The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-29
Rrief Locals


bury is soon to be removed, probably to
Waterbury,. Waterbury is beautiful vii
laoe centrally located, but what will New
hurv do without the seminary?
The Union learns that F. w. Chase.
con Of VIM. Chase. Esq, of Wheelock and
II, :. Carpenter and George Quimby OF
London, left for Texas the 18th inst. Yer
mont bows 90 all over the world.
BY new arrangement there are now
six conductors on the passenger trains be-
tween White River Junction and SPRING
field. distance of perhaps 125 miles,
They cant have any more unless they make
more stations.
Some of the papers claim that the story
ofthe killing by fall, of the circus gym
mast. was only an artful and cheap way of
advertising.
-Messrs. Z. & T. Fairbanks & Co. have
lust put into their office new Lille safe
weighing nearly four tons. 1t was just
load for the '.roans'' to haul over from the
station.
Loren Stone of this town has brought
in a holly hook stalk that measures II feet
:! inches The race now is between Shet-
field and st. JOhnsbury.
We are indebted to Mr.. Charles RAM
lay for a liberal taste of those Delaware
grapes spoken of in our last Also to MIR.
". W. Baxter for ten varieties OF table pO-
latoes. The premiums awarded G. Gal
b aith and A. G. Danforth were for pears
not peas. ~ given in our last paper. The
first premium on grade Ewes should have
been awarded to Jacob Ide, instead of J.
Higgins 4 Son as printed.
The Valley fair will be held at Brad
lord again this year, Oct. 3, and .. The
railroad carries for half fare. An extra
train leaves Bradford for st. j. Thursday.
Oct. j, at 10 P. NJ.
A resident of this village has raised this
season twenty-five bushels of Stevens and
Jackson White potatoes from sixteenth OF
an acre. -Four hundred bushels to the
acre is prett good income this year.
Wanted, a man with conscience and
a little capital to open wood yard in this
giIlage. Wood can be contracted for. de-
liyrred here next winter at from $3.50 to
800 per cord; yet poor people and others
who cannot pay for or procure years
stock beforehand are now charged IS and
80 cord. For the benefit of the poor we
advertise for some one to establish us a
wood ward from which fuel may be dispens-
cd at less than famine prices.
Elder. l.. Kimhall of Nashua. N. H..
Vill preach npon the prophesies OF the bl-
bic. in the Union Hall, Sunday. Oct. lst, at
the usual hours of worship.
Mr.. T. j. Crowell. one-armed soldier,
is canvassing St Johnsbury, Barnet, Peach
AN, Danyille. Waterford and some other
towns in this county. for subscribers to
Storkes history of the rebellion. Read ad-
yeytisement of the work in another column.
There were three stock trains of sixty
seven ears out of this place on Monday.
Beet OUGHT to be cheaper in Boston.
Business Enterprise.
We heard citizen say the past week thai
more than hundred families would move
into our village Immediately if they could
lind ho.ses to live in and shops and stores
10 do business in. The fact Is notorious
that tenements are very scarce all through
the village. and are growing more SO. Inc
fine has come when men who have money
NAV well consider if it will not be Tor the
interests of the place to erect dwellings anu
business blocks instead of investing IN sew
rn-thirties. Government stocks are Sood
Investment. but if they absorb all the capt
tai OF our place our neighbors will catch the
business as well as the men who make pus-
mess. and this people will have nothing TO
do but to watch the financial articles OF Tie
city papers and get their coupons casheo
>emi-annually. We have elsewhere noticed
some business changes going on in neigh-
boring towns, and we are glad to note thls
enterprise; but there is fault somewhere
vhen. with the best water power, the larg-
est population, as we'll as the business CEN
fer of this whole section. Barnet has two
large factories, Danville one or two, west
Concord one. Lyndon a nice Touring mill,
aud st. Johnsbury none of these. where
i, the enterprise that is going to put up in
car village twenty-five good dwellings and
one or more good brick business blocks IN
The next twelve months? Then We viii talk
ABOUT improving our water power.
sirar Board Factory.
Messrs. Pierce, Applebee & Co. have now