St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-09

two premiums OF $48 each. The bond
was paid Saturday, one week after the
dea of Mr.. Loveloy, by W. W. Sprague,
general agent of the National Life.
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 40, N.
E 0. P, give poverty masquerade
ball at the Armory this evening. This
lodge always makes a success OF its social
functions of this kind, aud the committee
having tonght's ball in charge have en-
deavored to make the occasion one OF
the best in the history Of the lodge.
Harry M. Cross has just received
letter which through a post office de-
partment error has been half around
the world and back. 1t was mailed in
Columbia, Mo-, Oct. 20, addressed to St.
Romuald, P, Q, and was sent by mistake
to Mania, P. /. 1t bears the lndorse.
ment mot in 4th cavalry" The letter
has been on it's journey over two months
and has travelled about $4,000 miles all
for two cent stamp. The letter was
written to Harry Cross by his old friend
Edward Gaskell, so wtll-remembered in
St. Johnsbury.
The trustees of St.. Johnsbury Acad-
emy, by transfers of property, have OBJ
tained possession Of the real estate and
buildings adjacent to the South church
on the north line. This brings the entire
east side of Main street south of the
Avenue into the control OF public institu-
tions, viz: the Court house, Academy and
church.
Cheney and Cheney Of Manchester,
general agents for Vermont and New
Hampshire, for the Mutual Life Insur.
ance Co., offered their agents doing the
largest business from November 13 to
January 1, trip to Washington at the
time of Mckinley S inauguration. There
were two winners in each state, one
of the Vermont winners being John
Hafford of this place.
There was a slight blaze in the cellar
of the house on Cliff street occupied by
Frank H. Potts, Sunday night. An alarm
was pulled in but the large bell on the
court h ,use tailed to ring The private
lines gave the alarm and Hose Co. 1, the
hook and ladder, and supply wagon,
responded. The fire was extinguished
without the aid Of the department.
The newly elected board Of trustees
organized on Thursday evening and had
another meeting Monday evening Lam
bert II. Farnham was chosen chairman
of the board and also clerk. The trustees
decided to retain the present police force,
but lett the matter of the appointment of
the superintendent of streets, the sup
erintendent of water works, and the
engineers of fire department to another
meeting.
The educational committee OF the
Woman's Club have purchased 21 chill
dren's books to be used as a circulating
library in the district schools of the
town. They have been selected with
great care and will prove most bene-
fetal addition to the schools that in no
other way have access to outside read
ing. They are to be mt to the -Four
Corners school at the beginning of this
term,
The next concert in the Star course
comes on the evening OF JAM IS. The
artists are the Boston Sextette Club o.
Boston, and an evening of delightful
melody is assured. The committee re
gret to announce that Earl Gulik, the
boy soprano, cannot fill his engagement
but they are endeavoring to secure Gerat
Lambert, boy soprano OF great merit
and whose voice is wonderfully sweet
The company will be assisted by Mis-:
Hennigar, reader.
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