St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-25

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April LIST.
There will be temperance meet
ing next Sunday evening at the church
ofthe Messiah. Addresses by the pastor
and others.
The St. Johusbury Clothing Co.
have fitted up room connected with
their clothing room aud stocked it with
boots aud shoes.
Geo. S. Shaw has shut up Lang
maids candy shop on Railroad street.
1t is said that Langmaid was owing him
borrowed money.
B. l.. Hastings has sold his lot
corner of Pearl street aud Eastern ave
nue., including the new blacksmith
shop, to Mr.. Nelson Of Barton.
Willis Flint, for the last six years
in the employ of F. F. Fletcher, has
opened tin shop on his own hook in
the basement of Cottage Hotel.
The cupola at Sir Thaddeus Fair
banks's residence is being reconstructed
in order to accommodate a large and
valuable telescope which Prof. Fair
banks has obtained.
iona. Lawrence, Esq, has so far
recovered his health as to be able to
move to his sons in this town, and his
post Office address is now st. Johnsbury
instead of Passumpsic.
Miss +. l.. Dnsmoor has gone to
Boston and New York for the fashions
aud will open dress making rooms at
the residence of Rev. Edward Il. Fair
banks, April 18th.
Some one must have got under
some mental excitement Thursday night
to have run against the lamp post by
the Universalist church, breaking down
the post and smashing the lantern.
That North Danvile sap story has
grown. 1t was Hree buckets full of sap
that Hopkins's maple tree yielded in
seven and one-half hours-instead OF
two-the sap running small stream
the entire time.
If there was no mistake in giving
the alarm of fire Friday morning. it was
surely blunder in not announcing by
the bell when the danger was over
The chimney at Avenue House may be
burning yet for any thing any one knows
officially.
Our readers will see by consulting
another column that they can procure
flowers, plants, seeds, etc, with
out sending away for them. Mr..
c. F. Gibbs has taken the Hamilton
greenhouses and garden, and will en-
deavor to fill all orders in his line faith
fully aud well.
J. NJ. Boyce has bought the George
Shorey place at tho lower end of Rail
road street. Elder Malcolm, who has
occupied this house, moves into Mr.
Anglers house, now occupied by Chas
Calderwood, and Mr.. Calderwood moves
into a company house, formerly occu-
pied by Dan Ingham.
Another landmark gone The old
gray horse Billy, which Mr. Edward A.
Walker has driven for the past fifteen
or twenty years, has given place to
nice black pony. Billy was Virginia
horse, brought to this place at the close
of the war by Mr.. John p. Towne, and
has served his day and generation we'll.
President Bartlett of Dartmouth
college gave two searching sermons at
the North church last Sunday-one on
the life and character of ST. Paul, and
the other Oh the earthly and the heav-
emily choice, as illustrated by Ruth and
her sister Orpah. President Hubert is
expected to supply the pulpit for the
two next Sabbaths.
When is that police order regard
ing street loafers to be enforced 2 Only
few evenings since a respectable We
man was followed from the post office,
and accosted, and then taken hold of by
one of these loafers who infest the side
walks of our principal streets from
seven O'Clock every evening until into
the night. 1t is time something was
done about it.
The advertisement of the Messrs.
Babbitt will be noticed Our town will
regret to lose these families: bat then.
1t will be quite a gain to East Hard
wick, place to which our town has
already largely contributed By the
the way, it was announced Monday
from Washington that Mr.. A. c. Bah
bitt had been appointed postmaster al
East Hardwick
We omitted to call the attention of
our young readers last week to the ar
tiele by DIR. Prime on John Ledyard.
The story itself is as good as a romance =:
besides the plot is laid at our own Dart
mouth. The style of writing is also
model for yOunO DeODle study ipu rom,