St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-11-04

The wife of Capt. S. d. Stone, who
is stopping with her father in this
place, has received further news from
her husband who came near being
wrecked off the coast of South Ameri-
ca. Ills ship, the Isaac Hall, lost heI
main mast, tOp-mast and mizzen- top
and both anchors.
just one solitary package was re-
ceived last month by the new package
delivery system. 1t was marked ga case
of DEATH and after being delivered
with all possible despatch was found
to be a case of death sure enough, as it
contained a dead bird for taxidermist
Graham.
The Odd Fellows concert, to
which the public are invited, comes to-
night. A fine program has been ar
ranged by the male quartette, assisted
by Mrs. p. F. Hazen, cOntraltO, and
Miss Lulu FennO pianist. This is the
first of series and is sure to be a
pleasant affair.
The boys missionary society will
hold it's annual jug breaking, with dia-
lOgue, recitations and singing, at the
North church, Monday evening, Nov.
8, at half-past seven. All friends of
the boys, and especially those who
have attended similar occasions here
tOfOre, will be sure to be there.
"A tramp giving the name of James
Reed was discovered by Sheriff SullO-
way Sunday morning trying the store
doors on Eastern avenue and railroad
street. He was taken in and brought
before Justice Sargent Monday, who
fined him $50 in default of which he
was sent to the house of correction for
1913 days.
The next lecture in the Y. M. C.
A. course comes next week Thursday
evening and will be given by Robert
Burdette, the popular humOrist.-The
date of Henry NJ. Stanley's lecture has
been fixed for Friday evening Dec. 10.
Mr.. Stanley lectures in Montreal and
will probably come to st. Johnsbury
direct from that city.
The children's festival and doll
sale by the "Helping Hands" of st.
Andrews church comes tomorrow,
during the day and evening and Sat-
urday. The admission is free save to
the supper which is served Friday
evening between 6 and 8. The festi-
val is held at the corner room under
Music hall.
Landlord Flint is making extern
sive improvements in the Cottage no.
tel on Railroad street. He has spread
over 5000 feet of iron roofing over the
entire establishment and is about
painting it. He makes up 30 beds, and
business has never been better than
during this fall. Evidently Mr.. Flint
knows how to keep hotel.
The ST. JOhnsbury guard will give
the war drama, "Our Nations Defen-
ders," in the opera house Nov. Is and
20. The cast of characters includes
some of those who did good acting in
the Battle of Gettysburg, and the en-
teresting, with fine scenery, uniforms,
etc. The sale of tickets begins Nov. Is.
The lecture committee had some
thing of a fright Tuesday evening
when the delegation that went to the
depot for lecturer Blaikie returned
without him. The hotel registers
were searched but no Blaikie could be
found and just as the committee had
given up the search it turned out that
the lecturer had turned in to his room
for nap without announcing his ar
rival.
If, perchance, any of the readers
of the CaledOnian should meet man
or woman, old or young, running full
tilt up and down any of the village
streets and making strenuous efforts
not to let their heels touch the ground,
they need not be alarmed. Since Mr..
Blaikie's lecture the people of this
village, like Lydia Pinkham, are
"YOurs for health" and health they
propose to have if they die for it.
The brief histories of the members
of Co.'s and G were published last
week, as prepared by the officers of
the reunion society, for the purpose of
securing a complete and correct roster.
Any errors that may be discovered
should be reported to Marshall Mont
gOmery. One has already been noted,
that of OrisOn l.. Farnham, a recruit in
Co. G., who was not a deserter as re-
ported but was honorably discharged
in Nov. 1868.
The Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium has
been thoroughly Overhauled and put in
readiness for the new classes which
will be formed day with G. F. Saw
telle of Boston AS instructor. Classes !:
afternoons at AS o'clock and every
week day evening, except Wednes-
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