St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-25
LOCAL GATHERINGS.


"A Merry Christmas" to all our
readers.
George Williamson is driving this
week for Austin Morrill,
"A New England telephone has been
put into S. D. Atwood's bakery.
The Worlds Work has been added to
the reading room of the st. Johnsbury
Athen8um.
The residence of F. A. Walker, the
10.cent carriage man, has been connected
with the New England telephone.
-Youngs Orchestra with II pieces
has been engaged for a Knights of
Py thias ball at Groveton, January 80.
ALBERT K. Johnson OF this place has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. His lia-
bilities are $519 SO and his assets $500.
The floor and cases at the Museum
have been refnished which greatly i'm
proves the interior appearance. Louis
Gingras did the work.
-Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., has en-
gagged Rev. Frederick limerick, D. D., Of
South Framingham, Mass, to deliver
the next Memorial day address.
The Merchants Bank, the Brooks
Tyler store and the Summer street lauL-
dry have distributed some beautiful cal
endars for 1902 to their customers.
The snow storm yesterday came just
in time to prevent green Christmas. A
foot of snow fell Monday night and
Tuesday morning, making excellent
sleighing.
-Howe's moving pictures will appear
in Music Hall on February 6, under the
auspices OF the Y. NJ. c. A., with a com.
petely new set of pictures and new
entertainer.
AT the December meeting of the Mer-
chants association held last week 81
new names were added to the cash Gus
toner list and five were reported as
having settled their accounts.
H. R. Levenson has closed out his
junk business and will 90 to New York
soon. He will have an auction of his
household effects at Is Concord avenue,
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The Barre Daily Times says: ''St
Tohnsbury's recent food fair was so sue
cessful that St Albans will follow suit
1t is a kind of enterprise that should
prove of educational value in any com.
munity."
There will be New Years dance at
the Armory Tuesday evening December
81. Mrs. Kate Gilman Brooks orchestra
will furnish music and before the dance
there willbe a short concert programme.
Every one is invited.
The kindergarten class, conducted
by Miss Glenn Leach at Music Hall,
closed yesterday after a very successful
term. The class will be resumed in the
spring. Miss Leach will spend the win
ter at her home in Lyndon.
BY a new arrangement D. P. Healey,
manager Of the New England Telephone
Exchange here, now has charge of the line
and offices between Wells River and the
Canadian line, including the central
Offices at Barton and Newport.
The Citizens Savings Bank and Trust
Company have declared dividend Of 4
per cent to the stockholders of this insti
tuition The depositors in the saving.
department will be paid at the rate o
312 per cent interest for the year.
"A fine hardwood floor has been pu
in the castle hall of Apollo Lodge No. 2
K. P. This was done so that both tn
main hall and the banquet room will b
available for dancing, and together the,
make one of the finest ball rooms !,
town.
-"zephra will be given in Barre dul
ing the third week in January under tb
direction of R. W. Averill, who, it will b
remembered, presented the same entel
tainment here few years ago. The prt
duction has been entirely rewritten sine
that time.