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

A HAPPY new year duu pS sulS
you write it 1902.
The St. Johnsbury orchestra furnished
music at the seventh annual firemen's
ball at Littleton last evening.
-Atwood's bakery goods will be on
sale at Houghton's, Railroad street,
commencing with the New Year.
The recently elected officers of Green
Mountain Lodge, No. 40, N. E. o. P,
will be installed Saturday evening.
Fifteen Masons from this place at
tended chicken pie supper given by the
lodge at West Burke, Christmas night.
AT special meeting of Olive Branch,
Rebeckah Lodge, last night fine silver
tea service was presented to the retiring
Noble Grand, Mrs. Emerson E. Sargent.
The first in another series of young
peoples dances will be held in Pythian
Hall this evening, beginning promptly at
o'clock.
The January session of the Wheelock
Association OF Free Baptists will be held
in the Free Baptist church of this village
Jan 81 %.
The ladies of the Free Baptist church
will serve chicken pie dinner at their
vestry Friday, January 3, from II to 2
O'Clock. Every one is invited.
M. J. Hovey has one of his ice houses
filled with ice cut from the Caldbeck
ponds. The ice on these ponds was IA
inches thick and of excellent quality.
The winter term of the St. Johnsbury
School of Music opens Thursday, Janu.
ary, 2. The first recital of the term will
be held Monday afternoon, January 6.
The date of Rev. Russell H. Conwel's
lecture as published in the Star Course
prospectus is incorrect. Mr.. Conwell
will lecture here on Monday evening,
Jan. 13.
Charles S. Hastings, general agent
of the State Mutual Lite Assurance
Company, is distributing some very at
tractive 1902 calendars issued by the
company.
"A French pastelle portrait, the work
of Marietta Darling, has been on exhibi
tion in Field and Rowells window for
the past two weeks and has attracted
good deal OF attention.
The following additions have been
made to the New England Telephone Ex-
change during the week; DR.. J. L. Per-
kins' office, cali 60 IL and Amasa Hud-
sons residence on Belvidere street, 81.
8.
Miss Florence Kelsey will open dress
making rooms at % Main street on
or about January /, Having spent last
year in Springfield and Boston with the
best dressmakers she is prepared to do
first class work.
Arthur L. Stevens left Thursday for
a short visit to friends in various places
after which he will go to Washington,
D. c., with a view to locating perma-
nently. The best wishes of many friends
will accompany him.
The Womans' Club will hold its reg.
ular monthly meeting Wednesday after.
noon at three O'Clock, at Pythian Hall
The program will be in charge of the
Current Events committee. Executive
board meeting at two o'clock.
Gen. w. w. Gilmore of Fairlee was in
town Monday and superintended the
transfer OF the equipment of Co. D from
Capt. Ellis to Captain Elect CelIey. The
newly elected officers will take their ex-
animation at Brattleboro, February 4.
Inquiry has already been made for
tickets for Russell H. Conwells lecture
and it promises to be one of the events
ot the season. This is Mr.. Conwels
farewell tour as a lecturer and he comes
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