St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
LOCAL GATHERINGS

Sheriff w. H worthen and
States Attorney n. A Norton were in
Hardwick Tuesday where an inques;
was held before Judge Dole of Dan.
Vile. The nature Of the inquest was
not made public.
The house on Cherry street own.
ed by the late Mary Tillotson was
sold at public auction Saturday. u
was purchased by Miss Mabel Spen
Ger for S4.01O.
Columbus day will pass practi-
cally unnoticed this year in st. Johns
bury. the postofice and the banks
will be the only Institutions that will
observe the day. In many cities q
Vermont Columbus day celebrations
will be held, according to newspaper
announcement In many of these
places it has become an annual cele.
bration.
Mrs. Sarah Cleghorn, the nov
elist will be the principal speaker on
the program of the Vermont Library
association at it's coming meeting in
st. Johnsbury. Miss Joanna Croft
will demonstrate storytelling and
there will be a picture collection Of
portraits of poets. The general sub
leading up to the address on Thursday
evning by Miss Jessie Rittenhouse
Miss Rittenhouse was the star speak
er at the recent meeting of the A. L.
A.. and townspeople will be glad co
know that her talk and all the ses-
sions are open to the public. It is
hoped that all library trustees and
librarians in this section of the state
will be able to attend all or part of
the meeting
The next meeting of the Outlook
club will be held this, Wednesday, af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. w. A
Brown on Central streety as stated in
the calendar, and not with Mrs. Elsie
Harvey.
-Chamberlin w. R. c. will hold
whist party at their hall, Thursday
evening.
Thursday is Columbus Day and
the banks will be closed all day in OBJ
servance.
&C. f. Kirk has sold the Spar.
hawk property on Summer street to
o. d. and A. w. Adams of the New
Method laundry. Possession will be
given at once
A number Of fans left town for
Boston on the early morning train
Saturday, so as to take in the first
game of the world series. Among
those who left Saturday morning were.
c. A. Searles, T. T. Leonard, G. A
Burroughs, Ralph K. Simpson, Archie
Wilcomb, Andrew Folsom, Sidney
Currier and Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Til
lotson.
Miss Madeline Randall gave a
program of readings and dances fol
the Woman's club of Montpelier III
that city, Wednesday evening.
At the reorganization of the sur
gical service of the Boston & Maine
railroad system held in Boston last
week, DR.. John NJ Allen@f St. Johns
bury was appointed surgeon on
the Connecticut and Passumpsic di-
vision of the Boston & Maine. The
appointment was made by Surgeon
in-Chief DR.. E. w. Dwight of Bos-
ton.
The bridge at the lower end OF
Railroad street on the Fair grounds
is in an unsafe condition and was
closed all day Tuesday for repairs
necessitating the use of the Fair
banks Village road.
The Union Baptist church has
sold the property which was ownen
in Wheelock to Frank c. McGill o.
Passumpsic. 1t consisted of a 35-
acre timber lot.
The Prohibition club will meet
in the parlor of the Y. M. c. A
building. Friday evening for it's reg.
ular business meeting.
Caledonia county Jail has nearly
reached the low mark in the number
of prisoners held there. these al. pres
ent numbering only two or three
The young ladies of La Utila
a. f-t
church for their regular business
ming.
A special meeting of Hillhurst
lodge, 1. o. G. T., was held at. the
Y. NJ. c. A. building Friday evening.
The business transacted consisted in
the election of Carl Montgomery as
delegate to the. state grand lodge 10
be held at East Middlebury. October
II and II.
The boys club connected with
the Upham Sunday school class of
the Union Baptist church. held their
regular business meeting in the
church chapel Friday evening. New
members were also initiated. The
boys considered plans for club ath-
letics for the winter.
The primary classes of the Meth
odist Sunday school, taught by Mrs,
w. c. Rodliffe, Mrs. Mann and Miss
Mary Dinsmore, met in the assembly
room of the church Thursday after
noon for a social hour. Games were
played and refreshments served dur.
ing the afternoon.
A still alarm which proved to
be false, called the chemical engine
from the Central fire station to the