St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-11


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Feb. IO-FAnebon, the Cricket town hall.
Feb Nv p. Stafford. in course town hall.
Feb 27-Organ and vocal concert, North church.
Focal and State cHews.
Bring in the binding.
-"Fancbon, the Cricket will be
given at town hall tonight.
Clear snow of your buildings be
fore it freezes.
-"How many measles have you in
your family r. is the leading question
nowadays.
We learn that Col. Sprague is again
expected to lecture in this place the
18th of the month.
There were two wedding parties at
st. Johnsbury House Tuesday, one of
them from Springfeld, Mass.
There were IL scholars at the Fair
banks village school Monday morning,
gu. of the whole number, 81. Cause,
measles.
Bring in the magazines and papers
to be bound. We shall send to bindery
next Tuesday, and all received 10y Mon
day night will be sent in this lot.
Mr.. Charles f. Giffin, who has been
at work for F. G.. Stevens for the past
year or two, is to open n tailor shop at
Barton about the first of March.
Lawyer Burnap of Burlington, res
ident attorney for Holly, had council
with the village trustees last evening,
the result of which has not TRANSFERRED.
"A new water motor has been oh
tanned to work the bellows of the new
North church organ, the first one not
being of sufficient capacity.
Rev. B. NJ. Tillotson lectured at
Glover Saturday evening, and preached
for Rev. Mr.. Pierce on the Sabbath, Mr..
Pierce supplying at this place.
There were two baptisms at the
Baptist church on Railroad street Sun
day morning, and in the afternoon of
the same day, the Free Baptist church
baptized three at same baptistry.
We learn that Mr.. Sullivan Ran
ney, who has been very i'll for several
weeks, is slowly improving. Mr.. Ran
ney is known rs the large farmer liv-
ing this side of West Concord.
Judge Ross's horse tipped over his
load opposite Arnold Park yesterday
afternoon, and made kindling wood of
the sleigh half way down the Hastings
hill. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The heavy weight of snow crushed
in the roof of the old barn on the Hux-
ham Paddock place on Main street,
Wednesday afternoon. There was moth
ing valuable in the barn, and no dam
age done except to the building.
AS Mr.. A. b. Blanchard was enter
ing the pattern shop at Fairbanks last
Tuesday afternoon he slipped and fell,
striking on his hand, and spraining his
wrist severely, which will lay him up
for few days.
That thaw has arrived. 1t began
Wednesday, aud is continuing this
morning with gentle rain. 1t will re-
lieve the lack of water in very many
places, besides this. 1t is the first sign
OF thaw for some twelve weeks.
MIR. ID. A. Clifford has completed a
very fine photograph of the interior OF
the new North church, a copy of which
has been in Howard & Rowel's show
window for two or three days past, and
has attracted considerable notice.
The st. Johnsbury II Lake Cham
plain railroad employees hold a ball ut
Avenue House on Friday evening, Feb.
Is. Music by st. JOhnsbury Orchestra.
We understand the Passumpsic folks
give no ball this season, on account OF
the death of Conductor Bemis.
Yesterday "wednesday afternoon,
betw two aud six o'clock, copy of
Harper's Weekly was taken from the
reading room at the Atheneum. 1t is
hoped that the person abstracting it at
least will have the grace to return il
and abstain from further pilfering il
the future.
Mr.. A. S. Livingston has sold from
the Fairbanks herd, two nice Jersey
heifers to Charles Choate and one tt
Cloud Harvey of West Barnet. He has
also sent 81 three years old steers t.
market for beef, which netted at THU
place, Sl962, or little over S63 each
He has three or four yoke of fine steer
left, which, if not sold, will most likely
be seen at our fair.
When the snow and ice slid eff tn,
roof of Mr.. Emerson Halls house yes
terday, it buried up his house cat, which
happened to be in the way. Ernes
Blodgett witnessed the catastrophe
and Immediately began mining for tab
by. When found there was a little lif
left, and careful nursing may bring he
up again.