St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-23
Among the Sick Folks,


hard siege ofpneumonia, is now thought
to be out of danger, and gaining. Rob
ert Wilson is sick with the same disease,
but not considered dangerously so. The
infant children of Willis Conner and Ray
Leonard have both been i'll, but are now
improving. George Low draughtsman
at the railroad shops, has been seriously
i'll at his boarding place, W. H. Parkers.
He IS improving a little Among other
victims of the grip are Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Stoddard, Eber Cobleigh Robert Nor
ris, ]. P. Webster, Mrs, Ronald Bell,
Clarence Dodge, Mrs. Frappier, Cephas
Trefren, Joseph Moody, and number of
Others.
E. ]. Blodgett was called to Randolph
last week on business.
The library committee of the wonen's
clubs have made arrangements to take
charge of the reading room at the libra
ry Sundays, so it will be open on that
day from 2.30 to 8 p. m.
Frank Silsby has sold his electro-plat-
ing works to Harry Stahler, who has
been in charge for the past five years. He
has built up fine business and we hope
it will continue to increase in prosperity
and success.
Mrs. W. S. letters received surprise
visit from number Of her friends Thurs
day afternoon, who came to remind her
that it was her birthday.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow entertained a
party Of ladies at whist last week Tues
day afternoon, and very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
The vital statistics of the town of Lyn-
don for 1906 show 73 deaths, IS births,
and 81 marriages.
Quite number of people in town who
are interested in Christian Science have
formed a church, and engaged Darling's
hall to hold their meetings in. The first
meeting will be held next SUNDAY.
Charles Ruggles has moved from the
Center into his new house on Main
street.
The annual parish meeting of the
Universalist church will be held Friday
evening.
The visit of the Lyndon Woman's Club
to the club at West Lebanon, N. H.,
which was to have taken place Friday,
has been indefinitely postponed, on ac-
count of the sickness of so many of the
members.
The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs.
John B. Chase Thursday, and began the
reading of King Henry V. A very inter
esting Introductory paper was contri-
buteG by Mrs. NJ. M. Harris, who is now
in Montpelier. Plans for the annual
gentlemans night were discussed, and
some details decided upon, but no date
has as yet been fixed
James Shores Sunday school class in
the Methodist church enjoyed a barge
ride and supper at Sheffield on Friday
evening last.
The house at Speedwell Farms will be
opened Friday for grand concert, in
which some very eminent artists from
New York will be heard. This musical
treat is provided by Mr.. Vail for the
townspeople, and large number of invi-
tations have been issued. The afternoon
concert is under the auspices of the
Grange, and includes most of the people
outside the villages, while the evening
concert is for the village people, and in
cludes the members of the Lyndon Civic
Federation and their friends.
G. M. Campbell was called to Leba-
non, N. H., Friday on account of the
death of his brother, Sherman Campbell,
who died there of pneumonia.
The body of Mrs. Curtis, of Springfield,
Mass, niece of Mrs. E. M. Campbell
and w. F. Stoddard was brought to
West Burke for burial Thursday night,
accompanied by her husband and two
small children, She was the daughter of
Riley Richardson.
The funeral was held on Sunday of
little Clara, the only child of Fred and
Agnes Folsom. Clara Bailey Folsom
was an unusually bright and attractive
child, only II months old Six weeks
ago she was stricken with pneumonia,
and her hard struggle with this dread
disease left her too exhausted to rally
from its effects. Her death is a parti-
cularly sad one, and she leaves large
family of friends and relatives whose
hopes and interests conferred around her.