St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

-lhe convent OF Notre Dame will open
for the fall session on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
There will be no service at the South
church the last two Sundays of August.
The public schools OF St. Johnsbury
open for the fall term on Monday, Sept. 7.
The band gave their weekly concert
at the Court House band stand last even
ing.
President Smith of the Y. M. c. A.
has called special meeting of the asso-
citation on Thursday, Sept. 8, to consider
proposed changes in the constitution and
bylaws OF the association.
The selectmen have posted the check
list in several conspicuous places, and
every voter should see if his name is on
the list. The last meeting to add new
names or make any corrections to the
list will be held in the town clerks office
on Saturday, Aug. %, at 10 O'Clock.
The chief feature OF the ball game
yesterday between the village and Con-
cord, N. H., teams was batting. The
Concords were winners by the score of
20 to 16. They are good ball players.
The visitors. play at Danville today and
here again tomorrow. A good game is
anticipated.
An excursion to the popular resort,
Owls Head, Lake Memphremagog, un-
der the auspices of the Waterville cornet
band is advertised for Wednesday, Au-
gust Goth. The fare for the round trip
from all stations between Cambridge
Junction and St. Johnsbury inclusive, is
S1.50. Special trains going and return
ing
1t is expected that there will be a
civil service examination for stenog-
raphers and typewriters here on Octo-
ber 9. Any person desiring to take either
or both of the examinations should
write at once to the Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D, c., for applica-
tion blanks.
The classmates OF Father Boisson-
nault, who made him a visit July 4th,
have sent him from Montreal life sized
statues Of the figures OF St. Antoine de
Padua and st. Jean L'Evangelste. The
statues will ultimately be set up in the
church. The statues are simply held in
reverence by the Catholic society, not
adored or worshiped.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union for August
will be held in the parors of the Y. M.
c. A., Tuesday, August 25, at 4 o'clock.
Every member is cordially invited to be
present, as it is so near the time for the
state convention, which meets here this
fall There is business and work to be
done. Will every member please bear in
mind the date.
The Boston and Maine railroad an
nounce two more Sunday excursions to
Portland and Old Orchard for August %
and 80, at the popular rates of $500 and
1925, respectively. Trains leave St.
Iohnsbury at 200 a. m, arriving at Port
land at 6. so a. m. and Old Orchard at
1928 a. IN. Returning, leave Old Orchard
at 8 D. m, Portland at S,45 p. m. arriv-
ing at ST. Johnsbury at 1.30 IA. M, thus
giving the whole day at either place.
George Cary lost a valuable horse
last week Thursday. Some time ago
Mr.. Cary bought the horse "Gratlan' "
of Bailey and Jewett and had it put IN
Trainer Moulton's stable at Lyndon
Centre. Lewis Sinclair, driver took
the horse up to the Lyndon track last
Thursday afternoon for exercise While
returning home the horse became unmail-
ageable and collided with an elm tree
beside the road and broke its back Ihe
horse has a record of q 40, but that DAY
made a mile in 2: 81, which made it quite
a valuable animal.
The oldest democrat in town 's' p'oo'
ob,v George S. Hubbard, and hei go'ns