St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-06


A. S. Livingston of this place and
J.. b. Harris of Lyndon will attend the
blow of fat cattle at Chicago next
HTuesday.
The heaviest rain of the season
came election night. The ground in
& this section has not been so well
soaked for several years.
The Barton Monitor says there
q have been three more deaths of diph-
g liberia in that place, but it is hoped
bow that the plague is stayed.
Next week will be observed by
3 HE churches in this place as week OF
s prayer, with services in some, if not
|all, of the churches, every evening.
MIR. Sayford, an evangelist well
known to many of our people, will
4 probably conduct a series Of religious
Greetings in this place early in Decem-
per.
Query: How many votes did St.
John lose in this town from the circu-
<lation of the printed circular regard
his alleged desertion of his first
<Eife
"A travelling man who dresses silk
hats was in town last week. He found
#few worn here and came to the conclu-
sion that this is not "a very toney
place"
The Girls Benevolent society of
HE North church gave a sociable Tues
.tlay evening, and notwithstanding the
<rain, enough came together to leave
for the treasury.
C. A. Whitcher has put up new
Sign over his store door in the Walker
Block, which is both neat and attrac-
<tive-in these respects indicative OF
Die stock of goods within.
The South church choir will give Il
#Dlusicale in the vestry of the church
tomorrow evening. An advertise
bnent, in another column, gives the
program and other particulars.
During his ministry, Rev. b. NJ.
#1illotson of Woodstock, formerly OF
ths town, has attended nearly twelve
hundred weddings, and between TWEEN
ty six and twenty hundred flu
herals.
The result of the vote Tuesday
|shows that there are about 400 men in
this county who did not bow the knee
& to Baal, and who had the courage tn
stand up and be counted. St. Johns
vote in the state will probably reach
500.
While b. f. Drew was loading up
some wood in Waterford Tuesday, the
khed broke down, frightening his
horses which ran about threefourths
bf mile when one was thrown down
and both were captured. Damage
Blight.
The mixed train east on the Lake
road was wrecked near Johnson Friday
might bv some new wheels falling from
b fiat car ON which they were loaded.
Six cars were thrown from the track
Aud nearly demolished. No one was
seriously injured.
The new chairs for Music hall
have arrived and been placed in posi-
!6on, and the committee announce, II
&IAnother column, the opening and ben
fit entertainment in the hall on Thurs
I|aay evening. NOV. 20, for further par.
ticulars concerning which the reader il
Deferred to the advertisement.
III There is much sickness in thi,
town at the present time, the prevail
hug disease being fevers. Mr.. Doying'i
s Family is still most sadly afflicted
Soon after the eldest daughter Adal
Died, their domestic was taken sick
and last evening it was thought thu
+ boy Arthur would not survive many
hours. Edith is also very sick.
-"Chry santhemumsn is the subject
of an interesting article in Harper,
Magazine for November. All the type,
there mentioned and figured are now
to Ice seen in bloom at the conserYato
ries at Underclyffe. One can there SCI
the Chinese type in balls of white
gold, bronze, pink, etc, and the feath
cry japanese is as great variety O
color.
The ofiiccrs-elect of Hector lOdG
of Good Templars were installed III
Monday evening. The following an
the elective officers: w. II. Sargent
Nv. c. r; Mrs. f. n. Randall, W. V
RI; Geo. F. Allison, W. Sec. c.
Gibbs, W. +. $; ID. Carpenter, "
Treas. }. Carpenter, W. Chaplain. .
sociable will be held at the hall to
morrow evening.
Walter CrOsman arrived with til
remains of his father, Curtis r. Cros
man, Thursday, and they we're inter
red in the family lot, after scriptur
reading and prayer by Rev. II. "
Jones, Mr.. CrOsman WAS well az usu
al and had lain down npon the be
Sunday afternoon. When his wi
called him be did not respond, and q