St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-30


The Passumpsic roads water house
and woodshed at Newbury, with about
500 cords of wood, were burned on
Thursday evening last.
Again this week we are obliged to
curtail on our local news, to make room
for memorial services. Our readers |
will agree that the eXigencies of the
case warrant us in so doing.
S. l.. DOying has new bicycle, a
Harvard. 1t has all the modern i'm
provements. is nickel-plated, and runs
like charm. That is the second
Harvard brought into town.
The sixty ninth annual meeting of
the Vermont Bible Society will he held
at Mortified, on Wednesday the 10Th
day of October, 1881. The sermon in
the evening will he preached by Rev.
DIR. Hamlin, president of Middlebury
college.
All the soloists engaged for the
musical festival next week are new
names to st. Johnsbury audience,
but they all have the endorsement of
Mr.. Zerrahn or other musical people
who know of what they affirm.
Sheriff Sulloway, on Wednesday,
arrested A. b. Quimby of Lyndon, who
it will he remembered made free with
a team belonging to Converse while
ago. The case comes before the next
term of court, if not settled before
then.
From Sept. Goth the Southern
through mail, closing at $50 a. M, will
morning will until further notice close
Mt 800 IA. IN. The first collection from
the boxes will be made in season to
send by this mail.
-Mutilated coins have become nui-
sance, and the government has set
value on them, it is said, as follows
Dollars, siXty-five cents. Half-dOllars,
thirty-tive cents. Quarters, fifteen
cents. Dimes, five cents. Business
men will govern themselves according
ly.
"A. l.. Bailey has secured the ser
vices of Miss Julia X. Whipple of the
New England Conservatory of Music,
of Boston, to take the place of Miss
harrington. Miss Whipple is repre-
scented to he well qualified to fill the
place, either rs an instrumental or vo-
cal teacher.
Gov. Farnham appointed last Fri
day afternoon as time of fasting and
prayer. In some places in the state it
was observed, but here the day APP
pointed by President Arthur, Monday,
was observed instead. Gov. Farnham
attended the Presidents funeral ut
Cleveland on Monday.
George Hallett, son of Russell
Hallett, was in town this week, leav-
ing again for his home in Kansas City
on Wednesday afternoon. He took
back with him his two boys who have
been visiting ut his fathers all sum
Charles Button, formerly of this
place, but now of the West, is i'll town
visiting friends.
tnn
ment is to take place at Lake Mem
phremagog on Saturday, Oct. LIST.
Among the attractions the Montreal
city band, b pieces, will he present.
Extra precautions will be taken to run
boats aud trains so that all will get
there in season. The third regiment
band of Concord, n. H., is also ex-
pected to be present.
We regret to learn that Col. Albert
w. Hastings and family propose to
move to Minneapolis, Mimi. Mr.. Hast
ings expects To go soon, and the family
will remove as soon as arrangements
can be made. While host of friends
will regret to lose this family from our
town, they will take the heartiest good
will of them all to their western home.
Academy Notes.-The regular school
exercises were suspended part of the
day Monday, in order that the students
might attend memorial service.-The
Academy Student will he out in about
one week.-Those who attended the
interview Friday passed "A very pleas
ant evening. The number was quite
large considering the state of the
weather.
Mrs. Wise, who recently sold heI
house on Spring street, intends joining
her husband at Aspinwall, and will
start sometime in October.-Carl Spen-
Ger left for New York on Monday after
noon, where he enters the scientific de
partment of Columbia College.-FranI
Z. Bowman, of Z. q L. Fairbanks
store, leaves in few days for Montreal
where he has "A fiattering position in ;
dry goods house =
Postmaster Carpenter informs III
that by recent order from the p. O
department this office is directed {,
deposit weekly with the assistant treas
urer U. s., at Boston, M funds in il.
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