St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-05-15
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

first July.
Mystic Star Chapter, @. E. S., will give
whist party to members and invited
guests at Masonic hall Wednesday even
ing, May %.
C. c. Frye, who has occupied an
office with II. B. Howe in Citizens Bank
block, has moved to room No. 4 in the
same building.
The third annual reunion of Co. D,
1st Vt. volunteers of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, will be held in Junior Order hall
tomorrow evening.
The Searchlight club of the South
church held regular meeting at elm
woode" last evening and c. H. Horton
gave talk on "Birds."
"A meeting OF the officers of the Old
Home Week organization will be held
this week to discuss plans for the proper
observation of the event.
Glover Temple, No. 1, Rathbone
Sisters, will hold their next regular
meeting at Pythian hall, Monday even
ing, May 20, at 8 o'clock.
The board of listers meet at the
town clerks Office on Monday, May 20,
at 9 a. M, to give hearing to all per-
sons aggrieved by their appraisal.
The Rickaby agency has sold the
Fred Salmon house on Passumpsic street
to Joseph Harris, and the Hoyt property
on Portland street to Joseph Gauthier.
Rev. ] S. Michaud, bishop of the do
cese of Burlington, will visit St. Johns
bury tomorrow, and confirm a large
class from Notre Dame and st. Aloysius
churches at Notre Dame.
"A fine sketch OF Mary Howes musical
success appears on page three of this
paper. The concert comes next week
Wednesday night and will be unques.
tionably the finest of the season.
"A fine collection of views of Alaska is
now on exhibition at the Athenaum.
The scenic views are especially choice and
the whole collection gives most vivid
idea of the wonders of our farthest north
possession.
The New EngE4.ld Telephone Com
pany has placed long distance instru-
ments in T. D. Pidgeon's bottling works
on Main street, and the residence OLA. D.
Corriveau, train dispatcher, on Charles
street.
Fishing at Caspian Lake, Green's
boro, continues to be first class. The
lake has been visited by great many
fishermen during the past week, and al.
most invariably they have been reward.
ed with excellent catches.
The National Baptist Missionary
anniversary is to be held at Springfield,
Mass, May POPS. Delegates from the
First Baptist church who will be in at
tendance are Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Hussey
and Mrs. 0. H. Henderson.
Quite good many members of the
various branches of Odd Fellowship are
attending the meeting of the grand lodge
which is being held at Bradford this
week. Thursday will be Rebekah's day
and large delegation from Olive Branch
Lodge will be in attendance.
The bids for a new location for the
post office were opened last week by the
inspector, but no action was taken on
the matter and it is the general impres.
sion that the location will not be chang
ed as the present lease does not run out
for several years. Only two bids were
received, both, it is understood, being
in buildings located on Railroad street.
There will be meeting of the Choral
Union and friends interested at the
Museum Friday evening, May II. when
the report of the last festival will be
given and plans discussed for this years
work. 1t is hoped that large number
will be present.
"A regular meeting of the Scotia Club
will be held at the Museum class room
Monday evening. The program includes
paper on Scottish Sports and Pas
times" by Mrs. Maude Mcleod Brooks
and talk on golf by Frank H. Brooks.
Other features will be readings and
music.
Robert N. Fairbanks ofLondon, who
spent last week at his old home. had
some rare sport at fishing one afternoon.
While fly fishing with two hooks he
caught two trout at the same time and
they were landed without a net. The
largest fish weighed 21s pounds and the
other " pounds.
The annual meeting of the 'S6 Book
Club was held on Monday evening at the
home of the secretary. These officers
were elected: President, w. P. Smith;
sec. and treas, Miss Mary Mastin; pur
chasing committee, Arthur F. Stone. E.
A. Silsby, !. E. Hartshorn, Mrs. c. P.
Carpenter, Mrs. ]. w. Titcomb.
C. A. Stanley has just placed in his
stock an assortment OF the we'll known