St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-18
LYNDON.

LYNDON.
Miss Mary Bailey and Miss Ruth Nc
Laughlin of Peacham are visiting at
Scott Farnum's.
Mrs. L. K. SWEET and Murray SWEET
spent several days oflast week in Bos-
ton. .t. VII.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Morse and Master
Leslie went to East Concord Saturday,
to stay over Sunday. 10.
Mrs. Ellen A. Staples returned home
Wednesday from two months stay at
her sons in Boston.
Mrs. J. S. Thompson went Friday to
Manchester, N. H., to care for her daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Thompson, who is very
sick.
Mrs. Mary Bowker went to Boston
Wednesday, for ten days visit.
Murray Paris is spending the week in
Boston.
Mrs. S. W. Brown returns home this
week from visit in Portland.
Rev. William Shaw attended the
preachers meeting at Craftsbury last
week.
Melvin Davis has bought the George
Grant farm for 5000. The present occu-
pant, Carl Houghton, is moving to a
house near the burned leather board
mill and Mr.. Davis is ready to take
possession.
Scott M. Farnum has sold the Rug
giles meadow to Charles NJ. Darling for
$3.50, and has bought the Leith farm
at Cold Corner.
ames Lamond has bought farm in
Kirby Of Mr.. Brooks and has sold his
blacksmith shop in this village to Will
Russell.
The firm of Taplin, Rowell, Lang and
Webster have hired the storehouse re-
Gently erected by Scott Farnum and put
in flour, grain and feed and opened it to
the public last Friday.
Aeck Aldrich has recently moved his
family into tenement in Mary Knapp's
house. Miss Knapp has reserved for
herself a few rooms in the chambers of
the ell part and reuted the tenement she
has formerly occupied to Mr.. Hill OF Bar
ton Landing.
Rev. and Mrs. W. c. Clark have re.
turned from carriage drive to the north
part OF the state.
The ladies OF the Methodist society
served hash supper at the vestry Fri
day evening, clearing over S..
The Methodist Sunday school wishing
to express their thanks to Eugna Glenn
ent for furnishing team to carry them
to Bean pond some little time ago, made
him visit in his home Wednesday eve
ming. Mr.. Bradley and MIR. Farnum car
ried up about 80 in two double teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement received and en-
tertained them very cordially and all en-
joyed the evening very much. Cake cof-
fee and apples were served.
The dance in Mechanics hall last week
was attended by 80 or more couples.
The Daughters of Liberty will hold a
promenade and box supper at Mechanics
hall Saturday evening. A fee of ten
cents will be charged at the door and the
boxes will be sold at auction.
Henry Ingraham of Holyoke, Mass,
was in town last week called here BY the
illness and death of his sister, Mrs. Park
Bennett.
1t is understood that evangelistic meet
ings are to be held at the Congrega-
tional vestry four evenings next week.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church are enjoying a dinner at
Mr.. Chayer's today at O'Clock.
The Methodist Sunday school have
just purchased over $40 orth of books
for their library, including history, travel
and fiction.
Murray Paris has moved from the
tenement in Mrs. Swett's house to a part
OF his fathers house.
Mrs. Walker of Wh1tefeld, N. H, adj
dressed the audience at the Methodist
church Sunday evening. Two young
ladies sang a duet and four little girls
rendered a piece in a pleasing manner,
having been trained by Miss Ellen Water
bury.
Mrs. Susan Bennett died at her home
in this village Thursday afternoon after
short illness OF gastric fever. Mrs.
Bennett was one of the daughters of
jeremiah and Eunice L. Ingraham and
was born in Thetford, in November,
1912. She was married to Parker B.
Bennett in Victory in 1860 and has re-
sided in this place over 80 years. Mrs.
Bennett leaves her husband and one son,
Perley, to who she was a devoted
mother, beside several brothers and
sisters. Funeral services were held at
the home Saturday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. MIR. Shaw. Flowers were sent
by friends including bouquet by the
Sunshine society, of which she was
member.