St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
LOCAL GATHERINGS

Caledonia County Fair associa-
ton is planning for some horse
races at the fair grounds in connec-
ton with the Fourth of July cele-
bration here.
Virginia Harmed will not fill
the date advertised on Friday nights
program. Their next stand was to
be Portland, Me-, and they could not
make connections to get there in time
for performance.
Letters advertised at the post
office are: Ladies: Benoit, Mrs. IdaS
Brown, Mrs. Belle; Hall, Mrs. w. H;
Kendalle, Miss Dolores; Smith, Mrs.
w. L. Gentlemen: Bawden, A. H.;
Boyes, Freeman; Deautt, Joe; Ennis,
Archie; Sanborn, c.; Ward, L. H.
1t is so many years since
st. Johnsbury has had bona
fide circus that it is no won
der people came from far and
near to see "Polly of the Circus
at The Colonial, Friday even
ing The circus scene lasts only 20
minutes but except for its brevity is
a very passable circus. The play is
one of the cleanest, daintiest on the
stage today and the company which
appeared here last week was a good
one. Although most of the people
preferred the Polly and the minister
in the first company which came here
all agree that there was nothing to
criticize and much to commend in
last weeks company and it's present
alton of the play.
w. H. Morrison has sold his
house on Pleasant street to H. c..
Douglas who will take possession in
three weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison
will move to the tenement vacated
by Mr.. Douglas on Railroad street.
w. J. Bryan by his speech "a
Cross of Cold won the nomination
for the presidency in 1896.
Arthur Duclos pleaded guilty in
municipal court Monday evening to a
charge of intoxication and paid the
usual fine and costs.
The selectmen have appointed
Chief o. c. Hall weigher of coal and
L. B. Hartshorn, George Spaulding
and Capt. Lewis Fisher fence viewers.
The three fence viewers and Henry
Powers were also appointed survey
ors of wood and lumber.
Before the Brotherhood OF
Grace Methodist church on Friday
evening DR.. c. A. Cramton delivered
a lecture on Health as an Asset. y
Upwards of so men were present and
it was the unanimous verdict OF
all who heard it that it was
one of the strongest lectures
heard for some time in town. DR.
Cramton spoke for an hour and gave
very many hints which we're inval
liable to all present. At the close he
distributed gratuitously to all beau
tifully printed copies of his ten com
mandments of good health.
The st. John the Baptist so
ciety enjoyed a sugar. party Friday
evening at ST. Agnes Hall at which
time 20 new members were admitted
to the society.
The residents of the lower enc
of Concord Avenue were much ex
cited Saturday over two men whC
walked into several different house.
with no apparent reason for doint
SO. One man walked up thu
back stairs of one house, hearC
voices in the kitchen on the secont
floor, went back down the stairs
entered the front door and had
started up the stairs to the thirt
floor when the residents began t.
question him and he walked out with
out explaining why he had come. 1
little later he returned with anothe
man and tried TO get into the wood
shed of the house next to the one b
wandered about. No complaint wa
made to the police but the doors il
that locality are kept locked thes
days.
Rev. E. P. Lee will have an old
fashioned New England barn rails
ing at his farm Leighurst on Thurs
day. The new barn is los feet lon
by AZ wide and George McGinnis an
Fred Bullock are the carpenters