St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-30
EAST BURKE.

The school i'm the White district is
closed as the teacher had been exposed
to the diphtheria.
A little child of Henry Hunt of New
ark was buried here Friday. 1t died
with diphtheria.
The village school is closed again on
account of the diphtheria. For the
same reason the singing school has
been given up.
There were IL present at the Ladies
Aid last week. The same officers were
chosen for the coming year with the
exception of secretary.
Jesse Hunter and family have gone
to WestmOre to Mrs. Hunters fathers
to stay until they fully recover from
their sickness from diphtheria.
Elva Frasier, who has been so very
sick with diphtheria for week past,
is better.-Mrs. DR.. Lane who came
down with it Thursday, is quite com
Portable.
A man named Fuller of Charleston,
who was stopping at Peter Belvars
Sunday night, slipped from the stairs
i'm the barn falling under his horse,
which being frightened trampled upon
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but he was living at last accounts, and
the doctor thought he would recover.
The body of Adah Drew, daughter
| of Sam Drew formerly of Newark, was
brought here for burial last Saturday.
She committed suicide by shooting
herself with revolver through the
temple, at the home of her brother
Milton, where she has been living, in
Berlin this state. She was nearly 20
years of age and had been in poor
health for some time.
WEST CONCORD.
o. B. CUTTING, at the drug store, is agent for the
Caledonian. Payments for the paper and orders
for job printing will be received by him at same
rates at this office.
Farmers Meetings.
A series of farmers meetings were
held in this town at the Universalist
vestry Dec. % and % under the direc-
ton of the board of agriculture. We'd
nesday afternoon w. w. Cooke of Bur
lington gave a talk on "Farm fertili-
zation," which was thoroughly scientific
and ut the same time practical and in
telligible to common people. In the
evening Mr.. Cooke took the place of
M. w. Davis, who was to speak on
sTndian Corn Culture" but failed to
appear, and gave a talk on the subject
of "The state agricultural experiment.
al station" Thursday forenoon "Fruit
culture was discussed by II. HI. Hill of
Isle La Motto. In the afternoon w.
w. Cooke spoke on "SilOs and ensi-
lage," and was followed by Rollin C.
Smith of Pittsford, who spoke on "The
dairy and dairy stock" In theeve
ing Prof. w. A. Deering from Yer
mont university delivered an able adj
dress on "FOrestry and ArbOr day."
showing the danger of cutting down
our forests so extensively and the ne
cessity of restoring them to something
like their original condition. The
meetings were well attended especial
ly in the evening, and must have been
very instructive and helpful to all the
thoughtful farmers who were present.
Willie JOslin is teaching the meth
DDS of penmanship in this village and
also at st. Johnsbury East.
! L. Il. MoultOn has opened a barber
shop in union block over r. S. Brig
hams store, where he will be ready to
serve all customers who may give him
call.
AS George Quimby was dsiving to
the village of West Concord Saturday
night and was nearly across the COW
cred bridge, he was met by another
team which ran against his horse, the
thill striking his horse near the shOul-
der making very deep wound from
which it died before morning.
The ladies of the Universalist
church in this place held their annual
fair Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, Dec. Is and IL. 1t was success
both socially and financially. The
vestry was crowded each evening /;
S1I0 was the sum realized hOm the
sales.
Christmas was fifty celebrated this
year in our village by both religious
societies Friday evening the MethO-
dists had Sunday school concert and
Christmas tree in their church, and
Saturday evening the Universalists had
the same i'm theirs. Both were largely
attended and much enjoyed by all
present.
DANVILLE.
CHARLES S. RANNKT at the railroad station is