St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-08

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The EXpressman's Mutual Benefit
Association has paid the wife and
daughter of the late A. NJ. Cook. SI267
each. The money was paid over last
week.
Mr.. Geo. w. Spencer is in the west
purchasing apples for the MesSrs Fair
banks. Reports from Michigan repre-
sent the crop there us hountiful and of
good quality.
II. {. Danforth of this place has
taken a job of stone work on rail
road ut Mortified. Mass. and left on
Monday with several quarrymen and
stone masonS for his field of Labor.
The melancholy days have come
when the man of the house walks out
into the shed and takes mournful sur
vcy of the fast decreasing woudpile.
and wonders aloud where more is com
ing from.
A fortnight ago, old Probabilities
predicted cquin"ctial stoinIs until De-
toher 10. We begin To helievc he
knows his business. But il is comfort
ing To consider that there ar, but seven
days more To the 18th.
The weather not being favorable
for the outdoor concerts, the Band pro-
pose giving Il few promenade concerts
in the Town Hall, during the month
The first one will he next Tuesday eve
ming. Oct. II.
Henry Dickcrman and French
man named Laplant, were found intoX-
Gated upon the Fair ground one day of
the fair last week. and were put in Jail
They subsequently had THEN rxamina-
ton. and were each fined - and costs
The Vermont Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation meets at this place next Wed
uc>day and Thursday. The business
meetings will he held in the Free Bap-
fist Hall. and Il reception will he given
in odd Fellows Hall ON "Wednesday
evening.
The death of q. :. Burke. ESD.
diS>oNc> the firm of Burke x Bates.
and II. G.. Bates. Esq. will continue
the law business at their former place
Mr.. Bates has been IL resident of this
town but Il brief time. but his brother
lawyers give him the name of being Il
good lawyer.
Among the contributions to the
American Board of Missions from 81.
bloomsbury, acknowledged in the Mis-
SiondIy U,pdId for October, we notice
one of five hundred dollars as IA thank
offering" no name hcim" given. Thccm-
the anuHmtof contributions from this
town fur the month. toot~ up S2.StW.-O.
Wanted. II crossing on Western
avenue. near Mrs. Pages brick house.
| A. it is now. all the pedestrians from
| Fairbanks Village have W wade
| the street. Another crossing at the
foot of Walkers hill would Just com
| plctr the Job tor the WalkiStS from that
p"pulnu> part of the town.
This is not ag"nd ye;,I f"I aglicul-
tural horse trotS. Last week was woISe
than the previous one. and this week is
still worse than last. There WAS Il gen
tie dliZIlc the inst two days "t the
bradford fair. but this morning il is
raining powerfully. To-day Nas their
great day, and Il special train Was run
from LNnd"nNillc. We should suppose
such Weather a> thi. would make the
fair Il total failure.
Rev. G.. l.. Gnodrll. -. d.. address
ed II large audience at the North Church
on Sabbath evening upon the recent
work of God III Great Britain. Dr.
mcr III the kingdom. and WAS present
at many of the meetings addressed 10y
Mr.. Moody. and speaks understanding
~ and earnestly of the great work
which has been accomplished III thai
country during the tw" years past. Al
though the church was uncomfortable
crowded, the audience gave the CLOSES
attention.. and showed cN ilcnt Sati>tac
ton at hearing of this work from al
eye witness. DR. Gondcll left tor hi
home in 81. Louis. Monday morning.
twenty-five years ago Owen Don
cgan an energetic and sensible Irish
man. WAS saving wood. milking COWS
- and doing the general ont door w"ll
!. for Judge Paddock in this place. A few
Years later he bought Il farm and move,
, to Troy, in Orleans county. The eN
pertinent of Judge Paddock in tryin!
to raise apples on his hill west OF TIN
Cemetery. had put some enthusiasm il
e the same direction into his hired maj
! and with better results: for while tn
orchard in st. Jolnsbury went to drc:.
, almost rs soon as il got into bearing
the orchard which Mr.. DOnegan plant
ed i'll Troy, has grown to he the larges
and best in the county. now numbering
i eight hundred trees of choice fruit, an
from which he gets good income.
will be seen from these two experiment
that the reason apples cannot he raise
in this place is not owing to its frigi
,.li