St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-11
e. L. Hunt is making interior repairs
in his store on Eastern avenue.

III Ills StOIt Oh EdSLeT0 avenue,
The Searchlight Club of the South
church held very pleasant meeting with
Miss Grace Mcleod, Monday evening.
The st. .Johnshury Branch Scale
Makers Union will hold a social dance
in Jr. O. U. A. M. Hall tonight.
There was barge ride to Lower
Waterford last evening and a number
went and attended an entertainment
given by the Grange.
Superintendent NJ. ]. Russell has
commenced cleaning the streets with
hose. This greatly improves their looks
and gives the town tidy, up. to-date
appearance.
Now is the time to subscribe for the
Standard Fashion magazine. All new
subscriptions taken in March will be 80
cents net per year. F. D. Clark is the
regular agent for this publication.
The members of Prof. Wards civic
class hold mock trial in Academy Hall,
Friday night of this week. The trial
promises to be amusing as we'll as in
structive. The proceeds will be used for
the benefit OF the St. Johnsbury Academy
Athletic Association.
The state railroad commissioners
held meeting here Monday to investi-
gate the accident which occurred at Bar
ton short time ago, by which two
young men lost their lives. The COM
missioners decided that the accident was
caused by no fault of the railroad
e. M. Taft received last week car.
load of oranges direct from Redlands,
Cal. This is the first carload ever
shipped into St. Johnsbury and there
were nearly 400 boxes in the car. The
fruit was in excellent condition and Mr..
Taft expects to receive another carload
the first of next month.
Mrs. c. c. Folensby and Mrs. Robert
Mackinnon gave party Monday even
ing at the formers home on Summer
street, in honor of Mrs. Farwell, Mrs.
Bradford and Mrs. Tuck of Sherbrooke,
and Miss Newell of Hanover. delight
full evening was spent socially, varied by
piano solos by B. Frank Harris and vocal
solos by Mrs. William c. Tyler.
The county meetings of the state
under the direction of State Highway
Commissioner J 0. Sanford of Stanford
are being held during the months Of
March and April, and the Caledonia
county meeting will be held at the Avenue
House on Wednesday, April IS. The
meeting will commence at 10 80 a. M,
and there will also be an afternoon ses
sion.
The Bethlehem Grange are to cele
| brate their 10th anniversary on March
Goth with reception to Gov. Bachelor
and staff, speeches by Ex..Gov. Jordan
and others, with other exercises, ban
quet, promenade, dancing, etc. The St
Johnsbury Orchestra have been engaged
to play Tor them.
Company D has arranged the follow
ing games with Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. A
for the basket ball championship OF Yer
mont: March IS, Co. D at Brattleboro
April 4, Brattleboro at st. Johnsbury
Ia case OF tie games the third game will
probably be played in Montpelier. These
will be interesting games and the result
will decide the championship of the state
| Tor 1908.
An examination for the position o.
opener and packer, customs service, vii
be held at Newport, Thursday, April 16
Application blanks and information rel
ative to the scope of the examination car
be obtained from the secretary of tn,
board of examiners, Newport. Applica
tions must be filed in complete form with
the secretary of the board, prior to tn,
hour OF closing business on April 1.
Mrs. F. O. Clark has Just received {
full line of samples from the Perfection
Ladies Tailoring Company of Chicago
and cordially invites every lady to call al
her home, Ga Summer street, and look
them over. She is ready to take orders
for suits or skirts and will also sell the
cloths by the yard. Ten per cent dis
count given on all orders taken this
month
"A very interesting meeting was held
by the 0, E. S., Monday evening, wher
E. ]. Parsons, grand patron, from Island
Pond; Mr.. Clarke, deputy grand patron
from Wells River; and Mrs. Mary S
Gleason, grand lecturer, from Lyndon
vile, were present. Refreshments were
served and it was a profitable meeting
These officers are attending a district
meeting at MorrisvilIe.
Gen. Logan Council, No. %, Jr. O
U. A. NJ. expect to unite with representa-
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