St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-19


of handling 100 tons daily will be
completed before fall, and everything
looks better since the gold ore was
discovered.
The division president of the
Ladies Aid society, in an order just
issued, urges that every member OF
the several societies throughout the
state have some part in the 0b-
servance of Memorial day, and that
every form of festivity that tends to
destroy the sacredness of the occasion
be discountenanced.
The Sons of Veterans had pleas
ant little entertainment at Grand
Army hall on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Brock was piano soloist, the
Monarch Banjo and Guitar club
played several selections. Charles H.
Thompson gave two recitations, re-
freshments were served and the Mon
archs and Mrs. Brock furnished music
for a promenade.
The County Christian Endeavor
union will hold a meeting at the
South church in this village June 9
and 10, beginning on Thursday even
ing and closing Friday evening. An
excellent programme has been ar
ranged, and the meeting will be one
in which every Christian Endeavorer
in this county should take a cordial
interest, and plan to attend.
The docket for the June term of
Caledonia county court is out.
Court begins Tuesday, June 7, and
Judge Thompson will preside. The
docket proper contains 81 cases, and
the chancery docket "a. There are
no cases of special local interest, and
the term does not promise to be
particularly lively one. The grand
jury will be in session this term.
The Boston Herald of yesterday
morning contained portraits of the
republican delegates to Minneapolis
from five states-M aine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Rhode Island and
Connecticut. The cuts of the YER
monters are, on the whole, very fair
likenesses, and the Herald's stroke
of enterprise in this direction will be
appreciated by the delega tes and
their friends.
Improvements around the board
ing house at Fairbanks village have
added much to the general attrac-
tiveness of the place and it's surround
ings For over year the scale COM
pany have been making extensive i'm
provements both in the interior of
their plant and the grounds surround
ing it. The results of their work are
very gratifying, both to the work
men and to the corporation.
The St. Johnsbury Daily Repub
lican will make it's first appearance
this morning. 1t will be four page
paper, with associated press dis
patches. The staff of the Republican
is increased by the addition of U. c.
Brewer, night editor, and Miss Ger
trude Howe, stenographer. w. ].
Aldrich is assisting temporarily. The
press dispatches are taken by Burton
H. Burke. B. F. Weeks will be the
canvasser
1t is to be hoped that the recent
determinati ton of the selectmen, in
connection with the Board of Trade,
to keep the bridges clear of advertise
| ments, will be followed out to the
letter The traveller "across coun-
try" who drives through bridges in
Vulnerable, is nfavorably impressed
by the coarse variety of placards to
be seen in every bridge and on almost
every fence along the country roads
After the bridges have been cleared
| of this nuisance, let the fences be
subjected to similar process.
"A profitable meeting of the Natur
al History society was held on Tues
day evening. Mrs. A. B. Moves read
a paper on hornets, and a general
discussion on astronomy and other
subjects followed. A committee to
arrange for field day was appointed.
Miss Matte 6. Tyler was elected to
succeed w. M. Kellogg, resigned, as
director in botany. Glasses in
botany and ornithology have been
formed and other classes are contem-
plated.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Home Missionary society will
open at Washington next Tuesday.