St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-08
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

In company with Homer
Lanpher of Tilton, N. H., James S.
Weeks has purchased the depart
ment store of Morrison Brothers at
that place. Mr.. W eeks will remain
here for the present and Mr.. Ian
pher will have charge of the store at
Tilton.
George Woodward, driver for
the George H. Cross Co., is suffering
from a badly fractured leg the effect
of the bakery cart tipping over
Burns yard. Both bones of the right
leg were broken above the ankle and
it will be long time before he can
use the limb again.
&C. w. Gates, State highway
commissioner, announces a county
road meeting at st. Johnsbury, April
4.
The committee from the Com
mercial club consisting of Messrs.
Peter Black, j. Rolf Searles and A.
H. Mcleod met with the merchants
at the Y. NJ G. A. Wednesday even
ing and discussed the subject of
closing all stores at six O'Clock every
evening except Monday and Saturday
and closing on New Years, Decora-
ton Day, Fourth of July, Thanks
giving and Christmas. The subject
was discussed from the standpoint
of clerk and proprietor and a vote
taken to accept the rules drawn up
by the committee provided the
absent merchants would endorse
them with their signatures.
The Hospital Aid association will
meet for sewing with Mrs. Lucy
Brooks, Brooks Place, Thursday
afternoon at two O'Clock.
Caledonia Council No. 10, of
Royal and Select Masters, holds
Special Assembly Wednesday even
several degrees will be conferred
upon a class of candidates.
Several hundred listened to the
lecture on the Passion Play by the
Rev. Henry r. Rose at the South
church on Tuesday evening, Feb. 81.
Mr.. Rose is ready speaker, holding
his audience closely. His descrip-
tons of the people and their envir-
onment were very graphically por-
trayed. The lecture was profusely
illustrated with colored slides and all
present were thrilled as they heard
and saw pictured this great story,
the enactment of which has brought
together all nations and people who
journey every ten years to the little
village of Oberammergau.
Shepherd Pomona Grange No. 2,
will hold its regular meeting
Wednesday, March rs, at Lyndon.
All who attend are requested to con-
tribute sandwiches, cake or coffee,
for refreshments.
The next meeting for the study
of Western Women in Eastern
Lands" will be held in the North
church chapel Friday afternoon at
o'clock. This is union meeting
of the women of the South and
North churches.
New patients at St. Johnsbury
hospital are Miss Dora Lemay
Lillian Alarie, Mrs. G. H. Howe and
Miss Annie Leblanc, all of st. Johns
bury.
George Spaulding states that sc
far this winter there have been 4C
mornings when the THERMOMETERS
registered below zero.
New patients admitted tc
Brightlook hospital are Mrs, George
Gray and George Woodward, st
Johnsbury; Ethel Newton, Orleans
Abbie Somers, Barnet; Mrs. w. p
Willis, Concord; Mrs. Hattie Cate
Glover, Mrs. Perley Pope, Portland
Me-, Dick Forrest, Concord; c. A
Boyce, Danville; Glenn Ball, Eas
Haven and Mrs. John Haven, Glare
mont, N. H. Those discharged are
William Mailloux, Newport; Dicl
Forrest, Concord; c. A. Boyee, Dan
Vile; Glenn Ball, East Haven anC
Mrs. John Haven, Claremont, N. H
An invitation is extended to al
members of the Woman's Club inter
ested in forming a Mothers Club, Il