St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-30

Mr.. llllOtSOn was called 10 SOuth
Woodstock last Sunday to attend a
funeral.
Three carloads of groceries for f.
q T. Fairbanks Il Co. arrived on
Wednesday.
WIN. f. Peck has been appointed
postmaster at Passumpsic and Chas. T.
Gray at Newark,
Miss Mary w. Tyler, missionary in
South Africa, favors the CGIedOnidn
with foreign papers.
A select sacred musical recital, to
invited guests, will he given at St.
Andrews church, Monday evening,
April ,.
The annual session of the grand
lodge of the knights of Honor will be
held in Odd Fellows hall on Wednes
day, April II.
Henry Harris has bought the Mrs.
John &. Chubb house on Spring street,
and has sold his block on Main street
To James Sanborn.
j. r. Richie, manager of the mer-
camille department of +. Il T. Fair
banks Il Co., goes to Boston and New
York next week for spring goods.
Isaac Church, mail-carrier from
this place to North Danville, died last
week of pneumonia. He left the road
only few days before his death.
The members of the Mechanics
Mutual Relief association are requested
to meet at Good Templars' hall, this
(ThurSday) evening at 7:l5 o'clock.
The post-ollice was closed on
Wednesday afternoon, between the
hours of two and five, in respect to the
memory of the late postmaster gen
eral.
ANY boy who wishes "A ticket ad-
hitting him to the Y. NJ. c. A. boys
entertainments and the boys reading
room can obtain it by applying at the
secretary's office.
Charles II. Mutt was member of
the st. Johnsbury Mechanics Relief
association, and his is the fourth death
in the association during an existence
of about four years.
A box luncheOn sOciable will be
held by the Free Baptist society this
Thursday evening. The gentlemen
buy box of luncheon, and share it
with the lady whose name he finds in
the box.
In the absence of Rev f. w. Cul
yer on Sunday, one of Henry Ward
Beecher's sermons was acceptably read
by a layman, who has never Became
known to fail in anything he has I'M
,dertaken.
A party of thirteen couples from
Lyndonville, partly composed of mem
bers of the ''Amity Club" INDUCED in
"a sleigh-ride to this place on Monday
evening, with supper at the st. Johns
bury house.
The annual report of the Y. Nj. c.
\. is being printed at the CdtedOnidn
office, and will be ready for issuing
next week. The amount and scope OF
work done 10y this association may thus
be readily seen.
The masquerade party at odd Eel
lows hall Tuesday evening brought
out large crowd with good number
masked, some well-gotten up costume:
appearing among them. Finefs or
chestra furnished music.
Rev, II. Lockhart, who preached il
Worcester on Sunday. Is confined to hi'
bed in that city with quinsy in the
throat. 1t is understood that he hat
received a call to a pastorate there
His desk here was supplied on Sunda!
by Prof c. f. Putney.
A counterfeit silver dollar is sal,
to be in circulation, of the same weigh
as iut genuine COIL. anu tllt pidlluS ~
thick that it successfully resists thu
acid test. 1t is well calculated to de
.ceive even those who are adopts at de
.tecting counterfeit coin.
1t was expected that the embass,
from Madagascar would visit st. Johns
bury during its stay in America, but it
departure has been FASTENED 10y diplo
matte matters in Berlin. In conse
quence of this the amiable Prince VIII,
heads the embassy was obliged to de
cline the invitation of Messrs. FAIR
banks 4 Co., which he did with grea
regret.
The thaw has made considerable
progress since Sunday morning, tn
melting process being slightly inter
fered with on Tuesday evening. whe
a light snowfall succeeded light raiI
The sun has come out during the da
and moistened the sidewalks. and tn
departure of the snow is being yer
slowly accomplished As at preseI
managed, the thaw bids fair to be lon
drawn out.
At the annual gathering at Re-
AIr. TillOtson's last week Thursda