St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-01-26

st. cJuhnsburp Galedunian.
st. Johnsbury, VT. Friday. Jan. 2e. 1888.
Weather Record.
At Bingham's drug store, for the
week ending January "a, 1883.
Highest. Lowest.
Thursday, 23 10
Friday, I3 10
Saturday, I6 26
Sunday, 81 Is
Monday, Is q
Tuesday, 1 -l2
Wednesday, )
Ioral -Hrns.
The weather continues very cold.
Wallet found on Plain. Enquire
at this office.
-Necktie festival at Odd Fellows
hall this Thursday evening.
There is a large auction sale to
begin on Railroad street Friday.
- Herbert Gaskill's wife has been
painfully i'll for several weeks with
an acute rheumatic trouble.
Those wishing us to send their
magazines ana papers to Ice bound
should hand them in 10y Jan. -.
A small-sized gold ring lost with
Masonic emblem cut in onyx stone.
Leave at this office and get reward.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Temperance convention of this
county will be held in this place, Fri
day, Feb. ,.
Johnny, the oldest son of John
c. Thompson, fell on the street Oh
Wednesday of last week and broke one
of his arms.
The executive committee meeting
of the Agricultural society is Tuesday,
Jan. 30, instead of Wednesday, as
printed last week.
E. +. Sargent has received the
agency for this town for the Sun Fire
Insurance company of London, Eng
land. founded i'm I1IO
Professor Virgins claims that the
storm the 18th was verification of his
October prediction. The second storm
is fixed for February 9th.
The Good Templars are making
arrangements to present the dramas,
'Glimpses of City Life" and "The
Death Warrant in about IA month.
H. w. HedgcOck has been appoint
ed postmaster at Lower Waterford,
vice \. p Taft, resigned, and James
ID. Leavitt is appointed at Craftsbury.
The CongregatiOnalist has issued
an elegant calendar for the year which
is really IA work of art as well as Il
useful household article for reference.
A large number attended the prom
enade concert at the Town hall on Fri
day evening. Announcement was made
that another would be held in two
weeks.
Warren Smith had second and
third fingers of right hand cut off by IA
saw below second Joint and had flesh
wound on first finger, in Circuits shop
this morning.
Ten persons from this place are at
the Montreal carnival this week, and
reports are that the hotels are full.
Twenty-one carloads of people went
up from Boston.
The second annual exhibition OF
the Passumpsic Valley Poultry associ-
alton will be held at the Town hall
st. Johnsbury, Feb. II, 10, Ii. A good
list of special and donation premiums
will Ice offered.
We have it on good authority that
the director of the Merchants bank
referred to in George Ide's letter OF
last week has no intention of going t.
Florida, as might he inferred from the
reading of the closing sentence of said
letter.
Upwards of one hundred persons
enjoyed social gathering at NJ. II
WilcoX's, near the Fair Grounds, on
Saturday evening, and various game,
were INDUCED in. Presents of an ice
pitcher and hanging lamp were mad,
the entertainers.
The gas has failed up in many
places on Main street, and occupants
of several shops now depend on til,
Eight of other days" that is kerosene
and tallow dips. The gas men an,
mining in front of the Episcopal
church for a leak.
Nine young ladies, the only mascu
line attachment being Jehu, INDUCED
in IA sleigh-ride to Lyndon Corner OF
Friday evening, had supper, paid thei
bills like little women, and returned a
the midnight stroke. Under the cir
cumstances, they report a good time.
On
now of Frisco, Utah, for the new year
issue of the Salt Lake Daily Tribune
paper which has for years Tough