St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-19
EAST BURKE.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Howe of Lyndon
vile, and sister, and niece ofBrattleboro,
were at w. B. Godding's Thursday.
Mrs. Howe visited her friend, Mrs.
Eleanor Phippen, who remains about the
same.
The new hall is nearly completed and
is a very convenient and attractive
building. The building is 70x50, ~
foot posts. The main floor of hard pine
inlaid is 30x50 and very handsome. The
stage is raised about feet and is
supplied with toilet in the rear At the
front is a kitchen and ante-room the same
size separated by foot hail. The
windows are frosted glass. The doors
are California Redwood and very hand
some. 1t is to be heated by furnace and
lighted by electric side lights and central
chandelier. The stage also has foot
lights.
The East Burke Junior baseball team
went to the Vile to play the Lyndon
vile Juniors Saturday morning. After
four innings the Lyndonvilles seeing they
were sure to get beaten put in the Insti-
tute team which beat East Burke 10 to
IA. Ten innings. The battery were
Institute, Watson and Simpson; East
Burke, Mcbride and James.
Mrs. Mary Humphrey Murkland of
Barton visited at B. F. Humphreys and
called on old friends last week. Mr..
Murkland joined her Saturday and they
spent Sunday with Miss Louise Darling
at Mt. View.
Albert Jenkins had the misfortune to
step on the point of a rusty nail Satur-
day. AS he had very severe sickness
from the same cause several years ago,
it is causing his friends some anxiety.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Stafford are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Silsby, at Lunen-
burg.
Master Dannie Stearns, George Gil
sons oldest boy, is very sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. Florence Austin Smith and two
sons, Austin and Marvin, of West Con-
cord, spent a part of last week here,
guests of her friend, Mrs. Scott Stafford.
AS Mrs. Delbert Rabitor was driving
through the village Friday morning,
carrying an infant in her lap, the horse
fell throwing them both over the dash
board. The baby was bruised about the
head, otherwise neither were injured. The
carriage was somewhat demolished.
Charles Leach, Will and George Phil
lips are soon to commence work on the
buildings at the Ira Bennett place North
Kirby.
NJ. H. Gibson and wife spent Tuesday
at St. Johnsbury.
Clarence Bennett of the Marble works
St. Tohnsbury was at Woodmont GENE
terry one day last week doing some
lettering on the Joel Jenkins family
| monument.
Mrs. V. l.. James was called to st.
Tohnsbury by the accident to her daugh-
ter, Ethel. She returned Thursday
night. Mr.. and Mrs. James both went
to St. Johnsbury Sunday. 1t is expected
that Miss Ethel will be able to come to
her home here this week.
Miss Ida Farmer is gaining and is able
to drive out every day. DR.. F. +. Far
mer visited his father Tuesday night.
Mr.. Farmer remains about the same.
Rev. D. G. Guest was called to East
Haven Friday to attend the funeral OF
| John Hosford.
W. H. jeffrey spent Saturday and Sun
day here.
States Attorney G. w. Hill was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Daisy Sherburne. has the mumps
Everett Cole has finished at the Citi-
zens Central, and Miss Stacy Phillips
takes his place. Everett goes Tuesday
to Bethlehem Street, n H., as bell boy
at the Alpine House.
Judge P. H. Graves was in town re-
Gently calling on his sister, Mrs. Ellen
Jenkins.
Mrs. Aurora Davis of St. Johnsbury
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs. d.
| Lawton.
Winfred burlington was taken SICK
with the prevailing distemper Sunday.
Fred Gaskill and sister, Ella, spent
Sunday here, as the guests of their
cousins, w. B. and R. H. Godding.
RIA Eggleston, who was sick at Viii
loughby last week returned home Sun
| day and is more comfortable.
w. H. Jeffrey and B. F. Humphrey are
attending the annual meeting OF J. .. u
A. M. in Boston this week.
Last Wednesday afternoon Scott N
Whitcher and Miss Laura M. Legassy
both of St. Johnsbury, were united in
marriage by Rev. ]. M. Frost 1t was a
very quiet wedding about 20 relatives
and friends being present. Mr.. and Mrs
Whitcher we're attended by Carl Por-
ter and Miss Anna M. Porter of Hard,
wick. The ceremony was performed
beneath beautiful evergreen arch deco
rated with apple blossoms. Refresh
ments were served by Misses Ella NJ
Ames Mabel w. Walter and Annie e
burlington all of East Burke. The wed
ding presents were numerous and bea i1
full. After short wedding trip M
and Mrs. Whitcher will reside in ST.
| Johnsbury where. they have many
friends who will welcome them to their
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