St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-05

| o, B. Cutting is improving his resi-
dence with new piazza. Irving Will.
of Kirby has charge of the work.
The NJ. w. A. will hold a memoria
service for their deceased members at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
! in place of the usual service.
Mrs. Henry Pease entertained hel
sister over Sunday.
Pre-Memorial day was observed by
the pupils of Judevine Memorial school
who held exercises in the town hal
Wednesday afternoon. The Rotations
and songs were very well rendered and
the flag drill was given in very credit
able manner. The exercises closed with
the singing of America by Viola May.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Blodgett Of
Royalston Corner have moved to St
Johnsbury and will live in Summerville
Hubbard Hastings of Miles Pond and
Rexford Gray spent Saturday in Little
| ton.
| Memorial Day was observed by Wood
bury Post and Corps A bounteous din
ner was served at noon at G. A. X. hall
| and the school children, G. A. R., w. r.
C., and Sons of Veterans, escorted by a
delegation from the M. w. A., marched
to the cemetery to decorate the graves
On the return march they halted at the
bridge, where the W. X. c., gave the
memorial service for the sailor soldiers
Flowers and wreaths were cast upon
the water in memory of those heroes
XAYh FaCt h. -
Rev. E. E. Grant of East St. Johnsbury
delivered very scholarly address at the
town hall at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah Hovey has been very i'll the
past week.
Mrs. J. K. Bonett and Mrs. Clara
Chaplin visited Mrs. Ida Thomas at
Miles Pond last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mcpherson will
move here from East St. Johnsbury and
have rented the lower tenement in E. D.
Lees house. Mr.. Mcpherson is black
slnithing in James Virtues shop.
Flag Day will be observed by Wood
bury, W. r. c, June IA with appropriate
exercises and supper.
Woodbury. w. R. c. have recently
placed iron markers, bearing the maltese
cross, on the graves of their deceased
members.
Mrs. Edgar Harvey has been very i'll
the past week with what was feared
would develop into pneumonia, but at
present she is recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lewis of Littleton
visited friends in town recently.
Miss Leola Forsaith, who has spent the
spring months in Littleton. has returned
to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Hovey,
Mrs. Edwin Gray has been entertaining
her sister, Mrs. George Wheeler of Wells
River.
Harry Moyse, who has spent the win
ter in England, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
En-. Lillicrap.
There was large attendance at the
dance Wednesday night given by the V.
|. 5. and very pleasant time was en-
joyed.
Mrs. Carrie Dowse and Mrs. Gertrude
Crowell are at Burlington this week
attending the grand chapter of the o. E.
Miss Anna Knapp, who has been visit
ing friends in town, has returned to her
home in Irasburg.
Mrs. Elmore Wadleigh of St. Johns
bury spent the past week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Edgar Harvey.
Mrs. John Mann was called to Vince
lock Saturday by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Laura Ball, who is very
low with pneumonia.
Mrs. D. A. Pike and Mrs. Harry Lilli-
crap were recent guests of Mrs O. D. |
Adams at East St. Johnsbury.
Ned D. Ripley of st. Johnsbury has
been spending a few days with his mother
Mrs. Rhoda Ripley.
Miss Orpha Farmer has been ill the
past week and unable to attend to her
school work, and Mrs. Harry Lillicrap
has been substituting for her.
Mrs. Charles Caswell and Mrs. Jacob
Richardson LIST, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Richardson I'd, the past
week.
There will be masquerade promenade
at the Town Hall, Wednesday evening,
June II. under the auspices of the VII
lage Improvement society. A prize will
be given the one who has the prettiest
costume. Everybody is cordially invited
to come and mask.