St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-04
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

evening, Oct. 7, from seven to nine
o'clock.
October started in with furry of
snow, a gentle reminder of the cold by
and-by.
Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost will receive
any who wish to arrange for lessons in
elocution and physical culture on Satur-
day afternoon, Oct. 7, from until 6.
The Golf Club organized Friday even
ing by electing the following officers
Pres. Frank H. Brooks; vice pres, Mrs.
H. W. Blodgett; sec. and treas, ]. H.
Brooks.
Canton Crescent and the Past Noble
Grands Of Caledonia Lodge l. O.. 0. F.
are planning to attend the Dewey recep-
ton at Montpelier and to participate in
the parade.
"A patriotic old lady somewhere
"down country" recently directed a
letter thus to Lyndonville man: "F. E.
Winslow, ticket broker, Lyndonville, VT,
| Dewey's state"
John Ryan's carriage mandatory
is now connected with the telephone
exchange, and large number OF people
who deal with Ryan can now reach him
quickly and conveniently.
The regular meeting OF Green Noun
tain commandery, No. 335, U. o. G. c.,
will be held on Friday evening Of this
week. Every member is urged to be
present. Social dance from $50 till IL.
Henry W. Ellis began his duties as
regular mail carrier on the I'd, and the
extra carrier, SO long desired, is now at
the service of the public. This will
materially increase the local mail facii-
ties.
Snow one day and ripe raspberries
picked the next seems to be the order
these days. A large bunch Of ripe rasp-
berries was brought to the CALEDoNIAN
Office yesterday, picked by Miss Emma
Hallett near her home on Mt. Pleasant
street.
The highway Improvements on Rail-
road street are of the right sort as far as
they go. The paving blocks abutting
the sidewalk will do avav with the
digging Of mud holes by horses hitched
along that thoroughfare, and this will
be appreciated.
During the period since the new bank
ruptcy law went into effect there have
been entered at the Office OF the clerk OF
the United States court in Burlington 2S7
voluntary petitions and ten involuntary
petitions. St. Johnsbury has contributed
its share of these.
A burning chimney started slight
blaze on the roof Of the rear section of
Robert Mackinnon's house on Boynton
hill last Sunday evening. An alarm was
rung in, but fortunately the services of
the department were not needed. The
| damage was small.
"A selfwinding electric clock with
mahogany case has been placed in the
post office the past week at the expense
of our local jeweler, c. E. Simanton.
This will be of great convenience to the
public and reflects much credit on the
enterprise of the donor.
An old horse that was being driven
along Charles street last Saturday noon
made misstep and broke it's leg. The
animal was killed right there, but died
only after three blows had been given it
with an axe. 1t was laundering and
unmercitul piece of work.
The Burlington mail boxes are re-
ceiving coat of aluminium paint in or
der to make their location more clear to
| those who seek for them after dark. The
mail boxes in st. Johnsbury are entitled
to coat of some sort Of paint, for most
of them have a somewhat faded look.
From the state treasurer's report for
the year ending June 80 last, we note
that the excess of profit on the sales at
the st. Johnsbury liquor agency for the
year ending February, 1898, was $11.75;
the highest figures given in this line Of
industry" are: Morristown, $500;
Ludlow, $173 IA; Bridgewater, $117.14
Lincoln, Sis 55.
An old landmark was removed from
Railroad street on Tuesday morning
namely maple tree that was planted
AZ years age by Josiah Lamb on the line
between the X. B. Flint and P. p.
Lonergan lots. The planting was the
result of popular subscription, the sub
scribers being l.. c. Woodbury., Sias
Randall, Daniel Colby, N. B. Flint and
r. B. Flint.
Advertised letters for the week end
ing Sept. 80, 1899: Aguado, R.; Bagley,
Fred Conley, F. H.; Coates, E. W.;
Demers, John; Gouthiere, F.; Kimball,
Burt (2); Larose, J. A. (2); Nelson, G. c.;
Nichols, Don p; Richardson, D. E.;
Ruellant, Mons: Thomas, Ray W.. Tay-
lor, F. L.; Youngmore, S; Berard MIS-.
c.; Douglass, Mrs. Hattie; Rodgers, Cora
NJ; Spares, Mrs. Stella; Qetrault, Miss
Mary; Stoddard Churn Co.,