St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-10

urday evening. 1t is guaranteed to be
one OF the best shows ever seen here and
yourmoney will be carefully refunded if
you are in any way dissatisfied.
The windows at the Brooks-Tyler
store are especially suggestive of the hol-
idays and unusually pretty and the in
terror of the store is also handsomely
trimmed. Since their opening on Tues
day this firm reports big holiday trade.
The Green Mountain Souvenir is the
title of 12-page calendar with beauti.
fu half-tone cuts OF views from various
parts of the state. st. Johnsbury is rep
resented by picture Of the Fairbanks
Museum. The calendar is on sale at F.
0. Clark's for 25 cents.
The check lists for the next village
meeting have been posted in four places
in this village and if your name is not on
the list you can find out by consulting
the list how to get it on. The caucus
to nominate officers for the annual meet
ing will be held on Thursday evening,
Dec. %.
Miss Woodruffs pupils INDUCED in
an exhibition of their regular everyday
school work last Friday afternoon, and
| the walls Of the room were covered with
specimens OF map and other drawing,
number work, composition. writing, etc.,
making very interesting and creditable
display.
The regular meeting of the w. c. T..
U. was held Nov &c. in Y. M. c. A. hail.
A large number Of members were present
and gave extracts from different authors
on the life of Gen. Neal Dow. The Union
intends bringing some subject before each
meeting that will be interesting, espec-
tally attractive to the young people who
are invited to meet with the Union.
The Fidelity Rupture Cure Co. is a
new advertiser in our columns. This
company cures all kinds Of rupture by
newly-discovered and wonderful process
and have already made cures in this
state. The company's examining ply
sician in St. Johnsbury is DIR. ]. M. Allen
/ and the company's local headquarters
are at Barnet.
The CALIFORNIAN is glad to announce
that but one case of diphtheria has been
reported to the health officer this week
and that the so-called epidemic has en-
tirely passed away. The lady bacteri-
ologist from New York, DR.. Berry, proved
of great service 70 the local physicians
and the use oil autitoxine greatly reduced
the fatal effects of the dreaded disease.
AT the annual meeting of the Crystal
Spring company at Barnet on Tuesday
evening it was voted to increase the cap
ital stock $15, 900 to pay off the present
indebtedness and to establish branch
factory at Salem, Mass. The old board
of directors were elected consisting of E.
H. Blossom, W. H. Silsby, Crawford
Ranney, W. W. Sprague, E. E. McGaffey,
c. H. Gil6llan, H. c. Moore.
The Daughters of the Covenant, al
their meeting last Friday evening with
Mrs. P. F. Hazen, were talked to very
interestingly and instructively by Mis-:
Emily Wheeler, who has been engaged
for some time in missionary work at
Harpoot, and who was there at the time
of the fearful massacre. Miss Wheeler
held the close attention of her auditors
while she gave them an insight into the
customs and manners of that far away
people and told Of the difficulties ano
successes attending the work of the mis-
sionaries.