St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-24
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Memorial Exercises.

Memorial Exercises.
On Sunday, May &c, Rev. W. c. John
son will give a patriotic address to the
public in the Congregational church.
Farnsworth Post and kindred organlza-
tons will sit in a body in the front part
of the church. Good music will be fur
nished. On May 80 the usual procession
will form in front OF Hutchins block on
Main street and march to the cemetery
at Lyndon Centre. The procession will
consist of the Grand Army orders, the
Lyndonville band and a band of school
children with their teachers. The graves
of the comrades will be decorated and if
the weather is pleasant the address will
be given in the cemetery by Judge Wal
ter =. Smith of St. Johnshury. In case
of cold and rainy weather the Grafton will
be delivered i'll the Free Baptist church.
On Memorial evening complimentary
entertainment will be rendered the mem
bers OF the G. A. X. orders by students of
the Institute at the Institute chapel. A
fine programme has been arranged and,
though without the usual facilities, 1t
will doubtless be very fine affair.
Work is progressing at rapid rate on
Geo Ide's new block and the frame work
will soon he up and covered. c. 6.
Mooney of South Wheelock has charge
of the work.
ID. NJ. Silsby has his new livery stable
nearly completed. 1t is great improve
ment upon the old one and model sta
bic in every way.
Fremont ]. Campbell of Newport was
in town Wednesday.
A. d. Paige was in Boston last week
on business.
Mr.. O. J. Fleming of Pittsford has been
canvassing the town for the past two
weeks with d variety of books and re-
ports,
Miss Hattie Ball, dressmaker for Mrs
A. p. Sleeper, is visiting in Nashua, n. H.
X. A. Child and wife returned last Fri
day from their bridal tour and are occu-
pving tenement in Dr.. F. E. Dwnell's
house on School street.
The seectmen have Just purchased a
new safe for the town clerks Office.
The Epworth League of the NJ, E.
church will give Hit or Miss" supper
at the chapel next Friday evening. A
large variety OF food and entertainment
is expected.
c. A. Squir,s has his new restaurant
in operation, and is dealing out cigars,
confectionery and bakery goods at
rapid rate.
The Catholic Order of Forresters gave
a strawberry and ice cream supper last
Saturday evening, in celebration OF the
first anniversary of that body. large
number OF members of the order from
Newport and St. Johusbury were in at
tendance and an excellent time enjoyed.
H. NJ. Pearl was in town last week.
Miss Hattie Carpenter is expected
home this week from Boston, where she
has been treated in a hospital for the
past three months. She is much i'm
proved in health.
S. G. Collision was taken quite sick last
Tuesday while at work in W. D. Pools
store and will be obliged to remain in
doors for a few days.
Mrs. Anna T. Martin of New York
gave recital at the Congregational
church last Monday evening to tair au-
dience. She is a reader of no little ability
and gave fine list OF selections in very
creditable manner. She was assisted by
Misses Walter and Emerson, pianists, II.
| C. Wilson, soloist, and the Congrega-
tonalist male quartette Such enter
tainments deserve larger audiences.
Mrs. F. T. Wood died Saturday after
noon after a very short illness. Funeral
services were held Sunday. She leaves
husband, a little boy of four years and
an infant son. Her remains were taken
to Lenoxvlle, P. O., for burial.
The roads in the village are being
somewhat improved, those excavating
cellars putting the dirt into the roads.
This is not very agreeable to bicyclists,
but the roads will be in better shape
than ever before.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new water system, the Italians having
already laid the pipe in four streets.
At the stockholders meeting of the
Lyndonville Creamery Association held
at the office of that institution recently,
Theo. N. Vail was elected vice president
and w. l. Powers treasurer, to fill the
vacancies caused by the deaths of Asa S.
Livingston and Chas. A. Harris. The
creamery is in a flourishing condition
financially, the business being continual
" on the gain, with prospect of still
larger increase during the coming month.
Miss Maude Badger has recovered from
typhoid fever and is now able to be out
again.
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