St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-05-19

RUNNER lPONhlhS -
ing the tenement building opposite
the North church, built 10y the late
Russell Arlington.
George Gurley, workman III
Fairbanks foundry, had his foot bad
ly jammed by heavy piece of iron
falling upon it one day this week.
The elegant gold comets used 10y |
the MINISTRIES tonight, are on exhibit
ton in Howard 4 Rowell's window
this afternoon.
A. +. Became has returned and oc-
cupies his old quarters on Eastern
Avenue, and will confine his business
tn crayon pictures exclusively.
Patrick Roach has rented the 9th
er part OF the Harris building, Main
street, and will take out the partition,
making one store of it.
Rev. Edward r. Fairbanks left for
New York Tuesday, and was to have
sailed for Liverpool on the Servia ut
four o'clock yesterday.
The st. Johnsbury military COM
pany, Capt. Abel w. Roberts, was ont
for drill Tuesday evening. They have
guns but no uniforms as yet.
Edward Hitler, who has been bag
gage master on the b. c. Il NJ. X. R.,
h. now a similar position on the st.
J. Il l.. c. X. r.
Nathan J. Pike, who has been
quite feeble all winter, started in a
carriage for Littleton, last week, hop
ing by change to improve his health.
Mrs. Wheatley of Montpelier sung
soprano at North church last Sabbath.
In the absence of two of the South
church choir, congregational singing
was had.
DR. VIM. NJ. Moore, who has been
located at Lower Waterford for about
a year past, has removed to this place,
and put out his "shingle" on Autumn
street.
Henry VI. Burt, Esq, publisher of
'.Among the ClOudsn-the summer
journal printed on the top of Mount
.Washington-was in town Tuesday.
He expects to resume publication
about July Z.
The remains of Mrs. EnOch Carter
were inferred at the cemetery i'll this
place on Thursday. Mrs. Carter was
mother of Mrs. Avery Pike of this
place, and formerly lived on Charles
street. She died at Chelsea, Mass.
The Sunday school concert at the
South church last Sunday evening was
Il missionary exercise, and was carried
on almost wholly by mission band of
little girls, called Little Helpers. 1t
was of exceeding interest to all who
were present
The County Conference of Con-
gregational churches will he held in
Peacham, the first Tuesday and
Wednesday in June. The annual
State Convention of churches will be
held at Manchester on Tuesday and
Wednesday, June l3 and II.
The johnson Normal sch Dol has a
genuine Fairbanks scale graduated tn
B the metric system, and a meter stick
a among its apparatus. The average
weight of its students is 5S33 Kilograms
Il (I2s lbs.) and the average height is
| 10 meters (5.5 ft.).
We learn that Rev. Charles A.
Savage, of Berkeley, California, for
merly of this place, expects to sail foI
Europe in the month of July, and also
that he does not propose to 20 alone
and still further, that his sister, Miss
Z Harriet Savage. will he the third mem
2 Der of the party.
The Northampton Gazette does us
proud i'll copying the letters of &C. NJ
So from Colorado; but when it say.
in the same connection. sc. VI. Stone
editor of the st. Johnsbury CaledOnidn
is with one of the California excursion
parties, and is writing very interesting
letters to his paper about the trip il
brings before us visions which we only
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Important to telephone users
A. II. Pugh, president of set o
printing works in Cincinnati, has haC
his telephone plugged" because h,
used profane language through it
Il The matter was taken to the courts a
II test case, and an elaborate decision
:. rendered, making a column of fin
type, more or less, and the result i
that Mr.. Pugh will have to reduce hi
profanity to writing hereafter, an
send the same by mail OF special mes
senger.
At the Sunday school concert a
'i' WI" '""''h iiSt cuHudH, "
s Fairbanks, the superintendent, CAV
8 the school an address on birds-mainl
the large birds of Florida. whose hal
Il its he studied the past winter, an
specimens of which he exhibited. In
cidentally there was much in the lect
IRE about other birds, including a
earnest plea for our native sOngster
and IN fact for all birds, Except ii
English sparrowl, the speaker show