St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-05
AT THE WILLIE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B. Chandler of
New York spent Sunday in town, at e.
J. Blodgett's, coming direct from their
country home at Randolph. where they
have been for the past FIVE months. Mr.
Chandler is the former president of the
Postal Telegraph and Gable Co., but
being obliged to resign this position five
years ago on account OF failing health, is
now chairman of the board of directors
e. + Blodgett went to Boston last
week with q. A. Harris of Newport Cen
ter and assisted him in the purchase of a
Rambler automobile, which they ran up
from Boston, coming by the way OF
Fitchburg, Keene, and the Connecticut
valley.
On account of rain, the ladies' golf
tournament to have been held Saturday
was postponed, but the gentlemen served
the supper planned in the Darling hall,
where very pleasant time was spent,
with cards, dancing, etc.
Mrs. Jennie Clement has gone to Bos-
ton to spend a month with relatives.
Miss Myra Conner is taking her place at
John Webster's.
The winter time table goes on Monday,
with the usual changes. Some of the
conductors are given longer runs, and it
is likely a few may have to move away
from here.
Arthur Williams of Attleboro, Mass,
is the new mathematics teacher at the
Institute in the place of Mr.. Weld.
Rev. c. r. Hamlin occupied the Con-
gregational pulpit again Sunday as a
candidate.
The lecture course committee of the
Village Improvement society have secured
the following attractions for the winter
course, and it is hoped it will be well
patronized: October, 20, Schubert
Quartet, and Miss Donnell, reader; Nov
| ember 16, Rev. Russell II. Conwell );
December IS, DR.. Henson, pastor Of
fremont Temple; January IL, Cecilian
Operetta Co. in opera; February Is,
illustrated travel lecture by F. R. Rober-
son; March 8, Prof. Denote, illustrated
scientific lecture. Season tickets are
$3.50 as usual, and the course will GER
tainly be a good one and deserves
large patronage. Let us skip some o.
the cheap shows which come here, and
put our entertainment money into some
thing which will help our own village.
Fred L. White of Barre is clerking for
F. w. Silsby in place of I'D. Bemis.
Women's Club News.
II. B. Davis printing Office has just
issued the Shakespeare Club program for
19O4-5, handsome piece of work in
every way. The covers are in dull red
and blue, tied and printed in black, and
the general style, though simple, is ex-
ceedingly tasty and business-like. The
subject of the years study is 'tThe His
tory and Religion of the Jews. There
are ~ active members, and 21 absent
and honorary members. The first meet
ing will be with the president. Mrs. Fl.
L. Parker, Oct. 8, with the following
program:
Old Testament quotations, club; or
igins and sources, Mrs. Blodgett; Legends
of Genesis, Mrs. Murch; Babylonian in
huence, Miss Pearl.
The program committee was Mrs. E.
]. Blodgett, Mrs. w. 81. Sherburne. Mrs
John B. Chase. They had the assistance
and advice in their work of Mr.. Bern
stein of Boston, a highly educated Jew
ish scholar and lecturer at Harvard
University.
Those who go to the Vermont Fedora
ton meeting at Bellows Falls this week
are Mrs. W. Fl. Ford, Mrs. A. L Finney
and Miss Nellie Davis from the Woman's
Club; Mrs. John Chase, Mrs. Fl. E. Fol-
som, Mrs. E. ]. Blodgett and Mrs. c. w.
Staples from the Shakespeare club. The
speaker Thursday evening is the presi
dent of the General Federation. Mrs.
Sarah Platt Decker of Denver, a sister of
c. P. Chase, a former resident of Lyn-
donville.