St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

A quartette from the Academy rendered
vocal selections.
Albert L. Farwel's collection Of pho
tographs Of Norwegian scenery will be
on exhibition for two weeks at the Athe-
naum art gallery. This collection was
made by the owner during his visit to
Norway last summer, and will well re-
pay visit to the gallery.
Mrs. Mary Macdonald of Wayland,
Mass, announces the marriage OF her
daughter, Minnie Folsom, to DR.. Philip
Sheridan Ide of that place, on Monday,
April 2S. DR.. Ide will be remembers as
a son of the late Gen. H. K. lde, and
former resident of this town.
The many people in this vicinity who
visit Lake Morey during the summer,
will regret to learn of the death of F. W.
Abbott, the genial Fairlee druggist,
which occurred last week Of quick con-
sumption. A few days before his death
be was married to Miss Ada Goodwin of
Lakeport, N. H.
Rev. c. F. Morse met with quite a
serious accident early last week while
driving near Rochester, N. H. His car
riage was tipped over and he was badly
shaken up but returned home the next
day. 1t was found that one rib was
broken, but he is getting along very
comfortably now.
In order that the Vermont music fes-
tival movement may be brought in closer
| touch with the work in New Hampshire
and Maine, the Burlington Choral Society
has secured Lewellyn B. Cain, conductor
of the work in Manchester, Portland,
Augusta and Kennebunk, to direct it's
chorus during May.
Rev. DR.. Charles 0. Day, president OF
Andover Theological Seminary, but best
known to Vermonters as former Brat
tleboro pastor and chaplain of the First
Vermont regiment during the Spanish
war, will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon at Norwich University at the COM
ing commencement.
Sidney F. Smith, organist at ST.
Andrews church has just refused SINH
lar position at Cooperstown, N. Y, and
has been engaged to take charge OF the
organ, choir and music in st. Agnes
chapel, New York city, for eight weeks
beginning July IA. In this chapel the ful
choir is kept up during the summer.
The Hatchet and Cherry Tree Club
dance at Pythian Hall, Wednesday eve
ming, was a very enjoyable affair. Mrs
Brooks trio furnished music, S. D. At
wood was caterer and 80 couples were
present. Ira W. Drew of the Burlington
Free Press came from that city to attend
the ball.
Charles E. Kirk has leased hotel
which is now under construction at
Megantic, Que, and will take possession
about June /. He was at Megantic last
week and completed the arrangements
The hotel is to be the best in the village
and the business outlook is good. The
house has not been chrlstened yet but
Mr.. Kirk has about decided to call it tn,
British-American.
The series of lectures by DR.. Koehnt
concluded Friday evening. They were
on the whole, enjoyed by large number
ofpeople, and great number Of valua
BILE points as to Christian living and the
necessity of watchfulness on the part o
Christian people were brought out. Or
Thursday evening a generous offering
was made to reimburse DR.. Koehne for
the course of six lectures.
On June the local board of civil ser.
vice examiners will hold examinations
for the positions of physician, matror
and seamstresS in the Indian service, and
for assistant engineer in the penitentiary
service. On June 8, 4 and 5, there will be
examinations for the position Of mechan
ical draughtsman in the ordnance de
partment at large. Frank x. Lanctot is
secretary of the local board.
Gen. w. w. Grout has recently dis
posed of a fine span of mares out O
Henry S." to Hartford, Conn, buyer
for substantial figure. The mares are
eight and nine years old, respectively, are
smart steppers and can move right off at
"a gait. The Grout farm has produced
many good specimens of horsehesh, and
the team in question is asexcellent a pair
as was ever raised in Vermont.
The Mothers in Council Committee
of the North church. conducted a patri
otic meeting at the chapel, Friday after.
noon, that was very interesting. Some
of the school children, under the direc
ton of Miss Edith Nichols, sang patri
otic songs; short readings were given by
two school children; Rev. E. M. Chap
man gave talk on patriotism and Mrs
J.W. Sault gave very interesting paper
on the history of the flag.
Napoleon Derwine, Swanton paint
er, who carried on a wholesale stealing
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