St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-09-18

The Y. NJ. C. A. district conven-
tion will be held at the Congregational
church at Springfield next Tuesday
and Wednesday, Sept. % and "a.
"A good straw hat and a pair of
boxing gloves have been found in the
n. NJ. c. A. rooms, which the owners
ian have by calling on General Secre
barry Sage.
A charter for the establishment in
this place, as an auxiliary to Chamber
lain post, G. A. r., of a WOman's re-
lief corps, has been applied for, with
twenty-five charter members.
States Attorney Montgomery is
about to take the Office over the Mer
chants bank lately occupied by DIR.
'CalderwOod, the latter removing to
fhis new house on Pearl street.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions will be held at Rut-
land October %. An announcement
of the meeting appears in the adver-
tising columns.
Mrs. Wallace, who sings at the
South church, has removed from Barton
Landing to this place. She teaches
vocal music at the Academy on We'd |
tuesdays, and her husband has secured |
"A position here as an engieer.
Charles +. West gave an exhibit
ton on the Fair ground yesterday of
the Harden hand grenade fire eXtin-
guisher and will give another exhibi-
ton to-day at . o'clock. 1t worked
with marked success yesterday.
George Ranney, successor to f. b.
NJ erriam & Co. in the retail grocery
line, makes an announcement in our
advertising columns this week. lie
has for sale Crocker's best flour, which
can be obtained at no other store in
town. A carload of new flour will he
received this week.
Mrs. Nancy Appleton, the widow
of the late Ashley Appleton, of Veto
ny, renews her subscription to the
C1letI0nidn. of which she has been n
constant reader since it was first pub
lished by A. G. Chadwick. She is now
in her 92nd year, enjoying good health
"a. :,
Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks has
caused work to commence on the |
campus which he is preparing for the
academy. We understand II portion
of it is to he graded and turfed, trees
set out on one side for shade, and n !
portion or all surrounded by a high |
wire fence. Friends of the academy |
will watch the progress of the work
with much interest.
Brown and Bagley of Rutland,
nouncement in our advertising columns
this week. 1t will interest our read
ers to know that Leon G.. Bagley, for
merly of st. Johnsbury, is Il member
of the firm. From specimens of their
work we have seen, those who favor
the firm with their orders may be as
sured of fine quality of work.
"A bad accident happened to
Charles II. Horizons handsome black
pony one day last week. Getting
frightened in Mr.. Horizons yard he
ran across the street into the Wilders'
shed and stepped upon something
which cut off the main cord of one fore
leg above the fetlock. Notwithstand-
ing the injury DIR. Ward hopes for II
tolerable recovery, but it will take a
good deal of time.
VIM. X. Pleak and VIM. Open
helm of lndiana-graduates of Cornell
University and classmates of w. S.
BOynton, have been in town a few
days. Mr.. Pleak contributed letter
descriptive of his visit to st. Johns
bury to the Greensburg, Ind, Review.
Referring to the fact that the savings
bank had deposits of over 81 100000
he peTtinently asks, "Werc there a pro-
portionate number of saloons, what
would then be the deposits 7"
At the State fair last week, Charles
w. Salina of Montpelier had his lee
broken just below the knee by being
struck by beetle thrown by cOntes
tant in a trial of strength in one o
the mOney-grabbing inventions tina
abound at such gatherings. He blame
tecting the people in some way from
injuries by such sports as that whicl
injured him, and proposes to see wha
satisfaction he can get. He is a broth
er of Julius c. Salina of st. Johns
bury.
The South church was filled oil
Sunday evening to listen to an address
ON temperance by Mrs. Mclaughlin
1t is seldom that speaker makes a
ueep an ihPiCSSi"h "" %" "u"io"''
Without any attempt at rhetorical dis
play, she speaks in plain yet touch
ing manner that appeals to the heart
of her hearers. She places the ten
perance question next in importanC
to the slavery question, and believes
to be paramount to any other befoI
the people of the country. All vii
heard her were fully impressed wit
the belief that she is thoroughly col