St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-04-29

Highest. Lowest.
Thursday, - 80
Friday, ID 40
Saturday, SO IS
Sunday, So 90
Monday, SO %
| Tuesday, 81 "a
Wednesday, So 40
BRIEF LOCALS.
The annual meeting of the Gene
terry association comes next Tuesday
evening.
The selectmen have put a new
pier under Hastings bridge and other
wise strengthened it.
R. V. King, special pension exam
liner, has been transferred to the ST.
Johnsbury district.
The Boston & Lowell road will
put on its day express to Montreal via
the Air line on May "a.
The United States and Canada
Express company have put on a new
delivery wagon in the village, fine
affair.
Thomas w. Taylor has sold his
house on Spring street to John A.
Moore for $4,000. Mr.. Moore takes
possession at once.
Although the writer has returned;
there are several more Mexican letters
which are yet to appear, and they will
be printed as written.
The restless st. JOhnsbury youth
is busy in forming lawn tennis clubs,
base ball clubs, etcetera. A court is
already marked out on the campus.
L. ID. HaZen, assignee, advertises
ment houses belonging to w. j. Bray's
estate, at north end of Railroad street.
An advertisement from T. G. Spen
Ger announcing big stock of fishing
tackle is received too late for this is
sue but he has the tackle all the same.
There were 25 teachers who took
the examination last Saturday, all but
three of the number passing success
fully. 1t was remarkably fine class.
Five of the district schools began
Monday and the rest will come stray
Cling along according to the pleasure
of the various committees and the con-
ditiOn of the roads.
Some of the local French drama
fists give a concert in Newport this
evening for the benefit of the Catholic
church there. The exercises will be
wholly in French.
Rev. F. L. Piper, who has return
ed from Jamaica, will preach in the
Advent church next Sunday. There
was no preaching in this church last
Sunday, a social service taking its
place. Mr.. Piper will preach at the
Free Baptist Sunday morning at 1910,
the Advent service being held in the
afternoon.
Hugh Moore, who is in town again
for fortnight's stay, is selling off the
carriages, harnesses, ETC., left over
from last year. He reports business
good down country.
= The store formerly occupied by
F. o. Clark, No. II Eastern avenue, is
being repaired, painted and otherwise
improved for the occupancy of Mrs.
Helen Carpenter, who will remove her
stock as soon as it is completed.
Daniel Cole, teacher of gymnastic
classes at the Y. M. G.. A, closes his
work here this week and returns to
Boston. Mr.. Cole has been very sue
cessful in his special department and
has given satisfaction to the committee.
Rev. l.. L. Beeman left for con-
ference Tuesday. The appointments
will not be made until next Monday or
Tuesday. The Methodist church here
will be closed next Sunday. 1t is ex-
pected that the next meeting of the
conference will be held in st. Johns
bury.
The tickets for the Pirates of Pen
zance will be on sale Monday morning
The Passumpsic road will carry those
attending the opera for fare one way
from all stations between Newport and
White River Junction. An extra train
will leave Lyndonville Thursday even
ming, May 6, and return at the close OF
the opera.
AT the final service of the Free
Baptist society Sunday evening Rev
d. H. Adams offered a few remarks in
formally concerning the close of his
pastoral labOrs here, thanking his peO-
pie for their kindness during his work
among them, etc. Mr.. and Mrs
Adams go to West Lebanon, N. H..
this week.
Judge Ross heard quite an impOr
tant case in Newport last week tina
occupied three days time. 1t was thu
case of Mrs. Sophia Flint VS. Mrs. EN-
lily Clark's estate, of Westfeld, til,
point in question being the capacit!
of Mrs. Clark when an old lady to d,
business and deed as she did certain
property to one of her heirs to the ex
clusiOn of the others. About 50 wit