St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-14
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St. John.bury. VT, Friday, July IL, 1852.
Weather Record.


Weather Record.
At Bingham's drug store, for the
week ending July -, 1882.
Highest. Lowest.
Thursday, % d
Friday, ~ AZ
Saturday, a %
Sunday, - 90
Monday, al d
Tuesday. - 6I
Wednesday, 81 d
Inral and State Ufms.
The Good Templars added six to
their number last Monday evening.
These warm days test the capacity
of Bingham's soda and beer fountain
yet it furnishes supply.
Town caucus at town hall next
week Saturday to elect delegates to
district convention.
Careful listeners may hear new
whistle on X. X. street. 1t comes from
Miller & Ryan's carriage shop.
Work on the Free Baptist church
is progressing rapidly, the frame being
up and partly boarded.
Main street is being ornamented
bv "A new brick sidewalk, extending
north from Flint Brothers on the east
side of the street.
- The First National Bank is paying
a per cent, and the Merchants Ma
. tional a per cent, semi-annual diyi-
dend.
The dealers in this place have es-
tablished the price of coal for the pres
ent, which is - for nut and stove, and
$40 for egg and furnace, on the cars
for a short ton. we infer.
If a wicked and perverse genera
ton are seeking after Il sign they will
not have to look farther north than
Walkers block. 1t reads spencer,
Pearl and Merriam" aud is the work
of Al. Batchelder.
The first four days of this week
were very hot all over the country.
The splendid hay weather was brought
to sudden termination early Thurs
day morning by IA beautiful rain.
George Goodell and c. T. Brigham
put some fine horses on board the cars
Monday, among others being the nice
matched pair bought of Morse, of
Danville. They will probably tip the
scale at about 800.
The Passumpsic Savings Bank has
declared dividend of , per cent. on
deposits six months to July lst., and a
pro rata on deposits of less time. All
taxes are paid by the Bank, and there
is ten thousand dollars surplus, assets
counted at par value.
On account of poor health VIM.
NJ. Matthews has decided to get away
from home at once, and so has secured
the services of man and his wife,
who have had experience i'll this bust
ness, and who will fill all orders for
meals, ice cream, etc, as heretofore.
w. J. Bray of this place is building
a store 40X6O feet three stories and
basement at Littleton y. ii. for F. 5.
=
also building town hall ut Burke
HollOw.-He has lately built a new
horse barn for II. |. Woods on his farm
i'll Paddock village.
Superintendent George H. Bigelow
of the Post Office department, has been
in town this week and heard what peo-
Pile had to say on the post office ques-
ton in this place. Being called away
10y telegram, he promises to return mex
week and complete the hearing.
Last Saturday evening about forty
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Harlow
gave them quite Il surprise by uncere
moniously gathering at their home
and reminding them the fifteenth ami
versary of their wedding was upol
3 them. Many valuable presents wer
4 left, as IA permanent reminder of tn
occasion.
The Good Templars will have
strawberry festival at the court hous
S yard or i'll the town hall on Frida
evening of this week. There will b
short addresses by several local speak
ers, and music. Ice cream and straw
B berries will be furnished, and the pub
lie are invited. Let there be a goo
turn out.
BY the breaking of brake-chai
wild engine collided with the engin
of the stock train ut Greensboro Ben
y early Monday morning. The engine,
of the wild reversed his machin
but the track was wet and the whee
slipped on the rails so that the locomo
tives came together with quite bum
Machines were injured somewhat, bI
not so much but that they did duty Il
rest of the day.
VIM. NJ. Matthews has sold Ii
building on Eastern avenue to Hem
Fairbanks. Mr.. Matthews has the IL,
of it one year. This sale provides
site for large building for the Your
Mems Christian Association, shou
they ever wish to build, as it is unde
stood that the site of both the Ma