St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-18

Miss Graft, Miss Hussey, Mr.. Finel
and DIR. Duff, at Music Hall this week.
Hear them.
The Academy team 60 to Lisbon on
Saturday to cross bats with the ball
players there.
Prof. Ausbach, the great German
magician, will appear at the Howe Opera
House, Saturday evening, May 21, for
one night only. The wonders the pro-
fessor will perform viii be interesting
and amusing. Prices 25, 35, and so
cents.
On Friday afternoon, May 81,
patriotic exercises will be held in the
various schools in this town in honor Of
Memorial day. In many of the schools
the teachers have engaged a veteran Of
the civil war to address the scholars in
addition to their other exercises.
Don't fail to hear DR.. Duff sing at
the concerts at Music Hall tomorrow
and Friday. 1t will be treat that you
cannot afford to miss.
Our thanks are due to the Boston
Journal for the use Of the portrait of
Conductor Thayer and TO the Boston
Globe for the picture Of Dr. and Mrs. ].
B. Darling. The latter picture did not
reach us last week in season for publica-
tion with our account OF the golden we'd
ding.
The summer time tables on the Pas
sumpsic division and the Lake road go
into effect the last week in June, when
the New York express will be added to
the train service of the Passumpsic road.
The Niagara Falls sleeper will be added
to the Lake road service two weeks
earlier.
I'm their report of the musical festival
at White River Junction the Landmark
says the ladies of the North church choir
"sang at Fridays matinee Loves
Golden Dream in style that won the
favor of the audienceand showed them
to be well trained and sweet-voiced
singers"
Hardly week passes but what some
one goes to Caspian lake at Greensboro
and catches some fine lake trout. Those
who are at loss where to 20 will fine
by consulting our advertising columns
that W. H. Carter has a good cottage
and boats to let and =. the facilities fol
fishing that one needs.
Judge ]. T. Gleason of Lyndon
vile, chairman of the republican county
committee, was in town Monday, look
Ing over the ground a little preliminary
to arranging for the county convention
1t will doubtless be held the latter part
of June. The exact date, however
will not be fixed upon for some days yet
The Adroit Whist Club and invited
guests, to the number of twenty couples,
held social hop in Pythian Hall last
Wednesday evening. Light refreshments
were served and an order of sixteen num-
bers was danced. Those present were
unanimous in the opinion that whether
the club could play whist or not, they
knew how to entertain.
DIR. A. H. Heath will preach the an.
nual sermon to Chamberlin Post, G. A.
R., on Sunday evening, May %. The
address on Memorial Day will be deliv-
cred by w. w. LaPointe of Barre, COM
mander of the state encampment of the
Sons of Veterans. Mr.. Lapointe's recent
lecture here on Lincoln gives promise OF
an eloquent Grafton on Memorial Day.
AT the Y. M. c. A. hall last Thursday
Miss Woodruff read the story of "Hagar
and Ishmael' to portion of thoseladies
and gentlemen under whose auspices it is
planned to present this play during COM
mencement week. "Hagar and Ishmael'
is an attractive story and includes many
fine things by way of dialogue and tab
leau. It's presentation here next month
will be awaited with interest.
Lakeside Cottage, near Harvey's
pond, West Barnet, will be opened to the
public about June 1, and Mine Host
Hastie may expect to be visited by a
large number OF pleasure.seekers during
the season. He has delightful summer
resort, with boating, bathing and fishing
facilities in abundance, and Lakeside"
is deservedly popular. Read his an
nouncement in another column.
The Passumpsic Savings Bank has
just received for verifcation an old bank
book that has been laid by since 1867.
The first and only deposit recorded
therein is six dollars as of Nov. 27, 1867;
and the interest on that amount to ian.
1, 1898, as just entered by the bank
officials, is $19.65. That six dollars has
been carrying on business while nobody
was looking, and the owner of the bank
book will appreciate the increase.