St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-14
THE TOWNS AROUND.
LYNDONVILLE.
New School Building Discussed

At the special town meeting held
Thursday afternoon to decide whether
Lyndonvlle should have a new school
house it was voted to dismiss the article.
The vote was 1863 to 1875. Lyndonville
PEOPLE have caused bill 10 be introduc-
ed into the Legislature, Incorporating
the village as school district as this
seems the only way the village can get a
new school building. The Legislative
COMMITTEE having this in charge will
give public hearing to those who are
interested in the matter at Montpelier
Thursday evening and it is expected that
the village will be well represented. The
grand list Of Lyndonvilleis about $4,000,
and the remainder of the town school
district is about $4,000.
Officers Elected.
Riverside Lodge, l. 0. G. T. installed
the following officers last week for the
coming quarter: c. T., F. E. Winslow;
V. T., Miss Susie Conway; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. W. H. Wilmarth; F, Sec, Miss
Bessie Aldrich; Treasurer, Scott Nc
Dowell; marshall. Frank Knight; dept.
marshal. Miss Philbrick; Chaplain, N. L.
Parker; asst Sec, Mrs. 6. W. Rines; P.
c. T., Lucius Park; guard, Miss Nettie
Lynn; sentinel, Charming Carpenter
The lodge now has 1922 members with
many more applications on the table. 1t
is the largest lodge of the order in YER
mont
The second entertainment of the Lee.
ture Course comes on Thursday evening
OF this week when Rev. Russell H. Con
we'll gives his lecture, Acres of Dia-
monds." Special rates are given on regu-
lar trains from St, Johnsbury to ac,
comodate those who wish to attend the
lecture. Fare 35 cents for the round
trip.
DR.. F. H. Davis lost horse valued at
S225. The horse died of distemper.
The Penny Social of the Junior League
was postponed from Friday evening to
Monday evening on account of the
storm.
F. A. Sherwin has returned from Gin
cinatti, where he has been visiting rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwin have
moved from Fred Gorhams to a tene-
ment in c. J. Bundy's store.
The graded school closes Friday for a
vacation of two weeks. Thes teach
ers have been engaged for the wiuter
term.
Mrs. John Murch has been visiting her
father who is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woods of Boston
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert.
Editor and Mrs. B. U. Wells have
taken rooms in Ide's block and are
boarding at the Union House.
The music at the Congregational
church last Sunday was EXCEPTIONALLY
good. The singing was by male quar-
tette consisting Of H. c. Wilson H. F
Balch, Harry Wilder and Mr. Clark.
Vim. Johnson played cornet solo.
Frank Thompson returned from the
wilds Of Maine last week bringing a fine
deer with him.
Several members of the local Rebekah
Lodge 60 to West Burke next Friday to
attend the District meeting of that order.
Mrs. Georgiana Wallace and daughter,
Miss Bessie, are visiting relatives in
Springfield and Holyoke.
H. F. Balch has been entertaining his
sister, Mrs. Annie Cameron, and her
daughter of Dandy.
w. H. Wilmarth, hostler in D. M.
Sisby's livery stable, fell last week Wed.
nesday while in the stable and broke
two of the bones in his ankle. He is as
comfortable as could be expected.
The CALIFORNIAN of last week said that
Lyndonvile, next to Barre, had the
largest percentage of gain in population
of any village or city in the state. This
should have been reversed, as the actua
percentage of gain of Lyndonville was
110.23 and of Barre 103 40.