St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-23
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

some sections of this town yesterday
morning.
The Atheneum will be closed
next week for some necessary re-
pairs, opening again on Friday
morning, Aug. 81.
Reduced rates to the coaching
parade at North Conway next We'd
nesdav are offered on the Lake road.
The fare from St. Johnsbury is 1920.
"A Washington dispatch announces
that VIM A. Stephens of St.
Johnsbury has been granted a pat
ent on an improved garment sup
porter.
The orient rug exhibition, which
81 has been held at Fairbanks store for
the past week, closes next Tuesday
night. This is the finest collection
ever seen in town and the prices are
remarkably low.
The premium lists for the Gale
donia county fair will be sent by
mail this week all through this coun-
ty. Any wishing a book can have
the same by applying to the secre-
tary at the CALEDoNIAN office.
The afternoon meetings a the
Y. NJ c. A. will be resumed next
Sunday, when Rev. DIR. Heath will
address the young men, and special
singing will be provided. The 9 a. m.
meeting will also be resumed on
Sunday.
Town clerks are reminded that
the last legislature amended the law
relating to the calling of the freemen's
meeting. This meeting is to be called
at 10 a. N. in towns whose popu
lation does not exceed 1000 and at
9am.in towns of larger population.
Some great attractions have been
engaged at the Howe Opera House
during the coming fair. Richard
Golden appears in "Old Jed Prouty"
on the evenings of Sept. II and -,
and on Thursday evening, the 18th,
comes Gorton's New Orleans Minis
trels.
Among the new advertisements
& this week our readers will notice the
Crystal Confectionery Company of
Burlington. This is one of the most
successful of the recent enterprises Of
the Queen City and its president is
( Col. Woodbury., the republican
candidate for governor.
The Barton Monitor says that
the tenth annual reunion of Co. l.
10th VT. Regiment, held at Vii
loughby lake Aug. 18th, called out
about twenty-five of the boys; Capt.
R. P Moves was present. Capt.
Averill gave all who wished a free
ride on his steamer Ben Hur.
Prof. H. L. Southwick al Mrs.
Jessie Etdridge Southwi.; i of the
Emerson School of Oratory at Bos-
ton are booked for an entertainment
in Music Hall on Friday, Sept. 21.
The entertainment will consist mainly
OF readings and will be one that no
one can afford to miss.
The somewhat celebrated case of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
panv VS.. DIR. Bullard was re-commit-
ted TO Judge Aldrich for further find
ings upon evidence already taken at
q hearing held in the county clerks
office yesterday. The case was ar
gued briefly by the attorneys on both
sides.
Interest in the Caldbeck- Drouin
controversy over the erection of a
block by the former so close to the
rear of the latter's block as to shut
off light and air, is revived. Mr..
Drouin has begun to shorten his
block and will take off 13 feet at the
rear, so as to give him plenty of light
despite the presence of Caldbeck's
block.
Prank D. Thompson of Irasburg,
who was manager of the Academy
ball nine last year, has disappeared
from home and his parents think he
Is in Canada. The ball nine closed
the season heavily in debt and the
creditors began to call on Manager
Thompson for the funds. This so
worried him that he has left for parts
unknown He left home about two
weeks ago with $50 in his pocket.
Mr.. Thompson expected to enter
Dartmouth college next fall.