St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-12-21

.Ist only at a discount of five per cent.
The delivery windows ut the post
<onicc will be open Christmas day from
'9 to 10 a. m. and i to ! p. III. The
evening mails will close at : p. III.
Christmas exercises will he held
Id several of the churches Monday
4 Evening at the North, South, Free
Baptist churches, and probably others.
Professor II. +. Fuller of Worccs-
Iter, Mass. spent couple of days in
ztown last week, and was cordially re
@crived 10y his many friends.
~ The Methodist society cleared
pver $50 at their pie festival last
#Thursday evening, the proceeds going
towards the church furnishing.
Winter came upon us with a ven
5Eeance last Saturday and Sunday, and
snce then it has showed for several
sdays but there is not vet snow enough
3fpr good ,lcighing.
Some readers fail to understand
4onr weather report. \ dash } before
4the figures indicates below zero.
4Nhcrc no dash occurs it means above
Zero, of course.
MIR. \. b. Noycs is quite i'll of ty-
5phoid fever. He has not been at all
Nell since the care of his two children
Through their sickness and death, and
5h,st week he gave mp work and now
81 sls settled fever.
4 A number of VIM. H. Hcarne's
q nlasonic friends called him down to
4 Railaoad street Saturday evening and
made him present of nice book, and
Id chain and charm, rs Il slight trStimo-
b al of their appreciation of him and
4regrct at his departure.
Il The annual musical convention
sill he held at Littlcton the second
3,veck in January, with concerts Thurs
HAY and Friday evenings. DIR. II. h.
3PaImcr Of New York, director Miss
s. Nellini, soprano; Alta Pcasc, comtralto :
3Willis Clark, tenor u. NJ. Babcock,
base Blaisdcll and others.
The Try club met last Saturday
Evening, and after wrestling with the
q question, "RcSolved, That the invcu-
lions of the present age are detrimental
ITO the interests of society" postponed
the result until Jan. H. The exercises
were cnlivcncd by vocal music by
3several members.
The Episcopal society gave an en-
@tertainmcnt at Music hall Tuesday
#evening in connection with their ba-
F. zaar After supper u pleasing little
4nperetta entitled "Cups and Sauccrs,
was given, the performers being Miss
MAY Gordon and John NJ. Cheney
&'The whole affair passed Oft very pleas
antly.
The readers will be interested il
q perusing our advertising columns, es
pccially at this season when every
q body is wondering what they can gel
<4or holiday presents. Most of on
s tradesmcn have attractive displays
i,nd it i almost rs good as a present t.
look over the many pretty things Will
which they tempt purchasers.
The Loan exhibition at the Nortl
s church Thursday aud Friday evening"
&; WAS well attended, Some very choice
H things were exhibited. the handiworl
4 of ladies in this place. and rare article
{. from the old world. The proceeds
were about so, besides the sale O
81 the cook book. The money goes TO
& missionary purposes.
The st. Johnsbury Cook book sell
we'll and there is prospect of a Wild
q call. 4 wcll-known hotel man, nov
n connected with one of the new BoStol
Il hotels, ordered one on seeing the motto
Il -. ~ J. - 81, $780,
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III. fort,-sc,npd birth d,v q
Mrs Gen " R,n,tt was celebrated .
"a her residence, in p,ddock VILLAGE q
{ last Thursday evening. \ large mum
81 l,.r or friends and r.i.IL,r. ver