St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-23

ing. Last year the robins came Marcn y.
Marks Brothers decided not to play
the second week of their engagement
here and gave their last performance at
the Howe Opera House Saturday night.
The company gave very creditable per-
formances and played to fairly good
houses.
chowder supper at 6. A. R. hall Thurs
day from to 7.3O o'clock under sthe
supervision of Mrs. c. c. Poole. A short
literary program will be given in the
evening.
There will be food sale at Grace
Methodist church, Saturday, beginning
at 10 a. M, and continuing through the
afternoon. Chicken pie and all kinds of
cooked food will be on sale.
Pupils of B. Frank Harris will give
piano recital in Pythian Hall Thursday
afternoon at 5 O'Clock. AS usual, the,
recital is open to all interested.
"A special matinee of Lovers Lane
will be given Saturday afternoon at
Howe Opera House.
-Rickaby & Co. have sold the w. S.
Dunton farm in Kirby to George D. Garlic
ton.
The quarterly meeting Of the Bright
look Hospital Aid Association will be
held at the Hospital Monday afternoon
sat 8 O'Clock. The executive board meet
ing will be held at 2.3O O'Clock. A full
attendance is desired.
William Riley, formerly of the firm of
Riley Bros, grocers, in this place, who
died recently, held life insurance policy
of $4,000 in the local camp of Modern
Woodmen of America. His claim was
sent in February 27 and a draft for the
above amount was received here March
12. This is prompt business and speaks
well for the order. The camp here is in a
fourishing condition, adding members at
nearly every meeting.
The series of dancing parties which
have been given in Pythian Hall Satur-
day afternoons during the winter closed
last week, the ladies serving fruit punch
on this occasion. Mrs. Brock has fur
nished the music for these affairs which
have proved very enjoyable.
Mrs. A. Boucher is in Boston and
New York this week selecting her spring
and summer millinery.
AT the last meeting of the Merchants
Association 116 new names were added
to the cash customer list and three
February 20, there have been 20 new
members added to the association and
the membership now numbers 1854.
In Police Court Thursday William
Glennin paid $11.1O for breach of The
peace.
"A blazing gasoline stove caused some
Excitement in "Dick" Moore's lunch
rooms, Wednesday. Small damage was
done.
The young gentlemen will give a
dance to the ladies in return for the valen-
tine party at Pythian Hall on Friday
evening. Music will be furnished by
YOungS OrcneStra.
The Grand Lodge of New England
Order of Protection will hold it's annual
session here on April 20.
All the public schools in town close
Friday for the annual Easter vacation.
The spring term for the village schools
and those at St. Johnsbury Centre and
the East Village open on April 4, and the
rural schools on April IL.
Lyndon Arnold and William Johnson
have entered in partnership in the paint
ing business. Their headquarters are in
the basement of the Morse building on
Eastern Avenue.
The latest addition to the pump
house is the building of machine shop
annex at the rear of the building. This
shop WILL be used for the repairing of
village property that requires to be
repaired in such shop. Jack Bemis is
to have charge of the repairing work.
It is claimed that such a shop owned by
the village will cut down village ex-
penses.
Manager Hea1ey of the New England
Telephone Company has distributed the
past week supplement to the telephone
call book containing the names of all the
subscribers in the St. Johnsbury ex-
change.
Clarence Reach is very i'll with ty-
phoid fever at st. Johnsbury Hospital;
Mrs. Brault, who recently underwent an
operation, is improving; Alphonse Be-
dor recently had an eye removed as the
result of getting some steel in it short
time ago. bat he will soon be able to go
home; Mr.. Wilkey, from Fairbanks Viii
1age, and Mrs. Whiting. from Summer
vile, are both improving.
The Nine of Clubs club are planning
to hold an Easter dance in Pythian Hall
the 9th of April.