St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-03

circular OF the reduction IN the rate OF
postage. to take effect October !. Pur-
chasers of stamps are cautioned against
an over-supply, as no arrangement is
made for their redemption. The two
cent stamps will be ready September
-.
C. A. Davis was the name of the
press agent for the Forepaugh show.
The foreman of the CdledOnidn Office
has long been regarded as the tallest
and leanest member of the Davis fami-
ly, but he yields the palm to the show
man in everything but perpetrating
Jokes.
Circus performers take great risks.
Miss Lizzie Jefferies, the erOnaut, bet
ter known as "Zazel," who was here
with Doris circus, recently sustained
severe injuries by a fall in Massachu-
pital in Boston, where it is thought she
cannot recover.
1t is said that an Out-Ot-tOwn edl-
tor from Caledonia county was guilty,
at the Forepaugh show, of one of the
smallest practices known to the profess
sion selling complimentary tickets.
! There is sense of honor in such things
that editors with the finer journalistic
feelings are bound to respect.
The Lancaster club played Il game
of ball with the "Muffers' of this place
at the Fair ground on Wednesday af-
ternoon, the st. Johnsbury boys win
ming 10y a score of II to 6. The St.
.Johnsbury boys played finely, the score
up to the last half of the seventh in
ming standing II to |.
A decision of interest to the Gale
donna county bar: The supreme court
of Indiana recently decided that the
reading of Il newspaper account of Il
crime or Il civil case and the formation
of an opinion from such reading con
stitutcd no bar to service upon the jury
by which the case is to be decided.
NUNS & Paige of Concord, n. H.,
have taken the contract to do the steam
piping and plumbing of the new con
vent on Charles street, also to pipe the
old Union school building, burnt and
made over on Summer street. The
steam for the school building is to he
brought from the boiler at the new
school house, just north.
There is Il general impression that
the Grout guards of Newport were
named in honor of General Grout.
This, the Newport Express believes, is
Il mistake. "Theophilus Grout," it
says, sis the man and the name was
given because of his interest in secur-
ing the passage of an act, in organizing
the company, and in perfecting its
drill"
John Block, who represents the
Fairbanks scales at Moscow, Russia,
and IL son, are in town for Il few days.
| The son has been in this country year
and Il half, and will remain until next
week, learning the business, prepara-
tory to opening a scale house in Hun
gary. Another son, who has been in
this place, is in charge of the scale bus
mess at ST. Petersburg.
D. a. Clifford starts for Milwaukee
to-day, Friday. lie went to Fabyans
on Wednesday to see if satisfactory ar
rangements could be made with the no
tells for the holding of the Photogra-
piers association at Fabyans next
year, in the pavilion occupied by
the late session of the American Insti-
tute of Instruction. He is hopeful OF
accomplishing this result.
Misses Rose Clark and c. d. Knox
of New York city have been spending
six weeks at Mrs. c. G.. Perrigo's, en-
gagged in sketching scenery hereabouts.
Miss Clark is il teacher of drawing mt
Gotham. On Thursday they INDUCED
in Il pedestrian trip, leaving st. Johns
bury ut three o'clock in the afternoon,
walking to Barre and from thence to
Montpelier, reaching the latter place
, Saturday noon, accomplishing the dis
lance, forty-three miles, i'll fourteen
and one-half hours. They left town ON
Tuesday.
According to the astronomer OF
the Providence Journal, the planetary
system will present no unusual attrac-
tions during the present month. The
morning stars are Saturn, Jupiter
Mars, Venus and Neptune, and the
evening stars Mercury and Uranus
both being invisible to the ordinary
; observer. The August moon mlls OF
I the 18th, at ten minutes past eight
The fifth occultatiOn of Saturn during
e the year takes place on the 25th, anC
: the moon completes the planetary cir
q cult by her conjunction with Mar
:. on the 9th.
, The unreasonable weather is doing
much tn hinder excursion travel. /
II j. much less than it was last year a
this time, people wisely Preferring t.
remain at home than to find still cold
- cr weather ut the mountains and sea