St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-02-05

school children to Lyndonvlle.
The trustees have appointed the fol-
lowing policemen: Albert Caswell, John
L. SomervlIe, Charles Green and {. E.
Lewis. All these gentlemen served on
the force last year. The board have
organized by electing Mr.. Caswel chief
and Mr.. Green clerk.
S. L. Moore's fine big barge "Moon-
light" took load Of 81 from the Union
schools to Lyndonvlle last Saturday.
Tomorrow he drives number Of Acad-
envy students to West Concord. The
moonlight" with six horses attached
makes No. barge for sleighrides.
Frank Carr has sold his PAGER,
A. S. L., to James Brothers of Waltham,
Mass, Tor $500. He purchased the horse
about three years ago of A. S. Living
ston for $400 The horse has record
222A made year ago last fall and is
one Of the best horses ever owned i'll this
village.
"A number from this place are at.
tending the Newport musical convention
this week and it is expected that quite
party will attend the closing concert this
evening. The convention bids fair to be
Newport's most successful, with chorus
of about 200 voices and first class foreign
artists.
H. E. 8. D. Q. Woodruff churned in
three days 40 pounds of cream in their
United States separator and got 21
pounds of butter before sailing it; in
other words testing as high as 521a per
cent. Dairymeu will be interested to
learn that they feed their cows cotton
seed meal.
The Caledonia Firemen's S Relief Asso.
ciation ball in Stanley Opera House last
Friday evening was one Of the best yet
The concert from to by the American
orchestra OF Lowell, Mass, was first
class. The audience filled the gallery anC
the seats on the floor. About so couple,
took part in the dancing. Supper wa
served by Caterer Atwood.
"A large audience listened to Alexande
Blacks story, "a Capital Courtshp," il
Music Hall Tuesday evening. The stor.
was illustrated with large number o
beautiful stereoptican views. 1t was Mr.
Black second appearance ce in the Y. NJ
c. A. course here, and il he should some
time make a third appearance anothe
large audience will surely g,oet him.
No new cases of tyl hold fever hav
lately been reported and the epidemic i
over. Forty-three cases have been report
ed o the health officer A recent exchane
speaks of an epidemic of typhoid fever i
, Canton, Ohio, with 100 cases, probabl
due to bad water, Canton has popr
lation of 6,1S9, considering which
isn't having quite as severe an epidemi
as St Johusbury had. The schools an
hotels in that city have changed thei
water supply.
, AT the meeting OF the shoe factor
stockholders in the Board of Trad
rooms Monday evening $50 shares wcr
presented and OF these $50 voted t
own the factory building. which wa
about the only business transacted. I'll
building will be 3S 100 feet, tire
stories high, the first two stories 10 ice
high and the last one 0, and will COS
about $500. The chairman OF tt
building committee, E. L. Hovey,
+ pushing the work with force of doze
men and intends to have the factory II
within SIX or eight weeks.
The fire alarm sounded about 9 8
: Tuesday morning. Fire in E. l., Hovey
Asssqua Spring house was the caus
The Summerville hose company WI
+ quickly on the scene followed by No.
n and the boys were not long in putin
S out the flames. The fire caught in Il
spring room around the chimney an
d broke out in the second story. Had
t not been for sawdust packing in the pa
: ttons the fire might have been MOI
serious. The damage will not be mo-
4 than $500 aud the house is insured tc
|, $4,000 in Geo. Moores agency. I'll
- house was occupied by George Burdic
and Mr.. Burdick was alone when the fl
broke out. The furniture was all move