St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-07

The return date of "My Friend from
India at the Howe Opera House Mon
day night drew fair audience and
everybody got double their moneys
worth in two hours and half steady
laugh. The company is an excellent one
and every part is finely carried out.
The Sir Knights of Palestine Com
mandery, No. 5, K. T., observed Ladies
Night" last evening. A large company
of Knights and their ladies were present.
An interesting musical and literary pro-
gramme was we'll rendered and an ele-
giant banquet was served by Caterer
Gaskil.
Everybody that owns a lawn is
Sticking or has it already slicked up, ash
heaps are being removed, ETC., ETC., and
the village is rapidly assuming its usual
state of summer tidness. St. Johnsbury
is without doubt the prettiest and clean
est village in the state, according to the
verdict of all visitors.
Mr.. Davis of this town, foreman in
the Stearns & Hartman mill at East
Burke, was severely injured last week by
falling into the hume rendering it neces-
sary to have eight stitches taken in the
face and neck. Mr.. Davis is now at his
home here and is reported as doing as
well as can be expected under the circum-
stances.
The May ballin Stanley Opera House
Tuesday evening did not attract crowd
sufficiently large to make it financial
success. There was small audience in
the gallery and about 25 couples on the
floor. Three couples took part in the
prize waltz. Miss Mary Guyer was pro-
nounced the best lady walter and re-
ceived the gold watch. Refreshments
were served in the hall. The occasion
was success every way but financially.
George Emery met with bad acci-
dent Saturday morning while moving a
log on to the carriage in Follensby &
Peck's saw-mill. He was rolling the log
with cant-hook, which slipped and let
him down. His lett side struck an iror
connected with the carriage, making 6
bad wound and causing internal injury
Several ribs were also broken and it wa:
feared for a time he would not recover
He is now slowly improving and recovery
isexpected.
". NJ. c. A. hall was filled last Friday
evening with friends of Miss Winfret
Walbridge and Ernest l.. Clark, pupils o.
B. Frank Harris, who gave recital
They were ably assisted by Miss Emma
Shufelt, soprano. Mrs Charles Peck
contralto, w. B. Atwood teuor, anc
Carl Peterson, violinst. The work o
Miss Walbridge and Mr.. Clark was very
creditable to themselves and to their in
structor Mr.. Harris. The programme
was an enjoyable one from start to finish
Among the recent acquisitions at the
museum is fine specimen of the black
bear, shot in Guildhall in September
1896 1t was in fine prage aud weighed
a19S pounds. To the collection OF bird.
have been added several ducks shot or
the Connecticut river in Lunenburg: ar
albatross from the Southern ocean; and
young ruffed grouse which is interest
ing because an August specimen and
shows the wisdom OF delaying the oper
season until at least aslate as September
The annual meeting of the st. Johns
bury Cemetery association was hec
Tuesday evening. Following is the list
of officers elected: President, Edward
T. Fairbanks; vice president, Emerson
Hall; secretary and treasurer, DAME
Carpenter; trustees, Henry Fairbanks
Jonathan Ross, Harvin Paddock, T. c
Fletcher, N. P. Bowman, Edward T
Fairbanks, L. B. Hartshorn; audiAors
w. S. Boynton, A. B. Noyes, VIC. Tyler
investing committee, Emerson Hall
Henry Fairbanks, Jonathan Ross; com
mittee on flowers, Harvlin Paddock, T
c. Fletcher.
The Camera club will give an exhi
bition of lantern slides by stereopticor
in Y. M. c. A. hall this evening at
o'clock. The set to be shown embrace,
over one hundred slides, the work of som,
of the best amateur photographers o
New York, Chicago, London, England
and several other cities. Several casse;
of work will be exhibited: Architecture
views from Worlds Fair, Westmnste
abbey, Egyptian ruins, Alhambra palace
etc, landscape views, both American ant
foreign, and figure studies not made in {
studio. The slides are very fine and tn,
exhibition cannot fail to be of grea
interest to amateur photographers ant
others. A small admission fee will b.
charged for the benefit Of the club.
-Hoyts "a Black Sheep at th
Howe Opera House Wednesday evening
} drew fair crowd and, like all of Hoyt'
plays, was entertaining, exceedingly so
Otis Harlan, as "Hot Stuff the "Blacl
Sheep" is everything advertised of him