St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-13
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

week for vacation of few weeks.
The fifth of series of private dances
was held at ]. o. U. A. M. hall Wednes-
day evening.
e. L. Hunt & Co.'S new store will be
open every evening except Wednesday
until after Christmas.
The foreign letters which the editor
has been writing have not been discon-
tinued. but will be resumed next week
"A training school has been organized
in connection with Brightlook Hospital
and applications for student nurses will
be accepted at once.
The south window of the Brooks
Tyler store presents very unique and
tasty holiday appearance, showing the
work Of an artists hand.
Mrs. Emily J. Arthur has an attractive
line of water colors and china painting in
the north window OF Bingham's drug
store for the holiday trade.
Charles A. Calderwood has recently
purchased a new hearse which is of an
extremely pretty pattern and thoroughly
modern in all its equipments.
The corrected check list for the an
nual village meeting, Jan. 3, 1900, has
been posted in prominent places and
every citizen should see that his name is
on the list.
Green Mountain Lodge, N E. O. P,
will have its annual election of officers
Saturday evening, Dec. 10th. Several
candidates will also be initiated by the
degree staff.
BY invitation OF the officers of the
Mystic Club, Cashier l.. B. Harris, OF
Lyndonville, will address the club on
Friday evening, Dec. %, his subject be-
ing "a Moose Hunt"
The semi-annual meeting of Federal
Labor Union, No. 713O, was held Friday
evening. A large number was present.
This union has a membership of over
three hundred and sgaining steadily.
Herbert Cable, the well known driver
for DR.. c. A. Cramton, has bought out
Henry A. Massy's barber shop and
billiard room and takes possession Dec.
20. Mr.. Massy's health compelled
change of business.
An auction salG oi the bankrupt
stock Of Hiram G. Cutting is to be held
Friday morning of this week, at ten
o'clock. All the stock, tools, store furni-
ture and fixtures will be sold, together
with lot OF clothing.
Miss Fanny Ide will have studio
exhibition and sale of water-colors,
sketches and miniatures at her home, No.
/, Mt. Pleasant street, Thursday and
Friday afternoon and evening, Dec. IA
and Is, to which all are invited.
"A lively runaway occurred on Rail
road street Friday afternoon. Jack
Bertrand's Avenue House team starting
from the hotel ran to the depot yard
where it collided with J. W. Titcomb's
carriage upsetting the occupant and
damaging the vehicle slightly.
Miss Rebecca Bullard holds her an
nual sale of decorated china at her home,
80 Main street, Wednesday and Thurs
day, OF this week, IRON 10 a. m. to 10 p.
M. Miss Bullard does some very dainty
work in this line and finer display than
in former years is promised.
The directors of the Caledonia Fair
Ground company have voted to hold the
next annual fair on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Sept. IL, 12, and 13,
1900. These will be good dates to
remember and it is safe to predict that
the fair will be as good as ever and even
better.
The United States Civil Service COM
mission announces that special exam
ination will be held by its postoffice
board of examiners at 8 a. m. Saturday
January 6, for the position of clerk and
carrier in the postoffice. Applications
for this examination must be received be-
fore the hour of closing business Decem
ber 80.
Mrs. Grenier met with an accident
last Wednesday while entering freight
car at the depot to buy some apples
from the car. She was standing on the
plank which entered the car when the
switching engine came up and moved The
car, throwing her to the ground. She
was considerably bruised and injured iu
ternally.
Special meetings will be conducted al
the Salvation Army by Major Hargrave
the Provincial Officer of the E. O. p. ant
Vermont state, commencing Saturday
Dec. 23 and continuing till Thursday
I Dec. 2S. A Salvation Army wedding
will be one of the chief features OF thi
special campaign. Full announcement
will oe made next week.
business at c. F. Boynton's carriag
factory in Summervlle is booming ant
the six men employed by Mr.. Boyntol