St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-23
literary as well as financial stand
point has been very satisfactory.

Jul iSu Tjludy Willle warming SOIne
alcohol over a stove. The alcohol
ignited and her hand and wrist were
badly burned. The flames were
smothered by Mr. Hastings, but it
will be some time before Mrs. Hast
ings will recover from her injuries.
"A newspaper was received here
on the early Sunday morning mail
which had been mailed from San
Francisco sometime Monday OF the
previous week. 1t took less than
six days to bring the paper over
5000 miles, which is remarkably
short time for the transcontinenta
trip.
The ladies of the Church of the
Messiah very graciously postponed
their much anticipated apron sale
from Tuesday to Thursday evening
to let everyone attend the Old Folks
concert. Their entertainment to-
night deserves large attendance,
and will be very original and at
tractive affair.
H. E. Moore's big barge and
lour-in-hand, and enough members
of the Junior Branch of the Y. NJ. c.
A., prime sleighing and brisk air,
made up the combination that re-
suited in !Gss of fun for the boys on
Saturday last, on trip to Lyndon.
Secretary Lewis and Assistant Sec
retary Norton chaperoned the party.
The stock OF our local corpora
tions is selling at good figures lately.
First National Bank stock has sold
at $112.50, Citizens Bank stock at
! $125, and stock of the Fairbanks
Scale Company at $503.75. These
figures show that our own corpora
tions are doing a good business and
that ST. Johnsbury people have con.
tidence in them.
Rev. A. |. Davis and wife were
surprised by a pound party" or
Tuesday evening and were made the
recipients of many useful packages
besides a sum of money, The com
pany who had invaded the house en-
joyed themselves greatly, and ad
journed at an early hour so as to at
tend the Martha Washington recep
tion at the Opera House.
"A special village meeting has beer
called at the Opera HouSenext Mon
day evening to see if the village viii
vote to purchase four shares fol
$4,000 in the Paddock village water
power. The meeting will be ad
journed from the Opera House tC
the Armory hall in the third tlcol
Of the Bank block, as there is play
at the Opera House that evening.
The noon train going north was
derailed near South Newbury Mon
day by broken driving wheel. TIL,
cars bumped along the ties, to the
great CONSERVATION of the passengers
and when the train stopped the pas
senger car was at right angles to thC
track. The train was FIVE hours late
owing to the accident and the biz
zard.
In our advertising columns tn,
trustees have notified the resident:
OF the village that no hogs can b.
kept in the village limits between
April 1. and Dec. /. This is il
accordance with the bylaw passeo
at our last village meeting. Every
hog kept in violation of this bylaw
subjects the owner to fine of SIS
except the fines in any one suit shall
not exceed $25.
Postmaster Sprague has put car
penters and painters at work OF
both the outer courts and the inne
sanctum of the post Office, with re
freshing effect. The result is a mucl
lighter and pleasanter office tha
both mail distributors and mail re
ceivers will appreciate. The loca
tion of the larger lock boxes has beer
changed, and the door in the ives
side has been removed to the nortl
side near the money order office.
The Listener" in the last issu
of the Dartmouth, speaking of th
thoughtlessness or indifference which
conduces to improper conduct a
public gatherings, closes by saying
"If one is not interested or in sym
pathy with the occasion, common
politeness requires at least a respect
full demeanor." The Listener nigh