St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
At the Willie.

Miss Bessie hutchinson has returned
from a visit of several months to her sis
ter, Mrs. Spain, in Georgia.
The first regular golf picnic was held
on Friday, May %, with good attend
ance. The pcnics will be held every Fri
day, from now on, tor all members of the
club and invited guests.
DR.. J. w. Copeland, J. NJ. LeBourveau,
Warren Kenerson and E. ]. Blodgett are
among those who are improving their
houses by fresh coats of paint nowadays.
Mr.. Paro and son from North Hart
land, who have been painting for t. S.
Grant, have secured work in a wooden
mill in Keene, n. H., and left Saturday.
The youngman has been playing clarinet
in the band by whom he will be missed.
Miss Winona Batchelder is learning
the printers trade in Miss Davis office.
H. L. Parker Frank Wiley, Mrs. A.
L. Finney and Mrs. Clarence Batchelder
were at Rutland last week attending the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of odd Fellows.
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on Friday night. On Saturday morning
they play for the Memorial exercises
here, and in the afternoon at Sheffield.
In the evening they play for the drama
given by the senior class at the Inititute,
Down in Maine, which takes the place
of the usual Memorial Day concert.
Miss Elizabeth Hills. the Librarian,
visited her friend, Miss Laura Jenness,
at St. Johnsbnry over Sunday.
At the Cobleigh library is now shown
a very fine collection of bird and flower
photographs, which will remain there
this week. The flowers are hand colored
and nearly all are familiar residents of
this vicinity. A wild flower table, with
individual specimens of our native flow
ers, has been started, and large num-
Der of specimens have been contributed,
which add greatly to the beauty and in
terest of the place.
In Music Hall this evening is to be
given the comedy drama I'VE are King, "
with Edmund Carroll in the principal
role.
Ruggles Brothers market and the
grocery of B. G. Morrison have received
the honor of being placed upon the List
of 100 clean markets" now in course OF
publication by the magazine, Good
Housekeeping This means that they
have been inspected by a representative
OF the magazine and proved to be kept
up to such a high standard that they
are deemed worthy of place on this
honor list.
Memorial Exercises.
Memorial Sunday was observed by a
union service in Music Hall, which was
well filled on this occasion. Flags and
flowers frightened the hall. The G. A.
r. Post, the Relief Corps, Sons OF
Veterans and Ladies Aid societies occu-
pied seats together in the body of the
house. Music was rendered by the
Universaist choir and the audience. All
the ministers of the town were seated on
the platform and took part in the ser
vices. The sermon, preached by Rev.
|. w. MacLaughlin, was very eloquent
and interesting one, dealing not only
with past events and ideas drawn from
the experience of the Civil war, but with
present and future ideals and possibilities
it was both patriotic and progressive.
On Friday, May 20, the graded school
will hold their pre- Memorial exercises in
Music Hall at 230 p. m. An excellent
program of speaking, singing, flag drills
etc. by the children has been rehearsed
the musical part being under the charge
of Mrs. Charles G. Norris All the par
ents and friends of the school are cordial
ly invited.
On Saturday the parade will form IN
front of Music Hall. leaving at 9 a: M
for the cemetery. The procession will be
led by the Lyndonville military banc
: and all societies, school children and
citizens are invited to join. After cere
monies at the graves the address OF the
day will be delivered in Music Hall by
Rev. F. E. White.
Mrs. w. A. Vail and daughter, Miss
Alice. have returned from winter
soiourn in Brooklyn and are again al
the Cottage.
At the ball game Saturday on the ca
: house grounds the home team defeated
the Barton Landings by score OF 8 tt
,, 2. Campbell's pitching was grea
feature.
r Mr.. and Mrs. Lisle Smith have moved
|, to LYME, N. H., where he has position
in store.