St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-21
LYNDONVILLE.

LrNDONNiLLE.
A good delegation of Odd Fellows from
here are this week attending the state
meeting in Montpelier.
Mrs. l.. A. Spaulding of Newport
visited her brother, E. McGenniss, the
first of the week. She was on her way
to Montpelier.
E. McGenniss has greatly pleased his
two small boys with the gift of Shet-
land pony and the necessary equipments,
including a handsome pony phaeton, to
make a fine turnout. The boys ought to
have pretty good opinion of their
"daddy's" generosity.
John Moulton, trainer, has 10 horses
in his stable at the Centre, and among
them are some winners. All will proba-
will enter horses in all the races i'll this
section, and will also make circuit in
southern New Hampshire, probably end
ing the season at Rigby Park, Portland,
where he will enter some of his best
horses for the big stakes offered there.
He will be assisted during the season by
his brother, c. E. Moulton, now here. In
his stable are Toothpcks, fast PAGER
sired BY Golden, Jr., 2.15, and owned by
]. L. Rogers; Marion Wilkes, 217A;
Geo. S. Clark, 219; Kendall, 21SA ;
Nixon. 2.23A; Lady B., 225s4; Savena,
224A; Alcides, fast colt owned by
E. ]. Carpenter of Ramsey, N J., and
two Others.
Lots have been purchased on Park
avenue near the school house by L. c.
Todd and Will Ford, who are now hav-
ing plans drawn for fine new residences
by Packard & Thorne of st. Johnsbury.
Todd paid about $1,000 for his lot,
while Ford paid little less, the location
not being quite as good.
The new uniforms for the band have
arrived, % in number, and they cost
1925. They appeared in them for the
first time Monday evening in their
march from the band room to the Rock
well theatre tent. The suits are green
trimmed with black, with caps to match,
bearing the letters 81. B. M."-Lyndon-
vile Military band. The suits are neat
and handsome, and the boys present a
fine appearance in them.
The Rockwell Theatre Co. is attracting
good audiences every evening this week
with their tent shows. They are playing
under the auspices of the band which
plays every evening in front of the tent.
This is opening week for this company
and they have been here for week or
more rehearsing.
The Sunday Memorial services will be
held in Music hall next Sunday at 2 p. n.,
Rev. c. E. Tediord of the Centre Baptist
church preaching the sermon and the
Congregational male quartette furnish.
ing the music. The Memorial day exer.
cises will be observed Saturday. May 90
The parade will be headed by the S. oil
VS., other local organizations and Can
ton Crescent of st. .Johnsbury. In the
evening the Institute students, assisted
BY local talent, will give concert in
Music hall under the direction of Miss
Carrie Eaton, musical instructor at the
Institute.
Messrs. Paige, Blodgett, Parker and
their wives made bicycle trip to
Willoughby Sunday, returning Mon
day morning. They stopped at Gil
mans tavern, which has been great
" improved with paint and genera
fixing up. An excellent longe dinner
was served. About Is other bicy clers
stopped at the hotel that day.
Eugene M. Campbell leaves next Tues
day for Boston, and day or two after
will sail for Zurich, Switzerland, tc
attend the International Supreme lodg,
of Good Templars as representative o
the Grand Lodge of Vermont The othel
V..,,a,t daeunta iS Grand Chief Tenn
lar Chauncey II. Hayden, principal OF the
Essex Literary Institute. The session
lasts only 10 days, but their tickets vii
take them to other places of interest
among them Baden Baden, Antwerp
Cologne, Main. Brussels, Heidelberg, thu
valley of the Rhine, Paris, London
Luceine. They expect to reach New
York on the return trip July 10th. Thei
tickets are good Tor 45 DAYS from New
York and cost 1915, including travelling