St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-27
This and That.
Correspondence of the CALIFORNIAN

(correspondence of the CALIFORNIAN
II was at railroad station in lum.
herring district not more than hundred
miles from st. Johnsbury that the Way
farer met with striking exemplifcation
If the art OF gum chewing, and the pic
ture there presented will not be forgot
Ten for some time. AS the "mixed''
halted at the platform to kill little
time, seven youngsters had gathered to
watch the murderous process, and the
laws ofevery one of the seven were in.
dustriously opening and closing on ex-
tensive guilds of spruce gum, with
relish so apparent as to suggest keen
enjoyment on the part Of the chewers.
And as il to guard against any possible
failure in the supply Of the luscious ma
terial, one of the seven carried about
with him piece of slabwood some four
feet long, from the bark side of which
the juveniles, at frequent intervals, bit
off large chunks of the sweet and yield
ing substance. 1t was altogether,
scene we'll worth snap shot"
While at Lynn, on recent day, the
Wayfarer stepped from Peabody car,
corner of Boston and Washington streets,
and stroled across into Forest street for
call at the branch house of the CRYSTAL
Springs Bottling Company, where
George w. Bangs, formerly of St. Johns
bury, is in charge. He found that since
establishing themselves in the hustlng
little city Of Lynn, the Crystal people
have been Kept busy quenching the thirst
OF the inhabitants. "We have six teams
out all the time" said MIR. Bangs, land
occasionally have to put on a seventh.
We are building up nice business here
and our goods take WELL" This will be
pleasing bit of news for the people Of
St. .Johnsbury and Barnet who are in
terested in the success of this company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bangs are nicely located
on pleasant street near the branch
house and appear to enjoy life in Lynn,
Mr.. Bangs health being much improved.
Mr.. Gi6llan Of the main office in Barnet,
has been at Lynn for some time, to as
sst during the rush.
Solne of the hotel and boarding house
keepers at the beaches do certainly regret
the breaking out of the war. Not that
they lack in patriotism or feel badly over
Manila and Santiago but the presence
Of the war cloud some months ago surely
resulted in the sudden changing of many
summer plans. The Tightening of the
money market and the uncertainty as to
whether Spanish cruisers would or
would not get into American waters
and threaten our coasts, made big
difference, as against the seaside resort.
The wayfarer was told by the keeper OF
an attractive hosiery on Marblehead
Neck the other day, that business is
quieter than it has been hereabouts for
many years." and our difficulty with
Spain was held mainly responsible for
this condition Of things.
There are wheels and wheels in st.
Johnsbury, and vicinity-no doubt OF it
but there are more wheels and more
wheels down country, where the business
man, the fair amanuensis and type
writer, the bookkeeper, the clerk and the
office boy, in so large numbers, ignore
the trolley and go back and forth be-
tween home and business place on the
silent steed, And how the livery men
hate the bikes! "said one man in com.
menting on the rapid development of the
bicycle. at has made decided difference
with them and naturally they feel little
sore,' Verify, the wheel has wrought
marked changes along more than one
line Of human activity.
WAYFARER.