St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-11-22

-Chamberlin Relief Corps will serve
fish chowder supper at G. A. R. Hall Fri
day evening. Useful and fancy articles
will be on sale, also ice cream and cake
During the evening there will be a musi'
cal entertainment and promenade.
The case of Alfred Boucher VS.. E. &
T. Fairbanks & Co., which was to have
been tried before a struck jury at the
coming term OF court, has been settled
out of court and judgment for the
defendant without costs agreed upon.
The new Summerville schoolhouse
will be rooted in this week and the prlck'
work is already completed. ). u. Clark
representing Fuller G. Warren OF Boston,
arrived Monday to superintend the con-
struction of the warming and ventilating
plant.
The collection of amateur pictures at
the art gallery of the Atheneum is at
tracing deserved attention. The pictures
are very varied in their character, those
of birds and animals being exceptionally
good. The collection will be on exhibit
ton until Dec g.
Joseph Gauthier has been granted a
patent for a hold. back hook which is
pronounced by all horsemen to be the
best thing OF its kind ever invented. Mr..
Gauthier has already had several offers
for his invention, but will probably put
it upon the market himself.
The CALIFORNIAN is pleased to
announce that arrangements are IN
progress for the opening of the Y. M. {.
A. upon the old basis. This association
was started here in 1855 and has beer
an important factor in the religious and
social life of the village ever since.
The New York World Almanac an
nounces a South African War Supple
ment and an up-to-date two coloreo
map. This supplement contains com
plete information about South African
AFFAIRS and the two will be sent by th'
New York World on receipt of % cents
Prof Elmore comes here Friday
afternoon to start dancing school. 4
class for the young people will be hel'
Friday afternoon from four to six and
class for the older ones in the evening
from seyen.thirty until ten. Both are t.
be held in the Junior Order hall ant
occur every other week.
The state board of agriculture hav
been invited to hold series OF meeting
here some time this winter and they WI
undoubtedly accept the invitation. In
selectmen have kindly dona ed the Tow
Hall for these meetings and there ough
TO be a large attendance of the farmer
of this town and vicinity.
Our local astronomers were muc
disappointed in their investigation
meteoric showers last week. Wednesda
night was so cloudy that only a te
shooting stars were seen, and those we
at scattered intervals. Clearer wealth
was reported from Burlington and OF
observer reported about $50 meteors.
On the glass window above the GU
side door Of the AthenGum now appe
these words in gold letters "St. Johr
bury Athenaum. Free Public Library
The Athenaum is the first public bulldiI
that meets the strangers eye as hecom
into town and hereafter he will have
occasion to wonder what building 1t
The vitagraph exhibition at
Opera House last Wednesday and Thu
day deserved much better hou
as the pictures were very realistic a
thoroughly up.to.date. The bull he
and the Dewey pictures were excepti
ally good and it rather surprised the
dience to see in the pictures of the Dew
festivities the familiar features OF Sepa
Ross. Congressman Grout and mi
other prominent Vermonters.
The agents OF the Mutual Lie ln'
ance Company, OF New York, John
Drew and J. H. Hoffman, have been
trbuting to policy holders and Others
terested in life insurance some hands'
calendars that are suggestive OF e'
times. On each leaf is reproduction
the Catlln prints of life on the g.
plains and coupled with the pictur
some facts and figures about 'he gr
est lite insurance company in the VIC
Births
Az nanyille Nov. ID, q son to Mr..