly take this occasion to dc
honor to the chief citizen of the repub-
lie. 1t is not yet decided whether the
presidential party will visit Mount
Mansfield and the White Mountains Oh
their trip, but they are likely to do so
, If there is no break in this pro
gramme, st. Adams will feel trih,
large.
The publishers of the Springfield
) Republican, with view to make tn,
Weekly Republican still more accepta
bic to its readers, have taken new
departure and will hereafter devot,
, four or five columns to valuable ag
ricultural department. No pains vii
be spared to make this new feature on,
which the Republicans constituency vii
appreciate especially the rural por
: ton of it. The Republican has a rep
utation of being newsy and readable
and this last move will tend to increas
f its popularity. A notice elsewher
= will give particulars as to the agricul
tural talent employed.