St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-01


Rev. A. F. Walch preached at the
Lenten service at Woodsville last night
and Rev. F. L. Leavitt from Woodsvile
breaches at the Universalst church here
tonight.
The Brooks-Tyler Co. will receive
new trimmed hats and street hats every
week until Easter. Their opening last
week was very successful, the hats being
unusually pretty aud becoming, and
many people availed themselves of the
opportunity to study the new styles.
Augustus S. Haskins has purchased
of the administrator, Gilbert E. Woods,
the store an6 stock owned by the late
Harry A. Belknap. Mr.. Haskins is thor
oughly familiar with all lines Of this bus
mess and as clerk in c. E. Simanton
and in the Belknap store has made a
wide acquaintance in the trade in this
and surrounding towns. The CALEDoN
IAN bespeaks for him generous share
of the trade which he is sure to have.
Fred Sto ddard formerly employed in
Atwood's bakery, who has been spend
ing short time at his home in Barton
has returned and is employed in Gaskill's
bakery.
Rev. J. A. Lynch gave a lecture in the
new Catholic church at Barton last
night. The Barton Monitor says of him
"Father Lynch has given lectures het'
before and all were well pleased will
them, as they are instructive and inter
esting and he has very pleasant way 0
entertaining his audience"
The old blacksmith shop on Easter
avenue. belonging to the Billiard estate
is being torn down and new one-stor
shop will be erected in its place in tn
near future.
Among the speakers at the state cor
vention of the Y. NJ. c. A., to be held a
Burlington April II, 1S, 19, are Fran
H. Brooks of this town, Senator Willial
P. Dillingham; of Montpelier, Senate
Redfeld Proctor of Proctor, Gen. 0. {
Howard and Hon. w. J. Van Patten {
Burlington, Robert Weidenall of Me-
York and c. T. Williams of Montreal.
Through the generosity of Hiram n
Laird the employees in his granite worl
enjoyed a new sugar party at Charl
Joyce's sugar place in North Danvil
Saturday afternoon.
In the police court Monday mornin
lanes Hunter paid $11.1O for intoxic;
ton.
Rev. Russell H. Conwell of Philade
phia will lecture in Music Hall, April q
upon personal Glimpses OF Celebrate
Men and Women" He comes here und
the auspices OF the Young Peoples Unic
of the First Baptist church, and is sure
a good house, as long experience b;
shown there is no more popular publ
lecturer for st. Johnsbury audience tha
Mr.. Conwell.
, The winter term of the Academ
: closes Friday and the spring term opel
. on Tuesday, April IA.
"A Tabard Inn Library station W
be established here as soon as the I
: uuired number of members can be o
! tanned. F. 0. Clark is now fully autho
lied to solicit and forward subscription
for this purpose.
F. 0. Clark takes great pleasure
announcing that, during the months
April and May, be will accept year
subscriptions to The Designer at 80 cen
each, This is 20 cents less than t
usual price. Do not delay, but send yo
, subscription at once.
W. 0. Shaw has rented the meat me
ket formerly occupied by Alonzo Pac
ard and will enlarge his laundry.
Henry r. Albee has received ca
from friend in Portsmouth, which
made of teak, and the wood was TAX
from the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercede
Mrs. J. M. Boyce is having an ado
ton built to her residence on Cher
street.
f. A. Scott & Co. are building an a
dition to their store in which the office
to be located.
The New England Telephone c
have installed the following new te
phones the past week; George Gibbor
J residence, 47-31; James T. Borland, re
dence, I'LL; Farnham and Mays Off,
1873; Perley Russell, residence, 9S-12.
r The Real Widow Brown troupe we
e in town a short time Monday, on t
). way from Burlington to Lyndonville.
a The local Canadian contingent be
private dance in the Jr. 0. I. A.
t Hall Saturday evening.
S AT meeting of the st. Jean Bapti'
y society Saturday evening c. A. Lachar
c was elected president in place OF Lor
t Demars, who resigned on account of
health.