St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-07-10

acted as teachers and upwards of three
hundred scholars have been enrolled.
Geo. Van Dyke uses about two hun
dred ears per month shipping lumber
and wood.
DIR. Bass is again with us to the joy
of this community.
Peacham.
The inglorious Third was assisted
out and the glorious Fourth ushered in
by the usual bell ringing and anvil
firing. At l o'clock the dignified cele-
bration was began. A long line of
school children headed by Prof Bunker
and the Danville brass band formed at
the academy and, each keeping sepa-
! rate time to the music, marched to the
Congregational church. The exercises
were of the stereotyped order, although
shorter and consequently more inter
esting than usual. Rev. S. S. Martyr
gave the Grafton, Prof. Bunker read
the declaration of independence, which
seemed especially appropriate in this
year of Blaine, 1891, and Fayette StrO-
bridge glided through the bill of rights.
The band also played when it pleased
and had good time. Supper was
served about o'clock. Owing to the
unavoidable absence of Postmaster
Varnum, the only professional toast
master in town, DIR. E. X. Clark was
prevailed upon to act in that capacity.
The felicity of the responses by Prof.
Bunker, DIR. Blanchard, Capt. T. C..
Clark and Z. w. Clark was marked.
The strawberry festival and ice cream
Notification followed and after il season
of wild, delicious happiness the com
pany adjourned to the top of the hill,
where the fireworks were assembled.
TO prOlOng the time of pleasure sew
eral hours were consumed in the dis
play. SO much time indeed was taken
between meals that it was quite com
mon for Il party to start for home,
thinking the show over, and then see
ing another rocket from a neighboring
hill two miles away, gladly return-to
make fresh start. A good crowd was
ont, however, and the affair was reck-
oned success, since the society
cleared about $50 and had ''misun-
Outstanding" with the band.
The trustees of the academy have
their annual meeting this week. DR..
l.. F. Parker, the senior member, will
probably be chosen as President Beat
ties successor.
The West Barnet Flubdubs defeated
the Mud Pond Lunkheads at base ball
tile Fourth by score of 81 to 3. The
Peacham dudes expected to play the
Danvilles, but the latteri club backed
out.
A tiredlOoking Blaine and Logan
flag was borrowed 10y the village peo-
pie to string up the Fourth.
Mayor w. d. Hartman of Ann
Arbor, Mich, made his parents a fly
ing visit last week.
Justice Strobridge has fined Orrin
Jennison Sl5 and costs for assaulting
Simon b. Clark with Il club.
Prof and Mrs. c. A. Bunker start
next week on their annual vacation
trip.
Druggist }. o. Cowles has added
mead to his list of temperance drinks.
Nelson J. Whitehill, principal of the
West Randolph academy, is already
camping out ut Onion River pond and
the crowd will go in few weeks.
Matthew Steele of Denver, who has
been stopping short time with his
parents, left Monday.
Mr.. Jones, of Brooklyn, having de-
cided to make this village his home,
is making extensive alterations and
improvements in the old Farrow home
stead, which he has purchased.
The Hollow had a lively runaway
Saturday evening. George ID. Biair's
horse becoming frightened ran through
the village throwing Mrs. Blair from
the wagon and continuing its head
long course till it came in sight of
Simon B. Clark. Mrs. Blair was con-
siderably hurt.
The Peacham Dudes expect to play
the West Barnet Flubdubs on the com
mon Saturday.
A feature of the Fourth of July en-
tertainment was baby show in the
4 l2>lies' parlor in the afternoon. Fifteen
of the infants were present and added
materially to the misery inflicted by
the band.
Among the summer arrivals are
Miss NJ. J. Way of Malone, Mrs. Simon
B. McClary of Iowa, Miss Mary j.
Whitehill of Chelsea, Mass, with a
, friend from England, Miss Mary Bal
lev ura1uate of Soutb HaJlav Sa,ni