St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-02
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The Museum will be open Saturday
evening, May S, from seven to nine
o'clock.
The Guards had their first outdoor
drill of the season on the common We'd
nesday evening.
Richard S. Read, participant in the
Spanish.American war, has been granted
pension of $40 month.
Work on the interior of the depot is
nearly completed and it will be open to
the public in about two weeks.
C. c. Bingham has added to his stock
Of goods complete line of cameras and
Photographic supplies for amateur work.
Mrs. Lendorf Morris has sold her
property, through the Rickaby agency,
at No. Pleasant street, to c. L. Clark.
Quite party of young people en-
joyed social dance at Pythian hall last
Thursday evening. The party was ar
ranged by Mrs. M. M. Caldbeck.
Ensign Ernest Sims gave thrilling
lecture in the Salvation Army hall last
evening on the subject Through Haunts
and Jungles of Darkest London"
AT an annual meeting of the Golden
Cross at Hartford, Wednesday of last
week, James S. Weeks was elected Vice
Grand Commander for the ensuing year.
The Rickaby agency has made
the sale of Mrs. Wilcomb's general
store at Lyndon tic J. c. Wilson of Mass
achusetts, who took possession May 1.
Many of our local fishermen wended
their way towards Waterford yesterday
and despite the cold weather and the
high water returned with good strings
of trout.
Louis T. Beaudoin has filed his Pc
tition in insolvency and his schedule is
as follows: Liabilities $3093 SO ofwhich
$319.5O is unsecured; assets $4853 so,
exempt $2242.
An enlarged picture of the winners
of the cake walk in the recent Pythian
Minstrel show together with their prize,
adorns the case in front of c. H. Clark's
studio this week.
Frank Eaton of this place has filed
his petition in insolvency. His liabili-
ties are $1647, OF which $1171 is un-
secured, and his assets are $3.50, all of
which he claims as exempt.
The police made large seizure of
beer and ale last week which interested
parties had concealed and the case comes
up for hearing this morning as to the
ownership of the property and its in
tended use.
AT the annual session of the grand
lodge of the N. E. O. P. held at Burling-
ton last week, H. E. Byron was elected
grand secretary and J, c. Stevens second
representative to the supreme lodge at
Boston, May s.
The annual meeting of the local
branch of the Anti-Saloon League will
be held in the Museum class room
Tuesday evening, May 8. All interested
in the work of the league are cordially
invited to be present.
Gov. Smith has appointed next Fri
day as Arbor day and his proclamation
appears in another column. The GALE
DOMAIN hopes the day will be very gener-
ally observed by planting trees in private
yards and public places.
The village trustees have bought a
street sweeping machine and expect to
begin using it next week. The machine
will be used on the concrete on Railroad
street and also sparingly upon the maca.
dam upon Eastern avenue.
The local management will distribute
supplementary telephone cards this week
containing the names of all new sub
scribers and some changes in numbers
All subscribers are requested to consult
the new cards for such changes.
-Ranney & Potts have dissolved part
nership and Mr.. Ranney continues the
business at the old stand. Mr.. Pott.
will push his cold storage business ant
be associated with Mr.. Ranney, as be
fore, in the wholesale butter business.
The promoters of a celebration her
Fourth ofJuly are much pleased over tn
encouragement they have received from
Lyndonville, and besides some fast trot
ting they promise other interestin,
features for the proper observance OF tn
day.
The outlook for the camp of Moder
Woodmen is quite encouraging. Abou
80 have already signed the application
blanks. DR.. WI. Aldrich has been ar
pointed examiner for the local cam
of this fraternal benefit organization.
exempt.
Jason M. Cady has taken the agenc
for the sale of the stock of the Reec
Folding Machine company, a Bosto
organization which manufactures ma
chimes for making collars and cuff
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