St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-11

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Sunday, a III
Monday, % ~
Tuesday, 20 Ga
Wednesday, 50 go
Inral .NrTs.
The Cottage hotel has been newly
painted and otherwise improved in ap-
pearance.
The Union base ball club defeated
the Highlanders on the common Satur-
day by a score of 81 to 2S.
w. II. Holmes, who writes the letter
in another place from Grand Crossing,
ILL.,, is pastor Of the Methodist church
at that place.
The Barton Monitor thinks Mr..
Thompson of Orleans county and Mr..
Ide of Caledonia will he the two lead
ing men of the senate.
PHOTOGRAPHER Shepherd has the
negative of Missionary Parker and
wife, and pictures of them may he oh
tanned of Mr.. Shepherd.
w. II. Ward of IIardwick has
bought the Bigelow place on Spring
street, north of Church street, and in
tends to occupy it soon.
R. NJ. Walker, foreman in Bow
mans brick yard, had the flesh torn
from the first finger of his right hand
in brick machine last Thursday.
Henry S. Goodwin's daughter
Carrie goes to-day to Michigan for
medical treatment in II hospital where
an aunt was cured of similar throat
disorder.
H. Brooks "Goldfnder," of Bar
net, took third money in the stallion
race for purse of 5000 at the state
fair at Burlington Tuesday. Time,
2:3I, OBI, 2:29q.
"A reunion of Company ID, First
Vermont cavalry, will he held on the
fair ground on the second day of the
fair, with picnic dinner and camp
fire in the evening.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks will have
charge of the Y. NJ. c. A. district con
ference at North Springfield Sept. %
and "a, and General Secretary Sage
will also he present.
The Flint brothers have com
menced repairs on their building on
Main street. They are to lower it to
the sidewalk on level with their
neighbors and otherwise improve it.
The heat of the past week has
been intense throughout the country
with much suffering and many fatalities
from sunstroke. The frequent rains
in this vicinity have been very welcome.
-Tenements are in great demand
just now, aud a number are seeking
after small and desirable tcnements on
the Plain. This is one of the great
drawbacks to st. Johnsbury's growth.
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1t is stated that the Passumpsic
railroad has settled the claim for dam
ages of Mrs. +. f. Foster of Barton for
the injuries she received ut the rail
road accident three or four years ago.
The amount paid was $500.
DR.. S. Il. Brooks had six fine large
musk melons nesting among the vines
IN his garden which he was to take t,
the fair next week. Saturday night
the melons were stolen and premiums
will he awarded To some other eXhibi
tor.
The Try club will meet at tho
vestry of the Universalist church thi,
evening ut 7.3O o'clock. The follow.
ing question will he discussed: ere
solved, that mans private character
is not to be taken into the accOun
when public service is required
Eleven persons assembled at TIN
Town hall on Thursday evening t.
hear the colored singers from the Tus
kegee, Ala, normal and industrial
school. After one song was sung
the eleven-a significant number
refunded the price of admission anC
the entertainment closed.
The st. Johnsbury Clothing com
pany, the cold Reliable Clothing stor
on the corner" announce in amothe
column that they will sell l25 over
coats, principally mems and YOUTH
kept over from last year, mt II grea
bargain, and that they have well
selected stock of new goods.
When the Methodist church wa
being remodelled, the ladies' societ
connected with the church pledge
$1,000 towards its cost. At the re-ded
ication they increased the amount
$1,000. They have raised 800 an
hope to make the amount an eve
thousand by their booth ut the fa
next week.
Lawyer Willard has sold his pla'
opposite the North church to ID
Daniel Trull of Lyndon. Price S5,OOI
1t is expected that DIR. Trull will RI
move to this place but he may not be
fore another seasOn.-Danford Willie
has bought the John Morse place
St. Johnsbury Centre of Foster
Stayans price <05DO