St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-01

The Index, we understand, Ctlt-
brates Thanksgiving by. appearing to-
day in an enlarged form.
Mrs ID. 5. Allen of South park has
lobster cactus with over ninety bios
SONS on it a beautiful sight.
Evening tickets for Gifford's lee
ture Dec. >, with reserved seats, for sale
at Bingham's Saturday morning.
1t is said that counterfeit United
States $40 treasury notes, $50 C."
bearing Webster's face. are in circula
/ ton.
According to the ruling of the pos
tai authorities, tin cans weighing not
over four pounds apiece may be sent
4 by mail.
AT the schoolmeeting on Saturday
evening the building committee made
their report and the meeting was then
dissolved.
The committee of the Young Mems
association have received some very
gratifying pledges for the enlargement
of Music hall.
The governor has signed the bill
prohibiting the placing of chairs or
other distractions in the aisles of halls
or other public buildings.
VIII Little, who has been having
few weeks vacation, will return to
his post of duty as clerk of the ST.
d Johnsbury house next Monday.
There was another light snow
storm Thursday night, followed by
heavier fall of snow on Friday. The
day afforded sort of variety weather.
- l.. b. Atwood has an attractive
and valuable stock of goods for gentle
mems and boys wear which is duly
chronicled in another column of this
paper.
A good many people will be sad
dened to hear of the death of Edward
Blodgrtt, for number of years past
passenger conductor on the Passump-
sic ro al.
Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson took time by
the forclock Oh Sunday morning and
preached Thanksgiving sermon, tax
ing his text from the governors proc
lamation.
Charles II. Knapp goes to Mime
, apolis next week in search of business.
He has had experience in both the Saw
ings and the Merchants national banks
in this place.
E. l.. IIovey didn't go to meeting
7 last Sunday morning but occupied his
time in putting out fire in his woodshed
which caught from keeping ashes in a
wooden vessel.
The telephone fever still RACES, the
latest victims being DIR. 5. T. Brooks,
VIM. Daniels and the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms. This makes fifty subscribers
Il in the exchange.
Union thanksgi wing services will
be held at the Methodist church ut
half-past ten with "A sermon by Rev.
Mr.. Culver. A service will he held at
st. Andrews church at the same hour.
A. ID. Rowell, of the firm of How
ard \ Rowell, has gone t. Boston to
eat his Thanksgiving turkey with his
brother. Before he returns he will Sc
lect a choice line of goods for the holi-
day trade.
The Catholic clergy for the diocese
of Vermont met at Burlington on
Thursday and Mass was celebrated
for the deceased priests of the diocese
Father Boissonnault of st. Johnsbury
was present.
John p. Mccormick has sold the
building on Eastern avenue occupied
as an express office to Joseph Noyes,
for $4,000. When the express office
goes into the new depot Mr.. Noyes will
probably finish off store in the build
ing.
The poSt-ot1ice delivery window
will be open on Thanksgiving-day fol
the delivery of mail from 9 to 10 a. IN
and from & to : p. m. Mail from New
York and Connecticut river valley
formerly arriving at noon, is now re
ceived at 3 a. IN. and ready for deliv-
cry at 40 a. m.
Work on the repairing of tn,
school-hOuse is progressing. A thirty
days contract has been made with Mr.
Walker, at per diem compensation, to
repair the walls and cover the roof
When completcd a contract will Il,