St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-14
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

An original widows pension OF $12
has been granted Mrs. Ellen H. Gle.
There will be band concert on Rail
road street park next Friday evening,
weather permitting.
e. & T. Fairbanks & Co. pay to-
morrow quarterly dividend to stock
holders of 81 share.
e. M. Harris has resigned from the
police force and his resignation has been
accepted by the trustees.
Those interested are reminded of the
adjourned meeting OF the choral union to
be held Monday evening, the 10th.
The Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will serve a supper the even
ing of June 81. Particulars will be given
next week.
There was a slight frost last Satur-
day night around town and in some
places the cucumbers and squashes were
slightly touched.
The Academy reserves defeated the
West Concord nine on the campus Tues.
day afternoon by a large number of
scores, the game being very one sided.
The promoters of the St. Jchnsbury
electric railroad have announced that
there is no money to build electric rail-
roads so long as copper is where it is.
The class of '9S will hold their re-
union and banquet at the Avenue House,
Thursday evening, June %, and the
class OF 90 at the same place Friday
evening the 23d.
Tuesday and Wednesday the high
mark for mercury was reached and it
ranged from So to 90 in the shade.
During the past two weeks little rain
has fallen and drought is imminent.
The Boston & Maine officials have
made glad the hearts and pocket books
of the telegraphers, train dispatcEers
and tranmen of this division by sub
stantial increase in their pay to take
effect June 1st.
Manager Steele of Swift & Co., is
circulating an attractive booklet con.
tanning statement of last years busi.
ness and giving many interesting points
about the company and theip extensive
sales.
Advertised letters for the week ending
June 10, 1S99 Cantn, Edward; Curtis
w. E.; Gray, A. L.; Lamb, John; Nc.
Rae, Angus; Castle, Miss Bertha; Hask.
ell, Mrs. Minnie Packard; Leonard, Irene
L.; Powell, Covina Smith, Miss Reta.
The ladies of Green Mountain Lodge
N. E. o. p will entertain the gentlemen
at their meeting next Saturday evening
with literary programme and straw
berry festival, strictly confined to men,
bers aside from those taking part in the
programme.
The w. c. T. U. of this place are
placing library in the town house for
the benefit of the inmates living there.
If the good people of our town have any
books, magazines, papers, or any good
reading to contribute to this work please
send to So Main street or to town house
on town farm.
The higher wages and improved out
look in the manufacturing towns in the
states are the causes of many Canadians
coming to New England, which is caus-
ing the investigation officials some un-
easiness. 1t is estimated that almost
10000 persons, many of them French
Canadians have crossed the line this
season.
The June Vermonter, just received, is
of special interest to Masons. 1t gives a
history of the Grand Lodge of Vermont
with cuts of many of the officials, and of
the Temple at Burlington. 1t also gives
an lIluStTdleu dTtlClC On He IdClllC
Coast Association Native Sons of Ver-
mont"
The location of the big Parrot gun
which is soon to be placed in the court
yard was surveyed for last week. The
gun will be stationed on the east side of
the monument and will add to the ap-
pearance Of the yard. Quite sum was
raised on Memorial Day to help defray
the expense of mounting it.
The goods of the Arthur c. Randall
drug store have been purchased by four
st. Johnsbury druggists, w. B. Eastman,
Frank G. Laundry Stiles Drug Co. and
c. c. Bingham, with the understanding
that there shall be one less drug store in
st. Johnsbury. E. N. Randall is now
trying to sell the fixtures of the store.