St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-01-05

ed by Chaplain McCabe aud a $500
collection taken up.
"A. Thanksgiving; services in South
church; sermon by Rev E L Sandford
of Baptist church-Alvah Harvey sold
his house to ID Bemis and bought w
II Nelson's
%. NJ j Caldbeck's carpenter shop
at Paddock village burned.
%. Musicale and recital at Univer-
salist church.
30. Charles Ingalls, house burned
at Danville.
General Notes: November was nota-
BILE for its open weather. Ten degrees
above zero was the worst the Their
mometer could do and the weather
was SO pleasant as to be unreasonable.
December.
L. First entertainment of the Y Nj
A members course conducted by E
A Silsby-Fair conducted by the ladies
of the South church in town hall, clos
ing on the second with Japanese
wedding and netting society $500
Harley E Folsom and Jennie l. Oar
ling, both of Lyndon Vile, married ut
Au6urndale, Mass-Death at Walla
Walla, w L, of Rev n F Cobleigh, so,
3. District meeting of | o G L !;
public exercises i'm Methodist church
with addresses: by Frank Plumley and
Rev MIR Frost and Rev Mr. Dawson
Death at st Johnsbury Centre of Rev
l. G Dickinson, 65-Rev E E Rogers
resigned the passionate of the East
Hardwick Congregational church.
4. Rev DIR Phillips of Rutland
preached at North church.
5. December term of county court
convened-Dr Woodward will case ad-
justed between the contestants and
taken out of court-Death at White
River Junction of Thomas Jefferson
Currier, 90, formerly of st Johnsbury.
e. Concert in Y NJ C A course by
Courtney concert company assisted by
Maud Morgan-H Kier's shop and G l.
Johnson's barn burned at East Hard
wick.
Z. Six boys broke through the ice
on Ely's pond and narrowly escaped
drowning-Dr Il r Stiles drug store
sold to DR. j o Goyette.
8. Masonic sOciable in Masonic hall
Death at East Burke of Samuel Phip-
pen, 80.
10. Central market closed on the
salvatiOnists and their work in st
JOhnsbury practically ended.
ID. Edmond, three years old son of
Louis Gingras, wandered from home
and was drowned in the Passumpsic
river-Judge Taft in county court sch
fenced George Lovejoy to Is years and
Henry Gibbs to 10 years in state pris
on for burglary-Death at Newport of
George E West, 40, formerly of st
JOhnsbury.
IA. Dedication at West Burke of
thesnew d. Rattery G A r building
with addresses by Lt-Gov Fuller, Gen
Stephen Thomas, Commander Blodgett
and others-Death at Peacham of John
Watson, 81.
Is. Meeting at South Ryegate of the
state board of agriculture-Death at
Passumpsic of Mrs John Felch, 80.
is. Senior exhibition of academy
class of 'o6.
II. Mrs William H Horton fell and
broke her hip.
Is. Rev George II Bailey began his
work as rector of st Andrews church
Snow fell to depth of OF 10 inches.
20. Death at Lyndon of John Proc
tor, 95; at Sutton, A Taft, 70; at
Walden, j d Ordway, 81; at McIn-
does, I'll Currier.
81. Death at Lyndon of Royal Hunt
er, "a.
o. The establishment of Catholic
commercial college i'm st JOhnsbury
decided upOn-Death at Sheffield of
Charles Smelling, 81.
%. Death of Mrs Caroline (HnlD
Harris, rs.
"a. Francis Walker presented with
a goid-headed cane by employees of the
Fairbanks foundry Death of james
Hunt, 74-Death ut Barnet OF Mrs Ma
ry Blanchard, 82-Mrs Philip Goss of
Lyndon, 81, fell and broke her hip.
Death at East Burke of Mrs Dashney,
~.
25. Christmas. Observed at all the
local churches with Christmas trees on
Christmas eve and special services OH
Sunday.
%. Joseph Lafond, 81, fell down
stairs and broke his hip.
81. Entertainments by SOdality b
V NJ at ST Agnes hall on the 9th, 18th
and Doth, with addresses by Thi
bault, concerts, etc.
%. Contract closed with Caldwell
81 Varnum for extensive improve
ments at know nothing crossing south
of st Johnsbury village.
30. James Works of Waterford be-
came 100 years old and received visits
from many friends-Alpine lodge | OF
o f instituted at West Burke.
81. The old year was watched out
and the new year welcomed in with
impressive services at the Methodist
and Free Baptist churches.
General Notes: The first half of De-
cember was very mild for mid-win-
ter month. During the first week the
mercury WAS below zero but once and
then only 30 below; OH the second |
week it was below zero but two days, |
and on the third week the lowest point !
it touched was I7o above and the fourth |
was nearly as mild !; but the last week
made up for all deficiencies and the |
old year went out with a tremendous
ly cold snap on the last day register
ing 80 below at the lowest and not
getting above 40 below.