St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-03-25

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Don't forget the band concert al
Music hall this evening. A very at
tractive program has been prepared
which includes number of vocal Sc
lectiOns by Mrs. Wallace, with Miss
Howe as accOmpanist.
The Clipper declares that few il
any business houses in Burlington are
extending and increasing their bust
ness as is the musical establishment OF
A. l.. Bailey, under the management
of III. w. Hall.
The committee on the Soldiers
home, chosen at the meeting last week
Monday evening, is requested to meet
at DR.. Billiards. office Saturday after
noon at two o'clock, to lay out the
work and discuss the matter.
Benjamin Woods and his son
George of the East Village were be-
fore Justice Johnson Monday charged
with assaulting Fred Woods, Benja-
minis nephew, and with breach of
peace. They were held in $50 each to
appear Saturday.
| DR.. Sparhawk has commenced ex-
tensive repairs on the house he pur-
chased of G.. B. Walker, putting in a
the ell part in which he will have an
Office, besides general brushing up
throughout the house.
The Johnson band, which closed
its seasons instruction under w. HI.
Herrick last week, gave a concert on
Friday evening, with Mr.. Herrick as
leader. The band was we'll uniformed
and reflected good deal of credit on
themselves as well as on the instructor.
DR.. Grow delivered the lecture in
the w. G.. It. U. lecture course at
Peacham last Tuesday evening. After
the lecture delicious oyster supper
was served. This is the lecture on
"Hygiene and Heredty" before an
nOunced but postponed on account of
the extreme cold weather.
Ice OH the switch derailed part of
a cattle train on the Lake road near
Danville Monday morning, delaying
the passenger trains an hour or so, and
the northern mail did not get in on the
Passumpsic road, Tuesday, until III
o'clock in the morning because of de-
rallied freight train between Newport
and SherbrOOke.
More than once within the past
month the quiet of the village streets
has been disturbed by man who has
conducted himself in an unseemly
manner and used insulting language
to the passers-by. 1t is hoped that
the efforts to identify him will be sue
cessful and that he will be brought to
speedy punishment.
WORCESTER, Mass, having furnish
ed one good minister for Vermont,
Rev. C.. NJ. Lams0n of st. JOhnsbury,
now seem likely to furnish another for
the southern part of the state. Rut-
land goes to the same field and extends
IA unanimous call to Rev. George w.
Phillips who, for Is years, has been
pastor of the Plymouth church in that
city.
st. JOhnsbury will be we'll rep
resented at the 10th annual cOnven-
ton of French Canadians, which will
be held in Rutland June %, % and "a.
Copies of proclamation have already
been issued by the executive commit
tee to the French societies and cOngre-
cations or churches in the United
States and Canada, each of which is
entitled to three delegates.
Mrs. II. w. 'Greenslitt writes from
her Florida home in Tavares, to friends
III OO' cOnHSuuiy CiidI IucIO rs uOG
church edifice in the place and that
those who have been meeting in halls,
ETC., now propose to form a union So
ciety and build a church. Possibly
there may be those in St. JOhnsbury
who would lend financial aid to this
new and worthy enterprise.
The Barton Monitor in speaking of
new block which has just been erect
ed at that place says, "Mr. Lambert
Packard of st. JOhnsbury drew front
view plan. The building is a credit to
the owner and builder and an Orna-
ment and credit to the village" Mr..
Packard has also drawn plans for
block to be erected in Newport by j.
K. Hall, which the Express says will
be the finest building in town.
Bradford seems to have got quite
hold on B. F. Greenbank and it now
locks as though Mr.. Green bank might
settle there, after all, unless East Bar
net or one of the dozen ether towns
that are bidding for him succeed in
getting him. The property under con-
sideratiOn in Bradford is the site now
occupied by j. w. Bliss & Co.'s sash
shop and from there to the bridge
near g. F. MOrris's The citizens have