St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-12
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

Joseph Gauthier has purchased OF
John Lanctot his building lot on Marion
avenue.
-James Foye will superintend the con-
struction of George c. Cary's new house
on Main street.
Considerable concrete walk is being
put in on Railroad street to replace the
old brick walk.
Harry H. Carr and Road Commis
sioner Jackson are measuring the roads
in town this week.
The Dupont Power Hammer Co.
have just sold twoof their large hammers
to the U. S. government.
-Nexr regular meeting of Clover
Temple, No. 1, will be held at Pythian
Hall, Monday evening, June II.
e. A. Silsby gave very interesting
smoke talk on his recent trip abroad
before the Mystic Club Thursday even
ing. He dwelt particularly on his trip
up the Nile.
"A number of large ripe Strawberries
were brought into the CALIFORNIAN office
Thursday, raised in William Peck's gar
den, on Maple strext. These are the first
raised this season iu town.
Miss Margaret E. Gorham, Miss Mar
jorie Batchelder, organists, and Miss
Anna M. Somerville, soprano, will give
public organ recital at the North church,
Monday evening, June II, at s Is clock.
The ball game between the Fair
banks scale office force and the bank men
Saturday afternoon, resulted in victory
for the former by score of 20 to 8.
There was good attendance and Bright
look Hospital received $35 from the pro-
ceeds of the game.
st. John the Baptist's day will be
elaborately celebrated on the oath Of
June by the Pensioners of Notre Dame
des Victories church. A committee of
organization has been appointed COM
posed of 0. Drouin, David Frechette
and Jovite Pinard.
Harry E. Stiles, band master of the
Goth Regiment, U. S. ", who has Just
returned from the Philippines, has been
visiting his brother, E. L. Stiles. He
gave very interesting talk at the Mys-
tic Club last evening. Lemonade and
light lunch were served.
The ladies of the Universalist church
will hold their regular meeting in the
church vestry Thursday, June 13, at
o'clock. At six O'Clock the ladies will
serve supper to all members of the par
ish. Each lady is requested to bring her
contribution to the supper.
The Citizens Telephone Co. has put
in ten new instruments the past week.
This makes about 10Oinstruments added
to the lines since the subscribers list was
printed, and a new card will be issued
soon. Poles have been set on the line
south as far as East Barnet.
The Academy base ball team met
with two defeats last week. At White
field Friday they were defeated II to 2,
and at Lttleton Saturday, 16 to 7.
Neither game was finished because of
rain. Quite party of students drove to
Littleton Saturday to witness the game.
Quite extensive repairs have Just been
completed on the parsonage and grounds
belonging to the First Baptist church,
on Railroad street. During the present
pastorate 500 have been expended on
this house and grounds, nearly all of
which has been paid, and the society is
to be congratulated on its prosperity.
The street department is putting the
finishing touches on the macadamizing
of Portland street east of the bridge and
have begun work at the Moose river
bridge and will complete the work to
where it was begun last year, thus
Portland street between the bridges will
be entirely macadamized. Residents OF
Summerville are elated over the improve.
rnent