St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-29
Local Gatherings.

w. D. Woolson of Springfield, a
former student at St. Johnsbury Acad-
emy, has just had built new stable and
automobile garage, one of the best in the
state. 1t resembles a huge castle and is
adorned with turrets and tower. The
principal entrance is closed by a door
weighing 14O0 pounds. Mr. Woolson
made the plans for the building himself.
The Citizens Savings Bank & Trust
Company has declared its usual dividend
of FIVE per cent to stockholders Jan. l.,
1910 and will pay interest to savings
depositors at the rate of 4 per cent per
annum. This rate is guaranteed.
Beginning January I, the millinery
stores will close every evening except
Saturday.
The Tufts College Glee and Mandolin
Clubs will give an entertainment in The
Colonial on Monday evening January
3rd, and altho this entertainment is
strictly high class the prices of admisson
are low in order that the public may
avail itself of the opportunity to enjoy
this rare treat. The visit of this organi-
zation to our town should be hailed
with delight by our music loving public.
Boston critics say that TUFTS has as hne
a musical organization as any American
college. There are twerty-eight men in
the company. Their program consists
of thirteen numbers nobody knows how
long their repertory is since their pile "
has never been exhausted even by the
many encores they regularly receive.
C. H. Prouty, advance agent for
The Final Settlement" which appears
at The Colonial, Tuesday, was in town
Tuesday. He says this show is under
the same management as THE Man on
the Box" He has been coming to st.
Johnsbury for Is years with shows and
is confident this one will please.
The following patients have been ad-
mitted at Brightlook Hospital; Mrs. B.
E. Burns of Lvndonville, Mrs. Peter
Silver, Misses Charlotte Bundy and Alice
Liberty of St. Johnsbury. The following
have been discharged: Miss Lulu
Mannion of Waterford, Bert Kimball of
Cabot, Alfred c. Mcpherson of STRAIT
ford, N. H., Mrs. Grace Crossman, A. A.
Osgood, Fred S. Wood, Mrs. Flora Buck
minister and Earl Thurston of st. Johns
bury and Arthur Corlss Of Newport.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M.
c. A. will hold meeting Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock in the Associa-
tion parlors for reports and to talk over
plans of work.
Saturday being a legal holiday the
banks will be closed all day. Those
which are usually open on Saturday
evenings will be open on Friday evening
instead.
Col. Franklin of Townshend, depart
ment commander for Vermont, will in
stall the officers of Chamberlin Post, G.
A. R., on the evening Of January %.
All the public schools of st. Johns
bury will reopen Monday, January g.
Corporation papers have been filed
at the Office of the Secretary of State by
the French and Bean Company of st.
Tohnsbury, organized with capital
stock of $50, 900 to carry on general
grocery trade, deal in real estate, etc. The
incorporators are Denison D. Bean, Alb
bic B. Bean, Robert E. French, Martha
B. French, James A. Hunter, all of this
place.
"A notice in our advertising columns
calls attention to the annual meeting Of
the Caledonia Fair Ground Co., to be
held at 7S Eastern Avenue, on January
II.