St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-16

Old Colonial and Modern Colonial.
The papers read were by Mrs. Alvin
w. Flint and Miss Kate Z. Wake
field. Mrs. Arthur +. Stone read
an article pertaining to the subject
and Mrs. Elisha May showed and ex-
planned pictures of Colonial houses.
1t was a very helpful class meeting.
See notice for next meeting.
The chemical fire truck has an
swered to two telephone calls dur
ing the past week. On Tuesday night
il was called to the Union block on
Main street for a chimney fire and
Wednesday responded 10 call for
a fire in rubbish box under the pi-
azza of Arthur Schoppe's house on
Caledonia street. Next Monday,
April 81, will mark a new record
for st. Johnsbury as on that date
it will have been just six months
since there has been a box alarm
for a fire, while the chemical has
answered nearly 40 calls.
The annual inspection of Co. D
LIST VT. Regt., v. N. G., occurs at
Bertrand's hall tonight. Lieut.. My
gette of the 5th Inf, u. S. A, who
is assigned to duty with the Yer
mont militia, will be the inspecting
officer and he will be accompanied
here by regimental officers. The
inspection is public and as usual
large crowd is expected.
While driving down Eastern
avenue Monday evening, John Bana-
han lost control of his horse. The
frightened horse could not be stop
ped and at Bailey's music store the
wagon collided with a team that
was hitched. The standing wagon
was demolished and Mr.. Banahan
and his father-in-law, John Camp
bell, we're thrown from their team.
Campbell received a scalp wound and
Banahan a slightly bruised hand.
First aid was given them in Searles'
drug store and they were sent home,
fortunately not seriously injured.
AS a result of spreading rails
five cars on the west bound mixed
train last Friday afternoon were
dumped just east of the East St.
Johnsbury station. AS all of the
regular trains on the Maine Central
for the day had passed there was
no tie-up in traffic and a wrecking
crew from Lancaster had the
trouble adjusted in time for the
passage of Saturdays trains.
Frank Heath, aged 81, who liv-
ed at % Concord Avenue died very
suddenly at his home Monday, April
z, from a ruptured blood vessel near
the heart. He was employed by the
village at the time and came to
st. Johnsbury from Lyndon a year
ago last September. He is survived
by a wife, (Alice NJ Morrill, of Dan
viIle) and four children all of whom
OF hnnon Tho fr1ronra1 hold
last Thursday at the home and the
body taken to Danville for burial.
The annual supper of The
mems class of Grace Methodist
church will be held at Sheldon's no.
tel, Thursday evening, April II.
The ladies' class will participate in
this event for the first time and with
the program of music and speaking
that has been arranged a good time
is anticipated,
Pupils of B. Frank Harris will
give a piano recital in Pythian hall,
Thursday afternoon at half past
four. The recital is open to all inter
ested.
There will be a social dance at
knights OF Columbus Hall Friday
evening for members and their
friends.
Among the spring movings are
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Hunter to
the house on Spring street which
Charles Locke has just vacated;
Mrs. Susan H. French to the house
vacated by the Hunters, and Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Cramer to "A Spring
street.
At the meeting of the South
Church Round Table last evening A.
H. Dinsmore gave a talk on "Sal-
mon"
New steps are being built on
the South church.
John A Hedman of Stockholm,
brother of the inventor the Spring
less Dial Scale, has come to St.
Johnsbury to assist the Fairbanks
Company in the development of the
new scale. He had charge of the
mechanical work in the invention
of his brother. He has taken one of
the new houses constructed by the
Company.
The husbands of the members of
the Outlook Club are to give mems
social at G. A. r. hall Wednesday
evening.
Fred Marcot has purchased a
five passenger Ford.
w. T. Parks has sold his inter
est in the firm of Menut and Parks,
to John Rfckaby. Mr.. Parks is unde-
cided about his future business. He
is at present employed at Ide's.