St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-23
SUTTON.

Miss Ethel Chapman has gone to
MANCHESTER to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Peck.
Tohn Haltham and Ira Willard have
gone to Plymouth, through the noun
tains on their wheels.
Mrs. Ora Jesseman who has been in
Massachusetts caring for her father for
some weeks, arrived home last week.
The next day after getting home she re-
ceived the news OF the death OF her father.
The Grange hold their next meeting
Saturday, Aug. &c, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
1t is expected that Wide Awake Grange
degree team OF st. Johnsbury Centre will
confer the third and fourth degrees in the
forenoon and the Pomona Grange degree
team, the fifth degree in the afternoon.
We understand that Rev. ]. w. Burgin
closes his services here Sunday the 9th
of August. 1t is not yet known who is
to succeed him as pastor of the church.
D. E. Ruggles who bought the place
where Mr.. Burgin has lived has moved
in and his son, B. D. Ruggles has gone
on to the farm that Mr. Rugges moved
from on the South Ridge.
Miss Jennie Willett from Westfield, N.
B., who has been visiting in this and adj
joining towns for some weeks has gone
to Newport to visit her cousin, Mrs.
Carrie Chase, being accompanied by
Miss Sadie Blake. From there Miss
Willet goes to Coaticook, P. O., for a
visit before returning home.
Lenis D. Varney of Rochester, N. Fl
has been at H. A. Blake's for two weeks
and is now visiting in adjoining towns.
Mr.. Varney formerly lived in Lyndon
going from there to Rochester about
seven years ago.
The next Aid Society meeting is to be
at Mrs. Frank Drew's Wednesday, tie
23d, afternoon and evening Hit is fair
it will be held in the woods near the
house and be picnic meeting. All are
invited
H. r. Hall and wife from Barton Land
ing visited friends in town last week.
The schools in town are to commence
the fall term next Monday.
There was a ball game last Saturday
afternoon between the Sutton and Shelf
field boys. The score was 81 TO 10 in
favor of the Shcf1ield's.
Mrs. Sarah Norris died last week Mon
day at her daughters, Mrs. F. c. Curtis
on the North Ridge. The funeral was
Wednesday forenoon, Rev. G. A. Emery
of West Burke conducting the service.
H. W. Libby has moved from the vii
lage this week to Lyndonville, leaving
his house here vacant for the present.
His two boys have work at Lyndonville
and Mr.. Libby moved there to give them
a home.
Mrs. S. N. Whipple and daughter
Hattie from Southern Pines, N. c., have
been visiting in town for the past few
weeks. They expect to remain until
next month going from here to visit in
New Hampshire.
Miss Jane Page from Boston made
short visit here last week, calling upon
her friends and acquaintance of former
years.
Mrs. Joanna Coe has returned from
several days visit among friends in Bar
ton.
"A. Holmes and wife have returned
from a carriage drive of several days
among friends in New Hampshire.
Rev. A. D. Fairbanks of Colorado, a
native of Newark, was in town recently
calling upon his uncle, Charles S. TAFT
who is SO years old. Mr.. Fairbanks e&-
poets to remain in this vicinity some
months.
Miss Sadie E. Blake goes to Newport
Center Saturday, to commence her tall
term OF school of ten weeks, which begins
Monday, Aug. 2Sth.
Mrs. Smith, who lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. o. Berry, had shock Satur-
day and as she is an aged lady her re-
covery is considered doubtful.