St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-28
AT THE WILLIE.
WASHINGTON Rail.

The great event of the season, the
Washington Ball. has come and gone at.
tended with its usual popularity 1t was
held on Thursday evening, Feb. %, in
Music hall. The hall was appropriately
decorated with flags and bunting, and
presented a gala appearance. When
Wrs Brooks orchestra, after delightful
concert. struck up the grand march, over
en- couples were in line, and presented a
charming appearance. The greatest Ii
cense in costumes was permissible and all
sorts we're seen from neat and dainty
Shirt waists and duck skirts to the most
elaborate evening dresses. But all, in
cInding the gentlemen, looked very at
tractive. The gallery was well filed with
an interested crowd who pronounced
this one of the prettiest of the eight balls
which have been held by the Village In
movement Society. The music was de-
I;ohtfuly inspiring and kept the floor
we'll filled until an early hour Friday
morning. Refreshments of purch, sand.
wicbes and coffee were served by the la
dies of the society. 1t is exp cted the
hall will increase the society treasury to
the amount OF SIS. The average 1unning
pxpenses OF the society, exclusive of the
lecture course, which is financed by itself,
are from 5000 to $3.50. This year there
has been some extra work in the lot by
+he station, and on the Charles street
playground, but enough money has been
raised to leave balance in the treasury.
The society ask the hearty cooperation
OF the townspeople, and their support,
not only financial but to the extent OF
keeping their own premises, the streets
and the public parks clean and in order.
Mrs. A. l.. Finney visited friends at
East Burke over Sunday.
Arthur Quimby and wife have gone to
Newport tor short stay.
Mrs. I S. Schofeld has been quite i'll
with the grip and confined to the bed fer
several days. Mrs. H. c. Wilson has
also been victim OF the prevailing mall
adv. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Clark, who has been
i'll, is somewhat better.
E.E. Grant has sold out his laundry
business to John Ripley.
DR.. F. H. Davis has been quite i'll, and
threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs. Austin D. Paige is spending this
week in Providence, r. l., with her sister,
Mrs. Walter E. Ranger.
George Thompson and family spent
Sunday at their former home in Ely.
The Shakespeare club meets this WED
nesday) afternoon with Mrs. Clarke B.
Hutchinson. The program is as follows:
The Popes and the Hohenstau'en, Mrs.
Blodgett; Eucharistic Controversies,
Mrs. Bemis; Scholasticism, Mrs. Folsom;
Reading from Thomas a Kempis, Mrs.
Harris.
Mrs. George Dodge, whose remains
were brought here for burial last week,
was born in Sutton in 1880 and died in
Hyde Park, Mass, Feb. 16, 1906. More
thad half centuy has passed since
Cornelia Blake was united in marriage
to George E. Dodge and went with him
to Boston to live. In 1869 Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodge came to Lyndonville, where
he founded and carried on the large fur.
niture business now so ably conducted
BY his son and successor. They built
aud lived in the house on Main street
now occupied by H. B. Davis. Mr..
Dodge died in 1889. His widow lived
for two years in st. Johnsbury, then
moved to Hyde Park, Mass, where she
lived with her son, DIR. Fred Dodge, and
her daughter, Miss Addie. Here she died
after brief illness of pneumonia. Funer
al services were held at the home of her
son. Clarence, on Thursday last. Rev
E. G. French OF the Congregations
church officiated, of which church she
had long been a member. She was q
faithful, devoted wife aud mother, and
an earnest christian woman. Her family
and friends have the sincere sympathy
Of ALL Four children survive her, Mrs
Ella Dodge Wilcox OF Thetford, Clar
ence B. Dodge of this place. DR.. Fred ant
Miss Addie Dodge Of Hyde Park, Mass.
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