St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-27
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With the intention of renewing form
pleasant gatherings, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Parker invited the members of the Lyl
don Club and their ladies to meet
Darling's hail. Friday evening, for
social time. The hall was well file
with a gay crowd. Mrs. Brock and
violinist furnished most inspiring mus
throughout the evening, The dane
orders bore the appropriate motto; Gu
youths and wildneSs shall no VIII
appear" A big bowl of delicious pune
in the ante-room was a favorite rendei
vous between dances, and the guest
were also invited to make themselve
free of the club rooms and some OF Their
retired there, to indulge in a few quie
games. As midnight sounded from tn
town clock, the guests bade good nigh
to their host and hostess, and eXpresset
their pleasure at having real goot
time
The annual meeting of the Mothers
Club was held Thursday evening witt
Mrs Everett Ruggles. A large number
of the members were in attendance
Mrs. Charles Lee gave paper on The
curfew law in theory and practice, a
most important and vital subject. The
election OF officers followed, and the old
board was reelected entirely: President,
Mrs. Erton Shorey; vice president, Mrs.
Charles Lee; secretary, Mrs. George
Fisher; treasurer, Mrs. Albert Rugges.
The secretaryship of the Civic Fedora
ton comes this year to the Mothers
Club and the secretary elected was Mrs.
B. ]. Campbell The April meeting will
be held with Mrs. Ernest Chase.
The Shakespeare Club held their an
nual tea with Mrs. 2. S. Clark, Thurs
day afternoon. The pleasure of the
occasion was dimmed by the fact that
Mrs. Staples who has been so faithful
and efficient president, was to leave
for Boston that night. She was pre-
sented by members of the club with a
$40 gold piece, with the request that
she exchange it for something for her
new home which should be constant
reminder of the affection of the club A
Shakespeare Romance" was puz-
cling exercise for the club and a
Shakespeare game was INDUCED in.
Refreshments of tea and fancy waters
were seved. The next meeting of the
club will be Thursday of this week with
Mrs. Fred Wilcox. The reading of the
Winters Tale and King Lear" will
be completed.
A new doctor is about to locate in
town, and comes well recommended. He
has bought A. A. BARRIERS house on
Park street where he will live.
Mrs. c. w. STAPLES. Muriel and
Doridge, left Thursday night for Boston,
where they will go at once to house
keeping.
Two popular young people, Ernest
Martin and Miss lila Lee, were quietly
married Friday evening by Rev. William
Shaw at the Methodist parsonage at
Lyndon. They effectually stole march
upon their friends, who had numerous
pleasant surprises planned for such an
event. They are spending a few days in
Barton, where party of their friends
visited them Monday evening, to extend
congratulations and good wishes.
The Christmas club were pleasantly
entertained Wednesday afternoon at
Lyndon by Mrs. Pratt and Mrs.
Watrous.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Ford were the
host and hostess last week Tuesday
evening at meeting of the Juvenile
Whist club. There were a few invited
guests, "a players being present. AS
usual, bid whist was the game. Very
appetizing refreshments were served.
Mrs. Paige and Mrs. Ahern were the
champions of the evening, winning 144O
points each. An amusing device was
used to find partners, the gentlemen re-
ceiving written conundrums, and the
ladies answers corresponding. The
guests felt well repaid for their courage
in Drawing the worst storm of the
season.
Use the American Throat Tablet.
The recent decision of the village, that
real estate owners should be responsible
for the rental of electric lights in their
buildings, has caused something of
tempest in teapot" among some of
the owners of business blocks. The real
intention of the ruling was simply to
relieve the commissioners of the bother
of looking after numerous changing
tenants. 1t will simply work, in the end
to the advantage OF the village, which
means the advantage of us all, and no
doubt it will be seen in this way, upon
sober second thought.
Phil Clark and family are soon to
move into the upper tenement in the
house of his sister, Mrs John Ahern.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Huntley have
moved into the rooms vacated by Mrs.
c. w. Staples, and Mr.. Eaton and son
Lorenzo will occupy the rooms they
vacate, until summer, when they will
reopen their house at Lyndon. Mrs.
Eaton's sister, Mrs. West, and Mrs.
Brewer expect to be with them this
summer.
Miss Alice Hutchinson has finished
work at Frank Willeys, and is teaching
vocal music at Stanstead College, P. O.,
through the week On Sundays She
sings III the Christian Science church
here.
Miss Glenn Rowland of West Burke
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Charlie.
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