St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-03
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".---.-,-v VT, Friday, Jan. ;, 1879.
TO DELINaUENTs.
hsoribers who neglect to keep their
IT, SQUARE, must not be surprised IT the
ace collected at their expense. we must
die settlement with all our subscribers.
Tarai dpd STATE cylews.
A "happy new year" to all our sub
scribers.
There is just now an epidemic vi
colds in this place.
Another good motto for the new
year: "Owe no man anything; out
love"
New Personal Property Mortgage
Deeds. for sale at this Office-tO CORE
spond with the new law.
The ladies of the church of the
Messiah give Il masquerade at Avenue
Hall, Jan. Is.
CLAYTON Harroun shOd 30 horses all
around last Thursday, he doing the
mailing and most all the finishing up.
The report of Engineer Roberts
SAYS there has been no fire in the village
in 1878, and but one alarm sounded.
The machinery at the scale works
has not run this week until to-day. II
has been stopped for repairs.
Examine the label on your paper,
and see if the figures are creditable to
begin new year with.
Hundreds of people were down
upon the ice near the depot yesterday
the skating being quite good.
Twenty men were out of the
machine shop at the scale works one
day last week, all reported to be sick
with colds.
Luke Buzzell has made an arrange
ment with his creditors by which h,
resumes business. His shops started
up again yesterday.
The Christmas Concert at the Fret
Baptist church which was to have beer
given last Sunday evening, will be hello
next Sunday evening.
Collector Ward wishes us to say
that the time of collecting taxes is post
poned one week on account of a mistake
in regard to town tax.
The prOmptness with which SC
many subscribers are paying for the
CdLedOnidR for 1879, almost insures from
the start the success of cheap rates and
advance payments.
The Fist National Bank pays &
semi-annual dividend of SO per share
the 10th. We understand the Mer-
chants National has also declared a
three per cent dividend.
Snow is falling this morning. A
few inches more would help business
by improving the Shedding. Wood and
hay are coming in every day, but heavy
loads haul hard.
The accident at the gas house Sat
urday, deprived the place of gas for
four nights, including Sunday, which
was an exceeding annoyance. Several
churches held no service Sunday eve
ming.
Jerry Drew took an omnibus load
of Young people to Lyndon new years
night. The night was charming, and
after tripping the Eight fantastic" to
their hearts content, they returned
about three o'clock in the morning.
We would remind the farmers and
Others of the meeting at the town hall
next Tuesday and Wednesday. The
meetings will begin on Tuesday ut one
O'Clock. Col. Mead expects to bring
some valuable assistance with him.
We understand the Merchants Ma
tional Bank has sued Van Dyke & Mer-
rill of McIndOes for payment of one of
those one thousand dollar notes alleged
to have been forged by Richard E. Pea
body. 1t is supposed this suit will
eventually bring out the history of
these alleged forgeries.
For two dollars we give credit for a
year and three weeks, to subscribers
out of the county; and to those with
in the county a year and seven
weeks,-to those who remit in advance.
This is more convenient than to attempt
to make change with either old scrip or
postage stamps.
We do not suppose it necessary to
call attention to any particular article
in paper so generally read as the Cal
edOnidn, but we do want every boy and
girl, every young man and young wo-