St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-03-01
PLEASURES CALENDAR.
Prof. Youne's Lecture.

the Str1cteSt sense OF that expression,
Prof. c. A. Young of Princeton Col
lege discoursed on The Planets" at
Music Hall last Friday evening, and
threw generous number of views
on to the screen by way of illustrat-
ing what he said. Jupiter, Mars,
Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Neptune.
Uranus, Saturn and the Asteroids
received due attention from this dis
tinguished astronomer, who gave
his audience many interesting and
valuable facts concerning the planets,
the places they occupy, the influence
they exert, and their individual make
upso far as it has been settled by dis
coverers in this fascinating field OF
science The lecture was decidedly
scientific in its nature, yet the story
was informally and Familiarity told
and, coming from the lips of so high
an authority, had an educational
value that cannot be questioned.
The professor was introduced IN a
pleasant way by his classmate, Prof.
Henry Fairbanks, and was assisted
throughout the evening by Prof. S.
H. Bracket of this place.
The General and Martha Receive.
General Washington and his
spouse Martha Gmpersonated, re-
spectively, by Harry Dwight and
Miss Margaret Merrill) received at
the South church on Thursday
evening last. The affair had
Christian Endeavor tint, the North
church society being the guests of
the South church Endeavorers, and
was enjoyable from beginning to
end. There was supper served in
which Miss Hall furnished some
piano music, and a series of tableaux,
arranged by Miss Emerson, were
presented. These tableaux intro
duced such important ancient per-
sonages as Capt. John Smith, Po-
cahontas, Columbus, and others,
and were very apt and interesting.
The social element in Christian
Endeavor was pleasantly con-
spicuous during the entire evening.
Basket Ball.
l is a new game hereabouts, but
it is being developed rapidly at the
Y. NJ. c. A. Gym, and on Thursday
afternoon last quite a number of our
townspeople celebrated Washing
tons Birthday by seeing three
games of basket ball at the Opera
House. In the Junior series the con-
tests were between the Victors and
the 'Cads, the former winning, in the
playing Of a tie, by a score of 10 to
8. A town team played against an
Academy team, winning by a score
of Z to 6. The contest over tossing
the ball into a basket at either end
of the hall was interesting, and some
fine individual plays were made.
Don Cameron captained the 'Cads
and Guy Abbott the Victors, Ply
steal Instructor James serving as
referee and Secretary Lewis as time
keeper.
Another contest took place on
Saturday evening, resulting in these
scores: Towns 4, Victors 8; Acade-
mys 6, Towns 4.
Hear Ex-senator ingalls,.
The Y. NJ c. A. course closes on
Friday evening next, with a lecture
by Hon. J. ]. ingalls,, the eloquent
Kansas statesman. on problems OF
our Second Century" The prom
inent position held for SO long by
Mr. Ingalls, in the United States
senate, his reputation as an orator,
and his active partici patton in the
political affairs of the nation, make
his coming of special interest to the
people of this section. The price Of
single admission tickets has beer
kept down, at IS and 35 cents, anG
the hall should be completely filled
on this occasion. Reserved seat:
may be had at Bingham's, anc
tickets on sale at the door also.
An Olive Branch Masquerade.
Olive Branch Lodge, D. of K, are
making arrangements for masquer
ade and supper, the date of which
will be given next week. The public
are cordially invited to come, anc
come in costume. The admission, in
Guiding supper. will be twenty cent
for adults and maskers. Childrel
unmarked, ten cents.
SociabIe at the South.
There will be a sociable at tn
South church Tuesday evening
March 9th. Supper served from
to 8 O'Clock. Admission twent
cents; children under 10 years 1,
cents.
4 Good Dinner for You.
} The women of this town are t
serve a six O'Clock dinner March 9th
| at Pythian Hall The proceeds ar