St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-11-05

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This section of the state was visit
ed by a snow storm Monday. The
ground was white with snow, the boys
got out their sleds and it looked quite
winterish until heavy rain set in anC
the snow soon disappeared. The
storm was a very severe one In the
other New England states and good
deal of damage was done along the
coast.
There is considerable talk among
some of the local business men of put
ting i'll private telephone lines between
their offices and homes. A Burlington
firm is supplying private lines from
one to four Instruments, under 25 miles
in length, each telephone costing from
so to $50 year. They are said to
work successfully.
The monthly meeting of the Y. M.
c. A. association will occur next Sat
urday evening. The general secretary
will give a report of the state cOnveD-
ton and the usual routine of business
will be transacted. The association
will observe the week of prayer for
young men by holding "a daily meeting
for young men at 30 p. III.
Station Agent Henderson sold 20
tickets for the West over the HOOsac
tunnel line last Tuesday. Eleven were
for California, two for Los Lunas and
two for Las Vegas New Mexico, two for
Nebraska, two for Kansas and one for
Chicago. Thirteen of the number
bought Phillips excursion tickets
which gives them certain advantages
in the way of comforts along the way.
The New England Congregational
Sunday school convention is held i'll
Park street church, Boston, next Tues
day and Wednesday. A very interest
ing program has been arranged.
Wednesday morning Col. Franklin
Fairbanks repeats his paper on "Busi
ness mems relations to the Sunday
school," which was read at the state
at Burlington.
The second entertainment in the
Y. M. G. A. lecture course comes to-
morrow evening. 1t will he given by
the Fanny Kellogg concert company
with Fanny Kellogg soprano, Mary A.
How cOntraltO, c.. F. Weber tenor
and G. E. Hay bass. Bernhardt Liste-
mann has been engaged as violinist
and Leon Reach as piano accOmpanist.
A rare program has been prepared.
AS two ladies were going to church
evening, a man came running
down Summer street and struck them
with much violence, knocking both
down and injuring one of them so that
she is yet unable to do her accustomed
duties. 1t was quite dark and the man
evidently ran against them accidental
ly, nevertheless it was very careless
and dangerous thing to do.
The special meetings for young
men begin next Monday evening in
the association building. They will
continue through the week holding
from Z to 7 80 O'Clock, closing in time
for all engagements ut the latter hour.
At the usual Sunday afternoon and
evening meetings special topics in line
with the thought of the week will be
chosen.
Mr. Editor There are two or
three olives" in this village in which
many young men and boys are demon
allied and led into bad habits. These
places are licensed to carry on their
business by the village authorities.
How long this is to continue is a ques-
ton which demands the immediate at
tentiOn of the people of this cOmmu-
nifty. Q.
The Boston Advertiser of Monday
says that the Boston & Lowell corpo-
ration find the st. JOhnsbury and Lake
Champlain road a better piece of prop
erty than they expected when they
took it, 1t is also understood that the
b. & l.. management intend to foster
and develop local business and do only
such business as pays. They evident
ly do not believe in running trains ut a
pecuniary loss.
The st. JOhnsbury orchestra has
revived. Rehearsals are held Thurs
day evenings. The following is the
Instrumentation L. A. Sylvester, LIST
violin w. III. Herrick, violin Ray d.
Finel, viola n. p. Lowering, Jr., flute;
c. Nj. Cheney, clarinet II. c. Spencer.
lst cOrnet Andrew G. Morse, ID cor
net H. NJ. Cheney, trombone; c. S.
Hastings, double bass. Two rehearsal
have already been held.
The st. JOhnsbury band gave an
excellent concert Saturday evening to a
limited number of listeners in Music
hall. The program presented a rich
variety of selections. C.. NJ. Cheney
rendered clarinet solo SO acceptably
that he was encOred and every mum
Der on the program was applauded
Had there not been as much going or
SATURDAY. evening a larger audience