St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS.


costs amounting to $24.91.
e. j. Hallett has grape vine from
which he has gathered five bushels of
grapes this season. Pretty good for
Northern Vermont is it not?
Mrs. M. H. Eddy's Sunday school
class of little girls had lawn party and
sale Saturday afternoon last and netted
ten dollars, which will be used for benev-
olent purposes.
-Rice's Comedians will open the sixth
annual weeks engagement at Howe
Opera House next Monday evening, pre-
senting the romantic drama, Eagles
Nest" Don't fail to see them.
"A song service will be held at the
school house in the Stark neighborhood
next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock,
and it is hoped there will be large at
tendance from that vicinity.
Owing to the many attractions on
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cert is postponed until next week. This
will finish the series of concerts for the
season. Further announcement will be
made later.
Elder Grant Adkins will speak at the
G. A. R. Hall next Sunday at p. m. on
"The Origin and Destiny of the Devil
Who is He." At night the subject will be
Spiritualism, what it is and it's work.
All are cordially invited.
There will be a special bible lecture in
the Y. M. c. A. Hall, at four o'clock,
Sunday, Sept. "a, by Rev. E. A. Marsh
all, representative of the Moody Bible In
sttute of Chicago. Subject: "The Eng
lish Bible, and How to Master It."
Everybody invited.
All interested in playing golf are in
vited to meet at the Museum next Thurs
day evening at 7.30 o'clock to form
club. The course on the Underclyffe
property is well patronized and the
formation of a club will add quite
stimulus to this popular game.
The two courts of the Catholic Order
of Foresters in this town have received
communication from the state secretary
of the order in reg rd to attending the
Dewey celebration at Montpelier and
participating in the parade. They will
decide the matter at the next meeting of
their courts.
The very complete collection Of
views of Venice at the Athenaum is
attracting much attention and the col
lection will be on exhibit until Oct. 3.
The collection includes many detail
photographs of St. Marks and of some
of the great paintings for which that
city is famous.
The Boston G. Maine railroad is con-
sdering the tramp problem in earnest
and will make an effort to stop the
stealing of rides and punish the offenders
every time an opportunity offers. If all
the roads should unite upon this policy
and thoroughly enforce it, this element
would surely disappear.
The members OF the local council will
be interested to learn that the requisite
number of councils and members of the
Knights Of Columbus for a state organ
ization have been secured in Vermont
and meeting will be called in the near
future to perfect an organization. The
meeting will probably be held in Burling-
ton.
Michael O'Brien was cut to pieces by
the cars last Friday evening at the St.
Johnsbury depot. He was on top of the
freight train and he did not notice that
the train had been separated and in try
ing to cross he fell in front of the moving
train and was horribly mutilated. He
leaves wife and one child and his home
was at Lyndonville.
A telephone has been placed in the
secretary's office at the fair ground for
the accommodation of those who NAV
want facilities of that sort within easy
reach. 1t will serve as pay station
during the progress of the fair. and will
have a blue bell automatic attachment
for the receipt of dimes and nickels in
payment OF the toll charges.
The voters in this village will remen-
Der the special village meeting next
Friday evening to appropriate $4,000
more for the highway department. The
improvements that have been made this
year on Eastern avenue and Railroad
street are expensive the first year, but
are permanent betterments to our
village.
The Epworth League OF Grace Meth
odist church gave social in the parlors
of the church Monday evening. 1t took
the form of an informal reception to new
members OF the church and was very
pretty affair The rooms were very
tastily decorated, refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served, and the
evening passed very pleasantly for all
who were present.
Clarence Bonette, St. Johnsbury's
noted aeronaut, was severely injured at
the Rochester, N. H., fair last week. He
cut loose from his balloon and was des.