St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-24
AT THE WILLIE.

The bronze lions to be placed before the
bank have arrived, and will be placed on
their pedestals in a few days.
Mrs. H. L. Parker entertained the
Shakespeare Club and few other guests
at the annual bird breakfast last week
Tuesday morning. About 20 ladies arose
unusually early and explored the neigh
boring woods and fields bird hunting, and
afterwards met at Mrs. Parker's pleasant
home and enjoyed delightful breakfast
and social hour OF interest.
Edward Fl. Frye, the monologist, gave
an entertainment in Music Hail, Friday
evening, under the auspices of Esther
Chapter of the Eastern Star, consisting
of readings from David Harum," with
many other impersonations of people and
characters. The attendance was good,
the reader was enthusiastically received,
and his selections were all much enjoyed
by the audience.
Miss Bessie Aldrich spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Frank Camp. at st. Johnsbury.
Rev. William Shaw, the new Methodist
pastor, was the speaker at the mems
meeting Sunday afternoon.
The Wallace, Brown, Randall, and Rob-
inson families were called to st. Johnsbury
last week to attend the funeral OF their
near relative, William Randall.
W. Blodgett, formerly in business
here, but now in Randolph. has formed
partnership with Alton Hubbard, and
bought out the firm for which he has
been working, c. E. Noyes & Co. Mrs.
Blodgett received word last week that
her father, Martin Flint, was killed at
a grade crossing in West Berlin, Thurs
day. His funeral was at Randolph, Sun
day.
Rev. Mr.. Evans preached his last SER
mon at the Universalist church Sunday.
He has rented a house in Lyndon, and
will remain in town for a short time.
The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
Homer Wilson, Thursday afternoon, the
subject of the meeting being "The Ideal
Home" Papers were read by Mrs.
Finney, Mrs. Ide, Mrs. Lyster, and Mrs.
Ford. The annual meeting of the club
will be held with Mrs. Frost in two
weeks.
Memorial Day plans have been made
as follows: On Memorial Sunday
union service will be held in Music Hall,
all the churches being closed. Rev. w. c.
Clark of Lyndon will be the speaker, and
the Congregational male quartet will
sing. The exercises on Tuesday will take
place in the morning, and will be carried
out as usual. all the school children,
Grand Army societies and other citizens
who take part being requested to assem-
BILE at village hall at 9 O'Clock. The band
will lead the procession, and after decora-
ting the graves at the Center, all will ad.
journ to Music Hall, where the address
OF the day is to be given by Rev. E. G.
French. In the evening the Institute
pupils will give the usual concert for the
Grand Army. This year they will pre-
sent Shakespeare's GAS you like it."
N. B. Harvey has moved into his tene.
ment on Charles street, and Harley
Wheeler, who has occupied the same, has
moved upstairs. Charlotte Wheeler, of
Ely, who has been visiting her uncle, will
remain with them through the summer.
The exhibition and entertainment given
by the pupils of the graded school, will be
held in Music Hall, Friday evening.
There will be cantata "The May Queen, ;"
beside speaking, singing, and marching.
This is the first public exhibition our
graded school scholars have given, and
deserves full house. The admission,
which is only ten cents, is for the purpose
of buying pictures for the schoolroom.
The members of the Abnaki Club are
busy nowadays, and every day, fair or
foul, finds liberal contingent of players
on the links. The sand boxes have been
put out, the tees smoothed up, the club
has bought new stove, and will fix up
the club house in few days, preparatory
to the summer picnics. A good many
improvements are in prospect, including
the painting of the house, improving the
greens, etc, and the prospects for a
pleasant season for this popular club
were never better. The membership is
now 40 men, besides wives and families,
eleven new members have just been added.
AS the club leases the grounds from Mr..
Fletcher, a strenuous effort will be made
this year to keep them strictly confined
to club members, and trespassing will
not be allowed.
Mrs. Inez Carter of New York has been
visiting her father, 81. G. Perrigo.
E. 0. Leonard of Bradford has been in
town for afew days on business connected
with the Photo-Fabric Co., in which he
is interested.
I. W. Parker has gone to North Middle.
ooro, Mass, where he has a job, for the
present. {.
Clayton Libbey has returned from the
west, where he went with the idea of
locating. He has concluded that the
prospects for business are just about as
good in old Vermont, as be found about
ten men on theground for every available
job.
Charles Buckley has moved into the
tenement in the Woodland house vacated
by 5. D. Lester, who has moved to Frank.
lin Falls, N. H.
Miss Hattie Carpenter of Ramsay, N. T.,
where she is living with her brother. Ed.
win Carpenter, is in town for couple of
months.
Mrs. Jennie Parker, who is now living
IN Canada, and who was the late Isaac
Sanborn's housekeeper for many years.
has been visiting friends in town.
L. {. Kenney, formerlyin business here,
put now In Hardwick, has been in town
for few days.
among the commencement speakers of
Montpelier Seminary selected because of
the merit of the Daners written &c Mis-