St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-03-13

| Otltt towns III Tue STATE, anu Sndii De
glad to do anything we can by wire to
alleviate the misery and sOlicitude of
the Caled0nian and some other inter
ested exchanges"
The Index publishes cut of
| "Uncle Joshway," who writes idiotic
letters for that paper. In giving the
first letter the editor announced that
it was handed in by "highly esteemed
citizen" And this cut represents this
much-respected individual. 1t is the
picture of sot more than half-seas
over, assuming ridiculous attitude.
| But really the cut only confirms the
impression given by the peculiar phra-
seologl used that the letters are writ
ten 10y the editor himself
Reformed Rumseller ID. G. Frost,
who intended to continue his lectures
at Music hall through this week, was
obliged to leave Monday because of
lack of patronage. The real trouble
with Mr.. Frost is that he is working
in the wrong way. He advertiseS
/ free lecture, but at the close invariably
| takes up Il collection. He thus mis-
leads the people. Nobody could reas-
onably object to give a small amount
to help along any earnest temperance
| speaker, but man hates to think he is
being worked" for IA sum of money,
small or large. Mr.. Frost talks well
| and seems very earnest in his work.
And it is not Mr.. Frost we condemn.
| 1t is the principle he works on.
The official board of the Methodist
society has adopted these resolutions :
Resolved, that the Methodist Episcopal
society will never cease to remember
with gratitude the unsolicited and
great favor extended by Messrs Horace
and Franklin Fairbanks in granting
us the free use of Music hall for public
and social religious services during
| the rebuilding of our house OF worship :;
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selves and the Christian community on
the friendly relations existing, and
! that We tender our thanks to all who
have afforded us encouragement and
aid by expressions of sympathy and
good will and by material offerings to
our building fund.
! The new railroad street hall is
enough money has already been guar
anteed and that the Passumpsic rail
road stands ready to take any stock
that may be floating around without
an owner. Landlord b. q. Howe is
looking over halls in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire this week to see
tect Gurnsey doesn't appear before
long, he will bring man back with
him to make estimates. Another meet
ing will be held Tuesday evening,
when a stock company will probably
he formed. 1t is the intention of the
promoters of this enterprise to break
ground as sOOu as possible.
The quotations of country produce
in the city papers are frequently utter
ly unreliable. They are generally
made 10y dealers who are interested il
buying as low as possible. The cOun-
try papers copy, and farmers are de.
ceivcd. In city paper dated Marcel
/, we find choice Vermont butter il
straight dairies, quoted at Is to u
! cents, and choice fresh butter % to 2;
cents. OF course, no really choice but
ter is sold in the cities ut these prices
At the same time butter is quoted "a
Burlington, this state, ut % to - cents
and at Norwich and Peacham sales are
reported "a cents. Before it reache.
, the consumers one or more profits ar,
added TO these prices, yet quotations
of Boston markets are often lower thai
! wholesale prices paid in Vermont.
r A farmer writes as follows to tn,
Brattleboro Phenix: perhaps the far
. mers i'll this part of the state are no
, aware how far they are behind the res
! of mankind in regard to dairy stock
:. | learn by the last number of my ia
: vorite journal, the Reformer, that
= Hartman of Peacham. has calf tina
i, is making seven pounds of butter
day. Now if a calf of that breed vii
do that, what may reasonably he ex
: pected of Il COW g. 1t is not strang
that the well-read farmer had n wor
u to say, for this idiotic item has gone t
j the four winds of heaven. 1t is pre-
sumed that few Vermont editors wer
Il farmers boys for most of them hav
used it i'll good faith. One journalist
e however, who was educated TO becOm
lawyer and runs paper not Il thou
. sand miles from st. Johnsbury, ingen
uOusly added that he didn't believe il
: The gist of the whole matter is tina
- this enterprising farmer has trst-rat
heifer that makes seven or eigI
pounds of butter a week. If he wi
ct send us the exact amount we will pub
: lish it To relieve the anxiety of Tia
l. doubling farmers in the southern pal
h Of the state. But it will go hard wit
ST the untruthful editors if the heift
= happens to see the item.
. y. VI. &. A. Anniversary.
: The subject of Rev. G. NJ. Southgate
address at the meeting tonight wi