St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

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The Vermont International Tele-
graph Company have declared dividend
of So share.
The Palace Theatre in Boston in
which George E. Grow has half inter-
est, was damaged by fire recently about
five thousand dollars worth.
Our bicycle riders will soon be taking
100 mile-rides in single day. Last Sunday
Messrs. Flint, Clark, Fox, Cole and
Weber made run of S3 miles on their
wheels.
1t is expected that there will be
large attendance from here to the Provi-
dence Island excursion Wednesday, Aug.
5th, as the price for the round trip is only
$2.7O.
The Free Baptist Sunday School
will have it's annual picnic at Ramsey's
point next Saturday forenoon and after
noon. If the weather is not favorable
the picnic will be postponed.
"A meeting of the physicians of Gale
donia county will be held in the Y. M. C.
A. hall next Thurday at 10 O'Clock to
complete the organization of the Caledo.
mia County Sanitary association.
Reduced RATES to Lyndonville for the
camp meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union are on sale at many
Of the Boston & Maine stations. Infor-
nation regarding rates is obtainable at
ticket offices.
A troupe OF Jubilee singers from At
lanta University have engaged Music
Hall for the evening of September 4. Be-
sides the singers there will be some one
with them who will tell the public about
this institution.
The St. Johnsbury Cycle Club will
take a run to Franconia Notch this week,
leaving here tomorrow afternoon and
returning, leave the Flume House at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The entire
distance is over 80 miles.
Packard & Thorne are drawing the
plans for $1,000 residence for Col. H. E.
Folsom of Lyndonville and one for Mrs.
Julia Hutchins of Lyndonville. They are
also drawing plans for house for Mrs.
Harrington on Pearl street.
Sparks and Aliens circus exhibit here
today and they bring with them a
number of trained athletes and several
trorpes of wonderfully educated animals.
A free balloon ascension and parachute
jump from the clouds will be given in
connection with the circus.
Wednesdays Boston papers report
the arrest of DR.. o. E. Nettleton of
Brighton, who has a brokers' office in
Boston, on the charge of embezzlement of
$3.50 from Mrs. Francis E. Brown of Ev-
erett, Mass. Mrs. Brown claims that
she gave DR.. Nettleton the money on
May 25 to buy stocks with and that she
has not seen it since.
The 10Th annual exhibition of the
Eastern Townships Agricultural associa-
ton will be held at Sherbrooke Aug. 81
through Sept. 5. The exhibition is
open to the world and will be ahead in
attractions and entries Of all previous
fairs. St. Johnsbury generally sends over
100 visitors to this fair every year and
there will be a good number that will go
from here this year.
-Hazen Hyde of Waterford, while try
ing to turn up Maple from Railroad
street Tuesday evening, and driving quite
fast, collided with the Cottage hotel
team which contained lady and little
girl. The lady and girl were thrown
out but not hurt. The Cottage hotel
wagon and harness were somewhat dam
aged. 1t is little dangerous making
short turn while driving fast.
Emma S. Hallett gave her young
friends a pleasant time last week Thurs
dav afternoon in the form of lawn
marty, the occasion being an eighth
birthday anniversary. The children
spent two hours in a variety of games
and had merry session. A handsomely