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

A young man named Ball, who lives
in Newark, was driving through the
Centre last Saturday, when his horse
became frightened at a meat cart, turn
ed quickly and ran into f. w. Stod-
dard's barn, striking the farther end of
the barn with such force as to knock
himself down. The horse never got up,
but died in few hours.
Several changes in the management at
the box shop went into effect last Mon
day. Eb. Grandy takes charge of ma
chinery and E. NJ. Campbell takes the
place of foreman in place of Alonzo
Newton, and Joseph Bedard will act as
yard foreman, vice w. H. Wilmarth.-
Two men at the box shop drove up 49,
l5l feet of boxes in 10 hours last Tues
day. Next
The owners of lady's reticule found
between the Centre and Vile, can have
the same by calling on Hollis Ingalls,
and proving property.
On the afternoon of March 9, sixty
neighbors and friends of Mr.. and Mis-.
Hollis Ingalls, called upon them to give
them "house- warming" they having
lately moved into their new house be-
low the Centre. A large easy chair and
other presents were left the worthy
couple.
The District Union of Good Temp
lars held here last week was well at
tended and very successful. The ex-
ercises, both public and private, were
very interesting. A poem by Mrs. Ella
Gushing Finney of East Burke, was
worthy of especial mention. A perma-
nent organization was effected, with
Rev. Z. Folsom of East Burke as G. w.
{. I. The next meeting will be held
with Barnet lodge in June.
The K. R. yard men have their paw
raised ten per cent, dating from March
LIST.
Saturday evening, March u, thirty
Good Templars went to West Burke
and held Temperance meeting, after
which Dept. B. &. Morrison organized
lodge of % members, with j. P. Otis
as w. CT.
j. b. Carpenter has moved from his
farm in Egypt" he has so long occu-
pied, to Loren Prescott's house at the
Centre.
The Ladies Aid Society netted about
$40 for the library fund by their sugar
party last week.
II is reported that two of our listers
elect refuse to serve, and that a special
town meeting is to be called to fill
the vacancies.
The voters of the incorporated viii
lage of LyndOnville met at HOyt's hall
last Thursday eve for organization. The
officers elected were as follows: Mod
orator, w. H. Fletcher; clerk and treas,
|. w. Sanborn col, w. H. HOyt; chief
engineer of fire department, Abram
Hicks; trustees, Jeremy Pearl, j. w
Copeland, j. c. Jones.
Geo. II. Smalley has contracted with
E. w. Emerson to build him a house on
Main street this spring.
L. c. Grandy has bought of the Lyn-
don Mill Co. all the boards they have
now on hand and all they make at all
their mills for one year, estimated to
amount to one million feet.
j. w. burlington and wife will have
charge of the town farm for the ensuing
year. This insures good treatment fer
the poor who may be placed on the
farm.
J. d. Harvey has gone to work in the
Fairbanks shops as draughtsmau. His
employers are fortunate in securing
tie services of so COED a workman.
The engine 'Massawippi," a passen-
ger car and the engine and car house at
Stanstead belonging to the Passumpsic
railroad, were burned on the 18th inst
Loss reported at $4,000.
There will be sugar party at Ma
sonic hall tomorrow friday eve Rev
B. NJ. Tillotson and the St. Johnsburv
Quartette Club will be present.