St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

-DIOp lHto htWoOu anu SSl youi
Christmas candies.
L. D. Hazen's residence is now con
nected with the telephone exchange.
The Brooks Tyler store will be open
every evening except Wednesday until
Christmas.
Miss Clara Wilmarth has some fine
water colors in c. A. Stanley's store
windows that are very suitable for holi-
day presents.
Advertised letters at the postoffice
fer the week ending Dec. 16: Larose, ].
A.. Root, Louis p. Towle, 6. W.; Tre-
tren, William.
Mrs. William Daniels has sold her
slaughter house to Charles Stenson who
has thoroughly repaired it and has hired
a first class butcher.
An excellent Christmas present is a
receipt for your CALIFORNIAN subscription
to january 1901. You bring in the
m oney. We do the rest.
Moore and Co. are distributing
1900 calendars that not only appeal to
to the eye, but are as attractive in their
simplicity as any that reach our Office.
AT last playing oil the Clubs Mystic
won Sc points and is now ahead "a
points on billiards. The Lyndon Club
won 3 tricks and is now ahead 8 tricks
on whist.
There will be promenade and social
at G. A. R. hall Thursday evening, Dec.
21st, under the auspices of the W. r. c.
Regular meeting will be at O'Clock in
the afternoon.
William Johnson was arrested at the
Salvation Army meeting last Sunday
night for disturbing the peace and in the
Justice court Monday fined $14.76 for
his misdemeanor.
L. B. Harris will speak before the
Mystic Club on Friday evening OF this
week. Mr.. Harris is an interesting and
instructive talker aud has once before
addressed the club.
Field & Rowell's windows are at
tractive and frequently changed to at
tract buyers. Their beautiful photo
graphs which they showed last week
met with ready sos
All hopes of sleighing were dissipated
yesterday bNa steady rain. The light
fall OF snow last week has made sleigh.
ing fairly good but yesterdays warm
weather carried it all away.
-Rickaby & Co. have issued for 1900
a very useful desk calendar. Its daily
use will keep the memory well t.ained
and incidentally remind one that Rickaby
& Co. handle insurance and real estate.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Unio n
will be held next Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock With Mrs. S. H. Bracket, 20
Main street. All ladies are cordially in
vited.
AT the conclusion of regular meet
ing of Passumpic Lodge, F. and A. NJ, on
Thursday evening, Rev. A. {. Hussey
paid an eloquent tribute to the memory
of the nations first president, George
Washington.
George Murphy was sentenced to
the industrial school for eight months,
Saturday, Tor truancy in the public
schools. The truant officer proposes to
keep sharp lookout for truants here.
after and see that the laws are enforced.
After January 1st the B. & M. rail-
road will pay their employees semi
monthly instead OF monthly as hereto
fore. The pay car will be discontinued,
payment being made by check. Repre-
sentatives from the paymaster's Office
will visit all the larger stations.
AT the last regular meeting of Green
Mt. Lodge, N. E. 0. P, the following
officers were elected: Warden, G. P.
Metcalf; vice warden, G. H. Stearns;
secretary. d, M. Badger; financial secre-
tary, H. A. Bartlett; treasurer, ]. H.
Thompson; chaplain, Mrs. M. E. Heath ;
guide, Mrs. E. M. Stevens; guardian, E.
E. Evans; sentinel, o. c. Chamberlin; ;
trustee for three years, H. r. Albee.
Among the many finely decorated
windows in town, one which is particu-
larly interesting to the chidren is the
Little Red Riding Hood creation in
Lougee Bros. & Smythe's north window,
1t is simple but exceedingly effective. In
the midst OF small forest OF fir trees is
Granny's "tiny cottage" covered with
handkerchiefs. Through the windows can
be seen the volt in bed, and near the cot
tage is Little Red Riding Hood herself.
Every feature of the work is true to the
universally accepted idea of this old and
always popular story for children. The
display is the work of B. |. Staples.
The North Church Calls a Pastor.