St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-11

and travel on that street IN general.
long felt want and the sidewalk will be
appreciated.
In response to request from the
young people for permission to slide on
certain streets in this village, the board
of police have given them Wednesday
evening on three hills and placed these
officers in charge: Hastings hill, ]. II.
Thompson Paddock village. c. H. West;
Concord avenue, G. P. Metcalf.
The concert at Pythian hall tomor-
row morning at 1O.45 will interest all
friends of music. Blaisdell's quartette
are sure to please and they will be as
sisted by two of our musicians, B. Frank
Harris, accompanist, and Miss Emma L.
Shufelt, soprano soloist The tickets are
on sale at Bingham's.
-Chamberlin Relief corps will have
ten-cent sociable and promenade at
Grand Army hall Thursday evening, Feb.
II. A short literary programme will be
presented. The regular meeting of the
corps will be in the afternoon Of the same
date at three o'clock. Ladies will bring
lunch and have tea together at six o'clock.
Direct telegraph service from Boston
to St. JChnsbury was interrupted for ten
days on account Of the storm and it was
not until yesterday that the wires were
open. The trouble was all between Bos-
ton and Lowell. The freight traffic on
the Boston & Maine has also been badly
demoralized, little through freight having
passed through here since the storm.
Frost camp, Sons Of Veterans, will
observe Union Defenders day Saturday
evening with meeting in Grand Army
hall, to which the public are cordially
invited. W. W. Lapoint of Barre, di
vision commander, will give his lecture
on Lincoln and Liberty" and those who
have heard this are loud in its praises
An attractive programme of music has
been provided.
The selectmen have given the copy tt
the printers for their annual report ane
it will be printed in season for distribu
ton at the March meeting. The totals
show gratifying reduction in expenses
for the year OF $3.50 6s. In 1896 the Sc
lectmen paid orders amounting to $50,
431. 80 and last year the total amount o
their orders was $33 $50 62.
The water run dry in the boiler at tn
Carrick Granite Co. shops last weel
Thursday night, burning out the tube
and necessitating the putting in of an
other boiler. This boiler heats the sho
factory and it was cold work there Fri
day but by some lively work boile
was obtained, set up and was ready tt
heat the building before Saturday morn
ing.
An old gentleman driving to tow,
Friday morning received sudden sur
prise and check to his journey. On th
crossing near Follansby & Pecks mill
the shafts to the sleigh dropped off ant
the horse continued the trip to tow
alone, leaving she remainder OF the team
on the crossing. By the time the old gen
tleman had recovered his surprise tn
horse was led back, shafts fastened OF
and motion resumed.
Sunday afternoon two teams cam,
together near Griswold & Mackinnou
and there was confusion there for few
minutes. In the team coming dow
were boy and two girls, who wer
pitched out into the snow and thei
sleigh and harness considerably dam
aged. The couple in the team going III
kept their seat and all the damage wa
broken shaft. They returned to Carr
livery stable, got another sleigh and con
tinued their journey.