St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-11

the New York Tribune, will lecture in the
Y. NJ. {. A. course on the evening of Feb.
10. This is postponement Of the lee
ture which was to have been given on
Nov. 20.
-SIeighing has been good for few
days but more snow is needed to make it
a permanent thing. Business demands
slcighing at this time of the year and
with it the merchants will get better
holiday trade.
The St. Johnsbury Aqueduct Com
pany's guaranteed bonds, advertised in
our paper, are an unusually choice invest
ment, because perfectly sure Treasurer
Clark, OF f. & r. Fairbanks & Co.,
has but few of the issue lett, large
part having been taken by trustees for
trust Iunds.
Boston Sunday HeraIds now arrive
in town at about 8 p, m, Sundays, and
are on sale for few minutes at the sta
ton. The remainder of The day they can
be obtained at w. A. Coggius & Co. s,
and at the st. Johnsbury House. Orders
left at F. 0. Carks will be promptly
attended to.
The Summerville Ladies whist club
met with Miss Bertha Hovey Wednesday
evening The gentlemen were invited
and a good time and whist was he pro-
gramme OF the evening. Obtaining part.
ners by matching divided caricatures
was an interesting feature and madecon-
siderable iun.
"A special meeting of Moose River
lodge, No. 2S2, B. of L. F., will be held
at 10 a. M, Zee. 49, Second Vice Grand
Mas'er Wilson will be present. All mem
bcrs OF the B. L. E.. o. X. {. and B. R. T.,
are invited to be present at Odd Fellows
hall at . 30 p. m, to listen to an address
by Mr. wilson.
AT the dance given by the st. Johns
bury orchestra in Stanley Opera House
Saturday evening, Prof Bonelte and wifi,
gave an exhibition on the trapeze. They
intended also to give some features or
the slack wire but the apparatus wa:
not on hand. Iiavey Perrigo gave at
exhibition as trick bcyclst.
A tenement back OF the Randall
block on Railroad street caught FIRE
early last Friday morning and be ore thu
fl lnes were extingui>hed the fire hat
burned through the partition. 1t wa'
discovered just in time to prevent n seri
Gus blaze. The fire caught from SOM
clothing that hung too near the stove.
The Passumpsic congregational Clul
will hold its annual meeting with tn,
North church on Forcflthers' dav, Mon
day, Dec. 81. This meeting was to hav
been held in Newbury, hut owing to th
illness OF the pastor, Rev. J, l., Merrill
the place oil meeting was chang d to st
Johusbury. The North church will serv
the supper.
Miles Mullen, Lake road brake
man, ell from freight car in the rail
road yard Tuesday morning just as tn
train was starring up. Mr.. Mullen tel
on the track behind the train and wa
taken to his home il Lunenburg the sam
morning, The extent of his injuries i
not known though no serious results ar
anticipated.
A new sign over c. Z. Simanton'
store reminds one OF the place to hu
jewtlry, watches, sivcrware, etc. MI
Smantun has recently returned Iror
market an his storeiS filled with mos
drsir able line OF staple goods that wi
make the lest of Christmas presents
rhs store has been tor many years heaC
quarters for watches, fine welry an
sterling goods and the new p,opreto
. has add>d fine goods in every depar
5 ment until the assortment is now tn
best ever seen there.
The third entertainment in the Y. N
t c. A. lecture course comes tn evenln
. and is kcturc on Japan, Oldand New,
e bv Rev Amory H. Bradford, d d., pa
t tor OF the First Cong cgational church {
Muntclair N g., and one OF the editor
). of THE Outlook" Dr.. Bradford WI
e give an interesting and eloquent accour
g of the great facts of japanese hsIor
!. and CONDITION. The prices OF admlSsio
are only % and 80 cents. The lectu
will be Instructive throughout, will cot
:. ia II many thrilling il ci jents and will
y exceedingly interesting,
: Advertised Letters. These are II
advertised letters at tht pos'ottlce:
Miss Clara A. Chapman, Miss Llzz