St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-10-25

st. cS0tllsnlrg Valedolaan.
:, JohnsDury, VT, Friday, Oct. 20, 1878.
Eprai and State sNews.
See notice of our club rates, in an
other column.
Mr. Harry May has opened a sing
inc class at the South church.
Mr.. Lambert Hastings and family
are soon TO remove back to their old
homestead in this village.
The oyster supper at the Free Bap-
fist church realized some $50 for the
church fund.
The oil paintings sold on Railroad
street from So to SO, including frames,
and quite Il number were disposed of.
Inherent apple dealers have been
selling Baldwin apples at the depot for
Id IL III buih.
The Catholics anticipate about
$1,000 clear profit from their late fair in
this place.
Mr.. Henry E. Fletcher has sold his
fine driving horse to a New York man
for $500.
The Senate has refused to reduce
the number of judges of the supreme
court, as our correspondent predicted.
Mr.. A. Clark Harvey (of the firm of
Moore 81 Harvey has gone to Colora-
do, for his health. His family are i'll
Greensboro.
Mrs. Senter is in market this week
aud will have her fall opening next
week, as per announcement in adver-
Using columns.
George Griswold brings us rasp-
berries this week, as does also Geo.
Holmes. The latter promises enough
for Il shOrtcake for Thanksgiving.
An attempt was made to enter Col
Fairbanks house Monday night, but the
burglar alarm frightened the burglars
who drove off in a wagon.
Charles Shorey, who was brought
from Kansas a month ago, paralyzed
died at his mothers in this place Oh
Tuesday. His remains were taken to
COlebrOok for burial.
posing to teach in the common schools
in st. JOhnsbury the coming winter,
will he held at the Union School house,
Saturday, Oct. %, commencing at 9 am
We notice in the awards at the
Paris exposition, that the FairbankseS
received three prizes on their scales
consisting of gold medal, a silver
medal, and n bronze medal.
Our Ryegate correspondent reports
sad work among Jack Miller's herd OF
jerseys. We hope the cars didn't kill
his old black sweepstakes. We mear
the COW whose milk made "a lbs. Of
butter week.
The mountain tops were white will
snow Sunday morning, but the weather
softened down and was balmy as ever
in day or two. Wednesday evening
came rain, with gale from the east
and this morning is NOvember-ish.
Howard Wilcox received splinter
of steel in the ball of one eye at the
scale works on Saturday, and after
much patient search it was found and
removed on Monday. 1t is hoped the
eye received no permanent injury.
We learn that the stone cutters Oh
the North church stopped work on Fri
day, on account of the reduction of pay
about 25 per cent. There probably
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the church till another spring.
If the weather is favorable, Mr.
James WheelOck will send off a large
paper balloon from Union square this
Crhursday) evening, about half-past
seven. Mr.. Wheelock has sent up sew
erll of these illuminated balloons OF
late, much to the enjoyment of those
who have seen them.
We understand that Rev. w. P
Bennett has concluded his passionate o
the Lyndon Corner and Lyndonvillt
churches. Mr.. Bennett has been con
nected with these churches for three
years, and has been a faithful and ear
nest preacher and pastor.
There has been a good deal of talk
of late about Geo. b. Walker buying
the Barron MoultOn place, on Main
street, and building Il hotel upon it
The trade has not been closed, we un.