St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-23
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

AT the trustees meeting MOnuay
night Edgar S. Buswell was appointed
superintendent of streets for the present.
The annual meeting of the Brightlock
Hospital Aid Association will be held at
the hospital next Monday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The Searcblight club of the South
church are arranging Tor Gentlemans'
night which is to be held early in Febru
ary at "Emwoode."
J. E. Lanctot has opened tailoring
establishment in Room 5, Caldbeck
block He will make speciality Of clean
ing, dyeing and repairing.
The members OF the Woman's Club
who wish to join the art class are asked
to meet Mrs. J. w. Titcomb at Mrs. W.
P. Stafford's, Thursday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
st. Johnsbury's musical people will
be interested in the announcement that
Newport will have musical festival the
first week in February, Henri G. Blais-
dell OF Concord, so we'll known here will
be the leader.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. c. T. U. will be held at the Y. M. c.
A. parJors Tuesday afternoon, January
20, at o'clock AS this meeting is for
election of officers it is desired that every
member be present.
The first issue of the CALEDoNIAN in
the twentieth century is on fie at the
Sheldon Art Museum at Middlebury, as
they wish to make collection OF the first
issue of every newspaper printed in Yer
mont in this century.
The Lafayette Club will hold ladies'
night at their club rooms this evening.
Whist and music will be the features of
the occasion The committee having the
affair in charge are Joseph Couillard, E.
Trombley, and l. Laurent.
st. Johnsbury has not escaped the
ravages of the grip and quite a number
of our townspeople are kept indoors in
consequence. No serious cases are re-
ported and the r1alady is not as severe
as it has been some years past.
The St. Johnsbury Orchestra have
arranged for an attractive concert pro-
gram to be given at the Mystic Club ball
on the evening of Feb. 1. The program
includes cornet solo by Mr.. Winslow,
flute solo by Mr.. Jewell and the closing
piece will be March Humoristique.
Harry M. Cross with few friends
formed theatre party at the presenta-
tion of "The Man rom Mexico" last week.
After the performance the party, with
three members of the company including
Mr.. Perkins, were entertained at a sup.
per by Mr.. Cross at his home on Church
street.
Another very enjoyable organ recital
was given at ST. Andrews Church Fri
day evening by Sidney F. Smith, assisted
by Master Joe Cheney, who sung Come
unto Him" from Messiah, very sweetly.
The next recital will include "The Cruel
fxion" by Stainer and "Penitence, Par
don and Peace" by Maunder.
The U. o. G. c. purpose giving a
promenade, dance and box party, Mon
day, January %, at Pythian Hall. The
ladies present are expected to bring boxes
of refreshment for two, enclosing their
names which will be put up at auction
at 10 80. Good music and a good time
is promised, and the public cordially in
vited. Admission free.
Until further notice the CALEDONIA
will go to press at II o'clock Wednesday
morning, four hours later than in tn,
past. Few outside newspaper offic
realize the amount of night work neces
sary to issue paper at z O'Clock in tn
morning and it is with the desire t,
avoid little of the strenuous life" tha
the changeis made. The readers in thi