St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-08
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

boxes have been painted an ALUMINIUM
color and lettered with red.
Mrs. H. B. Gordon offers this week
new lot of latest fall outing hats, and
few trimmed straw hats which will be
sold for SO and rs cents.
Mrs. Henry Rivard and Mrs. E. ALI
son, of Newport, have purchased through
the Rickaby agency, A. Duties two
story house on Pearl street.
The selectmen have posted the check
list for September elections in convenient
places and every citizen should be sure
and see if his name is on the list.
Joseph Gauthier and Thomas Rick
ably have purchased from M. H. Gibson
his property at Paddock Village which
will be divided into building lois.
The Hardwicks are going to try once
more to beat our ball nine and a game
will be held on the campus this afternoon
at 80 p. m. Don't miss it for it will be
good game.
The Marcian quartet will attend the
Wilmington reunion on Wednesday, Aug
ust Is, remaining through the week,
under the auspices of R. S. Childs OF
Brattleboro.
About 40 teachers are taking the ex-
aminations for certificates at the Summer
street school buildings this week. The
examinations are conducted by County
Examiner Taylor.
Advertised letters at the postoffice
for the week ending August A. Fournice,
Miss Marie; Greene, Miss Corneha F.;
Lee, Miss Nellie D.; Pierce, Mrs. Helen;
Dubois, Henry Root, R. H.; Stevens, J..
F.
The members of Asisqua Camp
Modern Woodmen are expected to go to
Lyndonville next Monday night and will
meet at the station at 7.45. Any MEM
bers of the order who may be in town
are also invited
The i 5th annual reunion of the Third
Vermont Regiment will be held in the q.
A. R. hall on Thursday, Aug. 30. Dinner
will be served by the Woman's Relief
Corps and short speeches and a social
time will follow.
Marshall Montgomery has been ap-
pointed referee in bankruptcy to succeed
David E. Porter, who resigned after he
was nominated for states attorney.
Mr.. Montgomery is one of the best read
attorneys in St. Johnsbury and is well
fitted for this government position.
The entries for the races at the New,
port fair next week Tuesday, "Wednesday
and Thursday appear in our advertising
columns and will be sure to attract
attention. George Peck enters Queen
Sphinx and Rocker c., Herbert E. Moore
enters Corbett, F. E. Allison enters Lady
Pinewood.
"A very pleasant meeting OF the
Womans Christian Temperance Unior
was held Tuly 31st at SO Main street anc
Mrs. G. w. Spencer was elected president
to fill out the term of office made vacant
by Mrs. Brackets resignation. A gooo
number of members were present and re
+efrec h+1entS Iyere served
S. D. Tilton, the concrete contractor
has completed his summers work in this
village and leaves for Barre today. HI
has had gang of about adozen men ant
they have laid 1000 yards of Sidewalk
for the village, done big job around th'
depot, laid floor in portion of th
machine shop at the scale works and pu
in concrete walks at the Summervile ant
Maple street schoolhouses.
If Gov. Roosevelt comes to Vernon
he will speak in Rutland, Burlington
White River Junction and st. Johnsbury
Senator Proctor is trying to get hir
sent here by the national committee an
all voters in this section, of whateve
party affiliation, hope that the hero {
San Juan hill will come We predict tha
it will be the biggest day for st. Johns
bury since President Harrison was here
"A basket picnic and excursion t
Basin Harbor, via st. J. & L. c., an
Central Vt. Railroads and steamer Reil
deer, is advertised tor Monday, Aug. /;
This is the last opportunity this seaso
to visit Lake Champlain and these hi
~ toric grounds at these extremely 10
rates. Train leaves st. Johnsbury ;
7.35 a. m. returning, arrive here at 81
p. M, round trip rate being $2.70 Fl
adults, $1.7O for children.
Company D leave Saturday mornil
for the annual muster of the 1st Reg
!, V. N. G., at Fort Ethan Allen. The col
pany will be joined here by Co. L of Ne
port and the two will go by special ira
:, over the Lake road. Capt. Ellis W
have nearly full company and it is {
st pected that as in the past Co. D will ra
as one of the best in the regiment.
detail consisting of Q. M. Sergt. Tinl
and Privates Cramer, Beck, Hitchcc