St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-05-19
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

AN Exchange says:-"It is custom
ary to change the pictures in the 10 cent
moving picture theatres, but did it ever
strike the managers that it might be a
good idea to change the air once in a
while.
Any teacher in Vermont may secure
a copy of the music, "Champlain," the
official chorus of the Lake Champlain
tercentenary cele lebration, for use in patri-
otic exercises, by sen ling postage to the
Euphonic Music Co., Rutland.
New patients at Brightlook hospital
during the past week are Mrs. Carrie
Stanford, Passumpsic, Mrs. Margaret
Pearce, Mrs. Annie Peterson, Miss Chloe
Smith and David Harlow of st. Johns
bury, Mrs. E. c. Hudson of Concord, and O.
J. Deos of Lyndon. Patients discharged
are Rev. Frank r. Morris OF Bennington,
Mrs. Carrie Stanford of Passumpsic,
Mrs. Ethel Hastings, Mrs. William Gill,
Mrs. Allan Robinson, and Guy Harris of
ST. Johnsbury, Belle Montgomery OF
East Hardwick and Fred Carr of Lyn-
donville.
John Jay Lewis will show 100 col
ored pictures of Champlain, Lake Cham
plain and surrounding country, next
Saturday night. Mr.. Lewis says they
are the finest set of views has has ever
handled.
The annual meeting of the Rectors
Aid society of St. Andrews church was
held at the home of Mrs. D. D. Patter-
son, Thursday, and these officers were
elected: President, Mrs. D. D. Patter-
son; vice president, Mrs. L. N. Smythe;
secretary, Miss Annie Carr; treasurer,
Mrs. Lila A. Carr; chairman of direct
resses, Mrs. Thomas Wallace.
Every business man who is interested
in the Vermont exhibit at Burlington,
Tune 5 to September 10, should plan to
hear Mr.. Lewis at New Music Hall,
Saturday, May %, at s P. m, on the
Tercentenary Movement.
Every student who is interested in
the Champlain celebration must not fail
to see the 100 colored pictures which
will be shown in New Music Hall, Sat
urday, at S pm.
-Pingree, Mckinney & Co., the Bos-
ton bankers who are advertising in our
columns, have taken William O. .kimball
into the firm. Mr.. Kimball has been
connected for the past eight years with
the bond department of S. D. Loring &
Son of Boston and will add strength and
large clientage to a firm which is al
ready favorably known in financial
circles.
The next regular meeting of the w.
c. T. U. will be held with Mrs. S. D.
Atwood, next Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock. The topic will be "a brief
review of w. c. T. U. work" All ladies
interested are invited.
Those who happened to be outdoors
about S.45 Sunday evening saw rare
and interesting sight when a meteor
shot across the sky. Charles H. Horton
was one of those who saw it and he
says it started about the middle of the
heavens and disappeared behind the hills
toward the south. 1t was an unusually
brilliant one with greenish light.
There will be joint meeting OF the
G. A. R. and W. R. c., Thurs day evening,
to hear reports of the recent encamp-
ment and convention at Burlington.
Refreshments will be served. This is not
public meeting, but only for members.
st. Margaret's Guild will give a
social to the members and friends of St.
Andrews parish Thursday evening at
the home of Mrs. c. T. Ranlet. There
will be musical program including
violin solo by Miss Helen A. Boynton,
and light refreshments.
New patients at ST. Johnsbury
hospital are Albertine Girard of Lyn-
donville, Mrs. F. Boucher of Danville
and Margaret Wilson of St. Johnsbury.
Rosa Hartman, who has been so sick
with typhoid fever has gone to the home
of her aunt, Mrs c. E. Cummings.
Ground has been broken for the Uni
versalist parsonage on Pearl street.
-Bradstreet' weekly trade report
saws that wholesale dealers in st. Tohns-
bury note that the volume of trade is
keeping up reasonably we'll Labor is a
little better employed.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Association will be held in the parlors Of