St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-08

SO late.
The snow storm which reached us
Monday afternoon, commenced at the
South, so far as Savannah, Ga, the
Saturday previous. 1t was so violent
there as to damage the shipping. 1t
showed in Boston Saturday evening.
Judge Asa l.. French WAS called
away some days since to attend the flu
neral of brother at Rochester. y. Y.
He had been a resident of y. Y. City
until recently. His death was sudden.
Another brother of Judge French died
suddenly at Barton few months ago.
The SNOW storm which commenced
here Monday afternoon, abated some
time in the night. The wind changed
To the northwest and Tuesday morning
the mercury indicated % degrees below
zero.
Rev. Mr.. Tillotson will preach ut
the town hall next Sunday afternoon
upon the following subject How do
we know that man shall live. beyond
the grave or, What are the evidences
of mans Immortality ?"
-Hccter Lacourse does not take pos
session of the old Drug Store until about
the middle of Sept. next. Ira Harvey
will occupy the building as IL grocery
until that time.
\ letter was received at Il post
office in this county, not long since,
directed i'll a plain, handsome hand.
"ESbOuIyue, VI" If the reader can
guess where it belonged he will d" bet
tel than the route agent did, and he is
pretty good on cOnundrums.
We regret to see the statement
that Geo. w. Curtis has cancelled all
his Vermont lecture engagements.
This means that our people are not to
have the privilege of hearing one of the
most eloquent lecturers and leading
politicians of the present day.
The ladies of the Baptist society in
Site all friends to meet them at their
hall next Tuesday eve. for IL social in
tcrview The usual refreshments will
he provided. and also an antiquarian
table, from which bean porridge and
other eatables will he served from halt
past six to eight o'clock. Admission to
hall 10 cents.
A Massachusetts paper says that the
people of Vermont are anticipating Il
good wear for maple sugar. This may
he so. 1t has been cold, and the snow
is deep, and if it does not go off sud
denly. we shall look for full yield of
sap II will be well to prepare for Il
good season, and make as much sugar
as possible. Vermont farmers have
this advantage over many of their
brethren in other states of securing an
income from the forests ut Il season OF
the year when they can do but little
else.
A few weeks ago we undertook to
make it appear that the backbone OF
winter was broken. How well we size
cecdcd our readers are as able to judge
us we are. Our idea is that we sue
ceeded about us badly as company OF
medical gentlemen often do when call
ed into court to testify in Il malpractice
suit touching the dislocation of some
poor fellows hip joint. If the backbone
of winter was then really broken il
Possesses a remarkable facility of self
healing.
Ministers Meeting.
Since the opening of the p. 4 o. k
K. some of the ministers have been ask
ing as they met, "Why can we not have
Il minister's meeting similar to those II
Lowell, Boston and Hartford ?" Al
the last meeting of Caledonia associa'
ton Rev. p. b. Fisk was requested t.
consult and see what could he done
about it. Pursuant to this he has issued
a call for preliminary meeting at ST
JohnSbury next Monday, 9th inst.
Rev. Mr.. Brastow has opened his room'
for the meeting and all the Evangelical
ministers in the county are invited. L
Is possible that some on the borders
will also join i'll the meeting, which vii
certainly be of benefit ultimately to al
the churches, and will tend toward JUS
that practical Christian union which We
are all Nnitinn tn saa