St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-04-03

William McLachlin of the Hollow, last
week at the age of &c years. Her flu
neral was held at the congregational
church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Martyr officiating.
The skating rink did not draw very
big crowd last week and will probably
soon be given up.
Rev. John E. Farrow's lecture on
"a stroll through London" at the town
hall Friday night was highly appre-
eiated by the fair sized audience
present. MIR. Farrow is thorough
bred Englishman and is so well ac-
quainted with the great British metrop-
oils as to be able to give a graphic pen
picture. He spoke of the many OBJ
jects of interest and dwelt especially
upon the cosmopolitan character of the
city. The church aid society cleared
about so from the entertainments.
The MethOdists gave "A sugar party
at their vestry last night and drew a
good crowd. The few who heard Rev.
A. J. Hough give his recent lecture
were so pleased that it was thought
best to give him "a larger audience and
he was called back to again read his
Country Parson" poem in connection
with last nights entertainment.
A teachers class was organized this
week by Principal Bunker and all who
intend to teach the coming year are in
yited to attend and take parts.
On account of dull trade II. c. Vince
Ter has been obliged to turn off part of
the help in his bobbin mandatory.
He has several large orders, hut they
are not to be filed till the purchasers
desire.
w. n. West or Kicker & Son, nobody
seems to know which, has put in a
full line of collins and Baskets.
Misses Susie F. and Fannie Cowles
received a large number of their young
friends Tuesday evening.
In giving ont the Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting last Sunday night
Rev. S. 5. Martyr spoke rather sharply
of the Methodists for asking him to
announce their entertainment the same
evening. While he wanted the warmest
fraterual feeling between the two
churches, he thought this was asking
too much and requested his parishion-
ers to attend the prayer-meeting any
way and then if they wished to 90 to
the entertainment, all right.
The Methodists are finding it pretty
difficult to raise their pastors salary
and some are afraid they will have to
get along without minister next year.
Miss Rosa j. Kicker, who is attend
ing st. JOhnsbury academy, has been
unwelI of late and will return home at
the end of the half term.
Fred G. Kittredge is teaching a writ
ing school at Hardwick.
Matthew Steele, who went to Illinois
year or two ago, has moved on to
Omaha, and Lucian w. Miner is now
in Kansas within sight of Indian ter
ritory.
George d. Mears, formerly of this
town, has Il large, convenient store at
Morrisville and is having first-rate
trade.
Hiram Rowe is confined to his bed
by sickness.
Some of the young people talk OF
getting up a promenade concert and
sugar party at the town hall.
After deducting the cost of repairing
broken sleds, chairs, etc, the dramatic
company did not get very rich by Their
Barnet trip.
Fred Weeks has gone to work fol
Jacob Way for the summer and Loren
Chase has hired Clarence Hendry.
Speaking of western farming. etc,
an old citizen rises to remark that one
young man, not yet % years old, has
saved over $1,000 working on Peacham
farms.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Peak last week Wednesday.
Kicker Il Son took in 1000 pounds of
butter last week at prices ranging from
Is to "a cents, 500 dozen of eggs at 20
cents, 10 hogs, , cattle and 20 calves.
Mrs. Scribncr Moody died last We'd
nesday at Boston, where she had gone
for medical treatment. She was 50
years old.
Revs. Martyr and Farrow exchanged
pulpits last Sunday.
Lawyers LamsOn and May were in
town last week looking after the case
of Ferguson against Drown.