St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-05

tertainment has been arranged for each
evening. During our fair there was a
large patronage from Lyndouville and
this is good opportunity for St. Johns
bury people to reciprocate.
In answer to a specific question as to
January weather this year, w. A. Shaw,
observer at Mortified station, sends full
monthly reports to Rev. J. o. Sherburn,
from which it appears that one-half the
days OF the month showed a minimum OF
zero or below -four others were below at
st. Johnsbury) and tie mean for the
month was two below the average Janu-
ary of the last 15 years, being l 8 this
year. The highest temperature was on
the 9th, A. degrees; the lowest Is de-
grees on the Goth. Total precipitation
for the month 209 inches, average for
January 263. Total snow fall 13 inches.
The past week has been a busy one
at the Salvation Army barracks. Major
Ethel Gault, special evangelist, and her
Assistant Captain Belle LeDrew from
territorial headquarters at Toronto have
conducted meetings each evening. Sum
day Major Gault occupied the pulpit at
Grace Methodist church in the morn
ing and addressed the afternoon meeting
at the Y. M. c. A., besides speaking at
afternoon and evening service at the
barracks. Last evening there was a
special musical service and tonight there
will be fare we'll service at the barracks.
During their stay in town the visitors
were guests at A. L. Bailey's.
Civil Service examinations are fixed
for the following purposes, and on the
following dates, at st. Johnsbury For
candidates for local and assistant in.
spector of hulls, March IS; for steam
engineer, March 5; for seed laboratory
assistant, March 4; for meat inspector,
February 27; for machine designer,
March As; for trainmaster, March 4;
tor assistant in pathology and assistant
in physiology, February 26. The neces-
sary application blanks and information
in detail covering these examinations
can be had of Frank Lanctot of the local
examining board, at the post Office; or of
the department at Washington.
Some facts in the history of the South
church, St. Johnsbury, as brought out in
their recent semi centennial, are unique.
They began as colony from the North
church, reluctantly and solely from a
sense Of duty, because no other denomin-
alton appeared ready to come in. The
original members were "set off, from the
North church by the action of a commit
tee, without volition of their own, and
against the desire of most. In the years
that have followed, there has been entire
harmony between the organizations.
| And within the separate bodies there has
been such spirit of unity, that at no
time has there been a concerted transfer
of membership from one to another.
st. lohnsbury talent was well repre-
sented in the Patriarch Militant and
Rebekahs fair at Woodsville last week.
On the opening night, Wednesday, Albert
c. Sault was an end man in the minstrel
show and sang solo, and Frank 0.
French and Joe Cheney assisted. OF these
the "Woodsville News says: Frank
O. French of St. Johnsbury, a comedian
songster, told bis stories and sung his
songs capitally, and one of the pleasantest
features OF the whole evening were the
acrobatic feats of Messrs. Champou and
Young which were heartily applauded.
Joseph Cheney also of st. Johnsburv,
the boy soprano, gave two very pleas
ing selections, showing a voice of de
lightful quality. Thursday evening, Mrs
Anna Spencer Frost's readings. was one
of the features of the program.