St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-09
LYNDONVILLE.


At the annal meeting OF the Lyndon
Club Tuesday evening the following Off
GERS were elected: A, d. Paige, president I;
l.. {. Todd, vice. president; DR.. Copeland,
treasurer; L. J. Blodgett, secretary; A..
D. Paige, j. M. Murch and 0. G. Chase,
governors. The club is in excellent con-
dtion and now numbers AT members.
Ed. McGenniss goes to Burlington
Monday to attend meeting OF Masonic
district deputies.
The ladies OF the Catholic church are
making arrangements for a seven days
fair sometime this month.
Ed. McGenniss has a new horse that
exhibits indications OF remarkable speed.
Ask him about it. Someone says it is 90
hands high and has as many as three
hairs i'll its tail. If legs make speed the
animal ought to be match for Gentry,
Lyndon Boy, or M. B. c. When Ed gets
his new speed cart demolished by being
recently run into repaired he will show
the local sportsmen few points about
fast trotting.
Lyndonyile had another half day OF
sport on the fair ground last Saturday,
enjoyed by quite crowd. Chas. Brad
shaws horse came in ahead in the three
minute race and W. 6. Hanscomb's OF
Sheffield in the $50 race. Harry Hunter
on Chauncey Sargent's horse won the
running horse race. In the tug-of-war
contests the business men had more mus
Gle than the shop men, the wood shop
men had more than the machine shop
men and the small boys Of Lyndon had
more than the small boys of Lyndonville.
The fair association realized over SO.
Tomorrow afternoon there will he more
sports There will be races in the three
minute and 235 classes, free for all and
a running race. Proceeds to be divided,
rs per cent for purses and the remainder
to the association for the purpose of put
ting running water on the grounds. Lynn
don Boy, Corbett, Helen M. and Nj. b. c.
are entered in the free-for.all race. The
Lyndonville band will furnish music.
The railroad shops are running nine
hours day and six days a week.
An excellent chicken pie supper was
served at the Congregational church last
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with electricity for the first time and the
new church parlors were opened.
The Shakespeare club begin the sea
sons work with H. L. Parker tomorrow
atternoon.-The Intorma!s held their first
meeting last week Thursday with Mis-:
Mary Lincoln. The Shakespeares study
this year French art and history and the
hi le Erapcb nd r., naly nd hi
tory and astronomy.
Mrs. Pearls kindergarten opened last
Monday with 16 pupils.
Over $14 was collected at the Congre
gational church last Sunday for the new
church parlor carpet.
Hon. S. w. Mccall and wife of Win
chester, Mass, visited with Mrs Nc
Calls mother, Mrs S. S. Thompson, tn,
first of the week. Mr.. Mccall has beer
unanimously renominated for congress
by the republicans OF his district.
Treasurer Blodgett of the Northern
Caledonia fair association is now pawn!
the premiums at his insurance office il
lde's block.
The members OF the Village Improve
ment society will have the tickets Tor tn
Ladies Minstrel Show on sale next week
The tickets will 90 like hot cakes an
purchases will have to be made early I,
order to get good seat. 1t promises t
be one OF the best entertainments give
in Lyndonville for a long time, as tn
ladies have been making extensive prepa
rations and are putting lots OF workint'
rehearsalS. But no one can find out VIII
the end women are. Whoever knew 81
many ladies to keep so many things Sc
cret for so long time'
You'll use less ofit-Harmless soap.