St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-07
LYNDON.
A Surprise Party.

Capt. and Mrs ]. S. Thompson were
the recipients OF genuine surprise party
last week Tuesday evening. In response
to the ringing of the door bell the cap
tam went to the door and was astonish-
ed to see several men and women on the
door step, but as he looked beyond them
and saw that the door yard was full
clear out to the street, he surrendered at
once and swinging the door wide open,
invite d them to enter. The rooms were
soon filed with jolly crowd, but it was
several m nutes before Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson really comprehended the
situation The raiders brought refresh
ments and the evening was very pleas
antly spent in games, music and social
conversation. The occasion OF the visit
was the tact that on November 8, Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson start tor Los Ange'
les, to spend the winter with their o est
son, Phil S. Thompson, whom they have
not seen for IA years, and who has a
pleasant home and g cd business pros
poets there On the same same date
their daughter, Miss Anna, starts tor
North Dakota to remain the next lew
months with her sister, Mrs. Clara
Chaffee and family, who resi- lie at Car
rington Their son Nathan also leaves
on the same day for Philadelphia on his
way to T, xas where he will spend the
winter canvassing tor the firm Tor which
he has orked the at two years Be-
fore separating the superin endett OF the
| Methodist Sunday school assured Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson of the kind regards
OF their friends and neighhors and their
best ishes for safe and peasant jour
ney, expressing also the hope that the
spring would bring hem back with re-
newed health and strength. 70 Mrs.
Thompson she presented pretty and
convenient satchel for use during her
Journey and assured her that she would
be greatly missed, especially by the Sun
dav school, whose secretary she has been
and in which she has always had great
interest.
DR. and Mrs. L. w Hubbard returned
Wednesday from a visit to their son
Charles, at Schenectady, N Y.
Mrs. Johnson, wife OF Rev, W. c. John
son OF Barton, spent Wednesday night
here.
Will Bailey went back last Monday tc
school at Mt. Hermon.
Warren Down has finished work fol-
c. T Walter and moved his family int c
Mrs. Kent's tenement. He is now work
ing in the railroad shops.
Little Beatrice, Alex Aldrichs oldest
daughter has h, en- very dangerously il
the past ten days, but is now improving
A party Of young people met will
Miss Effie Kent and endeavored to test
the efficacy of Halloween signs ant
MYSTERIES and succeeded in having tin'
time
An entertainment consisting of recita
tions addresses and songs was ht Id las
Friday evening in Grange hall for tn
benefit OF the volunteer fire department
Cake and coffee were served and pro
menade and dance followed, the Who'll
ut ting the company about $12.
At the Methodist Sunday school las
Sunday a vote of thanks was tendere'
Mrs Thompson for her fai hful and e
6cient work as secretary of the school.
Communion services were held at bot
churches last Sunday and at the Metho
dist church eight persons We're admi'te
to lull membership.
Rev. L. H. Elliot, secretary of the Vel
, mont Bible Society, will speak at tn
, Congregational church Sunday morning
In the evening the thiru in the Foo
path TO Peace" series. topic, Thing
to be despised and feared" will he giver
c. H. Johnson, cornetlst, will pla
Calvary" accompanied by Miss Ali(
Walter of LyndOnville.