St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-18

week ending May 10, 1883.
Highest. Lowest
Thursday, % ~
Friday, 81 40
Saturday, 81 30
Sunday, % "a
Monday, 10 2S
Tuesday, AZ 40
Wednesday, Is "a
Ioral ,Rrms.
There was a frost on Saturda.
morning.
Clifford photographed the NJ. E
church on Monday.
DR.. Stokes was taken to Windso
Wednesday by Sheriff Sulloway.
Sheriff Sulloway has appointed c
l.. Brown his deputy for Peacham.
Promenade concert at the Towr
hall this Thursday evening positively
the last of the season.
A Gospel Temperance institute fol
Caledonia county will be held at Hard
wick May 81 and June /.
Jerry Drew's barn on the old Tres
colt lot has been placed in position,
and the work is going forward.
The Free Baptist church has voted
to extend call to Rev. A. =. Tracy of
North Danville to become their pastor.
Russell Hallett has sold the Hull
Curtis place on Summer street to
Marshall Clifford for $4,000, cash down.
The regular meeting of the
Daughters of Rebekah will be held this
Thursday instead of Friday evening,
ON account of Coughs lecture.
The game of ball, at the Fair
ground on Saturday, between village
and Academy mines, resulted III vic
tory for the latter 10y II score of 20 to
p.
In the list of the trustees of the
Cemetery association, published last
week, Thaddcus Fairbanks should have
been named instead of Franklin Fair
banks.
Supports of masonry are being
placed under the forward part of the
NJ f. church building preparatory to
the addition of about dozen feet to be
made in front
D. ID. Patterson has removed his
barn back some distance. and is putting
a cellar under the ell part of the house,
besides making other Improvements
about his premises.
The young man referred to in the
article entitled ale Drove Well, " from
the Tallahassee Floridian, printed on the
first page of this issue, has an aunt re-
siding in this village.
E. b. Merriam Il Co. opened their
dry goods department on Saturday.
They had many visitors during the day
and evening. They have a very hand
some and well-arrauged store.
Prof II. Fairbanks is to erect IL
cottage this season at PrOut's Neck,
Me. The cottage has been framed, and
made ready to be put up, mt the shops
here, and there are three or four car
loads of the materials.
The friends of b. 6. Howe will
give him benefit this Thursday
evening at the Avenue house. Supper
will he served during the evening. The
house has been put in good condition
and is again open to the public.
The past week has been cold and
damp, and overcoats have been in good
demand. The showers have given the
grass good start, and the change
within week has been a great one.
Snow fell at Danville on Sunday.
The telephone poles are set be
tween here and Lyndon, the wires will
be strung this week, and communica-
ton will be opened next week. A cen
trail office will be established at Lvn-
dOnville, probably at the drug store.
W. f. Harvey, who has been en-
ployed by +. Il r. Fairbanks Il Co.,
has left the shops, and he announces,
III our columns, that he buys butter
and eggs for Boston firm. with head
quarters Mt +. b. Merriam X Co.'S
store.
There was a triangular exchange
on Sunday. Rev. Thomas Spooner, Jr.,
of Whitetield, y. H., supplied the pull
pit of the Free Baptist church. Rev.
f. Owen of Lyndon Centre went to
Whtetield, and Rev. f. b. Phelps of
st. Johnsbury East preached for Rev.
Mr. Owen.
C. c. Bingham has transferred his
interest in the Telephone exchange to
the Boston Il Northern Telephone
company of Lowell, Mass. Mr.. b. re-
tains the management of the exchange,
for the present, but will devote less
time to the telephone and more to the
management of his own business.
1t would seem that those who have
the management of our schools might
see the ACCESSIBILITY of closing their
doors to the itincrant catch-penny
"shows," which are worked into the
schools through patriotic or education