St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-11-19

lueSuay WHICH naQ come from some
where in the vicinity where there was
sleighing.
The South church Christian Endeavor
society will have charge of the evening
meeting Nov. 28. This service will be in
commemoration of the life and work of
Marcus Whitman, the pioneer American
missionary.
President Hastings OF the Mystic
Club has organized an orchestra of six
pieces among the members and the
orchestra will furnish music for the en-
tertainments which the club will give
during the winter.
Hon. H. c. Ide has sold his residence
on Pearl street to A. w. Scott. Posses
sion will be given the first of next April,
Mr.. Ide having the right to occupy the
house until then. Mr.. Ide will move
with his family into the house next week.
The Merchants association held its
regular meeting in the board OF trade
rooms Tuesday evening. A few names
were taken off from the black list and
q number added Secretary Bagley has
secured 21 members in Lancaster, max
ing the membership of the association
now 400.
The approach Of Thanksgiving and
the holiday season should be gentle re-
minder to the friends of Sunset Home
that gifts to this worthy institution are
always welcome. The Home depends
entirely on generous public for it's sup
port and gifts for the table and the
household are always thankfully re-
ceived.
Mrs. Webb, wife of Rev. Mr.. Webb OF
Bradford and president of the Woman's
Home Missionary society of the Vermont
conference, gave very interesting and
instructive address on the work of that
society in this country last Sunday even
ing at Grace Methodist church. At the
close of her address the congregation
subscribed literally in aid Of the work.
During the noon hour yesterday
staging containing over 5000 feet Of
lumber, being used in roofing the new
Catholic church, fell, letting everything
to the ground quite a distance below.
Only few minutes before number Of
men were working on the stage and if it
hadn't fortunately picked the noon hour
for collapsing some one might have been
seriously hut.
Sherman Court, Catholic Order of
Foresters, held dance and social time
in Pythian hall Wednesday evening.
About 40 couples were present. The
evenings entertainment opened with
music by Graham's orchestra and then
Frank O. French made the crowd merry
for half an hour or more with few OF
his songs. Light refreshments were
served in the hall.
The turkey supper given to the MEM
bers of the Loyal Temperance Legion
was success. A large number of chill
dren were present. When supper was an
nounced, they marched to the dining
room and. before sitting down, repeated
their pledge. Rev. H. M. Douglas asked
Gods blessing on all present. The happy
faces of the children we'll paid for all
the trouble in giving the entertainment,
it being made success by the kind
hearted friends of our place.
The railroad routes in Vermont. over
which the United States mails are carried,
have a total length Of 1863 miles. The
government pays these corporations
$141, ,O92.5 year for the service. For
the two routes that pass through St..
Johnsbury, both belonging to the Boston
& Maine, the government pays for carry
ing its mails between White River juno
tion and Derby Line, 1899 miles, $24,-
665 So; average number of trips per
week, 2O.S7; between South Lunenburg
and Swanton, 11S Sc miles, the govern
ment pays $12,O63.4s, average number
of trips per week, IL.