St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-23

of the Mystic Club Friday evening. The
annual auction Ct periodicals was held
at this time.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the Y. NJ. c. A. par
lor next Tuesday, April 20, The mem
bers are invited to be present, as the dele
gates are to be appointed for the county
convention in May. Others are welcome.
AT the April meeting Of the Merchants
Association held last week, 90 names
were added to the cash customer list,
only five of them being residents of St.
Johnsbury. Twelve names were taken
from the list, and four bankrupts were
added.
Cranes Ladies Stationery is suited
to the tastes of the most select trade.
The merits OF these goods are known the
world over. Their bond papers are the
finest on the market and moderate in
price. A nice assortment of these goods
are for sale by F. 0. Clark.
The regular quarterly meeting of
Brightlook Hospital Aid Association will
be held at the Y. M. c. A. parlor Mon
day, April %, at 3 o'clock p. m. The
place of meeting is changed this time as
it is hoped it will be more convenient for
a large attendance because of important
business which is to be considered.
Last year the physical laboratory
reports of Ernest L. Clark, of this town,
who is a student at Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, were sent to the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition as part of the educa-
tional exhibit, and he has just been
notified that they have been taken
to the Charleston exposition for the
same purpose.
"A. 0. Scammon OF New York City,
theatrical manager and owner of the
popular attractions, THE American
Girl" "Side Tracked" THE Real Wild
ow Brown" " The Burglar" and several
other comedies, was in town Thursday
to confer with Charles A. Chapman in
regard to the booking of his attractions
here next season.
No one who went to Howe Opera
House Monday evening was disappointed
in Uncle Terry" and good sized audi
ence welcomed his return He ought to
have full house whenever be comes, as
he is one OF the most natural actors one
often sees. He was supported by a good
company and the scenery and stage set
tings were on an elaborate scale.
-Twombly & Doucet, one of our thriv-
ing granite firms, have purchased of
Hiram M. Laird the air compressor
which has been used at his plant. Mr.
Laird will soon install larger COM
pressor and he has also bought a surface
cutting machine, which he will set up in
the near future. st, Johnsbury granite
industry is in very satisfactory condi-
tion and it is constantly increasing.
-Adolphus Noe has moved his string
of horses, including J. c. Gray's Indiana
Belle, to the Fair grounds; E. W. Potter
will move there this week, and it looks
now as though it would be lively sum-
mer for local horsemen. The association
will put the track in good condition this
week 1t is to be hoped the racing will
be confined to the track and not brought
up onto Main street.
When starting for the fire Saturday
evening one Of the members of Hose 4
gave new gray rain coat to a young
boy in fl ont of the Athenaum and asked
him to take it to the hose house. When
the company returned two hours later it
could not be found, and the owner has
not recovered it yet. The coat or any
information concerning it may be left at
this Office.
AT a meeting of the officers of the
Vermont Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
tion in Burlington last week it was
voted to hold the next annual show in
st. Adams some time next January, the
exact date to be decided later by the di.
rectors. ]. c. Underwood, 0. H. Hen
derson and F. H. Ranney of this place
were elected vice presidents of the asso-
citation at this meeting.
-Hardwick has recently established
liquor agency, which makes a total of
five in Caledonia county. The Others
are located in Danvie, Peacham, Burke
and St. Johnsbury. 1t will be remem-
bered that Lyndon abolished the agency
in that town this spring, so the new one
at Hard wick does not increase the num-
ber bevond what it has been for some
time past.
An alarm was rung in from box %
shortly alter nine, Saturday evening, be-
cause of fire in one wing of the Fair.
banks horse barn at Fairbanks Village.
Hose companies / and 4, and the Nickel
Plate company responded, and soon ex-
tingushed the flames. The wing, where
the fire caught, is occupied as an office
and work room on the first floor and the
hostler's room and storage room for