St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-06-01
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

Friday, June 23, will be the annual
training day for the st. Johnsbury
Guard.
Mrs. A. D. Fogg is to give an art ex-
bibiton in her studio over Belknap's
;ewelrv store today and tomorrow.
Romance for June is on hand early,
and contains pleasing variety of read
able stories. 1t can be found at the
book stores.
The summer meeting Of the Chris
tan Endeavor Societies Of this county
becins at East Hardwick tonight, and
continues through tomorrow.
-Barnum's circus is coming. 1t will
arrive from the east on July 25th, will
dspay its wonders to the people of this
section, and will proceed then to Mont
vler via Wells River.
The special Canadian Pacific car
which left here on Tuesday for Chicago
carried nineteen passengers, four OF
whom were from St. Johnsbury and
fifteen from Montpelier and Barre.
The fifth annual fair of the Ryegate
and Wells River Valley Dairymen's AS
socaton will be held at South Ryegate
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 20
and 21. A better exhibition than ever
before held there is being planned for.
On the inside pages of the CALEDo-
zNSN this week will be found another
Mter from the Underclyffe party, de-
&nbing their visit to Jerusalem and
Othu interesting localities i'll that vicin-
ity; also number four OF the Westward
llO' series.
A. c. Harvey has also fallen into the
line Of Improvement and is extending the
store fronts of his Railroad street block
to accord in some degree with the more
modern premises Immediately adjoining.
The change will be marked one for the
better.
The Academy students are to have
their field day sports on Friday the 9th
inst. Considerable interest has devel-
Oped among them in regard to the sew
eraevents that have been booked for
that occasion, and a successful meet is
looked for.
H f. Moore picked up satchel
that had been dropped in the road by
parties coming from Danville one day
last week, and found that it contained
about $3.50. He promptly hunted up
'he owners and restored the treasure,
much to their delight.
The sisters of the Convent will, on
J0ne5, at the town hall, open a bazar
and falr which is to continue for twelve
uays, the proceeds to be devoted to the
special educational work of the Convent.
lhere will be numerous attractions, and
the public is invited to participate.
The mail train from the south ran
INTO rock which had slid down on to
rnc track just below the village last
thursday afternoon, but nothing more
serious resulted than the demolishing of
'e cowcatcher on the locomotive and
'"V '"VShaklng up of the passengers.
~ box of handsome pansies Of vari
'SSorts, from w. X. Lairds gar dens
p'Ses that he is in condition to supply
,"S' ever-popular plants, which bloom
y" ~olusely and add so greatly to the
N''ly OF ones posy-bed Mr.. Laird is
u, ",ue awake gardener and understands
his business.
-, 'ne Victors, a juvenile nine of this
""se' took game from the Litteton
,I''0'S' oa on the campus last Saturday
W, N,,'V'hoon, in a score of 7 to 2. is.
e r.n e' u"lpired the game, which was
th. ."'l interesting one. The score shows
tba :" '"e home team played bali part of
'"e time at least.
nl... o'ouln's block israpidly nearing com
son Vi' 1t will contain four fine stores
n IN o, w 'eet deep, two of which are to
orl lNuP'ed by o. S. Abbott with a stock
,v;, 100N and shoes, and Peter Provencal
ara a" ~, q stock of clothing. The other two
NJ. "'' yet rented, but there are numer-
applicants therefor
or t,: '9or Bowman, the sugar weigher
sc,sa' " Town, reports that he has this
ugY '" III one hundred and two weigh
the @s .s .N'"''ned about SO, 900 pounds of
of tha ee' product, and he thinks that
kthe ho 0 amount 80 per cent will secure
''"'y' This speaks well for the