St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18

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railroad. This promises to be very
popular trip and the management of the
road assure all of the best of service, no
DELAYS or wrong connections and royal
good time.
The educational committee of the
Woman's Club will hold a reception at
the Paddock Village schoolhouse on
Thursday evening to which the parents
OF the children are especially invited. An
attractive entertainment has been pro.
vided and a most profitable evening is
assured.
Caledonia Council, No. 13, R. & S.
NJ, will hold a special assembly next
week Wednesday evening to transact
routine business and confer the several
degrees of Cryptic Masonry upon all
elected candidates. Grand Lecturer
George F. Root of Newport will be pres
ent to visit and inspect the Council.
Recent payments by W. W. Sprague,
general agent of the National Life Insur-
ance Co., of Montpelier, were $1,000 on
the life of the late Bion 7. Young of Wa
terford, and $1,000 on the life of the late
Hector Russell of Victory. Mr.. Russell
| died March 6, and the claim was paid
March 13.
-Denman Thompson with his own
company in "The Old Homestead" is
booked to appear here April 25.
"A good sized audience witnessed the
London Bioscope company's moving pic
lures of the Passion Play, Sunday even
ing.
The mail train, Monday morning.
was about an hour late here, being de-
layed above Newport by the engine
breaking down.
Steele, Taplin & Co. are max
ing extensive interior improvements in
their store.
AT the special meeting Of
Ir. O. U. A. M. at their hall on Friday
evening it is expected the councils O
East Burke, West Burke, Sheffield will b'
represented. E. L. Hovey will be chair
man of the meeting and an attractive
program has been prepared. The STATE
councillor is expected, also Rev. Mr.
Waldron of West Charleston, state coun
Gil chaplain, and Rev. Mr.. Sargent O
Wheelock.
Very small damage was done thi
year IN this vicinity by the ice going out
and by the customary overflow OF th'
rivers as the rains and warm weather
had so broken up the ice that it melted
gradually. There were two small jams
near here, one at the Hastings brldg
and the other near the electric llgh
station. These went out Friday. Th
, Jam at the former place broke first AM
came down to the other pushing tha
partly out. 1t was then loosened b.
pike poles and went out carrying larg
quantity of rubbish, driftwood, and larg
5 cakes OF ice with it,
r The granite shed of J. E. Walker wa
e shut down Saturday and Monday, ow
j ing to broken shafting.
f A. L. Bragg was in Montpelier las
j week preparing to begin work on tn
e Christ church building. ]. F. Annis {
Passumpsc is to have charge of tt
l. masonry work and Mr.. Bragg's brothe
S G. P. Bragg of Thetford, will have chare
of the carpenter work.
II -Bundy & Weeks have already receive
e 1877 wagons this year, two carload
:. coming in this last week. About 60 al
d already unpacked, ready to show, an
h the unpacking is being rushed as fast {
possible.
r. The Avenue House served regult
s Irish dinner Tuesday in honor of S
/. Patrick's Day. Next Sunday during Il
d supper a concert will be given
" Gagnon's orchestra and a sacred conce
h will be given from seven until nine o 'cloc
t. Company D basket ball team, Ma
le ager Sulloway, Captain Beck, Park
Or Heath Smith, Wright. Buckley and UI
% pire 7. A. Gum leave on the noon ira
a. today for Brattleboro, where they W
play the Y. M. c. A. team of that TOW
# The return game will be played in S
re Johnsbury, Friday evening, March 2
- These games are to be played to deci'
a the state basket ball championship #
q, 1903 and Company D will do their be
to win the games.
\ Thursday the noon train from Il
&c west on the St. ]. & L. c. was delay
he about two hours by the breaking in tW
a. of freight train at Fletcher. Two bt
cars were destroyed, but no one was
~ jured.
=: Two sugar parties are scheduled I
today which a number of st. Joht
bury people will attend, one at L.
IN Hastings in West Concord and the ott
ch at George H. Morrill's, near Pierc
i Mills.
&C. C. E. Simanton has returned frc
be New York city, where he has been for