St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-04-14

freight trains collided about two
miles south of Farnham station.
Both locomotives and several cars
were wrecked. Only one person,
brakeman, was injured, all the other
trainmen jumping in time.
The village housekeeping has
begun, and the streets are being put
into attractive condition. If the vii
lage residents all take care that their
premises are put in apple-pie order
lawns raked and general picking
up INDUCED in-the aggregate result
will be very pleasing to the eye
and very creditable to all con-
cerned. ST. Johnsbury should look
her very prettiest the coming season.
This is what the Lunenburgh
and West Concord correspondents
OF an exchange said about the work
of the ST. Johnsbury quartette in
concert: The quartette is made up
of some of the finest singers in North
ern Vermont" MAY and Owen
were former Concord boys and their
efforts were much enjoyed, while ali
the parts were we'll sustained and
highly appreciated.
The pastor Of ST. Johnsbury
church had occasion again on Sunday
evening to speak to young people
who were amusing themselves and
annoying others. Possibly it might
prove effective to bring some of these
| Sunday -night-m NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. be-
fore magistrate in good season on
Monday morning and apply a little
law. If we are not mistaken, the
statute provides an "antidote'' for
this malady.
The New England Order of Pro-
lection had a session at Odd Fellow
hall on Saturday night that was en-
| tirely devoted to music, sociability
and new sugar. The Cecilian quar-
tette and the Monarch Banjo and
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it was of an excellent sort, too) ;
everybody present helped in the
sociability, and the new sugar found
many takers. Altogether it was a
very enjoyable little affair.
The St. Johnsbury band and the
local base ball management have
united their energies with view to
making the promenade concert at the
Opera house this evening success,
and will divide the proceeds. The
promenade will begin at 8 O'Clock, and
during the evening there will be op-
portunity for dancing. There ought
to be good attendance Admission
25 cents. The St. Johnsbury Guard
will appear in uniform.
These officers of Grand Canton
Crescent, No. 1, were elected at re-
cent meeting: First component
Commandant, F. E. Richardson
lieutenant, E. c. Harvey; ensign,
6. w. Dickey. Second component
Captain, c. w. Staples; lieutenant,
w. S. Goss; ensign, w. D. Gould
clerk, G. K. SWEET; accountant, o.
H. Henderson; standard bearer
Richard Hovey; guard, w. S. Smith
sentinel, J. A. Beck picket, ]. Conley
"A subscriber at Elk River, Mimi.
writing to renew his subscription to
the CALEDoNIAN, has this pleasant
word to say: "The paper is a wei
come weekly visitor in our new
Western home, with which, together
with copy of the st. Johnsbury H.
lustrated' (of which too much can
not be said in its praise), we can even
at this great distance see and have
fresh in our minds much of the beau.
tiful town and the many friends we
have left behind"
Several of Rev. 6. NJ. Curl's
friends here have made a deposit o
$25 in the savings bank in favor o
certain young, but very promising
new arrival" al the parsonage
This was thoughtful thing to do
and it goes without saying that the
parents Of the little lady are gratefu
for this evidence of friendly regard
and that when the young deposition
comes to a realization of her financial
start in ffe she will make her best
bow to the generous donors.
All Interested in St. Johnsbury
cemetery will be glad to learn that
the trustees have appointed A. D
Nelson superintendent, to have entire
oversight and charge of the grounds