St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-03

A. c. PriOr-BOot and Shoe Emporium.
| Smith g. Walker-Chamois.
| ii. C. MOore-Notice to Settle
Rev. II. w. Beecher-Lecture.
| acknowledgements
| o. Chase-RoOm to Rent
| Romance Bach-WaterprOOf Left
| H. j. Conant-Front Warm Rooms.
| Howard & Rowell-Holiday Goods
Moore e. Harvey-What they doing.
| James GoodwiIlie's Est-Presentation of Acct.
Richard B. Havilands INSTRUMENTATION of Acct
Chas. S. Hastings-Dry Wood.
DR.. Gage-appointments
Elliott M. Smith-Guardian' Notice.
N. R Switser-Parlor Set and Stove for Sale.
BRIEF LOCALS
Next Tuesday evening Mr.. Beech
er at Music hall.
Only ten cents for seat at Pow
ers' reading, Music hall, to might.
Rev. Mr.. Laird breaches at East
St. Johnsbury Sunday afternoon.
e. N. Randall is in Boston this
week buying Christmas goods.
The Emma Thursby concert COM
pany comes in the lyceum course Fri
day evening, Dec. Is.
Charles Hoadly has sold to Thorn
as N. Uttin for $500, his house in East
ST. JOhnsbury.
The house lately occupied by E..
w. Weare at the south end of Pearl
street is not for sale but is for rent.
The st. JOhnsbury granite COM
pany has $4,000 feet of flooring with
power to let for business purposes.
S. r. Batchelder, for year past
telegraph messenger boy, retires Satur-
day. Lyle F. Stanton takes his place.
-Ranney & Norton have bought out
the butter business of E. B. Merriam
and will continue the same at their
stand on Main street.
-WOrkmen who are putting in a
drain from Allen block to Railroad
street find the ground frozen to the
depth of Is inches.
Milo Utley, janitOr at the M. E.
church, has moved into the Curtis
house, Summer street, the tenement
vacated by j. B. SOper.
The Rector's aid society of ST.
Andrews church will hold their bazaar
in the basement of Music hall, begin
ming Tuesday, Dec. ID.
The creditors of F. J. Preston OF
Danville met here Friday. Claims
were presented and Charles d. Brain
erd was appointed assignee.
"A sociable was held at the Presby
terrain church Tuesday evening. A
supper was served and an entertain
ment given by the young folks.
j. G.. Morrison is running the
liquor agency on quite low rate O
sales and is giving satisfaction evident
ly to all except those who want liquor
for some illegitimate purpose.
&C. G.. Bingham is making extern.
sive repairs in his drug store on MAR
street. The ceiling is to be sheatheC
and the internal arrangements of the
store otherwise improved.
Eighteen of the children and
grandchildren of Ansel G.. Babbitt tool
dinner with him Thanksgiving day
this being the largest number of hi
family that ever met at one time.
During the past week or ten day
the ground has frozen up in this sec
ton and winter seems to be closing il
upon us. This morning the ground il
covered with some two inches of snow
Howard & ROwell have sOmethin:
interesting to say to those who ar
wanting nice goods for bridal or hOli
day gifts. They also keep good linz
of articles wanted by every one il
every day life and business.
Rev. E. w. Pierce will occupy tn
pulpit at the Church of the Messiah
next Sunday. AS Mr.. Pierce will
preach at West Concord in the morn
ing the hour of the service here will b
at 80 o'clock in the afternoon.
Gen. Neal Dow will deliver lee
tures at McIndoes Falls, Thursday, De
cember IL, and at Lyndon, Friday, De
cember 10. Further notice will b
given next week. These lectures vii
l. be given under the auspices of the w
C. r. U.
The Brennan's Star Theatre com
pany has occupied the skating rim
this week, giving "The ticket-of-leav
man" Monday evening, "The street
of New York" Tuesday and "The tw
orphans" last evening. The audience
have been large each evening.
. Rev. l.. l.. Beeman and wife an
d Mrs. A. L. Bailey represent the S
n JOhnsbury Methodist church at til
Derby meetings this week, which be
gan Tuesday and close to-day, and il
clude the re-dedicatiOn of the churc
and district preachers meeting.
). The court house flag was at Ina
mast Tuesday in honor of the la
Vice-President Hendricks, whose fl
neral was on that day. A flag wit