St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-27

| iO.i% Il. III. New Ork express Irdll
and the :. :53 p. IN: Boston express. We
thus have four daily mails to Boston
| These of course will he discontinued
when the summer trains are cancelled
We have had lots of weather thin
week. The thermometer has ranged
from 80 to 799. Some of the farmers
! from the suburbs report a slight frost
tuesday night. Last year, August %,
| there was killing frost in New Eng
land which nipped vines and fodder
| corn severely aud injured other corn
in some localities.
The freshness and beauty of the
| country roundabout i'm consequence OF
the recent rains is frequently remark
season was very dry, but an unusual
amount of rain has fallen during July
aud August in frequent showers, and
the hills and pastures never looked
better.
Pastor Beeman and a number of
his Pensioners are attending the camp
meeting exercises ut Lyndonville. The
meetings began Monday evening and
will continue through the week. The
weather has been pretty cold for out
door services and has kept some from
attending the meetings but the exer-
cises have been very interesting and
profitable.
- DR.. J. ID. Folsom has received no
tice from the department that his SER
vices are no longer required as pension
examiner and it is understood the 9th
er two members of the board have re-
ceivcd a similar document. At the
present writing Drs. Browne, Calder
wood and Carter have not received
their appointment, but the papers for
somebody will doubtless be coming
very soon.
Foster 6. Stevens has received a
pension of four dollars month with
accommodations for twenty years past,
amounting to 1859. Mr.. Stevens was
starved at AndersOnville, coming out
of that horrible pen about as bad look
ing a man as ever recovered from the
tender mercies of that prison. Al
though not as strong and we'll as be-
fore, he is now in tOlerable health.
The annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian temperance union
was held in the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms
Tuesday afternoon. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. }. L. Perkins {;
vice presidents, Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman,
Mrs. S. Fl. Bracket, Mrs. George w.
Spencer, Mrs. D. II. Adams, Mrs. S.
w. Parkhnrst and Mrs. F. G. Stevens.
Secretary, Mrs. Catherine Truax :;
treasurer. Mrs. w. z. Fairbanks.
-GeOrge l.. Bradley and family left
yesterday for their new home in Min
neapOlis, going by the way of Montreal
and the Grand Trunk railway. Mr..
Bradley goes into the -four business of
the Sidle- Fletcher Holmes Co., having
the oversight of their Eastern trade. 1t
is with many regrets that our people
bid good bye to Mr.. Bradley and fami-
ly, and with the most earnest wish
that they may all find health and
abundant prosperity in their new West
ern home. st. Johnsbury has sent
many valued families out into the
great West of late years, and its last
contribution is among its best.
The wandering Arabs are creating
considerable excitement in the villages
north of here. In Newport the author
tiles forbade their presence in the town
and they departed without any trouble.
All sorts of exaggerated stories are in
circulation about them. The fact is
they are crowd of dirty beggars. AT
last reports they were north of Lyndon
vile headed this way. An unfortunate
| feature of this invasion is the fright
liable to he felt by small and timid
children which will last some of them
lifetime. Older people cannot be toe
careful in guarding against snch fright
After all is said, if there is no law ta
rid the country of these vagabOnds one
should be made ut once.
Rev Joseph H. Twicheil of Hart
ford, Conn, preached ut the Soutl
church again last Sunday. His morn
ing discourse was an excellent ant
helpful one from the words of Paul
"None of these things move me-" The
preacher said that Panl did not meal
that he was unaffected 10y the persecu
tons awaiting him, but though
keenly sensitive To them-he was no
moved from his purpose. We make {
mistake in thinking that the saint
were unlike ourselves in feeling thu
power of temptation. They did fee
sential difference between emotion AM
being moved in presence of temptation
WAS clearly brought out and forcibl.
applied to everyday life. A good au
dience was present.
OFF FOR CAMP.
Company ID, st. Johnsbury guard
started for the state muster at st. Al
bans under command of Capt. A. W
Roberts, last Tuesday morning. TIL
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