St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-08-23
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

'oA Houhu pups from the Hatchery TINS
week.
The classes OF the Convent of the
Congregation de Notre Dame will open
on Monday, Sept. 2.
Last Friday, the new state holiday,
was not generally observed here, except
by the closing Of the banks.
Alfred Corriveau was fined $23 Mon
day by Justice Worcester for obtaining
liquor of the town liquor agent under
false pretences.
There was quite frost at Walden
yesterday morning and the mercury
dropped to within four degrees of treez-
ing in st. Johnsbury.
The Vctors beat the Littletons at
Bethlehem Tuesday by score of to 7
and were defeated at Lyndonvillc yester-
day, the score standing 10 to H.
The premium list for the county fair,
Sept. 10, II and ~, will be ready for
distribution next week. The fair prom
ises to be one of the most successful ever
held.
e, Underwood, the veteran merchant
tailor, has retired from business. Mr.
Underwood has been in business in the
Danville block on Eastern avenue for
over 20 years.
Charles P. Carpenter will test the
merits of the Sterling range on Friday,
Sept. 6, by baking $50 loaves of bread,
using a whole barrel of flour. His ad-
vertisement gives full particulars.
A violent thunder storm passed over
st. Johnsbury between 3 and 4 O'Clock
Sunday morning, lasting about three
| quarters of an hour The rain which
accompanied it was very heavy.
There will be camp meeting at
Magog, P. O., from Sept. to 16. for
which round trip tickets will be issued
by the Boston & Maine. Fare from st.
Johnsbury S1.95.
Round trip tickets will be sold on the
st. ]. & L. c. railroad at reduced fares
on Tuesday, Aug. 81 to Morrisvlle, the
occasion being the bicycle meet there.
Fare from St. Johnsbury, $1.50.
The Odd Fellows have shown them.
selves good fellows with fraternal feel
ings by inviting the Knights Templar to
drill tomorrow afternoon at the fair
ground in connection with the field day
sports.
w L. Russell has retired from the
lumber firm of Russell, Follensby & Co.,
and the remaining partners have formed
partnership under the name of Follens
by & Peck. The new firm is deserving of
success.
The Boston & Maine will sell round
trip tickets, good going Aug. 26 to 81,
returning until Sept. 2, inclusive. to the
New England Fair at Rigby Park, Port
land, Me. Fare from St. Johnsbury and
return, $3.50.
C. G. Stebbins, agent for the Hart
ford Lie and Annuity Insurance Com
pany, has paid Mrs. Mary E. Smith, Is
Pearl street, $4,000 lie insurance carried
by her late husband in the company he
represents.
The Vermont state fair at Howard
Park, Burlington, on September 3, 4, 8
and promises to be very attractive.
There are a large number of entries for
the horse races. The prize money offered
amounts to $5500
Richard Donaghy was arrested on
Monday for intoxication and is now in
Jail awaiting trial. Mr.. Donaghy at
first disclosed on st. Johnsbury parties,
but later retracted this statement and
declared that the liquor was sent him
from Boston.
Quite a party of St. Johnsbury people
took advantage of the excursion from
Lunenburg to Old Orchard and return
Sunday. The pleasure of the trip
through henotch was somewhat marred
on account of rain in the forenoon, but
the afternoon was pleasant and much
enjoyed.
There are two vacancies in the state
cadetships in Norwich University at the
DISPOSAL of the senator's from this coun
tv, any Young men who wish to avail
themselves of this opportunity will dc
we'll to correspond with either {. Bell
Walden, or L. D. Hazen st, Johnsbury
: -Supt. of Streets Cheney is wrestling
with the problem of bettering the con
dition of Eastern avenue. A large force
of men have been putting on top dress
ing of gravel and clay. Mr.. Cheney be
lieves this mixture will not wash dowr
the hill so quickly as a layer of only
gravel.
Major T. J. Ryan Of Columbus, o.
delivered an address in Music Hall OF
Friday evening on "Nineteenth Century
p4:o+;e,,, o,d What If Demands ,