St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-18

ecutor Of the will of the late James
T. Howard, and c. H. Stevens and
Vim. 8. Bovnton have been appoint
ed administrators as by the will
provided, without bonds. T. NJ
Howard and A. B. Noyes have been
appointed commissioners of the
estate.
The classes in the Union schools
meet weekly in the Museum to study
natural history and are now taking
up the subject of animals. The boys
and girls are taking great interest
in this work and the usefulness of
the Museum is greatly increased by
such moves as this.
Miss Mabel E. Goodwin has
withdra wn from the Cecilian quar-
tette, and the position of second
soprano thus made vacant is filled
by Miss Emma Shufelt. The quar-
tette sing at the Board of Trade
banquet tomorrow evening, at Bar
net next week Thursday evening, and
for the Sons of Veterans in the near
future.
The check list for use at the
coming town meeting is posted at
the usual places and should be care
fully examined by voters to make
sure that their names are duly record
ed. The board of civil authority
meet at the town clerks office on
Saturday of next week to revise the
list and add such names as belong
there.
Burlington pride has been
strengthened. The Free Press of
Monday SAYS: "Delos M. Bacon of
St. Johnsbury, grand master, and
DR.. w. S. Nay of Underhill, grand
lecturer, stopped in Burlington sew
eral hours Saturday. The former
witnessed the coasting on Main
street and expressed his delight with
the beauties of Burlington, even in
mid winter"
Mrs Emma wife of F. w Carr,
died on Friday last in her 37th year.
An attack of the grip was followed
by gastric fever which resulted in her
death. She was native of Little
ton and came to st. Johnsbury at
the time she was married to Mr.
Carr, seven years ago. She was a
lady who was universally beloved
and much sympathy will be felt for
Mr.. Carr in his bereavement.
The Mystic club voted Monday
evening to appoint the directors and
H. c. Ide and c. H. Stevens com
mittee to see about getting larger
accommodations for the club. This
committee have engaged al suite OF
rooms in the second story of the new
Knights of Pythias block. There
will be half a dozen rooms in the
suite and they will be well fitted uI
by the club when ready for occupancy
which will be about October l.
"A Concord, N. H., dispatch o+
the 10Th announced that w. E
Chickering of photograph car fame
who was located in St. Johnsbury
for a short time last summer, had
been arrested in Maine because some
of his patrons wanted either thei1
money or their photos and could not
get any satisfaction. He had beer
at Bethel, Me, for a week. CHECKER
ing escaped from the officer and i:
now much wanted by many people
Many of his St. Johsbury patron:
would also like to see him.
"A Vermonter who owns ranch
in New Mexico was on his way Eas
a few weeks ago, and stopped a
Topeka over one train. While at {
store he picked up 'St. Johnsbur,
Illustrated" which lay upon th
table, and, looking it over, inquired
ofthe proprietor of the store: "Wha
are you doing with this book ?
"Oh," was the reply, "I'm a Yankee.
$50 am 1, responded the ranchman
Then these two, having been intro
duced through the silent influence @
an illustrate ted" fell to discussing
theme on which both felt at home
namely, Vermont.