St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26

this work for some time and has had
many interesting experiences in get
ting at facts and figures that would
make the pamphlet comprehensive
and satisfactory.
Prof. w. w. Cooke of the State
Agricultural College will lecture up
on "The migration of birds" before
the Natural History Society tomor-
row evening at the Museum. Prof.
Cooke is a specials in this branch
Of ornithology, and an interesting
lecture is assured.
The inside pages of this issue of
the CALIFORNIAN contain variety Of
readable matter, including collec-
ton of short articles from the
magazines, something for the in
struction OF our farmer readers,
pathetic story of life in fishing vii
lage, and other interesting things.
Speaking of cold weather, an
old resident on the shore of Lake
Champlain tells St. Adams Mes
senger reporter that when he cut
a hole in the ice the other day to get
water for his cattle, "the thickness
of the ice was the length of the axe
handle and my arm, and found
only four inches of water"
The trustees met Monday evening
and did considerable business. The
pay of the fire engineers was raised
from $50 to $25 per annum and
policemen were prohibited from
serving on hose companies The
trustees voted to set apart Concord
avenue, Hastings hill and Paddock
village hill two nights in the week
for coasting A policeman will be
on duty at each place.
AT an adjourned meeting OF the
First National Bank Tuesday it wa.
voted to reduce the capital stock
from $500,OO0 to $40O, 900. Vote,
representing 1859 shares were cas-
in favor of reducing, while only 20i
shares were voted against the reduc
tion. Each shareholder will there
fore receive check for one-hith o
his holdings, the par value Of eacI
share being S10O. New shares vii
be issued Feb. /, or as soon thereat
ter as possible.
Among the prize-takers at the re
Gently held Mechanics Fair in Bos
ton were three establishments il
which St Johnsbury people are in
terestcd Geo H. Hastings pho
tographic studio at Boston Securet
agold medal, which is the second Mr.
Hastings has secured at the fairs o
the Mechanics Association, tn
Carpenter Lathe and Tool Compan,
was awarded a silver medal, and tn
Dupont Manufacturing Compan.
secured a diploma.
The cold wave is by no mean
confined to New England Georg
, j. lde says the mercury has bee
g. below zero in Jacksonville, Ala
causing much suffering among tn
poor people. Gen. Idc writes from
Florida that it is cold down there
= but as yet the oranges have no
! been frozen. In sharp contrast t,
= this comes a paper from E. A
Walker at Pasadena, Cal, giving tn
l highest temperature in January s.
| degrees and the lowest 81. TIL
average temperature in Southern
California up to Jan. 10 was SO.
There are in this village certain
; boys and young men who delight il
f lawleSs acts, and who are maxim!
: regulations which, in coming years
: they may wish did not belong t,
them. There is nothing manly o
reputable in a malicious moestatiol
of the rights of Others, or in so con
, Quoting ones self as to disturb
religious meetings. We understand
that there is disposition in certain
, quarters to invoke the aid of tn
law if these annoyances do not cease
and possibly the application of tha
remedy might have wholesom
, effect.
FIREMENS BENEFIT.
, Our firemeu have formed a mutua
heneht association to be known al