St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-17

literature, which is much appreciated by
the recipients.
"A very pleasant box supper and
social was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs w. S. Boynton, Thursday evening,
attended by some of the members of the
Episcopal church. Aside from a social
time, solos by Mrs. B. c. Peters were
much enjoyed.
Hodges orchestra played Thursday
at Bath, N. H., Friday at West Barnet,
Saturday at West Burke, Tuesday at
Red Mems Hall here. Friday they
play for the bankers banquet at Hale's
Tavern, Wells River. MIR. Hodge goes
this week to South Carolina to play
with large orchestra.
The valentines this year were largely
confined to souvenir post cards and
hundreds of these were handled at the
post office the past week.
The st. Johnsbury post Office re-
ceived 5000 Lincoln stamps and they
have met with ready sale. The post
master has ordered another allotment
and announcement of their arrival will
be made in our advertising columns.
Monday is Washington's birthday.
The post office will observe its usual
holiday hours and the banks will be
closed for the day
The current events class of the
Woman's Club will meet with Mrs L. P.
Slack, Monday afternoon, Feb, %, at 8
o'clock.
-Washington's Birthday will be OBJ
served by Chamberlin Post, No. 1, G. A.
R., on its regular meeting night, Satur-
day, February 20. The program will in
clude a talk by Charles Ross on Wash
ington as farmer; by Marshall Mont
gomery on Washington as a soldier; and
by Elisha May on Washington as a
statesman.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
are making arrangements for a public
reception to be rendered to Rev. and
Mrs. A. H. Gage at the chapel of the
church Thursday evening from 8 to 10
o'clock.
The Sons of Veterans expect to
initiate several candidates, Friday. 1t is
hoped there will be good attendance
and member of the G. A. R. are especially
invited. Refreshments will be served.
w. F. Carpenter, local manager oi
the International Correspondence Schools
of ScrantonaP Pa, has recently opened an
office over the post office.
Thew. G. T. U. will hold a Frances
E. Willard Memorial meeting with Mrs.
George E. Spaulding on Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. Freelove Spaulding, leader.
Mrs. Ed Richards of this place is the
possessor of some very ancient papers
and pamphlets. She has copy of the
Usher County Gazette printed January
4, 1900; and a copy of the Proceedings
of the Hon. Senate" of New Hampshire
of 1896. These are valuable curiosities
and very different from the newspapers
and reports of legislative proceedings of
the present time.
The St. Johnsbury Fruit Co. distri-
buted on Lincoln's birthday number of
attractive ash trays, mailing them with
the new Lincoln stamp.
The parish of St. Andrews is to hold
ten cent social in Pythian Hall, Satur-
day evening. A short program will be
given and refreshments will be served.
Yesterdays storm of about one foot
was the worst of the season because the
snow was so heavy. Travelling either on
| foot or by team was extremely diff
cult and the trains were badly delayed.
The Snow Shoe Club are planning to
! go to ST. Johnsbury East ON February
"a by train, have supper there and tramp
back that evening.
Grand Army hall was crowded to
overfowing at their Lincoln memorial
exercises Friday evening. The progam
presented was of unusual excellence.
J. M. Legendre will occupy his new
place of business in Morency's new block
on Bay street, Monday, Feb %. Work
on the bowling alleys is progressing
rapidly.
"A party of about 60 including sew
eral from out of town, enjoyed the U. c.
T. supper at ythian hall Saturday night.
A program consisting of violin solo by
Mrs. H. H. Miltimore, piano duet by
Misses Florence Bean and Elsie Sargent,
selections by the u. c. T. ladies quartet,
solo by Mrs. H. NJ Cross and remarks
by DR.. c. A. Cramton was followed by
dancing.
New patients at St. Johnsbury hos
pital are Miss Evelyn Grace Clement of
st. Johnsbury and James Raccot of Bar
net. Miss Clement and Miss Leda Four
nier have been discharged.
Madam Brooks orchestra are very
busy. Last week they furnished music
for the O. E. S ball at White River Junc-
tion and they have engagements includ-
ing the Washington ball in Ply THAN Hall
Monday evening, Shriners' ladies night,
the Odd Fellows ball at Woodsyile and
the Easter ball at Littleton.
The mammoth elm that has for over
a hundred years stood on the grounds of
the Pike homestead on the original Fair
banks farm at the south end of Railroad
street succumbed to the woodmans axe
Monday The tree measured over 13 |
feet around the base and had come to be
a familiar landmark that will be much |
missed. Incidentally this house is the
oldest in the village.
Names of Boston and Maine stations
have been changed as follows: Barton
Landing to Orleans, South Barton to |
Willoughby, Ryegate to East Ryegate,
East Barnet to Inwood and St. Johns-
bury Center to Centervale.
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