St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-05

pronounced groundless. If true, they
would not have received general sym
pathy, for they are regarded by many
as the whale which is swallowing up
many of the smaller fish. Having re-
Gently enlarged their borders, opened
a shoe department, and it is rumored
that of grocer will soon follow.
Their new and novel method of send
ing and receiving cash is reported to
have cost them S30,OO0, and it is af-
firmed there are only three in use in
the United States. We are glad to
know it is an American invention.
The windows of one of the large gro
GERS, Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, advertised
their goods and told of their increase
in trade, especially in confectionery,
by the fancy scales and overlooking
baskets, with the number of pounds
sold from 1878 until the present year !;
showing a regular and marked increase
i'll trade year by year, and indicating
that the taste, If not the disposition, of
people is decidedly sweet. Bailey's
five-cent store upon Washington street
was thrOnged from morn until late at
night. 1t is well worth visit to see
how many curious and useful articles
can he purchased for five cents. Art
and bookstores are always attractive,
and You could rarely fail to be pleased
with some of the beautifully illustrated
poems of our favorite poets. HOughton
& DuttOn had SIS, ZOO worth of Christ
mas cards.
Nearly all of the churches observed the
advent of Christmas upon the Sabbath
or Christmas day, by appropriate mu-
sic. Upon Monday evening the church
of the Immaculate Conception had a
vesper service, in which the music was
beautiful and brilliant. The motto,
Gloria in EXcelsis Dec, and star in gas
Jets above the altar and the cut glass
Jets of the candelabra in front of it,
made fine central picture; while the
crimson drapery over the windows,
tropical ferns and moss and autumn
leaves, arranged III various artistic de
vices on the pure white pillars and fes-
toOns and wreaths of evergreen and
smilax, made it seem like fairyland.
The decorations were more elaborate
than usual. For few weeks past the
church fairs have been the order of the
day, and now there is IA little breathing
space between.
The thirty eighth annual meeting of
the Massachusetts Ladies' association
was held in the Boston Latin school
building last week Thursday and Fri
day. There were some interesting pa
pers and discussions. Miss w. Bertha
Hintz of the Normal school delighted
every one by her illustrative drawings.
She gave charming lessons for children
i'll zoology and botany, sketching with
great rapidity birds and their nests.
fishes, flowers and trees, and pointing
nice little moral for the children. j..
o. Norris of the East Boston high
school read quite Il lengthy and inter
esting paper upon "The High School
i'll our System of Education" A paper
upon the methods of studying English
literature called forth quite discus
sion among teachers and supervisors.
The opening lecture by VIM. l. Mar
shall of Fitchburg, "The Yosemite and
the Big. Trees of California" illustrat-
ed by the stereopticon, was well at
tended and enjoyed by the majority
Rev. DR.. Behrends of Providence, X. l.,
gave most able address on Friday
evening upon "What place, if any, is
Religion entitled to in our System of
Public Education ?" The meeting clos
ed Saturday morning by paper by
President Walker upon Industrial Ed
ucatiOn. z.