St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-04
AT THE WILLIE.

Mrs. A. ID. Page went TO providence,
/. Monday with her mother, Mrs.
pemis. who will remain for some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Ranger.
The Shakespeare club holds its annual
meeting Wednesday. and the Woman's
rInb Thursday of this week. Important
business is to be decided.
Prof Ness was arrested last week and
tried before Justice Rogers for cruelty to
animals. He was convicted and fined
the minimum sum SIS and costs, amount.
mo to about SIG. Some of his methods
Tor dealing with vicious horses are
little too drastic.
Fresh eruptions Of measles take place
every day, constituting the principal
source of news this week. Among the
latest victims are Rowena Clark, Myrtle
Chapman, and Mrs. Harley Chaplin.
DR.. Davis has been confined to dark
room for several days on account of
serious trouble with his eyes.
Rev. DR.. Frost, formerly of st. Johns
bury, gave very interesting and schol.
arly lecture in the Methodist church
Sunday evening. The church was we'll
filed. His subject was THE Holy Spirit
and Missions"
The Shakespeare club eujoved pleas.
ant meeting with Mrs. John B. Chase last
week Wednesday. The program given
was as follows: Transfer OF the Papal
See to Arigum," Mrs. Walter; "Offenses, :"
Miss Pearl; "Forerunners of the Reform.
alton" Mrs. Sherburne; Latin and
Greek churches" Mrs. Laid; 1.-The eve
Of the Reformation" Mrs. H. E. Walter;
reading from Whittier, "Sauler," Mrs.
Iocelyn. Dainty refreshments were
served and a pleasant social hour fol-
lowed. This is the last meeting on the
program for the year. which has been
very successful one, every part, many OF
them very difficult, having been given.
This is also the third year spent on the
study of religion, which has been thor
oughly enjoyed by all the club.
Riverside Lodge OF Good Tempars
celebrated its 9th anniversary Tuesday
evening, April 3. A very pleasing musi.
cal and literary program was given, fol.
lowed by promenade.
Joe Neagle has bought out Ira Davis
restaurant under Ide's block.
Miss Lena Eastman is taking the place
oil Miss Harrington as teacher of the 9Th
and 7th grades, until her return from the
hospital.
E. M. Campbell is moving his coal shed
to a location in the north part OF the
railroad yard, near the coal shute.
Mr.. Acton, a college friend of Ralph
Dodge, who has been visiting him, has
returned to Middlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stockwell and
daughters have returned from their trip
to California, having enjoyed themselves
exceedingly.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Lee Miller of Burlington
visited her father, John Cleary, over
Sunday.
Miss Susie Hume OF st. Johnsbury has
been spending week with Mrs. H. E.
Folsom.
Miss Intz Humphrey Of East Burke is
here to assist Mrs. Bigelow during the
spring millinery season.
Fred Stevens and his daughter, Miss
May Stevens have opened barber shop
in Stern's block, and are already doing
considerable business.
Mr.and Mrs. letters are visiting Milo
Stearn's family in Canada.
Miss Nellie Pierce OF this place is to be
married about the first OF May to Nelson
Mcfarland of Chicago, formerly an en-
gineer in this to wn.
All members of the Lyndon Woman's
Club are requested to make special
effort to be present at the meeting
Thursday with Mrs. ]. 7. Gleason. 1t is
the annual business meeting, with cleo
ton OF officers.
Work comes from Springfield, Mass,
that Dr.. Alvin NJ, Cushing is convalesclng
from his serious illness, caused by falling
downstairs, and will go south as soon
as he can travel to stay until warmer
weather.
The Congregational Ladies Aid So
ciety has received a beautiful letter OF
thanks in return TOR the box OF BIT dding
and clothing sent to the missionary, Rev.
Edward Cram and family at Grenville,
North Dakota. The box was valued at
$S7.
sad death occurred Sunday in the
decease oil Mrs Wallace Humphrey, who
had recently moved into the Sleeper
house on Main street from their farm on
Bemis Hill. The cause of her death
was bronchitis and heart trouble, fol
lowing an attack of the measles. Her
maiden name was Emma Gordon Goss,
and she was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. D. Goss of Bemis Hill where she
was born Feb, 81, 1884. She graduated
from Lyndon Institute in 1902, and has
taught several terms OF school, as well as
teaching music. She was married to
Wallace Humphrey, May IL, 1904. and
lived on her fathers farm on Bems Hill
until about month ago. She leaves
husband and parents and one brother,
Horace P. Goss OF St. Johnsbury. Funer-
al services were held at her late home
tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
T. y. French, assisted by Rev. o. b.
hardy OF East Burke, Of which church
and Christian Endeaver society she was
member. The bearers were from East