St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-06-29
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

-Kenna's Minstrels appear at the old
Ooera House this evening and promise
lots of fun.
D. E. May will be at his Office at
$50 a. nj. on July 4 to attend to the ex-
ecution of pension vouchers.
The Atheneum will be closed for re-
pairs during four days of next week,
Monday, July 8, to Friday, July 7.
Edward Soule, who has been with
TIC. Spencer for some years past, will
open iewelry store at Berlin Falls, N.
H., in the near future.
The st. Johnsbury Medical Club
will have a picnic at Joe's Pond tomor-
row. Their regular monthly meeting
will be held there at this time.
Collector Pike has returned to work
and the town, highway and school tax
is now in the hands of the collector. The
total tax is 81 40 on the dollar.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of st. Johnsbury district will
hold convention at the NJ. E. church,
Barton Landing, June 2S and 20.
Mrs. Sarah Blanchard has sold her
house on Portland street to Mrs S. A.
Chadbourne; price $4,000. Mrs. Blan-
chard will soon move to Barre where she
is building house.
Guy c. Wright has a Silver Wyan-
dotte hen that laid, on recent day, an
egg measuring 10x712 inches and on the
day following another egg measuring
S4x6l2 inches.
"A special train consisting of FIVE Pull
mans and a combination car passed
though here Saturday night bound for
the Worlds Fair The train came from
Boston and went West over the Lake
road.
The McGibeny Family, who have a
substantial reputation as entertainers,
appear at Howe's Opera House tomor-
row evening. They give anexcellent per
Torrance, in which musical specialties
abound, and should be greeted by full
house.
Olive Branch Lodge will give socia-
Bile at Odd Fellows Hall Friday evening,
June 30. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all who are members of the |. O. O.
r.. and their families. Ice cream and
cake will be served, and a general good
time is anticipated.
The CALIFORNIAN has received the
annual catalogue of Pomona College,
taremont, Cal, where Prof. Frank P.
hrackett, formerly of st. Johnsbury, is
professor of mathematics. The school
nas had prosperous year, and new
building was erected last fall.
Thomas Rickaby has given up his
pace at the scale works and with Col.
W. May will start collection agency.
lne headquarters of the company will be
"' eol' Mays pension Office and the
name will be the National Collection
agency. Both men are well known in
Gown and they ought to do a good bust
4 ness.
line CALIFORNIAN goes every week to
Subscribers in China, Japan, India and
several European cities. That it is a
%Vome visitor may be judged from
n wat our subscriberin China writes from
"'' nome in Chefoo: "The CALIFORNIAN
,OAles to me like weekly letter from
"O'ne' | have read every number for SO
Years."
Everybody expects to have a good
l'D'e the Fourth of July, but the fun can
Enjoyed just as much without the use
nrecrackers, which are always liable
'"use fires. Besides, it is against the
W" wv. 10 sell them and Chief of Police
;''"er proposes to do his duty in guard
"s against their sale.
G. Inc Odd Fellows have put an iron
"Vape on to the rear of their block
>. N"''road street, thus complying with
sVehtly enacted law. Other buildings
tha. WV" should be at once supplied with
ro,' ,S> ueSlrable fixtures and it must be
o,l l'e'uoered that owners of hotels and
cun; n extensive buildings which are oc-
6rs NV " ,or living purposes are liable to
vs;o 'ney do not comply with the pro-
'''ns Of the statute, -... ....