St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-11

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st. Johnsbury. W.. Friday. Nov. II. 1891.
Focal and State 1fms.
The Latest!
The latest dispatches from ''the seat
of war" indicate that New York has
undoubtedly gone Republican, and
that party has scored a victory all
along the line. This is better, and we
trust the good news will be confirmed.
Pretty good for an "off year"
Geo. w. Hurlbut was arrested on
Saturday night for intoxication, and
fined accordingly.
No more course tickets will be
sold. and the price of single tickets
hereafter will he b cents, instead of
80 cents.
Geo. d. Randall and 7. c. Spencer
are away on business trip to Boston
and New York.
The trustees are mending the vii
lage ways here and there, getting
ready for the winter campaign.
Fred Taylor has begun building
on his new Webster street lot, and is
now laying the cellar wall.
President Arthur has appointed
Thursday, the oath inst, as Thanks
giving day, and Governor Farnham
has fallen in with the suggestion.
Graham shipped to w. o. Stand
ish of Montpelier, the other day,
handsome young bald eagle which had
been sent here to he set up.
The butter train over the st. j. &
l.. G. road on Tuesday morning was
considerably late, owing to collision
of two freights on the o. & l.. G. end
of the route.
Sunday school concert at the Free
Baptist church on Sunday evening
next. At the close of the concert ex-
ercises Rev. Mr.. Lockhart will give an
illustrated lecture to the children.
The band concert at the town hall
on Tuesday evening next should be
remembered, and well attended. The
admission will be as usual, fifteen
cents.
The change from village hall to
the old North church is appreciated by
those who banker after fresh air and
general comfort while listening to a
lecture or concert.
The Seniors at the academy have
chosen cherry as the class color. The
date of their exhibition is not fixed as
yet, but it will not occur, probably,
until after Thanksgiving.
1t is stated that more time was put
in by the employees at the scale works
last month than for some time past
An accident to the shafting delayed
matters somewhat, and this was made
up by extra time.
Slight improvements have been
made in the interior of st. Andrews
church. The pulpit has been set far
Their back in more graceful position,
and it is proposed to make some change
in the choir gallery.
-COmical Brown had fair-sized au-
dience on Tuesday evening, and gave
a good entertainments we may take
the word of those who were there.
Whitmore g. Clark's Minstrels drew IA
big house on Friday evening last, as
usual, and sustained their reputation.
Hon. Carl Schurz's lecture was de
livered for the first time at West Som
erville, Mass, on Monday evening, and
the Boston papers made very favOra-
BILE comment on it-giving the eX-Sec-
rotary credit for bringing out old truths
in a sensible manner.
Harry TruaX, who has been assist
ing his brother-in- law, C. NJ. Carpen-
ter, i'll the jewelry business for some
time, left last week for Waltham, Mass,
where he takes position in a clothing
store. st. JOhnsbury ought to keep
some of her young men.
Rev. III. A. Spencer, who is thor
oughly known here, gave lecture at
Barton Landing on Monday night,
taking "John Wesley" as his subject
The Methodist people of that place ar,
holding IA course of lectures to raist
funds to complete the payment on the
parsonage.
Mr.. Russell Hallett has sold thu
Corliss house at head of Main street
now occupied by Geo. Crosby, to JOIN
Belfast of Barton, who proposes to re
move to this place. Mr.. Hallett il
making the transfer of real estate de
cidedly lively.
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