St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-22
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

"A reissued pension Of $50 month
has been granted to Capt. P. D. Blodgett.
The next band concert will be given
Monday evening in Court House square.
Miss Jennie Miller offers special line
of summer millinery this week. See no.
tice elsewhere.
George P. Moore reports the first
green peas Of the season. having picked
some in his garden June 10.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet in the vestry of the North church at
8 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF Carrick Brothers Granite Co.
is to be held on Wednesday, July 6.
The young ladies of st. Margaret's
Guild will serve ice amand cake at the
Town Hall from II to O'Clock Thurs
day.
The lodges of the N. 3. 0. P. of West
Danville. St. Johnsbury and Barnet, with
invited friends, will hold basket picnic
at Lake Park, West Danville, Saturday.
The primary schools closed last Fri
day for the summer vacation and the
higher grades close next Friday. The
fall term in all the schools opens on Sept.
5, 1898.
The advance sale OF tickets for Hagar
and Ishmael has been very gratifying to
the promoters of the drama and any
who wish seats should secure them at
once.
The Salvation Army are holding
special meetings in their hall this week.
Ensign Kendall and Capt. McMann are
here and add much interest to the meet
ings.
The local banks report steady de-
mand for the new government bonds and
it is generally believed around the coun-
try that the loan will be many times
oversubscribed.
"A shoe blacking stand has been
started on the east side Of the depot by
A. Michaud. The stant is having large
patronage and ought to- bring in good
sum to the owner.
The train going north will be held
Thursday evening until after the closs
Of the performance Of f'Hagar and Ist
mael to accommodate all between St
Johnsbury and Lyndonssiie.
Palestine Commandery made flint
appearance in the parade in connection
with the dedication Of the Masonic Tenn
pile at Burlington last week. Eminent
Commander Hazen had 81 men in line
and they were led by the st. Johnsbury
Band.
The following delegates left for Bur
lington yesterday morning, to attend the
annual state convention of the Epwortk
League to be held there June 81, %, and
%: Rev. Thomas Tyrie, Miss Carrie Sar.
gent, Miss Madge Perrigo and Miss
Katherine Harvey.
Quite a number of the bicycle riders
of this place went to Joe's Pond last
Saturday afternoon on the train, intend.
ing to take the trip home on their wheels
after eating lunch, but rain overlook
them and they were obliged TO take the
train for home at West Danville.
IF. E. Sullivan OF the New York Her
aid and H. L. Timm of the New York
World were in town over Sunday. Ar.
rangements have been made by which
the Sunday editions of the papers which
they represent will reach here between
10 and II O'Clock Sunday morning.
Our readers will be especially inter.
ested in the full text of the war revenue
bill which appears elsewhere in this
paper. 1t contains many features that
will remind one daily of war between
this country and Spain and is liable to
be kept in force good many months.
DIR. R. c. Flower of Boston lectured
last Friday evening in the Stanley Opera
House to large crowd of people. The
Doctor presented to the audience the
causes of disease and how to avoid them
in an interesting manner and kept the
people in good humor by manyanecdotes.
The Foresters are planning to
have celebration on the 4th at Meadow
Park. The day will be passed with va
rious sports, one prominent feature be-
ing tug-of-war between the two local
orders for valuable prize. full pro-
gramme of the sports will be given next
week.
Two electricians were here last week
putting in electric alarm bells at the two
crossings in Paddock's Village. The bells
are so arranged that they will commence
to ring as soon as the engine is within a
quarter of mile of the crossing. The
bells were placed here at the suggestion
of the board of railroad commissioners
All persons who have friends or re.
latives who are sick are requested to