St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-05-25
Local Gatherings.

Mrs. P. F. Hazen was in Burlington
last week attending the eleventh annual
meeting for the State of Vermont of the
National Society of Colonial DANES OF
America, of which she was reelected
registrar.
James F. Smith has purchased cot
tage at Willoughby and he and Mrs.
Smith are planning to spend the summer
there.
Among new companies recently or
ganized in the state is the Newark Gra-
mite Co.. quarries in Newark and Office
in ST. Johnsbury, capital $4,000. Sub
scribers. Herbert w. Hovey, St. Johns
bury; Harris D. Parker, Newark; Har-
land B. Howe, St. Johnsbury.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. c. T. q. will be held at the home of
Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Tuesday after
noon, May 81, at three O'Clock. Topic,
"Alcohol and the Human Body"
The summer schedule of all trains on
the Boston & Maine system and their
connecting New England lines takes
effect on Monday, June 20. This is a
week earlier than usual.
"A special meeting of Mystic Star
Chapter No. 20, O. E. S., will be held this
evening. A banquet will be served to the
members at O'Clock.
William Thomas the eight years old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Thomas was
struck by shifting train on the Pad
dock Village crossing yesterday after
noon. He was at play and did not see
the approaching engine which struck him
inhicting a severe cash on his head throw
ing him some distance. He was taken
to his home on School street and concus-
sion of the brain is feared.
-"Old Pewter" was discussed at the
meeting of the China Club, May IT.
Specimens of ore forming it's composition
and various utensils in use in colonial
times were shown. The club will meet
May 81 with Mrs. W. A. Kicker.
The negotiations which have been
pending between the Citizens Telephone
and Telegraph Company of this village
and the Citizens Telephone Company of
Morrisville have failed owing to the fail
ure of the parties to agree upon the price.
representing the Citizens Telephone Com
pany of Morrisville, the Northern Te1e-
phone Company of Enosburg Falls and
the Central Telephone Company of
Essex.
The First Baptist church extends a
cordial invitation to the w. R. c., to
meet with them at their Patriotic social.
Friday evening, May 81, at 7.3O O'Clock.
Let all members show their appreciation
of this invitation by their presence.
BARRIERS Union No. 626, held social
evening Monday at Red Mems hall. They
have decided to close their shops all day
Monday.
New patients at St. Johnsbury hos
pital are Mrs. Joseph Asselin of Barton,
and Mrs. Edward Stanley of St. Johns
bury.
The 1900 Book Club held its annual
meeting last week Tuesday at the house
of the president, B. |. Staples. The books
of the last half year were sold a t auction
by F. 0. French and the following officers
reelected: President, B. I. Staples,
treasurer, Miss Ella Wilmarth. AS it
was the tenth anniversary of the club
the host and Mrs. Staples served delicious
refreshments.
Mrs. Andrew Ward of North Danville,
was badly hurt May IT, while driving to
St. Johnsbury. The horse became fright
ened at load of lumber and threw Mrs.
Ward out fracturing her shoulder and
hurting her ankle badly.
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