St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-22

folio wed tor social chat, after which the
guests adjourned, with the memory OF
very delightful evening.
The illustrated lecture on Russia and
Japan. given last Wednesday evening by
Frank Robertson, was one OF the best IN
the course, and has received encomlums
from all sides. The enlarged pictures,
throw on screen before the audience,
were perfectly manipulated, one scene
changing to another with perfect ease
from b ginning to end. He showed us
views OF the various cities and public
buildings, scenes in the country, and port
rai's of the people of both nations, from
peasants to the rulers.
Mrs. Everett Ruggles entertained the
Mothers Club very pleasantly at her
home FRIDAY evening, IS being present
The subject OF the meeting was THE
Poetry OF Children" and a paper was
read on that subject, illustrated by read
irgs from the various poets. Dainty re-
Ireshments were served, and the evening
spent very pleasantly and pro6tably.
The Montpelier High School basket
ball team played the Institutes here Fri.
day evening, defeating them 4 to 2.
The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs.
E. l.. Wells last Thursday, and listened
to the following program:
Literature, pure and influence OF
Deuteronomy, Mrs. Charles T. Walter.
Angels and devils, Mrs. W. B. Wilmot.
Hellenism as opposed to Orientalism.
Mrs. Sherburne. The meeting this week
will be with Mrs. P. S. Clark, Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Alice Hutchinson is at home from
Lowell for few days.
Mrs. French, wife Of the new Congre-
ga,ional minister, IS here from her former
home in Johnson. They will occupy
Norman Med maids house until repairs
on the parsonage are completed.
Mrs. Josephine Wilder has returned
| from a visit to her sister.in-law at
Bethlehem.
Theodore n Vail arrived home from
Europe last Fri lay afternoon.
The sixth and last entertainment ia
the lecture course will be on Wednesday
evening, March, 8, an illustrated lecture
by Prot. J. B. DeMotte on "The Harp OF
he Senses"
The annual masquerade ball given last
evening by the Village Improvement So
ciey was a very brilliant and successful
affair. We shall be able to give a
detailed account next week.
The members of the Epworth League
had barge ride t. St. Johnsbury Center
Friday evening where they attended E
supper and social given by the league o
that place.
The Universalist Ladies Aid society
will have an old fashioned supper
Wednesday evening, Feb. %, followed
bv a patriotic entertainment. Suppe
will be served from S O'Clock onward
and will include boiled dinner, bakec
beans, election cake and all sorts of ole
New England eatables.
Students at the Institute are plannin,
for a prize speaking contest in Musl
Hall, Friday evening, March 8. Their
will be ten contestants, who are deli
gently practising tor the occasion.
The ladies of the Methodist church me
with Mrs. Walter Eastman last Frida
afternoon to sew for a sale they are t.
hold soon.
DR.. Harry Smith was called to Bosto
last week by the death of relative.
Mrs. Morton .Lyster is expected HON
this week from her former home i
Temple, Texas.
A site now looked upon favorably TO
the library is offered by J. T. Gleason
who proposes to move his tenemen
house on South street and give the 10
tor library. This is slightly and con
venient place, and can be made yer,
attractive. There are no less thar
eleven or twelve different places all unde
contemplation, but the town has th
matter to decide at the annual meeting
and it will not be very easy either. How
ever, it will be impossible to satisfy every
one, so we hope that there will be no dis
content among those who cannot hav
their ideas carried out.
We have been so far very fortunate il
our water supply, as compared witt
: most towns in the state, for we have hat
not only an abundant supply, but com
paratlvely few retze-ups. most of which
. have yielded easily to electrical treat
ment. II this cold continues, however