St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-26

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the loss, as estimated by H. M. Bar.
rett, who has charge OF the business
there, is about $4,000. The mill may
possibly be- rebuilt in another locali-
ty, as the people in the vicinity
regard its presence as very disagree
able.
W. S. Bailey Of East Hardwick
comes here next Monday with his
string of horses. He will keep them
at the Fair ground through the sum-
mer. He has fine lot Of horses this
year.
e. T. & H. K. Ide are building a
blacksmith shop in the foundation of
the proposed steam laundry. 1t will
be a two-story structure 70 by so
feet. Charles N. Corriveau will occu.
py it and do carriage repairing, be
sides blacksmithing work.
The directors of the Pythian
block have engaged Horace Randall
to have charge of rebuilding the
block, and the work will be done by
the day. The new building will not
be changed much except it will have
solid brick walls throughout.
On Sunday large rock, weigh
ing about thirty tons, fell from a
ledge on to the railroad track be-
tween the two bridges north of Bar
ton and a wreck train was dis
patched to remove it. Fortunately
no accident happened before it was
discovered.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held next Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in Y. NJ. c. A.
hall. Delegates are to be chosen for
the county convention, which is to
be held at Barnet, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, May % and 90. A full at
tendance is desired.
We have received copy of the
w. P. l., published by the students
of the Worcester Polytechnic Insti.
tute. Horace Carpenter of st. Johns
bury is business manager, and to him
we owe thanks for the number on
our desk. A fine portrait of T. c,
Mendenhall, Phi. D., president of the
institute, forms the frontispiece.
Tuesday the Stanley Opera house
will be the scene of grand May day
ball, given under the auspices of Apol'
10 lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias
From 8 to 9 O'Clock an amusing en-
tertainment will be given by the
Pythian Minstrels, who have mum.
ber of clever people in the caste. The
st. Johnsbury full orchestra will fur
nish music.
The DeMoss family, ofmuch fame,
will give a musical entertainment
in the Baptist church on Monday
evening. What they cannot do with
musical instruments is not worth
doing, for they play forty-hve instru'
ments, and sing their own and other
authors composition. The family is
we'll known and all we can say is do
not fail to attend the concert.
Last Sunday was a beautiful
spring day, and it was all the more
enjoyable because of the contrast to
Easter Sunday. Those whose incli'
nations led them for a walk on the
hills had rare treat, for the atmos-
phere was in a perfect condition for
viewing the surrounding country
Not a few of our citizents thus made
use of the warm and pleasant day.
The many friends OF Ozro Clay
ton, formerly physical director of the
Y. M. c. A., are pleased to note the
good reputation he is making fol
himself as a professional ball player
on the verhill, Mass, team. The
Boston Herald of yesterday in ar
account of the game between the
Haverhill and Andover mines, says
"Clayton played the star game fol
the Haverhills, catching several diff
6cult flies"
The organization of the Board o
Trade standing committees is under
way, and some of them are prepared
for business. c. P. Carpenter II
chairman of the manufacturers com
mittee, and R. w. Laird, secretary
real estate, B. B. Flint, chairman
Z. A. Richardson, secretary; mercan
tile affairs, l.. N. Smythe, chairman
J. S. Meigs, secretary; transporta
ton, H. N. Turner, chairman, b
| Gaoe secretarv Other committee