St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24

Mrs. J. X. Barney of Providence,
-. will occupy the Methodist pulpit
Music hall on Sunday morning.
The Wheelock Quarterly meeting
I'D Ice held at Newport Centre this
eek Friday.
The ee-breechcs craze has
|ruck st. Johnsbury. only one victim
|ieportcd rs yet.
o. V. Hooker y Son are to erect a
Eacksmith shop in connection with
aeir machine shop on Mill street.
Rev. Mr.. Minard from Maine will
leach at the Free Baptist church next
hnday. and the next Sunday Rev. Mr..
|lla;.,s, the new pastor, will begin his
bors.
People who remember the drench
rain of Monday night will appre-
J late the joke on the young man VIII"
bent an hour after nine o'clock that
sening in watering a flowergarden.
lit is understood that James Ritch-
+ has purchased the building lot on
b.. corner opposite Rev. Edward T..
u irbanks', and that hc will soon erect
blouse thereon. 1t is good lot in Il
be locality.
Col. W. IL. Gilmore of Fairlce was
b town on Tuesday. making arrange
! ents for a reunion of the Eighth
Z giment in this place on Thursday,
kpt. i. Col. Gilmore is member of
Be- staff of Gov. Barstow.
AT the annual business meeting of
be state temperance camp-meeting
association at Morrisville, last week,
Rev. +. Owen was elected one of the
bee presidents, and W. l.. Pearl II
Member of the executive and finance
;emmittees.
Special trains for the camp-meet-
b. at Lyndonville commence running
II Monday, Aug. p, and will continue
ntil and include Friday, August 81.
leave st. Johnsbury at $50 Il. m. and
90 p. M. Returning, leave Lyndon
lille at 4.3O and $50 p. m.
All persons having Fresh-air chill
lren who came To st. Johnsbury Aug.
IL. are requested to have the children
ID the depot by 9:3O on Friday Il. M,
} : no child will be allowed on the ears
hntil his name is checked. The third
aud last party will arrive at 4:i0
Thursday p. M.
The Suburban Press association
In association composed of the editors
and publishers of weekly papers il
Massachusetts will pass through this
place on Saturday, Sept. J., on Il four
HAYS excursion to Lake Memphrcma-
Cog A good time is assured on the
shores of this beautiful lake.
A ease OF Frank G. Way ". j. an'
A. II. Powers. all of West Burke, wa'
heard here last week before judge
VeaZrv. referee. A suit was brough
at the June term of court, ISL, to re-
cover for injuries sustained in being
run over 10y the defendants team. The
report of the referee will he made al
the next term of court.
The weather continues dry ant
quite warm, the mercury touching -
or more daily. August has been al
exceptionally beautiful month for sum
mer resorts, making up in a measure
for an mfavorable July. Rain is nov
needed badly, in some sections mucl
more than here. The crops, however
are generally very good and harvesting
is going forward rapidly.
On the evening of the 18th, tn
house occupied 10y DIR. Truman johnson
of Wilmington, Conn, formerly of thi
place. was struck 10y lightning, tn
fluid passing through the room wher
were Mr.. and Mrs. johnson and Mr.
Us father and mother. Rev. DIR. an
Mrs. BiNby of Providence, X. |. Wit
the exception of a slight injury to ID
Johnson, all escaped injury.
AT the Photographers conventio
at Milwaukee, ID. \. Clifford, of :
for Vermont. The convention WI
large and interesting. The display
said to have been the largest of its kin
ever seen in this country, and in poil
of excellence superior TO anythiu
ever known in the world. The ne,
convention will be held at Cincinnati
Rev. w. ). Palmer of Norwicl
Conn, supplied the pulpit of the Sout
church on sunday. Mr.. Palmer W;
formerly at Wells River. Next SUI
day Rev. Mr.. Hubert of Chicago.
son of Rev. DIR. c. b. Hubert of Lyi
donville, will preach. In the evenir
the union meeting will he held at Il
South church, under the auspices
the w. c. T. T., and will Ice address,
by Mrs. j. X. Barney.
Geo. l.. Fletcher, vice preside
for Vermont, writes the CdIedoni
that the third reunion of the Fetch
Family union will be held at Lowe
Mass, Aug. -, the exercises to ia
place on the evening of the 2lst a
morning of the ODD. All descendaI
of Robert Fletcher, Concord, Mas
1880, whether from the male or fem;