St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-07-06
excited the most interest, and their
musical specialties were good.


musical specialties were good.
Thomas Rckaby has decided not
to go into the collection business
here with Col. D. E. May, and
Col. May will join hands with H. D.
Howe in the Union Collection Agency
until October 1, when Mr.. Howe
leaves town. After that date Col.
May will have entire charge of the
agency.
The Caledonia county fair will be
held Sept. IL, 13 and IA. The prem
ium lists are now in the hands of the
printer and will be distributed by
August /. The exhibitors will
heartily approve Of Secretary John
sons efforts to have these books
widely circulated at much earlier
date than usual.
The st. Johnsbury Band has a
new leader, w. A. Darlington of
Keene, N. H., who is an excellent
cornet player and will make a good
leader. There are now % members
in the band and they did themselves
proud on the Fourth of July.
Weather permitting" the band will
give some good concerts this
summer.
-Children's Sunday was appropri-
ately observed at the Church of the
Messiah last Sunday evening. The
audience room of the church was
prettily trimmed and the young folks
gave choice programme OF recita-
tions and singing. The concert open
ed with full chorus of the children
and the church choir. a vocal solo
by Mrs. H. X. Ide and flute solo by
George Felch was much appreciated.
Superintendent n. NJ. Johnson, at
the close of the exercises, thanked the
children for their faithful and credit
able work.
The partners in the firm of A. H,
Mcleod & Co. have changed the
concern into a stock company to be
known as the A. H. Mcleod Milling
Company. The company is capital
lied at $4,000 and has these Of
ficers; President, Pred D. StocAer.
Danville; vice-president, Frank B.
Stocker, Danville: treasurer and
general manager, A. H. Mcleod, St.
Johnsbury; secretary, Josiah B
Gage, St. Johnsbury. The Caledonia
Mills, owned and operated by this
company, are valuable milling
property and the corporation will
undoubtedly do even larger business
in the future than in the past.
The National Bank Of Albuquer-
que, n. M. and the New Mexico Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, both
virtually under the same manage
ment, closed their doors Monday.
Some stock of both banks is held in
St. Johnsbury, but more in Lyndon,
Lancaster and elsewhere. The assets
of the National Bank are $425, 900,
liabilities $275,O00. The president
of this bank is S. NJ. Folsom and his
brother, Col. H. E. Folsom, Lyndon
vile. is one of the directors. The
Bank of Commerce of Albuquerque
is all right and not involved in the
failure OF the other banks
The Merchants bank have pass
ed their semi-annual dividend, due
July /. The dividend last January
was paid by withdrawing the
necessary amount from the surplus.
In view of the fact that the surplus
was not up to the amount required
by the government Controller Eckels
has ordered the directors to reim-
burse the surplus of the amount that
it was depleted by the January divi-
dend. This has been done aud con-
sequently the July dividend had
to be passed. The Merchants
bank have had prosperous six
months and in addition to returning
$4,000 to their surplus have reduced
their premium account $500.
County court adjourned last
Saturday to next Saturday when
Judge Ross will preside. The session
will only last one day. Last week
these divorces were granted: Emma
T. Ellis VS.. Herbert M. Ellis for in
tolerable severity; Rebecca P. Fair
banks VS.. William P. Fairbanks for
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