St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-13
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

band concert TINS week rrloay cven'
ing on court house square.
w. F. Hastie, Lakeside, West Barnet,
is now connected with the telephone ex-
change.
Glover Temple No. 1, Rathbone Sis
ters, will hold their next regular meeting
at Pythian Hall, Monday evening, June
18.
An exhibition OF original drawings
of Illustrations from Scribner's Maya
zine is being held at the Art Gallery this
week.
The degree team OF Caledonia Lodge,
No. 6, l. o. O. F., went to West Concord
Saturday night and conferred the second
degree, for the local lodge in that place.
-Young's orchestra furnished music
for the graduating exercises of the Bath,
N. H., high school Thursday and for
commencement exercises tSt. Johnsbury
Academy next week Friday.
The outside doors at the postofice
are now left open until after 10 O'Clock
Sunday morning, custom which is
greatly appreciated by the patrons of
the office who have lock boxes.
The century Concert Co., an organi-
zation composed largely of st. Johnsbury
talent has been giving series of enter
tainments in the western part of the
state. c. Constantineau is manager of
this company.
Unique and attractive posters call at
tention to the great ball game Saturday,
June %, between the fat men and the
lean men. This annual game always
draws a big crowd and this year will
prove no exception.
The first dance of the season at
Hooker's point occurred last Friday
evening and was successful affair.
Music was furnished by Young's orches-
ira. The next dance will be held at the
same place next Saturday evening.
The rooms of the Lafayette Club were
the scene Of pleasant gathering We'd
nesday evening of last week when the
members entertained their lady friends at
box party. A good number were pres
ent and the occasion was very pleasant
one.
Mystic Star Chapter, o. E. S., of St.
Johnsbury, invite the Lyndonville, Dan
vile and West Concord chapters to re-
ception and banquet to begiven in honor
of James S. Weeks, Grand Patron of the
order in this state, Thursday evening,
June 21.
Many of our lady readers will be in
terested to know that Miss Carrie B.
Sargent has bought the entire stock of
stamping patterns, formerly used by the
late Mrs. Helen F. Carpenter and will
be pleased to serve any old customers
and new ones.
The census enumerators are busy
these days and one St. Johnsbury boy
has taken $50 names in one day. At 213
cents a name this makes an excellent
days work. No one need have any SEN
sitiveness about answering the questions
as there is fine of $500 for any revela-
tion OF the answers and no one but the
and the clerks at Washing
ton are allowed to see the sheets.
"A steel case in the vault at the bank
at Danville has caused the officials quite
a little trouble for the last few days as
they have been unable to work the cont
bination and last Thursday sent for
Harry Beknap who has since been
working on it. Some experiments have
been made endeavoring to save the door,
but Monday drilling was begun in
earnest and it is expected that it will
soon be in working order again.
L. P. Harriman's bottling works are
doing large business this summer. Mel
son Hartman has charge of the estab-
lishment and Charles Solomon does most
of the bottling and the plant has a
capacity of 100 cases day. A new
generator has been put in since last sea-
son and all the popular favors are made
daily. Mr.. Hartman has a large family
trade for these goods as well as for a