St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-05-18

rem EstaDrooks, giving possession
after sixty days. The price paid
was about $4,000, and the premises
include some FIVE acres of land, ex-
tending from Main to Railroad
street.
The fire alarm has been ringing
occasionally on its own hook for
few days past. Dilligent search has
been made for the cause of this un-
necessary sounding of the bell, and
on Tuesday night a discovery was
made that has possibly solved the
problem.
The Misses Howe gave very
pleasant reception to the Young
Peoples Union of the Church of the
Messiah on Tuesday evening last,
at the Avenue House. An adver-
tisement guessing contest afforded
lots of sport, there was some good
music, and refreshments IS were served.
The company was made to feel
wholly lat home" and enjoyed
themselves greatly.
The managers of the Home for
Aged Women acknowledge the recep-
ton of the following list of articles,
all needed 2 table cloths, 6 towels,
table mats, 2 tray cloths, II nap
kins, 2 tablespoons, work basket
with thread, needles, pins, etc. One
carpet, good one, has been sent ;
others are needed. The frost dam
aged the cellar walls so that they
must be relaid in part.
The following special rates have
been courteously given by the B. &
, M. railroad to persons attending the
w. c. T. U. convention at Peacham
May 23 and "a From Hardwick tc
: Barnet and return, ST .35; from West
Danville, $1.0O; from Danville, 90c
j from St. Jobnsbury, 40c; from St
e Johnsbury Center, 45c. Delegate'
# going on 9 a. m. mail train from St
o Johnsbury will be conveyed by car
riage from Barnet to Peacham.
y Robert Wilson, who for the pas
:, three years had driven one of Sy
7 vester & Gray's teams, died earl
y Monday morning, at his residenc
on Railroad street, of typhoid fever
IS Deceased was 81 years old, an
n leaves wife and one child; he wa
,r native of Greensboro, to whic
lie place his parents came from SEQ
s. land about 40 years ago. His fune
- al occurred on Tuesday, the remain
:. being taken to Wells River fc
:, burial.
st Manager Frye of the Academ
A. nine says that at the next game Q
the campus the diamond is to |
~ roped off. This is as it should b
- Where the diamond is left open
:, the encroachments of the crowd Il
;, players are apt to be seriously inte
of tered with, and that part of Il
crowd who go to see and not to pie
with the mines are afforded mut
:. more satisfactory view OF the gam
~ BY all means let the rope be made
-, settled thing at the ball grounds.
:; On Friday afternoon last CAP
E. F. Griswold gave the pupils
Miss Sinclair's room at the Unit
" school an interesting account of /
t travels in Norway, and explain
- some of the details incident to t
' pursuit and capture of whales. 1t
needless to say that the childr
~ listened intently and appreciat
this instructive description by 0
Gu who had personally witnessed ma
're of the scenes which are more
ne less imper.ectly set forth in the tie
'iu books.
-, The Academy ball nine dropp
'"' a game to the Kimball Union nj
on Saturday last, the score standi
an four to three against them. In sp
ISL of the hard blow and the altogett
me unpleasant weather the contest w
witnessed by a fairs sized audien
re- and was close and exciting. Jor
liy and Bagley did the battery work
the home team and Cummings a
St. French for the visitors. Petting
by for the Academys, made a fine
red catch at a time when it count
'ur high, and there were other intere
lies ing features. The season certain
ant starts out we'll, so far as Gle
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