St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-01-26
Enosburg. Questions on diseases of
domestic animals. Prof. N. Cressy,
Amherst, Mass.
Lyndon.

Amherst, Mass.
Lyndon.
Willie Eastman, merchant at the Cen
tire, went down stairs the other morning
and found his cellar floor covered with
molasses. Sometime during the night
the barrel had rolled off its slightly
elevated position to the floor, with
three-eighths inch vent hole at the bot
tom, and Eastman was out the cost of
thirty gallons of molasses.
Alanson Eastman goes to New Hamp-
shire this week to purchase car load
of apples.
Jefferson Quimby, who for the last
eighteen years has made his home in
California, Oregon, and Nevada, is in
town visiting his father, Thomas Quinn
by, and numerous relatives here.
Chas. E. Ruggles, late of the Lyndon
vile Hotel, has purchased John Gil
mans farm on pudding HILL"
Silver weddings are the fashion this
winter. Four have been celebrated thus
far, viz: Curtis Stevens, w. w. Mack's
A. w. Morgan's, and A. Aliens.
The wood business is not as lively as
it was last winter. Dry sixteen-inch
wood can be bought for five dollars and
half per cord. Mathewson has but
one team drawing this winter.
Snow is from three to three and one
half feet deep. The Railroad Company
have had to keep snow plows and
gOugers going nearly all the time for
the past month.
W. c. Powers, with his teams, is at
work for the O. & C. Steam Mill Co.
at Sutton.
Those who have ice houses say they
have filed them this winter with as
good ice as they ever got, the ice being
very clear and from twelve to fifteen
inches thick.
Twombly is still running potatoes.
We understand he is paying ninety
cents for Early Rose.
About twenty-five head of cattle and
two car loads of sheep we're loaded at
Lyndonville Monday. They were most
ly owned by A. o. Harris and II. Inger-
son of this town, and S. Davis of Shelf
field, all of whom went to market this
week. One fine yoke of oxen fed by
Joel Sanborn were noticeable.
In district No. 6, Centre district,
during 1876, there were seven deaths
and five births. In 1875 there were
three deaths and one birth. Of the
deaths in 1876, six were males, one 8
female. The population of the district
is us, of which 81 are under 20 year,
of age; 43 of school age. There are Il
families in the district, only 80 of which
have children under 20.
A timely discovery of fire in Smith''
clothing store, saved Mathewson's block
from destruction last Monday. The fire
caught in the floor of the second story
from an over heated stove pipe.
1t is reported that G. H. Weeks ha.
sold his stock of goods to his son Willie
Last Monday eve., Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
A. Whipple were reminded by the un
ceremonious entrance of their house by
one hundred and fifty-seven of thei
neighbOrs and friends, that it was tin
fifteenth anniversary of their marriage
Though they were completely sur
prised, the occasion was none the les
enjoyed by them, and merrier an,
, happier company it has never been on
privilege to meet. Rev. w. L. Noye
. made appropriate remarks, and, afte
the singing of Old Hundred by the as
sembly, the bride and groom receive,
the congratulations of the company
The company dispersed at nine O'Clock
leaving, as mementoes of the occasion
forty-twO articles of glassware-som
of them quite elegant-the value q
which was ut least twenty-five dollars
When their silver wedding occurs, ''ma
we be there to see."
The higher department of the distric
school at the Vile, came to a standsti
e last week on account of the teacher
Mr.. King-being unable to govern tn
Il school.