St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-20
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Cuucusess
At the republican caucus Saturday
night F. H. Pillsbury received the nomi.
nation for town representative by a
good vote and F. Hyde, S. NJ. Bartlett,
S. S. Gray, L. j. Campbell, and F. H.
PIlsbury were nominated for justices.
At the democratic caucus Slas p. Ball
was nominated representative and no
Justice ticket was nominated.
On Monday night the town clerk re-
ceived petition for S. S. Uowd for town
representative and the following names
for another justice ticket; H. F. Pills
bury, S. c. Otis, S. S. Gray, ". L. Gil
man, H. A. Blake.
Mrs. Ellen (Otis) Drown from Wash
ington, D. c.. is visiting at her cousins,
Mrs. H. A. Blake and is also visiting
other friends in the vicinity. She is the
daughter of the late Thomas Otis, and
wife of Orville Drown, who is in the pen
sion department at Washington. 1t has
been some years since she has visited
here.
The Ladies Aid Society from the Union
House neighborhood are to hold their
next meeting with Mrs. H. A. Blake,
Friday afternoon and evening, August
22nd. All in this section are cordially
invited, as the funds raised by the society
are going to help toward the new meet
ing house being built in that place which
is very much needed. This is Mrs.
Blake's old home church and she takes
this way to give them help in what they
are doing.
Mrs. F. A. Holmes, who has been so
much better as to be able to ride out is
again worse and is confined to her house
and bed most of the time.
DR.. Colby, who has been quite smart
for few weeks past was taken sudden
" worse last week Tuesday night and he
is very poorly at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Wadleigh of
Greenfield, Mass, were in town recently
looking at the farm where the late D. d.
Hayward lived, with the view Of buying
it. Mrs. Wadleigh, we believe, is a
granddaughter of Mr.. Hayward and
would like the old farm as her home.
Mrs. Laura Joy from Ludlow, Mass,
is at her sisters, Mrs. L. B. Wilson, for a
few weeks visit.
Mrs. Caroline Buck, who has been Wis.,
iting friends and relatives at Barton
Landing has returned.
Lightning struck F. c. Curtis barn
recently doing considerable damage but
did not set it on fire. 1t also struck a
large pine tree near VIM. Melcher's
buildings and two large maple trees near
0. W. Ingalls, buildings, destroying
them.
1t is almost impossible for some to
finish haying, some pieces of ground
where grass is not cut being so wet that
they cannot be moved with machine,
and if they could the grass after cut
would be right in the water and could
not be dried.
Mrs. Effie Hall, widow of the late D. G.
Hall, of West Burke, has moved her
goods home to her fathers, Charles
Thompson, where she is to make her
home in the future.
Miss Elvira Ball from st. Johusbury is
spending some weeks at her fathers, S.
P. Ball, for her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Ball from St.
Johnsbury have been at their fathers, A
H. Ball, for some days taking their vaca
ton.
The recent heavy rains have washed
the roads in town very badly. so much
so that they will need heavy repairs il
many places at once.
All of the schools in town began thi:
week Monday.
Miss Efie Colby of Lyndon, who has
taught several terms in the village
school, is visiting friends in town.