St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-04-07

ing it warm for rumsellers in Rut-
land county. He limited to some of
them the other day that the courts
proposed to increase the penalty for
first offences, and if that didn't stop
the business Imprisonment would be
resorted to.
Two dozen Knights of Pythias
from this place, together with dele
cations from McIndoes, Hardwick
and ST. Albans, went to Barre on
Tuesday afternoon to institute a
lodge in that "Granite City" St.
St. Johnsbury's representatives were
of the Uniform rank.
An invitation is seldom more
promptly accepted than was the
case at Academy hall on Tuesday
evening. The quartette had scarcely
finished the first line of Ring out,
wild BELLS" when the town clock in
the church tower near by struck up
and rang out nine of them.
Rev. Father Paquet of Lyndon
vile was in town on Friday last.
He reports that Architect Guernsey
of Montpelier, who is making the
plans for the new Catholic church,
was at the Vile last week, and that
preparations for rebuilding are going
forward satisfactorily. The new
church will be of brick.
The ladies of st. Andrews church
will hold an Easter sale, probably
on Friday evening Of Easter week,
April %. Useful and fancy articles
will be on sale; a bountiful supper
will be served; the Cecilian quartette
will sing. and Mrs William Kellogg,
a pupil Of Mrs. Buckley, will read.
Particulars will be given later.
Mrs. Annie, widow of A. E.
Pride, died early Wednesday morn
ing after a weeks illness of pleuro
pneumonia Mrs. Pride was ~
years old and leaves two little daugh-
ters, Helen, aged II, and Marcia,
aged Z. There are no near relatives
living, and much sympathy isfelt for
the little girls who are left orphans
at such an early age.
Francis H. Blake, who led the
St. Johnsbury band in the summer Of
1889, has got into trouble down in
Connecticut. Gov. Bulkeley of Con-
necticut has just granted requisi
ton for Francis H. Blake, who was
arrested in New York, charged with
stealing musical instruments from
the American Band Of Waterbury, of
which he was the leader.
The Triumph Banjo club, which
is composed of members of the class
of '93, with one exception, played at
a sociable at the Centre last evening,
and are to play also at the Bethlehem
commencement exercises. The club
did excellent work at the Academy
ball nine benefit the other evening,
and received two hearty recalls. The
| Triumphs promise to be a popular
addition to St. Johnsbury's musical
| talent.
"A recent issue of the Burlington
Free Press contained this item: !:
"The people of St. JOhnsbury will en-
joy rare musical treat April 19 in a
concert by Mary Howe, her husband,
William LAWN, who has won renown
as a tenor; Wulf Fries, the popular
'celloist, and D. M. Babcock, the
well-known bass. A concert will
also be given in Burlington in the
near future"
The show windows of ]. Haley &
Co, on Eastern avenue, are fairly
ablaze with pretty things in the line
of millinery which will delight the
eyes and appeal TO the artistic tastes
Of the st. Johnsbury ladies. Every
factor in the makeup Of that per
feet love Of bonnet looked for at
this glad season of the year can be
seen in this display.
No legal action has been taken in
the club suit scheme of B. c. Brooks,
and after conference of both sides
an arrangement has been made
which it is believed will be salts
factory to all parties. The clubs
have given up their dra wings and the
members will get their suits and pay
for them on the installment plan al the
rate of one dollar a week
The "tithing man" of the days OF
our fathers, whose sole duty it was