St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-11

"A nuinUer Vi MISS IluHe puPhs,
with their teacher, had happy time
gathering May flowers on Monday after
noon in the woods which skirt the North
Danville road.
1t was st. Johnsbury man who ac-
counts for the great naval victory by
saying that the United States fleet was
probably nearer the Spanish ships than
the enemy's ships were to us.
Carl E. Gray has gone into the meat
market with his father, ]. c. Gray. This
leaves Jason Carpenter, who has been
connected with the Gray market for some
time, resting on his oars" for the pres
ent.
William E. Peck has bought prom.
Using four-year- old colt of Walter Russell
and has placed him in Trainer Osgood's
care. The colt was sired by Herbert E.
Moore's "Corbett" out Of full-blooded
Morgan mare.
The immense force involved in the
processes of vegetation is Interestingly
demonstrated on one street of this vii.
lage, where the offshoots from a lilac
bush are pushing their way vigorously
up through the solid concrete walk.
Manager Doyle has booked at the
Howe Opera House the "New England
Home" for Tuesday evening, May II
Harry Lamar is the leading character
and the play, as the title suggests, por
trays the country life of New England.
The North church Christian En-
deavor Society has invited the young
peoples societies connected with othel
churches in town to unite in regula
Endeavor service at the North churcl
chapel on Sunday evening, May %
at 6.15.
The old fence about Arnold Parl
should come down. 1t is not thing O
beauty, and it detracts very much from
the handsomeness of the parkitself. Th
same can be said of the fence enclosing
the triangle at the junction of Mt. Pleas
ant and Hastings streets.
-Rice's Comedians are playing togoo
houses this week at the popular price
of 10, 20 and 80 cents. They are
strong company and give new pla
each night. Their movable pictures al
making quite hit, and the explosion {
the Maine is extres4ely realistic.
IN. R. Young. yiolinist, has secure
rooms at IS Main street, and wi
remain permanently in st. Johnsbury
He will devote himself to giving instru'
tion on that bewitching instrument, tn
violin, and will also make violin repair
ing a speciality. His business card az
pears elsewhere.
&C. H. Clark, the photographer, ha
made special arrangements to take pho
tographs of a person on his wheel. T
advertise this fact he has just issued
convenient folder for wheelmen, givin
the bicycle rate from St. Johnsbury t
all points in New England, and man
places still farther on.
&C. H. Higgins, of "Ingleside" dair
farm, has come out with milk WACO
as is milk wagon. 1t is admirably cor
structed for the conveyance and deliver
of dairy products, and makes fine ar
pearance on the street, rejecting muc
credit on the thrift and enterprise benin
it. The cart was made in Earlville, N. Y
: and weighs 1000 pounds.
The St. Johnsbury Republican starte
an evening daily Monday which will b
sold by news agents and dnewsboys at on
cent. In their first number the manag.
ment frankly admit that they do not ez
pect it will be permanent or 6nancia
success, but promise to give the people c
this section all the war news with ger
erous amount of local, county and stat
news.