St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-05-13

st. cyumsburp Galrdunian.
st. Johnsbury. VT, Friday. May Is. 1881.
Coral and STATE -ytfHs.
-"Forbes." of the Boston Journal,
was in town Friday evening.
-Sabhath-school concert at the
North church last Sunday evening.
Attention is called to the advcr-
tisemcnt of building lots for sale 10y c.
NJ. Carpenter.
C. f. Robinson has put up a spa
cious awning in front of his store on
Eastern Avenue.
Rev. W. W. Thaycr was able to he
out on Wednesday first time for
long while.
Evening services AT the Church of
the Messiah will he suspended through
the summer.
Rev. r. b. Thurston, of Saybrook,
Ct, will preach at the North church on
the 18th and 22d.
There is some talk of forbidding
bicycle riding on the sidewalks. owing
Ia the danger of collision with Pcdcs-
TRANS.
Hugh Moore sent four nice horses
Ia Boston, Monday, probably the best
lot that have been CARED at this sta
tion for some time.
A young man named Berry. win"
works mt Orcutt's. Paddock village. had
a hand badly hurt on Saturday, 10y con
tact with sand wheel.
Gardening is all the rage now. An
hour on two's exercise in the garden is
80 rcstful, You know, after Il man has
put in a good days work elsewhere
There is a good deal of sickness in
town just now and no wonder. The
changes in the weather have been any
thing but conducive to health.
VIM. NJ. Moore, of this place, a
graduate of Burlington Medical Col
Icgc. has decided to locate in Water
ford, for the practice of his profession.
Rev. Mr.. Hubert preached at the
8 South church last Sabbath. Prof.
d Brown, of Lyndon Institute, preached
at the Free Baptist church, Sabbath
morning.
Two new telephones go into opcr-
alton this week. one of them at the First
National Bank and one at Cashier
& Mays residence. Good cnough-th
more the mcrricr.
The weather for the past few days
81 as most people are aware, has been
+ rather close and muggy. On Wcdncs-
day at noon the thermometer stood -
in the shade.
The thunder shower on Wednesday
afternoon amounted to Il small tempest
+ A great amount of water fell i'll Il very
short time, with considerable hal
thrown in 10y way of variety.
In the window of +. G. Fletcher
y Co.'S store may he seen IL handsom,
specimen of work in the shape of III
easy chair made mt |. II. Switscr'S as
Enlistment. 1t is worth looking over
Eastern Avenue has been improV
ed with Il dressing composed of SAINT
and cindcrs, strongly tincturcd witt
"iron." II will make hard, good road
especially if it is not allowed to get to
dry.
II. Il. Davis, of the CdlcdORidn jo
department, is again i'll, having hccI
taken on Tuesday evening with hloo'
poisoning and nervous prostration
His friends wish him a speedy rccov
cry.
The question in regard to the liz
nor agency is yet undecided. We h,
licvc. The authorities want Mn. Al
drich To continue as agent, and doubt
less hc will Ice prevailed upon to d
50.
The rain of Monday night. an
subsequently, was very welcome. Natm
including human nature brighten,
up considerably, and the air was fill,
with the delightful fragrance of swell
ing buds. Spring has come, after a
How the farmers will smile ov
these showers Vegetation has I
spondrd pretty quickly, and the gra
has fairly jumped. The trees are
worked up 10y the rain that they Il
getting ready To leave.
A new order of the post-olicc 81
partmcnt calls the attention of pos
masters To the frequency of undc
paid postage. The public will do Wis
ly to Ice more careful in this regm
and see that when a letter is posted Il
postage is wholly paid.
Last Friday morning Mr.. Fran
Somcrs of PasSumpsic shot Il loon
the river at that place that weigh
- pounds and is rs handsome Il spec