St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
LOCAL GATHERINGS.
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Mrs. H. A. Belknap has moved
her millinery store from Eastern
Avenue to 62 Railroad street.
One of the Oldest subscribers to
the Caledonian is w. S. Howard,
who was SO years old last September,
and who has taken the paper for the
past SO years. Aside from his own
subscription he has for the past
seven years paid for subscription
which has been sent to his daughter
in Moncton, N. B., the two subscrip-
lions being equivalent to 70 years.
The fact that he appreciates the
paper to this extent is equalled in
appreciation by the Caledonian
Co., for such continued patronage.
A recent issue of the Mercantile
and Financial Times of New York
contains a report of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, in
which fattering mention is made of
Harley J. Emerson's work. Mr..
Emerson was formerly a resident
here and this article speaks of him
as one of the leading experts in Buff
falo. 1t also says he has exerted a
wide influence in the business life of
the city; that under Manager Elmer
son the work of the Mutual Life is
we'll systematized and individual and
direct attention is given to the needs
of every patron of the company.
%. H. Henderson expects to
leave here Friday to personally con-
duct party to Washington, D. C. The
party will include 20 students of ST.
Johnsbury Academy, chaperoned by
Miss Eleanor A. Doran; seven stu
dents and chaperon from Woodsville;,
and DIR and Mrs. w. J. Aldrich, Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Burbank, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. jerks.
The quarterly meeting Of the
Brightlook Hospital Aid Association
will be held at the. home of Mrs. H.
N. Wood, Main St., Monday after
noon, March 27, at 2 o'clock. This
will also be a sewing meeting. The
requested to be at the meeting
promptly at two o'clock.
New patients at Brightlook
hospital the past week are Mrs. Ira
Preston, Mrs. N. R. Young, Mrs. Fred
Stevens of Passumpsic; Mrs. Mary
Werner of Orleans; Sidney Gle of
West Danville; Mrs. Willis V. Emery
of East Concord Those discharged
are Mrs. G. E. Severance and Frank
Belville of ST. Johnsbury; Albert P.
Morgan of Barnet; Dorothy Chaffee
of Troy; Mrs. Lyman Brown of Shelf
field; Ethel Newton of Browning
ton; Mrs. Willis V. Emery of East
Concord, and Sidney Gle of West
Danville.
At the st. Johnsbury Hospital
Mrs. E. o. Clement and Mrs. Nelson
Legacy are new patients and August
in Fecto has been discharged.
The regular meeting of the w.
G. T. U. will be held with Mrs. S. D.
Atwood Tuesday at three O'Clock.
There will be an especially interest
ing program.
The Salvation Army again calls
the attention of the public to the an
nual self-denial effort. The earnest
workers of this organization make
good use of the funds received by
this method, helping the widow and
orphan, the outcast and fallen. The
officer in charge of the local branch
Capt. c. H. Brant, will be grateful
for all assistance that can be given
in this work.
Through the efforts of Rev.
Peter Black, who has conducted ser
vices at the Summerville schoolhouse
on the first Sunday of the past three
months, these services will be con-
Quoted during the next three months
as union services, the other protes-
tant ministers of the town partici-
pating in conducting them.
The new whistles at the Pills
bury-Baldwin plant and the Towle
Maple Products Co. are welcome evil
denceS of the existence of two new
Industries of which st. Johnsbury is
justly proud.
At the fourth quarterly confer
ence of Grace Methodist church the
official board passed resolutions in
recognition of the work and worth
of Mr.. and Mrs Caleb Marshall, the
oldest resident members of the
church.
care of the probation officer since
last June has for a second time
broken the conditions of his proba-
ton and is now in Jail. He will be
taken to Rutland, probably some time
next week. He was sentenced to hard
labor in the county Jail for not less
than nine nor more than IL months
but was placed in care of the pro-
baton officer if he would leave liquor
alone On January IL he was in
toxicated and again before the court
He was to pay costs of $25 which
have not been paid and the clerk OF
the court issued a warrant against
him.
The North Church Brother
hood will hold its annual Ladies
Night Friday evening at eight O'Clock
in the chapel. ]. III. A. Bousfield
will give readings from Shakespeare
there will he other anforfaipua ant