St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-01-22

! the Nj. +. church.
Fred Corliss will leave the Harris
farm in March and take charge of his
fathers i'll Newark.
WEST BURKE.
Two barns and shed and contents
| belonging to Charles w. Thompson,
situated about one mile from this vii
lage, were burned Thursday night,
Jan. Is, caused by the breaking of n
lantern. Insurance on buildings $500.
the Grand Army post repeated their
play, ''Hal Hazard or the Union Spy
on Tuesday evening.
CABOT.
The ladies sociable society of the
Congregational church have arranged
for a very pleasant course of lectures
during the winter months. The first
of the course was given Dec. 30, by
Judge W. p Smith of st. Johnsbury-
Subject, Temperance. Those who had
the privilege of attending pronounced
| it well worth hearing. The second
was given by Gen. w. w. Grout, upon
/ ''Robert Burns" OH Tuesday evening,
Jan. l3. 1t was very enjoyable and
appreciated by every lover of poetry.
Prof. Bracket of St. Johnsbury acade-
my has been invited to deliver the next
i'm course, which will be given on
| Tuesday evening, Jan. 81.
The attention of the people was ar
rested on Monday, Jan. II, by call
from Morrill, post, No. IL, G. A. r. to
''fall i'll for rations," and large num-
Der of the citizens responded. The en-
| tertainment consisted of vocal and in
strumental music, recitations, speech
es by the clergy, etc. "The MOcking
Bird'-viOlin and Organ-was finely
rendered by Mr.. Walter Sulham and
| Mrs. Myrtle Clark Duncan. After the
exercises an invitation was extended
to all to repair to an adjoining room
where an army supper was served,
consisting of baked beans, doughnuts,
coffee and genuine "hard tack" The
| boys were much encouraged 10y the
financial success, the receipts of the
evening being twenty-Ons dollars.
Mrs. VIM. Swan is failing quite rap
! idly.-Jesse Morse remains very com
fortable.-Mr. Moses OsgOod and Mrs.
Eliza Town are quite sick.-Several
children in town have been sick during
the past week.
Geo. p. Foster is to open singing
school at school house hall on Thurs
day evening of this week.
WEST CONCORD.
Mr. Lewis Haywood of Kirby died
very suddenly of heart disease last
! Saturday Mr.. Haywood had been to
this village that day and was feeling
rs well rs usual. After going home lie
complained of feeling very badly and
expired before physician arrived.
The ladies of the Universalist socie-
ty will hold their third animal fair and
festival in the vestry Wednesday az
ternoon and evening, Jan. 2Sth. They
will offer for sale many useful articles
at reasonable prices, and will put forth
/ Illtil beSt tnuestNOTS 10 luSuTc a. IONIuI
occasion to all who may attend. Sup
per will lie served from to 10.
DANVILIlE.
Information is wanted as 70 the
whereabouts of +. II. Cheney, who left
this town owing three dollars for The
CaIedonian. A liberal reward will be
paid for any information leading to his
recovery. Address OYerseer of tho
Poor or Deputy Sheriff, Danville.
NORTH DANVILLE.
few persons ventured over the al
most perilOus roads and gathered at
the parsonage last Wednesday even
ing to extend friendly greeting to the
new pastor, Rev. VI. Atwood and fam
I lily. A very pleasant and profitable
evening was spent. Several ''pounds"
of various articles, a barrel of apples,
bushel of wheat, etc, were left as
I slight tokens of esteem.
I Mr.. Samuel Nichols is still very i'll
and but slight hopes are bad of his re
covery.
The warming" of f. r. PaImer's
new house, Jan. rs was the occasion
=. .f ono of tho Iar0esf oatheriu0s aver