St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
LyndOnYiIle
I'VE Olde Brick shoppe'' to be Open
On Lyndon Green July ITO
Improve Depot Street.

Improve Depot Street.
A unique place is eye olde
Brick Shoppe" on Lyndon Green.
Will you come to see it?-and in
the listen to it's story
Many years ago an old time brick
mason built this quaint shoppe out
of good st. Johnsbury brick. They
made the building long and low win
10 large wide windows. The one
large room contained six FORCES and
here for many years honest old tine
blacksmiths were busily employed
by the Lyndon Carriage Compapy
But the Carriage Company in course
of time, as competition grew, went
out of business and then the once
busy building was still. 1t stood
unused, time and vandalism wreck-
ing it somewhat, until one day a
fire destroyed the big wooden CAL
riage shop between it and the street
and then the old Brick Shoppe was
brought to light and left sole pos
SCISSOR of the field. Its sad deiGp:
tation was now so apparent that
the sympathies of the women of the
Village Improvement society became
aroused and they said, 1--WE cannot
let this old building fail to-decay."
and SO after much discussion they
bought the building and some three
quarters of an acre of land about II
The building has been restored and
now it is an interesting old cnliJ
shop. During the months or july
and August it is to be used as d Tea
Shoppe. Everything in the building
is antique from the rag carpet, fur
niture and dishes, to the howC IS
about the lawn, and the old time
signs swinging from iron cranes
The very best of home made food
is to be found here and the build
ing will be open to the public from
10 a. m, to 8 D. m. Special atten-
ton is to be given to automobile
parties and lunch baskets will be
promptly filed. The menu is to in
clude among other things: Tea,
coffee, chocolate, iced milk, and
lemonade A variety of sandwiches,
biscuits with marmalade and fresh
butter, doughnuts and cheese, small
cakes, ice cream, maple candies and
freshly sailed peanuts. We could
tell you many stories about Ye Ode
Bricke Tea Shoppe on Lyndon
Green, but won't you come to see II
for yourself? 1t is a pleasant motor
ride on the main highway seven
miles north of St. Johnsbury, one
and one-half miles from LyndOnville
and on the direct route to Willoughby
Lake, CIT miles) and Newport, Gao
miles.)
On July 4th the Shoppe is to be
opened to the public for the first
time. Old New England customs
such as spinning, various kinds OF
rug making, knitting, candle dip
cd hUl
women in old fashioned costumes.
Special refreshments are to be serV-
ed from IL O'Clock throughout the
day. The men of the village have
arranged for a program of music,
speaking, and fireworks in the even
ing. I
At the special village meeting last
week Tuesday evening, several I'M
portant measures were voted upon.
A report was made by the committee
appointed to investigate the i'm
of Depot street. On
hearing their report, it was finally
voted to appropriate an amount not
exceeding $4,000 and build perma-
nent bituminous asphalt top road
from the railroad crossing to the
Norris block. Preliminary to this
work, new and larger sewers are to
be laid on this street. A tank of
oil has been ordered and will be APP
piled to the other gravelled streets
as soon as it arrives. G.. M. Camp
bell was authorized to confer with
Mr.. Vail, Mr.. Darling, the trustees
and the selectmen in regard to the
purchase of a steam road roller.
At the same place, and on the
same date was held the annual
school meeting of the graded school
district, which passed off briefly and
tremendously. G. M. Campbell was
elected moderator; John LIE Bour-
veau, clerk and Charles Stuart,
treasurer. E. l.. Wells was elected
a member of the school board for
three years in place of the late DR..
A. c.. Mcdowell A tax of $1.OO on
the grand list was raised.
E. J. Blodgett was at Lake Will
loughby over Sunday.
Miss Angie Wiley is in charge OF
the library during the absence OF
Miss Hills.
Union club held is last meeting OF
the year with Mrs Theodore N. Vail
last We dnesday afternoon. The
leader, Mrs. John w. Titcomb, gave
a very interesting talk on the "Pre-
Brotherhood, and Mrs.
Vail equally interesting remarks
about the painters, Leighton and
Watts These were all illustrated.
There was a general discussion OF
The work to be taken up next year,
which will probably be Arts and
Crafts, the modern revival OF
landiwork. The ladies enjoyed the ]
inspection of the greenhouses and
II
The members of the Lyndon
Union club enjoyed delightful af-
.ernoon on Thursday last, when
hey were entertained at Burkelyn /
Hall by Miss Louise Darling and
Elmer A. Darling. The day was
perfect, and the ride there, in the ]
motors and carriages provided, was
a most enjoyable one. The recep-
ton was an informal one, and was
spent in viewing the beauties of
the house and greenhouse the mag