St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-27
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December court sits next Tuesday.
The Free Press SAYS these are the
saddest days of the year for the turkey
family.
The Index was particularly spicy
last week, some Of its election hits be-
lug unusually good.
Thanksgiving services at the
South church Tomorrow morning at
1870, with sermon by Rev. E. T. Fair
banks.
%. II. Hale is about to reopen his
old store in the Avenue House block.
A variety store is also opened in the
same block.
The legislature was to adjourn
early Wednesday morning so the "wis-
dom and virtue" of the state can take
their Thanksgiving dinners with family
friends.
The public school children feel de-
frauded in having only one days re-
cess at Thanksgiving when the acade-
my gives four or 1--WE days.
The pedestrians on Cliff street
have been surprised by the village
trustees putting down good plank
sidewalk from Fairbanks village to
Church street.
The shoe firm of Miner & Esty is
dissolved Miner has gone west to
grow up with the country and Esty
will carry on business alone at the old
stand opposite the st. Johnsbury
House.
-"Mv wife wants to take The Gale
DOMAIN one year III place of that Lu-
nenburg subscriber" said a well known
Spring street man Friday morning as
he walked into this office and planked
down IA dollar and sevcnty-tive cents.
The new skating rink erected by
Thatcher n Co., of Brattleboro, nearly
on the site OF the old Prescott livery
stable. will be open Thanksgiving day
evening with music 10y the band and
an exhibition of fancy skating by
George Doane.
J. Clark Higgins died on Thurs
day. He had long suffered from heart
disease, aud his fatal illness was com
plcated with pneumonia. He was son
of the late John Higgins of this town
aud brother of SelectmaE VIM. Hig-
gins. He leaves wife and young
child.
There was heavy rain Sunday
night accompanied by II strong south
wind. The wind attained great vio-
lence in some parts of the country and
II good deal of damage was done tele-
graph wires. Quite an earthquake
shock was felt in Concord, Keene, and
other New Hampshire towns.
On consultation with the principal
of the academy we find that the street
rumors concerning the expulsion of
several students are false, as street ru
mors frequently are. For persistence
in disuhedience and indifference to
their school work after repeated ad
IN pnitions. five students have been
temporarily suspended.
1t is with genuine regret that the
first lecture of the course comes
Thanksgiving evening, but the time
was fixed for the lecture before the
festal day was proclaimed and the
lecturers engagements were such that
the lecture could not he changed. Mr..
Vending is favoritc with st. Johns
bury audiences and we anticipate Il
fine lecture.
R c. Knight being in i'll health is
going with his family to Florida for
the winter. The boarding house has
been leased to Osborn Chase of Taun-
ton, Mass. Mr.. Chase has had long
experience as hotel proprietor and is
widely known as II popular landlord
Mr.. Knight expects to sail from New
York Dee. >, with Mr.. and Mrs Greens
lit.
There is Il blind soldier on Maple
street. named Joslin, a member of the
famous Eleventh Vermont regiment,
who has been waiting five years for a
pension is waiting yet. If any
of our readers wake up tomorrow
morning very thankful aud don't know
how To express their gratitude, here is
an opportunity. No charge for the
suggestion.
One A. c. McIntire who has
worked awhile for Wheeler Thomas,
sewing machine agent, had an exani-
nation Monday before Justice johnson
aud is held for trial at the county
court McIutire's offence is the taking
of Myra Bagley from Barre aud trav-
cling with her as his wife, while Myra
had IA husband and child at home. Mr.
Bagley captured his wife aud went t.
Massachusetts and Sheriff SuIloway
captured Mclutire.
SOME people think the course o
entertainments this winter begins a
too lat. an hour W.. understand tho