St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-08

j. w. GiIman's Est-Commissioner's Notice.
Sherbrooke Exhibition.
Harvey g. BrOwn-BOund to close out.
Notice to Water takers.
BRIEF LOCALS.
The small boy is rejoicing owe
the announcement that Doris's circu
will be here on the 22d.
The st. JOhnsbury band will Civ,
a concert in the court house yard Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock.
In the absence of an expected rec
tor at ST. Andrews last Sunday thu
service was read by w. S. BOyntOn.
-Children's Sunday will be. observ
ed at the Church of the Messiah mex
Sunday with concert in the evening.
p. d. Blodgett & Co. have beer
appointed agents for the American
Steam Boiler Insurance Co. of New
| York.
| The file works have been shut
down for week or more because OF
some defect in the dam at the foot OF
the avenue.
Mrs. w. p. Smith while gathering
wild flowers last week slipped and fell,
spraining her ankle so severely that
she is unable to walk
The First national bank of this
place declared a semi-annual dividend
of three per cent on Monday and pass
ed 900 to surplus account.
The Passumpsic savings bank de-
clares a semi-annual dividend if two
and One-fourth per cent. to day and
carries $4,000 to surplus account.
-Hazen HI. Miner while playing ball
last Friday in running base stepped
into hole dislocating his left ankle,
which will probably disable him for
couple of months.
Sixteen persons went over to the
Burlington 4th of July celebration on
Monday and didn't get back until
o'clock Tuesday morning, as tired and
-Messrs. A. E. Rankin and j. G..
HOvey and S. S. Thompson of Lyndon
were at Stannard yesterday, having
been appointed a commission to lay
out certain roads in that town.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage next Tuesday evening of Miss
Frances Anna Savage, eldest daughter
of Mrs. Mary M. Savage of this place,
to Charles II. Stevens, ESQ.,, a Montre-
al lawyer.
The first through sleepers from Nj
agaIa Falls to Portland passed through
here yesterday, and now one car will
run each way every day. 1t will prove
a great convenience to the travelling
public.
There were 1925 raised at the
North church last Sabbath to apply on
the debt of the American missionary
association. This was in response to
an appeal sent out to the churches
generally.
Oscar F. Daggett, who died at
Buffalo, N. Y, July LIST, of epilepsy,
had been in the asylum for some two
years. He formerly lived with his
parents in Fairbanks village, but NOV
ed away some 25 years ago.
| w. l.. Pearl has been selected by
the republican state committee to rep
resent Vermont at the anti saloon con-
ventiOn to be held in Chicago. This
ton passed at the recent state cOnven-
ton.
| The water main on North Railroad
street near the foundry burst Sunday
afternoon and a small water famine
prevailed for a time in consequence
Eight or ten men were employed il
the afternoon to repair the damage and
the water was shut off about day.
The Archers met with Mrs. Morton
Thursday evening. The literary ex
ercises consisted of an essay upon til.
Sibyls and selections from Mark Twain
Tennyson and others. Questions upon
| nolitical aoOnOmv waPa askad anb m
swered. The next meeting, July Is
is to be held with Mrs. David Morri
son.
Mrs. Levi C.. Harlow of Autumn
street presents us with specimen o
white strawberries which she raised
from the seed, this being the secont
year from planting. Neither the fla
vor nor fragrance resembles the re,
berries. The cultivation of then
would add desirable variety of thi
luciOus fruit.
The lecture committee have begun
the work of arranging a course of lee
lures and entertainments that shall
please every man, woman and child il
the place. To this end they will b
pleased to receive suggestions of an
sort, particularly in relation to speak
ers or concert companies that the PEG
pie would like to hear.
This dry spell brings out larg