The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-12-29
Agents for The Caledonian.

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A.d"Ick. Ett........ j. ii. GEORGE,
Itv,E. Gist..........D. c. Ill DSON,
-.ynioa. .............. w. H. MC(iAFFEY,
j.yndoa Crnter........ W. SANBORN,
.uUenburg. ........... LEVI SIISBY.
VI iud"'s FALL. ....... II. MOORE,
<c"ark............... Il. \. TAFT
'rtch&m. .............J. NJ. MARTIN.
hyrst,r...- GEO. COWLES,
sheffield. .............. MOSES DAVIS.
>It:on................. WI. \. DENSMORE.
" Ittttord ............ JOHN FRY, JE.
""'''oIN ..........'.' VIZ. CHASE
10 WhOm 1t may Concern!
Dwing the present month ace acish to settle
ritz crcry person rto has any account at this
,Mce. We ,cam settlement erery year rith
al rith lrhom IRE do business. The qreat
alrace IN The prices Of everything we buy
makes it more than ecer Imperative that ore
shoaiI hare prompt payments. The terms of
Tie Caled0nian are $50 gear; cohen paid
Mu}Qacc. 200. These terms arW be 0dher-
dO. c. VI. STONE e. co.
Brict Locats.
We extend to our friends and readers
the >aiutatiOns of the seasonal MERRY
CHRISTMAS. and A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Rev. VIM. Ii. Gilbert, agent ofthe Am.
and Vt. bible societies, who has labored the
past summer in re-Organizing the bible
work in the states of Va. and North Caro-
Ina, will present the bible cause at St.
,ohnSbury Centre next Sabbath morning.
at the south church in this village in the
atcrnoon. and at the north church ia the
evening".
A correspondent informs us that there
was a social gathering on Thanksgiving
lay at Mr.. Palmer w. Russelrs in Kirby.
where fifty invited guests, from the silver
iocn> OF age, to the laughing eyes of the
.ilild. were seated at the rich and well-fll-
ri table. to discuss the prosperity of our
country and test the merits of turkey and
plump chicken pie
Has our village hearse been sent to
Woodstock? We certainly should think so
from the following paragraph which we
clip from the last Standard: The warning
Tor village meeting contemplates the pur-
chase of a new hearse to take the place of
The riclety, unsightly thing now in use, and
i to be hoped there is not a man in the
village who will oppose this measure. The
present hearse is disgrace which
should no longer be suffered to offend O..r
>cnsibilities by its periodical appearance on
jhe streets. A proper regard for the mem
cry of the dead. if no other reason exists
demands more comely vehicle"
Mr. }. +. Dow has opened a new hotel
at Noyesville, in Walden.
Since the communication from the oil
regions on the first page was put in type
there has been another arrival from Both
Nell. from whom we Learn that the Newpor
we'll has struck oil at the depth of 23l feet
Mrs. Thomas kilder of this village haC
her pocket picked i'll the Lowell depot Al
Boston on Monday morning, of some mo-
ney, Il railroad ticket to st. JOhnsbury anC
hrr baggage checks.
Mr.. A. y. Bryant of Railroad street
ii,located one of his knees on Friday of las
week Not insured.
See if the date is right on your pape
,o-day. Ifnot. have ii set right before al
other week.
A rain storm Tuesday night and We'd
nesGay nearly destroyed our sleighing; bu
more snow is soon expected.
-Clergymen in active service in Vel
mont can receive THE CALIFORNIAN for e
At half price.
christmas.
1t doesn't take very aged person to IT
member the time when Christmas in thes
PARTS was no more of a holiday than Wasl
ington's birth day. and not half as much &
he governors fast, or June training
But now Christmas is the greatest hOlida
Of all the year. especially to the children
'nriStmas in st. Johnsbury this year W;
Is charming day and evening as eve
hone; and besides the many family NEE
.ags and individual tokens bestowed. thel
ere several large gatherings. The Sa
oath school connected with the MethOdi
,hurch decorated their house of WOrSh
and had exercises in the evening, cOnsistil
ol singing. speaking. dialogues, tableau
\ rrr. large tree, reaching to the ceilin
i Vas hung with presents for the childrc
anich were distributed after the other ext
r>n, were through The audience was We
4 ngmerous. packing the house to its utmo
4 opacity.
The teachers of the infant department
,-- North Church Sabbath school, prepar
PRESENTS tor all the scholars in their div
N. which they arranged on beautiful
Illuminated tree that stood in front OF
l.inister's desk. Some 1870 children unt
J!cars of age sung their songs, recelV
AeuS and went home happy, to dream
Nanta Claus and his pretty gifts.
NrWspGperidt.
The Burlington Free Press is to be
"a gcd the first Of January, making it
largest daily in Vermont. Il is already
oldest and best Mr. Earle has remON