St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-13

Mr.. ana MRS. hrcnlc WelI aud uduSu-
ter. Lizzie, of East Concord, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Weir last week.
Carrie and Frank Farnham of East
St. Johnsbury were in town last week.
The Loder Granite company placed a
fine monument in the new cemetery, Sat
urday, on the S. E. Grout lot. The
monument is of Woodbury. granite and
is very neat design.
Miss Harriet Hudson of St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abby Hudson.
Mrs. Althea Morse left Monday for St.
Johnsbury, where she has secured en-
ployment.
John Wesley of St. Johnsbury supplied
the pulpit of the Methodist church, Sum
day. He was entertained by MIR. and
Mrs. Emery Adams.
Miss Jane Morse has been visiting Mrs.
May Hudson.
Warren Ash had a very narrow es-
cape from a serious accident last week.
While talking with his brother in o. F.
Harvey's mill be was caught between
the carriage and roller blocks with such
force that the machinery was stopped
and the carriage had to be reversed to
extricate him. His ankles were badly
crushed and he was carried to the home
of his brother, Robert Ash, where med1-
cal attention was given him. He is doing
as well as could be expected, but it was
quite serious accident. He is a young
boy who has attended the village school
several terms. Much sympathy is felt for
him.
All day Saturday force of men from
the granite sheds and o. F. Harvey's
mill were kept busy drawing sawdust to
the earth dam, which since the flood of
1897 has continued to leak during the
high water season. Their efforts, how
age entirely, and while the water con-
tinues to rise considerable anxiety is felt
for it. Some time during Saturday night
a large cake of ice that had rested on the
top of the main dam for several days
loosened its hold and went over, crush
ing the entire front of the dam for a dis
lance of 20 feet.
Mrs. Fl. Fl. May, who is a member of
the executive board, department of Yer
mont, w. r. c., was called to Wells
River this week to assist in the auditing
of the books of the department secretary
and treasurer.
Miss Leola Forsaith. who has spent the
past few months at Ellsworth Williams.
is now boarding with her aunts, Miss
Lorilla Green and Mrs. Sarah Hovey.
Edgar Harvey and Libbey Lewis are
working for Warren Temple at Sulphur
Spring farm.
Mrs. J. c. Taylor, who has spent the
past two weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Douglas, returned to her home in
St. Johnsbury last Monday.
Rev. S. w. Hill and family, accom-
panied by Mrs. Susie Jones and
Lynford Bazin, spent Sunday in
Texas, where Mr. Hill occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hubbard are enter
tainir1g Mr.. Hibbard's mother and niece
from New Hampshire.
Mrs. Helen Burroughs, who has been
visiting in Littleton, has returned home.
The Methodist Conference, which con-
vened last week at Montpelier, sent Rev.
A. B. Enright here to succeed Rev. P. N.
Granger. Mr.. Enright comes from Derby
and will move his family into the par
sonage this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barr of Auburn,
Me-, were called to Highgate Center
last week by the illness and death of
their mother, Mrs. Melvin Barr. On
their return trip to Auburn they were
Lue SueSts Ol MIS-. DaIr parents, MI
and Mrs. Warren Temple.
Mrs. Clarence Dryer and Miss May
Underwood of st. Johnsbury spent
several days of last week visiting re1a-
tives in town.
The ladies of the Universalist church
served new sugar at their vestry Friday
evening. A goodly number were in
attendance. Music was furnished for a
promenade.
Miss Pearl Douglas, who has spent
several weeks with her mother, Mis-
Carrie Douglas, is now working for Mrs.
L. W. Hastings at Miles Pond.
Parties from the village were invited to
Willard Chase's and Elmer Reeds
Friday to enjoy a sugaring off.
The village schools commence next
Monday.