St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-14

about 70 per cent.
The verdict Of those who have heard
DR.. r. c. Flower lecture is that they
could listen to him all night and never
tire. There will be an opportunity to
hear him in one of his famous lectures
next Sunday evening at the Opera
House, free of charge.
The village ball team leaves next
Thursday for Montreal, where they have
games arranged for Friday, Saturday
and Monday. The boys have been prac-
ticing for the last week or two and with
some outside help expect to have team
that will play good ball
Our readers will notice this week the
new advertisement of John H. Drew,
agent Of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany OF New York. This is one of the
Oldest and largest insurance companies
in the United States, but one of the finan-
cial wonders OF the world.
Health Officer Aldrich wants all to
take notice that May is the month when
the law provides that there shall be a
general cleaning up and cleaning out of
all rubbish filth, etc., for the promotion
of healthfuness and cleanliness. All
should take notice of this and act
accordingly.
The trustees have called a special
village meeting in the Town Hall on
Tuesday, May 25th, to see if the voters
will appropriate money to build and
equip the central fire station and also to
see if the, voters will decide to sell the
building in Paddock's village, now used
for village purposes.
-Arbor Day was observed by the
pupils in the ninth grade Of the Unior
school by the planting OF a tree on the
common, which was dedicated to Nea
Dow, the famous temperance advocate
Appropriate recitations and music were
also rendered by various members OF the
classes in several other grades.
Following are the advertised letters
at the post Office: Mrs. Mary Cummings
Mrs. Anna Frasier, Mrs. Marion Hall
Miss Effie Kier, Mrs. A. Lewis, Mis-
Jamie Martin, a. c. Cady, Earl Cheese
man, A. l.. Comstock, Francis Fisher
w. J. M. Gates, Henry H. Hurd c. H
Meyer, Prof. & Mrs. McGilton.
BEARS Head Inn, Charles Mitchell
camp for sportsmen on the shores O
Boundary Pond, near Lowelltown, Me.
opens the season next week. This cam
is annually visited by number o
sportsmen from this vicinity who pro
nounce it one of the very best places fori
week or two o hunting or fishing.
-Twenty-three years ago Rev. DR.
Cooper, who preached at Grace Metho
dist church last Sunday, was pastor O
that church for one year. He was thei
appointed presiding elder of the st
Adams district DR.. Cooper preached I
fine sermon and was warmly greeted b,
his old parslioners, some of whom still
reside here.
The annual meeting of Palestine Com
mandery, No. 5, K. T., was held Tuesda.
evening and the following officers elected
P. F. Hazen, EN-. Com; A. D. Paige
Cen; Geo. F. Cheney, Capt. Gen.. Edwin
{. Potter, prelate; A. B. Noyes, treas
urer; Delos M. Bacon, recorder; Lamber
w. Hastings, S. VIC. F. Cutting, ]. w.
Chas. Bennett, standard bearer; ]. A
Hamilton, sword bearer; W. H. Jenkins
warder.
Manager Bingham reports the fol
lowing additions to the Telephone Ex
change list since January Unite'
States Fish Hatchery, T. c. Fletcher R
P. Kidder & Son, M. ]. Russell, Brooks
Tyler Dry Goods Co., W. c. Tyler, Pas
sumpsic Railroad ticket office, F. S. Har
riman, Goss & SWEET, st. Johnsbury
M. S. Stevens, J. A. Ahern, Lyndonville
Stearns & Hartman, E. Burke; s. o
Morse, Danville; Russsll & McElvey
Miles Pond; H. a. Chesley, Sheffield.
A large number of Odd Fellows ar
planning to attend the annual session O
the Grand Lodge of Vermont at Mont
pelcr next week, May 1921. 1t will b
an interesting week for Odd Fellows
The grand feature Wednesday will b
the parade in honor of the fiftietl
anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Yer
mont. Railroad tickets will be goo,
going May II, IS, 10, 20 and 21 ant
returning May %, 1897. When put
chasing, the members should call 70
special tickets to Grand Lodge, |. o. o. f
H. Price Webber has been giving
series of first. class dramatic entertain
ments in Stanley Opera House the pas
week, and all who have witnessed th
performances have been loud in thei
praises for the excellent acting, elegan
costumes and the fine manner in whic
all the plays have been staged, and TIL
unquestionable respectablity of TIL
company. Miss Grey is an artist an
her approximations are much admired