The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-04-06
Brief Locals.

Brief Locals.
The quarterly meeting of the NJ. E. Church
of St. Johnsbury will be held on Saturday
and Sunday, April l4th and 18th, at the Cen
ter Village.
Torrent engine company, No. l, of this
place, have voted to sell their present uni
form and procure new one.
Moses Davis, Esq, is our agent for the
town of Sheffield. Subscribers are request
ed to pay him for THE CAL. when more con-
venient shan to remit direct to this office.
Services fast day will be held at the South
Church, and at the Methodist Church in this
place, commencing at IL o'clock.
We see it stated that the Rev. VIM. 3.
Bond, formerly pastor Of the North Church
in this place, has purchased residence at
Easthampton, Mass, where he is soon to re-
move his family.
We learn that Mr.. Geo. W. Gates, late
ticket master on the Passumpsic Road, has
received the appointment of Superintendent
of the Vermont and Boston Telegraph line
in place of l. H. Norris, lately deceased. An
excellent appointment.
Probably last Saturday was the warmest
day known in March for many years. The
mercury stood at nearly 7Oo in the shade.
Monday following was its opposite the mer-
curry indicating a point below freezing a,
midday, with a stiff North wind.
keep moving" The first of April is the
time for moving in Vermont. For the las,
few days wagon-loads of furniture, bedding
and other household goods have been pass
ing and re-passing our office. Some people
would not live out half their days if they
could not move as often as once every two
years.
/ 1t is rumored that Hall & Clark have dis
solved partnership, and that the manufac-
ture Of furniture BY them is to be discontin-
ued. Mr.. Hall will continue the business OF
buying and selling at the old stand under f.
/ Jewett's store.
! Trot out Your babies. One of the mos.
sensible of the more modern improvements
is that every woman iwho has baby must
have little baby cart. We decidedly APP.
prove of giving the babies the ART will dc
them good and their mothers too if they will
draw them. Speaking Of children's cabs
the best assortment and the neatest style.
We have seen in town can be found at Butler.
on Railroad street.
Some of our sleepy citizens were agreea
bly, surprised on Friday night at being ava
kened by the soft strains of music. W.
were assured by those who heard this sere
made 1--WE didn't wake) that it was very fine.
7. S. That serenade was repeated OF
Wednesday night, and heard. 1t was ver!
fine.
Last Saturday was the eleventh anniversa
~ Of the death of John c. Calhoun nineteer
years ago Wednesday, president Harrison
died two hundred and thirty-fve years age
to-day, King James l. died to-day is $1,000
Friday"
Our readers in Orleans and Essex countie.
will notice at the head Of our columns a cal
for convention Of the Republicans of the
Sd district, to be held at Hydepark the 24tt
inst.
Mclntire and his wife, of rot-gut notorie
ty, were arrested Saturday night for getting
Wilson the Scotchman crazy drunk week
or two ago. They had their trial Tuesday
paid 1921 fine and cost, and promised t.
leave town within week.
At the school meeting last week, the ole
committee was reelected, consisting of ]. C.
Bingham, Lindorf Morris and Franklin
Fairbanks; and the district voted to have 3;
weeks of schooling in the primary school,
the coming year, and ~ weeks in the higf
: school. We understand that the committee
! have been SO fortunate as to secure the ser
! NlSCS Va 4AI. AACuIN y. A>cWcll dS teacher OI
the high school. He will enter upon his du
ties in the fall term.
Railroad Street abounds in bushes.
s changes this spring. 1t will be seen BY ref
erence to our advertising columns that Mr.
A. I. Baldwin Of Wells River, (formerl,
: with f. Jewe,t,) has returned here, and il
c company with Mr.. B. c. Burpee, has opened
a large retail and jobbing boot and sho
y. store in the Butler Building We learn tina
j. they are to give especial attention to the re
tail trade and from the we'll known charac
ter of these men, We think We have in then
. quite an acquisition to the business of GU
place.
Ordination.
!. Rev. Austin Hazen was ordained, and in
stalled over the Congregational Church a
Norwich, last week on Wednesday. Sermon
by Rev. Allen Hazen of Bombay, India.
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