St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-24
LOCAL GATHERINGS

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The Ladies Charity club of St.
Aloysius church gave another card
party at K. of G. hall on last week
Tuesday evening The prizes were
won by Mrs. O'Laughlin and Miss
Angelina Stenson for the ladies and
John Hinch and Mr.. O'Laughlin for
the gentlemen.
At the annual parish meeting of
st. Andrews church on Wednesday
evening the old board of vestrymen
and other officers were elected and
the following delegates and alter
mates to the diocesan convention at
Rutland the third week in June were
chosen: Delegates, f. G. Bundy, D.
d. Patterson, DR.. c., A. Cramton
Elisha May; alternates, L. N. ,Smythe,
L. P. Hartman. W.. J. Ingram,
Charles Bennett.
Letters advertised at the post
Office are: Ladies: Clark, Mrs. Hem
ry; Clark, Miss la; I4aliberte, Mad
anne Elysie; Proctor, Pauline; Riley,
Miss Marjorie. Gentlemen: Fassett,
Fred B.; Kingsbury, e. III.
Windsor Lodge of Perfection,
14th degree A. & A. S. r., has ac-
cepted an invitation from Mizpah
Lodge OF Perfection, 14th degree A.
& A. S. r., to visit st. Johnsbury on
the evening of May &c and will con-
fer the It'll and 18th degrees. A
good time is assured. A light lunch
will be served after the work of the
evening. All members of the rite are
invited to be present.
The Rector's Aid Society of st.
Andrews church will serve a porch
tea at the home of Mrs. A. p. Grint,
Thursday afternoon from three to
five o'clock.
Mrs. S. J. Somerville, chairman
of the financial committee of the
Brightlook Hospital AID association,
wishes to thank all who assisted her
and all who helped in any way to
make their part of automobile week
a financial success. Any articles left
at the garage at that time in con-
nection with the meals furnished
may be had at " Eastern avenue.
This is a red letter day for Sher-
iden Council, knights of Columbus.
This afternoon in Pythian hall the
first and second degrees will be
worked on a large class of candidates
and this evening at the same place
the third degree will be worked. The
initiates are coming from Derby Line,
Newport, Wells River, Island Pond,
Whtefield, Littleton, and Woodsville
and a large number of visiting
knights are expected. A banquet at
the Avenue House will end the events
of the day.
The A. w. Scott Co. has pur-
chased the goods of the Kimball
Clothing Co.. of Nashua, N. H., and
will run the store in connection with
the one they own here. At present
they are conducting a mark-doWn
Ga1a at the Nashua store
Charles A. Searles & Co. are
installing their new soda fountain
this week.
The Standard Oil Company has
erected a new oil tank on their land
on north Railroad street. The fire
companies filed the tank with water
last week to test it and it is esti-
mated tina it will hold between 30,-
900 and $4,000 gallons.
-Four automobile loads of
Shriners journied to Montpelier on
Friday to attend a meeting of Mt.
Sinai Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. One
of the initiates was v. E. Lurchin.
The monthly meeting of the W.
G. T. u. will be held with Mrs. E. S.
Hooker, s26 Cliff street, Wednesday
afternoon, May 81, at three O'Clock.
AS Mrs. Turner will give an informal
talk on California large attend
ance is desired.
The Athenaeum will be closed
on Saturday of this week fer repairs
and viii be reopened Wednesday
morning. May 81.
The Central Vermont Railway
runs an excursion from st. Johns
bury and st. Johnsbury and L. G. r.
r. towns to Lake ChampIain and re-
turn, Sunday, June 4.
Beginning June first the banks
will all close on Saturdays at 1890
p. m.
Harmony Band will give band
concert on the Railroad. street park
Thursday evening.
ST. John de Crevecoeur chapter,
d. a. R., was entertained Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. H.
Ross with Mrs. G.. r. Palmer and
Miss Fannie e. Russell as assistant
hostesses. The time was spent in ar
ranging for benefit card party
which the chapter gave last evening
at the home of Mrs Ross.
Owing to the extremely hot
weather OF the past week and the
continued dry spell we are experience
ing, the demands upon the Aqueduct
Water system are so great that those