St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-03-14
CONCORD.


D. B. Sampson has moved his family
into c. II. Dudley's house. Mr.. Samp-
son will be employed by Mr.. Dudley.
Glen Fales OF St. Johnsbury was the
guest OF his aunt, Mrs. Carrie Douglas,
a few days last week,
Kathleen GRAY is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Lena Pratt at St. Johns
bury.
The Y. l. S., will present the drama,
Valley Farm at the town hail. March 2S
There is good talent in the cast and it
will draw a big house.
Members OF the ". R. c. called on
Mrs. Rhoda Ripley last Thursday after
noon and took tea with her. 1t being
Abial Cheney's seth birthday, he was
invited as honorary guest ofthe occasion.
Mrs Jefferson Welch and Edna have
been spending few days with relatives
in Lyndon.
George Hastings has been connected
with the New England telephone ex-
change the past week.
Henry Gee has been appointed janitor
of the new Odd Fellows Hall to succeed
George Chapman who has been the
faithful janitor for many years.
Mrs. Miles Mullen of Lunepburg was
the guest of Mrs. L. NJ. Moody last
week. Mrs. Moody is spending two
weeks in New York and Boston.
Miss Mamie Harvey and Miss Leola
Forsath are spending this week in Bos-
ton, looking up spring stylesin millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Hallett Of St.
Johusbury Center were in town Friday
night to organize grange, but as there
was not very large attendance it was
decided that the meeting be adjourned
until April 20, when it is desired that the
farmers especially be present.
Mr.. Cole OF Boston is spending a few
days at F. X. Joslyn's.
Mrs. Frank Hastings and daughter
Frances of St. Johnsbury, were guests at
Mrs. Miner Carpenters last week
Red Clover Rebekah Lodge moved
their new organ into l. 0. 0. F. Hall last
week. Miss Anne Howe and Mrs. Ella
Gee, were at st. Johnsbury last week to
purchase the dishes with which to equip
the kitchen and dining hall. They held
their first meeting in the hall last night.
The announcements of the new church
committees for the Universalist church
are now in the hands of Mrs. George
Quimby, the general committee, for dis
tribution.
Harold Virtue and Gerald Daniels are
on the sick list.
Mrs. Susie Jones has returned from
Northampton, Mass and is stopping at
St. Johnsbury for few days.
The Universalist Sunday school will
hold sugar party at the church Satur-
day night. Hardy Woodbury. makes the
sugar.
The Concord High school will begin the
spring term April 16. Harley Cowles
will return as instructor. The village
school will not commence until later but
the following teachers have been engaged;
Miss Orpha Farmer, primary; Miss Cora
Whitcher OF Passumpsic, intermediate;
Miss Eta Dryer of Sheffield, grammar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gray entertained
Mrs. Charles Gray and son Aubrey, OF
Lyndonville, over Sunday.
Miss Ellen Reed has returned from
Woodsvllle, aud is stopping at W. E.
Ranuey's.
At the town meeting held last week
the following officers were elected Mod
orator, r. T. Johnson; town clerk, E. A.
Gray; seectmen, L. ". Hastings, !. Rich
ardson Jr., Richard S. King town treas
urer, E. d. Lee; overseer, Jacob Richard
son; coustables, c. H. Powers, Arthur
Fisk; listers, Horace Cutting, A. J..
Dodge, Ira Grant; auditors, F. T. New
ton, W. E. Ranney, NJ. B. Carpenter;
trustees OF public money, selectmen;
fence viewers, selectmen; town grand
inspector OF leather, H. S. Randall;
pound keeper. A. L. Owen; surveyors OF
wood AID inspectors OF lumber and
shingles, W. c. Pratt, Ira Grant, Luther
RUSSELL road commissioner, A. l.. Doug.
lass; town agent, F. A. Brewer; school
directors for three years, ] K. Hovey,
Ira Grant, H. E. Currier; trustee OF
public library for Fl We years, F. A. Brewer.
Tax voted. $3.50 on the dollar. License
vote, Yes 3S. No SO Petit Jurors, Micha
Baker, George Morrill,, E. Il. Bazn, w.
w. Adair, ". A. Bradshaw, George
Chapman. Freeman Russell, A. D. For
saith, H. c. Douglass, W. H. Hastings.
Grand jurors, county court, Dan Ford,
Job Damon. Voted to pay town officers
$500 instead of $3.50 per day.
The box supper given by the Village
Improvement society at the town hall
Wednesday night was a very pleasant
occasion and enjoyed by large number
The lunch boxes were auctioued off and
the gentleman buying the highest priced
box received priz.. The box prepared
by Mrs. c. H. Dudley sold for a dollar
aud was IBID off - by Mr. Dudley who
received pair Of cuff buttons as a prize
Norman Mclean furnished music 10
marching with his graphophone.
William Ranuey carried barge loa
to East St. Johnsbury last Friday nigh
to attend the revival meeting.