St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-24


o. S. Rice has sold the farm know
: as the Drown place, to Duncan Stewar
for 1880. who intends moving on atte
one year.
An association of young people il
this town and Victory has been formed
known as Band of Cheerful Workers. :
Motto. "Cheerful work for Christ"
East Hardwick.
The melodeon in the Congregations
church, has dropped its old interior
and donned a new organ interior in the
old case. ut an expense of Sl35. 1t is
OF splendid tone. with all modern stops
and Of sufficient compass and power fol-
the house.
The collection in the Sabbath schoo
the second Sabbath of December wa.
nearly sufficient to redeem the pledge
of Il hundred dollars a year for mission
purposes. The average attendance
upon the sabbath school is about 80
What school in the county will do as
much for the coming year, and how
many of them2 Who speaks first ?
AS j. j. Campbell was driving into
the village the other day, his horse vas
frightened by Il coasting sled, over
turning the sleigh, and breaking botl
the shafts. Query Are the select
men waiting until some two thou
sand dollar accident occurs before they
abate this coasting nuisance in the
streets of the villages? Or why this
delay III putting in force very whole
some law
Gideon Burnham who lost his barns
and hay during the fall, by an incen-
diary fire, has large new barn now
ready for his stock. He has received
i'll Labor. money and material. about
$500 from the generosity of his friends
Mrs. Durham. mother of :. Curtis
Durham, who died last week. aged a.
Years, was one of the most aged persons
in town. About seventy Years ago
with her husband and relatives. she
came into this town. but soon after
moved on to the mountain in West
/ Woodbury., when that section was an
unbroken wilderness. She reared quite
Il large family. and lived to see the
fourth generation. She had forty grand
children. twenty-five great -grandchil-
dlrn and one great great -grandchild.
Lyndon.
! Last Thursday. while Mr.. Albert .Jen-
kinS WIS at work. some distance from
his house. he thought he heard music
i'll that direction. As he entered the
kitchen Mrs. jenkins was filling Il pail
with boiling water to wash the floor
Their only child. two years of age was
asleep in an adjoining room. While
Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins were listening for
the music. the child came into the
room. Catching hold of its mothers
dress. il swung itself round and fell
backward into the pail of water. Its
back WAS 81 badly burned that the skin
came off with its clothing. 1t fingered
until Friday when death relieved the
/ little sufferer.
Spirt thermometers at Lvndonville
Indicated III degrees below zero on Mon
day morning. .Nercurjdi thermometers
can be bought at ii discount
The students ut the Seminary will
hold ii Christmas festival at Chanel
Hall on Friday evening next
a singing school, taught by Ira Carpeu-
ter of Burke. will he held at the Baptist
ve>tly at the Centre next SATURDAY. eve.
At the oyster supper of the Methodist
Society at Lyndonvile last week. $40
were realized. t" apply on the salary of
Rev. Nh. Sterling.
At the donation for the benefit of
Rev. MI. Moves. so. nearly all cash.
we've received. 1t will he remembered
that this is u giH and is independent of
salary.