St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-07-04
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The Museum will be open Saturday
evening from Z to 9 O'Clock. 1t will be
closed Fourth of July.
$. A. and ]. II. Moore returned from a
days fishing trip to Waterford last week,
with SO fine lake trout.
The First National Bank paid on July2
semi-annual dividend of 212 per cent. It's
present surplus is $4,000.
Herbert E. Moore has filed petition
in bankruptcy. His liabilities are $5071,
assets, $1965. 90. exen pit $3.50.
William Peck on Maple street picked
a peck of peas from his garden June "a,
which is the first of the season reported.
The local telephone exchange has
Just issued new list of subscribers con-
tanning 273 names and 80 public pay
stations.
Advertised letters at the post office
ending June 80: Berry, R. T.; Gates.
F. P; Mcdonald. John H.; Vaughan,
Miss Carrie.
As will be seen by consulting our ad-
vertising columns there is an excellent
chance to purchase small greenhouse
with all the fittings.
Senator Ross has taken an office in
the second story of the Court House and
will occupy the judges room until Con-
gress meets again in December.
The July meeting of the Woman's
Club will be a garden party at Mrs.
George M. Gray's Thursday from to 8
o'clock. If rainy on Thursday it will be
postponed until Friday.
The hearing in the liquor nuisance
cases, which were remanded from the
supreme court, has been set for July &c
at St. Johnsbury before Chief Justice
TAFT. The hearing will also include the
other liquor cases entered in the June
term of court.
The concert in Music Hall on the
evening of July 4 will be sure to attract
our music loving people and it will com.
mence at $50 o'clock Miss Marguerite
Hall is star OF the first magnitude and
the other artists are we'll and favorably
known.
The Passumpsc Savings Bank declar-
ed on Monday, semi annual dividend Of
112 per cent, making 3A per cent for the
year. In order to keep up line of first
class investments, the trustees have been
obliged to place a good deal Of money at
four and FIVE per cent and so reduction
in the dividend rate became necessary
The bank pays taxes on deposits, which
amounts to nearly one per cent,
W. W. Sprague, general agent of the
National Life Insurance Co. of Montpe-
lier, has received an invitation to attend
the semi-centennial of the establishment
Of that company to be held in Montpe-
lier July 11.13. A very elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged and it is ex-
pected that representatives of the Ma
tional from every section of this country
where they do business will be present.
"A fine buck was seen at Underclyffe
last Sunday morning drinking at the
fountain behind the house. Thinking
that one Of the deer had escaped from
Pinehurst park, word was sent to Pine
hurst, but on investigation it was dis
covered that the animal was a wild one
which had probably followed down the
valley of Sleeper's river. The deer was
seen in the Underclyffe grounds later in
| the day.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will
tender their retiring president, Mrs. S.
H. Bracket, farewell reception in the
Y. NJ. c. A. hall Tuesday afternoon, July
10, from 5 to 6 O'Clock to which all mem
bers, including honorary members, are
invited. A cordial invitation is extended
to Peacham, Barnet, Passumpsic and
st. Johnsbury Centre Unions. An in
formal musical programme has been pre-
pared and refreshments are to be served
Sherman Court, No. 627, Catholic
Order of Foresters, will have Fourth OF
July picnic on Hooker's island. There
will be numerous attractions throughout
the day in the line OF sports, with music
and dancing and fireworks in the even
ing. An address will be delivered by Ray
7. Trainor. There will be a shooting
contest between the Lyndonvile court
and the two courts of st. Johnsbury tol
a silk flag. All are invited. No admis
sion will be charged to the grounds.
Stockholders of the Reece Buttonholt
Machine Co. are in receipt of a circular
announcing the temporary reduction o
dividend to 2 per cent. quarterly. Thi
is to provide funds for the purchase By
the Reece Co. of the entire plant, includ
machinery, tools and 81 domestic ant
foreign patents, etc., of the CONSOLIDATED
Sewing Machine Co., who were about t,
put machine on the market in competi
ton with the Reece machine. By thi
purchase the Reece Company not onl