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

by E. W. Owen, reading by Miss
Elsie Ranney, cornet playing by J.
w. Batchelder, new sugar and gen
eral good time.
"A feature of the promenade con-
cert at the Opera house tonight will
be the performance of a march writ
ten by George c. Felch, the piccolo
player in the St. Jobnsbury band.
i. A. Denison of Mechanic Falls,
Me. (who has many friends in this
vicinity, had tussle with burglar
in his room the other night. The in
truder got away, however, with
about 5000 worth of silverware and
a gold watch.
-Forepaugh' circus is expected to
be in st. Johnsbury on Thursday,
July %. So reads an agreement be-
tween the circus managers and the
Boston & Maine road, the latter
having contracted to make fourteen
moves of the big show.
The Mahogany quartette and the
Monarch Banjo and Guitar club, with
Mrs. Geo. H. Frost as accompanist,
give concert at Lyndonville on the
22d, Friday. A special train for the
ST. Johnsbury attendants will prob
ably be arranged for this occasion.
"A petition is being circulated ask
ing the trustees to change the name
of the land north of the Moose and
west of the Passumpsic river from
Paddock village to North end also
to change Pleasant street to North
avenue.
The St. Andrews church ladies
have decided fully upon Friday even
ing of next week for their Easter sale,
and a great many useful articles will
be obtainable, and supper, good
music, readings and other attrac-
tions will be offered.
Mrs. Griffith will speak on home
mission work, at the Methodist
church, on Tuesday evening, April
10. This lady is an earnest worker
and an interesting talker, and will
have something instructive to say
on this important topic.
Our West Burke correspondent
SAYS that a recent test there indicates
that barrel of stirred sugar will
make from IS to 20 pounds more OF
the tub sugar than there was of the
dry, making an increase of eight or
nine pounds in a hundred
Mrs. May wishes to meet all
district school teachers on Saturday,
the 23d, at 2 p. m, at the office
of Bates & May, 81 Eastern Ave.
The work of the coming year will be
explained and the absence of any
teacher will necsssitate great
amount of extra work.
The receipts for the year ending
March 81 at the postofflce were $11, =
SO1 OF, an increase of $500 over last
year. The net revenue to the govern.
ment was $363O.S2. 1t is safe to
predict that the receipts will reach
the $4,000 mark at the expiration
of another year.
-"The earth trembled' at the
corner of Spring and Winter streets
during Saturday last and quite &
cave in resulted, directly on a line
with the crossing. The large sewer
tile was broken completely In two
and it required considerab BILE labor to
fill up the cavity.
The Athenaum cottage, from
which Mr.. Tyler moved last month
is receiving some repairs, and vii
be occupied about the middle of May
by DIR. Maurice F. Pilgrim of Wash
ington, D. c. This property has re
Gently been made over to the trustees
of the Athen9um.
Mary Howe concert tickets ar,
selling finely, and the prima DOM;
is sure of a large audience. Good
sized delegations are coming from
Lyndonville and Danville, and peo
pie from other towns in the count,
are also planning to be present.
round trip rate of 35 cents has beei
given by the Boston and Maine roac
for this occasion for the people from
the Vile
Bicycles are growing in favor il
this vicinity, and the young MAJ
without a wheel will soon be a
scarce hereabouts as a man with
out a country" c. M. Berry ha
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