St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-07-07

Shurch streets, ana VIII keep DOdIu-
ers.
The corrected general time tables
will be found on the 7th page. Read
them carefully and post yourselves
as to train time. --
Geo. P Moore had charge of the
Y. NJ. c. A. meeting last Sunday
afternoon, and W. E. Stevens will
conduct the meeting next Sunday.
"A party of about 25 plan to
start for Moosilauke tomorrow
afternoon and return Saturday even
ing. They will climb the mountain
Saturday morning.
Several young ladies from the
Perkins Institute for the blind gave
an enjoyable concert at Music hall
on Tuesday evening. 1t is possible
that it may be re peated soon.
AT Grace M. E. church, the pastor
will preach morning and evening.
The morning theme: Life Dream;'
Evening theme: "Prayer." Usual
prelude to the children in the morn
ing.
of the recent concert by the
Mahogany quartette at Barton the
Monitor says: "The Mahogany peo-
pie are excellent singers, and whether
in quartette or solo they do equally
as we'll"
Summer visitors are coming in
to Vermont at a lively rate now, and
the healthful attractions of the old
Green Mountain state are likely to
be taken advantage of this season as
never before. So mote it be.
The rain left the campus in a de-
plorable condition. The diamond is
covered with about six inches of
mud and the outfeld is submerged in
a pond. Fortunately our ball nine
had no games scheduled for this
week
Col. Frederick Fletcher met with
quite an accident on Thursday. While
atGray's livery stable he fell through
a scuttle hole to the basement, a dis
tance of eight feet, and it was at
first feared he had broken a rib. 1t
was lucky escape from serious in
jury.
The contrast between st. Johns
bury's system of cleanly white
washed highway bridges, with in
teriors free from cheap signs, and
the much dis6gured bridges in other
towns in the state, is very marked
one, and decidedly in favor of the St.
Johnsbury method.
The trustees decided not to
change the name of Railroad street
to Columbus avenue, but to let the
matter be decided at the annual vii
lage meeting. Only half the proper
ty owners favored the change, while
a number who signed the petition
have since changed their minds.
The Fourth as far as St. Johns
bury was concerned was the quietest
for years. There was very little cele-
brating the night before and the
streets were deserted all day. In the
evening there were fireworks at sew
eral houses.
Prof E. A. Bishop of the Metho-
dist Seminary at Montpelier was at
St. St.JohnsburyCentre during the recent
Monday night deluge, and when he
reached the capital again, safe and
dry, he told the Argus man that he
never experienced anything like it -
that the water seemed to come IN
sheets instead of drops. causing him
when lying in bed to have a sensa.
ton as if under a heavy waterfall. .
The professor told it about as it was
The following officers of Greer
Mountain lodge, No. 40, N. E. o. P.
were installed July 2, by c. A. Miles
D. D. 6. w: Warden, 6. II. Taplin
vice warden, Mrs. M. B. Dean
secretary, H. E. Byron; hnancia
secretary, II. E. Bond; treasurer, ]
II. Thompson; chaplain, Mrs. A. E
Davis; guide, Geo. E. Dean; guar
dian, Mrs. M. E. Switser; sentinel
Miss L. E. Dresser.