St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-06
AT THE WILLIE.


goue to Fairlee to spend two weeks
vacation.
Miss Daisy Powers has gone to Man
chester, N. H., for two weeks visit.
Miss Bertha Smelling. who formerly
worked in this village, but is now at
Norwich, is in town this week.
Miss Myra Connor, who is now work
ing at the Hanover Inn. is spending
months vacation at her home near this
village.
from New York, are stopping with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Stern.
Mrs. Grace (Hutchinson) Spain, from
Whitman, Ca, with her sister-inlaw,
Miss Spain, her little SON and colored
nurse, are spending the summer at her
fathers, Clark B. Hutchinson's.
Mrs. Rosa (Howe) Mckinney and son
Malcolm are at her fathers, L. S. Howe.
Mrs. E. B. Chase and daughter
Ethelynd have gone to Caledonia
Springs for the benefit of Mrs. Chase's
rheumatism.
Mrs. A. L. Finney and daughter
Grace have returned from a two weeks
visit to Nashua, N. H.. and Cochituate,
Mass.
Prof. and Mrs. M. M. Harris are at
Caspian Lake, Greensboro, for a few
days.
Ed. Earl, formerly cornet player TOR
our band, is here this summer, and will
play solo cornet for the boys.
The band boys gave an excellent con-
cert Wednesday evening, and promise
another one as good tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. N. Allen of Brookline,
Mass. have been visiting their sister and
niece, Mrs. Josephine Wilder and Mrs.
FL. L. Parker. They spent few days
while here taking trip to Victory.
Mrs Marion Cunningham Wright OF
Waltham, Mass, was in town a few
days last week.
Leighton Noyes of West Burke has
been staying with his grandmother,
Mrs. D. G. Huntley, while his father and
mother were in Burlington.
Albert Gorham is in town, called here
by the serious illness of his father, John
w. Gorham, who is still in critical
condition.
Everett Hutchins is now passenger
brakeman, having the run between
Fabyans and Springfield. Herbert Avery
has the same run, and has moved from
here to Wells River to make his head
quarters for three months.
for Mrs. John Webster, has gone to her
home in Sheffield for the summer. Mrs.
Mantle Rogan will take care of Mrs.
Webster, who remains about the same.
b.. Campbell of Barton takes Everett
Hutchins' place as night station agent.
Ralph Dodge, Arthur Stuart, Carrie
Campbell, Joseph Baldwin and Robert
Watson are at home from school tor the
summer.
Miss Sadie Sheldon is the winner in the
voting contest carried on by the Lyndon
Vile Journal, and will have trip to the
St. Louis Fair.
At the annual school meeting last
week Tuesday evening the following
officers were elected: Moderator, H. L.
Parker; clerk, J. M. LeBourveau; treas
urer, c. L. Stuart; collector, J. M. Le-
Bourveau; auditors, Elisha Bigelow, E.
J. Blodgett, w. II. Parker; truant off,
Ger, H. c. Wilson; member of school
board for three years, w. 81. Ford.
Seventy-five cents on the dollar was
raised tor school tax the ensuing year.
The question Of raising the money to
pay for the new school building was laid
upon the table till future meeting.
Miss Grace Miller, of North Middle
ton, Mass, has been in town for a few
days.
Mrs. Griffin and two daughters. Edith
and Florence, have gone to Ocean Park,
Me-, to work through the summer.
A travelling show, the Garside Comedy
Co. is holding the boards at Music Hall
every night this week, with variety OF
plays and vaudeville acts. Last week
there were three shows in town, that
Thursday evening, "The Hustler and the
Maid" being the best.
Cards are out for the marriage of J..
Harold Fuller and Miss Caroline Hough-
ton, at the Congregational church to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
Levi Edgerton is working in Webb's
Hotel.
At an interesting ball game Saturday,
the Lyndonville nine defeated the nine
from Woodsville by score of ~ to IL.
The Fourth passed off as usual, the
boys enjoying their noise, without an
undue amount of disturbance. Quite a
number from here went to Island Pond
and visited other nearby celebrations.
Some picnicked at the golf grounds,
others at George Ide's sugar place.
The funeral of John Shirley, who was
so recently taken from here to the Sold
iers' Home, and from there to the insane
asylum, was held Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Shirley was nearly 80 years of age,
and before age and failing powers had
crippled him. was fine mechanic, an in
telligent and generous man. He was a
native of New Hampshire, and had
worked in the railroad shops ever since
their establishment. He leaves one
daughter, Miss Clara Shirley, who has
been in critical condition for several
months. She is now improving little.
and hopes soon to go into the st. Johns
bury hospital.
STANDARD.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Weed visited rela-
tives at South Wheelock Saturday and