St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-02

bulletins.
On our outside pages this week
will be found "a poem by DIR. J. G. HOl
land of Scribner's, full of noble senti-
ment, and teaching a lesson worth
learning the last of those interesting
letters about the Yosemite Valley
and very readable COMMUNICATION
concerning ranching at the West.
The Waterford stage team, driven
by Young lad, undertook to get away
from him on Eastern avenue, Tuesday
afternoon. The boy was thrown out of
the wagon. which collided with Roach's
grocery team. The boy was not hurt,
and the team was stopped in time to
prevent general breakup.
There is some talk of an improve
ment in the w. ii. Harris building. in
the way of brick front, etc. The
owner of the property has a suit pend
ing against the village for damages on
account of raising the street, and will
be likely to postpone any improve
ment till that suit is decided.
Caledonia Conference loses Rev.
b. 5. Adams of Cabot, he having re-
ceived and accepted a call to the Con-
grcgational church at Glover. He be-
gins work in his new field about Octo-
Der LIST. Mr.. Adams is much esteemed
by those who know him, and there
will be many regrets ut his removal.
The village schools began another
years work on Monday, with a large
number in attendance and good pros
poets of more by the second week.
Mrs. Morrill, does not go into the
schoOlroOm for about ten weeks, Miss
Mary f. Russell, an experienced teach
er, having taken Mrs. Morrill's school
while she is absent.
Judging from a notice in the st.
Adams Messenger, st. JOhnsbury didn't
lose anything by the failure of Coup to
bring his show here. The Messenger
is not very complimentary to the Coup
establishment and it is further limited
that one-half the show was in Rutland
while the other half was elsewhere in
the state.
1t turns out that Daniel Trull is
likely not to make any immediate i'm
prOvements i'll the Fuller place, on
Main street, which he has Just bought.
1t would be Il good thing if all the
property owners in that locality saw
the way clear to put up block which
would cover The space occupied now
by the three or four wooden buildings.
The public anxiety here on Sunday
concerning the Presidents condition
was very great, and when the favOra-
bic news began to come i'll the after
noon, expressions of thankfulness were
heard on all sides. Special prayers
were offered for his recovery in all the
churches, and the earnest petitions of
the clergy met with "A hearty response
in the hearts of the people.
Rev. Mr.. Sandford, of the Railroad
street Baptist church, returned from
Peake's Island day Thursday, and
found, to his complete surprise, that
'usy hands had been ut work on the
parsonage during his absence, paint
ing. papering, shingling, carpeting-in
fact making complete improvements
inside and out. He discovered that
vacation trips are very apt to be good
for parsonage as well as for pastor.
The Century Co, publishers of Serb
ner's Monthly Ito be known as '"The
Century Magazine" after October), will
soon issue portrait of DIR. J. G.. Hol-
land, which is said to be a remarkably
fine likeness; it is the photograph of
life size crayon drawing of the head
and shoulders, recently made by Wyatt
Eaton, and will be about the size of the
original picture. 1t is to be offered in
connection with subscriptions to the
Century Magazine.
The village treasurer informs us
that S63, 900 of the village bonds have
been refunded ut II per cent, and SI2,-
900 ut per cent. A strong effort was
made by the trustees to refund at
per cent, but they received only one
bid of SI2,OOO of the longest time
bonds at that rate. The balance was
placed with the Passumpsic Savings
Bank of this place at II per cent, they
agreeing to pay all the expenses of re-
funding.
1t will be seen by a notice in an
other column that the cantata of Ruth
is to be given here next week. This
cantata Is an excellent thing in itself,
and when presented at Lyndonville
some time since it drew good houses
and gave pretty general satisfaction.
We did not hear it ourself then. but
have no doubt that its presentation
here will be even better than at
that time, and those who 90 to hear it
will he well entertained.
In st. Johnsbury Sunday school,