St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-08
At the Willie.
Mr. Vail CONGRATULATED.


Pd telegraph Company, is matter of
Generalization from all his fellow citi-
s cons the Lyndonville Band decided to
arp their pleasure and good will by
eA lno him a little serenade. So the
s 1ar,hers of the band, with a few invited
a in. rode up to Speedwell Farms
Sa+urdav evening, their coming being a
SSonnlete surprise to Mr.. Vail. After
e living a few numbers, they were invited
lnto the house, where they gave a few
, more selections, and Mr.. Vail favored
hem with some fine music on the organ
a s, on his large Victor talking machine.
pefreshments were informally served, the
NESTS were shown the many beauties of
The house, and the evening passed pleas
antly, in spite Of the fact that there was
No sneechmaking on the program.
Mr.. vail's New office.
This town furnishes the president sof
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Companv in Hon. Theodore N. Vail, who
was elected last week Tuesday to sue
ceed Frederick P. Fish, resigned. AS is
well known, Mr.. Vail is one of the
n;oneer telephone men in the United
States and the organizer, with Gardiner
e Hubbard, of the first Bell Company.
Mr.. Vail also established the first long
distance telephone line and introduced
copper wire in telegraph and telephone
lines. He knows the telephone business
from A to 3, and has been director in
the company of which he is now presi-
dent for several years. President Wallis
entire life has been lived in an atmos-
phere supercharged with electricity, so
to speak. His relatives cooperated with
Morse and Henry in the invention of the
telegraph and Stephen Vail. a cousin,
was grandson of the Stephen Vail who
built the first steam engine that ever
propelled ship across the ocean. The
Younger Stephen Vail was a partner of
Morse, as is shown by the contract be-
tween them, made in 1887.
The Klark- Urban Company occupied
Music Hall Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday nights of last week, giving popu-
lar plays with high class vaudeville
features and drawing good crowds. e
There was dance in Darling's hall,
Friday evening" given by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans.
The Young Ladies Whist Club closes
the winter season with dance in OAR
ling's Hall, this evening, in which the
losing side pays the bills. Mrs. Brooks
orchestra will furnish music, and the
members of the club have invited few
friends.
George Paige of Coaticook, P. O., was
in town last week, having attended the
Shriners' meeting at St. Johnsbury,
Thursday evening.
James Buell. offers his farm on Bemis
Hill for sale at auction, as he intends to
move back to the village.
Mrs. B. ]. Campbell was called to ST.,
Johnsbury last week by the death Of her
brother-in-law, Fred ]. Torrant.
Arbor Day was observed by the graded
school, Friday, with halfholiday spent
in the woods and on the golf links
Many of the children took home little
trees to set out, and a few trees were
planted in the school yard.
Miss Rose Owen, teacher of music and
drawing in the graded school, has fin
ished work here and gone to her home in
Burlington.
Lisle Smith is to move into the tene-
ment in Dodge & Watson's block va
Gated by Claude Watson, who is going
into Mrs. Folsoms house on Park ave
nue. p. S. Clark is moving into John
Ahern's house; |. D. Bemis goes this
week to his farm in Burke for the sum
mer, and Lucils Gordon is to move into
the tenement he vacates in the Eaton
house. Iphus Gordon is to move into
his fathers house on Hill street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Berry, who were
photographers here for short time
about two years ago, are now located in
Eatons block, and as they did good
business here before, will doubtless this
time.
Rev. Ora Samuel Gray, the popular
preacher and lecturer, is to appear in
Music Hall, Friday evening, under the
auspices of Lyndon Institute.
Rev. Bertram B. Judd, representing the
International Reform Bureau, preached
In the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing and conducted union services in
the same church Sunday evening. The
church was well filled on both occasions.
and an eloquent and interesting dis
course delivered.
The annual business meeting of the
Abnaki Club was held in the town
clerks office on Tuesday evening, with
election of officers.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their annual May din.
ner in their vestry on Friday evening
it's expected there will be tables enough
prepared so that all may be seated al
once.
The pupils of Miss Luella Merrill
piano teacher, gave fine recital at the
institute Friday evening.
The board of railroad commissioners
meet here tomorrow forenoon to investi
gate the death of Norman E. Hartwel
VINO was run over by freight trair
ABOUT two weeks ago.
Mrs. McDougal, sister and two chill
uren, coming from Sheffield to join hel
husband, who has gone to Georgia
WI where ne has an appointment as pastor
oi the Methodist church, stopped her'
saturday to visit at Lewis Menut's ovel