St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-06
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

The Mystic Club go to the Vile TO-
night for tournament games.
F. o. Clark has very nice assort-
ment of valentines from one cent to so
cents each.
The regular missionary supper at
the North church Thursday, will be a
chicken pie supper.
Keep in mind the concert by Sousa's
Band which is to be given at Music Hall,
Wednesday evening, May L.
The middle class at the academy is
arranging for its annual reception to the
school and it's friends, on Feb. %.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meet
at the Methodist church Sunday after
noon at 23O. All children are invited.
St. Margaret's Guild of St. Andrews
church give supper to the choir boys
and Rev Dr. Pickells at Pythian Hall,
this evening from to o'clock.
w. H. Sargent has been granted
patent on hopper scale and F. W. Tay-
lor and L. G. Spencer joint patent ona
scale for weighing coal into locomotives.
Notice is given in our advertising col
ums of the annual repu olican town
caucus to be held at the Town Hall, Sat
urdav afternoon, Feburday 16, at 2
o'clock.
George c. Cary has purchased the
lot on Main street between the 2. D.
Blodgett house and D. D. Patterson's
and will erect a residence there next
summer.
The furniture dealers of the town
have agreed to close their places of busi-
ness Tuesday evenings in connection
with Wednesdays and Fridays which
has been the arrangement in the past.
The senior class of the Bethlehem
High School accompanied by the princi-
pal drove to ST. Johnsbury Saturday for
the purpose of visiting the museum.
They took dinner at the Avenue House.
Mrs Nellie NJ Smythe, President of
the w. R. c., will give a reception to
members of the G. A. R. and W. R. c., at
their hall Thursday evening. Regular
meeting of the w. R. c., Thursday alter
noon at three O'Clock.
Miss Mary B. Shorey entertained her
associates of Lougee Brothers and
Smy ythe's store and few other friends at
her home at St. Johnsbury Centre We'd
nesday evening. Progressive whist and
an oyster supper was the order of the
evening.
The epidemic Of grip does not seem
to abate in any great degree. Many
who have been suffering from it are at
their work again, but new cases are ap.
pearing daily. 1t is stated that rs men
are out of the scale factory on account
of the disease.
Another exhibition of the Edison
moving pictures is advertised at the Ar
mory, for Tuesday evening, February II,
under the name of the Chicago Variety
Exhibition. Not less than 11S scenes
will be shown all of which will be new
and up to date.
Edward Clark, Jr., we'll known
dancing master, now located at Lyndon
vile, has opened school here and has a
good class formed. The school has met
heretofore Thursday evening at Jr Order
Hall, but this week the session will be
held Friday evening.
There will be a Social Meeting at
the Salvation Army Barracks, Sat-
urday evening. The evening will be oc-
cupied with music, song and speak
ing, and cake and coffee will be served to
all. Tickets ten cents.
The Searchlight Club of the South
church gave delightful reception to the
young men of the church and few other
friends at Elmwoode last evening. The
affair was decided social success. Re-
freshments were served and Young's
orchestra furnished music.
Jonathan Ross, as executor, has re-
ceived of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, through Crawford Ranney, Agent,
$1038 98 on the thousand dollar policy
of the late Jonathan c. Ross of New York,
it being a 20 Year Endowment Bond.
He had carried it little over one year.
"A concert will be given by the Acad-
emy Choral Class, assisted by Mrs. Anna
Spencer Frost in the Academy Hall Mon
day evening, February 1S. A humorous
cantata will be given entitled 1.-THE
Ghost" by Behrend. Soloists, Roy Cal.
derwood and David Forbes. Tickets 25
cents.
The Boston Globe teachers contest
closes February IA, no votes to be coun.
ted that are received after 10 O'Clock o.
m. of that day. Miss Ella L. Wilmarth
is second in the Vermont list with good
number OF votes, and If the same interest