The St. Johnsbury Caledonian from St. Johnsbury, Vermont • 1

COMMENCED AUG. 8, 1837. ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1895. VOL.

LIX NO. 3032. HEW ADI TBI) WEEK, SPEEDWELL FARM WWNERS. NEWS ABOUT HOME. The public schools opened Monday I DR.

R. C. FLOWER. PERSONALS. CBURCB VOTES.

The regular Sunday evening services of St. Andrew's church began last Sunday with a good attendance in every grade except the highest grade. The attendance hasincreased so much in Summerville that a new grade was ooened there. making four in all. The text books have all come except the geographies and the work of the fall term is now well under way.

The fire alarm sounded from box 34 in Paddock's village Wednesday morning, and was responded, to by nearly all the department, including the hook and ladder. The fire, however, was found to beat the farm house of Charles Patterson, about a mile from any hydrant, and outside the village. It was put out by a pail brigade before any serious damage was done. There will be an excursion to Mon treal, starting at St. Johnsbury, taking in all stations to Swanton, then via.

C. V. R. Monday, Sept. 16.

This is to give to Vermont people a chance to see the great Provincial exposition which takes place in that city from Sept. 12 to 21, Round trip tickets from St. Johnsbury, $4.60, Danville, $4.25 and Walden, $4.00. The business men of the town have subscribed an amount of money and engaged the 3rd regiment band, N. N.

ot 25 pieces, under Prof. Nevers, to participate in the grand coaching pa rade at the fair, and also give free band concerts in the Court house square and in iront ot the depot. ins is a splendid band and will prove one of the most potent attractions of the fair week. An illustrated article on St. Johns bury, appeared in a late number of the Epworth Herald, in which the beauties and advantages of our town are told for the benefit of the delegates of the New England Epworth League convention, which is to meet here in October.

The article is of an interesting nature and the cuts of prominent bnildings, and several portraits are worthy of notice. Prof. Huell, who has traveled exten sively in all parts of the world, is to give an illustrated religious lecture on "Two Continents," in the Catholic church, on Sunday evening, Sept. 15. at 7.30 o'clock.

The lecture is for the benefit of the new hospital, and is of a religious nature. Prof. Buell has won high encomiums elsewhere for his portrayal of the beauties to be found in the old and new worlds, and those who attend are sure of hearing and seeing a good thing. The Newburyport News, gives a fine account of that city's reception to Palestine Commandery last week. the illustrations is a portrait of Eminent Commander Calderwood and the badge won by our Sir Knights.

It gives the height and weight of St. Johnsbury's "big four" Knights and said that four finer looking men never came to Newburyport before. The "big four" consisted of S. W. Parkhurst, Albert Harris, George H.

Buzzell and George F. Way. Their total height was 25 feet and one inch and their combined weight 871 pounds. At a meeting of the trustees of the Fairbanks Museum last week, John C. Clark was added to the board.

Just before the death of Col. Fairbanks he resigned as president of the board and Rev. Dr. Edward T. Fairbanks was elected president.

By the resignation of Henry C. Ide another vacancy in the board was created, and Miss Ellen H. Fairbanks was elected trustee. The board of trustees now consists of the following: Rev. Dr.

Edward T. Fair banks, Rev. Dr. C. M.

Lamson, Mrs. J. T. Herrick, Miss Ellen H. Fairbanks, and Tohn C.

Clark. The treasurer of the Mu seum is D. Dean Patterson. THE COUNTY FAIR. Everything points to a most successful fair next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Everybody should plan to come, and everybody may be assured that they will get their money's worth Two attractions have been added, be sides the regular features. These are a grand coaching parade on Thursday, and a daily athletic exhibition by the Devene Brothers. The coaching parade will be held next Thursday morning, and the procession will march through the main streets and then to the fair ground, where a competent judge will distribute $50 in prizes. This will be one of the prettiest sights of the fair, and our business men are taking hold of the idea very well, and have engaged a separate band for this parade alone. Major Bonette will be chief marshal, and Carl H.Turner will be the marshal of the bicycle contingent.

The entries for the races are the largest in the history of the society. There are 20 entries in both the 2.33 and 2.40 classes, and in the free-for-all there are such fast horses as Helen Cobden 2d. Lady Lee, Kendall, Nixon and Gov. Hen-dee. The entries in every department are coming in rapidly, and the public are assured of the best lair ever held in St, Tohnsburv.

Don't faH to attend every day of the fair. The Caledonian congratulates Hon. T. N. Vail of Lyndon Centre on the splendid showing his stock is making at the great fairs.

At the New York state fair his French coach horses won 10 prizes, including seven firsts, and his Percherons took the three first prizes. These horses took the prizes over the finest horses in the East and the competition was very close. The exhibit of horses was the finest ever seen east of Chicago. At the Bay State fair at Worcester this week Mr. Vail's full blooded sheep took eight first premiums, three seconds, three thirds, two specials and one sweepstake.

All of the prize winners, including both horses and sheep, will be seen at the St. Johnsbury fair next week. An advertisement elsewhere printed calls attention to the fact that a large lot of blooded horses and sheep will be sold at auction this fall at Speedwell Farms. This will be a rare opportunity for our people to get fancy stock at their own prices. Y.

M. C. A. NOTES. Secretary Smith has moved from the Sulloway house to the residence of Rev, M.

A. Gates on Summer street. The Y. M. C.

A. annual convention for Vermont and New Hampshire will meet this yearin Bellows Falls, during Novem ber. George Sutherland, who is doing state Y. M. C.

A. work at Bellows Falls, was married recently to Mary Bangs of Connecticut. Mr. Sutherland's friends here extend congratulations. At a meeting of the directors on Mon day evening a committee was appointed to nominate officers for the annual meeting, which comes next Saturday night This committee met Wednesday night, and made out their list of officers.

JOHN FISKE COMING. A master in the art of writing, Mr, Fiske unites in his lectures persuasive force with picturesque delineation. No man compares with him in attractive power of description. He is probably the most capable man today in America as an all round authority on historical subjects. The elegance of his style is every where recognized.

Every one old and young, will learn With "pleasure that St. Johnsbury has the promise of lour lectures from Mr. Fiske sometime this autumn, on "Some Formative Influences in American History." Dates of lectures will be announced later. It is to be hoped that liberal support will be given that there may be no fear of small re sults. 1 A GOOD WATER COOLER.

Many people are afraid to drink ice water, not only for the reason that it is too cold for them, but because ice is not always pure. The Crescent Cooler is just the thing. It is so arranged that the water is cooled by the ice without having the ice put into it. We use one in our office and find it a great comfort, It is a verv useful water cooler. ST.

JOHNSBURY CENTRE. W. A. Pringle and wife of Niagara Falls, N. are visiting at A.

B. Pringle's. W. F. Kelley and wife of Lynn, are visiting at Henry Stanley's.

Mrs. A. B. Pringle with her son, W. A.

Pringle, and his wife went to Barnet and Whitefield; Monday, to visit friends. Mrs. H. W. Calder and two children are at H.

E. Broch way's for a short time. E.W. Miles and F. H.

Miles and Washington, are visiting relatives in this place. Rev. and Mrs. C. F.

Robinson returned to Meridan on Saturday. About 25 from this place attended the Shetbrooke Fair on Wednesday. ST. JOHNSBURY EAST. The Ladies' Aid society met last Thursday with Mrs.

George Williams. The village school opens this week with Belle Gates Grout as teacher. Mrs. Hoyt of New York is visiting her brother, Mr. Thos.

Knight. Miss Ella Prouty and Miss Ruth Williams attended the Sherbrooke fair. Rolfe Cobleigh, Annie Smith, Stella Gates and Grace Griswold are attending the Academy at St. Johnsbury. Mr.

N. P. Willis has bought the McCur-dy place and will take possession at once. He has sold his farm in Kirby to Fred Wood. Mrs.

Patterson and her friend, Miss Freeman, from Hampton Institute, attended the coaching parade at North Conway, as did also Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Booth, Rev.

Josiah Tyler, D. will address us next Sunday morning with Africa for his subject. Dr. Tyler was for forty years a missionary among the Zulus and speaks irom a largexperience. He presented a paper at the World's Congress of Religions, anu articles from his pen are often to be found in the papers and magazines.

We are indeed fortunate in securing such an interesting speaker. Dr. B. C. Flower.

Dr. E. H. Bom Card. Watch F.

A. Field. price List W. M. Kellogg.

Special Rate to Louisville. Last Chance Geo. B. Grow. Auction at Speedwell Farms.

Johnson' Anodyne Liniment. Just Plain Soap A. F. Walker. Gran Seed B.

T. H. K. Ide. doting Out Bale J.

A. Moore. A Complex Science J. 8. Meigs.

Farm Wanted to Bent A. B. C. Help Wanted Intelligence Office. Get Voar Dinner M.

H. Wilco. Now i the Time to Make Money. Special Watch Sale T. C.

Spencer. Blest be the Tie E. D. Steele Co. Visitors to the Fair E.

K. Randall. Com. Notice Ward 8. Bayley' Est.

A Clean New Stock Harry H. Carr. Cats and Nine Lives C. S. Hastings.

Cardinal Points Barbour's Bus. Col. Are You Looking A. D. Roweil Co.

Happy Family at Bnndy'a Shoe Store. Results Are What W. H. 8. Wttitcomb.

Gilbert Opera Co. Howe Opera Houe. License to Sell W. K. Streeter's Estate.

Livery Business For Sa'e W.J. Brown. We Maintain the Union C. C. Bingham.

Are You Coming to the Fair H. L. Doyle. Weather Record. At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week ending September 4, 1JS95.

Highest 5 Lowest Thursday 83 52 Friday 72 48 Saturday 61 60 Sunday 60 52 Monday 62 87 Tuesday 73 38 Wednesday 80... 45 Business Cards. E. H. ROSS.M- D-, Physician and Surgeon.

Office and residence, 84 Main Street. Telephone connection. B. J. CHAPMAN, DealerinHard and Soft Wood; also Maple Sugar, Potatoes and Farm Produce ior sale, Orders by mail solicited.

General Job Work a Specialty. 6 Ely St. Near Ely Hoe and Fork Factory. DECORATING TO ORDER. MISS HELEN F.

SHAW, 13 Belvidere St. (South Park.) China Firing. Decorat ing to order. Lessons given in Oil and China Painting. LYMAN S.

HOOKER Solicits Machine Job Work. Light chinery and model work a specialty. MILL ST. JOHNSBURY, VT. N.

L. MEECHAM. Nnrsing. 21 Main St. Johnsbury, Vt.

A. H. BROOKS, Piano 87 Main Street, St. Johnsbury. C.

A. CRAMTON, M. D. Office 89 Main St. Johnsbury, Yt.

Diseases of the Nose, Ear and Throat specialty. Rv W. WARNER, Bnrgeon Dentist. No. 3 Union Block.

St. Johnsbury, Vt Dr. C. H. Mason' Cancer Cure can be had at this office.

UNION COLLECTION AGENCY, T. Rickaby. No Collection, No Charge. St. Johnsbury, Vt.

DR. J. L. PERKINS, Dentist. Corner Main Street and Eastern Avenue HARLAND B.

HOWE. Citizens' Bank Block, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. LAUCHLIN'S, BARNET, VT. Watchmaking, Pharmacy, Optical Work Dran.

Medicines. Watches. Silverware. MILES S. HOVEY, Manufacturer of Water Tubs for stock, Draw Tubs and Holders for Sap, Scalding Tubs, etc.

88 Portland St. St. T'rtn'mry, Vt. DR. C.

F. CHENEY, Deliit, St. Johnsbury. THE VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. The Best.

W. C. LEWIS, Agent. St. Johnsbnry.

Vermont. ANNIE B. DANIELS, Graduate Tuning Department New England Conservatory. Pianos and Organs tuned and repaired. 21 Main Street, St.

Johnsbury. J. E. TINKER, Jeweler, Danville, Vermont. WENDELL P.

STAFFORD, Attorney nt Law, Bank Block, over Post Office, St. Johnsbury. O. V. HOOKER A SON, Machinists.

Piping and Steam Engine Repairing. M'f Board Mills. Jobbing a Specialty. Mill Street, St. Johnsbury.

DR. C. F. O. TINKER Dentist.

Office over Bingham's Drug Store. BATES MAY, Attorney nt Law, 89 Eastern Ave. t. lohnsbnry. C.

C. BINGHAM, Dragglst and Pharmacist, 6 Bunk Block, Main 8t. Johnsbury. MISS N. M.

HILL, DreMnsaking. 17 Church 8t. Johnsbnry, Vt. CEO. C.

FELCH Pianoforte Tuning and Regulating. 2 Portland Street, St. Johnsbury, Vt. PIANO AND ORGAN TUNING. Epecial attention given to Repairing, Regulating and Voicing.

Orders by -mall or otherwise attended to. m. II. EDDY, 15 Church St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Miss Fannie Russell has returned to F. O. Clark's store. Mrs. A.

F. Howard has gone to West Lebanon, N. to visit her brother. Herbert Fisher bas been absent during the past two weeks on a business trip. Rev.

M. A. Gates and family have gone to Oberlin, Ohio, to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs.

H. C. Bond kit Monday for Boston and vicinity for a two weeks' visit. Charles H. Horton is enjoying bis vacation hunting on the Massachusetts coast.

Mrs. W. D. Brown children are in Burlington visiting relatives this month. -j B.

G. Howe return from Rutland Friday, and his friend were glad to see him back. Prof. S. H.

Brackett and MissBrackett have returned from a visit to Province- town, Mass. Jr Miss Maud Trotter of Montreal has taken a situation as table maid at the Avenue House. Prof. Charles D. Hazen of Smith Col lege, Northampton, is visiting at his old home.

Rev. C. F. Morse addressed the young men in the association rooms at Rutland last Sunday. Miss Cordelia Nevers, a former student at the Academy, is visiting Mrs, Walter P.

Smith. Raymond Trainor left Tuesday night for Montreal where he goes to attend school this fall, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.

Leach, 95 Port land street, have returned from a trip to the top of Mount Washington. Mrs. Robert A. Turner of Paris, France, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Graves, at St.

Johnsbury Centre. Elroy A. Clayton, now of Weston, is coming here this week to work through the month in the Caledonian office. Miss Laura Jenness has gone to Man chester, N. and is taking a course in short hand and type writing, Mrs.W.

J.Connell and little daughters, after a summer at Cape Cod, are the guests of Mrs. H. M. Chan wick for the month of September, Harold Dwight, who graduated at the Academy in the class of '94, is in town for a short tune-jpisitin. friends.

i-a member of '98 at Amberst College. George R. Clark of Boston, so well remembered in St. Johnsbury, has been engaged to sing in the oratorio "Israel in Egypt" at the Worcester music festival, Sept. 24.

Miss Katie Lewis returned from Waits-field on Saturday. Edwin Lewis, who has been spending his vacation among friends and relatives in the state, returned home on Saturday. A fine picture of Capt. C. M.

Bonett of the St. Johnsbury Guard, appears among others in the September number of The Yermonter, which gives a page of portraits of officers present at the muster. W. P. Spinner, of St.

Johnsbury, a Boston and Maine brakeman, while coupling at Swanton last week, got caught between the engine and a freight car, and was seriously injured internally H. B. Farnham, lawyer, has secured rooms in Merchants Bank block, and will move in very soon. The rooms have been newly finished and will make Mr. Farnham as nice and clean a set of rooms as one could desire.

Horace E. Toothaker, Academy, '92, is visiting his old friends. He has been studying in the medical department of the University of Michigan, but goes to Bellevue College, New York, to complete his medical course. Kenneth Fairbanks left on Monday morning a-wheel for Waterbury, going through the mountains by way of Littleton. The weather has been beautiful for riding and the trip should be a pleasant one.

J. G. Chandler of Rutland, is in town in the interests of the Granite State Provident and Building Loan Association of Manchester. Mr. Chandler is the eldest son of Senator William E.

Chandler of New Hampshire. The death is announced of Charles Parker, father of Editor H. E. Parker, of the Bradford Opinion, who died at his home at Lisbon, N. on Sunday, Aug.

25. He was a son of Hon. Levi Parker, a well khnwn business man, and was educated at Newbury Seminary, Lisbon, and Phillips Academy at Danville. His many friends will regret to bear of his death. J.

Henry Fuller, son of Dr. H. T.Fuller, formerly principal of the Academy, arrived last week to take the position va cated by Kenneth Fairbanks in the drafting room of the scale works. Mr. Fuller has just graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and his friends will be glad to welcome him to a residence here.

Since his arrival he has been the guest of Prof. Henry Fairbanks at Elm-woode. Bethel, is getting an electric light system put in. The regular meeting of the Eastern Star comes next Monday evening. The Gilbert Opera Company will present all the popular operas at the Howe Opera House next week at popular prices.

A. J. Mahan of Rutland is selling a hair in this town and vicinity and has also placed it on sale at Frank Landry '8 drug store. Quite a number of friends called on Mrs. D.

C. McFarland last Friday evening, to see her night blooming cereus, which blossomed that evening. Dr. E. H.

Ross has moved from the Dr. Perkins house on Main street to 84 Main street and will have his officeat his house. A telephone has been placed in his office. Monday was observed as labor day and a public holiday in thirty In St. Johnsbury the postoffice was closed, otherwise there was no observance of the day.

Peter Provencal, the clothier on Rail road street, has decided to close out his stock of clothing, hats, caps, as soon as possible, and will open a new store at Lewiston, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Tyrie entertained the membersof the Epworth League of Grace church on Monday evening, at the par sonage. A large number were present and a good time enjoyed by all.

The annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, Saturday even- mg, sept.

7, at eight o'clock. There should be a laree attendance at this meeting. The Victors' trip to Gorham last week resulted in their winning one game and losing the other. The score of the first game was 12 to 11 in the Victors favor, and the score of the other 15 to 0 in the Gorhams' favor. Fred G.

Bundy has made a big hit in having a menagerie in the window of his shoe store. In the cage is a happy family consisting of a monkey, white rats. and guinea pigs. The show has at tracted much attention. The first general conference district convention ol the Epworth League is to be held St.

Johnsbury on 2" and 3. Zion's Herald recently contained a column of information regarding the convention which is to be quite an event. The St. Johnsbury Woman's Club will hold its regular meeting at the Athenaeum, Monday evening, Sept. 9, at 8 o'clock.

The subject will be history and travel, and each member is at lib erty to bring one guest, gentleman or lady. An interesting meetingis expected A meeting of bicycle riders is to be held at the St. Johnsbury House this evening at 7. 30, to make arrangements for a parade at the fair on Thursday Sept. 12.

It is hoped that a lively inter est will be taken and a full attendance of riders be present. There was a total eclipse of the moon Tuesday night, and many people sat up late to watch the phenomenon. The sky was beautifully clear, and a better opportunity for seeing the event could scarcely be desired. The total phase took place just after midnight. Barbour's Business College opened Monday with 19 students.

Several are taking t3'pe-writing and short hand while the rest are taking the commercial course. Mr. Barbour is to be congratu lated on the successful opening of his col lege. Clinton B. Weeks has resigned as as sistant postmaster and Walter Husband has succeeded him in the postoffice.

Mr. Weeks takes Mr. Husband's place as manager of Bundy's shoe store. Both these young men have a host of friends who wish them success intheirnew fields of labor. At the Board of Trade meeting Mon day night the special report to become incorporated and own real estate was discussed freely and then laid on the table.

Addresses were made urging all to take an active interest in our fair and President Ide brought up several impor tant matters for discussion. Company First Vermont Cavalry, will bold their annual reunion at the headauartcrs of the company at the south end of the Fair Ground on Wed nesday, Sept. 11. All members of the company and their friends are invited to attend. Maj.

Josiah Grout and other distinguished guests are expected to be present. This week's Vermont Chronicle con' tains an excellent portrait of Col Franklin Fairbanks and a splendid ser mon on his life and character, preached by Rev. Dr. Arthur Little at his pulpit in Dorchester, last Memorial hun- day. This number of the Chronicle will be mailed to any address on receipt of five cents.

Dr. R. C. Flower of Boston, to Make a Professional Trip Through Massachusetts and Vermont. The patients of Dr.

R. C. Flower will be glad to know that he bas arranged a professional visit through the states of Massachusetts and Vermont as follows: Pittsfield, American House, Thursday, Sept. 5. Springfield, Russell House, Fri day, Sept.

6. Brattleboro, Brooks House, Sat urday, Sept. 7. Rutland, Berwick House, Monday, Sept. 9.

Burlington, Van Ness Housed Tuesday, Sept. 10. Montpelier, Pavilion House, Wednes day, Sept. 11. White River Junction, Junction House, Thursday, Sept.

12. i There is no physician in the United States better known than Dr. R. C. Flower.

His cures are so numerous and often of such a miraculous nature, that many writers have claimed that many of bis cures were miracles. Dr. Flower's ability to tell a patient his disease without asking a question, is as well established as that Dr. Flower lives. This New England visit of the Doctor will afford an excellent opportunity to many to consult this eminent specialist close to their homes.

A GENEROUS GIFT. By the will of the late Lydia R. Fuller, of Hard wick, her whole estate, substan tially, has been left to Sunset Home, and as it amounts to probably $2500, this is quite a windfall for the home. It is to-be hoped that the example will prove contagious, and stir up others to think of the same thing. NORMAL MUSIC SYSTEM.

The schools of our town are to adopt the normal system of teaching music instead of the national during the coming year. Silver, Burdette of Boston supply an expert instructor who will be here the second and third weeks of September to assist in introducing the system. He will hold day and evening sessions, all who desire being admitted to the latter. Harry H. May has been engaged to teach vocal music in theschools this year.

STUDY FRENCH. Prof, de Pierpont of Paris, who is connected with the French school of languages at Burlington, will be at the St. Johnsbury House on Sept. 11 and 12, when any who are interested in the study of la belle language may have an opportunity of arranging with the professor for the formation of classes. Prof, de Pierpont will be favorably remembered by those who studied with him last year.

VMRMONT NEWS. Two men named Denstnore arrested for burglary at East Georgia, now in jail at St. Albans. Adams of Arlington won the state tennis championship at St. Albans last Saturday.

The breeders' meeting at Rutland last week was very successful, with a large attendance, but two horses met with accidents and were killed. The Grand Court of Foresters of Ver mont was in convention in Burlington last week. Joseph Miller was fatally injured at Vergennes on Tuesday of last week by a falling derrick. A water system is to be put into Derby Center village by Messrs. Bates and Grout.

There will be a strong hand hose head, which will afford fire protection. The next annual meeting of the American Missionary Association will take place in the First Congregational church of Detroit, Oct. 22 to 24. The Kurn Hattin Home association is fortunate in securing the services of Rev. G.

H. DeBevoise of Keene, N. as financial agent. He enters; upon his duties Sept. 1.

Rutland had an elopement sensation last week. Mary, eldest dauehter of Major John A. Sheldon, and F. H. Keck, a young man from Philadelphia went off together to Buffalo and were married.

The state board of Pharmacy will hold its next meeting at the Brooks House, Brattleboro, Wednesday, Sept. 25. Candidates for examination should report to the secretary, J. G. Bellrose, or any member of the board.

The runs of the Vermont wheel club at Brattleboro last week were highly successful. Nat Butler broke the state record for one mile, which was done in 2.40. The diamonds which were won were valued at over $1000. The Grand Army contingent from the Department of Vermont will leave for the National encampment at Louisville on Saturday. Sept.

7. It is expected that at least 200 Vermonters will be in attendance. They will reach Louisville on. Monday night, Sept. 9.

evening. The Girls' Friendly Society met at its rooms. Union Block, Monday evening. Several topics for evening classes were discussed. The classes in travel, music and sewing were the most popular.

Next Monday evening afurther discussion of the subject will be made, and a social will follow. At the annual meeting of the Vermont and Quebec Universalist convention at Morrisville last week, E. F. Brown was elected trustee for three years, and Miss Mattie Jenness, state agent of the missionary box. M.

H. Eddy presides at the North church organ, during the temporary absence of the regular organist, A. H. Brooks. The subject of the morning sermon at the church on Railroad street next Sunday will be'The Christian's Wonderful Freedom." The evening topic will.be "Christ in Society." The Universalists will, on Friday evening, the bth, celebrate the 25th anniversary of the building of their church, Supper from 6 till 7 o'clock.

Entertain ment at 7.30. Every one is invited to bring 25 cents, to represent the 25 years of the building of the church. Supper free to all members of the parish. Rev. Dr.

Josiah Tyler, the veteran mis sionary of the American Board, preached at the North church last Sunday. Rev Dr. A. H. Heath, who had just returned from his vacation, conducted the service and also presided at the communian service.

CONGREGATIONAL CLUB MEETING. The next special meeting of the Pas-sumpsic Congregational Club will be held at Newport on Monday, Sept. 9. The 10.45 train from St. Johnsbury will convey the party attending from here, the railway granting low rates.

Lunch will be served by the ladies of the Newport church at one o'clock, after which speeches will be made by a number of prominent men. The greeting will be spoken by Rev. E. A. George; Vermont and New Hampshire, the twin states of the north, will be the subject of addresses by- W.JBald win and Reg.

CbarUtsJL Skinner, of Haverhill, N. H. the Vermont Chronicle, old and new, by Rev. C. H.

Merrill; Dartmouth College, old and new, by ex-President Bartlett and President Tucker; the Secular Press, by J. W. Sault. Others will also speak, and before adjournment there will be a busi ness meeting held for the presentation of new names for membership. The rest of the afternoon will be pleasantly spent in the Lady of the Lake on the beautiful waters of Lake Memphremagog.

The returning train leaves at 7.10. NEXT WEEK'S OPERA. The Gilbert Sullivan operas at the Howe Opera House next week will make a brilliant opening for the fall season. The organization comes here highly endorsed by the public of Lowell, as the following from the Star attests "Miss Ethel Balch has gone through the summer's work steadily winning friends for herself, and the way she has impersonated the various characters assigned to her has been pleasing in the extreme. Her voice has a good range and she sings with understanding and accuracy." In every part she has played Mrs.

Gilbert has added much to the general effect of the whole presentation. Her singing is always in good taste and in everything her graceful movements lend a charm that captivates the onlooker. Miss Katherine Powers is another who has given much to those who have at tended the theatre from time to time, Many of the parts she has assumed have been well adapted to her style of acting and together with clever Frank Ranney she has more than once kept her hearers in laughter. The chorus work this year has been superior to other years and at times the audience became enthusiatic in the extreme. Mr.

Gilbert himself assumed a part in the early summer but little need be said His acting as Gaspard, the miser, in the Chimes, was such that many went to the theatre with no other purpose than to witness. The work of the orchestra throughout has been praiseworthy and not a little of the season's success is due to that. The way Mr, Dore has conducted has given spirit to thework." THE COMING SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Representatives from each of the Sun day Schools connected with the State Association have been appointed as a local committee to have charge of the ar rangements. Sub-committees will be appointed, who will assist in all the usual work.

This year's meeting of the state association is expected to be the best yet held..