St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-05-13
BRIEF LOCALS.

BRIEF LOCALS.
"A new plank walk is being laid oil
the east side of Cliff street at the nortl
end.
-RaDney & Norton and E. HI. Bios
som are among the new telephone sub
scribers.
Rev L. w. Smith will preacI
again at the Free Baptist church mex
Sunday.
Joseph G. Morrison has been re-
appointed liquor agent for this town by
Commissioner Morrill,.
The White Ribbon club has put
the Woman's magazine on file in the
Athen9um.
A. L. Bragg is to open a wood
working shop in part of the old Buz-
zell shop at Paddock village.
The listers are busy listing the
taxes of the st. Johnsburyites. Fred
Bundy is doing the clerical work.
Rev. F. E. Healey will deliver an
address at the Universalist church this
evening on "Human Destinies."
DR.. j. J. Miller of New York be-
gins a course of illustrated lectures at
the town hall next Saturday evening.
William Higgins is putting in a
creamery. He does not keep a large
herd of cows, but he has some good
ones.
dOnville preached at the South church
last Sunday in exchange with Mr..
Fairbanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Clark Harvey are
sadly afflicted in the death of theil
lovely little daughter, Grace, who died
last Sabbath.
Fish Commissioner HI. A. Cutting
was in town last evening and put sew
eral thousand land locked salmon into
the Passumpsic above Paddock village
The county conference of Congre-
gational churches is to be held at Lyn-
donville on the first and second days
of June. We hope to give the order OF
exercises next week.
The Lake road folks are making
considerable improvements all alOR G
the line. Some IS men are engaged on
the west end of the road and the new
steel is coming right along.
The Passumpsc r. r. will Issue hal
fare rates to those attending the pro.
ductiOn of Julius Caesar at Hanover
N. H., Tuesday and Wednesday even.
ings May Is and 10.
DIR. j. j. Miller of N. Y, will give
a temperance lecture at the Methodist
church Sunday evening, May Is, com
mencing at 8 o'clock All are cordial
ly invited. No admission fee nor col,
lection.
The Y. M. G.. A. has resumed it,
meetings in the districts in the suburbs
of st. Johnsbury. Secretary Page
spoke at the East village last Sunday
and meeting was held at North Dan
vile.
photographer Shepherd "tOOk'
the Pirates of Penzance after the Fri
day afternoon performance and sue
ceeding in getting a fine negative. TIL
pictures can be seen aud copies secur
ed at Bingham's.
Rev. c. NJ. Lamson continued hi
sermons on the history of the Bibl
last Sunday evening. Next Sabbat
he will consider the King James yer
sion and its effect upon our literature.
An interesting Sunday school con
cert was given by the Baptist Sunday
school on Railroad street Sunday even
ing. The subject was temperance an
Prof. Bracket spoke on the effects {
alcohol on the body.
j. H. Taylor of Chatham, Mass
has rented the vacant store in Wake
field block on the Avenue, recent
occupied by Mrs. r. A. McKelvey, an
will soon open with a variety stec
consisting of dry and fancy goods, sta
tionery, albums, etc.
-Taxidermist Graham has take
the eagle presented Post Chamberli
by G. H. Cross at the time of the fai
and mounted it above an enlarge
fac-simile of the post badge. TIL
whole affair is about seven feet hig
and is very handsome thing.
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1t is among the possibilities tn;
the contract for carrying the mails b.
tween the trains and the post-offi'
may be relet in which case fresh bi,
would probably be called for. Jerl
Drew has the contract now at 1920
year.
There is an indignant little fOu
year-old girl on Spring street who
: nose is a trifie "out of joiBt" on a
count of the numerous kisses besto,
ed Oh her baby brother. She gave e