St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-17

The Uncle Hiram Co. and the Hindoo
Fakers were at the St. Johnsbury House
this week.
-Rev. c. W. Dockham gave a lecture
in Newport on Jan. 6, on "Romanism as
viewed from Papacy."
The play of Uncle Hiram was success.
fully given at the Stanley Opera House
on Monday evening.
Landlord Chase Of the St. Johnsbury
House did not attend the Hotel Mems
Association at Montpelier last week.
The boys brigades whose drills were
postponed for a week or two, resume
work on Saturday evening OF this week.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold their meeting in the Free Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon at 4.3O.
All members are requested to be present.
-Rice's "1492" was played to large
audience at the Howe Opera House last
evening. The play abounds in humorous
situations and was well staged and much
enjoyed.
Fred M. Crosby has been elected first
lieutenant of Company D, succeeding w.
H. Moulton, resigned. Capt. Bonett
and Lieut.. Crosby attended the officers
school at Burlington this week.
Herbert E. Moore has engaged A. D..
Osgood to break and train horses during
the winter season. Mr.. Osgood is a vet
eran horse trainer, having handled Cob
den I'd and A. S. L. the past season.
The monthly business meeting of the
Y. P. c. u, of the church of the Messiah,
was held with Mrs. F. E. Spaulding on
Summer street on Friday. There was a
good attendance, refreshments were
served and pleasant time enjoyed.
The Y. M. c. A. has issued little
pamphlet containing list of the speak
ers for the Mems Sunday afternoon meet
ings during January and February.
Next Sunday Claus Olandt, Jr., will
speak, and Thos. N. Shufelt, baritone,
will sing.
The st. Johnsbury Creamery Jared
well at the recent dairyman's meeting in
Rutland. Their butter won second
premium in one class and a gold watch
in the Worcester prize. The butter from
this creamery scored 95, and last year
the sweepstakes only scored 90.
The supper served at St. Agnes Hall
by the Harmony Band Wednesday even
ing was well attended. The contest for
the most popular young lady was won
by Miss Leda Bison with Miss Ger
gionne Drouin and Miss Lizzie Calbeck
next in order. A pleasant time is re-
ported by all.
r. A. Nichols OF Waterbury, Conn.,,
spoke to large and interested audience
at the Y. M. c. A. rooms last Sunday
afternoon. His subject, From infdel to
Christian was really the story of his
own life and it was told in very inter
esting manner. The ladies quartette OF
the North church furnished the music
Those desiring to subscribe to the
stock of the st. Johnsbury Electric rail-
way will find the books at the GALE
DOMAIN Office. The shares are $25 each,
and the payment will be called for in
small assessments next spring. All our
business men should take at least one
share in this new enterprise.
The merry jingle of sleigh bells has
at last been heard on our streets, but
still the snow which fell on Sunday pro-
vided but scant covering for the rough
Streets and there have been more wheels
than runners used on it. The weather
has been comparatively mild and delight
fully 6ue and bright. Typical winter
weather has yet to come.
About half past seven O'Clock yester-
day morning a very beautiful phenome-
non was observed. AS the sun was just
rising over the hills, round dark cloud
appeared some little distance above it
surrounded by a luminous reflection,
very bright and many times larger than
the sun. 1t made for brief time per-
feet circle of light above the sun, but it
quickly changed its form and passed
away towards the north.