St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-19

and see how you can get 25 pounds OF
sugar for $1.O0.
Music lovers will be glad to know
that a concert by the Blaisdell String |
Quartet has been arranged for the even
ing OF May 2nd to be given at the same
place where previous concerts have been
held-Brautview--an the proceeds to be
devoted to Brightlook Hospital
-The Green Mountain Casket Com
pany are moving into ]. 0. Drouin's
shop lately occupied by Mr.. Arkley.
They now employ seven men and the
CALIFORNIAN wishes success to our new
enterprise and the reopening of the
Drouin shop. J.O. Drouin will occupy
the first floor and secure the best help
that he can find.
The best lemon and vanilla extracts,
10 cents per or. at Worthen and Glea'
sons.
radstreet's weekly trade report
says of conditions locally, "St. Johns
bury reports that better condition of the
highways has caused more activity
among the retail merchants and pros
poets are for very busy spring trade.
Wholesalers note an Improvement, par
ticularly in the grocery line"
The SD anniversary OF Odd Fellow
ship will be observed by the local lodge
next Wednesday evening, when they
will give an entertainment of vocal and
instrumental music and an address will
be delivered. All Odd Fellows and their
families will be cordially invited.
-Estabrooks for the "big deal"
II. F. Burroughs and Horace Goss
have purchased the Palace lunch, billiard
and pool room.
The Convent and Parochial schools
closed yesterday for weeks vacation.
j. H. Wiley, who recently sold his
hack business, has started a job team.
st. John de Creveceur Chapter, D.A.
R., is represented at the National Con-
gress at Washington this week by Mrs.
John w. Titcomb, who is now resi-
dent Of Washington and charter mem
ber of the St. Johnsbury chapter.
The spring ceremonial session of
Mount Sinai Temple, Mobiles OF the
Mystic Shrine, will be held in Montpelier
on Thursday evening, April 81. The
prospectus announcing thisnot able event
is accompanied by numerous weather
forecasts and monologue attributed to
Burns Gammell who lives 400 feet nearer
heaven than st. Johnsbury.'
See q. F. Estabrooks' big deal for
this week.
AT the annual meeting of the 'S6
Book Club on Thursday evening these
officers were elected: President, c. H.
Merrill; secretary treasurer, Mrs. c. P.
Carpenter; purchasing committee, H. N.
Wood, E. A. Silsby, Miss Carrie P.
Underwood, Miss Mary E. Ide, Mrs. P.
F. Hazen. The business of the meeting
was concluded by the semi. annual auction
OF books.
The flock of 81 chickens in the win
dow of the Standard drug store is decid.
edly suggestive of Easter as well as indi-
cative OF the enterprise OF the proprietor
in securing advertising novelties. They
are Rhode Island Reds Matched in an
incubator about week ago by Charles
Thayer.
photographs of Norwegian scenery
are on exhibition at the Athenaum gal
lery.
A fair.sized audience Monday and
last evening witnessed the plays with
Johnny Calvin as star in Armory hall.
Both productions were musical comedies
and abounded in singing. dancing and
mirthmaking.
A runaway on Railroad street Satur-
day afternoon caused considerable excite
ment, but small damage was done.
The regular meeting of the W. c. T.
U. will be held next Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. S. D. Atwood, "a Summer
street.
"A special meeting of the Eastern Star
was held Monday evening. and two can
didates were initiated. After the degrees
were conferred refreshments were served
in the banquet hall.
Have you seen the big deal" at H.
F. Estabrooks'."
Palestine Commandery No. R. t.,
will hold their Easter service in St. An.
drew's church Sunday afternoon at S
O'Clock, Rev. ]. A. Thompson addressing
) the Sir Knights. The Commandery will
meet in Masonic hall at o'clock.