St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-20
Landlord Chase's lease of the St

new hotel in Providence. B. 6. Howe
expects to run the St. Johnsbury House
after Mr.. Chasc's lease expires.
C. L. Clark has bought the B. F.
Rollins establishment and the shop
started up again Monday, after several
weeks shut down. Mr.. Clark has
worked in the shop for the past year and
will push the business as much as posi-
BILE.
Postmaster Bundy returned from
Lake Morey with big pickerel which
weighed five pounds and ten ounces. He
caught it trolling while he and DR.. Aldrich
were out on the water. This is believed
to be the biggest fish ever taken from
the lake.
The Bicycle Club did not hold their
lantern parade last Tuesday evening on
account Of the poor condition Of the
roads, but will hold the same Tuesday
evening, Aug. 81, at SIS. There will be
no run next Tuesday evening on account
Of the circus.
Prof. c. c. Bonette, st. Johnsbury's
daring aeronaut. lost his balloon by
fire at Salem Willows, Mass, recently.
Mr.. Bonette has been here while his new
one was being made and it took 1000
yards of strong cloth to furnish material
for the new balloon.
The annual convention of the Catho-
lie Order of Foresters will be held at st.
Albans Tuesday. St. Johnsbury Court,
No. 800, will be represented by Louis
Demers. Sherman Court, No. 627, also
of ST. Johnsbury, will be represented by
John r. Corbett. D. F. Lynch attends
as member Of the state court.
The Avenue House is nearing compile
ton, and within a month B. 6. Howe
will have completed the best hotel in this
section. A Graves hydraulic elevator is
being put in this week, and the plumbers,
steamftters and carpenters are hurrying
their work along so as to have the hotel
finished if possible before the county
fair.
Nearly thousand copies of the CAL
EDoNIAN containing the account OF tie
Peacham centennial exercises have beer
sold during the week and extra copies
containing the account of both days
exercises may be still had at five cent
each. We are indebted to Miss 7. M
Guy, now of Peacham, for our illustra
tions of the Academy buildings and tn
pictures added much to the completeness
of our report.
The entertainment given by Mis-
Eleanor Gertrude Stephens in Music Hal
Monday evening deserved better audi
ence, but those who attended thoroughly
enjoyed it. Miss Stephens gave varie'
programme, including Tennyson's Guine
we're and one OF Mrs. Phelps Ward
strong stories, and closed with the dra
matte attitudes of which she is the orig
nator. Miss Hauher sang three time
and was well received.
Wilson & King moved their stoc
from the store in the Citizens Ban
building to their new store in the Avenu
House this week. James Ritchie take
possession Of the old store, and will ope
his dry goods store by Sept. 1. He
now in New York completing his pui
. chases OF goods. He expects to hav
: w. A. Hutchinson, formerly of Fairbank:
dry goods store, as head clerk and Mis-
: Belle Kinney will have charge of tn
ladies' garment department.
Notice appears elsewhere OF the s
Johnsbury Electric railroad and til
principal business to be transacted at thi
; meeting is TO adopt the amendment t
: the charter extending the road to Lyi
: donville. The company will begin wor
: on our road as soon as the Montpelit
road is finished. The cars will be run b
r the storage battery system, which wi
} avoid the necessity of trolley or overhea
! wires and thus one great objection, wit
: some, to the road has been removed.
The St. Johnsbury comrades of tt
Grand Army of the Republic who al
t planning to attend the national encaml
+ ment at Buffalo next week leave here O
d. the afternoon train for Swanton MOI
e day. 1t is expected that the New Haml
A shire delegation will join that of We
mont and the train be made special frol
t St. Abans to Buffalo. At Camp Jewet
] in Buffalo, ~ tents have been secure
3. sufficient for 60 comrades. These tent
e are hoored and furnished with ma
e tress for each person free.
"A reunion of the members of the Se'
e enteenth Vermont Regiment will be hel
n. at Burlington, Sept. 1. The exercises wi
i consist of business meeting i'll the ha
c of Stannard Post, at three O'Clock p. nj
t followed by banquet and campfire
the evening, in connection with the r
: union society OF the Twelfth Vernon
9 Regiment. 1t being the week of the sta
- fair, half fare rates have been secure
j. All members are requested to at ON
notify Dennis E. May, secretary, S
j, Iohnsburv. whether they will be presel