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

| nected with the Telephone excnanSe'
Their call is 342.
The Shaw property at the head of
Main street was sold this week by
Thomas Rickaby to Charles G. Flint.
Harry Belknap has taken the agency
for the Keystone typewriter, a $40 ma
chine that is having good sale through
out the country.
The Summerville Whist Club spent
very pleasant evening at the Avenue
house on Wednesday OF last week, as the
guests of the gentlemen.
Miss Margaret Gorham, assisted by
Miss Emma L. Shufelt, will give an or
gan recital at the North church at $50
this evening, to which the public is cor
daily invited.
The young peoples dancing club en-
joyed pleasant evening at ]. 0. U. A. NJ.
Hall last Wednesday. The last dance of
the series will be held at the same place
Friday evening.
-AIphonse Michaud has opened
the billiard and pool room under
the Avenue house. He has purchased
the tables and fixtures formerly used in
| Piche's billiard room.
Fred Lizot. on an Orient, won both
bicycle races Memorial day, defeating his
field easily. With little training Lizot
would give good account of St. Johns
bury in the fastest company.
Potts Bros. open their new grocery
store in the Walker block today. The
store has been throughly renovated and
the firm start off with a new stock of
goods and best wishes for success.
The Pavilion at Meadow Park, Hook
er's Point, opens the season Friday even
ing with dance from $50 to 12o'clock.
Music will be furnished by Young's Or
chestra and light refreshments will be
served.
The Brooks-Tyler store had very
clever window display the past week in
honor OF Memorial day. The south win.
dow was elaboralely decorated in true
military style and was work of art as
well as enterprise.
Advertised letters sfor the week end
ing June 2. Durant, NJ. D. CstRickinsou,
Dan; Gray, H. E.; Storey, Frank ;
Woods, D. W.; Coulter, Mrs. Charles /;
DuchelIe, Miss Grace; Lapoint, Miss
Gertie; Norwood, Mrs. c. L.
The Relief Corps sewing society meets
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Every
member of the Corps is asked to be pres
ent. Tea at six O'Clock, as usual. La
dies will please bring refreshments. Regu.
lar meeting of the Corps at s p. m.
Remember the date, June %. On the
afternoon of that day the fat men and
lean men will have their annual game OF
ball on the campus. All the proceeds OF
the game will be given to Sunset Home.
Horace W. Bayley, weight unknown, will
umpire and the game will be full of incl
dents.
-Supt Dempsey gave fine talk be.
fore the members and friends of the Mys-
tic Club last Friday evening upon his
walking trip through the Tyrol. Oh
especial interest was his description oi
the visit to the salt mines and of the un-
canny experiences in the bowels of the
earth.
The st. Johnsbury Band gave their
first outdoor concert last Friday evening
in Court House Square. The boys had a
large and appreciative audience and
showed that faithful work had been done
during the winter months in rehearsing
The band will give concert next Satur
day evening on the Railroad street park
AT the adjourned village meeting
Monday afternoon Judge Walter P. Smitl
was chosen chairman and tax of 81
cents on the dollar raised to pay the bill
for the present year, including the install
ment and interest on the funded debt
This is FIVE cents less than was raiset
last year, the decrease being based on th'
probable increase in our grand list fo
1900.
The Knights of Pythias of Apollo
Lodge and other lodges in the vicinity e
to Danville tonight by special train t.
attend the district meeting of that order
The programme of the evening include
an address in the Town Hall at 2.30 E
M, on "The knights of Goth Century, "b
Rev. Geo. w. Hunt. Following this tn
third rank will be conferred by Apoll
Lodge. At the banquet which will b
served at the Elm House, DR.. c. F.
Tinker will act as POSTMASTER.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sicor
and young son were driving in tn
vicinity of North Danville on Tuesday
last week something about the harnes
gave way, the horse started THROWN
Mr.. Sicord and the boy out. The hors
ran about one and half mile, 6nall