St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-27
LOCAL GATHERINGS.


on New Years Day.
-Rickaby & Co., have sold the Wake
field house on Railroad street to George
c. Cary.
Frank Baker has opened barber
shop in the basement of the Burnham
block on Main street.
The CALIFORNIAN presents its readers
with a 1900 calendar and wishes them
all "a Happy New Year."
George K. SWEET has engaged as his
plumber Robert Brown and is now ready
to do any job i'll this line.
j c. Gray's window in his meat mar
ket has attracted much deserved atten.
tion the past week. The design was
cleverly executed and very suggestive Of
Christmas dinner.
On account of the holidays the meet
ing OF the Mothers class Of the Woman's s
Club will be postponed until Saturday
Ian. 6. at three O'Clock p. M, when the
meeting will be held at Mrs. w P. Stat
ford's.
Rev. George W. Hunt and family will
keep open house New Years Day from
from 10 a. m to 10 p. m. They will be
pleased to receive any and ALL not only
OF their own church, but the citizens in
general will be welcome.
The New Years reception will be
given by the Womans Club to it's men,
bers and invited guests at Pythan Hall,
Monday evening from eight O'Clock on.
Guest tickets may be obtained at Stiles
or Bingham S drug stores, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday Of this week.
The next entertainment in the lecture
course comes on Thursday evening, Jan.
4 when Leland T. Powers will give a
series of impersonations from Lord
Chumley." Mr.. Powers is no stranger
to St. Johnsbury audiences and he is the
best impersonator on the American
stsge.
The annual meeting of the Caledonia
Fair Ground Company will be held in
the Board of Trade rooms on Tuesday
Ian. 9, at 1.3O p. m. Although the faii
was held in stormy weather last Septem
ber the treasurer expects to report g
balance on hard after paying all the
bills.
The annual village meeting will bs
held in the town hall next Wednesday
the voting beginning at nine O'Clock
There has been no change from the list o
officers nominated at the caucus and il
is quite likely that, as in former years
the business of the meeting will be taker
up Immediately after dinner.
L. B. Harris, of Lyndonville, ad
dressed the Mystic Club on Friday even
ing. Before giving a most interesting
account of a moose hunt he gave g
historical talk upon the French Canadian
settlements on the St. Lawrence. Th'
address was full of new facts and showed
the result of careful study and observa
ton.
AT the annual election of DIV,
Branch, Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, the fol
lowing officers were elected: N. g., Mrs
Persis F. Amidon; V. g., Mrs. Isabel
Sargent; recording secretary, Mis-
Mabel ]. Pope; treasurer, Mrs. Eda L
Battles; financial secretary, Mrs. Abbi
Dow. The officers will be installed Tues
day evening Jan. 2.
Richard Gibson has had grea
success this winter with the Whit
Wonder fowls which took the first pre-
MUM at the last county fair. From
four seven months old pullets he has re
celved 145 eggs and one of the pullet
has Matched a brood of chickens. Evi
IDENTIFY the birds do not propose to g
back on their name.
Don't forget the Salvation Arm,
Wedding in the Grace Methodist churcl
tonight. Special officers from Vernon
and Montreal will be present. Admis
sion Is cents to defray expenses OF loca
Corps. Thursday night will be the 6na
meeting OF the present campaign and {
musical programme is prepared Capts
Nellie Downy and Edna A. Jones, late O
Montreal are appointed to take charg