St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-23

Friday, 81 80
Saturday, 45 .
Sunday, 40 ~
Monday, 40 -
Tuesday Is a
Wednesday, CO 40
Focal Qfms.
A notice to electors appears in
another column.
The price of milk has been re-
duced from seven to six cents quart.
Vivid flashes of lightning in
cloudless sky was the unusual sight
witnessed on Sunday evening.
Over 100 persons were present at
the Wayside Cleaners entertainment
last Thursday evening, nOtwithstand-
ing the bad weather.
The South church choir have ten
dered their services to the ladies of the
church for musical entertainment to
be given on the first Friday in Novem-
Der.
The walls of the Savings bank
block will he up this week. In the
construction of the solid walls there |
will have been used about 230, 900 |
bricks.
Telephone poles are all set be
tween Barnet and Passnmpsic and the
line will be in operation in few days
The line to Peacham will also be i'll
operation next week.
Forty years ago yesterday foot
or more snow fell throughout this sec
ton, covering much corn ungathered
and many potatoes undug. The snow
did not melt until the next spring.
George Ranney received a fine in
voice of grapes yesterday, including
Isabellas, Catawbas, Tomas, and Di-
anas The Iona is little known here
abouts, but it is a very nice grape and
a good keeper.
Next Sunday evening the pastor
of the Universalist church will speak,
by request, upon the subject, (which
is the better way, to be honestly en-
gagged in what is considered wrong, or
dishonesty engaged in what is consid-
cred right ~
Mrs. John II. Ryan, who died on
Monday, had been sick for severa
years. She was an active and prOmi
nent member of the Catholic church
and was highly esteemed 10y those VIII"
knew her. The funeral services were
held this morning.
Tho Vermont branch of the WON
ans board of missions held its twelfth
annual meeting in Rutland yesterday.
There were at least sixteen ladies III
attendance from this county--two from
Danville, two from McIndoe's Falls
and twelve from st. Johnsbury.
Melvin Spaulding, son of Col.
Charles Spaulding, formerly of this
place, is another victim of l.. G.. Shear,
who induced him to borrow money
amounting to $1,000 or $1,000 of his
employers to assist Shear i'll one of his
schemes. AS result Spaulding gets
a sentence of ten years.
The reader will find something of
interest in the advertisement of q. A.
Whitcher, successor to +. b. Merriam
& Co., which appears i'll another col
umn. New goods appear on the shelves,
and Mr.. w. desires to become ac-
quainted with the ladies of st. Johns
bury, who are cordially invited to call
and examine his stock.
The outside work on the new Y.
NJ. c. A. building is completed and the
staging has been removed, and the
structure now appears to good advan-
tage. About 200.O 900 bricks have been
used in its construction. Lathing has
been going on, and plastering will now
commence, which work, it is expected,
will be completed in five or six weeks.
Montpelier on Friday, committee
was appointed to present the draft of a
bill for town system of instruction to
the educational committee of the leg
islature, consisting of State Superin-
tendent Dart, NJ. O. Perkins of Wind
sor, Principals Putney of St. Johns
bury, Landon of Burlington, and Co
nant of Randolph.
The following students at til,
academy have been selected to TAXI
part in the senior exhibition to he held
the Tuesday night before the Thanks
giving vacation o. S. Warden, F. G
Carter, F. F. Fletcher, O. S. Davis, F
l.. Knight, F. II. Buttome, Misses
Mabel +. Smith, Flora b. Bennett, n
j. Kingsley, Belle II. George, Minnie
Payne, Alice G. Churchill.
A. j. Hyde, NJ. D., of Napa City
Cal, former resident of this town
writes The CaledOnian as follows
"Your paper of Oct. , failed to reacl
me last Thursday, tn. 9th inst, IL
usual. | desire to see each issue now
for admire your Independence in this
campaign. California is sure fo
Blaine. The prohibition vote will b,
larger than it ever has been"