St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-17
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

After Monday DR.. Z. F. o. T1nker's
office will be closed for about two
months On account Of his sickness.
The New England Telephone Co. has
three forces OF men at work on the cop
per circuit between here and Newport.
A portion of the Maine delegation
to the Y. P. S. c. E. convention at Gin
cinnati were in town yesterday en- route
for home.
-Supt. Titcomb sent 6O0O steel head
trout to Barton last week to be distrib-
uted in the tributaries OF Crystal Lake
and Baker Pond.
The residence of Rev. ]. O. Sherburne,
presiding elder, on Summer street, is now
connected with the New England Tele-
phone Exchange. Call 8S-12.
The selectmen have settled with
Charles W. Farr for the damages to his
spring occasioned by the building of the
Summerville schoolhouse by paying him
$125.
The Salvation Army will hold a
special musical meeting at Mr.. Hyde's
new barn, about one mile from Passump.
sic, Thursday evening. Ice cream and
cake are to be served.
States Attorney Porter was in Hard
wick, Friday, to prosecute in several in
toxication cases. One of the respond
ents, James Calm, refused to disclose on
the furnisher and was brought here and
lodged in jail.
Will the friends 3f Brightlook Hospi-
tai kindly remember that gifts OF flow
ers, fruit or vegetables will be most ac-
ceptable for the patients and nurses?
The hospital has no garden and any do.
nation will be appreciated.
Rev. FIR. O'Neil of Mortified will
speak at St. Aloysus church Thursday
evening under the auspices Of the newly
formed temperance society. His subject
is "The Philosophical Aspect of Total
Abstinence" and he will have an address
that will be we'll worth hearing.
"A. L. Bragg's office near his shop
was broken into Wednesday night by
some unknown person who broke the
glass near the sash lock and entered
through a window. An attempt was
made to open roll-top desk but it was
Intellectual and nothing else was disturb
ed
Trout fishing cannot be put down as
poor this summer for during the past
two weeks several excellent catches have
been reported. AS sample string J. W.
Ransom and H. ], Belfast brought in ten
pounds as the result of two and one-half
hours fishing in the rake factory brook
one day last week.
The directors of Brightlook Hospital
have engaged Miss Bailey as superin-
tendent to succeed Miss Crawford, re-
signed. Miss Bailey has commenced her
work and is splendidly qualified for her
post being graduate of the Massachu-
setts General Hospital and Mclean Asy.
lum at Waverley, Mass.
A tennis club is soon to be formed in
st. Johnsbury and a court is already
being prepared. After the club is organ
lied it is hoped to secure the annual state
tournament here on Aug. Z. Joseph P.
Fairbanks and Arthur Sprague go to
Newport the last of the week to play in
an invitation tournament.
The ladies in charge of the voting
contest for the benefit OF Brightlook
Hospital and Sunset Home request those
who are collecting votes to report to
Mrs. c. E. Gorham the number they
have. The result to date will be an
nounced in next weeks issue. This con-
test, as is well known, is for a silver
water set to be given to the institution
receiving the most votes, and the votes
are only 10 cents each.
"A meeting Of the special committees
appointed from the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. coun-
cils IN this district was held July 5 to
arrange for degree team contest. Six
councils were represented, George W.
Young presided and the organization
was formed by electing, H. D. Webster,
East Burke, chairman; E. L. Fogg,
West Burke, secretary; E. E. Parker,
West Burke, treasurer.