St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-30
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The Museum will be open Saturday
evening from seven until nine O'Clock.
Remember the Wellesley entertain
ment at Academy Hall Thursday even
ing.
-Amasa Simpson has filed petition
in bankruptcy with liabilities of $SS9.50
and assets OF $7S5.50.
New uniforms have been ordered by
the St. Johnsbury band and they are ex-
pected to arrive this week.
-Rickaby & Co., sold house belong
ing to Theodore Dutile on Basley street
to Mrs. Joseph E. Walker.
L. F. Frye has been appointed official
watch Inspector of the st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain railroad, succeeding c.
E. Simanton.
A Blue Bell automatic instrument
has been put it at c.. c. Bingham's store
to be used as public pay station in con-
necton with the St. 1ohnsbury telephone
exchange.
Raymond !. Trainor represented the
| interests Of the state at Peacham last
Saturday in a suit against David Cor.
bett for breach of the peace. The state
prevailed and Corbett was fined So and
costs.
The stockholders of the Boston &
Maine received on September l a semi
annual dividend OF 312 per cent. This i:
the beginning Of the restoration OF the
dividend to per cent and the stock sole
Friday at its highest point, $202 share
The regular meeting of the Woman'
Club will be held in Pythian Hall Mon
day, September 4, at 3 O'Clock. Mis-
Sarah L. Arnold, of Boston, will give al
address "Mothers and Schools" Th
Executive Board will meet at two o'clock
Labor day will be observed as hol
iday for the first time in Vermont mex
Monday. The banks will be closed, tn
post office will be open only at the usua
hour for holidays and the fall term G
the public schools will not begin unit
Tuesday
The press expresses in highest term
the ability of Prof. Wales and of his er
tertainment which is to be given a
Howe Opera House during the week c
the Fair by local talent. 1t is spectat
ular performance combining artistic an
graceful movements in marches, drill
and dancing.
Grand Master Bartlett, of Islam
Pond, paid an official visit to Caledoni
Lodge, l. o. o. F., Monday night an
witnessed the mplification of the thir
degree. Light refreshments were serve
and most enjoyable evening was spen
Over 70 members of the lodge were pre-
ent.
Miss Sarah L. Arnold, who addresst
the Womans Club next Monday afte
noon, will be especially welcomed to S
Johnsbury where she taught in OF
schools some fifteen years ago. She
supervisor of the primary schools of Bo
ton and commands the highest salary
any lady educator in this country.
The First National Bank, owner
the dam across the Passumpsic river o.
posite the railroad station had the da
examined by a diver last Friday.
was found in bad condition and will
rebuilt next year. The manufactori
using power from this source are, Brae
& Morris, Jones & Shields and II
granite works.
unclaimed letters at post office, f
week ending Aug. 26: Chickering, Mr.
Carrie; Follett, Mrs. Addie; Jenkin
Mrs, Avenue House; Mathew, Mi
Maggie; Carroll, Rev. r. j., Dinsmor
J. H., Dudley, Henry NJ, Gibson, Jacl
Gilman, Fred; Labenchine, Jencey; L
foe, A. G., Maxwell, Allen H.; Polambr
Angelo; Williams, Francis.
The mail of Rev. Charles M. Sheldo
author OF "In His Steps," averages hu