St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-18
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

The Academy opens for its fall
term on the 3Oth inst.
The Baby Pathfinder Guide for
August Is is out and contains the
very latest of interest to the travel
ling public.
Judge Wheeler of the United
States district court will hold a
special session of that court at the
court house in St. Johnsbury,
Wednesday, Aug. 81, at 9 a. M, at
which persons can be naturallzed.
Fifteen candidates presented
themselves before Examiner Taylor
here last week for teachers cert1tl-
Gates. Eight of them were from St.
Iohnsbury, two from Danville, and
one each from Waterford, Barnet,
Hardwick, Sheffield and Burke.
The Y. NJ c. A. meeting on Sun
day afternoon was pleasingly varied,
both instrumental and vocal music
being furnished by the blind girls
from the Perkins Institute, assisted
bv Miss Gorham Secretary Lewis
addressed the meeting, on the leprosy
of sin.
The band concert in Court House
square last Saturday evening was
fine affair of course, and a large
crowd of people enjoyed and ap-
plauded the music The anvil CHOIR
US and Mr.. Felch's piccolo solo were
the features, and the audience insisted
on a repetition of both.
The United States Investor of
Boston has begun to write up COM
plete history of the Georgla-Alabama
swindle and promises to give all the
inside facts connected with the
scheme. A year ago this would have
been mighty interesting reading for
good many St. Johnsbury people,
but now there are only two stock
holders in town.
The Seventeenth Regiment Yer
IlOHl 10 ~ Ac1 q >NAAAO-
at Montpelier August %, which will
include a business meeting and a
general good time. An effort will be
made to correct the roster, and COM
rades are urged to bear this in mind.
E. L. Wells of Lyndonville is secre-
tary of this organiza ton.
The check lists are duly posted
in the usual places. Every voter
should make sure that his name Is
properly recorded, so that he may
not be shut out of the proceedings OF
Sept. 6. The board ofcivil authority Y
meet next Saturday, at the town
clerks Office, to revise the list and
make any additions or corrections
that may be found necessary.
w. H. Bayley of the Mt. View
House at Peacham is entertaining a
goodly number of people this sum
mer-all of whom are delighted with
the splendid scenery which abounds
in and about that fine old town
Mr.. Bayley was in town on Monday
with party of his guests, showing
them the St. Johnsbury sights.
The Boston and Maine road has
announced special rates of fare fo1
parties attending the exhibition o.
the Stanstead Live Stock Association
Stanstead Plain, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, Aug. 1925
The round trip ticket from St
Iohnsbury is put at S1.6O and
from other stations on the Pas
sumpsic division at an equally low
rate Tickets good going Aug. % to
to 25, and return not after Aug. 26
-Messrs. Cooke and Parlin ofthe St
Johnsbury Band are at Newport thi:
week, helping to furnish music for the
attendants on the Horse Breeders
meeting there w H. Herrick i:
spending this week at st. Johnsbury
Park, as the guest of A. A. Smith
They will all return, however, in sea
son for next Saturday evening:
band concert.
&c. w. Leitch, the Ceylon mission
ary, who is Ryegate gentleman
had charge of the matter of enter