St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-19

Mrs. Don c. Stiles.
The Dartmouth Medcs defeated the
Guards basket ball team 13 to IL at the
Armory last evening.
The annual convocation of the Royal
Arch Masons of the fourth Masonic dis
trict which is to be held with Has
well Chapter next Wednesday evening
promises to be one of the most enjoyable
Masonic gatherings of the season.
A St. Johnsbury gentleman who
heard Anito Rio sing some time ago to
an audience of ten thousand people
speaks very highly indeed concerning her
work as a soloist. St. Johnsbury peo
pie are to have the privilege of hearing
this gifted soprano this week in three
concerts.
The many friends of Miss Marion
Moore will congratulate her on winning
one of the pianos in the Lyndonvile
Journal voting contest which closed Sat
urdav. Miss Moore had a total of
32,553 votes and her nearest competitor,
Mrs. H. H. May of West Concord, had
25, ,72O votes.
This is festival week, and the
efforts of the Choral Union to give the
people of this section a program made
upofsome ofthe finest works extapt, with
artists of well established regulations in
the leading roles, should be splendidly
seconded by the community in the shape
of large audiences at every one of the
concerts.
e. T. Spencer, better known in this
vicinity as 'Joe Thomas" who has been
confined in the St. Albans Jail on the
charge of issuing personal check Of $40
on the National Bank of Lyndon to
Wells & Bergin of East Fairfield, when
he had no funds in the bank, pleaded
guilty in the city court at st. Adams last
week; and was sentenced to not more
than three, and not less than two months
in the house of correction at Rutland.
Fred Torrent, for the past FIVE years
driver for the American Express Co.
here, will leave that position soon to
carry the mail between the depot and
post Office, the contract for this work
having been recently awarded to him.
L. H. la 4
general jobbing business of a similar ma
ture. Fred is very popular with the
patrons of the express company and his
knowledge of the work, combined with
his genial manner, ought to bring him
plenty of business.
AT the meeting of Green Mountain
Lodge, N. E. O. P, Feb 1, FIVE were ini-
tiated and at the regular meeting Satur-
day evening one was elected to member
ship and two applications were re-
ceived. This was the regular social even,
ing and the hall was well filled. The
program included singing by Mrs. Don
c. Stiles; banjo selections by Mr. Tay-
Ior; readings by Mr. Evans; orchestral
music and graphophone selections. Ice
cream and cake were served, folio wed by
promenade and social hour which is
always a drawing card with members OF
this lodge.
"A comparatively small audience
gathered at the South church last Thurs
day evening to hear Gen. 0. 0. Howard,
the gallant soldier and christian gentle
man speak on Abraham Lincoln. The
lecture was under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the church
and the speaker was introduced by R. N.
Stephenson. Gen. Howard spoke in the
interests of the Lincoln Memorial Univer-
sity, at Cumberland Gap, Tenn, and
gave most interesting picture of Lin
coin as man, patriot, and president. Dur
ing the evening the chorus choir sang
"To Thee, 0 Country" and America"
"A caller at Campbell & Blodgett's S
business place in Lyndonville, last Sat
urday, was asked if he would like to
hear some good music from a graph
: aphone which occupied a conspicuous
position in the window. He said he
: would. So the machine was set at
work, and the burden of the melody
which foated out into space via the
large megaphone attachment was: "Go
way back and sit down" That wasn't
half bad But the machine hadn't beer
, grinding out its tune very long before
, somebody from another part of the
| town called "the other Blodgett," who
e runs the grocery store on the opposite
side from the Campbell & Blodgett com
bination. and inquired if he had any eggs
: Now the caller above mentioned haC
heard that eggs were sometimes used a
!, entertainments where the Performance
: wasn't up to the Standard and it seem
ed to him remarkably coiucideutal tha
;, this call should come at just that time
when somebody concealed in that cyliu
der was inviting everybody within tn
sound of his voice to go way back ant
sit down." Things do sometimes hap
5 pen very appropriately. That sort c