St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-21
LYNDON,

The picnic in Mr.. Ide's woods on We'd
nesday, Aug. IA, brought together about
100 people mostly former pupils of Lyn-
don Academy. There were present two
former instructors, Mrs. Amelia K.
Washburn (now Mrs. Cyrus S. Church
of Walpole, N. H., who taught in the
early '70's and Walter P. Sampson of
Middleboro, Mass, who was here a
dozen years ago. The following is g list
OF those not now residents of this
place who were present, with members of
their family: E. B. Chase, Fred G..
Bundy and wife, c. B. Weeks and wife,
William Bowditch and daughter, Miss
Ella Wilmarth and Mrs. Electa Clement
Bowker, all Of st. Johnsbury; Mrs Helen
Weeks Streeter and son and daughter,
Roxbury, Mass; Mrs. Ada Chase Hop
kinson, Springfield, Mass; Mrs. Emma
Prouty Kline and Mrs. Nellie Williams
Richardson, Littleton, N. H.; Mrs.
Louisa Cahoon Folsom, Bellows Falls !;
Mrs. Alice Hall Walter. Chicago; Mrs.
Emma Stevens Sampson, Middleboro,
Mass. Mrs. Alvena Odiorne Ballou and
daughter, West Superior, Wis; Mrs. Car
RE Eaton Brewer, Indianapolis, Ind. /;
Mrs. Caro- Mattocks Hubbard Scheme,
tady, N. Y; Miss Henrietta H. Chase,
Chicago; Miss Katherine Cahoon Ros-
well, New Mexico; Miss Florence Chase
recently from Germany. At one O'Clock
a bountiful repast was served from tables,
to which all sat down at once except the
walters, one table being filled with stu
dents of the '70's without husbands or
wives. A merry time resulted at which
given names were used exclusively and
all forgot the intervening years. After
dinner letters from absent ones were read
and remarks made. The day was perfect
and the occasion was one Of the pleas
ATTEST OF life time.
large tanarac tree in Henry Chase s
yard was cut down last week Tuesday
morning to prevent injury to the sur
rounding buildings. The tree was about
so feet tall and said to be about 100
years old.
Have you money to invest? See pre-
ferred stock advertisement on page l.
A record of the events of Old Home
week would be incomplete without men.
ton of the arrival on Tuesday morning
of the tenth girl baby in the family OF E
H. Hoffman, Esq. With the two lively
boys this makes good old-time family
rarely found in these days.
Frank Waters and wife are entertain
ing boy born Sunday morning.
M. F. Farren of Providence, R. l., has
been making three weeks visit at his
sons, Rev. M. A. Farren, aud goes to his
home Thursday.
Mrs. Samuel McClatchie of Hemming
ford, Quebec, is visiting at her brother in
laws, Henry Ingraham.
Henry Chase was at home from his
duties at Portland for few days last
week.
c. B. Weeks and wife OF st. Johnsbury
are spending part of their vacation at
their fathers, ]. NJ. Weeks.
Mrs. Eva Quimby Holmes of Spring
field, Mass, is at Curtis Stevens,
Mrs. ]. c. Albee and her son Gerald
went to Montpelier last Wednesday to
visit friends.
Will Bailey has secured position as
stenographer in Boston and went there
last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Joe Hoyt of Barre is visiting her
relatives in this place.
Lorenzo Eaton received a summons
last week Monday back to his work at
Jacksonville, Ala, and left on the first
train.
w. T. McGovern and wife started
Monday for the Pan-American Exposi
ton.
Mrs. Hodge was very sick last week
but is much better.
Mrs. Carrie Eaton Brewer is quite i'll.
Mrs. lula Merritt of Manchester, N
H., has been spending the last week with
her sister, Mrs. L. M. Kent.
Mrs. w. c. Blake and daughter Ida
went last week to Portland to join DR.
Blake and Miss Stella for vacation.