St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-16

The ice in the Moose river went out
Sunday night and jam formed at the
junction of this river with Passumpsic.
This caused the water to set back into
Elm street. Ice accumulated Monday
near the Portland street bridge on the
Passumpsic but the river was pit pretty
clear by dynamite.
A bicycist appeared on the streets
here last week. Rather early for that
sort of sport in Northern Vermont. The
presence Of the bcytlist and the robin
may be taken as an unfailing sign of
spring-though nobody need besurprised
il both cycist and robin take header
before the month j. over.
The annual ban Tor the 6remen's re-
lief fund will be held in the Stanley Opera
House on Thursday, April IA. The fire.
men have engaged Eastmans orchestra
of Portsmouth. N. H., for music and hope
TO make this the brst ball they have ever
had. AS all the proceeds Of the entertain.
ment 20 to the relief fund the cause is
worthy of liberal patronage.
The Massachusetts man who bar
gained for the cut;rate ticket business of
the w. A. Coggins estate has backed out
oil his trade and several St. Johnsbury
people are no W figuring for it. o. S. Alb,
bott has been in charge of the store since
the death of Mr.. coggins and reports be-
sides regular business quite call Tor
tickets to the Klbndke from people in
this immediate vicinity.
The Pioneer garden farm" is to be
sold at auction at one O'Clock on Tues.
dav OF next week, with all its appurten-
ances and some fousehold goods. The
sale is announced as positive, and some
body is to get good property at low
rate. Capt. Laird has held this farm Tor
some time and carried on thriving busi-
ness in gardening, but has decided to
sell.
j. w. Titcombreturned Monday from
business trip through the state. Dur
ing his absence he visited the state hatch
ery at Roxbury where he found the con.
dition OF things very satisfactory. The
distribution of spawn will begin as soon
as the streams will permit and large
quantity of spawn will be distributed
this season.
There will be an entertainment aud
supper in Pythian Hall Thursday even
ing, March II, (St. Patrick's Day. under
the auspices of Sserman Court, c. o. F.
The Foresters have. been hard at work
the last few weeks on their programme.
The public are cordially invited to attend.
The programme will consist of short
speeches, songs and recitations fitting to
the occasion.
The boys who have had to read
warnings against sno WHALING and coast.
ing on the streets this season have had
their weather eye on the rapid trotters
which have been occasionally hustled up
through Main street at little more than
regulation speed; and somehow the
boys can't see the difference between the
recklessness Of the one and the reckless
ness OF the other.
lis there going to be war, Major?"
was asked ofa regular army officer who
was on our streets last week. And the
Major shrugged his shoulders and shook
his head almost at the same time. imply
ing some doubt on the subject and yet a
determination not to be surprised either
way. His view OF the subject is not un-
like that of others who have watched the
administration and the newspapers of
late.
AS the time for spring renovating APP
proaches at the Sunset Home the need of
replacing two or three of the carpets is
evident, but the treasury has not the
funds TO meet this want. If housekeep-
ers having second hand carpets, which
they would contribute will send them to
the Home, they will bestow great tavor
by so doing. The visitors are inspired to
make the appeal by the promptness with
which all specials needs have been met as
soon a made known.
The unfortunate owners in this Sec
ton OF the Northwestern Guaranty Loan
Co. OF Minneapolis will be interested to
hear how the ex president of the institu.
ton fares. "a gentleman from Minneap
oils lately returned from a trip o Mexico,
reports an interview he had with l.. F.
Menage, OF Guaranty Loan fame, while
there. He found Menage anxious to re-
turn to Mnneapo which event will
probably happen before many moons.
Time and worry have left their marks
upon the man who was found to have
grown old and gray during his Danish
ment."
Y. n. c. A. Notes.