St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-21

Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles
Major, The Claybourns by William Page
and Audrey by Mary Johnston. All are
intensely interesting, and for sale by F.
O. Clark.
-Rickaby and Co. have sold the H. H.
Randall place at Passumpsic, to VIM.
Thurston, and traded the house of Jac-
ques Racicot, corner OF Union and st.
Tohn street, for the farm ofRobert David
son, located on the Joe's Brook road,
in Barnet.
The interior appearance Of the court
rooms have been very much improved
during the past few weeks. The most
important improvement is new carpets
in the main court rooms. The carpets
are from the Lougee Bros. & Smythe
carpet department.
The academy base ball team went to
Bakersfield and were defeated by the
Brigham academy team last week by
score of ten to eight. Brigham has
strong team this year, having recently
defeated the st. Albans team. Thomp-
son and Annis were the battery.
The committee in charge OF the an
nuaI Memorial Day concert arrange
ments are endeavoring to make it the
best home talent concert ever given here.
1t is the plan to have the St. Johnsbnry
singers now in Boston return for that
evening, and this will ensure its success.
Next Thursday evening the ladies of
the Universalist church will serve anoth-
er of their popular suppers, substituting
baked bash for the clans which are out
of season. Otherwise the supper will be
as usual with the addition OF salads and
baked beans. They will also have for
sale aprons and useful articles.
Presiding Elder J. 0. Sherburue was
called to Plain6eld yesterday by the
death of his sister, Lydia Sherburne,
which occurred Monday evening. The
funeral will be held tomorrow and the
remainder of he family will attend. Mr..
Shetburne is now the only remaining
member of family of six children.
Between roo and 800 delegates and
visitors are expected at the State Ep-
worth League convention which is to be
held at Montpelier Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 25 and 26. Several prominent
speakers will be present, among them
Rev. c. o. Judkins. who receutly went
from Montpelier to Glen Falls, N. Y.
The Bradford Opinion says, sd. c.
Horner and wife spent Sunday and Mon
day in town, calling on Chaps old
friends. Chap although little gray
headed, is apparently just as full of fun
as he used to be when he rode Judge
Sticklands horse through our streets at
a breakneck pace standing on its head. y
"A local painter maintains that not fof
some years past has there been so much
painting, both exterior and interior, or
the part of st. Johnsbury property
holders. 1t is more than likely he is right
about it. A great deal OF "sprucing up
is in progress, and the painters brush i:
bringing about changes for the better OF
almost every street in the village.
The annual Memorial Sunday unior
service will be held at Music Hall Sunday
evening at 7. Rev. A. Francis Walch o
the Church of the Messiah, will deliver
the sermon, and the choir of that church
supplemented by other singers, will fur
nish music Chamber lin Post and Relic
Corps will meet at G. A. R. Hall at 6.3(
and march to Music Hall in body.
Mrs. Sarah F. Hovey, department
president of the Vermont W. r. c.. as
sisted by Department secretary Mrs
Nellie Nd. Smythe. and Department
Treasurer Mrs. Della A. Ranney, organ
ized corps at Irasburg Thursday, il
connection with the recently formed
G. A. R. post at that place. This is th'
first new corps instituted in recent years
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Stone re
turned on Monday night from their three
months trip through the far Western
country. They express themselves az
having had a splendid time hut glad to b.
at home again, and are cordially greeted
by their irierds after so long an absence
Mr.. Stone resumes his newspaper worl
with next week 'sissue ofthe CALIFORNIAN
County medical associations art
being formed in various counties of The
state, as branches of the Vermont State
Medical Association. There has beer
talk of such an organization among tht
physicians of Caledonia county, bu
nothing definite has been done. Th'
branches are being formed in accordance
with resolutions adopted at the last
annual meeting of the state association
C. F. Gibbs has secured the services
of Percy Rogers, professional florist anc
gardener of 81 years experience, and hi
has moved with his family to 25 Noun
Pleasant street. For the past six years
Mr.. Rogers has been with Joseph Pailby