St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01

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Sunday, - A.
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Tuesday, % Al
Wednesday, 66 40
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Gospel Temperance institute at
Hardwick this Thursday and Friday.
The NJ. +. society held a Flower
and ice-cream festival at the Town hall
on Saturday evening.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks has bought
the Samuel Redwood place near the
lumber ward at Fairbanks village.
Ezra Cushman is to at once rebuild
on the site of the residence burned
about two years ago on his place in
Waterford.
%. ID. Matthews of Stowe,
brother of VIM. NJ. Matthews of this
place sold nice pair of matched black
horses to VIM. Lambert of New York
city for 81 900.
The Littleton, y. H., club came
here on Tuesday and played game of
ball with the village nine, which re-
suited in favor of the st. Johnsbury
boys by score of 4 to ,.
The building that has been occupied
by the Y. NJ. G. A. is to he removed
this week to lot on Pearl street pur-
chased by Prof. Fairbanks, where the
building will be converted into tene-
ment.
At the North church on Sunday,
Rev. II. w. Jones read letter from
Miss Mary W. Tyler, stationed at Ma
tai, South Africa, accepting the APP
pOintment of missionary from this
church.
We have received, through the
courtesy of Senator Morrill,, the Com
pendulum of the Tenth Census, i'll two
volumes. We shall make some eX
tracts from the reports of interest to
our readers.
!. J. Robinson and Henry Fair
banks are about to resume the manu-
facture of fine tools at the old steam
mill site. Some years ago they made
tools at this place which were very pop
ular with mechanics.
4 . ., E,..t nf
the ST. Johnsbury district for this con-
ference year mt West Albany on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, June
II, I3 and II, an essay will he read by
Rev. +. w. Culver on divorce.
AS the season for thur der showers
is at hand, an article from the Troy
Times, in another column, about the
use of telephones in thunder storms,
will possess some interest. Thunder
was heard during Monday and Tues
day.
Among the auditors at the repre-
sentation of esther" on Tuesday
evening was c. T. 5. Pierce, who
makes IA business of presenting this
and other cantatas, and who presented
it at Keene, y. H., May 10 and IL, with
Miss Maynard as queen.
A nine from the Freshman class of
Dartmouth college came here on Wed
nesday and played game of ball with
the Academy nine. winning by a score
of ~ to 10. There were about forty
five in all who came, members of the
class coming to support and encourage
their nine.
We have received pamphlet con
tanning the reports and addresses
made at the third annual meeting of
the New West Education commission
held ut Chicago April %, in which is
an interesting address by Miss Sybil
Carter, who is pleasantly remembered
by the readers of the CdledonidR from
her visit here last winter.
The Wheelock quarterly meeting
of Free Baptist churches will meet al
North Danville on Friday and continue
its session over Sunday. In accordance
with the system of rotation, the meet
ing this year should have been held
with this church but it was decided
not to hold it here this year on account
of the church having no settled pastor
In response to a request from som'
Of the prominent citizens and soldiers
Colonel Randall spoke in the Tow
hall on Wednesday evening, giving al
account of the battle of Gettysbur!
and the part which Vermont soldier
took in that memorable battle. TIN
account was interesting and graph
icallv given. and was enlivened by til,
speakers characteristic humor. Col
Randall was "A brave fighter, and hi
experiences were of a most thrilling
nature.
The religious and temperance de
partments of the CdledOnidn will hav
local interest this week from the fac
that Rev. Drs. :. Graves and c. l.
Goodell are the authors of articles un
der those headings. On the first pag
is an interesting article giving til
authorship of aud extracts from the wa
songs of the Rebellion IA sketch of tn
Brooklyn bridge; Charles Dude