St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-05-04

William l. yler haS oSN' SNS
to direct the music at the Methoo'S'
church.
i H. Brooks, local agent for the
Rambler bicycle of Chicago, has sold
nine wheels this season.
Many of the country roads are yet
IN moor condition, and the frost comes
ont slowly, making travelling some
what treacherous.
People who feel inclined to complain
ot tbe weather must remember that this
1 continued moisture is IAN excellent
# thing for grass.
Three persons were baptized at the
Railroad street church on Sunday even
Ing last. and the rite will be administer
ed to others there next Sunday evening
in another column will be found amin
teresting communication from cores
pondent at Atlanta, Ca, who tells some
thing of the St. Johnsbury OF years ago.
Gov Fuller has named May 10 as
Arbor Day, when the taste for tree and
shrub planting can be properly INDUCED
in under the favoring smile of the state.
The opening of the fine new store OF
Lougee Brothers & Smythe on Railroad
street last Friday and Saturday even
ings attracted many OF our towns
| peopls.
Manager Bingham has recently put
B telephones into the Barrett ground
bone factory here, and the works of the
CRYSTAL Spring Bottling Company at
Barnet.
All ladies who have acted as collec-
tors for the Alumni scholarship, and
all interested in its success, are requested
to meet at Mrs. P F. Blodgetts, Fri
day May 5, at 4 p. m.
The contract for carrying the mails
between the depot and the post office
has been awarded to Carl Gray There
were several bidders. William Prescott
q has been engaged as driver.
An interesting descriptive article con-
Cerning Hawaii, which we print this
week on the second page, was written by
81 DR.. NJ L. Miner, formerly of this place,
& but now resident at Honolulu.
An interesting exhibit of Japanese
footwear, brought from that country
"a by Capt E. F. Griswold, has been visible
& in Bundy's show window for few days
and has attracted much attention.
The Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hos
E ptal at Hanover, a cut and description
ofwhch was published in the CALEDo
MAN some time ago, was dedicated yes
terday with impressive ceremonies.
On May Ia both railroads chang
their running time. On this date th
Wagner sleeper will be started on th
Lake road running from Portland tt
Chicago, via Niagara Falls, withou
change.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society of tn
T. '. M. at Burlington listened to
lecture on Samoa, by Hon. Henry c. lde
d the other evening; and it goes withou
saying that the society was entertaine,
and instructed.
%, H. Henderson has begun to Sc
tickets to the Worlds Fair and has a
M ready had calls for the Cook excursio
tickets which give round trip wit
all expenses paid at reasonable rates
IA Mr. Henderson also sells tickets of othe
s excursion companies and all the regula
sd trunk lines.
AT the regular meeting of the Natu
AZ al history society Tuesday evening Mis-
oe'la Howe read paper on spring FLOW
ets and Mrs. A. B. Noyes gave an art
# Ve on fungi. c. II. Horton gave d
s Scriptlon of the owls of this section, Il
OWLS from the Museum being arrange
VII the class room table.
j. II. Carpenter was in town ov
sunday, having come here on busine
Connected with the Lathe Compan
nc reports that industry as hourishin
v 0'oers increasing and some improv
ue"t being made in the mechanism
'"e lathe with view to still further c
"''rclng its value to the trade.
|lhe musical rally at the Y. M. c.
"''' on Sunday afternoon was large
"''ended and very interesting. The
'"estra played three selections; Mess