St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-09

cert at the Town hall this Thursday
evening.
We are indebted to town clerks
and other friends for reports of the
March meetings.
The st. Johnsbury Clothing com
pany will close their store hereafter on
Wednesday evenings.
Twelve persons united with the
South church and three with the North
church on Sunday.
The Senior class of the Academy
will give masquerade party in Acad
envy hall on Friday evening of next
week.
The scholars in Miss Arnold's
room have raised sum of money
among themselves, and have hired IA
piano, which has been placed in the
room.
The poem on the outside, written
by native of this town, is of local in
terest as well as of intrinsic merit, and
will serve to awaken pleasant memo
ries in the minds of many readers of
the CdIedORidn.
Frank Dart, an Academy student,
son of Justus Dartt, state superinten-
dent of education, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, has so far recov-
cred that he expects to return to his
home on Saturday.
The commandery of knights
Templar ut Littleton, \. H., made a
return visit to Palestine cOmmandery
of this place on Tuesday evening,
about twenty Sir Knights coming over
to test the hospitality of the Palestine
boys.
There is an item under the head of
marriages which will interest many of
our readers. Mr.. Kinney left st.
Johnsbury for Idaho only about year
ago, and Miss Matthews was for some
years the soprano in the North church
choir.
Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Merriam have
been called to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Merriam's father, George w.
Dillingham;, Esq, of Morrisville,
prominent citizen of LamOille county
and IA brother of EX-Gov. Paul Dilling-
ham of Waterbury.
The Presbyterians occupied their
new church on Sunday, and the i'm
preston of those who attended ser
vices there are that il is very attract
i've church, internally. Some particu-
lars of the edifice are deferred on ac-
count of the unusual press of local mat
ter.
A council of the American Legion
of Honor will be instituted this (Thurs-
day. evening, with some seventy char
ter members, representing many of our
best and most prominent citizens.
The council will be instituted by A.
Barrows, NJ. D., of Boston, supreme
deputy.
A Kate Greenaway coffee party
will be given by the Young Ladies'
Missionary society III the South church
vestTy on Friday evening, March Q.
Refreshments will he served during the
evening. Easter cards and eggs, flow
II
fractions.
AS the morning mail train south
on the Passumpsic road began to slow
up above the crossing on Wednesday
morning, the tire of the driving wheel
broke to the spokes, and the train was
with difficulty gotten to the depot. The
train was detained here for the arrival
of an engine from Lyndonville.
AT meeting of the singers and
musical people on Tuesday evening, it
was decided to present the cantata of
"Queen Esther at as early date as
possible. 1t cannot be produced for
some six or eight weeks, owing to the
long time required for the rehearsals.
They start with good chorus, and the
entertainment will unquestionably be
made a success.
Henry Little, who writes the rem
iniscences of the Vermont legislature OF
1905, appearing on the first page of
this issue, writes from personal recol-
lections-a marvellous instance of IA
clear mind and a retentive memory
Another remarkable fact is that lac
writes clear, legible hand, which
would pnt to shame majority of the
young men ut the present time.
Mr.. Clifford, the photographer, has
been extremely successful in his win.
ter views taken the present season
The snow scenes are not new or very
strange to people who live in Vermont
but they are excellently taken anC
must Ice IA pleasant and novel sight {,
country. Some of these views that rep
resent the falling snow are rare pic
lures. The February number of til,
Photographer, st. Louis magazine
speaks in high praise of these instanta
neous views made by Mr.. Clifford.
-Eber, "A son of David Morrison q
this town, with two other operators i
the cable Office in New York recent
handled in three successive nights -
cable messages each in one hour an