St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-06-22

allied good prices.
Miles S. Hovey has left the Black
Hills and gone to California. He writes
that he thinks many will starve if they
do not leave the Hills.
st. Johnsbury Centre.
Rev. R. S. Cross exchanged with Rev.
j. P. Humphrey of the East village,
last Sabbath. 1t is doubtful if Mr..
Cross remains here after his year ex-
pires, which is in few weeks.
The Congregational society have sold
their furnace. 1t is to be put into the
new union school house.
John Lebervou's horse is not able to
be taken out of the barn yet. The
horse was injured by fright caused
by pile of trash thrown out from
Michael Kings house, on the road to
the Plain. 1t is wonder more damage
was not done. Lebervou is looking for
compensation from the town.
Our village has improved very much
since the fire, not quite one year ago.
The following new buildings have been
erected:
Edward M. Ide, two story house with
ell.
Frank Scott, two story house with
ell and barn.
Joseph Clark, do do.
Eli Brooks, do do.
VIM. Hall, do do.
Benz. Andrews, one story do.
James Poor, do do do.
Ebenezer Wheeler, two story grist
mill, with tenement.
Smith & Moore, (nOw building) two
story house with ell and barn.
New school house, 65x28, ell 24x12,
cost $4,000.
We consider this very good begin
ming for the times, and when the bodies
are removed from the old cemetery to
the new, (Which should be attended to
at once,) our village will present very
neat and creditable appearance. There
is no shoe or harness maker in the vii
lage-a want which many feel.
Sutton.
The ordinance of baptism is to he
administered next Sabbath by Rev. M
Atwood of the Free Baptist church, to
quite a number of candidates.
Rev. NJ. Atwood being absent last
Sabbath attending the Union Q. NJ, P
O., a sermon was read by j. p. Otis tC
good acceptance of all hearers.
We learn the several branch Sabbath
schools in town are unusually prosper
Gus, being largely attended and gOOG
interest in all the exercises.
j. NJ. Craig has replaced the barn
burned on his place last winter, by
building large nice barn, two in one
it being 80 feet long and some 40 fee
wide.
James Holtham, John Holtham an,
f Madison Dean, are each building goo,
: barns the present season on their farms
j. w. Colby and Richard Jenness ar
3 each moving their barns and putin
z cellars and Easements under them.
The long hoped for rain came las
Saturday in cOpieus showers, the mos
rain falling that we have had at an
one time for nearly year. We hop
t it will improve the grass crop, as
e needs it much.
v l. G. Anger was arraigned befor
4 justice j. E. Willard last week an
fined Sl5and costs, amounting to $40;
for whipping L. w. Gordon's boy Will
n at school short time since.
+ George Mills, at work for the o.
C. Steam Mill Co., had some misundel
standing with Frank Duke who worke
f for the same Co., and threw piece {
O slab at Duke, making very bad wOun
! on his head. 1t cost Mills S35 to settl
h with Duke, and he agreed to leave til
!. place for good.
!. D. G.. Norris has gone to CalifOrni
n to work at running an engine for
o large lumber mill.
n Mrs. Nathaniel Drown, who lives
the edge of Sheffield adjoining tn
It town, died quite suddenly Saturday, {
: she was able to do her Homework up {
p a day or two before she died. Funer;
o at the Union House, Sunday, P. NJ.