St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-16
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

Mrs. H. B. Gordon will show trim
med bonnets this week Friday and Sa I
urday, the 18th and 10Th.
Glover Temple, No. 1, Rathburn'
Sisters, will hold their next regular
meeting at Pythian Hall next Monday
evening, May 21.
Several of the st. Johnsbury ladies
are at Bradford today attending a dis
trict meeting OF the Vermont Branch o.
the Womans Board OF Missions.
On account of his being out of town,
Gov. Bates will not address the Post on
Expansion, next Saturday eve, as an
nounced, but he will do so at later
date.
The Scotia Club will meet next Mon
day evening at the Academy when Mrs.
James Mcdonald will read "The Doctors
Last Journey" from "The Bonnie Brier
Bush"
Last Sunday collection was taken
up in Notre Dame church to aid the per-
sons who suffered from the recent fires in
Hull and Ottawa. The collection
amounted to $50.
Tie Adjutant General has issued
orders for the annual company drill and
inspection of the Vermont National
Guard and June II is set for the date of
the inspection of Co. D.
The selectmen are building a new
barn at the town farm. The barn will
be on the opposite side ofthe road from
the present buildings and have ground
dimensions of 80 by 40 feet.
State Supervisor Gates of Burlington
has completed his list of census enumer-
ators and the fortunate onesin St, Johns
bury are J. Henry Bracket, Downer
Newell and Jefferson Cowles
The Knights of Honor will have a
social promenade in Junior Order hall on
Tuesday evening, May %. small ad-
mission fee will be charged the gentle
men, ladies free. Music will be furnished
by the hurricane orchestra. Everybody
invited.
The warm wave has hatched the
caterpillar eggs and the end iof the twigs
on fruit and maple trees ale now alive
with these pests. The sark bird catches
the worm ana TINS adIge is equally true
for the man who propoes to rid his place
of the caterpillars.
Two boys were brought before
Justice Worcester last week and pleaded
guilty to disturbing tie meetings OF the
Salvation Army. Theyeach paid fine
of $10.10. The disturbances around the
doors of these meetings Sunday night
are also annoying to al attendants.
AT the annual meeting of the '86
Book Club last Friday evening Judge W.
p. Smith was elected president, Miss
IMastin secretary, and Miss Matte J.
Hall assistant secretary. The auction
sale of books was unusually good and
added $65 to the club'streasury.
The new street sweeping machine,
made it's first appearance on the con-
creted portion of Railroad street, Mon
day. The machine is ofthe rotary brush |
stamp of the most approved pattern,
and will doubtless prove a valuable
addition to our street department
equipment.
Ira Brown was run into by another
team recently while driving on Portland
street. He was thrown out of his team
and picked up unconscious. The wheel
of the other mans team passed over his
neck and nearly all his clothes were torn
off. He was we'll bruised up, but no
bones were broken.
The Merchants association enters up
on the tenth year of its existence this
month. During that time it has grown
from purely local organization, until
now it has nearly 1000 members, in over
100 New England cities and towns, and
over 5000 names have been placed on
the cash customer list.
Subscribers in the st. Johnsbury tele-
phone exchange are respectfully urged
to give heed to the following suggestion:
When calling central office or ringing off
after conversation is finished only one
short ring is necessary. A longer turn
ing of the crank is likely to mislead and
annoy other parties on the line.
The village trustees commenced Mon
day morning upon extensive improve
ments on Portland street. They will
macadamize for distance of about 1000
feet, beginning at Concord avenue and
coming west as far as the distance will
allow. They will also extend the con-
crete sidewalk on the south side of Port
land street to Concord avenue.
The Golden Cross Commaudery have
an entertainment and social in Pythian
hall Friday evening, May 1S. Doors
open at p. m. The entertainment will
consist of various games and an auction