St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-07-02


An extra train of eight cars went
from this station to the Beebe Plains
camp meeting last Sunday. Fifty-five
tickets were sold from this place, and
the train was filed by passengers from
the intervening stations. Two fell
lows had a quarrel at the grounds and
one was shot in the shoulder by the
other, but not much injured.
The skating rink was opened Sat
urday evening, Il large number being
attracted thither by the announcement
of five-mile race between Leonard of
this place and Stokes of Charleston.
The latter gave up early in the race,
but Leonard continued, making the
distance in % minutes, Is seconds
Part of the St. Johnsbury band was
present to furnish music.
The three banks in this place have
refused to pay the assessment made
upon them rs stockholders in the de-
funct Vermont National of St. Adams,
and propose to make the matter test
case. They of course expect to lose
| the amount of BarlOw's bank stock
which they held, but they object to the
double assessment, and do not mean to
pay till the courts decide the question.
Interested St. Adams parties, who sup
posed the banks would pay without
question, are indignant.
The weather since Sunday has
been cold and rainy, the mercury run
ming unseasOnably low, as may be seen
| from the weather record elsewhere.
Fires were necessary to comfort yes
terday, notwithstanding it was the
first of July. A glorious rain fell Sun
day night, which was greatly needed,
and rain has fallen at intervals since.
This morning it is much warmer, and
the sun again shows its face for the
first time since Sunday.
C. ii. Sage, general secretary of
the \. NJ. G. A. of this place, left town
yesterday afternoon. He goes first to
his home in Berlin, Conn, to spend
fortnight, and then goes to New York
city to enter upon his new duties as
general secretary of the BOwery branch
of the New York Y. Nj. c. A, whose
fine new association building is almost
completed. Mr.. Sage held an informal
reception at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms last
H. ~
rather unpleasant evening, 300 of his
friends called to bid him goodbye.
Mr.. Sage has done an excellent work
in st. JOhnsbury aud his many friends
will wish him all success in his new
field of labor.
The regular monthly meeting of
the w. c. Il. u. was held in the y. NJ.
G.. A. hall last Tuesday afternoon.
An interesting paper on Juvenile
county convention at SOuth Ryegate,
also very interesting extract from n
lecture by DIR. Story on the adultera-
ton of liquors, was read by Mrs.
Adams. AS notice of the meeting
sometimes fails to reach the pastors i'll
season to be announced on the Sab
bath, the president wishes it to be I'M
derstOOd that hereafter there will be il
meeting of the w. G.. II. u. on the last
Tuesday of each month in the Y. Nj.
G. A. hall, unless notice to the contra
| lV il niVpn nraNiOuSlV
Ezra Il. Bennett is just about COM
plotting on Spring street, corner of
Webster, Il model house in many re-
spects. While rOOmy it is not over
large, containing six good rooms on
first floor, besides pantry, closets, bath
room and summer kitchen. The rooms
of both the first and second floors are
finished in native ash, which gives the
house an exceedingly rich appearance.
| The inside of the house is conveniently
arranged and the outside is pretty in
design and tasty in finish. The build
ing was done on contract by y. w.
Daley, builder. and if one wishes to
see work done as well by contract as
by the day, they can see it in this
house. The work is IA credit to Mr..
Daley and the house will make pleas
ant home for Mr.. Bennett.
The new postage law which went
into effect yesterday increases the
weight of singlerate letters from half
[ Il. &.
thereof, so that twO-cent stamp will
carry twice the weight it has hereto
fore. This will be decided conven-
fence, rs letters often IA trifle exceed a
half-Ounce, whereas ordinary cores
pondence seldom weighs full ounce.
The same increase of weight is allowed
for drop letters. Any article in a
newspaper or other publication may be
marked for observation, except by
written or printed words, without in
crease of postage. Publishers are re-
> qnired tn pay but one cent per pound
for the transmission of their printed
matter, instead of the two cents here
fore exacted.
SINGING CLUB PROPOSED.
In another column will be found a
call for meeting to he held at the
f town hail lat Z. As -o'clock-this even
ing to organize summer singing club,
under the direction of Mr.. Willis Clark
the Boston tenor, who needs no intro
duction to the st. Johnsbury musical
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