St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-21
LOCAL GATHERINGS


Corporation papers have been
filed at the State House by the Stew
ems Valley Electric Company organic
ed to furnish power to Barnet
Peacham, Ryegate and operate q
store in Barnet with a capital of
$4,000. The papers are signed by
Wilbur Neison, II. A. McI4aren, #.
L. Judkins, M. S. McLaren, M. A.
Roy, e. A. Somers, G. S. Carter
and E. A. Choate OF Barnet.
Davis & Davis, Washington pa
tent attorneys, report the grant to
.Jonn l.. Jenkins, Of st. Jchnsbury,
of a patent for an automatic scale.
William Decoteaux of ST.
Johnsbury. a laborer, has filed a petit
ton in bankruptcy with Clerk F. s..
Platt of the United States court. His
liabilities are $445 and his assets
are given as $100, all exempt.
Hodges orchestra played i've
days last week at Stowe for gradua-
ton exercises, and are engaged to
play next Friday for the dedication
concert and bali Of the new opera
house at Bath, n. II.
Diplomas for excellence in mus.
cular movement penmanship have
been awarded by the A. N. Palmer
Co., of Boston to Ada Lowrey, Pearl
Cox and Gladys Reed OF the ninth
grade, Summerville school, and to
Dorothy Gerry, who is the first sew
enth grade pupil to receive a diplo-
ma for penmanship-
AT the regular meeting of the
Red Glover Lodge, No. 5 10, N. E. 0.
P, Friday evening, there will be
40 i'm MT ha af
which the supreme officers will be
present. All members are requested
to be present as important business
is to come before this meeting.
Last Thursday Is business men
of ST. Johnsbury went to Littleton
to inspect the Masonic Temple, from
which they intend to copy to some
extent.
Advertised letters at the post
Office this week are: Ladies': Smith.
son S.; Gale, F. "; Graves, c.. A.;
McGill, William; Williams, Bob.
The Ladies Circle of the Church
of the Messiah will meet with Mrs.
w. S. Hastings Thursday afternoon
and have a picnic supper.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. FL. n. Turner Tuesday after
noon, June 81, at three O'Clock.
This is the flower mission meet
ing and the flowers will De sent
to the local hospitals.
E. and T. Fairbanks and Co.,
paid their regular dividend of $500
per share to stockholders on June Is.
w. E. French and family moved
from their former residence on Char
les street to S, D. Atwood's house on
Summer street, Tuesday.
There has been much trouble
on crossing the various streets of
ST. Johnsbury lately, especially at
the head of Main street and Eastern
Avenue, at the corner of Railroad
street and Eastern Avenue. and all
along Portland street. There has
been SO much said to the Chief of
Police that it is considered time
that something should be done about
the matter. The fast driving of au-
tomobiles and especia lily on the
wrong side of the road in the streets
of our town must come to close.
However, it is hoped that kindly
word in time will save much hard
feeling and difficulty that would nee
follow
The Boy Scouts are camping
at Joe's Pond for week, accom-
panied by Mr.. Wyman, scoutmaster.
They are having a thoroughly good
tine and nave been cordially well
coined by the residents of that vicin-
ity.
Mrs. z. A. Richardson has sold
her property on Lafayette street to
Horace M. Gammell, containing three
XMi1-
bur J. Farr has purchased from
Mrs. w. E, Little her property on
Green street. Mr.. Farr takes i'm
mediate possession and will reside
there. These sales were made
through the Rickaby agency.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will hold a social
in the church vestry Thursday, June
20. Dinner will be served.
A series of colored pictures of
food and game fishes are on exhi-
bition at the Athenaeum until July
The quarterly meeting Of the
Hospital Aid association
will be held at Brightlook Hospital,
Monday, June &c, at three o'clock.
The men and boys of the Meth
odist Sunday school expect to play
a game of base ball next Saturday af-
e. noon at for O'Clock on the school
common, Sumner street, if the
weather permits.
Friday night, June 18th, meet
ing of the Brotherhood of the Metho-
dist church was held in the vestry.
There was large attendance of men
all of whom enjoyed talk by r. B.
Jacques on Science of Insurance. -
Mr.. Gleason took the fraternal phase
of insurance. Refreshments were
served.
ALI retail clerks are cordially
invited 10 attend the meeting of the
Salespeople's club in G. A. r. hall
this Wednesday evening at eight
O'Clock. Unfinished business and a.
general good time is the program.
The Old Pine Golf club begins
its matches for the season next Sat
urday when it gees to Barre to play
the Barre club.