St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21

ton at Spencers 1eWelry store tnls
week, preparatory to a removal West.
He intends going out to Dakota, where
he has a brother. Bliss Haskell, at an
Indian agency. Spencer has new
man engaged.
A panoramic entertainment, repre-
senting scenes in Garfield's life and his
assassination, was given at the town
hall on Tuesday evening, proceeds to
be devoted to the Free Baptist building
fund. Owing to bad weather, the au-
dience was not large, and receipts were
small.
Last Saturday afternoon a section
hand named Fitzpatrick was found i'll
state of intOxication, lying across the
track of the st. J. g. l.. c. road, near
the dry bridge about a mile beyond
Fairbanks village. 1t was close on
train time, and had he not been dis
covered just then he would have been
killed 10y the cars.
At meeting of st. Andrews YES
try on Wednesday evening, Capt. Ed.
f. Griswold signified his intention of
presenting the church with a large
pipe organ, as II memorial of his wife,
Ellen F. Griswold, who sang there the
first Sunday the church was occupied,
and for some time after, until her
death.
Rev. Mr.. Tillotson attended, last
Saturday, the funeral of Asahel Bur
ringtOn, the oldest man i'll Burke. His
age was 81 ears, month and 26 days.
He had been clerk of the town for So
years, and treasurer nearly as long.
He had the entire confidence of the
people during his long, active and use
full life
The Y. NJ. c. A. reading rooms and
parl0rs have been removed to the late
ly acquired premises-th building for
merly occupied by Mrs. Fleetwood.
These new rooms are much more COM
Portable than the old ones, and will be
fitted up in neat and attractive man
ner. A members reception is held this
Thursday evening.
Having lost two of their cOrnet
players, Bowen and Aubrey, this
spring, it is an open question whether
the band can go on with another sea-
sons business. They have concluded
to keep up their rehearsals for the
present, hoping for something to turn
up" but will not be in condition to
take engagements without outside
help.
Some 1900 or more names have
been obtained on the Railroad street
post office petition, which will be for
warded to the department probably by
| special messenger. There will be g
strong effort made to secure branct
office, or the removal of the present of
/ NV w Il punt IAsiillOiu SiICtJ
Rev. Mr.. Sandford has been chosen tc
carry the petition.
The backwardness of the spring il
a popular theme of conversation
Northern Vermont is rot the only re
gion affected by it, nor are the sugar
makers alone sufferers from it. Private
letters from the southern part of New
Jersey tell of frOsts throughout tina
region, and of serious damage to tn,
peach crop, as well as to black berries
and other fruit.
The usual spring improvements OF
and about IT sidences are noticeable
Irving Frost is tearing down his ole
barn and will put up "A smaller one
the Brigham house, head of Summe
street, has been very much improved
by repainting; the TrainOr house OIL
Maine street has been completely ant
very tastefully transformed and 9th
er property holders are "sprucing up
for the summer.
Academy Notes.
Academy Student" will he on
Tuesday.
The last half of the second term be
gan Monday.
The Glee club are talking of con
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