St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-20
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


Bailey block formerly occupied by E.
Underwood.
The Woman's Club has issued neat
programme of meetings for the year
1886 with bylaws and list of men,
bers and officers.
The new fire alarm boxes will not be
ready for use until the last of next week.
If fire occurs before that time the old
numbers will be used.
"A. Bachand & Son have opened a
grocery store at SO Railroad street.
They also run meat market in connec-
ton with the grocery store.
The Manchester Union of Sept. 18th,
published an extended account of our re-
cent coaching parade with a very fine
cut of the st. Johnsbury House coach.
Mrs, Ruth Smith brought into the
CALEDoNIAN office this week some rasp-
berry blossoms that grew in her garden
on Charles street. This is unusually late
for such fruit.
A party of about 25 started for Il
two days trip among the White Noun
tains this morning. They will go up Mt.
Washington today and spend Saturday
at Jefferson.
The Vermont Branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions holds its 23d annuaI
meeting at Manchester on Wednesday of
next week. Several ladies from here are
planning to attend.
The Chicago sleeper on the Laker road
makes its last trip for the season tomor-
row. The summer arrangement on both
roads will remain in force until the Sec
ond week in October.
Glover Temple, No. 1, Order of Rath-
bone Sisters, resumes its regular meet
ings next Monday night. The meeting
opens at 7.30 and friends are invited in
for social at 80
Ferdinand Cossette has started a
fish market on Elm street in Summer
vile and will run cart through the vii
lage. He has been working for Napoleon
Dumas and now proposes to run mar
ket for himself.
The night school connected with
Barbours Business College started up
Monday night with goodly number OF
pupils. Anyone can Join this class at
any time as the term commences at the
time of entrance.
Special Delivery" at the Howe Opera
House on Tuesday evening was a splen-
did drama, well presented and greatly
enjoyed by the audience. The music by
the orchestra, in which some well known
local musicians appeared, was also well
worth hearing.
The Boston & Maine will run special
trains next Thursday night to Hoyt S
"Trip to Chinatown" This assures the
management of a crowded house to the
best play of the season. ]. S. Sanford
and Mr.. Norton, advance agents of the
show, were here yesterday making ar
rangements for the play,
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will
serve a golden rod supper in the dining
room OF the Grace Methodist church on
Friday next, at o'clock AS this is to
be substantial repast the ladies hope
to have gentlemen come directly from their
place of business to get good supper
and help a good cause. Admission 15cts
The farm known as the Lowell farm
near South Danvile to be sold at public
auction on Thursday, Sept. 26, is in a
high state of cultivation, and suited for
dairy purposes, having had twenty gra.
ded Jerseys on it. The farm comprises
$50 acres, and is free from late or early
frosts. 1t is worth the attention o
buyers.
Mrs. Kate Tannatt Woods of Salem
Mass, will lecture before the Woman's
Club and their friends on "Old Moraviar
Customs in America" this evening, at s
O'Clock, in Athenaum Hall. Mrs. Woods
will also speak briefly on the advantages
of State Federation. Mrs. Woods is be
ing entertained by the Woman's Clut
during her stay here.
Landlord Chase reports exceedingly
heavy business at the ST. .Johnsbury
House. During the fair it was necessary
to set up 20 extra beds in the Stanley
Opera House. Several nights the past
week the house has been full to the roof
What st. Johnsbury wants and ought tc
have is a nice large modern hotel witt
spacious grounds.
Railroad Commissioners Oin Merrill
O. H. Barbour and c. ]. Bell and F. c
Smith, secretary of the commission, are
inspecting the Passumpsic road this week
in company with Superintendent Fol
son. All the party stopped at the St
Tohnsbury House on Wednesday anc
Thursday nights. The commission has
been inspecting our railroads for The past
month and have their work nearly com
pleted. ..