St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-24
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

DouSht the owens place III Summerville
and will open harness shop there.
"A promenade and masquerade will
be given in G. A. r. Hall by the Sons
Of Veterans, Monday evening, Jan. 27.
DIR. w. j. Aldrich has moved his Office
from his residence on Pearl street to the
second floor OF the Pythian building.
Our ice dealers have harvested their
ice for the coming season and have Sc
cured very good quality of the frozen
liquid.
The Imperial Quartette give concert
at Franklin next Wednesday evening.
They will be assisted by Mrs. Anna
Spencer Frost, reader.
The New England Order of Protec-
tion give ball in the Stanley Opera
House this evening. Music will be fur
nshed by Hodges orchestra.
The Opera House have booked two
good shows in February. I'm Old Ken
lucky" is coming on Friday, Feb. 7, and
Hands across the Sea" on Wednesday,
Feb. 10.
Our new advertisers this week include
II. F. Estabrooks, who will tell the
readers of the CALIFORNIAN all about the
merits OF very popular brand Of flour
called "Norton's best patent -four"
Ernest B. Herrick of the CALIFORNIAN
office met with painful accident Friday
evening. He caught his hand in the cogs
of the rollers of the press and came very
near losing one OF his fingers.
The night switclman at the depot
discovered a barrel of sweepings on fire
in the depot cellar yesterday morning
Just in time to put the fire out and prob
ably save the palatialstructurelromr ruin.
e. l.. Hovey, as clerk of the schoo
board, is taking the school census OF the
town. Major n p. Bowman is assisting
him in this work which will take about a
month.
DR. George F. Cheney has moved his
office from the Bank block on Main
street to the second floor of the Pythian
building. DR.. Cheney has now the finest
dental office N Vermont.
S. A. Moore & Co. have distributed
to their patrons and friends the hand
soonest calendar of the year. This firm
never does anything by halves and
their calendars have been greatly ad
mired.
The selectmen are getting ready for
the March meeting on Tuesday, March
3. The board of civil authority meet on
Saturday, Feb. IS, and Saturday, Feb.
%, to correct the list and place any new
names thereon.
st. Johnsbury is now connected with
Boston by a metallic circuit, and for
81 25 person can talk five minutes with
any one in Boston. Those who have
tried the long distance line say they can
hear the conversation very plainly.
Hon. Henry Watterson, the brilliant
editor of the Louisville Courier. Journal,
gave a splendid tribute to Abraham
Lincoln in his lecture in the course last
evening. The lecturer was greeted with
a good house and gave his hearers fine
lecture.
The Rector's Aid Society of St. An
drews Episcopal church will hold birth
day social at Grand Army Hall this even
ing. A substantial supper will be served
from 6 to o'clock. Good music will
enliven the evening. Admission to the
hall free
A chess and crokinole club is to be
formed at the Y. NJ. c. A. building to-
night at Z O'Clock. At this time officers
will be elected and plans laid for tourna-
ments during the winter. All interested
in these games are cordially invited to
attend.
These are the letters advertised Ian.
1S: Mrs. M. ]. Galley, Mrs. E. Thomp-
son, Mrs. Ella A. Thompson, Miss Lila
Underwood, E. H. Blodgett, E. E. Bus
well, Leon Edwards, c. H. Harris, Joseph
Plant, Joseph Renard, ]. F. Townsend,
Eben Weeks.
Besides having the finest coach in
New England, Landlord Chase, OF the
St Johnsbury House, now has very
handsome landau for the use and con
venience Of his guests. Mr., Chase is
bound to keep his hotel in the front rank
of Vermont hostelries.
Tickets for the Choral Union concert
next Tuesday evening go on sale at
Bingham's drug store this morning. All
members of the chorus will be provided
with tickets for the stage and any wish
ing for extra tickets will have to buy
them at the regular price.
C. L. Lewis, who was first the deliv-
erv clerk for the meat dealers H. M.
Scott & Co. and later for the successors
of that firm, Campbell Brothers, has
started out with a meat cart OF his own.
Mr.. Lewis has been in the business long