St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-01
WEST CONCORD.


broke into the meat market, and stole
several cans of dried beet.
Charles Taggart, the ventrioquist,
gave very interesting entainment at
| the town hall last Wednesday evening.
| The hall was well filed and a generous
sum added to the treasury of the Y. P.
| c. U.
Miss Jennie Underwood and Mrs.
Charles Moffet of St. Johnsbury, were
| guests of Mrs. William Lindsay last
week.
| Carl White has commenced repairs on
! the block occupied by II. s. Randall, as
a harness shop; putting in new sills and
raising up the building.
Miss Mabel Ranney spent a few days
| last week with her friend Miss Louise
Gleason at East Concord.
| Mr. and Mrs. Morton Lyster returned
from Temple, Texas last Thursday.
Rupert Cutting visited friends at
| Waterford last week.
Last Friday morning the 90 scholars
| attending school at the Judevine Mem
orial Building, marched from the school
to the town hall to rehearse the exer-
cises they had prepared for the after
noon. They were led by Harold James
| who played the drum, and escorted by
the teachers. 1t was an inspiring sight
and S. B. Hicks a veteran of the civil
war, in spirit of generosity treated the
| whole school to soda water at Cuttings
| drug store.
The Pre-memorial exercises given by
the school children at the town hall
Friday afternoon were by far the best
r he he, Ibid
outside the school building. The hall
was well filled with an appreciative
audience, and the parts were all well
rendered. The singing was under the
direction of Harry May, and reflected
great credit to pupils and teacher.
flag drill given by 16 girls and boys was
especially pretty. The program was
made up OF Rotations, dialogues and
songs, and was very interesting one.
Mrs. Adeline Sugg, spent few days
the first of the week with her family at
CRANKY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Wilson, who have
been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Bailey, returned to their home in
Sugar Hill last Monday.
The committee of entertainment at the
Universalist church for the next social
are Mrs. ]. D. Brigham, Mrs. L. l..
Shackford, Mrs. George Quimby, Mrs.
w. L. Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Lee were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis at Littleton
recently.
Mrs. Sarah Bingham, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Horace Gilfllan,
at East Barnet has returned home.
Miss Rose Tasea is spt ndiug a few
weeks at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Lynch of St.
Johnsbury were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Temple.
The memorial Sunday rvice was held
at the Universa1ist church last Sunday
The G. A. R., w. R c., Sons of Veterans
and Spanish War Veterans sat in a body.
There were fully 800 people present, a
congregation that taxed the church to
its utmost capacity. Rev. A. B. Enright,
pastor of the Methodist church, offered
prayer, and Rev. Thomas Butler, pastor
of the Universalist church. preached a
very excellent and scholarly sermon. The
choir rendered appropriate music, and
the ladies' quartet, consisting of Mrs.
Mooney, Soprano; Mrs. White, second
soprano; Mrs. Rich, first alto, and Mrs.
May, second alto, sang "Cover them
over with beautiful flowers"
We are pleased to announce that one
of our promising young men, Sidney
Willis, who is a student at Tufts college,
won a prize in the Greenwood prize read
ings held at the college recently. Last
year, with nine competitors, he won
third prize, $40. This year, with 10
competitors, he won second prize of
SIS.
Daniel Grout has been managing the
West Concord House during the absence
of F. r. Joslyn.
Walter Dodge has been visiting his
brother at West Burke the past week.
Miss katherine Reavey has been en-
pertaining friends from St. Johnsbury the
past week.
J Mrs. L. M. Moody and daughter
Verna visited friends in St. Johnsbury
last week.
Fred Aldrich of Whitefe1d, N. H, was
in town last week earring the remainder
of the pulp wood that was left near the
lstation.
Lynford Bazin is visiting his aunt,
. Mrs. Amanda Hill.
Miss Ellen Reed is spending few days
with her cousin, Mrs. Edgar Cushman,
at East St. Johnsbury.
Harold James spent few days of last
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
!, Charles James, in Berlin, N. II.
Frank Joslyn and his sister, Mrs
, Emma West. spent the past week with
> friends in Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Weir, who have
, been boarding at Ellsworth Williams
have rented tenement in the house
: owned by Archie Bowen and will move
D | there soon.
Archie Bowen still remains very i'll al
his home in Leonard Plains, P. Q. His
father was here the past week to make
arrangements for renting the house his
son recently purchased of Rev. A. M
Smith.
Mrs. Carrie Douglas has been quite il
the past week.
Mrs. Frank Richardson and Mrs
Clyde Lewis of Littleton were guests o.
their parents Mr. and Mrs Ira Lewis