St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-16

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The death of Bertha NJ Richard
son is given in obituary column. Many
of our readers will remember the de.
ceased, who with her mother and
younger sister spent several weeks in
this place in the summer of 1883. The
friends she made here will sympathize
with her parents at her early death.
Hall q Balch will probably occu-
py one of the stores in the new Music
hall building if little hitch i'll the
rental can be adjusted A. l.. Bailey
has had under consideration the re-
mOval of his business to the other
store, but has about decided to remain
in his present quarters, which are east
er of access to the railroad.
Wendell 2. Stafford returned from
Minneapolis last week. He will re-
main here about IA month and try some
cases in the supreme court which he
had prepared, as Mr.. lde is busy with
his legislative duties. He has under
consideration going into partnership
with Mr.. Belden, who will shortly re-
move his family to Minneapolis.
The first flakes of snow fell on
Tuesday, but did not whiten the
ground. This morning the ground is
covered, there being over au inch i'll
depth, and at this writing the snow is
still falling. Last year the first snow
came Oct. ., aud it is estimated that
about four inches fell. Danville re-
ported five and Walden six inches.
Invitations are out for the we'd
ding next Wednesday of Mr.. Charles
F. Robinson and Miss Emma Brickett
of Lowell. Mass. The ceremony will
take place at the house of the brides
father, Nh. Edmund Brickett, ut ID
Dover street. where the welded pair
will bc cat home" after Nov. II. Mr..
Rohlnsom's many friends in this his
old home will extend congratulations.
Friday evening G. A. Calderw GODS
boy gathered pile of dry leaves near
the stable door for "bontire." The
fire was seen by Il passer-by, who
raised IN alarm and Mr.. Calderwo0d
arrived just as the flames had reached
some straw in the doorway and the
fire was eXtinguished before serious
damage was done. Parents should take
warning and keep matches out of the
reach of youngsters.
A telephone line is to be run from
Barnet to this place, and the poles
former place. The poles have also
been set from Barnet to Peacham.-ThC
poles have been ordered and the Wells
River telephone system is to extend its
line to Barnet, which will afford con
nection with all of its eXchanges.-Thc
residences of Geo. w. Ward and Rich
ard Donaghy and the store of n. NJ.
Johnson on Railroad street are to be
added to the exchange.
There is spirit of lawlessnesS
itself in nocturnal depredations. The
indications do not point to malicious
acts so much as those which the boys
think may make some "fun." SatuT-
day night the police caught some OF
the youngsters engaged i'll taking
down signs, unhinging gates, stretch
ing hose across the street, etc, and
compelled them to undo their work.
Some of these proud-spirited boys will
some day find themselves figuring in a
justice court if they do not cease theil
FRANKS.
Mrs. J. l.. C.. Corliss thinks she can
out-dO The Caledonian in diary stories
thus far, for she has kept n diary faith
fully and continually for - years with
the closing of the present year, begin
ming ut the age of -. She has them
all carefully preserved and therefore is
able to refer to every incident of any
note in her life during this time, as
well as the time, place and the persons
connected with it. They have often
proved valuable in business matters,
and even societies with which she has
been connected have found them USE
ful in looking up dates, etc.
E. y +. Fairbanks x Co. act up
on the principle that when other
houses begin to talk about hard times
and reduce their expenses, then is the
time to advertise and wake up trade.
! Accordingly in a double column adj
vertisement in another column they
call the attention of the readers of The
Caledonan Ia their large display OF
fall and winter garments of all kinds
for all ages and sexes. Their stock oi
carpets is unsurpassed for variety and
quality, the prices lower than fol
twenty years, and they will repay III
examination. For quality and low
prices this house always takes the
lead.
| The Monitor announces that, ow-
| ing To the sharp contest ut the race:
at the late exhibition of the Or
leans County Agricultural society, anC
! the disposition of the participants fol
another ''brush," arrangements hav,
been made for another race mex
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