St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01
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the entertainment here and furnished
music during the evening. A fairly good
sized audience was present, although the
fact of there being two other entertain
ments the same evening kept many
away All who attended were delighted
with the show, and speak in the highest
terms of Mr.. Osborne's skill as mystery
worker. Mr.. Osborne is still very young
and bids fair to become proficient in
his chosen field.
The Universalist Ladies Aid society
met to sew at the vestry, Thursday after
noon and at 6 O'Clock served one of
their popular suppers.
Mrs. Watrous entertains the Christ
mas Club at Lyndon this afternoon.
A large number of loyal Democrats
and some others went to St. Johnsbury
last Wednesday evening to hear the
silver-tongued Bryan. Engineer Howe,
who was on his train from the Junction
up, was the recipient of cordial hand
shake and $500 in money, souvenirs
which he will always prize.
Mrs. George Newton and children,
Clarence and Dorothy. have returned
from visit of several weeks with her
mother in Newport.
The Odd Fellows will hold an anniver-
sary meeting this evening to celebrate
the 8Sth year of the founding of their
order. A short meeting will be held and
an entertainment given. Frank o. French
of ST. Johnsbury will appear on the pro-
gram and there will also be music and
an address by Rev. l. w. mclaughlin.
Each member of the society has the
privilege of inviting two guests.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St. Peters
Mission have postponed their May Day
festival until the middle of the month.
After the regular meeting of the Relief
Corps, Friday evening, the members of
the Grand Army were invited to come in
and enjoy social hour, with refresh
ments and short entertainment.
The International Cooperage Co., in
which Charles G. Norris of this place is
interested, has recently been formed for
the manufacture of an improved, one
stave barrel, which is said to be su-
perior article. They have bought a
large amount of timber land in the
south. have one mill in operation near
Maiden, and expect to have six running
in the course of time. Mr.. Norris is
secretary and treasurer of the concern,
and is enthusiastic over the prospects of
success, which now seem to be most
favorable.
Clarke B. Hutchinson and family are
now moved and settled in their new
home, Mrs. Harveys house on Charles
street.
Among present victims of the mumps
are Robert and Donald Norris, Eva
Watchie and Charles Stevens. There are
also some cases of measles and chicken
pox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cowles have
given up housekeeping for the present,
on account of her health, which is very
poor. Mr.. Cowles will room at Lem
Hyde's, and Mrs. Cowles will visit her
mother at Woodsville for a while.
Mrs. H. G. Perrigo has moved into
the upper tenement of her house and
rented the lower one to James Robinson.
Charles Lewsey's family are to move in
to the tenement vacated by the Robin
sons.
Mrs. Ava Peene, CT Yonkers, N. Y,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Goss of NAL
den, Mass, were recent visitors at DR.. F.
H. Davis.
George Macdonald of Boston, has
come here to work as foreman in the
Lyndonville Journal office, and will move
his family here as soon as he can find a
tenement.
Railroad Man Killed.
Norman Hartwell, employed in the
bridge department of the B. & M. was
killed on the track Just north of the
freight station last week Wednesday
night. The first intimation of his injury
was the discovery fpart OF his body by
some one coming to work early on
Thursday morning. He had come down
from Sherbrooke that night and evil
IDENTIFY had started to walk down the
track to his home, which is in Hadlev-
vile. How, when or why the accident
occurred no one knows, but it is proba-
BILE that several trains had passed over
him, as his body was frightfully mangled.
He was a man of about As, of good
character, and came here few years ago
from East Haven. He leaves widow.
Funeral services were held at his late
home Saturday afternoon, conducted by
the Rev. Mr., Shaw, with singing by the
Methodist choir.
Members of the community, as we'll as
his own parish, are delighted that Rev.
William Shaw and family are to remain
here for another year. They have been
too much valued to lose.
George Hall, in good company of
about 20 people, gave "The Gibson Grip
at Music Hall, Wednesday evening before
a good audience. He is always liked
here, and his support were well up to the
mark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilcox have been
sick with the grip, and Mrs Wilcox
mother, Mrs. Dudley Carleton of New
bury, has been here caring for them.
Mrs. Edgar Brown, has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Davis, in Boston.
Mrs. Minnie Wilmot was called to
Barton last week by the serious illness
of her father, Mr.. Brown, with grip.
Miss Louise Gleason is teaching this
spring in North Hartland.
Mrs. George Randall and Miss Sarah
Lamere are visiting in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Willis Conn and Mrs. Allen
Hunter went to Cochituate, Mass, last