St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

All the BARRIERS in town have agreed
to close their shops all day Christmas
and New Years and at / 0 clock on the
eve OF each Of these days.
The Salvation Army furnished over
400 Christmas dinners for the poor peo-
pie of the town last year, and between
now and Christmas they will canvas the
town for contributions to do a similar
work this year.
One of the attractions at the ladies
special at the seth annual meeting ot the
Vermont Dairymen's Association TO be
held in Burlington. January 3 and l.
will be demonstration lecture on
Domestic Science by Miss Marion d.
Patterson of this place
E. NJ. Taft of Whitinsville, Mass
has not forgotten his St. Johnsbury
friends. He is making extensive repairs
in four of his apartment houses and has
arranged with The {. II. Goss Co. OF
this place to furnish and install all
plumbing fixtures. In the spring Mr.
Taft will have a new hot water heating
system installed in his own residence.
The annual meeting of the Passump-
sic Congregational Club will be held at
the Congregational church in Wells
River Monday, Dec. 21. A banquet will
he served at Hale's Tavern at o'clock
.followed by the usual postprandial eX-
ercises. At 8 o'clock Prof F. A. Updyke
of Dartmouth College will speak on
Present Political Tendencies"
The caucus to nominate officers to be
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called at the Town Hail. Friday, Dec. lS'
at 7 80 O'Clock. 1t IS understood that
two of the trustees, Daniel l. Gilman
and Frank A. Scott, are not candidates
for reelection, but that George A. Bur
bank is willing to serve another year
On the night of January 5 there will
be given by local talent at New Music
Hall two short plays, one to occupy
about As minutes, and one about 20
minutes. and a sketch from the well
Lnown opera. Robin Hood. All know
y,hat excellent talent the town affords
and with the popular prices, 20 90 ana
80 cents the first home talent entertain
ment of the new year will without douot
be well patronized. The muse VIII DC
bv local singers in costume
The Bradford high school pupils
v;sited the Museum, Athen9um and
other points OF interest here Saturday
New patients at st. Johnsbury hos
o;+al are A. |. w. Fulford OF Passumpsic
and Michael Brouillard of St. ohnsbury
Mrs. l.. Noyes has been discharged.
LYNN c. Fuller of Hardwick is in Jai
Under bonds of $4,000 awaiting near
mo in the United States court tor using
the mail and the express for circulating
obscene literature. The arrest was
made by Anthony Comstock ofNew Ok
Mrs. Martha Harlow has taker
rooms over Greene & Browns score OF
Eastern Avenue and will resume hei
work in dressmaking, She VIII DC gia'
m meet her old customers as well a.
new ones.
-Cbamberlin Woman's Relief Corp
will meet Thursday evening to arrahg
tor installation and to transact import
ant business.
The new S5 gold coins would max
very acceptable Christmas gifts and tn
passnmDslc & Savings bank have goo'
supply of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Brooks hay
presented Chamberlin Post, u "A. k
9Th two handsomely framed pictures G
Gov Erastus Fairbanks and 20
Franklin Fairbanks.
Hodges Orchestra are engaged t
.1or f,r a dance at Barton Landing
Thursday night, Friday at the "a
Mems Banquet at Wells River, and oa'
'rdav at dance at West Burke