St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-03


noon.
The "dim, religious light was
quite common in all the churches last
Sabbath.
The scholars of the Academy were
given alf-holiday on Tuesday after
noon, which they enjoyed very fully.
There will be one hundred evening
tickets for sale for the Beethoven club
entertainment in the course on the 10th
inst.
Edward Hitler has given up rail
reading and rented John NJ. Hancock's
new house on Church street and gone
Ia teaming.
The date of the commencement of
the singing school by II. II. May and
c. ). Conant has been changed from
this evening to next Tuesday evening.
The weather for the past week has
been remarkably warm, and finer Oc-
tober days are not within the memory
of the ubiquitous "oldest inhabitant."
Carl Spencer, who has been tenn
porarily employed in the Merchants
national bank, has received the APP
pointment of book keeper in that in
stitution.
The farmers about Middlebury
have combined and refuse to sell their
potatoes for less than fifty cents
bushel We wish they would sell for
fifty cents here.
N. p. Bowman is to open an auc-
ton and commission room i'll the store
formerly occupied by o. II. Hale in
the Avenue house block, as a perma-
ncnt institution.
A large crayon portrait of a Boston
lady has been on exhibition in Howard
4 Rowcll's window, the work of A. T..
Became. 1t is very creditable piece Of
work, and finds many admirers.
Five more parties have joined the
telephone exchange st. Johnsbury
House, Passenger depot, c. F. Robin
son and Griswold Il McKinnon's whole
sale store, l.. II. Lucas, hack driver.
The union school boasts now of Il
piano, although it is a hired one. Con
siderable attention is now given to
music in the public schools, and Miss
Laura Brooks, the teacher, is deserved
ly popular.
The outside work on the Presby-
terrain church is nearly completed, with
the exception of the windows, and the
staging has been removed. 1t has been
painted and people can now get an
idea of its general appearance.
The new house now being erected
by Edward Underwood on Railroad
street is assuming an air of elegance
which is not common in this town. 1t
will be marked and handsome feature
at the south end of Railroad street.
A gentleman in town has two me-
tallic buttons manufactured in colonial
times, bearing date of 1867, and in
scribed with the words, STAMP Act,
which will be forever associated witt
the first rebellious step towards the
mother country.
The milliners have some new an(
attractive novelties this fall. Mis-;
Robbins had her opening on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and her stock found
many admirers. Mrs. Fleetwood makes
no formal opening, but she has Il stocl
that pleases all who see it.
-Revs. II. w. Jones and +. T. Fair
banks and DIR. 5. I. Brooks and Samu
ei W. Hall represented the North an,
South churches at the ecclesiastical
council at Barnet on Tuesday to exam
inc candidate who is to supply TIN
Congregational pulpit at that place.
-Nennor prophcSies for November
rain the first week with a frosty snaI
about the Bird or 18th rain on the I'll
and llth heavy snow after the 18th
with great storms snow, frost and colt
from the Goth to the 25th and higI
winds and storms during the closin
days.
A new time table has been issue
OH the Passumpsic road. The nigh
express from the south now arrives a
BIB a. III. The mixed train from til
north will he an express train and wi
leave at lI.27, and the night expires
from the north will leave at I2.5S p. II
Change will take effect Nov. Is.
The second half of the first teri
at the academy will begin Monday
Nov. 9th. Glasses in the classics an
mathematics will continue their worl
Glasses will Ice formed i'll geometry, a,
tronomy, mental science, civil govern
ment and advanced book keeping, an
perhaps in one or two other branches
One of the Academy scholars, Ill
conscious that the pupils were havin
holiday on Tuesday afternoon, pu
sued his studies through the afternoc
with his accustomed assiduity, al
consequently lost his outing seaso
He is now seriously debating the que
ton, if it is true that diligence has
reward
Prof. Taylor drew good audienc
on Thursday and Friday evenings, al