St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-12
THE TOWNS AROUND.
LYNDON.
Reception to Mr. Weeks

When the news reached this village
that I. M. Weeks the democratic candi-
date was elected representative there
was a good deal OF excitement in the
party and some noisy joy, but as the
band could not make arrangements to
assist them until the next evening they
postponed their demonstration. On
Wednesday evening Mr.. Weeks store
and tenement over it were brilliantly
decorated with japanese lanterns and a
crowd numbering four or five hundred
gathered in the street. A big tub of
lemonade was set upon the store piazza
to refresh the thirsty, and after few
selections by the band Mr.. Weeks re-
sponded with thanks and invited them
upstairs, also the town committee, and
some visitors, where cake and coffee was
served, after which Fred G. Bundy of
St. Johnsbury, but former Lyndon boy,
was called for. He made few remarks
and led some vociferous cheering. An
other selection by the band and the
crowd dispersed in good spirits before
nine o'clock, and qui, settled again up
on the corner. In the crowd were quite
sprinkling of republicans who would
have preferred to see their own party
victorious, but deemed it not inconsist-
ent to show their good will to the candl-
date of the opposing party by their
presence.
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. McGlaufin re-
turned from Maine Thursday bringing
with them a new little daughter, seven
years DID, named Hilda Grace McGlautiln.
Will Mattocks returned to Schenectady,
n. Y, Saturday and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hubbard went Monday.
Mrs. Samuel Stoddard and Mrs. Alexan-
SWEET last Wednesday.
Mrs. Wilcomb has returned from
Brandon and is packing her furniture:
Ben Lincoln has hired the house and will
take possession as soon as some needed
repairs are completed.
Mrs. Mary Bowker has been spending
aNeek at Kirby with her sister, Mrs.
Mark Hovey.
John Aldrich moved his family from
Wheelock last week to rooms IN l.. r.
Quimby tenement house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reid of Charleston,
have been spending few days with
their sister, Mrs. Fred Spencer.
Lyndon District Union Sunday school
rally was held at the Congregational
church Sunday evening with pleasing
program consisting of hymns and
anthems by the choir, solos by Mrs.
Stella Morrison and Mrs. Gertrude
Harris of Lyndonville, Rotations and
songs by the various Sunday schools IN
town and an address by c. M. Chase
These rallys are very pleasant occasions
and we think other districts might hold
them with equal benefit to themselves.
Miss Elizabeth Pike of Orange, Mass,
died at the home of her nephew, Frank
Spencer, last Saturday morning. Miss
Pike was the daughter of Reuben
and Luna (Caswell) Pike and was
born in October, 1916, in this vlcln
ity, Her two sisters, Mrs. e. +
Spencer and Mrs. Daniel Winter, anc
several nephews and neces reside here
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon and the interment was at thu
cemetery at Lyndon Center.
Some amusing incidents were connected
with the recent democratic jollihcation
A crowd of small boys in the middle o
the street were shouting, perhaps ii
imitation of older ones, when one DO.
noticed that the bells were ringing ant
called out, What is the schoolhous
bell ringing for?" A person passing jus
then answered "Probablv for the sam
reason that you are holering." Til
little fellow threw up his head ant
shouted loud enough to be heard al
around Pm hollering for Mckinley"