St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-04


for the demands made upon her, B. Frank
Harris of this place was telegraphed for
and went over to assist in the closing
concerts.
The Orleans County Musical Festival
at Newport begins Monday evening.
This is one of the musical events OF the
year in northern Vermont and number
OF St. Johnsbury's singers are planning
to attend.
The Golden Cross society will have
Ladies night" on Friday, Feb. 1S, in
stead of this evening as planned. The
entertainment for the evening will be
provided by the gentlemen and an inter-
esting programme is being arranged.
Montpelier and vicinity expect to send
25 brethren to the special session of the
Mystic Shrine at St. Johnsbury next
Tuesday. The headquarters OF The faith
full will be at Howe's Avenue House and
the festivities close with grand ban
quet.
Remember that the music for the
Devils Auction" at the Howe Opera
House tonight will be furnished by the
Orchestral club Of St. Johnsbury, COM
posed of 10 pieces, all artists and this
alone will be worth the price of admis-
sion.
The monthly meeting of the public
school teachers will be held tomorrow
at go. Mrs. Martha Ross Titcomh
will speak on "Constructive Design" and
Prin. D. Y. Comstock on "School Train.
ing in English" Interested parents will
be welcome as usual.
The Brooks-Tyler store are having &
special sale of Hamburg edgings th'!
week and large counter in their dry
goods department is completely fllet
with these goods. To protect the stor
in case of fire workmen have placed fir
blinds on the north side OF the store.
-James Richie has found by long ex
perience that advertising pays and thi
week he offers some very attractive bai
gains in ladies muslin underwear an
corsets. There are lots of other desirabl
goods in his store and ladies are cordial
invited to visit the store and see hi
stock.
Green Mountain Lodge, New Ems
land Order OF Protection, have issued
neat calendar tor 1898 giving officers,
list of members and the expense of carry
ing insurance in the order. The presen
membership of the local lodge is 403,
whom so are social members and til
rest benefit members.
&C. c. Bingham received consigr
ment OF 100 small gold fish from Bait
more Wednesday night. They will
placed in his store window and sold
connection with cough medicine. Tt
little fellows stood the cold weathe
finely and all were alive and apparent
healthy when they reached here.
The snow plow left the yard here 70
Swanton at 6 O'Clock Tuesday mornin,
reaching that place about 2 p. m. Tt
trip back was rougher and it was
m. when they reached here. 1t was II
hardest trip with the snow plow in SON
years. The plow was i'll charge OF Roa'
, master Charles Severance, and he is no
nursing spraiued wrist as result
the trip.
5 The selectmen have posted the chez
e list in the post office and various 9th
parts OF the village and at East St. John
!, bury and st. Johnsbury Center. 1t
S YOUR duty to see ii your name is on tn
e list lit is not ard ought to be by a
tending one of the meetings advertise
on the cover OF the lists your name W
;. be added and you can vote at the Mar
e town meeting.
st. Johnsbury and vicinity have e
perienced an unusually cold wave t
;. past week as will BE- seen by the wealth
record. Sunday was by far the colde
day OF the year, the mercury never g
ting above zero and registering 80 belo
{ zero in several places. Yesterday NOR
u ing was equally cold, the mercury reg
u tering &c below at Mr.. Bingham's al
SO below zero in another place in Il
IL town.
It The Lvceum Theater Co. has be
&c showing before small audiences eve
evening this week in the Stanley Ope
al House. The company is good one a
" worthy OF larger audiences. The co
b. pany has good selection Of plays a
st gives different one each evening. 7
scenery in the Opera House is all ue
o and the scenery and stage are now
good as that Of any Opera House of
i. sizei in the state.
of The February meeting Of the Y
mans auxiliary of the Y M. c. A. '
be held next Tuesday at O'Clock in
10 association hall. The usual meeting v
% be followed by social hour, with mu
{" tea and light refreshments. All memb
'y Of the auxiliary, or ladies who may W
to become members, are cordially invit