St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
AT DanViIle.
A Minstrel Entertainment by Home
Talent.-SociaI Events.

Talent.-Social Events.
Al Minstrel entertainment by home
talent will be given at the Town Hall
Friday and Saturday evening, Feb. 4
and for the benefit of the Village I'm
provement association. The first part
consists of up-to-date songs, choruses
and Jokes. There are II ladies and
gentlemen in the circle with four end
men. The second part includes character
songs, duets, and dancing, which con-
cludes with the farce, "A race for
widow"
The singing of the Fiske Jubilee quar-
tette Sunday morning and evening was
great treat and enjoyed by large
audiences. The addresses on the work
of Fiske University and mission work
among the negroes was interesting and
showed the value of work.
The Ladies' Home Missionary society
OF the Methodist church will meet with
Mrs. Clarence Hatch, Thursday after
noon.
Rev. 6. w. Douglas will give readings
from the Divine Tragedy at North Dan
vile, Sunday evening, Feb. 6. and has
engagements at Lyndon, Feb. 1914.
Fairlee. Feb. 1916, Norwich, Feb. II,
and at Wilder, the 18th Mr.. Douglas
read delightfully."- Friday evening at the
SASluOuISl CuuICH.
In the spelling school at the Morrill,
school Thursday evening Anna L. STAN
ton won in the first section and Florence
V. Clement won in a general contest in
which about 20 took part. About so
people were present. At the Academy
Friday evening only 1 6 were present
owing to the lecture and the basket ball
game Maude M. Bergeron of the
freshman class won the two dollars
offered as a prize The next in order
were Elsie L.. and Julia M. Taylor. Har-
low w. Hatch, George c. Morse and
Vera M. Aver. The spelling was excep-
tionally good, it taking about one hour
and twenty minutes to spell them down.
Salma Davis is i'll with catarrhal fever.
The evening service at the Methodist
church Sunday evening will be addressed
by two men from West Danville.
Rev. Dr. A A. Wright has been
engaged to deliver lecture here Feb.
"a, on the subject, How wide is an inch!
Ned Pettingill of Boston has been visit
ing relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Ness Worthen spent
several days in Barre and Montpelier
last week.
Mrs ]. E. Tinker spent Sunday at
Concord, N. H. with Mr.. Tinker.
Mrs. Louise Kendall of Laconia is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. P. II. Mcdonald.
Miss Maggie Morrill, from Ryegate
has been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Abbie Badger has gone to AL
bany. N Y, where she will take course
in the business college.
N. H. Page of st. Johnsbury Center
visited his son, Alonzo Page, last week.
Bliss N. Davis has recently been made
assistant superintendent of salary and
allowance department of the postofice,
and for the present will make his head
quarters in San Francisco to look after
the Pacific coast. He will visit all the
larger cities in the coast department.
Mr.. Davis has been connected with this
department. in Washington for II years.
and his many friends will be pleased to
know of his new duties. He left for San
Francisco on Saturday and will get into
the harness as soon as he arrives there.
The Grange will hold an open meeting
Tuesday evening, Feb. s. The program
will consist of piano solo by Miss Eva
Crane; song, Mrs. ]. d. Sturdevant;
"reminiscences of his western trip, Col.
Nelson Dole; subject for discussion,
(which Has Done the Most for Man
kind, Music or Literature?' Mrs. P. H.
Mcdonald, Mrs. J. D. Sturdevant, DR.. c.
e. L1bbev, Mrs. M. M. StOcker, Harry
Davis reading, Mrs. Piper" Mrs.
Francis Coveny; violin solo. Harvey
Dennison; reading, Gladys Mcdonald.
The last meeting of the Grange was very
well attended and the program was very
we'll carried out.
Mrs. w. P. Page, Mrs. George Stocker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ainsworth. Alonzo
Page, and Fred Peck attended Mrs. Her
mon Osgood's funeral at Cabot, Thurs
day Of last week.
The school in Pumpkin Hill district
closed Jam 27. Myrtle F. Gadapee was
absent only one day during the entire
year. Howard E. Cobb and Charles H.
Birch were absent only one day during
the winter term.
CA. Palmer, from the ST. Johnsbury
Y. M. c. A.. will supply the pulpit of the
Congregational church next Sunday in
the absence of the pastor. who goes to
the Keene, N. H., Boys conference, with
two delegates from the Boys Brother
hood. The men are especially urged to
hear Mr.. Palmer. who is an interesting
speaker.