St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-14

talk and similar conditions untaVOraDle
to business extension. Bank clearings
last week showed the expansion, and
cleariugs for the first week of August
show continued increase over last year
and preceding periods. Prices in the
month just closed made a further ad-
vance from the low level OF June 1, and
finally, gross railway earnings for July
point to increase alike in volume and
percentage far excel ding any previous
previous month for more than year
past"
Camp Capt. c. M. Brownell, Spanish
American War Veterans, has decided to
tender a reception to the veterans of the
war who will be in Burlington during
muster week. The affair will be held at
the armory and arrangements will be
made 10 give the visiting officers and
men royal good time.
Company E. of Barre, is drilling twice
a week now in prepar alton to go to
Nashua, N. H., September 4, to compete
in prize drill with companies from New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island. The drill takes
place on the last day of the muster of the
New Hampshire National Guard.
Congressman D. J. Foster will try to
have a summer postoffice established at
the summit house on Mount Mansfield.
]. ]. Losee, of Brattleboro, and Joseph
H. Allen, of Wilmington, have been adj
mitted to the state soldiers home at
Bennington.
The public installation of the officers of
Camp Capt. c. M. Erownell, Spanish
American War Veterans, was held in
Burlington August 8. Captain Brownell
is commander OF the camp.
Vermonters will watch the career Of
Calvin P. Titus at West Point with
hearty interest and pride. He is the
bugler who was the first to scale the
walls of Pekin and in the war with Spain
was a member OF the Bennington company
in the Vermont volunteer regiment. He
goes into West Point with military eX-
perience that any member OF the senior
class would give his boots Tor.
Rev. F. Barnaby Leach of Sheldon has
accepte d call to the rectorship OF st.
AIMS Episcopal church of Richford, and
expects to begin his labors the first Sun
day in September.
News has just been received of the
death CT Corporal Harry F. Drenan Of
Co. 6. 2nd U. S. Infantry at Boac, Isl
and of Martinique, P. l., of acute catar-
| rhal dysentery on June II, 1901. He
was looking forward to the expira,
ton of his term of enlistment in
February, when he intended returning
home. He was born in Hardwick,
twenty.six years ago. His father, John
Drenan, was veteran of the Civil war.
E. H. Sheldon, a native of Middlebury
who died in San Francisco recently from
the shock following a surgical operation
waSSecretary of the Oceanic Steamship
Company and Of several of Spreckel'
Hawaiian sugar plantations.
John Barrett, ex United States minis
ter to Siam, and Dr. Ezra Brainerd, pres
ident of Middlebury college, are among
the speakers who have already accepted
invita- tions to deliver addresses in St. AL
bans Old Home Day, August 16. Con
gresham Ernest w. Roberts OF Chelsea
Mass, has been invited to give an ad
dress on that day.
peculiar disease of blight has attack
ed hard naples in Ripton. The lea
changes to darker color in small spots
which rapidly spread over the Who'll
leaf, changing it to brown and yellow
and causing it to die in short time. NJ
trace of insects or their work is founC
when the spots are highly magnihed.
Fred Allen Cook of Post Mills, WHIT
stood first in the competitive examina
ton held at White River Junction severa
weeks ago for an appointment to the .
S. Military academy at West Point from
the Second congre ssional district, sue
cessful passed the examination last wee
and is now a cadet.
The internal revenue collections for tn
district OF Maine, New Hampshire an,
Vermont for the month OF July wer
5000, S4S So. For July, 1900 the co
lectons were $226, 022 GA, a decrease c
sos, 17706.
Writing from Topeka, Kans., to til
secretary of the Waterbury Old HON
; Week association, Rev. Charles M. She
don says: II regret cannot be presen
at the meeting of the Old Home Wee
association. Accept my hearty goo
wishes. have many pleasant memorie
OF my first parish and l shall always ow
: much gratitude to my friends there VIII
! were loyal in their support OF the churc
and parish work. The Lord bless you all.
, 1t is planned to make extensive in
provements in the interior of the Y. NJ
/ {. A. building at burlington.
: Edward c. LOOMS, of Burlington, ce
ebI ated the 91st anniversary othis brit
, August Z.
Second Lieutenant Arthur H. Cushmal
q of Company K, V. N. g., Beuningt~1
9 has rendered his resignation with the n
n quest that it be accepted at once.
: Out of eight herds recently examined
n Burlington, thirty cows were found su
d fering from light form OF tubtrculos
), and were ordered killed.
il Ex,Gov. Royal {. Taft, of Rhode l
: land, and Senator Red6eld Proctor hay
l. promised to be present at the Old Hon
e Day celebration in Pittstord, August L
y In a recent talk to members OF Cor
panv M, of Burlington, on army lite
IS IS the Philippines, Capt. c. NJ. Browne
:. late of the Twenty sixth regiment, ga
% this advice First, obey orders; secon
4 learn to Shoot and third, mind 20
g own business. If you do these thip
Il you will make good soldiers"
,s Worlds Champion.
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