St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-07-12
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


broke his arm.
The young people Of the Catholic
church and their friends will picnic at
Joe's Pond next Wednesday.
There was picnic on Pinard's Island
Tuesday. There was a large crowd
present, and every one reports pleasant
time.
The Mayo-Knight company at the
Howe Opera house tonight and tomor-
row night give good entertainments at
popular prices.
E H. Hallett ofSt. Johnsbury Center
has shown us the first new potatoes of
the season. They were good-sized ones
and perfect in shape
"A wounded American woodcock was
found in EImore T. Ide's yard yesterday
This bird is quite rare in this section and
is much priced by the sportsman.
-Barbour's business college will open
in the Citizens Bank building on Mon
day, Sept. 2, A. II. Barbour of Hartford,
Conn, will have charge of the school.
Notice appears elsewhere of the pub
lie examinations for teachers in Hard
wick, July % and %, Peacham, July "a
and 20, Lyndonvile, July 26 and 27, St.
Johnsbury, Aug. % and &C.
The torrd weather Monday and
Tuesday was followed by great fall in
the temperature, and on Wednesday we
had it so cool as to make artificial heat
agreeable, especially in the evening.
The annual meeting Of the Vermont
State Sunday School Association will be
held in st. Johnsbury on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, October %,
% and "a, beginning Tuesday evening
The village tax book is now in the
hands of the collector. Besides the tax
voted of so cents on the dollar there is a
highway tax of 20 cents, making the
total tax 100 cents on the dollar.
Rev. E. A. George of Newport came
to the meeting of the Passumpsic Con-
gregational Club last week on his wheel.
He made the distance of about so miles
in six hours and reported delightful
ride
C. c. Bonette, the St. Johnsbury
aeronaut, made very successful balloon
ascension and parachute drop at South
Norridgewood, Maine, July 4. There
wrs big crowd and everybody was per-
fectly satisfied.
The glass case offered to the baby
receiving the most votes at the glass
blowers last week was awarded to AL
berta Landry, daughter Of F. G. Landry,
the druggist on Railroad street. The
case was very pretty, and was valued at
$50. The little girl received 5S7 votes.
Two young men, J. Poole of Mt,
Herman and Mr., Yertisian of Williams
College, were i'll town Thursday. They
are sent out by the Y. NJ. c. A. and hold
revival services for young men in differ
ent sections. They have been al Dan
vile the last week and go to Littleton
as their next field.
The st. Johnsbury Victors will meet
the Barre Rushers on the campus to-
morrow and a very close game is expect
ed. The Rushers got the last game, and
the Victors mean to get this game if pos
sibe The batteries are Alexander and
Williams of Barre, and Green and French.
The game will be called at o clock
sharp.
L. H. Jones and Dr.. w. L. Hall caught
some fine trout at the old pulp mill be-
tween the Centre and Lyndon Wednes-
dav. One trout weighed a pound aud
quarter and the other pound and one
half. Robert Simonds made some fine
catches of black bass at McIndoes the
same day, his largest fish weighing four
pounds and one half.
d. W. Wilson of New York has been
engaged to work in Photographer Kel-
logg's studio and has already begun his
work. Mr.. Wilson is an artist OF rare
ability and the son of the late Matthew
Wilson, who has painted so many por-
traits for st. Johnsbury people. Mr..
Kellogg is to be congratulated upon Sc
curing the services of such an artist.
On July 4th Charles Hastings had
two telescopes and a fine long distance
pair of opera glasses on the Knob, and
gave anyone who wished an opportunity
to view the surrounding country. The
day was not clear enough to make out
Mount Washington, but people were
seen in the observatory at Peacham.
About one hundred people were on the
Knob enjoying private picnic parties.
ST. JOHNSBURY east.
Prof. ). w. Robertson and family OF Gll-
manton, N, H., are spending the summer
at Thomas Knights.
Our Christian Endeavor society OF 20
members sent eight delegates to the Bos-
ton convention, including our pastor,
Rev. George w. Patterson. We doubt
if any other society in the state sent