St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-28
LYNDONVILLE.

day address at Derby Line Saturday.
Hon. S. w. Mccall and wife of Win
chester, Mass, have been spending few
days here with Mrs. McCa!ls mother,
Mrs. S. S. Thompson.
Miss Temperance Reed has returned
from Washington, d. c., and will spend
the summer at her residence near the
Speedwell Farms.
M. 7. Lyster CT the Dairy Medicine
Co. was in Boston the first of the week
on business.
Another social gathering at the Lyndon
club rooms this evening. Good music
will be in attendance to help keep things
lively.
The Rockwell Dramatic company
closed their engagement here Saturday
evening. They had fair audiences and
gave good satisfaction. The band boys
cleared something out Of the weeks per-
formances.
Ell. Cady of Concord, N. H., has the
contract for wiring for electric lights the
new Folsom residence and the houses of
Elisha Bigelow and G. M. Campbell.
Amos W. Scott, having purchased the
entire stock ofboots and shoes and gents
furnishings of the firm OF Underwood &
Brown at 60 cents on dollar, will sell
same at startlingly low prices. A rare
opportunity. Don't miss it. Call at
once. Cheney Bros. Block, Lyndonville.
New books are being constantly added
to the library. Prof. w. E. Ranger OF
Johnson has been instructed by the trus.
tees to purchase 5000 worth and more
money will be used for the same purpose
at different times during the year. The
library is well patronized by the people
Of the town, the list OF borrowers con
stantly increasing.
H. L. Parker has evidently won thu
hearts of the Daughters of Rebekah
During the year as Grand Master h
arranged for one or two of their assem-
blies and did it in a very satisfactor,
manner. At the close of the Rebekal
assembly in Montpelier last week he wa
presented with beautiful basket Q
roses. If this isn't conclusive proof c
his performing his duties in a name
pleasing to the ladies, he wants to know
. what is necessary to prove it.
The railroad shop help was on full tim
the first four days of this week. But tn
boys are enjoying rest today and wi
> have tomorrow to observe Memoris
5 day. What the boys want, though,
full number of hours and six days worl
A large audience attended the Meme
. noon. An eloquent and appropriate Sc
!. mon was preached by Rev. c. E. Tedfor
:, of Lyndon Center. Revs. Johnson, Fis
: and Bodwell and Prof. Pugsley assiste
q in the services. The hall was nicely de
y GRATED with plants and flags. Mus
was rendered by the Congregational ma
: quartette.
: Memorial services will take place ne1
S Saturday. Procession will start frol
s Music hall at p. m, led by the Lyndon
q vile Military band, then Canton Gre
: cent and St. Johnsbury Grand Arm.
S Sons of Veterans, local societies, scho,
:. children and citizens. Procession wi
S march to Lyndon Center, where grave
e will be decorated by the W. R. c. III
# concert in the evening, under the directio
a Of Miss Carrie Eaton, promises to be a
Z excellent one. Programme will consi
g of vocal and instrumental music, a tar
e BOURNE drill by IL young ladies ar
|. readings by Miss Elsie Ranney of S
t. Johnsbury. The pianists will be Mrs.
|, I. Blodgett, Misses Bessie Wallace, Ali
?. Derby, Lucy Powers and Nellie Mattock
e The vocal soloists are Mrs. B. G. Nor
). son, Mrs. B. H. Pierce, Miss Gertru'
d Knight, Messrs. H. L. Parker and M.
l. Lyster and Master Edgar Webb.
E promenade will follow the concert.