St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-19
At a meeting of the creditors

Use OF running the 0ld-tlme saving O
''siX weeks sleighing in March,
!. AT a meeting of the creditors OF
q a. y. Jerrauld last week. majority OF
those present signitied their Willingness
to take his offer of twenty five cents
on the dollar, rather than push him
through bankruptcy and then take less.
1t Is expected that all the creditors will
come into this arrangements.
Truman Trescott has leased his
livery stable to Martin V. b. Drew. and
. has sold him ii portion of his teams and
equlpage, SO that with what Mr.. Drew
already had in his former stable, he has
now good outfit and there is one
livery on the Plain instead of two.
} Shaw. George, the insurance man.
was over in New Hampshire election
day. He had long desired to he pres
ent on such an occasion. He went to
the voting place, and carefully entering
took Il station near the door where he
could make Il speedy exit in case of
disturbance. 1t WAS ;ts quiet us II con-
ference meeting. After waiting quite II
while and yet no signs of Il row, he
Nemtured to enquire of il man present ::
NV here is your rum when does the
fighting begin - The gentleman mild
~ answered, Friend, thee seems to he
Il stranger here; this is a Republican
town. George went away sorrowtul.
The next time he wants to see IL rum
row he will visit il democratic town.
Personal.
Charles y. Webster. formerly an en-
ployc of this office. and son of ID. ID.
Webster of this town, has bought out
Jas. ;. Adams. job printer. at No. 3
| fremont Row, Boston, and is carving
on business there. Charles is il tasteful
printer. and we wish him success
We regret to learn that after the fire
at Montpelier, Col. H. ID. Hopkins had
Il pal;tlytic attack, more severe than
/ the one last summer. although hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
y letter from Nice announces the
arrival of Rev. II. l.. Jewctt and party
| there the 9th of February. After tar
ny ing Il couple of days III that city. they
| pushed on t" Egypt.
| The P & O. R. R.--The Line Consoli-
dated.
No apology is necessary for the space
taken IN these columns this week with
| the l.. y o. road. This enterprise. is of
great Importance to the public at large.
and the people in this section in partic-
ular. The road has now reached an
other prominent point in its history.
by the action of the city government
of Portland on Tuesday. the entire line
is now consolidated from Portland to
Montreal, and will he under one man
dgcmcut. This consolidation WAS Of
trctrd in order to issue new bonds
covering the entire line. as some Eng
li>h capitalists VIII" proposed to furnish
the means for completing and equip
ping the road. preferred Il lien upon the
entire line rather than upon the several
corporations which make up this line.
The action of last Tuesday marks
new era III this great enterprise. Ii
eu>urr> the early completion of the
road. a> its friends believe. After Il
long struggle. they see daylight. The
c.tl of Portland backs the enterprise.
and the management of the line will
probably he in Portland. The line may
have Il new name il may he called the
Portland and Montreal line. bat it will
be- the same old ''P. y O." for which
ouI people have looked and waited 81
long. Hail the day
The officers of th, Montreal. Chambll
and S"rcl railroad were i'll town last
week, and completed an arrangement
to lease their road to the Portland and
OgdcmshIlrg 81 soon us the proposed
joint mortgage WAS executed. This
makes IL consolidated line from Port
land To Montreal. VIA the White Noun
tain Notch and 81. Jnhn>hury. twenty
miles shorter than the Grand Trunk.
The Religious Awakening.
The religious awakening OF which our
village has been the scene during the
winter. presents some points both in
tcreStlng Is Il study and practically sug-
gcStive. 1t WAS not spontaneous nor
sudden in lis origin, like revolutions
generally: its roots were III the past.
1t had been gathering and maturing
unobSerVed fol weeks and months
Many of the conversions which have
transpircd within six weeks. including
some of the most rcmarkablt date back
to these earlier periods.
| 1t WIS definitely planned and lahorcd
for. The need of Il revival of religion,
long felt, pressed like Il heavy burden
upon many hearts. The necessity of
Divine agency To change the founda-
tons of character was recognized and
PRAYER. aS the means of enlisting the
Holy Spirits help, Was faithfully used,
in public and private. The equal neces-
sitN of human instrumcntality WAS rec
ognizcd and provided for by frequent
pray CT and conference meetings, Bible