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

day evening. Everything was first class,
as was well attested by hungry crowd.
The Universalist Ladies Aid had their
annual Christmas fair in the vacant
store in Sterns block, Thursday and
Friday of1ast week. The booths were
gayly and appropriately decorated, and
there was good supply of aprons, plain
and fancyI needlework of all varieties,
homemade candy and food sale. In
spite of the very forbidding weather, the
attendance was good and quite sum
added to their treasury.
A few of the young people INDUCED in a
private dance Wednesday evening of last
week in Darling's hail. with music by
Mrs. Brock. A good time was enjoyed
DR.. Fred H. Davis has gone to Mon
treal, where he will consult an occulist in
regard to treatment for one of his eyes,
which is troubling him somewhat.
Charles Darling, Jr., remains about
the same. 1t is feared that he has
Bright's disease.
Mrs. Annie Jewell, who is 70 -mer
resident, has opened rooms at Barton,
where she will do shampooing, manicur-
ing and massage. She expects to visit
Lyndonville every Thursday.
The graded school reopened Monday
| for the winter term.
The Shakespeare club holds an extra
meeting Thursday, Dec. 13, at the home
of Mrs. Anne Baldwin. The subject of
study will be Loves Labor Lost"
The Womans club met on Thursday
afternoon last, with Mrs. A. A. Cheney.
The subject of the meeting was Hawaii"
The next meeting will be Dec. 20, at
Mrs. Watson's, the subject SPAIN"
Mrs. L. F. Woodland has returned from
West Lebanon, and Mrs. Anne Baldwin
from Barre, and they are again keeping
house in their home on Church street.
A very pleasant reception was given
last Wednesday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l. Powers, in honor of the new
Episcopal rector, Rev. Charles Kendall
Drake.
Mrs Brown of Burlington, formerly
Miss Bertha Quimby, of this place, with
her little daughter, Doris, was recent
visitor at J. S. Buffers.
Mrs. R. R. Wimot has returned from
visit to her brother DR.. Shattuck at
Wells River.
The ladies of St. Peters mission held
their Christmas sale Monday and Tues
day of this week in the store in Stern's
block. The Methodist society hold their
annual sale Thursday and Friday of this
week, in the same place. A large display
of articles of needlework, both plain and
fancy will be on sale.
Frank McGinnis has gone to Burling-
ton to take course in medicine at Yer
mont University.
Do not forget the concert to be given
this evening by the Schubert Quartet.
The performers are Robert Martin, first
tenor, Charles W. Swaine, second tenor,
! William W. Walker, baritone and DR..
George Clark, bass. They will be as
sisted by Miss Rosa Weidhorn violinist,
and Miss Ethel Batting, entertainer.
This is one of the finest concert COM
panies to be heard, and deserves a large
audience. They have all appeared here,
and have always been unanimously liked.
Mrs. Ethel Davis of Dorchester, Mass,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, E. D.
| Brown, recently.
George Low takes the place of E. S.
Fogg as pattern maker in the railroad
shops.
Miss Glenn Leach is clerking in Wheel
er's store during the holidays, Misses
Grace Carter and Angie Wiley at H. L.
Parker's.
Miss Ethel Gromberg has gone to Bos-
ton for two weeks visit.
Kingsley Mitchell has returned from
Springfield, where he has had a job
painting.
Miss Hazel Robinson visited her sister
in Lisbon, last week During her alb
sence, Miss Lou Robinson her sister,
took her place in the telephone Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harold Fuller of John
son have been visiting relatives in town
recently.
Two fires have occurred during the
past week, both caused by the same
thing, chimneys burning out. The first
alarm was last week Wednesday MORN
ing, for fire in G. M. Campbell's tene-
ment house on Main street. The Chin
ney burning out started fire in John
Frappied's rooms. 1t was soon extin-
guished without great deal of damage.
On Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock
the whistle blew for a fire in Frank
Silsby's house from the same cause. This
too, was soon put out, and the damage
will approximate about 500. The fire
company was right on hand in both
instances and ready for service.
DR.. F. H. Davis left Monday night for
New York, where he is to undergo a
surgical operation, having his eye, which
has been sightless, removed, in order
that his other eye may not be effected.
His friends are hoping for a successful
operation, and speedy return.
At the meeting of the Lyndon
Woman's Club last Thursday, plans
were made for their annual gentlemen
night, which will occur in January, the
date not having been fixed as yet. 1t
} was voted that each member have the
privilege of inviting three guests, which
with the club members, will make g
pleasant gathering of about 200.
Death of Mrs. Stoddard.
| The death of Mrs. Stoddard which
occurred quite suddenly last week, re
moves woman who has been for many
years faithful and devoted Christian
woman, wife and mother, almost life
long resident of this town. Dorothy
Burleigh Stoddard was the daughter o
Thomas and Della (Gilman) Quimby
and was born in Lyndon, Nov. "a
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