St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-01
LOCAL GATHERINGS.
st Johnsbury now has 1s lawyers.

half ton of their celebrated kisses within
ten days. \
Ladies' Night will be observed by n
the Knights of Columbus Wednesday i
evening OF next week in Pythian Hall. +
A blue bell automatic telephone in I
strument is to be put into the Mystic {
Club rooms this week.
There is a probability that Mary
Howe LAWN, Vermont's noted soprano,
will appear here about the middle Of next
month.
The members Of Mystic Star Chapter
No. 20, o. E. S.. will meet for social
Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7.45. 1t is hoped
that the members will all come.
&C. T. Ranlet smashed a couple OF fin
gers rather badly in a'press the other
day and has been obliged to take vaca-
ton while the healing process was going
on.
Mrs. P. A. Roach received last week
draft for $4,000 from the Catholic Or
der of Foresters, being the face value of
the policy held by her husband in that
order.
of the SO successful candidates to |
take the bar examination at Montpelier
last week, St. Johnsbury was represen-
ted by Melvin G. Morse, Fred S. Wright
and Role Cobleigh.
-Four Cinnamon who were stopped on
the express train at this station on
Thursday night were arraigned at New
port the next day, charged with illegally
entering the country.
"A bright story descriptive Of the Bos-
ton Food Fair finds a place in our
columns this week, for the benefit of the
many who did not attend and will also
be of interest to those who did.
Rain at last, during the past week.
1t was sadly needed. The beautiful
weather of the previous few weeks was
fully appreciated, but the country has
been suffering long for lack of rain.
The work of rebuilding the tele-
phone line from Barnet to East Peacham
, begins today, seven men being employed
| thereon, c. A. Hutchinson Of South
, Peacham has the contract to furnish the
poles.
;, Advertised letters ior week ending
4 October %: Garland, Mrs. c. NJ.
Howe, Miss Gertrude; Kneeley, Miss
Y Florence; Thornton, Miss Carrie; Wells
= Miss Stella; Hennessey, Johnnie; Wa
troman, Chas.
: -"Round about Geneva" is the subject
! of an interesting letter from the editor
= this week. He is now on his way home
: and expects to reach New York Novem
- Der on the Kaiser Frederick of thu
Hamburg American line.
"A dramatic entertainment and chat
ing-dish supper will be given under tn
auspices of st. Margarets Guild OF
Friday evening, Nov. 10, in Pythial
Hall. A cast OF the characters ant
synopsis of the play will be published
next week.
Don't forget the two hours of fu
promised by the Old Maids Conver
ton" at Music Hall Friday evening
Frank o. French with his remodelscop
work, wonderful transformations, an
music and readings will add to the ever
iug's entertainment.
The Steele, Taplin & Co. store wa
closed for couple OF days to give oppol
tunity for a general mark.down of til
stock of readymade clothing and gent
mems furnishings. This is the ou
growth of the dissolution of partnershl
and charge of firm name.
"A Temperance Town" at the Oper
House Monday evening drew a goo
audience, the COMPANY being good OF
and the play a popular one. Geort
Richards and Eugene Garfield, as Mink
and "Bingo" were easily the best OF tt
h cast and furnished an abundance
merriment.
The lecture committee are issuir
the prospectus for this seasons course
entertainments. 1t is sent out in som
what different form this year-namel
an illuminated cover in which are boul
= the illustrated announcements Of each 6
traction, the whole giving an excelle
idea of what is in store for the patro
old of the course.
"A paragraph in the Montpelier 10,
+. nal speaks thus OF horse lately own
in St. Johnsbury; 81. Edward Bail
has Just purchased from parties in
,o Johnsbury chestnut PAGER which giN
promise of becoming one of the stars
the turf The horse now has record
pacing mile in 2 ,26A"
A locally interesting fact in conn
o. 2 ton with Admiral Dewey's contempla
marriage to Mrs. Hazen, as announ'
eal. in the news dispatches, is that t
lady's father and the father Of Postm
the ter Hazen, oiSt. Johnsbury, were cousl
the resident in West Hartford, Wind
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