St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-11

and the regular afternoon train over tne
Lake road left here with ten cars.
The New England Telephone Co.
has placed long distance telephones at
the residences of H. A. Stanley and Rev.
c. H. Merrill, and in the office of H. S.
Dorothy, local manager for the Metro
poitan Life Insurance Co. of New York.
Carl E. Hooker has launched an 1S
foot steam launch on the river at Hook
er's Island. The boat is called the
"Doris" and will be kept here until
spring and then taken either to Joe's
Pond or Queen City Park, Lake Cham
plain.
The Vergennes Vermonter, the paper
of which Fred M. Crosby was part own
er has been sold to R. W. McCuen, own
er of the Vergennes Enterprise and sew
eral other Addison county papers. Mr..
Crosby has accepted position with the
new owner.
The St. Johnsbury Machine Co. has
just completed setting up large steam
hoisting wench for the Acton derrick OF
the Standard Granite Co. at Hardwick.
| Mr.. McCutcheon Of the firm went to
Stanstead Monday to superintend some
changes in R. B. Chanrells Touring mill.
There was a surprising but no less
refreshing change in the weather between
Saturday and Sunday when the mercury
dropped in the night over 80 degrees. A
frost has only been averted the last few
mornings by heavy fog and in Water
ford and the hill towns there was quite
frost Monday morning.
There was delightful dancing party
at Pythian Hall Friday evening in honor
of Miss Helen Nj. Abee, who left last
night to attend the Bernardstown
Mass. ] Normal school. Music was fur
nished by Mrs Kate Gilman Brock.
Mrs. A. M. Goodrich and Mrs. Robert
Pettigrew acted as matrons.
The festival of the children was held
at Notre Dame church Sunday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, and it was great success.
Nearly 100 children were present and
each was presented with the gift OF a
book, picture, or medal. A children s
Offering of about $45 was taken for the
orphan children of China and India.
Miss Annie 0. Maloney, who was
trimmer in Miss L. c. French's millinery
store, last season, has purchased OF Mrs.
E. M. Roberts, her millinery store on
Main street. She is now visiting the New
York markets and will open the store
with a full line OF fall goods Sept. 16. We
bespeak for her a generous share ol
patronage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cobb and Mr.
and Mrs Robert Mackinnon were at the
Pan. American the day the President was
shot. The Cobbs had seen the President
the day before and the Mackinnons were
Just leaving the grounds when the news
of the assassination was announced. II
: was an exciting time that none OF then
will ever forget.
A five O'Clock service of vespers will
be the regular appointment at the South
Congregational church Sunday evening
e for the present season. The cnoru
: choir will have considerable
i part in the order of worship, and tn
e service will close at or before a quartz
fisk. The Junior Endeavor will NEE
) at half past four.
, The junior Y. M. c. A. boys are bus
,, selling tickets for Lyman Il. Howe
moving picture show which comes t.
u Music Hall, September 49, under tn
auspices of the Y. M. c. A. Three goo
q prizes are offered to the three boys Sc
a ling the most tickets. The boys find
u easy to sell to those who saw this splel
y did entertainment last spring.
:, The gift of the class of 1901, tor tt
u further adornment of the ninth graz
room at the Summer street schools hi
q been purchased and can now be Sc,
Ill there by members of the class who co
y tributed towards it, as well as by
a. visitors. 1t is small bronze figure
8 Diana, an attractive addition to t
ar art features of the schoolroom.
The Manchester Union reviewing t
re work of the Newport, N. H., base b
T. team, says the following concerning 6
~ Abbott, who was with the team duri
p the summer. "Abbott of Dartmouth b
o. done great work at second and prov
III himself master of that position. In
Exeter game he went to bat four tin
be and made four hits, two OF them bel
N, two-baggers."
ie The Hardwick Gazette says of
oh work of the St. Johnsbury Band, VIII
81. furnished music at that place on Lal
III Day. "In the evening about 400 pee
were we'll entertained by the conc
alt given by the St. Johnsbury Military B'
ad and local vocal talent. The St. J. b;
rm is dandy, by the way, and not O
'ill makes fine appearance but serves
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