St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26


Mystic Star Chapter, 0. E. S., gave
very enjoyable sugar party Friday
evening at Masonic Hall. part of the
entertainment consisted of a spelling
match in which c. D. Waters won the
prize and cut portrait contest in which
Miss Gel trnde Walch was the winner.
Both received silver paper knives.
Observation-Disclosures the Metho-
dist church in St. Albans, held Wednes,
day evening, it was unanimously voted
to request the pastor, Rev. Wilbur s.
Smithers, to return to the charge. Mr..
Smlthers will be remembered as a former
pastor of Grace church and later OF the
Methodist church in Hardwick.
Several of Dr. Nuttngs pictures Of
scenery in this town and vicinity are
employed to illustrate an article by E S.
Martin entitled The Country" in Har-
pers Magazine for April. Two of the
most familiar scenes are a view of the
golf links, with sheep, and beautiful
picture of the Passumpsic or the Center
road. This picture is entitled Streams
that drift lazjly through the landscape
Maj n P. Bowman entertained the
members of Co. D with highly interest.
ing paper on Sheridan, the Greatest
Cavalry General in the World" at a
smoke talk at the armorY, Saturday
night. A fifteen minute exhibition game
of basket ball between the Co. team
and team captained by Ralph c. Sullo-
way, resulted in victory for the former.
Lunch was served and the evening was
a very enjoyable one.
While on a visit to Boston last week
S. J. Sonervile purchased a onehalf in
terest in the Newton Provision Co.'s
store at Newtonville, and his brother, A.
W. Somerville, who has been manager OF
the store for the past three years, pur-
chased the remaining one-halt and will
manage the business. The store is an
old established and profitable one. Mr..
Somerville does not intend to remove to
Newtonville, but will trust his interests
to his brothers. care.
Miss Maud E. Brown gave an ex-
ceedingly enjoyable piano recital at the
School of Music, on Monday evening, as
sisted by Miss Helen Boyton, violinist,
and c. H. Dempsey. baritone. The
program included piano selections from
The works of Bach, Schubert and Weber,
as well as Lynes, Nollet and Chaminade /;
the violin number was from Beethoven,
and Mr.. Dempseys song was Schu-
mann's Two Grenadiers. All present
were highly entertained.
Music Hall is now heated by steam,
the system which was installed to heat
c. H. Goss new quarters on the ground
floor extending to the hall. 1t is equip
ped with colonial wall radiators on the
north and south sides and earend of the
main floor. The system was used for the
first time at the "Liliputian Minstrels''
and "a Town Meeting" and its effective
ness clearly demonstrated. Mr.. Goss
has contracted to heat the hall and have
charge of the janitor work, etc.
The following civil service examina
tons are scheduled to take place before
the local board: April Is, assistant
matron with experience as a nurse) In.
dian service; April o. assistant anthro-
poIogst, bureau OF non Christian tribes,
Philippine service; special laborer, quail
fed as blue printer; preparation, division
of stratigraphic paleontology. National
Museum; public document catalogues,
government printing office. April 22-23,
aid in division of physical and chemical
geology, National Museum. Frank X
Lanctot will furnish information con.
cerning these examinations.
The Burlington Free Press has the
following concerning former law stu
dent and butter stamp manufacturer of
this place: IA stamp for printing butter
in different forms and styles and a non
returnable milk bottle made Of wood
pulp on paraffiue at a trit1ing cost have
been invented by Luther P. Brown Of
this city. He has applied for patent on
each of these through George W. Ken
nedy, his attorney, and has several men
employed to supply his orders. 1t prom
ises to be an industry OF some magnitude.
He has purchased a shop on Rose street,
with William H. Parker for manager" :"
We saw, on Monday, an interesting
reminder OF by-gone days in the shape OF
a copy of the Vermont Chronicle of We'd
nesdav, Nov. 26, 1845. 1t was sent by
some unknown person TO Charles S.
Hastings, the sender marking a half col
umn advertisement calling for takers OF
stock in the State Mutual Life Assurance
Co. of Worcester Mass, which was then
beginning it's career. Among the lads"
too we note that of St. Johnsbury Acad,
emy under Principal Colby's adminlstra-
ton, and the call for a meeting to organ
ize the Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers
railroad company. rhe paper contains
very little local matter, considerable tor.
eign news and quite number OF what