St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-09

was over 1887, which is the largest eve
ming sale in the history of the Y. M. c. A.
lecture course. The attendance was also
the largest as nearly 1900 had seats and
over 25 stood in the aisles.
The North church will have picnic
next Thursday at Joe's pond to which
all members Of the church, congregation
and Sunday school are invited. A special
train leaves here at O'Clock and returns
after 5 in the afternoon and the fare is 55
cents for adults and 35 cents for children.
In case of stormy weather the picnic will
be held on Friday and the church bell
will ring at 730 a. m. if it is deemed best
to go on Thursday.
An alarm from Box AZ called out
Hose and 5 Thursday evening. The
cause was the overturning of the lamp
used on the vulcanzer in Browns bicycle
store. The blaze was extinguished before
the companies arrived. Both compan-
les appeared with their new hose wagons
for the first time.
&C. E. Gray's Indiana Belle" and
Farr Brothers "Cressada" were entered
in the races at Newport July 4. The for
mer showed up we'll but failed to win prize
money. The latter lost a shoe in the
first heat and was withdrawn. From
Newport the horses will go to Montreal
for series of races.
The adjourned annual meeting Of
the Choral Union will be held at the
Museum at $50 tonight. A committee
consisting of S. D. Atwood, c. S. Adams
and Mrs. David Williams will present a
list of officers for the coming year and
other business incident to an annual
meeting will be transacted.
AT the meeting of local option leaders
held in Rutland July 3 to decide whether
to run Mr.. Clement for governor letters
were read from all parts of the state
bearing on the question. In this list was
one from c. A. Calderwood of st. Johns
bury who wrote that he thought bolt
from the republican state convention
would be unwise.
Nearly so members of First Church
of Christ Scientist had very enjoyable
picnic July 4, in the grove on Mr.. Ladd's
farm Just across the Passumpsic from
the electric station. The spot is very
pretty one and has been digniied by the
name of Harmony Grove, a title selected
by the picnickers. The party went in the
forenoon and remained until evening.
Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury,
states attorney for Orleans county, at
tended a hearing in the injunction case
against Fred Bebee of Newport, before
Judge Stafford, July 1. Mr.. Bebee was a
former clerk at the Avenue House under
Mr.. Blacks landlordship, and later be-
came proprietor of the Newport House,
in which several barrels Of whiskey was
recently siezed Mr.. Bebee did not ap'
pear in defense and the injunction was
granted.
The Boston and Maine railroad in
terests, says the Philadelphia North
American, are now looking up the Penn
svlvania bituminous land, with the pur.
pose in view of securing a fuel supply
large enough to render the road safe
against any possible future squeezing by
the great coal combinations. With Goa
OF its own the company will be able moi
only to meet it's own requirements at {
large saving, but can also supply bis
part of the local demand along its line.
The United States civil service com
mission announce thetollowing examina
tions: Interpreter at New York in tht
oriental languages in the immigration
service; photographic surveyor on the
U. S. S. Ranger; computer forthe nava
observatory; a male teacher in the In
dian service at South Dakota; Japa
nese Interpreter at Honolulu. Particulars
as to the dates of these examinations
the salary, etc, may be obtained of th'
secretary of the local board, Frank X
Lanctot, at the post Office.
On the west bank Of the Passumps
river, about half way to the Centre
there is a kingbirds nest on the brancl
of an overhanging bush only about fou
feet above the water. Last year a broot
of birds was reared in this nest, but thi
spring it was tenantless. 1t is interest
ing to note that marks OF last spring
high water may be seen on the tree sew
eral feet above the nest and while th
flood carried away bridges and wrecked
buildings this nest is still on its origina
foundation and practically intact, thougl
it was probably under water nearly I
week.
-Pawnee BLISS Wild West Shov
comes here next Saturday in specia
train of 20 cars and with it are 5OI
horses and ponies. An interesting char
acter in the parade will be Pawnee Bi
with his long hair and typical wester
: appearance. His proper name is Majo
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