St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-16

81. cJuhnsburp Galedunian.
It. Johasbury, VT. Friday, Dec. 1e. 1881.
focal aTd State eHfws.
Praise meeting at the Church of
the Messiah next Sunday evening.
Bad weather for holiday business,
especially as regards out-of-town peO-
pie.
The little ones have began to won
der and wait for the visit of S. T. Mich
olas.
Mrs. Wakefield has put a stock of
fancy goods into the store in Wake
fields block.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher, of VergeDnes,
officiated at st. Andrews church on
Sunday, and is expected to do so on
Sunday next.
The st. Johnsbury band gave an
other good concert at the town hall on
Friday night last, and very many peo-
pie were there to enjoy it.
The Methodist people have a
Christmas tree on Saturday evening of
next week, and Christmas concert ON
the following evening.
Julius Bishop, brotherin-law of
William Carr of this place, had an arm
taken off by threshing machine, at
his Canadian home, last Monday.
The staging around the new Walk
er block has been taken down, the ont
side brick work being completed. The
work on the interior is progressing
rapidly.
The prospectus of that excellent
family and religious newspaper, the n.
Y. Observer, appears in this paper to-
day.
The children's mission circle con-
nected with the Free Will Baptist
church gave an interesting concert on
Sunday evening, the proceeds going
for mission purposes.
One of the skaters took "A cold bath
on Saturday; not because he hankered
after it particularly, but owing to a
little disagreement between himself
and the ice.
Atwood has put in storm doors,
having made up his mind that this
"genial' weather of Vennor's was not
going to last much longer.
The ladies of the Church of the
Messiah will give a supper at the YES
try on Friday evening, Dec. l6. Sup
per hour at half-past six. Admission
% cents children Is cents.
The big "scOOp" bOnnets are COM
ing into vogue again. They are very
taking" at a public enter
tainment, where they "take" up most
of the vista vantage ground.
The Newport Express hears ru-
NOR that Peters, the Mansonville, OF
Potion, childkiller, was helped out OF
town by one of the Canadian officials,
and that the said officials are not TAX
ing any pains to find him.
The recent rains caused quite u
freshet on Sleeper's river, bringing
down ice, logs and an occasional small
bridge-but not doing any material
damage to other property, that we
have heard of.
DR.. Sparhawk's team ran away on,
day last week, on Railroad street, ant
cOllided with another team near Hale''
store. A young child in the lattel
buggy was thrown out and received ;
slight cut on the head.
-Chauncy Walker, foreman of the
machine shops at the scale works, wa
struck on the head by falling pulle,
while hoisting boiler plate the othe
day, and knocked senseless. He soOl
recovered, however.
Remember the bazar at the tow
hall, which begins this evening. Their
will be plenty of entertainment and
host of tempting fancy articles. TIL,
hall has been very prettily trimmed
and everything done to provide pleas
ure for those who attend.
The new proprietor of the Indie,
seems disposed Judging from his salu
tatory to conduct his business on fan
clean methods, and let "bosses" an
"rings" and an abusive Journalism
alone. This is commendable, and if h
sticks to his text, he will improve o
what the paper has been.
The going has been simply horr
BILE for few days. The rains of Tue,
" day and Wednesday took the frost OF
of the ground To some extent and paV