St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04

NAL announcement of the fact in on
columns to-day, and invite public pat
rOnage.
Mrs. McKinistry's lectures, now be
ing given each evening at the Advent
church are unusually interesting an6
instructive. The remainder of the
course will be devoted to the Roman
Empire.
When sixty college students char
ter a special train and go sixty miles
to play Il game of base ball, it is time
for parents who have children to edu-
cate, to enquire if all things consider
ed, it pays to send boys to college.
Special interest was given the mu-
steal service at the South church Sun
day morning 10y the singing of Messrs.
G. S. COnant, DR.. Tracy, Harry Whit
tier of Cabot, and Harry May, one of
the male quartettes that participated
in the concert Saturday night.
DR.. NettletOn has bargained for
the StOckwell house for $500. 1t is
said he buys it for A. NJ. Stevens who
will put in livery stable there, his
lease expiring at the South church in
August. 1t is a poor church here that
cannot have livery stable attachment.
A letter box has been placed at
the intersection of Prospect and East
ern avenues. Mail will be collected
from this box morning, afternoon and
evening. A mail is now made up for
Boston direct and dispatched 10y the
2.30 p. m. EXPIRE SIS train south.
The Grand cOmmandery of Knights
Templars meets at Burlington Tues
day, June 9. The Grand lodge of Yer
mont meets Wednesday and Thursday,
June 10 and IL. The Grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons meets Friday, June
~, and the Grand council of Royal and
Select Masters Friday evening, June IL.
A delightful, gentle rain Saturday
night and Sunday, continuing at inter
7als through Monday and Tuesday,
Dut a new face on nature as well as
he farmers, and most people have
concluded to trust to Providence for
seedtime and harvest little while
onger.
There will be a recital by the pu-
pills of the instrumental and vocal
classes of the academy, assisted by the
academy orchestra, at academy hall,
Friday evening, beginning at 7.30.
The exercises will be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Minnie b. Hazen and Mrs.
E. l.. Wallace. All who are interested
ire invited.
The sOOn-tO-be academy seniors
and middlers held meeting Tues
II. Abbott presiding and
Carl III. Jewell acting as secretary-at
which the following were chosen as
staff of the Academy Student
for next term: George f. May, editor
ln-chief, George w. Kyburg, Edith l..
HOvey, seniors; Charles l.. Kemp,
Gertrude II. Howe, middlers Edward
ID. Raymond, business manager.
Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson preached at
n. II. on Sunday, May "a,
making twenty-three successive years
that he has preached there on the fourth
Sunday in May. He lectured in Straf-
ford, Vt, on Thursday evening; gave
the memorial address at Taftsville on
Saturday forenoon and spoke at Wood
stock in the afternoon preached at
Woodstock on Sunday morning, at
Hartland in the afternoon and attend
ed praise meeting at Woodstock in
the evening.
Charles NJ. Carpenters familiar
talk" on The Eye was given at Y. NJ.
C. A. hall last Monday evening, having
been postponed from the previous
Thursday. 1t was an instructive and
address on subject of
which Mr.. Carpenter is an enthusiastic
student. The structure of the eye was
explained and some of its
defects frequently met with We're con-
sidered. The talk was well illustrat-
ed by models and charts of the eye.
The st. Adams Messenger seems
quite sure that ex-EditOr Harris of
this place is not ''hide-bound per
SON" 1t says in its Burlington items {:
c. S. Kinsley, the "Clipper man." has
formed partnership with Mr.. Harris,
the editor of the late st. Johnsbury
Index. "Clint" has a mortal dread of
hide bound persons and things, and he
evidently does not intend that the
Clipper shall sink into that condition.
Or perhaps he only desired to strength
en- himself for the appearance of c. j.
Ayers Burlington Independent.
A WAR NUMBER.
This issue of The CaledOnian will be
seen to be "a Memorial day number. In
addition to the report of Saturday 5
exercises, will be found on the second
page a record of St. Johnsbury's con-
tribution toward the suppression of
the rebellion, with the names of all
her soldiers who took part in the war.
The present membership of Chamber
lin post is given, also a cut of our SOL
diers' monument. We are glad in ad
ditiOn to lay before our readers Capt.