St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-12-02

| evening of last week. They also held
concert on Sunday evening. On both
occasions the singing was done by pu-
pills of the school, and reflected credit
on both teachers and taught.
Miss Clara Wheeler, daughter of
Horace Wheeler, had the misfortune to
run a needle into her foot on Saturday,
clear to the bone. After several fruit
less efforts to find it, the needle was
finally extracted on Monday, but there
are fears that the wound will give her
considerable trouble yet.
- Mr.. William Bancroft slipped on
Saturday last, near the Universalist
church, and fell. 1t was at first feared
that he had sustained fracture, but
investigation proved that, fortunately,
no bones were broken. His system
received quite shock, however, which
was greatly enhanced by an already
Vi
Just before the commencement of
Tuesday evenings entertainment, the
president of the Y. NJ. C. A. gave the
audience a neat invitation to the meet
ings of the association by asking them
to read the last page of the programme,
which gives the time for meetings.
We hope the invitation will be ac-
cepted pretty generally.
On the day before Thanksgiving,
Conductor Atwood, who runs from
Lunenburg to Fabyans, missed forty
dollars which he had locked in a box
for safe-keeping. Suspicion fell on
one Frederick Webber of Lunenburg.
He was searched, but nothing found
on him, but he will be given hearing
on Saturday next.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than Pike called on them last Friday
evening, the occasion being the fifteenth
anniversary of their wedding, and the
10th birthday of Mr.. Pike. The COM
pany had a pleasant time, and left
about forty-tive dollars behind them as
a token of good will. Mr.. Pike has
been indispOsed for some little time,
but is now cOnvalescing.
Rev. John Lawrence has issued
another book of the Lawrences, includ-
ing the GOss and PomerOy family. 1t
is valuable genealOgy, and as all
want to know from whom, when and
where they came from, it should have
quite a sale in this section, SO largely
settled by the Goss and Lawrence fam
lilies. The author has left few copies
with Lawyer Willard, and they can be
found at his office.
Thanksgiving day was duly OBJ
served here by general suspension of
business and union services at the
North church. The attendance at
these services was large, and Rev. Mr..
Jones gave a discourse full of interest
ing facts, showing the advancement
made during the last century in morals
and religion. We give, on the first
page of this weeks issue. copious ex-
tracts from this discourse.
p. o. Inspector BigelOw was in
town on Tuesday, and, in company
with Postmaster Carpenter, went to
Waterford to investigate the necessity
of continuing the mail route from Wa
terfOrd to LittletOn, n. II. He found
the inhabitants of that region very
anxious that the route should not be
discontinued, and concluded to let
them have the matter at their own
sweet will.
The Glance" at the hall in the up
per story of Bank block one evening
last week was disgraceful affair.
Some of the company conducted them
selves so that policeman had to be
sent for to preserve order and protect
the premises of other parties from in
trusion by the Over-festive crowd.
We don't believe the owners of the
block will consent to any more such
performances as that
At the annual financial meeting OF
the town of st. JOhnsbury, on Monday
afternoon, n. NJ. johnson was elected
moderator. 1t was voted to raise q
tax of seventy seven cents on the dol
lar of individual grand list, which is to
include the nine per cent. of state
school tax, as voted at the last March
meeting. The tax voted last year, il
will be remembered, was eighty cents
on the dollar.
President McVickar, of Washburn
College, Topeka, Kansas, addressed a
union service at the North church on
last Sabbath evening, more especially
upon the growth and needs of the
West, with reference particularly to
the educational needs of the people,
and the duty of giving the best opDor-