St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-17
HARDWICk.
RusebaII Plans.

The preparations for the new JOB
which are being made by the Woodbury.
Granite Co., has made decided improve
ment on the prospect OF baseball for this
summer. Hardwick, when business IS
active, is a good baseball town. A. ";
Cox, the veteran Businessman, is to hoio
down the initial bag, and Appolt. an old
favorite, will appear on the infeld. Wor-
then, captain of the academy team, is to
pitch for the new team, and Marion is
the only eligible candidate for the recelv-
ing end of the battery. PURCELL and Joe
Sullivan will probably complete the in
field, while M. Sullivan, Opie and O'Clalr
will claim possession of the outheld'
Richardson and Wark will also be lnclu'
ded in the list of players. The Hard wick
boys are to draw conclusions with some
of the fastest teams in the state.
Fred Eastman is moving into Hiram
Stones house on Church street.
Miss Nolan, who has been i'll severa
days is able to be out again.
Mrs. Frank McGovern, Of Mortified
who has been visiting at the home OF W
H. Smith, has returned home.
Mrs. Jackson, who has been spending
the winter in New York, has returned
and is keeping house for Edward Aiken
Mrs. W. L. Marshall of West Burke, is
visiting her son, w. W. Marshall.
Mrs. Eliza Foss is in very poor health
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Shattuck, who
have both been i'll with what is thought
to have been mild attacks of typhoid
fever, are recovering their health.
Hardwick is to have two special town
meetings this month; one has beer
called for Saturday afternoon, May 20
the articles in the warrant for which arr
to see if the town will vote to erect g
library building on the high schoo
grounds at Hardwick Center, and to SCI
whether sum sufficient for the purpost
will be appropriated from the Rev. Luciu
R. Paige library building fund. Articl
four calls for library trustees and com
mittee to superintend the building. Their
will be another special meeting Tuesday
May %, when the question of building
high school in Hardwick or Gilbert
vile will come up.
w. c. Rugges of Norwich, Conn, i
at his summer home on Ruggles hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Eggleston c
Feeding Hills have been recent guests G
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Fay.
The Woodbury. Granite Co. has take
a sub-contract from the Horton-Hemen
way Construction Co., OF Providence, r
l., for the granite work on the Providenc
post-office. The building will be cou
structed of Woodbury. granite and it
estimated cost is 100000. John L
Sargent, manager of the Woodbur
Granite Co., says work will be begun a
once on the contract. Since last Mover
Der work has been practically at stan
still. Formerly from $50 to 400 me
have been employed but of late only
handful of men have been at worl
There Is great rejoicing here over the er
couraging outlook.
The dealers in granite at this plac
have organized the Granite Manufactu
er's Association of Hardwick. TT
officers are as follows: R. c. Wallac
president; James Ross, vice president;
r. Fletcher, secretary; ]. E. Sullivan
treasurer. A committee of three-E.
Fletcher, F. A. Emerson and G. +
Bailey-were appointed to prepare b.
laws and present same to future NEE
ing.