St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29

The next regular meeting of Glover
Temple, No. 1, R. S., will be held in
Pythian Hall Monday evening, Feb. 3.
full attendance is desired as there will
be initiation. After the meeting, light re-
freshments will be served.
The North and South Christian Endea-
vor Societies have been invited to join
with the newly-organized society of the
Free Baptist church in the celebration of
Christian Endeavor Day." next Sunday
evening, from to z o'clock.
The senior class ofthe academy enjoy
ed moonlight ride to Danvile Friday
evening, where they enjoyed the hospi-
tality of Mine Host Gammell at the Elm
House, where a fine supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Corriveau accompan-
led the party.
At the last meeting of the school
directors, c. H. Dempsey was engaged
as superintendent for the next school
year. Mr.. Dempsey has given universal
satisfaction in his work and all are glad
he will be at the head of our schools
another year.
H. S. Dorothy, superintendent, and
Cyrille Constantineau agent, go to New
York today as guests of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co. These gentlemen
secured the largest amount Of business of
any agents in New England and thereby
are given the above trip.
There are now about 10 patients in
Brightook Hospital including some
quite serious cases. James Maillet, of
whom mention was made last week, is
improving, and Sarah Park, who was
injured in the accident at st. Johnsbury
Center is being cared for there.
Long distance telephones have been
placed by the New England Company in
the residences Of T. H. Underwood on
Caledonia street and Mrs. F. ]. Mead of
Concord avenue. An instrument is also
to be placed i'll the residence of John A.
Beck of Mt. Vernon street.
The annual banquet of Fletcher Hose
Co. No. 4, occurred Wednesday evening
at their club room. Those present in
cluded members of the company and the
engineers of the fire department only.
Col. T. c. Fletcher presented the boys
with box of cigars for the occasion.
Ladies interested in new spring suits
and outer garments are invited to James
Ritchie's store Monday next. "A repre-
sentative from large New York house
will have on exhibition their full line of
spring garments. Special orders taken
for suits and coats without extra charge.
Speaking of modern vehicles that
"horseless sled" on which the mail car
rier occasionally makes his trips between
the post office and the depot, is not to be
sneezed at. The rate at which it moves
down Eastern avenue would do credit to
trolley. 1t passes everything on the
road.
The clubs of st. Johnsbury have been
augmented by the formation of the Do
little Club composed of 16 ladies who
meet occasionally for mutual enjoyment
and profit. The club held the first meet
ing with Mrs. A. B. Noyes and were en-
tertained last Saturday by Mrs. Henry
Fairbanks.
A state Bird Club was organized at
Burlington last Saturday, with Prof. G..
| H. Perkins as president and 6. H. Ross
of Rutland as secretary. There are in
aud round about St. Johnsbury, many
people interested in the study of birds,
who will no doubt desire to join this
club.
Ned D. Ripley has been appointed
local representative Of the American
School of Correspondence of Boston, and
will look after its interests while not on
duty at the post Office. This school is
purely technical school for mechanics,
and provides courses in electrical me
chancal, stationary, marine and loco
motive engineering, etc.
Manager Pearl of the Academy
Basket ball team has arranged for two
games during the following week that
are bound to be very interesting. Friday
evening the game is with Goddard Semi
nary, and Monday evening with Mont
peIier Seminary. 1t will be remembered
that the Academys defeated both these
teams a few weeks ago. Both games
will be at the armory.
One of the most interesting collec-
tions of the Library art association ever
exhibited here, can be seen at the art
gallery of the Athenaum until February
8. The collection is made up of photo
graphs of paintings in the National Gal
lery at London, and includes many pic
lures bv Gainsborough, Turner, Rossetti,
Reynolds, Landseer, Hogarth and others.