St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-31

worse OF than yOu are, and Try to d,
him good. There is nothing so quick
ening as to help fellow being to fine
the light.
There are some protesting Christian.
who attend balls are they true Chris
tlans if they continue that practice
eff meat make my brother to offend.
will eat no flesh while the world stand
eth"
How can | love the bible more
Read it more, and read it with PRAYER
Is there any way to reach cold pro-
Tossing Christians who are too cold to
attend social meetings? Yes-take the
fire to them. Go with a brother OF two
and warm them up in their own homes.
Can person be Christian who
knowingly speaks talsehoods for selfish
ends No.
Should every one have time and
place for prayer Yes, both il time and
Il place.
Can persons be Christians who can
never tell when or where they were
converted? They can
We can in this way give but feeble
idea of the answers to these questions.
many of which were elaborated and il
Illustrated so as to make the exercise of
marked interest.
In the evening the need of the great
salvation was pressed home to the au-
dience with great power, and some forty
persons went into the enquiry room for
personal conversation as to their own
needs. OF other results of these meet
ings, we can speak confidently of their
great value to Christian people. And
the labors OF these earnest friends will
long he thankfully remembered.
Barnet.
VIM. Gleason lost two valuable cows
ON the Island Side farm Sunday night
They were found dead in the stable in
the morning, evidently poisoned. 1t is
'"l'l''St'i tlitN Isiti Tue t'lN
some compost which had been prepared
as IL fertilizer.
The doctors are the busiest they
have been for some time.
The village for the coming year sup
ports schools thirty weeks. to he divided
into three terms.
West Barnet.
Mrs. VIM. Warden fell upon the ice
on Saturday morning and broke both
bones of the lett arm. As she is old
and quite feeble, the accident is serious.
she is doing we'll. Nearly Il
year ago one of her daughters fell and
broke her arm, i'll nearly the same
place.
Rev. Mr.. Kendall of South Ryegate
exchanged pulpits with Rev. John Bolt.
last SABBATH. Mr. Kendall is II promis-
ing preacher.
j. u. Miller bought of W. IL. Ash of
Peacham half jersey lcifer for which
he paid Sl25. Mr.. Ash made the past
season from this heifcr ;s25 pounds of
butter. besides supplying his own fam
lily with milk and his brothcr-i laws
family most of the time. and they say
she had no extra feed at that.
VIM. +. llastie is finishing of IL room
in his mill house for IL millinery shop. to
he occupied by Miss Margaret Nuttcr.
East Burke.
There has been some logging here
this winter. Thee two-hnrse teams
have drawn l0O.OOO feet of logs from
the mountain, three miles above here.
/" this village. Very many of the logs
are 80 feet in length. One. the longest.
G} feet from end to end. Some are from
:! to 3 feet in diameter at the base
The musical convention last week
WAS Il success, though the weather WAS
very mtavorahle the first two days.
Friday evening II full house listened to
very good singing 10y Mr. RiX and mem
beers of the convention, intcI>perScd
with music on the harp.
the drifting of it over the Island Pond
road. the stage has not been through
from Lyndonville farther than East
Haven for more than IL week.
Mr.. Boardman. the Baptist clergy
man. has been obliged to leave his par
Ish on account of his own illness. 1t
is hoped he will he able to return soon
FIRE IN EAST BURKE. Tuesday
night. March -, about II o'clock. the
citizens of this village were aroused 10y
ringing of the church bells and the cry of
fire, the school house being in flames
Help soon arrived from all directions
There being no fire cXtinguishcrS of any
kind at hand SNOW and water were used
to Subdue the flames but failed becauSc
of the limited supply of water, and the
building which WAS two stories high
burned to the ground. In the upper
story was the school room, entered from
the ground. the building being built
into bank and only one story high
above ground on that side. The lower
tiool was used as village hall, and here
the Ladies' Library was kept, most of
which was saved, beside the furniture
of the room, stoves, windows, doors,
and some of the scholars books. BY Il
kind Providence light snow and fall
of rain wet the roofs of buildings, else
there would have been nothing to save
all the buildings at that rndof the vii