St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-24
WEATHER RECORD.
AZ Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending April / 8, 1896,
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The selectmen have engaged [. A.
Sylvester to be town liquor agent and
he will begin his duties on the first of
May.
About 25 St. Johnsbury people went
to Barton yesterday on the noon train in
a special car to take dinner at the new
hotel. They returned at o'clock, having
spent delightful afternoon.
e. M. Hill spilled some boiling water
on his foot one day last week receiving
painful injuries from the accident. The
accident will confine him to the house for
awhile, though no serious results are
anticipated.
MT. Sinai Temple of the Mystic Shrine
held meeting here Wednesday evening
which was attended by about 125 of the
faithful. Fifteen were admitted to mem
bersbip and the festivities closed with a
grand banquet in the Masonic banquet
hall served by caterer L. F. Gaskil.
We regret to learn that the Academy
is suffering greatly from reduced income,
which will necessitate some changes for
next years work. What these will be is
not yet fully known, but all will hope
that way may be found to continue as
far as possible its excellent standard.
The boys are working hard on the
play "Malediction" and expect to be
able to give it in fine shape by the 18th
OF May. There are "a in the cast of
characters, all boys, and the play will be
given entirely in the French language. A
laughable farce, Stormy Night" will
also be given.
Tickets to the republican state con-
vention, which meets at Montpelier,
have been placed on sale at number of
the Boston & Maine stations. These
tickets, which will be sold at reduced
rates, are good for passage April 9th to
Goth, inclusive, and are good returning
until April 30th.
The attendance at Prot. Tuppers
last lecture on Friday evening was the
best so far in the course, and the audience
was much interested in the speakers
characterization of Longiellow and
Whittier. The next lecture in the course
comes on Friday, May l, and the poets
then discussed will be Lowell and
Holmes.
The window display i'll the A. D.
Rowell store is particularly timely as
we'll as extremely artistic. This store
has made it possible for the local fisher
man to get into line for next Friday and
about week from tonight we shall be
entertained with omeinteresting stories.
Here's hoping every fisherman gets a
good string.
The warm spell which came upon us
last week ended the sugar season quite
abruptly and the farmers report about
as poor season as last year with the
possible improvement of higher prices for
their sugar. Mayfowers are offered on
our streets, people are planting theirpeas
and an early spring is upon us.
Mrs. Renault, an old lady of about
9S years who lives with her son Henry's
family in Harry Carr's brick house on
Clark avenue, met with fatal accident
Tuesday afternoon. At five O'Clock she
started to go into the wood shed after
some wood, and in some way fell down
the steps, receiving internal injuries and
dying about an hour afterwards.
st, Johnsbury is booked for at least
one big day this summer Barnum &
Bailey's greatest show on earth" will
exhibit here Tuesday, August IL, and
before many weeks all the available
board space in this vicinity will be Gov
cred with their many co!ored posters.
They exhibit at Montpelier August II
and at White River Junction August 13,
Business was so brisk on Railroad
street last Saturday afternoon that
teams had hard work to pass and one
collision is reported. The teams of r. B.
Flint and Mr.. Carleton, who runs the
training stable came together and each
suffered little damage to their wagons.
Nobody was hurt, although Mr.. Flint
was thrown out of the wagon.
The executive committee of the Pas
sumpsic Congregational Club met here
Tuesday and decided to have spring
meeting of the club on Monday, May 20
A business meeting will be held in the
c1--.al Ia, a dinner There