St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-09

ST. cSuhnsbrrp Galedonian.
=. IoI,n.nury, VT, Friday April 9, 1880.
Corai and State yIeus.
Sugar party at NJ. E. church vestry
Saturday evening.
The Fletcher Hose give their last
1,nco of the season tonight.
Praise meeting at the Church OF the
Messiah next Sunday evening.
Matthews g. Pettengill have the ia
nous Hiram Pierce sugar cakes.
The late Samuel Higgins held life
nolicies in the Etna to the amount oil
S2,I25.
Rev. E. p. Lee will take the place
of tbe rector at St. Andrews church
next Sunday.
People who shear their sheep TINS
weather should either provide them
blankets or a room with fire.
The sugar-makers complain OF a
moor season. There should be good
run of sap after this cold snap.
Post office will be open Fast day
from 9 TO 10 a. M, and from to z p. m.
Evening mail will close at O'clock.
Services Fast day at NJ. E. church
at 40, and at North church at 2. Also
at the Presbyterian hall in the morning.
Green grass was cut in front of the
Caledonian office the 9TH, ten inches
long. This morning the mercury was
only IS above zero mt same place.
The wife and little girl of George
Ward of Paddock village are sick with
the measles. Mrs. Ward is better, but
the child is yet quite sick.
-JtIIy DICW Schb ~ hoiSCo away
Monday. They were sold to C. c. Rich
ardson and E. McElmers of YOnkers,
n. Y.
Mr.. Charles Ward, Il student at
Dartmouth college, will preach at the
Free Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing.
There was high water all about af
ter the warm rains of Saturday and
Sunday night, but we hear of but slight
damage done by it.
"A man at the north end says that if
there is not some means adopted to
keep pedestrians off the sidewalk some
team will get run over, and the village
will have a bill of costs to pay.
Rev. ID. E. Miller, formerly of the
NJ. E. church in this place, is expected
to preach to his former parishioners
here next Sabbath evening. He will
be warmly welcomed.
There has been some talk OF the
Lothrops forming a new firm in the
meat business here, but we learn it will
he delayed for the present, though the
cart will run as usual.
Frank Guyer's boy Willie, IA years
old, was complained of for larceny, ar
rested, and his hearing will be had to-
day. He has been pilfering, it is said,
for several years.
The democrats of the town meet
Saturday evening at Dickey's Office to
choose delegates to the state conven-
ton at Montpelier the 22d, which con-
vention is to choose delegates to the
National Democratic Convention.
The police made raid on Pinard's
hotel, Maple street, Tuesday evening,
and seized two two-gallon jugs partly
4 filled with liquor-enOugh to show
what business was being done there.
The hearing will be had to-day.
We have already noticed the pur-
chase by the p. & O. of steamer for
4 Lake Champlain. It's whistle can be
heard every day as it goes sailing up
toward Danville. What a whistle,
though!
There is a change of firm on Rail
road street, Mr.. o. H. Hale having sold
out a half interest in his business to his
brother-in-law, L. A. Estabrooks of
West Lebanon. Their advertisement
will appear hereafter.
"A petition bearing the names of
about 260 individuals and firms, was
presented to the village trustees Fri
day, asking for good, permanent side
walks, connecting all the public build
ings on Main street, and extending
through Western avenue. 1t is thing
very much needed.
AT the town caucus Saturday, the
following delegates were elected to rep
a