St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-23

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Pierce, Walter A.; Sawyer, J. E.; What
ney, Charley.
B. F. Weeks, our Pearl street car
riage dealer, was in New York city last
week attending the National Carriage
Dealers convention, held in Grand Cen
tral Palace. Over $50, 900 feet Of floor
space was covered with finished vehicles
and accessories, representing over 200
factories and thousands of dealers were
in attendance.
"A memorial service in honor OF the
late DR.. G. B. Bulard was held by his
comrades OF Chamberlin Post at G A.
r. Hall, Saturday evening. Remarks
were made by Commander Charles Ross,
Capt. E. L. Hovey. Maj. N. P. Bowman
and Charles P. Carpenter. A committee
was appointed to draft memorial for
the posts memorial record.
The annual reunion of the First YER
mont Cavalry will be held here this after
noon and evening The president of the
association, George R. Crosby, has ar
ranged good time for the veterans, and
it is expected that a good number will be
present. The business session will be
held at 4.3O and 3 banquet with speak
ing will be held in the evening.
The Citizens Telephone Co.'S lines
have reached McIndoes and they are
busy putting in instruments in that and
intermediate villages. The Barnet cen
tral is in Burbank's store and the Nc
Indoes' central in Peck's drug store.
About 25 phones have been installed in
these places. 1t is expected that the line
will be extended to Wells River this fall.
That the action of the trustees Of the
Athenaeum, in opening that institution
to the public evenings is appreciated, is
shown by the fact that during the first
year Of the new arrangement which
closed recently, about 1000 people vis-
tied the building in the evening. These
figures do not include Saturday evenings.
The trustees are grati6ed over the inter-
est shown and the arrangement will be
continued indefinitely.
The Knights of Columbus are plan
ming for an important meeting to be held
here next Wednesday. The third degree
will be worked at Pythian Hall, by John
A. Brett and assistants OF Boston. Mem
bers Of the order from every councilin the
state are expected, and plans are being
made to entertain about $50 Knights.
There will be banquet at the Armory.
Young's Orchestra will furnish music for
the occasion.
The case of E. c. Brooks against H.
H. Carr which has been in litigation for
about a year and hall was settled at
Newport Friday, by an agreement OF the
parties, Brooks paying Carr the sum Of
$722. This case was over a sign card
in the Avenue House which the defend
ant appropriated at the time he bought
the Railroad street tailoring business.
Mr. Brooks claimed the sign as his per,
sonal property and sued for damages.
The Marcian Quartette has been re.
organized and tor several weeks has been
at work getting ready for the winter
season. 1t is now made up as follows:
Miss Ethel F. Abbott, first soprano,
Mrs. Don c. Stiles, second soprano, Mrs.
| Charles E. Peck, first alto, Mrs John H.
Moore, second alto. This quartette
has been one of our most pleasing musi-
cal organizations and the ladies may be
sure of a warm greeting wherever they
may appear this winter.
Plans for the next Caledonia county
fair are already under way although the
time is nearly year ahead. One of the
new features expected for next year is q
dog show. E. r. Browning OF the Bel.
ton kennels at Stanstead Junction, who
made a small exhibit this year, is inter.
ested in the project, and promises to
bring so to Is dogs from these kennels
to aid in it. The fair this year was a
financial success. Several hundred dol
lars were paid for repairs made last year
and there is still balance III the treas.
ury.
There is lively camp of Modern
Woodmen of America in this place, and
it is enjoying quite boom Just now
Seven candidates were accepted at its
last meeting. State Deputy Head Consu
Palmer and District Deputy Head Consu
Little Of Burlington were present and ad
dressed the Woodmen. The order il
growing rapidly in this state, and espec
tally in this section. 1t is expected tha
Messrs. Palmer, Whalau and Little will
be present at the regular meeting on Fri
day evening next, and every woodman i
urged to be present, as severalcandidate
will be presented Tor adoption.
Floyd Holmes, who has been study
ing at the S. 7, Taylor School of Dress
making in New York, has on exhibitio
in the window of James Rtchie's DIR