St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-30
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was resident here number OF years
ago, called on friends here Friday. Dur
ing her brief stay she had a most unpleas-
ant experience. Mrs. Page was crossing
the street to W. L. Guilds house when a
double team, belonging to w. Bean,
Shorey's grist mill, being frightened byS
| the cars, started to run. They struck
| her and threw her down in the mud, but
| fortunately to one side. or she would
undoubtedly have been crushed under
| the horses feet. As it was, no bones
were broken, but it will be long time
before she RECEIVERS from the shock of
! the fall and its accompanying lameness.
| The team continued in mad run down
| Broad street, turned and galioped down
Depot street On the sidewalk, when they
ran into and smashed sleigh belonging
| to Charles Folsom. In the melee one
| horse broke his leg and had to be shot.
| Mrs. F. E. DwineIl continues very i'll
| with pneumonia, and is under the care of
| two trained nurses.
| At the auction of the personal and
household effects of the late Graves
sisters, Wednesday, there was good
| attendance. Everything sold was in
| first class condition and brought good
| prices. The house was bid off by T.. b.
| Harr1S Tor S1lUU.
The usual month";. sociable and supper
| of the Universalist society was held in
the vestry Thursday afternoon and eve
ming. There was good attendance in
| spite of the bad travelling. A meeting of
the parish members was held in the eve
ming.
Mrs. Lois Pierce is suffering with
badly sprained wrist, hurt by stepping
| off two stairs at the foot OF the flight.
| Miss Flora Whitney has removed her
| dressmaking business to Littleton.
| Mrs. Jennie Clement, DIR. Davis house
keeper, is spending few days vacation
at her home on Cold Hill.
| Miss Carrie Campbell is at home from
the University of Vermont for a short
vacation.
| A reception was held at the Methodist
church Monday evening for Rev. w. r.
| Mather, who is soon to leave this parish
for another field of work.
| There are two mild cases of diphtheria
in town, the two daughters OF Walter
| Eastman.
Miss Clara Shirley has been quite ill
with erysipelas.
| The Shakespeare Club held a most
interesting meeting with Mrs. Fl. E. Fol-
som, Thursday, the subject being 1.-The
Gods OF the Greeks" The following sub
| jects were given: Greece. the land and the
people," Mrs. c. w. Staples; "The Gods
Of the Poets,'' Mrs. Fl. L. Parker; Goods
of the Artists Mrs ]. Nd. Much; Gre
clan Mysteries" Mrs. John Chase. The
A. D. Paige, on the subject OF the Roman
religion.
Miss Euphemta Frasier has been i'll
! with grip for week.
Frank Wells. clerk for J. P. Watchie,
| goes to Bakersfield soon where he will
go to farming.
Mrs. Frances Davis of Manchester,
| N. H., gave a special illustrated lecture
| before the Relief Corps Friday afternoon
on "Viavi" treatment of genealogical
| diseases, of which she is travelling man.
ager.
The Lyndon Woman's Club held their
annual business meeting at Mrs. w. S.
| letters Thursday afternoon, and elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
| F. Fl. Davis; vice-president, Mrs. E. c.
| Frost; secretary, Mrs. B. F. Brown;
treasurer, Mrs. George Wheeler; Fedora
| ton director, Mrs. w. III. Ford. The
| following were. elected to serve as
| program committee, and decide on the
study subject for next year: Mrs. George
| Ide, Miss Ho1ton, Mrs. Lila Dow, Miss
Nellie Davis. Mrs. 6. NJ. Campbell and
| Mrs. A. L. Finney were elected delegates
| to the state federation meeting.
| Mrs. w. H. Child of FairIee visited
| friends in town last week.
| Mrs. DIR. Moves and son Leighton o
West Burke were with her mother, Mrs
Huntley, a few days last week.
| The last of the lecture course was
given Saturday evening by Rev. Ora S.
| Gray's a lecture on the subject ''Three P's
| in a Pod" Mr.. Gray is native of
| heffield and has many friends and ac-
| quaintances here who were glad to listen
| to him upon the lecture platform. His
subject was upon the building of a life.
| and be handled it well speaking easily
and earnestly. impressing his audience
with bin serious grasp of the subject, and
yet giving often anecdotes that were hui
| morous but apt1y illustrated the points
| he wished to make Ali spoke highly of
| the lecture and some considered it the
| best of the winter. The course as whole
| has been eminently successful and we
hope tor an equally good one another
| year.
The Good Templars observed their an
| niversary Tuesday evening, carrying out
| the program which was given last week.
| There was good attendance and an ex-
cellent entert ainment.
| Arthur Stuart and Joseph Baldwin are
at home from Goddard Seminary for the
| Easter vacation, Ralph Dodge from Mid
| dlebury College and Robert Watson
| from Norwich University.
| B. g. Morrison was at home from
Hyde Park over Sunday.
1t Saved His Leg.
| nf al ca S1f.