St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-09-06

ST. cSuhnsburg Galedoniam.
80 Johnsbury, VT, Friday, Sept. 8, 1878.
Remember the Postage.
s,hscribers living out of Caledonia county should
f,roet to remit ten cents for postage with their
bs.rntons By the present law, publishers
have to pay the postage in advance upon all their
publications.
TO DELINQUENTS.
Those subscribers who neglect to keep their
,ccounts square, must not be surprised If the
Hills are collected at their expense. We must
have a settlement with all our subscribers.
Iurai dHd State sNeWs.
Mr. Charles A. Savage has arrived
in this country from COnstantinople.
-Four Democrats are elected to the
Legislature in this county-from Bar
net, Danville, Newark and Sheffield.
Miss Ida Bancroft of Boston, takes
the place made vacant by Mrs. Kinney's
death, as music teacher in Bailey's
music rooms.
The cable announces the prizes won
at Paris in fifteen classes of the Amer
lean section. E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
receive in class Is the highest and only
award to any scale manufacturer.
Geo. l.. TruaX, manager of the st.
Johnsbury Clothing Co., has just re-
turned from Boston with a complete
stock of clothing, hats and caps, fur
nishing goods, etc. For particulars see
their adj.
There will be an excursion from
this place and points east on the p. g.
o., to Burlington, on Thursday, Sept.
~. Train leaves here at $50, return
ing at 9.35. Tickets for the round
trip, $3.50.
Excursion to Lake Memphremagog
again on Friday, Sept. 9th. Special
train at 9.58 A. NJ. Picnic at Owls
Head, sail around the lake, and return
to st. JOhnsbury by $50 M. Only a
small party is expected.
-449 votes in this town against ring
rule-Or-ruin, is sufficient notice that the
people are waking up. That is three
more votes than the combined vote of
both Trull and Ellis, the regular Re-
publican and Democratic nominees for
side judge.
The Young Ladies' Missionary So
ciety will give an entertainment in
Academy Hall, on Friday evening, Sept.
l3, consisting of recitations, vocal and
instrumental music, and closing with
an original play entitled, ga Chapter
from Human Nature.n
Mr.. S. A. Ellis, formerly of this
place, held a musical convention at
Peacham last week, and is to hold an
other at Craftsbury Common next week
Sept. l0-l2. He will be assisted by
Misses Matthews and Brown, and
Messrs. May and Dodge, of this place.
Rev. DR.. Mitchell of the First Pres
byterian church, Chicago, who has been
visiting in this place, gave sermon in
the South church Sabbath morning, and
another in the North church in the
eveuing-impressing all hearers with
his spirituality, and power as a preacher.
5. l.. EsterbroOk, formerly in the
grocery business at st. Johnsbury, but
lately engineer at WOodsville, N. H.,
died very suddenly on Sunday, from in
hammatiOn of the bowels, and his re-
mains were brought to Danville for in
terment, accompanied by some mem
bers of MoOseilauk Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
and the Lodge from st. Johnsbury, of
which he was a member.
"A. M. Dickey, Democratic can
didate for Congress in this District,
made speech at the Democratic eau
Gus in Burlington on Monday evening,
III which he advocated the substitution
OF greenbacks for National bank notes,
and the payment of the Government
bonds in the same convenient article.
SO says the Free Press.
"A train of ten cars, loaded with Bur-
lngton people mainly, passed through
this place yesterday, en- route for Port
land, Old Orchard and a clam bake.
They return tomorrow, being due here
at 40. They run through with same
engine and cars, with refreshments on
board. The party is in charge of su-
perintendent Lindsey, of the Burlington
and Lamoille r. r.
Several fellows who have lately got
out of Jail, together with few more
who are candidates for the same place,
lit bOnfires and fired cannon last night
over the defeat of Ide and Preston, and
the streets were blue with profanity