St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-12

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ctnrch, Sunday school and society lose
a Highly esteemed member.
Keith 81 Lawrence have plenty o
logs so they can keep their mill run
ming.
LYNDON.
I Thomas Patterson the butcher, hai
moved TO the Leach farm in Egypt"
/ The Good Ternplar's Union of til,
I Caledonia and Essex district will hold
its annual meeting with Riverside
lodge at Lyndonviile, Feb. 81.
The district school at the centre
closed a very profitable term last Sat
urday. Miss Wilder has taught. three
| terms i'll this district during the last
school year.
The National bank of Lyndon pays
a two per cent dividend for the last
six faouths. -.
/ Sixty couples attended the r. Il.
ball last Thursday eve, BlaisdelI's
orchestra furnished the motive power.
I Fred Twombly and Frank Hunter
have gone to New Hampton, N: H., to
attend school.
The following were installed last
week as officers of Riverside lodge fol
the ensuing quarter: w. C. f., Mrs.
Carrie Randall w. V. T., Mrs. F. l..
Davenport w. S. Mrs. Butler; w. F.
S., j. Z. Parker; w. T., f. l.. Daven-
port.
Rev. E. Owen has been engaged as
pastor of the Free Baptist church for
another year.
The engine S. S. Thompson broke a
tire when near POmpanoosuc, early on
Sunday morning of last week. Engi-
neer Pat HOye had IA narrow escape
from serious injury, a large piece of
the broken tire coming up through the
seat occupied by him and compl etely
demolishing it.
The Juvenile Temple at the Vile
will hold public meeting next Satur-
day evening. Everybody is invited to
attend.
w. j. Willard is now general freight
agent of the Passumpsic road. Mr..
Willard is St. JOhnshury boy--son
Of A. j. Willard, Esq.
Hon. b. G. Northrop, the county
state secretary of education, gave lee
lures at the Centre and Vile on Sun
day and Monday OF last week which
,1r.,.,, bntI, ,,,I
Subjects -''What our boys and girls
shall read" and "Rural Improve
ments."
Mrs, ID. O. Currier is gaining slowly.
Harvey Childs died III Minnesota last
week and his body was brought here
and placed in the tomb. He was a
former resident and was 80 years of
age.
ID n. Trull has been elected presi
dent of the Lyndon bank, l.. X. Quinn
by declining to serve longer.
The box shop is again idle for want
of orders.
Lila, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
II. Hopkins, died last Friday, of con
sumption, agedI6 years.
1t is reported that Bigelow q Mas
ten have dissolved partnership, and
that Masten is to continue the business.
A class in banking has been organ
lied at the Institute, with III. NJ. Pearl,
cashier of the LyndOnvllle bank, as in
structor.
Riverside lodge gives a rather novel
entertainment on Thursday evening,
Feb. 10. For want of IL better name it
is called what is it 2" party. The
price of admission is TO he regulated
by the weight of each lady, her escort
paying one half cent per pound,
which admits the couple to the enter
tainment and supper.
McINDOES FALLS.
Mrs c. NJ. Winch of Waterford is
stopping few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Locke.
Friday night at Academy hall, under
the auspices of Temperance society,
masquerade concert.
Winter term of academy closed last
Friday spring term will begin Mon
day, Feb. rs.
Deacon Monticello very pleasantly en-
tertained a few of his friends last Sat
urday. Among others present were
Rev. Mr.. Martin and wife aud Prof.
Bunker and wife of Peacham.
PAssUMPsIC.
Within the past few weeks the own
ership of the pulp-milI property has
changed. Mr.. F. A. Cushman of Leb-
anon, N. H., having sold his interest to
Mr.. 6. S. Gushing of Lowell.
The Good Templars give an enter
tainment at the ball Friday evening,
Feb. 10. .-.
The remains of Aaron Nermouth, a
former resident of this place, were
brought here for burial, Monday.
r. C.. Morse has taken the contract
to build new mill for the Clyde River
paper company, West Derby, and will
commence it at once.