St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-04-20

""NN w" PiopdDlN IAN unucT last
years record, which was also
small one.
The Firemen's ball at the Opera
House next week Friday evening is
the next social attraction, and one
OF the features of the ball will be a
concert by the Mahogany Quartette
and the Banjo Club
The demand upon our advertis.
ing columns has made necessary the
insertion of an extra sheet this week
making the CALIFORNIAN a ten-page
paper. "Our readers should see that
their newsdealers deliver them the
entire paperp'
The monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union for April will be held next
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock in Y.
M. c. A. hall. The topic of the meet
ing will be cigarettes for Boys" by
Mrs. L. B. Heald. 1t is hoped large
number of the ladies will be present.
The breaking OF the ice on
Sleeper's river last week came near
doing some damage at the scale
works. Fortunately the river was
not very high and the ice jam was
finally broken by dynamite. The use
OF dynamite in blasting ice was quite
an interesting sight to the large
number of spectators.
The ladies of the Church of the
Messiah gave a sugar party on Fri
day evening last Aside from the
serving of good sugar and its ac-
compartments, vocal and instru-
mental music was furnished by Fred
Clark, and Master Spaulding created
considerable sport in his role as a
celebrate violinist."
The Free Press remarks that
burlington is the only city in the
state in which the Damrosch New
York Symphony Orchestra give a
concert" Considering the fact that
parties here were asked to guarantee
the Damrosch Orchestra $1,000 for
an entertainment, Burlington is
quite welcome to the show.
Word was received on Friday, by
relatives at the Center, of the death
of Andrew H. Warden of Hanover
n. H., father of the late Christie
Warden who was so foully murdered
Deceased was about 60 years old
and his death was no doubt hastened
by the terrible nervous strain to
which he was subjected by the crime
of Almy.
L. B. Hartshorn has received q
letter from his brother, w. Harts
horn, at Chicago, giving brie
description of a sensational murder
and suicide near that city, involving
the death of two women and a man
the latter suiciding after he had de
liberatelv shot both women and hao
been cornered by a crowd OF people
who pursued him some distance.
We have received the annua
catalogue of Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, of which Rev. H. 7. Fuller
is president. A total of 279 students
is shown, among them six from Yer
mont, including Theo Lamson ano
Horace Carpenter of St. Johnsbury
The catalogue contains also statist
ical information concerning the 53s
graduates of that institution from
1871.
Spring received quite a set-bacl
on Saturday in the shape of severa
inches of very damp snow, which
clung to trees and gave them
beautiful "snowlage clung to wire
and threatened to break them down
and added to the horrible condition
of the roads. However, suga
makers are alleged to have welcomed
the storm, and it is hoped that tn
final settling of the roads may hav'
been hastened thereby. Spring lin
gers beyond the desire of most people
AT Grace M. E. church on Sun
day morning last, Rev.C. W. Bradle'
preached his farewell sermon. Th'
conference year has closed, and Mr.
Bradlee has sought and obtained
transfer to the Maine conference
with a view to an Improvement II
the general health of his family, who
have been i'll much of the time since
coming here. He is to locate al
Pockland Me At the close OF his