St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-02
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

evening from seven to nine O'Clock.
p. A. Roach lost a valuable six-year-
old horse Monday night with spinal
meningitis.
-Rickaby & Co., have sold the tene-
ment house on Clark avenue owned by
DR.. T. R. Stiles to F. A. Scott.
Edwin Stevens of st. Johnsbury
Centre has filed his petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are $73OO36 and
his assets $4,000.
DIR. Hartshorn's office is to be closed
until the 18th of September with the
exception of Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons OF each week.
The Brightlook hospital committee
on supplies wish the ladies of St. Johns
bury to kindly remember the sick with
jellies and cordials and the nurses with
pickles and preserves.
Through the instrumentality of Con-
gresham Grout two Parrot guns have
been presented to Chamberlin Post and
are now being mounted on either side
of the Soldiers monument in Court
House square.
George c. Cary has bought the Jona-
than Batcheder farm in Danvlle of B.
D. Hartshorn for $500. Mr.. Cary has
secured one of the best farms in the
county and will keep his horses there
and start stock farm.
Quite number of changes and
improvements are being made around
the fish hatchery Six new fry ponds are
being put in and one large pond below
the hatchery. The inlets to the Others
are being changed, and an addition to
the hatchery is being built to be used for
a tenement.
The summer examinations for teach
ers will be held at the Summer street
buildings, August 1S and 10. Sessions
will open at 9 a. m. and will be conduct
ed by W. H. Taylor, examiner. Exam-
nations will be held at Hardwick, Peach
am, West Burke and Lyndonville on the
dates given in our advertising columns.
George M. Gray was the participant
in the liveliest kind Of runaway last
evening. The harness broke just as he
was coming down Eastern avenue and
the horse came down the hill on the run
The horse did not stop until he struck a
freight car in the railroad yard. The
carriage was badly smashed and Mr..
Gray was thrown out. He was pretty
well shaken up, but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
"A widows pension of $12 per month
has been granted Flora A. Wheelock,
through D. E. Mays pension agency. A.
E. Wheelock was member of Co. D, LIST
Regiment Vermont Infantry, and soon
after returning from Chickamauga, died
of typhoid fever. He left wife and six
children. five under 16 years OF age who
receive So each month, and one who
served with him in Co. D. This is the
first pension issued here as result of the
war with Spain.
-"Jed" Bacon of Baldwinville, P. O..
arrived on the mail train from the north
Saturday morning as drunk as lord
and was promptly welcomed by Sheriff
Sulloway and Deputy Sheriff Worthen
Baconis one of a gang who were wanted
by Canadian authorities for burglaries
at Stanstead, Rock Island Danville, p
O., and other towns in that section. He
was taken by Sheriff. Sulloway to New
,port'where he gave himself up to officer:
from Sherbrooke.
The local banks wish to call attention
to the recent circular issued from Wash
ington to the effect that hereafter any
bank which attaches a revenue stamp to
check for depositor or customer
will be liable to prosecution. Certain
banks in the west had adopted the prac
tice Of not requiring stamps attached te
checks as an advertisement to secure
patronage against rival banks, which
led to the issuance of the circular referred
to by the internal revenue department.
The Odd Fellows picnic announced
in last weeks CALIFORNIAN to be helt
August 8 is to be held at Lake View
Park, Joe's Pond, August 8. The rat'
tor the round trip is $.55 for adults. $.3S
for children. Those desiring can leave
here on the regular train at 7.34 a. m
and those wishing to go later will b.
accommodated by passenger cal
attached to the freight at $50 a. m
Parties can return in car attached tc
the freight train arriving here at $50
p. M, or on the S.55 express.
Last Saturday morning, ]. 7. Racicot
assaulted Oscar LARSON in the foundry
at the scale works striking him upon thu
side OF the head and face with an iror
flask clamp. LARSON was severely in
jured and taken in an unconscious condi
tion to Brightlook Hospital. No bones
T appear to be broken and he is now re
covering. The assault was apparently
! unprovoked but was supposed to be th'
result of past differences because Racicot
, was Frenchman and LARSON Swede