St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-05-07

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-Chamberlin Post decided last Sat
urday night to attend the Grand Army
reunion at Portland, Me-, which will
be held during the week beginning
June %. A very large gathering o.
veterans from all over the country il
expected.
"A practical talk on Telegraphy
illustrated by apparatus, will be given
in the Y. NJ. G. A. hall next Thursday
evening, May IA, by Mr.. E. A. Silsby,
manager of the Western Union tele-
graph office. All friends of the assO-
citation are invited, both ladies and
gentlemen.
Ellis Moore, son of Geo. P. Moore
is to be bOokkeeper in the new rooms
of the savings bank.-W. NJ. Bell, for
some time clerk in this place, and late
ly at E. T. 81 H. X. Ide's has gone into
NJ. d. Bowker & Co.'s store at Lunen-
burg, and w. H. WOrthen takes his
place at the Ide's.
Rev. d. E. Miller of Waterbury,
formerly stationed over Methodist
churches in st. Johnsbury, Bradford,
Montpelier, Windsor and BrattleborO,
has been transferred from the Yer
mont conference to the pastorate of
the Baker Memorial church at Con-
cord, n. H.
Anthony Mccormick has bought
the tools and rented the blacksmith
shop on the Avenue lately occupied
by Alexander Williamson and has al
ready taken possession. Mr.. McCOr-
mick has the name of being an excel
lent hOrseshoer and a good workman
generally, and his friends expect him
to do well in his new location.
Howard & ROwell put in on Tues
day new safe weighing between two
and three tons. 1t is Halls patent,
made in the most thorough manner of
the best material for the purpose that
science has yet discovered, and is be-
lieved to be both fire and burglar
proof. 1t is fine piece of workman
ship.
"A. NJ. Thatcher, who has been in
c. E. Kinks meat market for the past
two years, goes to Newport to take
charge of Jerry Drew's livery stable.
Mr.. Thatcher has filled his late posi-
ton very acceptably to the public.
VIM. Bailey, who has been clerk in
Fairbanks store for few years past,
will take Thatcher's place at Kinks.
Some folks on the street are chuck
ling at the fact, as they claim, that the
county commissioner removed Geo.
Aldrich as liquor agent because he
thought he sold too much liquor, while
the man he put in as successor about
doubled the sales of Mr.. Aldrich. We
do not see how liquor agent is re-
spOnsible for an unusual amount of
sickness" in place.
"A dispatch to the Free Press says
that an extra freight train of eighteen
on the St. JOhnsbury and Lake Cham
plain road met with an accident one
mile west of MOrrisville, Thursday af-
ternoOn, which was caused by a bad
joint and a short piece of rail being
thrown out. Seven loaded cars were
derailed, and the track badly torn up
for ten rods.
At the annual meeting of the St.
JOhnsbury Cemetery association held
May 5, Franklin Fairbanks was elect
president and Daniel Carpenter secre-
tary and treasurer. The following
were chosen trustees Thaddeus Fair
banks, HORACE Carpenter, Horace Fair
banks, VIM. Green, Henry Fairbanks,
Asa S. Livingston, j. NJ. AlvOrd. AL
though there were unusual expenses
last year the income covered all ex-
pense. The permanent fund is now
over $1,000.
Geo. L. Bradley has completed the
sale of his interest in the st. JOhnsbury
bakery to Oscar NJ. Waterman and the
style of the new firm will be Geo. HI.
Cross & Co. Mr.. Bradley will close
up his business here as soon as possible
and then with Mrs. Bradley will seek a
climate more friendly, as Mrs. Bradley
has quite delicate lungs. They will
probably visit the southwest as far as
Denver, Colorado, and from thence
| will go into the northwest.
Rev F. T. Perkins of Burlington
preached two excellent sermons at the
North church last Sabbath and admin
istered baptism to ten adults, receiv
ing 10 into the church, Is on confess
sion of their faith. He made the COM
munion service exceedingly impressive
and tender.-The South church receiv-
ed 81 new members last Sunday, of
whom "a united by profession and
seven by letter.-FOur persons were
baptized into membership of the Rail
road street Baptist church at the morn
ing service.
Rev. E. w. Culver, for three years
past with the Methodist church in this
place, is stationed by conference for
the coming year at st. Adams, and has
gone there with his family. Mr.. Gull
i uar,S Snccessnr at St InhnShnru will