St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-08-12
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Weather Record
NEW ADS IN THIS PAPER.
BRIEF LOCALS.

BRIEF LOCALS.
John Gilman has sold to Dennis
Cassidy house and lot in PaddOck
village for 800.
Business is driving at the scale
works. Last week 20 carloads of man
ufactured scales were shipped from
this station.
The schools in the Union buildings
will not begin until the first Monday
in September. This will be good news
for the young people.
The everlasting round of district
schools began revolving again Monday
with the opening of the Passumpsic
school in district IL.
"A night blooming cereus with five
blossoms in bloom at one time was to
be seen last evening at Mrs. Thomas
| Wards in Batchel der block.
Extensive repairs are being made
in Miss E. j. Robbins millinery store
on Main street. The ceiling is being
sheathed, hard wood floor laid, etc.
Gen. Lew Wallace whose "Ben-
Hur" has charmed many of our read
ers, has been engaged as one of the
lecturers in the next winters Y. M. G.
A. course.
The Universalists are preparing
| for their state convention which begins
here Aug. 25. DR.. Miner will deliver
an address on the second day of the
convention.
Rev. E. G.. Cummings of Portland
is expected to preach at the North
church next Sabbath morning. Mr..
Cummings was pastor of this church
from 1860 to 1870.
1t would be hard to beat the past
week in the way of regular dog day
weather. A cOpiOus shower last even
ing is all that saved it from being the
worst of the summer.
The Salvation army corps is ex-
pected here Friday or Saturday. 1t is
rather doubtful if meetings are held
before Sunday though it was the pur-
pose to begin Saturday.
The club house ut the academy
will be in charge of Mrs. Francis Switz-
er, whose efficiency in the culinary art
is well known. The students will find
in her pleasant matrOn.
The band gave an excellent con-
cert in railroad square Thursday night,
while the lightning dentist over OppO-
site amused the crowds by pulling
teeth out of the mouths of the multi
tnde.
The Fletcher family have their an
nual reunion at Lowell, Mass, Aug.
25. There will be interesting literary
exercises and an address by Hon. j. G..
Abbott. Col. Frederick Fletcher talks
of going down.
At a meeting of the Bennington
battle monument association, Thurs
day, ex-GOv. Fairbanks presiding, the
directors and special committee were
authorized to contract for the founda-
ton and erection of monument 300
feet high.
-Denman Thompson will be at the
opera house Tuesday evening, August
81, and present his new play, the Old
Homestead. The Julian Comedy
company are to commence a weeks
engagement at the same place on Sep
TENDER 20.
At last accounts the body of George
Brown, who was drowned at Madison
Wis, week ago, had not been recov.
cred. His coat and hat were found
under the seat of the boat which he
was sailing. 1t is not supposed tina
there was any one with him at thu
time.
The many friends of Col. William
p. Fairbanks will regret to learn tina
he is confined to the house by sickness
Early in the week his symptoms were
of quite a serious nature but now it il
expected that he will come out al
right, though he may be kept at HON,
for two or three weeks.
N. NJ. Johnson offers for sale hi
real estate in st. JOhnsbury and stool
in trade. He purposes going to Hon
olulu in October with his family, act
ing under advice of his physician. He
has long and firmly established dry
, goods business and the opportunity 70
any one to engage in this business i
an excellent one.
DIR. and Mrs. Truman johnson
formerly of this town but recently from
the Indian Territory, were given a
informal reception Saturday evenin
at the residence of Foster G.. Steven
on Summer street. The company wer
entertained with solos by Mr.. and MIR
C.. l.. Page and Miss Clara Martin, re
freshments were served and a pleasan
time generally enjoyed.
There will be a moonlight excuI
sion on Lake MemphremagOg next Sat