St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-01

ST. cJufmsburp Gatedonian.
st. bloomsbury. Vt, Friday. Apr. 1. 1881.
ToraI drd STATE cHens.
The village schools are having a
two weeks vacation.
Mr. Potts has returned from market
as will be noticed by the new al. of
Fairbanks store.
School district No. /, (the village
DISTRICT, received over $1,000 Of the
public school fund the past year.
Hugh Moore opens the season with
Is new carriages, both open and top.
He has already sold four, which seems
to start the ball we'll.
Return checks will be given per
sons attending the funeral of p. ;.
BENJAMIN, which will be had at Wolcott
tomorrow noon, under masonic honors.
Miss Carrie Carr, daughter of Mar
tin w. Carr, has been rendered posi-
ton as teacher in the Orphans Home
Mt Burlington, and will assume her du-
ties there next week.
The Band give their last prone
made concert of the season next Thurs
day evening, April Z. The boys have
spent a good deal of money for instru
ments and uniforms the past year, and
it will be a handsome thing to give
them benefit.
Charles S. Hastings, W. l.. SWEET,
and some others in this vicinity have
purchased incubators of +. Z. Bishop OF
Waterford, and Hastings has already
got his asserting. He thinks it easier
to tend to one incubator than half a
dozen sitting hens.
Probably l.. II. Jones sells the most
seed for the least money of any of the
seeds-men. He began in very small
way, but his business is gradually grow
ing, and being content with small profit
he is likely to get more and more trade
every year. His al. appears in. another
column.
Burlington and Montpelier were
connected by telephone last Sunday by
means of the telegraph wire, and con-
versation between the two places was
freely had. Montpelier has telephone
exchange with "a patrons, and there is
talk of connecting surrounding towns
with it for business purposes. The
same plan is agitated at Brattleboro.
Mrs. VIM. Green of this place got
up into chair for the purpose of fixing
a window curtain, and stepping too
near the edge, the chair tipped and
she fell striking on her back. For some
time it was feared she was seriously
hurt, but is now about the house al
though quite lame. Mrs. Green is near
ly 20 years old and quite large and it is
wonder she escaped with so little in
jury.
Rev. c. 5. Frost of the Free Baptist
church, left for Pawtucket, II. l., his
new field of labor, on Tuesday, and be
gins his pastorate there next Sabbath.
Mr.. Frost has been an acceptable pas
tor, and a pleasant and genial citizen
whom we shall all sadly miss. Rev. II
LOckhart, late of North Danville, takes
his place here in the church, and ha'
already moved into Capt. Harrington
house on Green street.
1t has Just leaked out that Mr.
Lambert Packard was the recipient
dedication day OF an elegant gold watch
suitably inscribed-the gift of MesSrs
Horace and Franklin Fairbanks, in ac,
Acknowledgement of efficient and faithful
service rs architect and builder of the
North church. Every one knew tina
MI. Packard was the happiest man il
town, and the cause is now even NOR,
evident.
Miss Della Cole, young lady whC
attended the last term of academy a
this place, died at her home in Stark
n. H., some two weeks ago. She hat
the measles at the home of her cousin
Mrs. n. +. Cobleigh of McIndoes, anC
returned home before she was able
probably, as she did not live but about
two weeks. She was highly esteeme,
by those here who had become ac
quainted with her.
We have the promise of 4 yer,
unique entertainment next month.
party of Palestine Arabs in nativ
dress, including Shiekh of Moab an,
veritable Whirlng Dervish, has bee
engaged by one of our citizens to visi
this place and give illustrations c
Scripture scenes and oriental life. Thi