St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-20

Monday, 90 -
Tuesday, 20 %
Wednesday, 6o d
local and Stair Uews.
w. P. Blake is giving lessons in
penmanship at the Academy.
The work is going forward on the
foundations for the new depot.
The harvest festival at the South
church on Friday evening was very
pleasant affair.
The South Sunday school were de-
TERED from going on picnic to the
Walden heights on Saturday on ac-
count of the stormy weather.
- The 6. A. K. post will present
their drama in Fairbanks hall on Tues
day evening, Nov. p, Thursday even
ing, Nov. ~, and Friday evening, Dec.
|.
The Free Baptists will commence
next Sunday to hold their morning
services in the lower room, rs Fair
banks Hall is to he used for the Y. NJ.
G. A. entertainments, and to make the
necessary changes each week will in
vOlve considerable labor.
The weather during the past week
has been exceptional and very much
like dog-day weather. The mornings
have been sultry and cloudy, some
times rainy, but the sun would usually
appear before noon. The nights have
also been unusually mild.
We have received from Oliver
Ditson \ Co., Boston, a new song and
hymn book, ''The Choral Choir by
w. q. Perkins. 1t is designed for use
by choirs, conventions and societies, is
book of 300 pages and sells for 81. 1t
is for sale in st. Johnsbury by w. ii.
Nelson.
The full abstract of the sermon by
Prof Park of Andover, given on the
fourth page, will he read with interest
at this time The addresses ut the
Board meeting ut Portland were nearly
all of the same general tenor, and Prof.
Park continues the discussion in his
own mastery way.
AT the Howard Park races at Bur
lington last week, Brooks "GOldtinder"
took fourth money in the 2.24 class,
and Drcw's "RcX Patchen" took third
money in the frce-to-all race, which
was won by "Phyllis" of DiXon's
Landing, p. O., in 2.25, the fastest
time ever trotted in Vermont.
The proposed village directory
will he issued from the CdledOnidn
office 10y Davis y Gage, and canvass
ing has already commenced on the di-
rectory part. 1t is expected that it
will he issued about the first of Janu-
AIRY. The price has been set very low,
and it should receive liberal support
from the citizens.
Samuel Stone died mt Windsor on
Wednesday, the 18th inst. He was
the last surviving brother of Dea.
Charles Stone, who died in st. Johns
bury in 1874, and of Dca. Richard Stone
who died in Lyndon in 1881, and Ma
than Stone, who died in the same town
in 1853. The late Mrs. c. G. Dickinson
of st Johnsbury Centre was sister OF
the above.
There is slight change in the
running time of the Lake road, made
since the time card was printed on the
outside The mail train from the west
reaches this place at 80 p. m, and
runs east from here ten minutes later
than heretofore. The mail train going
west also leaves fifteen NANTES later
at 3.45 p. IN. The mixed trains ar,
also.
AS Walter Swan and Henry Rob
inson were driving towards Danvill,
Saturday evening, they ran against the
wagon of Rev. +. W. Culver at til,
lumber yard in Fairbanks village
breaking the thIlls to both wagons an,
throwing Swan over the dasher. NJ
one was hurt. Mr.. Culver was driving
directly behind Freeman AllisOn's team
and the boys did not see him an,
turned back into the road too soon.
We know mother in this count,
who got up last Sunday morning an,
after doing all the ordinary work for
large family, got herself and five small
children ready for church, to whic
they all walked, IA distance of nearl
two miles. That mother must priz
gospel privileges for herself and chill
dren, and how such an example shame
the ordinary Sabbath day indolenc
which can scarcely get ones self read
for a service which is within ten min
utes' walk.
AT the annual meeting of the Yer
M ont branch of the Woman's board Z
missions, recently held i'll Chester. tn
following officers were elected: Mr.,