St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
AT THE WILLIE.
A Pleasanf Occaaian.


parishioners, but by many from neigh
boring churches. Rev. and Mrs. Kimball
and family have endeared themselves
very much to the people during their
ministry, and there is a universal feeling
of regret at their departure. They 60
from here TO Leominster, Mass, where
the field is larger and the opportunities
and rewards correspondingly better. A
brief program was given the other eve
ming, including speaking by Mrs II. o.
Alien Miss Christabel Brown, and Miss
Marguerite Robinson; song by Miss
Bertha Heath, and appropriate remarks
by Rev. Mr.. Newell. Rev. and Mrs. Kim
ball, and Rev. F. Waldron Evans of
Chelsea, Mass. Mrs. A. L. Finney read
an original poem composed for the occa-
sion. After the exercises cake and coffee
were served in the dining room. Mr..
Kimball left for his new parish Friday.
The best wishes of the community for
their future success go with them.
Mrs. E. w. Hutcbins and daughter
Josephine have gone to California, where
they will visit her sister, Mrs. Place. for
several months. MIR. and Mrs. l. w.
Powers move this week into the house
they have just purchased of Mrs. Hutch
ms.
Mrs. Richard Wilder and sons Richard
and Dean, of Whitefeld, N. H., have been
visiting her sister, Mrs. II. L. Parker.
DR.. Wilder was with them over Sunday.
The annual May dinner at the Con-
gregational church was held Friday eve
ming and was, as usual, great success
financially, socially and gastronomicalIy.
The dinner was served by the men, but
venture m cav that not ali the cnnk-
ing was done by them.
DIR. c. w. Staples, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is little better, and is now able
to sit up short time.
Work has begun on the excavation for
the new schoolhouse and the cornerstone
was laid last week. 7. r. Sullivan of
Hanover has the contract for putting in
the foundation, which is a substantial
one, for which the granite blocks have
already arrived.
The house of s. A. Hall in Egypt was
burned to the ground Thursday alter
noon, and very little furniture saved.
There is $500 insurance in the Union
Mutual with Campbell & Blodgett.
Mrs. E. M Campbell was in West
Burke last week, where her son-in la N,
Ira Watson, has been seriously i'll with
grip.
Rev. F. w. Evans of Chelsea, Mass,
preached at the Universalist church twice
Sunday, in the morning on The effect of
prayer" and in the evening on The
utility of piety."
Rev. ]. Nd. Frost of st. Johnsbury has
been engaged to deliver the Memorial
Day address, and Rev. E. Newell will
preach the Memorial Day sermon on the
Sunday preceding, May 20. The usual
concert by the pupils of Lyndon Insti-
tute is being prepared by Miss Joslyn
and Miss Stuart, and fine program will
be given.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Morton 7. Lyster and Miss Aria Octavia
Pendleton, at the brides home in Temple,
Texas, today. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyster will
be ''at home" at West Concord after
July 1.
Grover Foster has gone to Providence,
r. l., to work at the BARRIERS trade.
Miss Edith Rainey is teaching the
spring term OF the Egypt school.
Work on the town clock is finished and
it is now in running order again, to the
satisfaction of all.
The passenger office under the charge
of George Pierce has been consolidated
with that of E. L. Wells, who now has
charge of both and has been allo a
stenographer, Russell P. Griswold of St.
Johnsbury East.
Mrs. Efie Hall has finished her work
as bookkeeper and clerk in the Journal
office.
Robert Mccullough and family have
moved into the down stairs tenement OF
the Graves house on Center street.
Mrs. Robert McVicar is much better
after her recent illness with pneumonia.
Mrs. Mabel (Norris) Barron and daugh-
ter Marjorie, of Boston. has been visit
ing her brothers, Charles and John Norris.
Miss Louise Gleason has returned to
her school in East Concord.
Miss Helen Frye of Somerville, Mass,
has come here to spend the summer.
William Kerr has gone to work for J.
c. Eaton & Co.
Miss Bertha Heath OF Boston is work
ing in Mrs. F. ]. Willey's store. She is
also singing at the Congregational
church Sundays.
Mrs. Louisa ]. Bean has sold her farm
on Bemis Hill to Fl. ]. Lamond, for $780,
Mr.. Dewey of Montpelier, special agent
of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
was in town Monday and took an auto
mobile ride with E. ]. Blodgett up
through Egypt, to settle the loss of the
S. A. Hall house.
E. NJ. Campbell and wife spent Sunday
at West Burke with their daughter, Mrs.
Ira Watson.
Harry Wakefield has bought locomo-
bile of Blodgett & st. Jock.
The Universalist society have engaged
the Rev. F. Waldron Evans OF Chelsea,
Mass, to preach for them next year. He
will also supply the church at St. Johns
bury Center. Mr.. Evans preached at
the church Sunday, but has returned
home to make arrangements for bring
ing his family here. He will return in
about two weeks with his family. con-
sisting of his mother and three children.
GREENSBORO.
The ice went out OF the lake, Thursday,
and fishermen are beginning to catch
fish.
Harry Barnett is painting for Alex
Mills.