St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-05
Miss Elsie Iearies of Canada is spend

ing two weeks with Mrs. Alfred Sund
berg.
The L. B. S. served supper and new
sugar at the Methodist church Saturday
night, followed by an interesting pro
gram.
&c. Mooney, who has spent the past
two weeks at home, returned to his WORK
at Portland last week.
Moose River Lodge No. 80, F. & A. M
elected their officers Saturday night.
Trout Brook Creamery paid its patrons
35 cents for February butter.
William Weir is quite i'll at the home
of his brother, Archie Weir, at East Con.
cord.
Mrs. Charles Howard spent the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ellis at
Lancaster.
Mrs. James Mann OF st. Johnsbury
has been spending few days with her
son, John Mann.
John E5ney has his new house, which
he is building on the farm he purchased
of Will Demar, erected and boarded.
Walter Chaplin has been entertaining
friend from the Dairy school at Deering
N. H., for few days.
Miss Ina Farnham of St. Johnsbury is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Cutting.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary so.
ciety will meet at the parsonage Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. 1t is requested
that all members bring their dues and if
unable to attend that the dues be sent in
at this time.
Annie Mann has been spending a few
days at St. Johnsbury with her aunts,
Mrs. James Hamilton and Mrs. Charles
Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Chester Bailey has gone to Kirby
to cook at the quarry during the illness
of Mrs. Jenkins.
Miss Mae Bedell is working for Mrs.
L. M. Moody Miss Mamie Harvey is
assisting in the store during the opening
days.
Miss Merle Smith spent Sunday with
her uncle, Selden Smith at Lunenburg.
The W. c. T. u, will hold its regular
meeting with Mrs. Viola Stacy Thursday
at three o'clock. Subject, Purity in
Art and Literature" A good attendance
is desired.
Those on the sick list the past week are
Mr.. and Mrs. EN-. Lillcrap, Mrs. John
Zero, Miss Annie Howe, Mrs. Carrie
Douglas.
c. H. Dudley of Cochituate, Mass,
spent few days of last week with his
son, c. E. Dudley.
Mrs. Frank Cobleigh is entertaining
her sister, Miss Bernice Pierce of ST.
Johnsbury, and her niece, Miss Gorham
of Lyndonville.
Miss Emma WEIGH of Lyndonville is
visiting Miss Emma Whitney.
Harry Stevenson of St. Johnsbury was
a guest at Edgar Harvey's last week.
Much alarm was felt last week about
the earth dam which was leaking badly
and threatened to cause considerable
damage if the leak could not be stopped.
A force of men worked all night and
succeeded in partially stopping it. Friday
huge block ct ice started down the
stream and when it struck the wooden
dam it carried away third of the dam
and the full force of the water contained
in the mill pond was thrown against
the stone sheds and part OF the earth
dam was gulled out so that at present il
is very unsafe. A temporary dam OF
breakwater will be put in this week to
carry the force of The water the other side
of the island. The loss OF the dam falls
very heavily on the mill owners and stone
cutters, as no business can be done there
till new one IS erected.
c. E. Dudley is building an extra story
on his mill and will make chair rockers
and finish them up here instead of ship
ping them in the rough as previously
He will commence this week to saw gu
logs and dress lumber Tor o. F. Harvey
who cannot run his mill since the dan
went out.
At recent meeting OF Concordia Lodg
l. o. 0. F. the following committee wer
appointed to make plans for the SGT
anniversary of Odd Fellowship in Amer
lea April 26: Ed Bazin, c. E. Dudley
Jethro Lilicrap.