St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-30
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The second half of the fall term OF
the Academy begins next Tuesday.
A bill legalizing the grand list Ot
1884 in the town of Victory has passed
tn house.
The granite companies are to cut
down their workmen about 81 per day
this winter.
If reports are true Cupid has been
busy among the lady teachers. Seven
of them are said to he engaged.
Emerson Hall is selling out his
grocery stock in Union block and is
expecting soon to vacate his store.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins will begin II
series of lectures at the Universalist
church next Sunday evening, on the
Creation.
Among the junior "honOrs" pre-
scented at Dartmouth Tuesday night
was the spade to II. p. Andersen of st.
JOhnsbury.
David Trull of West Burke has
bought the house on Spring street be-
longing to l.. II. Smith of Richford.
Price $1,000.
On Friday the house passed the
bill, which had previously passed the
senate, incorporating the Y. NJ. c. A.
of st. Johnsbury.
The time of some of the trains on
the Lake road was changed yesterday.
See time card on first page and per
haps save being left.
The docket for the December term
of court, which opens Dee. ,, contains
III cases set to jury, Ii of which are
state cases, and 30 to court.
The ladies of st. Andrews church
are canvassing for advertisements for Il
Christmas calendar the idea Of
the North church cook book.
A. Il. Became Of Boston is spending
"a week or two among his old friends
here. He reports the portrait business
much better in Boston at double the
price.
- An advertisement elsewhere an
nounces the opening of quite II number
of valuable building lots mt the head
of Main street. Also the Carpenter
house is for sale.
The Try club, connected with the
Universalist church, meets at the yes
try tomorrow evening and the com
parative merits of city and country lif,
will he discussed.
The polls will open at 9 and clos,
at 3 o'clock next Tuesday, and any
voter in the state will have the priv
lege of voting in the town where he
happens to be on that day.
Geo. Barnard of Worcester, Mass.
who with his father is engaged in the
stating business and slated the North
church and the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
was in town over Sunday.
Joseph Soper caught his left
hand on circular saw Friday and had
two fingers mangled in painful man
ner. Unfortunately Joseph has not
got an insurance plaster to console
him.
Eleven hundred opera chairs, with
a place underneath the seat to hang a
York on Monday and are expected to
arrive and be placed in position this
week.
The new village building, neal
Paddock Village bridge, caught fire
the other day from the sparks of tin
mans stove, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before any great damage
was done.
The. new choir of the North
church, which sang for the first time
on Sunday, is composed of Mr. and
Mrs. }. II. Humphrey, tenor and so
prano; Mrs. w. c. Tyler, alto; E. A.
Silsby, bass.
Mark ID. Smiths shopmateS in the
scale works surprised him on Monday
his sixty birthday a new
silk hat and pair of gloves. There are
many ties of friendship among the
workmen in the shops which show
themselves on frequent occasions.
Miss Carrie Clark of ths place
who has shown literary ability hereto
fore, aud whose productions in botl
poetry and prose have appeared in The
Caledonian, has lately written story
for the Youths Companion, i'll compe-
8 tition for prize, which has been ac-
.cepted.
A telegram from Walter CrOsmau
at Chicago announces the death on
Sunday of his father, Curtis K. Cros-
man, and that his remains are on the
way to st. Johnsbury for interment
Mr. Crnsmon fornterlV lived in this