St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-14
BARNET.
Dropped Dead.
pitality.

n man living near the IOur corners
by the name of Freeman Underhill
dropped dead on his farm near the
road June 10th. He had been out OF
health for some months but able to be
about. He had been away from the
house about two hours and had been
dead some time when found.
Claudia Laughlin spent the Sabbath
in town. . ....
Measles are prevailing among the
children to such extent that the schools
are endangered.
The late storm felled several trees
and fences and telephone wires, but
did not do especial damage to our viii
lage.
Lucius Brock is about building a
new house on his farm to be occupied
by Dea. Smith of Passumpsic, his
father-inlaw.
Children's Sunday was deferred one
week. Next Sabbath the exercises will
be especially for the children with S.
S. concert in the evening.
The warm weather has brought
home Walter Stevens from Bermuda
where he has spent the winter as table
waiter in hotel.
EAST BURKE.
Mrs. Russell is teaching a very sue
cessfnl school in the village.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet in
the hotel hall next Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Lowell goes to Danville to sup
ply the pulpit for Rev. Mr.. Durham
next Sabbath.
III. A. StOckwell is quite sick with a
lung trOuble.-Mrs. Stoddard and Mr..
Harris Smith are no better.
The exercises in the M. E. Church
children's day were quite interesting
The display of flowers was very fine.
Our postmaster w. E. Fairbanks and
his wife have been spending a few days
at Mrs. Fairbanks old home, Guildhall
Falls.
Rev. Mr.. Burnham and wife from
Danville have been visiting Mr.. Burn
hams sister, Mrs. David ellison. He is
in poor health and is obliged to rest
from preaching.
Mrs. Prouty is boarding at George
Gregory's.-JOhn Dagal has moved in
to A. w. Wilson's house.-Ei CurrieI
is putting a new ell on his house. Hib-
bard Smith is doing the work.
Rev. j. E. FarrOw attended the pro-
hibitiOn convention at Montpelier
Mrs. Ella (Cushing) Finney spent Sat
urday and Sunday at her father's.-
Rev. H. P. Cushing is preaching at
Newark street nearly every Sabbath.
WEST BURKE.
j. Cowles is moving to st. Johnsbury
this week.
Rev. j. Morse has gone to Massachu-
sets and vicinity for few weeks va
cation on account of i'll health.
Harry Cheney and wife started for
Kansas Wednesday night where they
will visit old friends and relatives.
Sadie Gaskill has returned from
johnson, where she has been ATTENDING
school, on account of the sickness of
her sister.
Old lady Rattery celebrated her
hundredth birthday June A. She is in
feeble health. About rs of her neigh
bors and friends gathered at her home
in the afternoon, but Mrs. r. has lost
her sight and hearing, so that she
could not enjoy the visit.
Fred Parker hitched his horse before
d. r. Densmore's store Tuesday night
and while in the store the horse rubbed
his halter over his head thus freeing
himself. The horse then started with
all speed for his home in Sutton where
he was found uninjured, but the car
riage was quite badly broken.
Frank Forsaith of st. Johnsbury was
in town last week.-Mrs.. w. G.. War
ner is stopping few days with her
mother, Mrs. Hiram Allard.-Dr. o.
w. Baker of Boothbay, Me-, is visit
ing his father.-Mason Dresser and
daughter have been stopping with his
sister, Mrs. L. w. Green. tslH