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

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There are several cases of measles
in the village, mostly among the school
children.
Rev. w. F. Price, of Lynn, Mass,
will supply the North church pulpit
next Sabbath.
The Try club will debate tO-mOr-
row evening, "Resolved, That minis
ters are justified in preaching politics. -
John A. MOore's faith is good that
spring is cOming-at any rate he is in
market buying his spring clothing.
j. r. Lippitt was fined in police
conrt 800 and costs for selling intoxi-
eating drink to Bill Robinson. Bill
was fined IS.
In revamping The Caledonian's
item about the man who saved his
wife from the On-rushing train (as he
supposedly the Free Press locates st.
JOhnsbury on the 0. & l.. G.. railroad.
Up at Barton the teamsters are
trying to see whose horses will haul
the heaviest load into the mill yard.
This is species of cruelty which
should not be encouraged. The best
horses will soon be poor if overloaded.
The Sunday evening temperance
meetings will be resumed next Sabbath
at the Methodist church, at Z 40 o'clock.
This meeting will be under the au-
spices of Hector lodge of Good Tenn
plars. There will be several short and
crisp addresses and music.
Camp fire at the G. A. Il. next Sat
urday evening, with an address by
Marshall Montgomery on the Peninsula
the service perhaps as long as any man
in the state, it being about five years
and two weeks from the time he ell
listed till he was mustered out.
An ounce letter wont go for two
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to give two cents for each half ounce,
the receiver has to make up the short
age-and worse than that, the letter is
held for the shortage so as to frequent
ly delay its receipt, sometimes to the
receivers great annoyance.
Rev. Vitellus NJ. Hardy of West
Randolph has spent the past week
with his brother, Mr.. Audubon L.
Hardy, in this place. He preached at
the North church Sunday morning and
administered the communion, and in
the afternoon and evening addressed
the Sunday school in very interest
ing manner.
About twenty-five members of
Olive Branch lodge Daughters of Re
bekah of this place visited Juniper
Branch lodge at Lyndonville last Mon
day night to witness the new work by
that lodge. Juniper Branch is young
lodge, but are taking a great deal of
interest in their work, are excellently
officered and they made the occasion a
| pleasant one for their visitors.
The Hardwick fire Saturday called
for outside aid. A telephone message
received at this place was responded
to by Torrent engine company under
charge of Cyrus Sargent, and by Hose
company number four, A. B. NOyes,
| foreman. The Lake road furnished a
special, but the train was stopped and
turned back at Greensboro, the fire
having been got under control.
The next entertainment in the
course is the Hungarian Gypsy Band,
of some twelve or fourteen performers,
advertised for Thursday evening of
next week, March 10. This band will
draw a full house for obvious reasons,
even if they didn't play very we'll; but
they dot is also announced that
Major II. G. Dane, after his experience
on Mt. Vesuvius and in quarantine in
New York harbOr, has escaped both,
and will give lecture here on Tues
day evening, March "a.
Annual Meeting of the Z. M c. A.
At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association of St.
Johnsbury Saturday evening the fol-
Lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Chas. +. Putuey vice president,
Foster g.. Stevens treasurer, a. b.
Noyes recording secretary, John An
dersen directors, w. 5. Boynton, w.
G. Hawley, NJ. w. Angler, F. Allison.
! The anniversary exercises will be held