St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-13
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


at Speedwell Farms at Lyndon Centre.
H. M. Scott & Co. have sold out
their meat business to Campbell Broth
ers of Sutton who have already taken
possession
The last legislature changed the date
Tor partridge hunting from Sept. l to
Sept. Is, so the close season is not over
until next week
After Sunday, Sept. Is, the Montreal
express on the Lake road will leave
Lunenburg at 1910 p. m. and arrive at
st. Johnsbury at 11.30 p. m.
The Woman's Club had an interest
ing meeting in the Atheneum on Monday
evening. Papers were read by Miss
Margaret Newell and S. o. Todd.
Morse, the lightning sign painter,
did some clever work at the fair for
Lougee Bros. & Smythe and Z. D. Sreele
& Co. His work attracted much atten-
ton.
The Third Regiment Band of Con-
cord, n H., gave concert at the Court
House band stand last evening and the
st. Johnsbury Band played on Railroad
Street.
-Chamberln Relief Corps will hold it's
next meeting, Sept. 10, at p. m., in
stead of the usual hour. They will serve
chicken pie supper in their banquet
hall from to 8.
The scale works closed Monday
night for few days. During the shut
down a new fly wheel will be put in on
the big engine and other repairs made
about the shops.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Carpenter Lathe and Tool
Company vii be held at the St. Johns
bury House, Tuesday, the 18th OF Sep
tember at 7.3O p. m.
-Skunks have been numerous about
this village we should judge from certain
olfactory evidences. They are a great
nuisance, and it is to be hoped they will
soon take their departure.
1.-Two Continents" is the title of an
illustrated lecture to be given in the
Catholic church next Sunday evening by
Prof. Buell.. This lecture is given for the
benefit of the new hospital and the lee
turer should be greeted with a fullhouse.
Cardinal Wilkes, the fast trotter
owned by Emmett Hill of West Concord,
made it interesting in the 237 class at
the Sherbrooke fair last week. He was
first in two heats, second in two heats
and third in two heats. The best time
of the race was 2.25E.
The South Ryegate fair comes next
week Wednesday and Thursday. There
is always a good exhibition Of live
stock at this fair and the Floral Hall
exhibit is well worth seeing. The out
side attractions include balloon ascen-
sion by {, c. Bonette of this place and
an address by Major Josiah Grout of
Derby.
The baking test at c. P. Carpenters
store last Friday attracted big crowd.
A barrel of flour was baked into 251
loaves ofbread in Just six hours and II
minutes. Only 35 pounds of coal was
used in the exhibit, which was splen-
did advertisement of the advantages OF
the Sterling range. There was an eager
demand torthe loaves of bread the next
morning and they were cooked splendidly.
The first performance of Pinafore
ever given in Vermont was given at
Lake Memphremagog, about eight years
ago, by the Gilbert Opera Company,
which will give Pinafore tomorrow night
at the Howe Opera House. James
Gilbert, the proprietor of the company,
PLAYED Dick Deadeye then and it is to be
hoped he will play that part tomorrow
night. He created the role in Boston, as
we'll as in Vermont, and has made hit
everywhere.
The lecture committee Of the Woman's
Club have secured Mrs. Kate Tannatt
Woods of Salem Mass, to lecture on
the evening of Sept. 20, Mrs. Woods is
one of the most prominent Club women
in the country and has had unusual sue
cess on the lecture platform. She is
especially popular in the lecture "Old
Moravan Customs in America" and
will give this lecture in st. ,Johnsbury.
Further notice will be given of place and
hour.
The St. Johnsbury Electric Company
will have their power circuit ready for
service October /. Several of our busi-
ness concerns, including the CALIFORNIAN
office, are going to have electric motors
for power. After October 1 there will be
a day as we'll as night electric circuit.
PERSONALS.
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