St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-25

| john Allen has sold over 100 copies
of the carnival number of the Burling-
ton Free Press.
Samuel Burt, who once kept the
Jail in this place, died at the almshouse
last week.
Wishing to leave town, Mrs. Me-
Kelvey will sell out her business and
stock in the store on the avenue.
Subscribers who remit postage
stamps to this Office will please send
either one or two cent stamps.
Landlord B. G.. Howe of the Ave-
nue. house has exchanged some property
in Providence for the hotel in Wolcott.
"A little snow came last Saturday,
just enough to save the sleighing. The
week has been cold and more snow is
promised.
After months freedom from the
disease, diphtheria has again appeared
at Newport and carried off two chill
dren last week.
company have built a new depot at
South Lunenburgh on the old site. 1t
is trifle smaller than the old one.
Attorney Montgomery went up to
Danville Saturday and put Leroy Hig
gins through for liquor selling, two
offences. 1t cost Higgins about $50.
-PrOuty & Miller of Newport have
bought a controlling interest in the
International company at that place.
RumOr says they paid 25 cents on the
dollar for the stock.
"A beautiful little fawn came to
Elk Gov. Fairbanks herd of deer the
present week. 1t is hoped she will
live Notwithstanding the cool recep
ton of zero weather.
The people of st. JOhnsbury are
anticipating a rare treat in Prof j. w.
Churchill's readings in Music hall
March Is. He is deservedly consider
ed the best reader in the country.
George d. Randall, druggist, was
brought before Justice N. M. Johnson
Monday, charged with liquor selling,
second offence. The hearing was post
pOned to Saturday, March 6.
Services have been continued at
the Free Baptist church through the
week, Mrs. Annie Smith preaching.
The attendance has been large and the
meetings will continue through anoth-
er week.
The Chautauqua circle will OBJ
serve LOngfellOw's day at it's meeting
held to night in Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms.
The program consists of singing, read
ing of papers, recitatiOns, etc, relat-
ing to LongfellOw.
L. d. Hazen, of this place, admin
istratOr on Alvi Baldwin's estate, will
sell the GrotOn Pond property at auc-
ton March %. This includes 5000
acres of land, saw mill, houses, barns,
ETC., and two million feet of logs.
There is one ST. Johnsbury firm
that reports a driving business. De-
mers g. Pinard, box manufacturers at
Paddock village, are running nights to
fill orders. Another Indication of bet
ter times ahead.
i Members of the board of civil au-
thOrity will be in the town clerks of
flee Saturday to take the names of any
who desire to he entered on the check
lists. This will be the last chance be-
fore town meeting.
Mother" cried st. JOhnsbury
lad, as lie came in from school Tues
day noon, ''teacher gave us a half-hOl-
iday this afternoon cause it's Mount
f WashingtOn's birthday All the pub
. lie schools closed on the afternoon OF
5 the odd
The approach of March meeting
brings mp the question, shall we adopt
the town system in relation to the pub
lie schools An exhaustive article on
the subject by Superintendent E. T.
S Sandford will be found on the second
page.
In the b. & L. Office is quite a Gu
a riOsity in the shape of large picture
over 30 years old, of locomotive o.
4 that day. 1t is the Gen. Stark, "a
ton locomotive and serves rs praeti
cal illustration of the great advance
ment made in machines of this eharac
ter in the past 30 years.