St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-16

evening ana De present mere lueSuay
evening. Alarge attendance is requested.
General Grout entertained party of
friends from st. Johnsbury at his sugar
campnear East village yesterday morning
and also handsomely entertained them at
dinner, after which all were invited to
inspect his high bred stock.
-Jeweler Chas. E. Simanton has added
a new style of electric light apparatus to
his beautiful store, thereby enhancing the
effect and showing off the jewelry and
siverware tea greater advantage. Mr..
Simanton reports steady increase in
business, especially in the diamond and
optical departments.
Landlord Chase of the St. Johnsbury
House treated his guests and a few in
vited friends to musicale in the parlors
Sunday evening, selections being rendered
by an orchestra, cornet solo by ]. Wesley
Batchelder, flute solo by Leon Batchel
der, solos by W. B. Atwood, with piano
accompaniment by Lucier Desaulviers.
Miss Mabel E. Holton of Lyndon has
been engaged to take the Cold Corner
school, vice Miss Lettie M. Beck resigned.
This school will begin April &c. The
Centre Grammar school began on Mon
day with Miss Comstock as teacher and
about 20 scholars. The primary will
reopen next Monday for nine weeks
term.
The Worlds Fair glass weavers and
spinners will give exhibitions in Stanley
Opera House one week, beginning April
26, under the auspices of Frost Camp
No. 18, Sons of Veterans. This is the
only company of glass weavers that
exhibited at the Worlds Fair. The price
is low, and the entertainment is novel.
Tickets for sale by all members.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will hold their annual Easter sale and
supper at Pythan hall Thursday alter
noon and evening, April22. Fancy work,
ladies' and children's aprons and large
variety of other domestic articles will be
/ for sale; also full line of home made
candies. Admission to hall free; supper
from $50 to s, tickets 25 cents.
The next regular St. Johnsbury
teachers meeting will be held at the
Union school building tomorrow morn
ing at half past nine. The subject is
Mature Study" and it is expected that
the outline for the springs work will be
simpli6ed and unified at this time.
Nature is one OF the most delightful and
most fruitful subjects Of study now i'll the
school course.
my Friend from India" at the STAN
ley Opera House last Friday evening
drew good crowd, and is one of the
best comedies ever played in this place.
The parts were well carried out, the
actors being all good. The play abounds
in udicrous situations, and the audience
enjoys two hours OF genuine fun. The
company may return here i'll the near
future and present the same play in the
Howe Opera House.
The Merchants Association now
numbers $50 members, including A in
Lyndon, 16 in Barnet and Is each in
Concord and Danville. The association
is constantly making collections that
have been regarded as hopeless. The
black list brings the flush of shame to
the faces of some and they promptly
make arrangements to have their names
removed, but on Others it has about as
much effect as il would on stone wall.
Palestine Commandery held special
meeting last Saturday evening and con-
ferred the order of Knights Templar upon
several candidates. After the work Sir
Knight Delos M. Bacon in an appropri-
ate manner presented Sir Knight Vim. A.
Mclaughlin with a beautiful Knights
Templar charm, who feelingly responded.
The charm was the gift of Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin's brother-in-law, Sir Knight
Charles S. Baton of Milton Junction
Wis
The Centographe on exhibition in
Stanley Opera House, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings has attracted
considerable attention. The audience
the first evening was small, but the next
two fairly good. The Centographe is q
wonderful machine and gives an interest
Ing exhibition, showing an express train
going at the rate of 70 miles an hour
the New York fire department going to 8
fire, etc., everything i'll motion and true
to life.
The late N. M. Johnson was a mem
Der of Eureka Lodge, Knights of Honor
for II years, paying in that time
$531.2 Last Monday, 10 days from
proof of death, Mrs. Johnson received
$4,000 from the trustees of the lodge, th'
amount OF his benefit certificate. TIL,
organization was never in more pros
porous condition in its % years of exist
ence. In the past 1S yearsit has paid to it
} benefciaries in St. Johnsbury $4,000
| which speaks or itself.
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