St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-06-19
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

LOCAL GATHERINGS.
An ice cream social will be held on M
E. Clifford's lawn Friday.
-Young's Orchestra played at the
graduation exercises at Woodsville Fri
day evening.
The second annual Alumni hop will
be held in Pythian hall Friday evening,
at 9 O'Clock.
The regular meeting of the W. c. T.
U. will be held in the Y. M. c. A. parlors
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The Avenue House is enjoying an ex-
ceptionally good patronage this spring.
Over 80 travellers spent Sunday there.
The Merchants National Bank have
declared dividend off %, payable July
1 to all stockholders of record of June
25.
Lawyer Harry Blodgett has been
appointed by Judge Wheeler a United
States commissioner for the term of four
years.
Francis Switser has exchanged his
farm at Four Corners for the house own
ed by Portus Leith on Pleasant street,
Paddock Village.
The date af the next meeting of the
W. R. c. will be July 4, the meeting on
June 20 being omitted on account of the
convention at Burlington.
-Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., has de-
cided to postpone for the present the
concert which was being arranged for the
benefit of Brightlook Hospital.
Green peas were brought to the CAL
EDoNIAN office yesterday from the gar.
den of c. T. Brigham. These are the
earliest yet reported, and are of good
size.
The First National Bank have sold
the old Wilder store at the foot OF Rail
road street to E. M. Taft for $45OO.
Mr.. Taft will use the building later for a
wholesale grocery store.
Tine mercury dropped to almost the
freezing point last Monday morning and
at Goss Hollow and some ofthe outlying
parts of the town there was a slight
frost that did no damage to vegetation.
The Reece Buttonhole Machine Co.
will undoubtedly pay the usual quarterly
dividend of 2 per cent on July Is to stock
holders of record July 5, and will carry
good balance to surplus account.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Forbes gave a
pleasant reception at their home Thurs.
day evening to the choir of the First
Baptist church. Rev. and Mrs. A. c.
Hussey were present as guests. Refresh
ments were served.
Caledonia Lodge, No. 6, 10. o. F.,
will have a basket picnic on Earring tons |
park at Joe's pond, West Danville, July
4. All Odd Fellows and invited friends
will be welcome. Railroad rates for this
picnic will be announced next week.
e. H. Stone located the buildings
last week, that he has been moving for
c. c. Follensby, from Summer to Spring
street. 1t was a difficult job to do as
there were so many telegraph, telephone,
and electric light poles and wires, and |
numerous shade trees on the route, but
was done with very little damage to
anything.
"A good specimen Of rhubarb that can
be raised in st. Johnsbury was brought
20 the CALIFORNIAN office last week, it
being stalk, the leaf of which measured
'1a feet wide and 8 feet long, and which
would weigh altogether about 21a
pounds. 1t was raised by L. H. Jones of
Paddock Village, and there are prospects
IT even greater results during the season.
This town has agood many societies,
tut there is need of branch of the So.
iety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
to take care of the man who
without cause beats his horse on the
treet. Residents of South Park were
ompelled to see such sight last Satur.
lay evening when a man not satisfied
With the speed of his horse kept striking
i'm with long whip through the entire
ength of Park street.
"A recent number of the Interstate