St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-06
LOCAL GATHERINGS

LUChL VA
The Snow Shoe club win meet
Thursday night at tho AthenaeUm
for their usual tramp. DR.. Rich
mond will be the leader
The Song Cycle, In Persian
Garden, will be given by Mrs. b. c.
Peters, Mrs Ida Brooks, b. G. Pet
ers, r. ii. Brooks and Mrs. Joseph
Fairbanks in the chapel of the North
church on Tuesday evening, March
18th, at eight o'clock. The enter
tainment will be under the aus
pices Of the Missionary Round Table
for the benefit Of the organ fund.
Tickets, rs cents.
This is the week for the annual
census at the post Office when all
the mail handled by both the city
and rural carriers is not only weigh
ed but counted. This is being done
at all the post Offices in the country
where there is a carrier service and
the estimates of the years business
are based upon the results of the
weeks work.
-PerIey F. Hazen has been ap-
pointed director of the Fairbanks
Co. to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of II. N. Turner.
The Municipal Court has been
moved to the County Court house
where all future trials will be held.
Judge Porter does not move his
Office and will be found at his old
Office outside Of time employed in
court.
AT a meeting of the Fairbanks
Company last week, p. #. Hazen
was appointed a director to succeed
the late H. N. Turner.
e. and T. Fairbanks and Co.,
have declared a dividend of $500
per share, payable March Is. Trans
fer books will be closed March LIST
l to Is inclusive.
The clerks of the Berry-Ban
store took a snowshoe tramp Friday
night, after which they were enter
tanned very pleasantly by Miss Fan
ME Beck at her home. Refreshments
were served.
Carlo Bianchi is making extern
sive repairs on the store previously
occupied by C. A. Stanley aud will
use same for a theatre in connection
with the one he now has.
The following were admitted
to Brlghtlook hospital the past
bury; fred Glanzille of East Hard
wick; Mrs. Carl Richards of Con-
cord and Miss Nellie Harvey of
Newport. Those discharged are:
Mrs. Olin Adams, Mrs. J. w. Sher-
ny, Mrs. Ira w. Thayer, Portus
Leigh and j. E. Gibson of Orleans
and Arthur Archambault of Derby,
Those admitted to the ST.
L. 81, Il
were: Miss Emma Houlton of Lyn-
donville, Mrs. James Gaffney, e.
Poland and Mrs. James Champion
of St. Johnsbury. Mrs. William
Daniels and Rose Vachon were dis
charged.
The following are in Boston
this week attending the automobile
show: Perry M. Fitch, Leon Moore,
w. A. Wright, Howard and Frank
Blossom, Robert Wakefield, v. e.
Lurchin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Brockway, Charles Heyer, II. B..
Blossom, ]. M. Cady.
The March lion did not roar
very hard on Friday but he was a
frigid animal and roared hard
enough all day Saturday to make up
for any shortcomings the day be-
fore. For the first five days the
thermometer registered below zero,
anywhere from below to 90. Tues
day was a trifle milder and all are
hoping for a little warmer weather
for a few days.
Kate Parker was in Municipal
court last Friday charged with
stealing S4S from Lorenzo Stat
ford. She was placed under $500
bail for appearance at the June term
OF county court which was furnished
and she was released. 1t probably
will be claimed that she was men
tally irresponsible at the time she
committed the offence.
Charles e. Kirk has purchased
the interest of G. Arthur Barrett in
the meat business of G. A. Barrett
and Co. and assumes all financial
obligations. Mr.. Barrett will con-
tinue to manage the market and ].
f. Lord will remain there. Mr..
Kirk will spend a large portion of
his time on the road.
Arthur Foley of HardWick was
brought to the county Jail here Mon
day evening to serve a 80 day SEN
tence for intoxication, he having
been sentenced by Judge Porter in
Hardwick on Monday.
The first trials before the
municipal court in the new rooms
in the county court house will be
held today and will be held there in
the future. Judge Porter retains
his law Office in the Republican
building and will be found there
when not busy with court matters.