St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-13

Fl ON the top ofthe load by one of the
wheels of the wagon sinking into the
ground, which had been undermined by
water. He was violently thrown to the
ground and badly shaken up, and it was
narrow escape from serious injury.
Hot Goals in wood ashes caused some
excitement between the Wakefield block
and the Presbyterian church on the
Avenue, Sat urday, by blazing up. For
tunately the blaze was discovered and
quickly extinguished.
Pork roasts in 1oin, 10 cents per
pound at the Boston Meat Market this
week.
"A. II. Gosselin, of the Boston meat
market, has built small building near
the river on River street, which he will
use in connection with his market for
trying out lard and smoking hams.
&c. 6. Menut, who represents the st.
Adams Tea Company in this section, has
rented the basement of F. o. Clark's
store, and will make that place his head
quarters.
All the rural schools opened Monday
for the spring term of 10 weeks.
Republicans will keep in mind the
caucus to elect delegates to the district
and state conventions next week at
Montpelier and Burlington respectively.
St. Johnsbury is entitled to 10 delegates
to each convention, and the caucus will
be held at the Town Hall on Friday
evening at 7.3O o'clock.
The special town meeting to see if
the town will abate the taxes on the
Howe Opera House or buy the property
will be held in the Town Hall on Satur-
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. There ought
to be a good attendance of our towns
people at this meeting.
e. L. Hunt & Co. advertise their
spring opening of millinery for Saturday,
April 16.
Carl M. Howe advertises in another
column some of the choice products of
his meat market.
Flint Bros. are making interior inn
provements in eAeir store on Main
street.
The ladies of the Church of the
Messiah will hold their last clam chow
der supper for the season Thursday
evening at O'Clock.
The ladies of the South church will
hold a food sale today in the vestry from
Q to 6 O'Clock.
You will find great bargains in
canned goods and groceries at Houghton
& Co.'s this week. See his adv.
"A supper and social will be held by
the Free Baptist church at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Switser, 33
Clarke Avenue, Thursday evening.
The Sunday issue of the Boston Globe
contained cut of Company D basket
ball team and short write-up of their
work the past season.
Walter III. Bay1ey, formerly of Peach
am but now of Lyndonville, and who is
well known in this town, has secured
patent on a safety carriage yoke that
seems to fill the desired want in that
direction This yoke is so constructed
that it will not slip from the carriage
pole and has no projections for reins to
catch on. With this yoke on a pole half
the danger of carriage driving will be
eliminated.
Lexington Day is to be observed by
st. John de Creveceur Chapter, D. A. R.,
by meeting to be held with Mrs. Jona-
than Ross, Tuesday. Papers are to be |
given by Mrs. J. W. Titcomb, on "Co1on-
ial Architecture and by Mrs. Robert
Mackinnon, on Colonial Furniture"
Several of the state officers of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics |
were up in Orleans county last week
instituting councils. The party con-
sisted of State Councillor DR.. S. III. Jones |
of Sheffield, Deputy State Councillor |
George w. Young of st. Johnsbury, |
State Organizer Fred Day of Wheelock,
and State Councillor Conductor Charles
Cofrin of Wheelock. They instituted |
Orleans Council, No. 49,. of Glover of |
"a members and Newport Center Coun- |
Gil, No. Al, of over 20 members.
Mrs. George Fl. Ide, recently of Mil
waukee, has broken ground for resi-
dence on Boynton Hill.
The annual meeting of the stock |
holders of e. &. T. Fairbanks & Co. |
will be held at the company's office on |
Wednesday, May II.
"A bill has passed both branches of
Congress granting pension of $24
month to DIR. ]. D. Folsom of this place. |
-Supt. of Streets Russell and force |
of men are busy with the annual spring |
house cleaning of our streets and parks |
and their excellent work will inspire |
property owners to follow suit.
Pork roasts in 1oin, 10 cents per
pound at the Boston Meat Market this |