St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
word, North Danville, So; George W.
Martin, Peacham, S12.

M art1n, Peacham, SlZ.
AT the annual meeting of the 1900
Book Club, held at May & Simonds' Of
fee, Wednesday evening, these officers
were reelected: President, Charles W.
Steele; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Florence J. May. This book committee
was appointed: H. A. Hawley, E. B.
Chase, Alfred Crocker, Mrs. J. M. Allen
and Miss Margaret Robie.
-Sousa's Band passed through here
yesterday morning in two Pullman
sleepers en- route from Quebec to Clare
mont, N. H., where they gave concert
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Sousa told
Manager Chapman of the Opera House
that the band would start on their next
European tour the middle of December
and would visit St. Johnsbury early
next spring.
The Insurance Press publishes the dis
tribution of life insurance payments in
Vermont in 1901 and the total payments
in this state were 81 ,342,8S1 Of this
amount $4,000 was paid in Barnet,
$3O74 in Groton, $1O,008 in Hardwick,
$4,000 in Lyndon Center, ST 710 in
LyndouvilIe, $4,000 in Peacham, $23, ia
in St. Johnsbury, $4,000 in Walden, and
$4,000 in Waterford.
Joseph E. Walker erected a monu-
nent in the Catholic cemetery at Lyn-
donville last week for John McNulty, in
memory of his brother, Albert A., we'll
known railroad man who was killed last
year. The monument is the largest in
the cemetery. Mr.. Walker has recently
erected monuments in Barnet, Littleton
and Lisbon for the retail trade, aside
from his large jobbing business.
The annual Decoration Day ball game
will be between the Academy team and
, the Villagers on the campus, Friday
afternoon. 1t is expected that the vii
lage team will be composed, for the
. most part, of players who will form a
regular team for the season. There is
good material here for a team and the
thought that we may have some good
ball games this season is welcome one
= i. S. Harrington of the White6elC
f school board and Supt. Moore of tht
G same town were here Wednesday inspect
ing the Summerville schoolhouse. White
field will soon build a ten'rcom school
house, costing $4,000 and Archtec
Eastman of Passumpsic is drawing th'
plans for the building. Both gentlemen
were greatly pleased with st. JohnsburJ
i in general and the Summerville school
house III particular.
-Adolphus Noe, the well-known horsC
trainer, has been at Boston, making ar
rangements to take J. c, Gray IS "lndiant
:, Belle" and Edward w. Potter's "Cresa
da," there. He expects to go THURSDAY
and will train them at Roaring Brool
Park in preparation for the races begin
" ming Tune 26. From there he will go tt
y Newport for the July races. Bot
le horses are in splendid shape and goot
{ reports are expected from them.
The announcement of the coming o
Booker 7. Washington to st. Johnsbur.
. has aroused much interest in this who'll
10 section and re quests for tickets are alread,
coming in from the surrounding towns
u The committee have already received
a word from parties in Barton, Littleto
le and Hanover about the lecture. Nj
N Washington's date here is June 1S an
II it is safe to say he will be greeted wit
q the largest audience of the season.
There will be meeting of the W. {
T. u, Saturday afternoon, at 3 O'Clock
'e in the Y. M. c. A. parlor, at which tim
T. reports of the convention will be give
% and other plans of work will be reported
s. Delegates to the convention at Eas
o. Barnet this week from the local Unio
y are the president, Mrs. G. T. Colwel
IS secretary, Mrs. Cordelia Caswell, Mrs
T. P. Farrell and Mrs. Clara ]. Packard
lu alternates, Mrs. James H. Wiley, an
r Miss Mary A. Moore.
r. S. Frederick Smith, for the past tw
* years organist and choirmaster at s.
1t Andrews church, has resigned that pos
Is tion to accept similar one in st. John
ol church, Georgetown, Washington, D. c
and expects to 60 there in about tw
We weeks. Mr.. Smith has marked ability i
a his profession, and during his stay her
lg has been valuable addition to th
ly towns musical interests. While all Wi
h congratulate him on being called to
IL wider field of opportunities his depar
he ure will be generally regretted.
The June meeting of the Woman
W Club, lawn party in charge of the 81
ne cial committee, will be held at Bran
a view, the home of Mrs. Rebecca P. Fai
lie banks, Monday, June 2, at 3 o'coc
I'll The anniversary committee, appointt
ne by the club, have arranged for sho
lie program, in the form of club remini
cences, to be given at $50 O'Clock. Cit
s. members may invite one guest onl
MS Guest tickets, which according to Il
a | new hv-la w will he twenty-five cents Cs