St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-10-05

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending October 8, 1893:
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

Buffalo bugs, which are so much
dreaded by all housekeepers, have
been found in town and one section
Of the village is badly infested with
them.
The Musical Record for October
is out early with both vocal and in
strumental compositions and a
readable variety of musical news
and miscellany.
A. L. Bailey exhibited his pianos
and organs at 16 fairs this season.
At one time he had exhibits at six
different fairs, and at the state fair
Mr.. Hall showed 13 pianos.
Hon. Henry c.. Bates has ex-
changed houses with Judge Ide and
will move at once into his Church
street home. Gen. Ide will occupy
his brothers house on Pearl street.
Saturday and Monday were open
ing days in the cloak department of
Fairbanks store, and four or five
clerks were kept busy displaying to
the ladies many attractions in the
line of winter garments.
The Y. P. c. U. of the Church of
the Messiah will hold a sociable in
connection with the annual business
meeting at the vestry Friday even
ing, Oct. 6. A brief entertainment
will be provided and refreshments
served.
George E. Dean hasgone into the
hack business and will meet all the
trains besides attending to other
orders. With two hotels running
carriages to the depot and three pri-
yate hacks, no one ought to miss
train now.
The Worlds Fair minstrels are
getting ready for another show
to be held in Howe's Opera House
about Thanksgiving time. There
will be 25 in the company and
very attractive programme is being
prepared.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks spoke at Y
NJ. c. A. hall last Sunday afternoon,
on the reasonableness of becoming a
Christian. A collection was taken
for the Moody work in Chicago,
which the Y M. c. IS of the country
are supporting.
-Fortnightly pulpit services will
be resumed at the Church of the
Messiah next Sunday evening. Sub
lect, "The Worlds Parliament of
Religions Heather Contribution.
The theme for the morning discourse
is The Profit of Goodness.
AS Mrs. Annette Farr of Danville
was coming up Eastern avenue
Yesterday, she remarked to her COM
panon that there had been quite a
Shange on the street since she first
came to st. Johnsbury. She could
remember coming here when there
was no house on the avenue, and
those who drove down the hill had
10 take down pair Of bars before
'ney could get to Railroad street.
Work on the Citizens Bank
building has been abandoned until
,eNt spring. The foundations Of the
o'ock are all in and work will be re-
Su'ned in April and pushed rapidly
4 70 completion. The front of the
ou''ding will be exactly like that of
Tue Merchants Bank, except the
cummings, which will be of granite
II instead of brown stone.
-lhe Houston Cure Company
VI ot' Johnsbury has been started
,,'S tnan three months, yet in that
''"e hve patients have been grad
"''eu from the institution and two
"e now taking the treatment. This
~ practical temperance work in
""'Vn all the community is interest
was all but one of the patients were
''S'o'nts of St. Johnsbury.
Among the speakers engaged
n, '"e meeting of the Vermont
e"''stian Endeavor Union at Barre
'he 18th and 18th inst. are
treasurer William Shaw of the Unit