St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-31


rhe proposed changes and i'm
orovements in the post office will he
made before ,ery long-in fact the shop
work is -Teady begun.
The annual -;''age meeting occurs
neAC wednesday afternoon. The arti-
cles to be acted upon are given in the
call in another column.
The telegraph office is removed to
the st. Johnsbury House, where they
have much more cOmmOdiOus and bet
ter quarters. Entrance on Central st.
Dennis Burbank's children were
made very sick by eating colOred candy
Christmas, but after vomiting freely
they felt better. Moral-well, draw
your own moral.
Services in memery of Rev. DR..
Chaplin, who died in New York last
Monday, will be held in the church of
the Messiah next Sunday afternoon.
The evening service will be omitted.
"A bevy of lads from the South
church Sunday school went out about
six o'clock Christmas morning, warbling
Christmas carols. They serenaded sup't
Fairbanks, as well as some others.
Geo. B. Walker and Richard E.
Peabody have a contract to build six
miles of railroad in Massachusetts, and
are about to enter upon the work. AT
least, this is the rumor.
The annual poultry show of the
Wide Awake club will he held at town
hall in this place Jan. %, 26 and p.
Entries close Jan. %. Abel F. Stevens
of Wellesley, Mass, will act as Judge.
The Sunday law-cOmpelling rail-
road companies to observe the Sabbath
failed in the Legislature which has
just dissolved, Notwithstanding the
strong and numerous petitions which
asked for its enactment.
The case of James b. Knox against
to suit either party. There is talk of
taking the case up higher by both par
ties, but on the sober second thought
they may think differently.
Mr.. c. N. Shedd, formerly of this
place, returned from the west Il few
days ago, where he had been to visit
his son. He brought fine deer's head
with him, which c. w. Graham is set
ting up.
Our merchants regard their Christ
mas trade this season the best it ever
was. And now for New Years day
There are Il few things on hand yet,
and whoever missed the opportunity of
giving worthily last week, can make up
for lost time this week.
The village officers spent on per-
manent sidewalks last year $4,000, and
OH streets, $4,000. We are glad to see
that man is coming in for his proportion
with the horse. Heretofore most of the
money has been spent on the streets,
Notwithstanding a great many more
people walk than ride.
While the Western and Middle
states have had severe weather and
much snow, Vermont has kept on the
even tenor of its way, with fine weather
and splendid sleighing. Thirteen inch
es of snow fell in Washington since
Coeuraoy tho heaviest snow storm
since 1851.
We notice from the report of the
Chief of the fire department that there
has been quite Il large reduction this
present year in the amount paid for
service, it being nearly four hundred
dollars less, the past nine months, than
for like period in preceding years.
OF course the exemption from fires has
considerable to do with the saving.
The many friends of Rev Dr. Good-
ell Of st. Louis will he glad to learn
that he is recovering from the effects of
the murderous assault upon him, and
no scars will be left upon his face
Pieces of stone were taken out of the
wound upon his head, showing that the
rulliau who struck him held stone in
his hand. There is no clue to the per
petrator.
We learn from reliable source.
that the wife of Nh. John Gilman of