St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
NEWS ABOUT HOME.


tations. for a "Gentlemen's Night" next
Monday evening in Pythian hall.
The Free Baptist sociable and supper
will be held Friday evening of this week
at N. X. Switser's, 81 Eastern avenue
Everybody invited.
Scott & Underwood have quite a
number of fire alarm cards left, which
may be had for the asking at their store
on Main street.
Quite number of our musically in.
clined people are attending the festival
at Newport this week. The festival
closes with grand concert this evening
"A party of young people went on a
barge ride to Graves hall in Waterford
Wednesday evening. Music was fur
nlshed and the evening was spent in
dancing and other amusements.
Landlord Doyle has been looking at
fine hotel in Biddelord Me-, since he
was burned out of the Avenue House
Mr.. Doyle knows how to run a good
hotel and deserves a good place.
The trustees have appointed S. J,
Holmes chief of police to succeed D. M.
Miller, resigned. Mr.. Holmes has been
on the force several years and will make
a faithful, efficient and conscientious
chief.
J. E. Lynch will open dancing school
next Wednesday evening and will hold a
school thereafter every Wednesday even
ing. He will for the present occupy the
hall in Hotel Cottage, and expects a
large number of scholars.
The Mothers Club held gentle
mems night" with Mrs. Lucius X. Hazen
last evening. A very profitable and
amusing feature of the gathering was a
symposium on the training of children by
the fathers who were present.
The 6remeu are making elaborate
Preparations for their annual ball at the
Stanley Opera House on the evening OF
February 81. The American Orchestra OF
Lowell will furnish the music, and the
decorations promise to be very fine.
The trustees have re-appoiuted these
officers in the FIRE department.: Chief
engineer, T. H. Underwood; first assist.
ant, Henry Howard; second assistant,
Harry A. Bartlett All were faithful fire.
men and deserved their re-appointment.
S. NJ. Sayford the college evangelist,
is expected here this week to conduct
relig Gus services in the Academy. Mr..
Sayford is very pleasantly remembered
here, and an opportunity will probably
be given to hear him in Music hall next
Sunday evening.
George c. Richardson, who runs
meat cart for Wilson & Morris, was
thrown over an embankment on Clarks
avenue last Friday together with his
cart. Aside from a general shaking up,
he received no serious injury and will
soon be at work again.
Our illustrated edition Of the GALE
DOMAIN had a splendid sale the past week,
We printed 500 extra papers, and these
were all sold before Saturday night. A
special edition was then printed contain
ing an account of the fire, and these were
all sold before last night.
These are the advertised letters for
Feb. 1: Miss Lizzie Fairchild, Miss Katie
Meehan, Mrs. Nellie Day Parker, Mrs.
Rena Warren, Vim. H. Braley, ]. B. Jor-
dan, Robert S. Ladd, Onisime Liable, E.
S. Pierce, w. 7. Parker, |. Steien, Tohn
M. Tillotson, Nathan Weeks.
There weretw accidents Wednesday.
H. H, Smith, while working around the
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shoulder A boy by the name of Buzzell
fell on the ice on t he river above the pump
house and fractured his wrist. They are
both reported as getting along nicely.
"A novel and enjoyable sociable was
held at the South church last evening, at
which the admission was one cent, and
each article on the menu was the same
price, one cent. Notwithstanding the
price the supper was Of the best quality,
and the treasury was well enriched.
Farmers should remember the meet
ine of the executive committee of the
Caledonia Agricultural society at the
Board of Trade rooms next Wednesday
The principal item OF business
will be to fix the date of the next fair.
The Barton fair will be held on Sept 8,
9 and 10, 1896,
Glover Temple held their first social
in Pvthan Hall last Monday evening.
The entertainment consisted of vocal
solos by F. o. French, 7. N, Shutelt and
Mrs. Emma Carpenter, banjo solo by
George H. Frost and readings by Mrs.
Frost. After the entertainment came the
Refreshments were served
later from tables decorated in yellow,
red and lavender spe,tvely. The social
was gratifying success in every way