St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-14
LYNDONVILLE,

Packard & Thorne of St. Johnsbury are
drawing plans for a $4,000 residence for
6. M. Campbell.
An attractive programme has been
arranged for the old-fashoued fair here
September and 3. Races will begin
Wednesday afternoon with a scrabble
race open to all horses that have never
raced for money. One heat, one mile.
First horse, Is bushels of oats; second
horse, 10 bushels OF oats. Drivers will
appear in front of judges stand with
road cart and sulky, complete harness,
and horse led by the halter. At the
word given each driver will harness his
horse and drive one mile according to
racing rules. The first horse in, un-
hitched and embarrassed, with halter re-
placed, wins first prize; second horse in,
second prize. This will be followed by
2: 80 and three minute race with purses
of 500 and $50. Thursday forenoon
2: 40 class, purse SIS, and in the after
noon 2: so class, purse $50, and 2: %
class, purse 5000.
Band concert next Friday evening.
The ladies will serve ice cream and cake
on the common for the benefit OF the
band. If the weather is bad the refresh
ments will be served in Music hall. A
little encouragement Of this kind will do
the band lots Of good. Patronize the ice
cream stand freely.
A new republican flag has arrived and
will soon hang across the street from
the Storms block to the Masonic building.
The republican caucus TO nominate
a town representative and justice OF the
peace will be held in Music hall at 100
O'Clock Tuesday evening. The demo-
cratic caucus is in the basement OF Music
hall Wednesday evening. Each party
has several good candidates who would
do the village good service at Montpelier.
The Informal ladies, with husbands
and children, about 80 in all, had an
enjoyable picnic excursion to Lake
Morey last Saturday.
There are a good many candidates in
the field for the principalship of Lyndon
Institute. but no one has yet been en-
gagged. The fall term opens the eighth
day of September.
John Moulton has added four new
horses to his stable, among them Rod
nev B, alta. He leaves next Monday
for long racing circuit and expects to
capture good number OF purses.
The republican rally in Music hall last
Saturday evening attracted large au-
dience. DR.. L. W. Hubbard presided and
introduced Judge Hubbard of Lyndon
Centre as the first speaker. Congress
man Grout was the speaker of the even
ing and spoke for an hour or more on
the tariff and money question. The Con-
gregational male quartet sang campaign
songs which greatly pleased the audi
ence.
Eugene Russell's hair stood on end for
minute or two Wednesday morning.
He was driving from Kirby to this village
and when opposite w. P. Houghtons
house. near East Lyndon, man chasing
a gray squirrel shot at it. Either the
man was a mighty poor marksman or
the gun kicked unusually hard, tor the
bullet found a lodging place in Russell s
wagon seat. The distance from the
place where the bullet struck and that
part of Russell which came in contact
with the seat was short. Russell has
since spent several minutes in thankful
meditation that that wagon seat was
not an inch or two lower.
At the sound money democratic con
ference held at Montpelier last week 6
letter was reported to have been reat
from G. H. Weeks of this place endorsing
the movement. Mr. Weeks denies sending
any such letter and in a communication
to the Argus and Patriot says that he is
a democrat, that he cast his first presi
dental vote for James K. Polk and has
voted for all the nominees of the demo
cratic party since.