St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-01
VOL. LXV-.NO. 3429

Miss L. c. French will hold her spring
millinery opening on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, April 7 and s, when she will
have pattern hats, and specialtles IN
laces and ornaments.
The ladies of the South church will
hold cake sale in c. H. Goss' store IN
Music Hall the afternoon of April IA.
F. N. Brown and Son have large
line of garden seeds in bulk or package
for sale at their store on Main street.
Six of the churches in the village
have united in plan for the observance
of the week preceding Easter Sunday.
The first meeting will be in charge OF the
Y. P. S. c. E. Three evenings will be
given to preaching services, and on
Thursday evening there will be celebra-
ton Of the Lords Supper. A fuller state
ment of particulars will be found on
cards to be distributed next Sunday.
Miss Mamie Fleming with her own
company closed weeks engagement at
Howe Opera House Saturday evening,
giving first class performances and play
ing to good sized audiences every even
ing.
About 40 Red Men attended sugar
party at Reuben Spaulding's in the
Spaulding Neighborhood one day this
week.
Miss Annie 0. Maloney will have her
annual spring millinery opening April 7,
s and 9. Miss Maloney has returned
from market with full line of trimmed
hats and bonnets in the latest spring
styles.
Judge Walter P. Smith is making ex-
tensive improvements to his house on
Summer street.
l The officers and members of Com
> pany are expecting an inspection by
regular army officer to be held within
two weeks. The Armory room and COM
plete equi ipments are to be inspected.
l. Shortly after the inspection the new
t rifles will probably be received.
AT the meeting of the Vermont Asso-
citation of Boston last evening an invi-
r tation was extended them to visit St.
}. Tohnsbury on their annual trip to YER
u mont in August. 1t is probable that
" the society will visit Newport and it
would be very easy for them to stop OFT
I. for few days in st. Johnsbury. Gov.
IS Mccullough and wife will accompany
s them on their trip through Vermont
|e which will be made in a special train OF
Pullman cars.
g The Saturday evening social dances,
l. given under direction of Mrs. Kate Gil
man Brock at Pythian Hall, have been
, very pleasant occasions, aud well pat
, ronized. The last one until after Easter
a will be held on Saturday evening OF this
- week and generalinvitationis is extended.
N -Horsemen will be especially inter-
Of ested in the futurity stake offered by the
IS Orleans County Fair Association TOR
ic three.vear.olds to be raced in 1906.
n Our advertising columns give the partlcu-
lars.
v "A private dance was held in Pythian
IS Hall Tuesday evening.
"A new sugar party was held in the
., Free Baptist church vestry last evening.
o. The local branch of Swift Bros
h. closed Tuesday afternoon on account o.
r. the funeral of George F. Swift, president
,s of the corporation, at Chicago.
The new two cent stamped envel
IN opes, which are similar to the new two
of cent stamps, are very much admired by
lv all who have seen them. They are some
re what larger then the old stamps and are
,e square instead Of oval.
ur w. B. Eastman recently won the
ninth prize tor the best window display
r. advertising cascarets. This competition
L. was open to all the druggists in the
United States.
The Round Table met at Henry Fair
- - banks Monday evening. Mr., Fairbanks
an interesting talk on hisexperience:
. in climbing the Swiss Alps in 1S48. The
!; talk was illustrated by colored pictures
- paintings aud maps. 1t is OF interest tc
know that Mr.. Fairbanks was the 100tl
person to ascend Mount Blanc. Refresh
- ments were served.
General repairs are being made
throughout the Merchants bank build
0' ing,
- C. H. Bagley was in Montpelier las
=: week and secured IL new members tt
= the Merchants Association.