St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-16

get at his records that evening, on
motion of E. D. Blodgett, the meet
ing was adjourned to next Saturday
evening a the Town hall at o'clock.
Editor Perkins of the Rutland
Herald was in town last week, look
ing up the anti-Fuller feeling IN this
section. 1t is not probable that he
found enough of it hereaboutst to add
much strength to the Herald's op-
position to 1.-The leading candidate.
AT the annual convoca ton of the
Order OF the Eastern Star for Yer
mont, at Manchester Center last
week, Mrs. Mary D. Scott of ST.
Johnsbury was elected grand warder.
The order has gained one chapter
and 200 members during the past
year.
The locally celebrated libel case
of Cunningham VS.. Caldbeck, which
was carried to Bennington county
for trial, resulted yesterday in
verdict for the defendant, with costs.
Ide and Blodgett were the counsel for
defendant, and Bates & May for
plaintiff
Warren Estabrooks sold his en-
tire stock of goods to his son, Henry
F. Estabrooks, last Friday. The
latter has been with his father ever
since he came to St. Johnsbury in
1876 and the family have built up a
large wholesale and retail trade in
this vicinity.
"A dozen or more ST. Johnsbury
wheelmen took a trip to Lyndonville
last week Wednesday evening and
enjoyed themselves hugely. About
two miles this side of the Vile they
were met by delegation of eight or
nine bicyclists of that place and es-
corted in.
The selectmen are removing all
signs from the bridges and giving the
inside of the bridges coat of white
wash. There is fine of not less than
SIS for every offence for putting
bills and signs in bridges. This law
has been more honored in the breach
than in the observance.
People of this section who are
inclined towards picnics will be glad
to learn that Lake Park" in West
Danville, owned by o. B. Flint, will
be open again this season. and
abundant opportunity given for
boating, fishing, bathing, and gen
eral good time outdoors.
Charles B. Carr has obtained a
patent for an improved telegraph
instrument. The instrument con-
sists of combined telegraph sound
er, relay and key. Several parties
have already heard of the invention
and begun corresponding with Mr..
Carr asking if the invention is for
SALE
st. Johnsbury's storm on Tues
| day afternoon was mild in COM
parison with the storm that visited
Chicago on the day before. There
was little or no electric phenomena
connected with the storm here, but
at the West the wind and lightning
played sad havoc. Many buildings
were blown down and quite num-
Der of lives lost.
Col. Fairbanks brought home
from Mexico a valuable collection of
curios which are now being arranged
and classified in the Museum The
collection includes specimens OF
pottery, articles of apparel, weapons
used in the bull fights, and large
number of models showing the
costumes of the people of that inter
esting country.
The St. Johnsbury democrats
will give the Maine and New Hamp-
shire delegates to the national con-
vention a reception tomorrow after
noon. The ST. Johnsbury band will
be at the depot to enliven the occa-
sion with music. The delegation
come to St. Johnsbury by the same
routes as the republican delegations
two weeks ago.
Tickets for the class concert go on
| sale tOmOrrOw mOruinC The Grad.
uating class have secured fine com
panv Of artists and a choice concert
is assured. The artists are Belle
Botsford, violin; Wulf Fries, celloist
David II. Lithgoe, baritone; Louise
H. Fries, pianist; Fay Davis, reader
The proceeds of the concert will be