St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
LOCAL GATHERINGS.


valuable horse one day last week.
-Seventy-four from St. Johnsbury
patronized the excursion to Old Orchard
last Sunday.
j. M. Warden of Bradford advertises
cottage at Lake Morey to rent in our
"want" column.
The band concert on Court House
square will be given Friday evening this
week, instead of Saturday.
The mercury dropped to within six
degrees of freezing one day last week
and within IL hours the severest thunder
shower of the season visited the village
The lawn party to be given by the
Ladies' Circle of the Universalist church
at Mrs. E. L. Hovey's will take place
Saturday evening instead of Friday, as
announced.
Lawn parties were given on Thurs
day evening at the parsonages of Grace
Methodist church and the Free Baptist
church. They were we'll attended and
highly enjoyed.
Lower Waterford will be connected
with the st. Johnsbury telephone ex-
change this week and can be reached via
Littleton. This connection will supply
a long-felt want.
John Nichols, aged so years, died
Saturday. He leaves wife and three
children and the burial was at Lunen-
burg Tuesday. He had suffered from
paralysis for the past few years.
The monthly business meeting of the
Epworth League will be held Tuesday
evening, August 1. Avaried programme
will be given and light refreshments
served. All are cordially invited.
The Wellesley College Club are re-
quested to meet with Miss Matte Hall,
20 Main street, on Friday evening at Z
o'clock. A good attendance is desired to
talk up plans for an entertainment.
The entertainment given in the
Pythian Hall last Thursday night netted
about $25 for the furnishing of the St.
Aloysius rectory. Light refreshments
were served and all had fine time.
"A cineograph exhibition of the Fitz
simmons Jeffries fight will be given at the
Howe Opera House next Saturday even
ing. The II rounds of the Coney Islant
fight will be given. Tickets % and 81
cents.
Gardner B. Turner has filed his peti
tion in bankruptcy with liabilities O
$46S.62 and assets of $34. DAME
Gallagher has also filed his petition il
bankruptcy with liabilities of $276.6s
and assets Of $50.
There will be lawn party at tht
home of Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Davis il
Paddock village on Thursday evening
The proceeds of the evening will be de
voted to furnishing the new rectory fol
st. Aloysius church.
The regular quarterly meeting of th'
Brightlook Hospital Aid Association
will be held at the hospital Monday
afternoon, July 81, at 3 o'clock. AL
women interested in the work of tn,
association are invited to attend.
"A finely illustrated lecture on 9Th,
Passion Play of Oberammergau" will b.
given at the Church of the Messiah OF
Sunday night at 7.30 by Rev. ]. Edward
Farrow. A silver collection will b,
: taken. All are most cordially invited.
These are the advertised letters fol
the week at the post Office: Annie, Day
Mrs. Frank (Stowe) Guyer, Fanni,
Mahan, Frank A. Bailey, Charles R
Bryant, Charles Bullock, A. w. Bulls
Charles H. Cross, DR.. ]. c. MCDOWELL
Fred G. Story.
"A large number attended the Sal
walton Army meeting last Thursday
evening and all had profitable time
The subject OF the meeting was "Tht
Reason Why" Next Thursday night
there will be special service and spelling
match. An interesting time is expected
and all are welcome.
The Free Baptist Sunday school viii
have picnic at Meadow Park, Hook
k er's Point on Thursday, July 81. AL
past and present members of the schoo
and their families are cordially invited tc
attend. The tables will be set and din
ner served at noon. Supplies are soici
ted and will be sent for il the committee
is asked to do so.
There will be another dance al
Meadow Park Friday night of this week
IL July %, music by Graham's orchestra
Although the weather was unfavorabl,
at the last dance and some members o
the orchestra did not arrive until late or
. that account, yet there was good at
tendance, even after about half got tiret
!, of waiting and went home.
The date Of the Odd Fellows picni'
at Lake View Park, Joe's Pond ha
Ie been changed from August s to Angus
,e 8. Large delegations are expected from