St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-07-21

evening.
A desirable village residence is
advertised in this paper.
C. f. Doying fell off load of hay
Monday, dislocating one shoulder.
The weather has been decidedly
warm and summerlike the past week
The Association noon prayer meet
ings will not be held again until Au-
gust 18th.
Town caucus Saturday evening of
this week District convention at
Montpelier next Wednesday, at one
o'clock.
The prudent man foreseeth the
evil and is abstemious but the foolish
man takes iced drinks copiOusly and
then calls the doctor.
DR. w VI. Moore has moved on to
IMain street. He did it by attaching
4 himself to Bingham's Telephone EX-
change.
The freight train from the east
4 yesterday morning brought in IA car of
burning coal. The fire was put out as
soon as the train reached st. Johns
bury.
tn. democrats ,r ~ IobnaIu,,-
will hold "A caucus to elect delegates to
District convention at the Office of f.
+. Sargent, Railroad street, Saturday
evening, July -.
VIM. Wilder X Son had boat
load of coal sunk ON the "ragimg
canaw" Il few days ago. A boat car
5 ries over hundred tons, but it was
insured, so the Mcssrs. Wilder will not
4 lose it-nor will this accident advance
the price of coal in this market
A large number enjoyed the re-
freshments given 10y the Good Tenn
f plars in the town hall last Friday even
ing. a short programme had been
PLANNED, but rs it was late only two
addresses were given, by 5. II. Bracket
and Rev. f. w. Culver. The total
receipts were S25.
A pleasant affair took place ut A.
l.. Bailey's house on South Park, one
evening last week, when Mrs. Bailey
invited in all the girls connected with
the Methodist society and Sunday
school who had no homes in town.
Persons away from home appreciate
little attentions and acts of kindness
. DR.. Chas. y. Newell lately brought
us some uncommonly large strawber-
ries which he raised in his garden at
st. Johnshury Centre. They are the
"Sharpless' variety. Some of them
measured two inches in diameter, and
five of them filled small saucer. Who
4 says fruit cannot be raised in this val
ley ?
The old horse that has drawn lum-
Der so long at Paddock village "cele-
bratedn his forticth birthday last week.
1t is said that the late Rev. VIM. Scales
of Lyndon formerly owned and used
this horse. Mr.. Scales died some six
teen or eighteen years ago. The horse
shows age, but is still doing good
service.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont newspaper men was held at Bur
lmgton last night, and to-day they
propose To make an excursion across
the Lake tn Ausable Chasm, very in
teresting point. Mr.. II. b. Davis
represents the CdiedORidR at this meet
ing, and he left home Yesterday weight
ed down with the financial standing
of the Association which the detained
athOme treasurer intruStcd to his care
On dressing little two years old
child of Emory +. Hovcy's, Sunday
morning, mark was discovered on
4 the back of her neck that looked
like swollen mosquito bite. The
swelling and inflammation increased
rapidly until the entire head and neck
e were involved. So great was the
swelling that the little girls eyes were
closed. The most active remedies
were used, and on Wednesday every
d symptom was better, and hopes were
entertained of recovery. The cause of
this trouble is unknown, but is thought
to have been the bite of some poison
7 GUS insect.
Monday afternoon Mr.. Geo. $
Shaw left his horse hitchcd in his ward,
and in some manner the animal became
frightened and broke away, and in
q turning around the carriage struck the
railing to his office steps tearing it of.
The next obstacle ii struck was a
gate post, which set the carriage to
rolling over as though it had been hit
by cyclone. The carriage was final
ly left back of the watering trough in
front of his house, minus one wheel, "a
broken shaft, a smashed dasher and
top, and aXles sprung, and otherwise
demolished. Probably $50 will put it
in useable order again.
That the work of the Y NJ. c. A.
Hotel committee is not without visible
fruit, is shown by the following ex-
tract from letter written by "A stran-
ger who visited st. Johnsbury: Il
have the pleasure to ACKNOWLEDGE the