St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-05-05

] 81. cyuhnsburp Galedunian.
St Johnsbury, VT, Friday. May 8. 1889.
Inral and State afws.
Weather Record.
At Bingham's drug store, for the
week ending April 26, 1882.
Highest. Lowest.
Thursday, 40 70
Friday, 40 80
Saturday, 40 -
Sunday, "A %
Monday, A. %
Tuesday, Al 81
Wednesday, 53 u
Exit oysters.
Mr.. Aldrich has been re-appointed
liquor agent.
The Monument statue has been
uncovered, and is now ready to be gaz-
ed at.
A multiplicity of felines made ex-
citing times for certain inhabitants ut
the ..north end" the other morning.
A. n. Weeks, advertising agent of
the White Mountain Echo, was in town ;
on Saturday.
Don't forget the lecture tonight
10y Rev Mr.. Lowden, on Success of .
Failure" ,
F. Switzer has gone to work for :
the insurance firm of 2. ID. Blodgett 4
Co.
Read the advertisement headed
Life Insurance and business men, at
tention."
The grounds about st. Andrews
church are to he beautified with hedges
and other ornamentation.
j f. Taylor takes Austin Bel
knap's place at the scale works while
the latter goes West.
The new rector of st. Andrews,
Rev Mr.. Fisher, has brought his fami
~ here.
-Messrs May and Idle returned on
Wednesday afternoon from their West
ern trip. having been absent four
weeks and one day.
The juvenile Plain Base Ball nine
played game with the Elyville juve-
nile club last Saturday, the score
standing, Plain "a, Elyville -.
The fish law is off. Local fisher
men improved the first opportunity, on
Monday. and picked up enough for
q meal 1t was cool work, though.
5. Graves team got frightened in
"Snake Alley" on Wednesday, and
ran away, breaking one shaft and
smashing some crockery and tin ware.
Rev. Mr.. Woodhouse, of Rutland
Grand Master of Vermont Odd Fellows,
made Caledonia Lodge an official visit
on Monday night.
-Vermont's celebrated railroad case
is on trial again at Montpelier this
week, and it is expected final deci-
sion will he reached.
Does your heart beat true to
me ?" is the name of new song by
Thos. Maxwell, and published by Spear
& Denhotf, 707 Broadway, n. Y.
Col. A. b. Valentine, department
commander of the Vermont 6. A. r.,
has issued General order No. D." rec
ommending general observance of
Memorial Day.
A change in the st. Adams Mes
senger results i'll making A. J. Lang
business manager and d. w. Dixon ed
itOrial manager. 5. b. Pettngill re-
tires.
A. p. Childs, manager of the Mol
ly Stark Concert company, says the
company met with heavy financial
losses on their recent trip through this
state.
Rev. E. T. Sanford was invited,
while i'll Washington, to attend the
maple sugar party given by Vermont
ers; but, being obliged to get back
home this week, he could not accept
An item current in the state pa
pers, to the effect that .'St. Johnsbnry
is to have young ladies' bicycle
club is about the worst thing out, and
must have emanated in the brain of
some Bohemian.
People who delight III il variety of
weather must have had their tastes
gratitied on Tuesday, when, within ten
hours, we had rain, hail, snow, cloud,
sunshine, wind and calm. 1t was Il
rare day.
The locomotive and three cars of
the Passumpsic stock train were de-
rallied 10y misplaced switch at Rum
ney Monday afternoon. and the even
ing down express was delayed two
hours in consequence.
Mrs. Winfield Hastings of Water