St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-05
At the Willie.
Thanksriving visitors.

from Dartmouth, Joseph Baldwin from |
Tufts. and Carrie Campbell from YER
mont University. Marguerite Robinson
came home from the Emerson College of
Oratory, and Arthur Robinson from
New Hampton, N. H. The Robinsons
entertained also Mrs. Gordon, and her
daughter and family, and friend, Miss
Clay, from Springfield, Mass. Mr.. and |
Mrs. Oscar Barron, of the Quincy House
were at H. P. Bradley's, and Mr.. and |
Mrs. c. A. Eaton with their sister, Mrs. |
G. NJ. Campbell. Clarence Hubbard |
was at home from Boston, George |
Harrington, also from Boston, at c. P. |
Orange, Mass, at A. L. Finney's. The |
Welch's entertained their daughter and |
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter also |
Almon Towle Of Springfield. H. L.
Parker's family entertained his sisters,
Mrs Green, husband and son, and Mrs.
Silsby, with her husband and daughter,
from Littleton, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowker from Lyndon. Henry Watson's
family set bountiful table for "a, in
Guiding all their children, with husbands,
wives and grandchildren, Robert being
home from Norwich University, and Guy
from St. Johnsbury, accompanied by
Miss Grace Cree Among others who
came home to eat their Thanksgiving
turkey were Lora Watchie from Pike, N.
H., Verna Hutchinson from West
Lebanon, Frank Charland from Boston,
and Eugene Libbey. The Lyster family
assembled at H. w. LISTERS this year,
from Lyndon Center, and from White
field, N. H.
There was also quite an exodus last
week, many going out of town to seek
other dinner tables. Judge Rogers and
wife, and DR.. Davis and family sought
respectively Barton Landing and Barton,
| Fred White went to his home in Barre,
H. c. Wilson's family, E. T. Woods and
| W. L. Guilds all visited relatives in St.
Johnsbury, while c. B. Hutchinson's
people went to Lowell, Mass.
The kindergarten reopened Monday
Dec. 8, but the other schools will not
begin until Monday, Dec. 10. There
will be IL weeks term in the kinder
garten, with a weeks recess at Christ
mas.
Quite little sickness is prevalent
among the children in town this vaca-
ton. Charles Darling continues seriously
i'll, and does not gain as fast as his
friends could wish. Jasper Lee has been
quite sick with stomach trouble, Mar
guerite Smith has had an attack of
pleurisy, and Daisy Barber has had the
grip.
The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs.
]. w. Copeland, Friday. The program in
cludes paper on "Anne Hathaway"
by Mrs. Herbert Walter, and readings
from, with discussion of Shakespeare S
sonnets by the members. The next
meeting will be held Dec. 10, at Miss Ida
Pearls, and will have selections read
from Loves Labor Lost"
The Womans Club meets Dec. 6, with
Mrs. Cheney, the subject of the program
being Hawaii"
The basket ball season opened fairly
Friday evening with a hotly-con.
tested game between Bradford Academy
and Lyndon Institute. Our boys have
been practising faithfully for the con
test, and won in three 15-minute
. periods by score of21 to 15 The at
tendance was very good and applause
| frequent and enthusiastic. Between the
periods was a contest between two
younger Institute teams, the Ramblers
and the Scrappers, both of whom &C
Quilted themselves will skill and vigor
!. The Ramblers won Is 90.
, Miss Ellie Campbell with her niece ant
r nephew, is at home from Fall River tt
' spend the holidays.
: Mrs. Hester Bugbee died at the HON,
: of her daughter, Mrs. Calista Wilson
, on Thanksgiving Day She was 81
/ years old and had been compelled to lie
a on her back for Is weeks, suffering will
broken hip.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith and daughte
2 are stopping with their daughter, Mrs
5 George Murch. Mr.. Beckwith has com
here to work in the shops and they vii
go to housekeeping as soon as they cal
D find suitable tenement.
Mrs. Louise Folsom, who has bee
D stopping iii town for few weeks, ha
!. gone to join her husband, Stephen Fo
> som, at Ell Paso, Texas.
: The people of St. Peters mission hol
a reception this evening to their ney
, rector, Rev. Charles Kendall Drake, a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Powers
Miss Nora Thompson entertains tn
Young Ladies Whist Club at bridge thi
evening.
l. The village trustees have notified a
IL the places in town where "2 per cent
beer is sold to discontinue as soon a
their stock is gone. AS the trustees hay
full authority to control these places W
hope it will result in much 'drier
III town.
l. Miss Edith Allen is working in II
bank for few days, during the absent
E of Edward Riley.
- Frank Wells is slowly improving aft
severe attack of pneumonia.
Y Ruth Burpee has returned from Bosto
where she has been having treatment f
IL her lameness 1t is expected after s
1e has used crutches for little while tn
"a her leg will be as straight and strong
y the other.
D Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Dodge are spen
~ y, ing some time in Boston with his broth
:, and other relatives.
Miss Inz Ham odrey has finish.
- work for Mrs. Bigelow and returned
- her home in Burke
r, Miss Christabel Brown, who is now
P. student at the Leland Powers School
re Oratory in Boston, spent Thanksgivil
IT. at home.
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