St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-06
LYNDONYILLE.


Mrs. Urban LaCIair and daughter
Dilma, have been spending a few days il
| Sherbrooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". c. Conner have com.
menced house keeping in the tenement
over the creamery.
a Belgian hare pie supper was served
at the Congregational church Friday
evening. The supper was a novel one
and was excellent and well attended
The ladies cleared SIC 90
The l. O. G. T.. at their meeting Tues.
day evening, elected the following officers
tor the ensuing quarter: c. T., Allan
! Hunter; Y. T., Mrs. Hattie Lyon; Sec,
Mrs. H. Wilmarth; financial Sec, Bessie
Aldrich; treas Mrs. Grace Hunter; mar,
Earl Howard; P. c. T., Scott Mcdowell.
The ladies OF the Methodist church
served chicken pie supper in their yes
try last Friday evening, realizing SO
| from it.
! Mrs. Julia Hutcbins gave a Halloween
! party to about thirty friends, Thursday
| evening. The guests were met at the
door By ghost with hand extended,
which proved to be a glove stuffed with
| wet saWdust ana ice. At the head OF the
stairway were ghosts which waved the
way to the dressing rooms. The house
was decorated with Jack o'lanterns,
and clusters OF corn. At each end OF the
dining table was half pumpkin, inside
OF which were large pumpkin pies. Re-
treshments OF pumpkin pie, dutch cheese,
apples, candy, popcorn, nuts and new
cider were served. As the gong sounded
the midnight hour, the guests seated
themselves on the floor round the fire
place, while Mrs. E. J. Blodgett told the
ghost story. The remainder Of the time
was spent in games, music and dancing.
Fred Gokey, railroad employee, while
at work in the yard Saturday, had his
loot badly crushed and it is feared ampu.
tation may be necessary.
Charles LeBourveau, Sr., who has been
visiting his sons, Charles and John, has
returned to his home in Angus, P. Q.
May Armstrong OF Stanstead, P. 0
visited friends in town last week.
Rev. Arthur Stone preached in Rutland.
his former pastorate, Sunday. Eddie
Gookin, lay reader, read the service.
Louis Thompson Of Ely is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Louis Pierce.
Mrs. Cora Pierce is visiting in Spring
field, Mass.
Richard Addison spent Sunday in Sher-
brooke.
Mrs. George Stevens of Crete, Neb., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. A. Severance.
Rev. P B. Fisk of Greensboro visited
friends in town last week.
]. P. Webster visited relatives at Bar
ton Landing last week.
The railroad officials, Messrs. Cham.
berlain, MackinDon, Barr and Bartlett,
made their yearly tour OF inspection here
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles BoIIes have re.
turned from New Ireland, P. Q, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Guild have been
visiting in West Lebanon.
Miss Blanche Burns OF West Burke has
been visiting her brother, Henry Burns.
], NJ. Valdes has moved into Napoleon
Harveys house, in the tenement formerly
O~NuP ISu ny ny lOH ClCdiHS.
Harry Wilder has moved his family to
West Lebanon, n. H., where he has work
as whatch man in the engine house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Buell. of Malone,
N. Y, have come to spend the winter
with their son, James Buell..
H. E. Hovey has purchased the farm
known as the Newcomb farm OF c. L.
Stuart
Esther Spaulding is ill with throat
trouble.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
La Clare was buried Sunday afternoon
in the Catholic cemetery.
Harry H. May of West Concord was
in town this week.
Mrs. John Derby of Lancaster, N. H.,
is stopping with her daughter, Mrs.
Theodore Harris.
Mrs. Harris O. Allen is visiting her
aunt, Mrs James Locke, at Halls Mills
George Murch has been deer hunting in
Lowell, Me, and is camping with party
on the shores OF Keaser Pond.
Miss Louise Gleason gave Halloween
party to the senior class of Lyndon In
stitute Thursday evening. The guests
came dressed as ghosts, and everywhere
the Halloween idea was carried out.
The Woman's Club and invited friends
met with Mrs. George Ide at Lyndon
Corner Thursday evening. The house
was decorated with jack, O. lanterns and
corn stalks, the whole presenting a very
pretty appearance. The browning fea-
ture, however, was the dining room,
where, suspended from the chandelier,
were strings OF crab-apple and pieces OF
pumpkin alternating, which were attach
ed to the four corners of the table, In
the centre OF the table was an immense
hollow pumpkin which was filled with
apples, and jack-o lanterns were placed in
conspicuous places The regular program
OF the club was carried out, and the topic
Causes and Beginnings of the Revolu-
tIon," was studied, after which refresh
ments OF coffee, sandwiches, doughnuts
cheese straws, pop corn, chestnuts and
new cider were served. Theremainder of
the evening was spent in games, and the
guests i'll departing expressed themselves
as having spent most delightful even
ing.
notice was posted in the railroad
shops last week that, beginning with the
following Saturday, and continuing until
| further notice, work will cease at 4 D. m.
with no decrease in wages.
Jolly Margaret Thurston and her ner-
ry company of players" are giving
three nights entertainment here.