St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

| look Hospital AID association Will De
held at Mrs. P. F. Hazen's on Monday
Jan. 20, at o'clock.
Miss Margaret E. Gorham, who has
been studying organ playing in Boston
this winter, will resume teaching in st.
Johnsbury the first of February.
Manager Black has placed the tick
cts on sale tor QUO Vadis," which comes
at the Opera House next Tuesday night
and there was a big advance sale yes
terday.
-"Chaing Dish Recipes" will be the
subject of the last cooking lesson in the
Woman's club course, which will be
given at Pythian Hall at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon.
A goodly delegation from Passumpsic
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, go to West Burke to-
night by invitation of the lodge there.
The third degree will be worked and a
banquet served.
The concert on Friday evening by the
Fadettes Woman's Orchestra will be the
musical event of the season until the
music festival and a large sale of single
night tickets is anticipated.
The mothers class of the Woman's
Club will meet with Mrs. Mary E. Mac
kinnon, Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
The subject of the meeting will be "The
physical development oil the child"
Quite a delegation from here are
planning to go to Montpelier on the
night OF Feb. 2, to hear William J. Bry an.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Dem
ocratic Club will be held inthe afternoon.
-Lettefs advertised at the post office
for the week ending January 20: Bug
bic, Mrs. Susan A.; Holbrook, Miss
Grace; Hubbard, Miss Lizzie; Smith,
Mrs. Eliza; Contuor, Peter; Leonard,
Leander; Stiles, c. A.
In our Washington letter this week
our correspondent pays a very fitting
tribute to our townsman, Senator Ross
The letter contains interesting accounts
of society life in Washington and as
usual the principal doings of Congress
| for the week.
An alarm was rung from Box sc
Wednesday evening, the cause being ar
exceedingly small blaze snithe room under
the Burnham bunding on Main street
occ,-.-u by Frank Baker as barrie.
shop. The fire was extinguished with
out the aid of the department.
On Wednesday Jan. 31st, there will be
a musical service in St. Andrews church
at 7.30 p. m. During this service there
will be rendered Magnifcat and Nunc
Dimitis by c. W. Pickells and the cautata
"God Thou art Great" by Louis Spohr.
A fuller programme will be given next
week.
The Guards basket ball team played
with the Dartmouth college team at
Hanover Saturday, the score being so to
13 in favor Of the Dartmouths. This is
the best team in New England and the
Guards scored more points against the m
than any other team they have met this
| season.
Saturdays steady rain started the
ice in Sleeper's river and early Sunday
morning there was an ice jam formed
below the foundry at the scale works
and 1.-The water started to overflow
around the factory. The sudden change
of the weather stopped what might
have proved rather serious freshet.
The puzzle on the card used as an ad-
vertisement for the Corner Grocery COM
pany, which played here Thursday night,
was not solved, though many sent in
answers. The solution is gained by ad.
ding one, three and five together, which
makes nine, and to nine adding five and
seven, making 21, which is the answer.
The billiard room run by E. P Buck.
ley in the Avenue House basement was
raided by the police Monday night on
the suspicion that liquor was being sold
there. The search resulted in the seizure
of four bottles of liquor and a small
quantity of beer. The proprietor was
held in $125 bonds to appear at hear
ing to be held Monday.
-"The Corner Grocery" drew a fail
sized audience at the Howe Opera HOUSE
Friday evening. The plot of the play
was the time honored one of hero love
who being falsely accused of theft ant
forgery, finally triumphs over the villial
and is restored to home. The piec
furnished opportunity for considerabl
variety work which was very good
Many Of the actors have been here befor
in similar productions.
The executive committee ofthe Chora
Union have engaged Miss Margaret
Gorham and B. Frank Harris as pianist
for the rehearsals and festival and wi
be able to announce next week the dat
of the first rehearsal. The promoter.
tickets and the chorus tickets are in til
| hands of the treasurer. Homer r Snitl