St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-15
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

There was a slight frost on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, but no damage
was done to vegetation
The annual field day sports of the St.
Johnsbury Academy will be held on the
campus next Wednesday afternoon.
The listers meet next Wednesday at
a. m. in the town clerks office to hear
any complaints of tax payers as to their
appraisal by the listers.
! County politics have begun to sim
mer little, and it is reported that Major
N. P. Bowman will be candidate for
senator on an independent ticket.
The funeral of Mrs. Ceylon Forsythe,
whose body has rested in the tomb this
winter, will be held at the Methodist
church this afternoon at O'Clock.
The closing lecture in the present
University Extension course will be given
by Prof. Tupper in Athenaum Hall this
evening. His subject is the poets Of the
present day.
The democratic town caucus will be
held in the Town hall tomorrow evening
for the purpose of choosing delegates and
alternates to the state and district con-
ventions at Montpelier on the 9th inst.
Rev DR.. Joseph Anderson, of Water
bury, Conn, has been engaged to deliver
the annual address at the Y. M. c. A.
anniversary, to be held in Music Hall at
an early date.
Will Farnham lost an end ola finger
in machine at the scale shops Wednes-
day and had to have the finger ampu-
tated. Mr.. Farnham has been particu-
larly unfortunate in the line of accidents
the past few years.
Special rates have been made by the
Boston & Maine for the democratic state
convention, which is to be held at Mont
pelier. The tickets can be used in going
from May 25th to 9th, and good for
returning until May Goth.
The Grand Lodge of o. 0. F. meets
in Rutland, VT, next week, and the
special rate ticket placed on sale by the
Boston & Maine will be good for passage
going May 18th to 21st and can be used
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The pheasants up at the hatchery
have begun to nest and Supt. Titcomb is
quite encouraged over the attempt of the
Fish and Game League to introduce these
beautiful game birds into the state.
There are two pairs of pheasants at the
at the present time.
Fish stories are having a good circu-
lation. Will Russell and Will Randall
took six out of the Waterford pond last
Monday that weighed from to 4
pounds w. 7. King spent day or two
at Wllloughby last week and reports his
best catch a lake trout weighing six
pounds.
The Academy Y. M. c. A have raised |
S35 among the students and have re-
ceived assurance OF like sum from the
faculty and trustees for the purpose of
sending a delegation five to represent
the school at the students conference
held annually ct Mortified, Mass, by
D. l.. Moody, the evangelist.
AT a meeting last Saturday evening of
the committees who have in charge the
coming gathering of the St Johnsbury
Academy Alumni Association it was
voted to hold the reunion on Thursday
evening of commencement week in
Pythian hall. Several prominent alumni
from abroad are expected to make
addresses on't this occasion.
S. 7. Holmes has purchased the late
Mary Snow place on Pleasant street at
the edge of the village, consisting OF
buildings and rs acres of land. Price
reported is $2500. Personal property OF