St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-08-31

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Company has moved his office from
rooms adjoining the CALIFORNIAN Of
flee to the Masonic block. 7. A.
Moore will relinquish the northern
part of his store to Mr.. Frost and
the Electric Light Company will oc-
cupy the whole room.
The Houston Cure Company of
St. Johnsbury graduated their second
patient last week. This company
are proving an admirable adjunct to
the temperance work ofthe commun-
ity and it is gratifying to learn that
the people are much interested in
the good work steadily accomplish
ed.
The Time Saver" little guide
that everybody who goes to the
Worlds Fair should carry, can be
had at this Office for 25 cents. 1t
names and locates 5000 Of the most
interesting sights at the Fair, and it
was compiled by newspaper man.
Handy to carry, small, but very
useful.
The Stiles pond water has been
put into the Union school buildings
for drinking purposes. The direc-
tors have taken this step in response
to general demand on the part of
the public, and under the circumstan-
ces could do no less. Parents who
have had fears as to the impurity of
the river water will now feel much
easier.
There will be special meeting
OF the W. c. T. U. next Tuesday af-
ternoon iii the parlors of the Y. NJ
c. A. building to elect delegates to
the state convention at Montpelier,
Sept. 13 and IA, and all members
are specially requested to be present.
Owing to the storm last Tuesday
the annual meeting of the society
was not held.
Mrs. H. B. Davis is the possessor
of decidedly rare plant which, on
exhibition at the Davis printing
office on Eastern avenue, has at
tracted much attention. 1t is a
spider lily, native of South Ameri-
ca, and entirely new to most flower
growers Of this section. The plant
has clean, slender, foliage Of waxy
touch, and this particular specimen
has had ten blossoms of delicate
makeup and very fragrant.
The new and long line of stalls
recently put up at the fair ground
presents decidedly improved front
or rear, as you like ito the high
way, and it is to be hoped that the
directors will not allow it to be dis
figured by a poster or hand-bill OF
any description. We are glad to
learn, from Secretary Johnson, that
it is the intention to keep the high
way side of the sheds free from such
Disagreement. 1t would be a mis-
take to do otherwise.
The Lyndonville Journal, refer
ring to the base ball contest here on
the Odd Fellows field day, glows
with local pride after this fashion
"The game goes to show that there
are better natural players here than
at St. Johnsbury; as taking picked
men from each place who enter a
game without practice, the Vile lad
dies are sure to come out on top. y
But the records of games by the reg
ular ball teams from the two places
do not read that way,
A civil case was brought before
Judge Rogers of Wheelock at the
court house Monday by B. F. Drew
of East st. .Johnsbury, who sued
Dan NJ. Smith OF Concord for selling
him a horse Nov. %, 1892, which
did not come up to Smiths warrant.
w. P. Stafford appeared for the
plaintiff and H. c. Bates for the de-
fendant. A jury of six men brought
in a verdict for the plaintiff to re-
cover $35 damages and his costs OF
the trial. Smith appealed the case.
The school directors complete,
this week, the re-seating and some
what extensive repairs of the school
houses outside of the village, and
will have everything in readiness for
the opening day, which occurs Sept.
4. Teachers and scholars will find,
in most cases, radical change in
4I.,a,ronce of the school rooms