St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-07
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

There will be a social dance in
Pythian hall Wednesday evening OF this
week.
The annual meeting of the State
Dental Association will be held at the
Avenue House, March 21, % and %.
Louis Gingras found a gold watch
and chain at the depot last week and the
owner may have the same by enquiring
of George w. Cree.
Crawford Ranney distributed the
past week some very useful desk blotters
that incidentally advertise his real estate
and insurance business.
The regular meeting Of the Loyal
Temperance Legion will be held in the
vestry of the Methodist church next Sun
day, February II, at 80.
AT the regular weekly meeting of Co.
D 1st Regt. V. N. g., this evening 2nd
Lieutenant will be elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF E.
H. Bazin.
About 25 democrats went to Mont
pelier last Friday night to hear w. J..
Bryan and returned pleaned greatly
with the orator and his policy for the
coming campaign.
Letters advertised at the post office
for the week ending February 8: Bayers,
Mrs. c.; Downing. Mrs. Mary; Harvey,
Miss Gladys; Richard, Miss Josie; Far
well, ]. W.; Kittridge, 0. B.; Larson. c.
M; Rich, II. w. Rosaback, p; Shield,
Mr..
Last Wednesday night Mystic Club
won 1873 points on billiards and now
lead by $50 points. Mystic also won
five tricks on whist, giving Lyndonville
20 tricks at present, ahead. The club
goes to Lyndonville tonight for the 9th
nights playing.
The fact that George S. Worcester of
Thetlord has sold nearly SO of the Un-
derwriters' fire extinguishers here the
past month is indicative of their useful
ness and necessity. He has placed them
in many private houses and will remain
here short time in the interests of the
company.
AS the result of an impromptu wrest-
ling match on Railroad street, Saturday
evening, Nd. A. Carpenter, employed at
the Northern Lumber Co.'S mill, is con-
fined to his room at the Union House
with compound fracture of the left leg
near the ankle. The occurrence was
purely accidental.
&C. H. Goss has secured another large
contract in the White Mountains and
will have the entire charge of the heating
and plumbing in the sanitarium which is
being built at Jefferson by DR.. w. G.
Schaufller, of New York. He will start
at once on the contract and all the work
will be done in the most modern sanitary
manner.
The installation of officers of St.
Johnsbury Court, No. 800, c. O. F., took
place in their hall last Wednesday even
ing. Revs. FIR. Boissonnault and Marceau
and Others addressed the people after the
installation. Light refreshments were
served, and the attendance OF the ladies
helped to make the occasion a very
pleasant one.
During the recent cold weather the
police have cared for several horses
whose owners have left them standing
on the street for several hours. In one
case a horse belonging to Waterford
man was taken to a livery stable after
standing from about s a. m. until late in
the afternoon. Within the past few days
a Barnet mans team has been cared for
vice.
The first rehearsal OF the Choral
Union will be held in the Museum class
room next Friday evening and it is hoped
that there will be large attendance of
singers to greet Prof Blaisdell. All who
have not secured their chorus or pro-
moters' tickets can get them now of
Homer E. Smith at the First National
Bank. The festival will be held A pril 23-
27, or about month earlier than in pre-.
vious years.