St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-12
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

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The music class of the Woman's
Club will hold its next meeting on Mon
day afternoon, December 81, at O'Clock.
The D. of R. hold called meeting
tomorrow night. Refreshments will be
served and the ladies are asked to bring
cake.
The New England Telephone Co.
have placed long distance instrument
in the office of Wilson and TAFT on Bay
street.
Miss Rebecca Bullard holds her an
nual exhibition and sale of decorated
china at her home, 90 Main street, today
and tomorrow.
Glover Temple, No. 1, Rathbone
Sisters, will hold their next regular
meeting at Pythian Hall Monday
evening.
Mrs. Virginia Benoit is building
large tenement house on her lot on Pearl
street between Eastern Avenue and
Maple street.
George H. Cross is adding another
story to his bakery building on Railroad
street. The additional space will be used
for storage purposes.
e & T. Fairbanks & Co.. have de-
clared dividend Of SIS a share, payable
Dec. is. This is their fourth quarterly
dividend Of one per cent which has been
paid in 1900.
There was pleasant gathering at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. {. B. Weeks
Wednesday evening when they enter
tanned company Of friends in honor of
Mrs. P. F. Blodg.tt of Montpelier.
The caucus for the n mination of
village officers to be chosen at the annual
meeting the first Wednesday in January
will be held at the Town hall on Tuesday
evening, Dec. Is. 1900 al o'clock.
There was a large attendance at the
promenade and oyster supper given by
Asisqwa Camp, M. W. A., at G. A. R
Hall Saturday evening. The occasion
was the first public social given by the
camp and it was graft, ing success.
The first four grades of the vi lage
schools and the primary grades at St.
Johnsbury Centre and East ST.. Johns
bury close on Friday for the Christmas
vacation. All the other schools close
week later. All the schools in town open
on Monday, Jan. 7, 1901.
The ladies Of the First Baptist church
he'd a successful holiday sale in the
Avenue house yesterday afternoon and
evening. At noon chicken pie dinner was
served and fish chow 'er supper was
served in the evening. The sale will be con-
tinued today, oyster dinner from II to 1.
Elaborate preparations have been
made Tor the annual Christmas sale and
entertainment of the Epworth League of
| Grace Methodist church, which is to be
held at the Armory on Thursday and
Friday of this week. On the evening oil
each day will be presented THE Dona.
ton Party" with 35 people in the caste
Warner Wiley has purchased the
lunch wagon, on Railroad street, of
Herbert A. Lampher and will assume
charge of it in a few days. Mr.. Wiley
will give up the boarding house at 16
| Main street in about two weeks and
move into Mrs. N M. Johnson's house
on Summer street
Prot w. Ranger will give an ad-
dress under the auspices OF the educa-
tional committee of the Woman's Club,
at the Museum class room Tuesday even
ing, at 80. All members of the Club
are invited and cordial invitation is
extended to the public. His subject will
be "The Rediscovery Of the Child in Mo-
dern Timts."
Harry H. May is to give a free en-,
tertainment in schoolhouse hall at New
port Wednesday evening, December 12.
1t is for the purpose OF organizing a
singing school there this winter, and if
the school is success it is possible that
the St. Johnsbury Concert Company, of
which Mr.. May is a mtmber will give
an enterl ainment there sometime during
the winter.
The weather for the past few days
has been unusually severe for this season
of the year. The Museum reco shows
that from five p. m. Sunday to five p. m.
Monday the highest point reache1 by the
mercury was five degrees above and the
lowest ten degrees bel)wzero. For like
period ending yesterday at five p. m
the highest point reached was zero anc
the lowest eighteen degrees below.
George F. North of Burlington, gen
eral agent of the Aetna Insurance Co.. 0
Hartford, was in town last week in tn
interests Of this company. This wa
one Of the pioneer companies in this sec
tion and for many years was well re
presented by the late E. E. Sargent. A
B Noyes has recently been appointt,
general agent for this section and
ready to explain at any time the de
sirable features of this well-known com
pany.