St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-01-31
NEWS ABOUT HOME.

truant officer to succeed d. M. Miller,
resigned.
is there any use in praying? Does
God answer prayer1" is the topic of Rev.
Mr.. lyrics address, next Sunday even
ing, at Grace Methodist church.
The ladies Of Grace Methodist church
are planning to give another chicken pie
dinner on Washington's birthday. Put
this down on your list of engagements.
W. H. Mcmillan, manager for the
Boston stock brokers, D. M. Crosby &
Co., will move his Office next week from
the Citizens Bank building to the second
story of the Presbyterian church.
The Imperial quartette gave one OF
their excellent entertainments at Frank
lin Wednesday evening and on their way
home stopped at Danvie, where they
sang last night at the Py THAN gathering.
L D. Bems OF East Burke, a former
resident of this town, has been appointed
agent Tor the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company for the district Of St.
Johnsbury, including the town of New
port.
1t has been estimated that there are
nearly 100 vacant tenements in this vii
lage at the present time. This is un-
doubtedly the largest number of unoccu-
pied tenements that this village has ever
had.
Glover Temple, No. / give their first
social in the castle hall of the Pythan
building next Monday evening. A choice
musical and literary programme will be
given. The public are cordially invited
to this social
N. o. Molica, the Italian fruit dealer,
has decided to return to st. Johnsbury
and will open a fruit store on Main
street in the store formerly occupied by
]. A, Moore. Mr.. Mollica will be ready
for business the first of March.
C. c. Bonette gave good slack wire
and trapeze performance at the regular
dance OF the St. Johnsbury orchestra last
Saturday evening. The dance was held
at the Stanley Opera House, and there
was a fair attendance. Mr.. Bonettes
work was very good.
The last number of the Vermont
Graphic contained very complimentary
notice of the st. Johnsbury papers and
their editors, and also good account OF
the dedication of the Pythian hall A cut
of the Pythian building was used as a
frontispiece of the paper.
William M. Kelley fell on some icy
steps last Friday and hurt himself so
badly that he will be kept from work for
while. Mr.. Kelley was fortunate in
having an accident policy in the Masonic
Equitable Accident Association, of which
Edwin NJ. Hill is agent
Clinton b. Weeks, who has bought
his fathers store in Lyndon, has hired
some one else to run it. Mr.. Weeks will
therefore remain here as manager of F.
G. Bundy's shoe store. This will be wei.
come news to his many friends, and he is
not only popular fellow, but an expe-
rienced salesman.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave Mrs.
George p Moore a pleasant surp Use
party last week, and presented her with
a handsome picture. Mrs. Moore is the
retiring president, and the presentation
speech was made BY Mrs. c. M. Bonette.
A very pleasant evening was spent on
this occasion.
Ernest B. Herrick, who injured his
hand in one of the CALIFORNIAN presses
last week Friday had to have his middle
finger on his left hand taken off Tuesday.
This is the first serious accident that has
ever happened in this Office. Mr.. Herrick
is getting along as well as could be
expected.
Several changes have been announced
at the scale office this week. Clayton
Perry is promoted from assistant pay
master to paymaster, the position re-
Gently held by Frank H. Brooks; Hubert
Brooks becomes assistant paymaster
and H. c. Bond takes Hubert Brooks
old place as bookkeeper at the grocery
store.
These are the advertised letters for
the week ending Jan. 25: Mrs. Susan
M. Heath, Mrs. S. E, Mead, Mrs Alice
McLain, Mrs. Annie E. Woods, A. ].
Becker, Mr.. Burgher, c. A. Comb, Med
erick Gerouard, VIM. T. Hutchinson,
Benz. J. Kidder, Victor Larray, Geo. H.
Mooney, A. F. Morse, Geo. G. Pike,
Jesse Russell, Geo. H. Stone, Fred Wood.
Landlord Chase wishes TO inform the
people of St. Johnsbury that the new
landau or Berlin hack recently purchased
by him. beginning next month, will be
put into the night service OF the st.
Johnsbury House and that orders Tor any
service to and from all trains i'll the vii
lage proper may be left by telephone or
in person at the hotel office which shall