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

As the days begin to lengthen
the cold begins to strengthen"
w. b. Anderson is closing out his
stock preparatory to restocking.
The Academy closes on Friday of
next week for a vacation of three
weeks.
Mrs. Mary W. Villas has been APP
pointed postmistress at East Concord,
and ID. c. Harrington at West Dan
Vile.
The custom of making New Year
calls is growing in st. JOhnsbury.
One gentleman made eighteen in two
hours.
The nineteenth annual meeting
of the First national bank will Ice held
next Tuesday afternoon for the cleo
ton of directors.
The census of school district No.
- for the year ending Dec. 81 gives
Pol scholars and SOL inhabitants, 81
births and ~ deaths.
Mrs. Henry Levin of Railroad
street fell on icy steps outside her house
on Saturday, and injured her back and
side severely, though it is hoped there
will he no permanent injury.
The annual meeting of the Pas
sumpsic savings bank will Toe held
next Wednesday afternoon for the
election of officers. A semi-annual
dividend of two per cent will he de
clared.
AT the union meeting of the North
and South churches at the latter church
on Sunday evening, the sermon was
preached by Rev. +. +. Fairbanks and
the singing was furnished 10y the male
quartettc.
As the library is to be closed for
examination, all books must he re-
turned on or before Jan. ID, under Il
penalty of Z for each volume not so
returned. Notice will he given of the
re-opening of the library.
Miss Browns and Miss Flint'S
schools commence in the old North
church, January :, and Miss Wrinkles |
and Miss Harvey's on Maple street at
the same time. 1t is expected the
Others will begin the 18th.
VIM. Daniels. butcher on Railroad |
street, proposes to let the telephone
take the place of running a cart for a
time. Those telephoning their order
have it filled as well as though they
went To the market in person.
Both the national banks in town
have declared semi-nnnual dividends
payable January 10. The amount de- |
cided upon is not made public but will
probably he about the same as last
year three dollars or three aud half
per share.
L. II. Jones, formerly of st. Johns
bury, now employed 10y the Champlain
IN. W Foundry company, successfully
poured piece on Friday, into which
was poured thirteen thousand four
hundred pounds of melted iron, or
about six and three quarters tons.
Many of our readers will regret to
learn that Royal Cummings job print |
ing office was burned in the fire at
White River Junction early Tuesday
morning. His loss is estimated at
Sll0O, insured for 5000 Mr. Cum /.
mings will hc remembered rs once pub /.
fisher of the Farmer at this place
-Twenty-siX of the college boys /.
and students in the Academy and la
dies went over to Littleton, n. H., in |
"a large barge on runners on New
Years day, the ride being made in
three hours. Various amuscments were
INDUCED in with supper at Thayer's /.
hotel. The party returned in the even
ing reporting a pleasant time.
In the programme for the week of
prayer for lss3, the Evangelical Ali
ance has made no alluSion to the sin of
intempcrance, save to include this sin
among those for which confession is
made. The National w. c. +. L. there
fore earnestly asks all Christians to
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