St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-08
WEST CONCORD.

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E. D. Lee, as executor, will sell at
auction next Thursday afternoon at 1
O'Clock household furniture at the late re-
sidence of Caroline Wilson. The bills
give the particulars and a lot of useful
household articles will be offered for sale.
Miss Merle Smith entertained small
party of friends at her home last Mon
day evening. Glen Mooney furnished
music for dancing.
The L. B. S. served ice-cream and cake
at the vestry of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening. There was large
attendance, considering the GOODNESS of
the night.
Miss Katie Russell spent few days of
last week with Miss May Stiles at East
St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Newman OF
Lunenburg have been spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hibbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Weir, who have
been boarding at Ellsworth Williams
have gone to housekeeping in the lower
tenement of Archie Bowen's house.
Mrs. William True visited her sister,
| Mrs. Perry Hollis, at East St. Johns
bury, last week.
A new steam derrick was unloaded
Kirby granite quarry.
Mrs Mary Farnham visited her father
Frank Drew, at East St. Johnsbury, last
| week.
Mrs. Hosmer Smith spent Thursday
and Friday with Mr.. Smith at Dauon's
Crossing.
Mrs. Edgar Harvey visited her
daughter, Mrs. e. E. Wadleigh at St.
| Johnsbury, last week.
DIR. R. T. Johnson spent few days of
| last week at West Burke.
Miss Mamie Harvey returned the first
| of the week after spending few days
| with relatives at St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Joslyn were at
| Rutland last week to attend the annual
reunion of the Fifteenth Vermont Regi-
ment, and also attended the birthday
party of Senator Redfeld Proctor, who
was colonel of Mr.. Joslyn's regiment.
Frank Carpenter brought in a ten
pound basket of as handsome trout as
| were ever seen here, last Monday. Friday
| Rev. A. B. Enright had a seven and a
| half pound basket of the speckled beau
| ties and DIR. R. T. Johnson had a good
| string which he caught at Burke.
At the West Concord stone sheds last
| week. while Burt Sampson was unload.
| ing granite, the pin that holds the cogs
of the derrick boom broke, letting the
| boom fall across the front wheels of the
granite wagon. It grazed off in such a
way that one horse was quite badly
| bruised. It was a very narrow escape
| for the horses and the owners of the
sheds had been standing directly in the
| way of the boom just a moment pre-
vious to its fall.
Clarence Cutting is spending few
| days with his family, who are visiting
| Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Howard at Barre.
| Arthur Forsaith is building new
| barn near his residence, and William
Chapman has taken down his old barn
| and will build larger one.
| The West Concord boys went to East
st. Johnsbury, Saturday and defeated
the base ball nine there by score of 20
| to IA.
Mrs. Charles Caswell has been spend
| ing a few days with her brother, Jacob
Richardson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Pratt and Mrs.
| Sophia Glines of Walpole were guests of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Richardson last
| week.
| Loren Smith has given up the position
| he has held for several years and entered
| the West Concord stone sheds as an
| apprentice.
| Mrs. Emmett Hill returned Saturday
from Lyman. N. H.. where she has been
| visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Dyke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of St..
| Johnsbury have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Carpenter, and together
they have been camping in their cottage
at Miles Pond.
| Mrs. Mary Farnham has been spend
ing a few days with her father, Frank
Drew, at East st. Johnsbury.
| Mrs. Mary Farnham is working for
| Mrs. Robert Bennett.
| Miss Ellen Reed is spending a few
| weeks with DIR. and Mrs. 6. B. French.
Mrs. Loren Hastings and SON Frank
| are visiting her sister, Mrs. Grace Braley,
| at Hartford. Mr. Hastings spent Sun
| day with his parents here.
Next Sunday will be Children's Day at
| the Methodist church and the annual
concert will be given.
Miss Lizzie Flanders of Coventry has
been spending a few days with Mrs.
Persis Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newton are now
comfortably settled in their home at
Miles Pond.
Harold Bishop, who has many friends
last week, where he was operated on for
| appendicitis. His many friends hope that
his recovery may be rapid.
Mrs. Nancy Hunt is visiting her
daughter in Troy.