St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-13
Tnral Urn's.

Wednesday, AZ 80
Infal cUrws.
Ezra Bennett is laying the founda-
ton for residence on Spring street.
The G. A. Il. have decided to pre-
sent ''The Battle of Gettysburg again
this winter.
C. J. Marion has purchased of A.
J. Willard house on Caledonia street,
Summerville, for $500.
Geo. ID. Randall celebrates Cleve-
lands election by suspending over
eighty small flags from his store.
Principal Putney was at Montpe-
pelier yesterday to attend the hearing
before the educational committee.
As this is the week of prayer, ser
vices are being held in the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms every evening during the week.
The telegraph office is being re-
moved across Central street to the
store formerly occupied by Foster g.
Stevens.
The political action of the st.
Johnsbury clergymen is classified as
follows: One for Cleveland, three for
Blaine and four for st. John.
Mrs. Robert Donaghey of Fair
banks village hipped in coming down
stairs some days since and falling
broke her arm between the wrist and
elbow.
The st. Johnsbury Clothing Co.
have something to say in the advertis-
ing columns. C A. Whitcher also
makes an announcement to the ladies
elsewhere.
The Ladies' sewing society of the
North church sent Il valuable box of
clothing on Tuesday to a home mis-
sionary mt Milbank, Dakota-Rev. J.
l.. Granger.
The week of prayer was com
menced on Monday evening by IA ser
vice with especial reference to the un-
settled state of affairs regarding the
presidential election.
Some of Blainc's sympathizers in
the academy built bonfire in front of
the Athenaum Friday night, in 4
pouring rain, for the purpose, rs was
ex ressed 10y some of the participants,
of keeping the material away from the
Cleveland boys.
DR.. S. r. Brooks gave the attend
ants at the Y. NJ. C.. A. rooms on
Thursday evening some practical hints
relative To the process of "Digestion,"
illustrating his subject by charts.
There will be no "talk" this week on
account of the week of prayer.
Miss Chaplin, missionary to China,
temporarily in this vicinity, gave a
very earnest and interesting address
to the ladies of this place at the South
church Tuesday afternoon. Miss Cha
pin is native of Greensboro and
sister of the late VIM. A. Chaplin of
this place.
Col. John b. Mead, commissioner
for Vermont to the Worlds exposition
at New Orleans. was in town over Sun
day in the interest of the exposition.
He was accompanied by his wife for
merly Miss Kimball, principal of the
Union schOols) and were the guests of
l.. ID. IIazen. Mrs. Mead remains here
for short time.
Word has been received that Miss
Emily Arnold of North Abingdon,
Mass, lately a pupil III st. .Iohnsbury
academy, who was just getting about
on crutches after her severe injury
from IA runaway team in the summer,
has fallen and again broken her injured
leg. She will have much sympathy in
her double affiiction.
All young men who wish to join
the free class i'll arithmetic, book
keeping, penmanship and the sciences
should ut once hand in their names,
and the studies they wish to take, to
the secretary of the y. NJ. c. A. The
committee ha ing charge of the classes
are Prof. Bracket, A. l.. Hardy, w.
S. Streeter and F. G.. Bundy.
A campaign of exceptional bitter
ness and narrowness was tittingly
brought to a close on Railroad street
last night by hanging i'll et1igy st. John
and the editor of The Caledonian.
This is the natural outgrowth of the
spirit of intolerance which has been Sc
manifest in this town for several weeks
past The harvest is now being gath
cred.
Principal Putney reminded the
students, in "a talk To them on Monday
that the election is settled and that
they might now resume their studies
undisturbed by the conflict of party
strife. He impressed upon them the
fact that business will 90 right on a,
usual and that the change in admins
tratiOn is only one which people hav,
right to expect.
H L. Stilson of Bennington. CRANE
master of Odd Fellows of Vermont
made an official visit to Caledonia ant
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