St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-13
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

have been moved to the Foresters hall
on Cherry street.
Articles on the Seventy Club and the
Woman's Club Of st. Johnsbury, written
by Mrs. Mary R. P. Hatch, appear in
the July Club Woman.
Remember the dance at Meadow
Park tomorrow night. Grahams or
chestra Of five pieceshas been engaged for
the occasion, The public are cordially
invited.
Teachers will be especially interested
in the notice in the advertising columns
Of the examinationsto be held through
out the county the last week in July and
the second week in August.
The young folks are taking consider
able interest in the Rickaby advertising
contest and all are after the ten dollar
gold piece offered for the best advertise.
ment. The contest closes August 1.
"A large number of people took ad-
vantage OF the low rates on the Boston
& Maine railroad to Montreal and
Quebec last week. The rates were in
force for several days and were extremely
low.
The Reece Button Hole Company
have declared quarterly dividend of 8
per cent and the International Button
Hole Company a serni-annual dividend
OF l per cent. Both pf these are payable
July is.
The Golden Cross will hold their in
stallation of officers iext Friday evening.
Refreshments will be served and social
hour spent at thesclose of the exercises,
to which all members and their families
are invited.
"A special meeting Of the Moose River
Lodge No. 2S2 Brotherhood of Locomo.
tive Firemen, will be held on Thursday
evening at 8 O'Clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. c. A. Wilson OF Philipsburg, N. J.,
2nd Vice Grand Master, will be present.
George c. Cary has moved his stock
from the Merchants Bank block into his
new warehouse on the Ide extension.
side track has been laid so that his goods
can be shipped directly to and from his
place of business.
Three Canadian sser have be. n added
to the deer park at Pinehurst and the
park now contains four of these beauti
full animals. For many years this park
has been stocked with deer and much
pleasure has been afforded all, especially
the little folks, in watching and feeding
these graceful creatures.
The St. Johnsbury base ball team
went to Derby Line yesterday and
played with the village team, defeating
them by score of IL to 10. The St.
Johnsbury team was made up pas follows:
Stiles, c; Jenness, p; Howe, 1b; Leine,
2b; Heath, ss; Tinker, 3b; Sulloway,
rf; Fairbanks, CT; Sprague, If.
-On Sunday, July 8, the mercury reg.
lister 95 in the shade. Last Sunday at
the same hour it was 80 degrees cooler
and on Monday night there was slight
frost in some parts of the village. The
only garden vegetables affected by the
frost were summer squashes and cucm-
bers and these were not damaged at all.
The telegraph and express companies
have received their first installment of
the new revenue stamps, but the drug
stores have not yet received their supply.
The telegraph companies have raised the
price OF sending messages one cent and
the express companies have made sim
liar raise, but the telephone companies
pay the tax themselves.
AT the annual meeting OF the trustees
of st. Johnsbury Academy on Thursday
Frank H. Brooks of St. Johnsbury was
added to the board. The usual business
of the annual meeting was transacted,
officers of the board reelected, and
special committee appointed to select
teachers to fill the vacancies caused by
the designations of Mr.. Hardy and Mr..
Lingham. at
"A fire was barely averted last Satur-
day evening at the home of J. S. Summer
vile. At the conclusion of the minstrel
show the tissue paper lamp shade in Miss
Anna Summerville's room caught fire.
She attempted to throw it out of the win
dow but could not raise the screen. The
shade fell to the floor where it was final
ly extinguished after burning severel
holes in the carpet.
Extensive changes are being made in
Arnold Park. The fence has been re-
moved, the western end of the park is
being regarded and the street which
crosses the park is being changed so as
to avoid the sharp angle at Main street
and Boynton avenue. These changes
necessitated the removal OF several of the
pine trees, but the change has made a
marked Improvement on an already
beautiful street.
The police court was in session last
Wednesday, when Chauncy Sargent Of
Lyndonville was charged with carrying
concealed weapons by Everett Spencer
OF the same place. W. H. Taylor states