St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
LOCAL GATHERINGS

C L. Kirk has sold the property
at the corner of Summer and Cen
trail streets to o. K. Chesley, who will
change ii into a first class rooraing
house.
The fine fall weather Sunday,
made the automobile traffic through
St. Johnsbury as heavy as at any
time during the summer. and among
The noticeable things were the many
autoists who took to the back Toao
to enjoy the changing scenes of ma.
lures.
Places of business owned by Jews
in st. Johnsbury were all closed
Thursday in observance of a Jewish
holiday.
The Summer street school team
defeated the baseball team of the
Summerville school by a score of IL
to 5. Taylor did some heavy hitting
and Lincoln Marshall played we'll IL
the field.
&C. F. Beck was the host at the
monthly get together of the Beck
family which was held at his home
on Concord avenue, Friday evening
Supper was served and a pleasant
evening enjoyed.
St Johnsbury will have a com
pleted armory within short time If
the work continues with as much
rapidity as has been shown recently.
The brick wall has risen above the
window castings that have been set in
on three sides, and the large front
door casing has been put in place, and
partly bricked around it. Work on
other portions of the building is
being carried on with equal speed.
A special meeting of Chamber
lain Post will be held at G. A. R.
hall, Wednesday afternoon, October
A, at $50 o'clock, to which the "As-
sociates" are especially invited. Re
freshments will be served at 1890 p.
m.
"A program of readings and
dances was given by Miss Madeline
Randall at Peacham, Thursday eve
ming for the benefit of the Alumni
association of Peacham academy.
She was accompanied at the piano by
Miss Eunice McGillivray. The Sar-
gents orchestra furnished music for
promenading afterwards.
Repairs have been made to the
streets at the corner of Eastern ave-
nue. and Railroad street New mac
adam has been laid where the street
had become rutted from traffic.
The Interstate checker tourna-
ment between New York and Yer
mont began September 20, and will
last until it is finished, probably all
winter. There are five players on
side and there will be four games for
each player. The first moves were
made by T. II. Brown of Rensselaer,,
N Y, and William Gill of st. Johns
bury in a correspondence match.
AT a meeting of the committee
in charge of the Y. NJ. C. A. building
and the official of the City Mission.
held Friday evening, plans were con-
sidered for leaving the City Mission III
the Y. M. c. A. building for a longer
space of time, instead of moving back
to the old quarters in the Pythian
building. Although a satisfactory
basis was not reached at the time, it is
probable an arrangement agreeable
to all parties concerned will be made
in the near future.
The approach to the Fairbanks
shops have been been improved by
the laying of a new, wide cement
walk that extends the length Of the
buildings fronting the road. Further
improvements are the extension of
the walk from the street 20 the
workshop entrance. and the grading
that has been done in front of the
general office, preparatory to seeding.
1t is expected that by another sum-
mer the entire front will be one
large, green lawn.
The ladies of St Aloysius church
will serve a harvest supper, at Pyth-
ian hall, tonight, from 6 to o'clock.
Music during the supper. Price rs
cents.-Adv.