St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-22

BY actual count. seven hundred and
seventy-nine differen+ persons have left
the post office door open since the mer-
cull has been p below zero The pest
master will have to engage the De
troll mans hoy to call ont shut the
dO"I,' ii there is not Il reform in the
people or the weather very soon.
The Teachers Association.
Please remember the sessions of the
State Teachers Association at Academy
Hall Tonight and tomorrow. The eN-
erciSeS tonight will open with an adj
dress of welcome in behalf of the citi-
zcns by Col. Franklin Fairbanks, and
the citizens are desired To remain ut the
hall after the exercises this evening to
meet the teachers socially.
Fire Alarm.
y little before nine o'clock Monday
evening. the steam gong at the scale
works gave out the alarm of fire. The
fire had caught next a chimney i'll the
foundry from one of the ovcr-hcated
stoves. 1t had made little progress
hen discovered, and running into the
jut, did not make rapid broadway. In II
few minutes the tircmcn had some holes
cut through the roof and IL stream OF
water soon Subdued the flames. The
damage was slight. But it was IL bad
night for fire, the mercury standing
better than - degrees below zero when
the alarm WIS given. Another stove
afternoon.
Real Estate Sales.
We understand the CalviniSt Baptist
society have purchased of Joseph Hill.
his place on Railroad street. pay ing
therefor $500. 1t is prnposcd to uSc it
for the present IS Il parsonage. but if
the Snriety should i'll the future wish to
erect Il church. the lot is ample, il eN-
tending some ten on twelve rods ON
Railroad street, and perhaps half as far
on Maple street.
Lamh,lt Hastings. Esq. has decided
his home place i'll this town To his SOILS
llcnrl AMI .\lh"rt, also about 500 oI
800 acres Ut land IN Concord, together
with the mill 1T Tinkcr>vilr. Mr.. Has
ting> keeps the splendid farm in Lnmcm-
burg oi liIu acIc>. also about 1000 acres
in Concord; :" he is not entirely ont of
land yea.
Personal.
Miss Ellen F. Sergeant. formerly t
this place. j. sill at Lynn. Mass. " here
>lI" i pursuing her musical rducall"u
She took part in Il concert there last
week. and the Htpo''t,,' SAYS of her;
Miss Sergeant. who i well kn"wh
among the musical class of our citizens.
i Il fine comtralto. and the audience
were 80 much satisfied with her singing
of The Gip>cN Maiden. that they called
for still more Misses Davis and Sal
ycant rendered the ductt. sweet Morn.
bow lovely is thy face which "liritcd
~ an encore the ever tINnIitr '>ll, :
Fuoling Thee. The outilr concert WAS
at high order.
We did not know at the time it WAS
done. ami 81 did not chronicle the fact.
that Jerome G. Butler of Portsmouth. -
formerly OF this town had been APP
pointed un the Governors staff with the
rank of Colonel We now rcc",d the
fact. and the additional one also. that
he WAS put in nomination t"I state sell
ator 10y the Democratic convention hcl,i
al Exeter last week. The chamcc> "i
his election are called pretty good 10y
TIL Democratic paper III Col. ButlrI'>
city. For fcaI they an, not the best.
We tender oar congratulations in adj
vance.
Rev. .Jn>cph T"rcy of lIardWick,
has calls from churches i'll Yarmouth
Me. and Shrrhurnc. y. \.
In. Brooks has completed Arrange
ncmtS for Il trip To Nassau. and 81 "n to
he east coast OF South America. Ia he
gone about three months. He expects
to sail in ah"ut two weeks. We urt-
drrstlnd he goes - surgeon of tn,
steamer.