St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-05

at their wigwam on Railroad street this
evening. A musical program has been
arranged and a good time is assured.
The proceeds for the entertainment are
for the benefit OF a needy and deserving
brother.
The band concert and entertainment
at Music Hall Saturday evening was not
largely patronized, but the affair did not
result in financial loss to the band. The
band played in its usual good style, and
the first appearance of the Eur reka Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar Club under the di-
rection Of W. W. Barrett, made a favor
able impression.
Thursday was great day for church
dinners. At Grace Methodist church
splendid chicken pie dinner was served
| from II to 3; in the evening, the ladies
OF the Church of the Messiah served one
of their famous clam chowder repasts;
and dainty spread was served in con-
nection with the Searchlight clubs social
at the South church.
-Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., and
Chamberlin Relief Corps have accepted
the invitation of Rev. A. Francis Walsh
to attend Lincolns birthday meeting
at the Church of the Messiah, Sunday
evening at 7. The pastor will deliver an
address on Lincoln, the great American
Statesman" Members of the post and
corps will attend in body aud they are
requested to meet at G. A. R. Hall at
$50.
The music class of the Woman's
Club have arranged for six meetings, the
general subject being Woman in music,
as composer, pianist, violnist and sing
err" Three meetings have already been
held at the home of the leader, Mrs. P.
F. Hazen, and the remaining three will
be held as follows Feb. 10 with Mrs.
Robert Mackinnon; February "a, with
Mrs. D. D. Patterson; March 10, with
Mrs. w. c. Tyler Meetings are held at
3 p. NJ.
Probably the most genuinely inter-
ested listener at Ebert Hubbards lecture
at Lyndonville, Thursday evening was
Mrs. Sarah B. Chadbourne of this place.
Her old home is in Hudson, ILL.,, and this
town was also the home of Mr.. Hub
bards parents. Mrs. Chadbourne knew
him we'll as boy and young man and
very pleasantly renewed the acquaint-
ance at Lyndonville. Mr.. Hubbard
presented her fine specimen of Roycroft
|, book making.
The dedicatory exercises of "The West
Side Union Chapel" at Beloit, Wiscon'
sin, on recent Sunday, will be of inter
est to people in this vicinity because Rev.
Jennie Anna Gale, pastor of Gridley
chapel in that city, preached the dedica-
: tory sermon. The text was from Haggai
i. 8, and the newspaper reports of the
discourse prove that it was one Of un-
usual interest and earnestness. Miss
. Gales friends are always glad to hear ot
! her continued success in her noble work
The town check lists have been pre-
pared and placed by the selectmen as fol
lows: ST. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury East
. and st. Johnsbury Centre post offices
Farnham & Albee's store, the Fairbanks
grocery store, and the Stiles Drug Co.'S
= store. All voters are urged to see that
, their names are on the list If not, meet
ings for this purpose will be held at The
selectmen's room over the PassumpsiC
Savings Bank, Wednesday, February -
. at p m. and Saturday March 1, at
! and p. IN.
| --Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., have al
! ready furnished several pleasing and i'll
structive entertainments at their hal
, this winter, and another is already ar
$ ranged for Saturday evening, February
Is. On this occasion there will be g
joint debate on the question. Resolved
That the firing on Fort Sampler was E
=. godsend. The affirmative will be taker
by Rev. George W. Hunt and Rev. A
Francis Walch, and the negative by Hon
Alexander Dunnett and Elisha May. Th
entertainment will be free and everyone
is invited.
1t has been some years since this sec
, tion experienced just such winter as tn
, present season; when there has been 81
4 frequent alterations of "open and shut
:, weather; when ice in the rivers has beer
q so often broken up and the meadows 81
q often flooded when the thaws have regu
larly taken so severe colds and left tn
highways and sidewalks in so slipper.
J. condition for so long at time. But, a
g to date, it has been a great winter, wit
= plenty of bright weather and remarkabl
d fine opportunities for numbering and ger
5 eral outdoor business.
), -Lyndonville has joined the processio
u of her more populous sisters in the stat
and is holding fair and carnival Tue,
n day, Wednesday, Thursday and Frida
y afternoons and evenings this week. Tt
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