St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-09
LyndOnYilIe.
The Band ceIebrate-A jolly Reunion of
Musicians.

The Band Celehrafe-A jolly Reunion OF
Musicians.
For some time the members of the
LyndonvilIe Military Band have had IN
der consideration the plan of a reunion
and social gathering. This plan was
successfully carried out last Friday even
ing. At $50 O'Clock a public concert was
given in Music Hall, about 80 musicians
playing. The concert was a fine one, and
enjoyed by about 400 people. The pro-
gram which was carried out with great
proficiency and musical feeling, was as
follows:
March Motor Rosey
overture, Popular Airs Strains from
Strauss, Halle
Waltz. Enchantment, AIberti
Duet for Saxophone and Trombone,
Song of Love, Messrs. Brown and Bemis.
a. March of the Gladiators, Fucik
b. Salut d. Armour, Moroccan Mjgnon, Elgar
Barn Dance, Howdy Hiram, introduc-
ing barn yard fowls, Friedman
Sextette from Lucia, Donizetti
March, Turkish Patrol, 1oDani
After the concert the musicians adjour-
ned to the Union House, where they en-
joyed fine banquet, served in Landlord
Chase's best style. The menu cards were
handsomely printed and decorated in APP
propriate style with Embellishments
After supper a jolly time was enjoyed
with speaking by the band men, inter
spersed with characteristic entertaining
by Frank French of st. Johnsbury. DIR.
A. A. Cheney acted as POSTMASTER and
among those who contributed stories,
speeches and "reminiscences to the occa-
sion were w. N Webb, II. L. Parker, E.
NJ. Campbell. Wesley Batchelder. Thorn
as Neagle, William Harris. Homer Will
son, Jesse Spencer and others. Forty
seven men were present at the banquet.
This band, as an organization, has been
IN existence for 30 years. 1t was origin
ally founded in 1875 by Frank Leonard,
then clerk in N. P. Coverings Office,
who was much interested in band music
and induced about Is other young men
to join with him in practicing as a band.
Although the personnel of the band has
entirely changed and there have been per-
iods when practice was not continued
through the winter, it has existed as
band until this date. The charter men,
bers now living are H. L. Parker, B. @.
Morrison, E. M. Campbell and John
Murch of this town, but none of them
active members, Mr. Morrison has been
player until within about a year, when
illness compelled him to resign. Homer
Wilson. for so many years the efficient
leader, began to play with the band very
soon after it was organized, being then
young boy and a first rate drummer.
With constant practice the band has be-
come more and more efficient until they
rank high among amateur musicians.
The people of Lyndonville are proud of
their band and the band is an honor to
the town, and source ofcongratulation
to its citizens.
Mrs. John Norris of Lyme, N. H., has
been visiting her children here, John Nor
ris and Mrs. Barron.
Robert Pierce has been i'll with a gas
trio trouble for several DAYS.
Mrs. ]. S. Schofield is spending this
week at the home of her parents in Iras-
burg.
Garfield Smith and family have been
visiting relatives in Waterloo, P. Q.
Mrs. Henry Willxie and her sister, Mrs.
Arthur Charland and son. Norman, have
been visiting relatives in Sherbrooke
Harley Johnson, now in Portland, Me-,
visited at his home here last week.
Miss Eva Cady is boarding this term
with Mrs. M. S. Stevens.
Sims of Wells River is assisting
James Smith at the Lyndonville Garage
this week.
William Gardner of East Charleston
has come here to work in the railroad
shops and is boarding at Mrs. M. S.
Stevens.
Daniel Lamere has gone to East Haven
to work in the Williams veneer mill.
1t is expected that Mr.. Glossy. who is
now teaching in Johnson, will come here.
to complete Prin. Jamieson's unexpired
year in the Graded School, though all
arrangements are not yet completed.
Mrs. Roland Bell is in Quebec, called
there by the serious illness of her sister,
Miss Jennie Little.
Albert Gerry Blodgett was quite i'll for
several days last week and confined to
the house.
The Congregational Woman's Foreign
Missionary society held an interesting
meeting with Mrs. Melissa Stevens on
Friday afternoon of last week.
The Sunday school training class met
IN the Congregational vestry on Thurs
day evening of last week.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society met
with Mrs. Arthur Smith Friday afternoon
of last week.
The library has received a fine collec-
ton of prints and photographs from the
Forbes Library of Northampton, espe-
cially for the use of the Art Circle. This