St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-28

about 1900 people.
At the annual election of the District
Epworth League on Saturday these
were elected; Pres, Rev. William Shaw,
Lyndon; first vice pres, Mrs. Ellen A.
Staples, Lyndon; second vice pres, Rev.
A. w. Hewitt, Glover; third vice pres,
Ida Farmer, st, Tohnsbury; fourth vice
pres, Mrs. |. A. Ranney, West Topsham;
Sec, 6. A. Jameson, Lyndonville; treas
urer, Mrs. W. A. Turner, Newbury.
Camp meeting opened Thursday eve
ming with the program as published last
week. The attendance is good and
weather most propitious, excepting a
little more dust than one would like The
meeting will last until Sept. 2, and a
large and attractive list of speakers is
promised
E. ]. Blodgett is at Lake Morey, spend
ing two weeks vacation with his
brother, Leet, and family and other
friends.
Mrs. Helen Nye of Bradford and her
sister, Miss Addie Heath, of East Wey-
mouth, Mass, have been visiting their
cousin, Mrs F. H. Davis.
A large number from here attended
the wedding last Thursday evening of
Miss Jennie Chase and Monsieur Regis
Michaud, which occurred at the Congre-
gational church at Lyndon. Monsieur
Michaud is preceptor in Princeton Uni
versity and they will reside at Princeton.
Mrs. Clinton Eastman and daughter
from West Lebanon, N. H.. have been
spending few days with friends in
town.
Barton Fair was a great attraction
last week, and drew large crowds from
here every day it lasted. Our base ball
team was badly defeated on Friday, the
Barton team winning by score Oft to
2.
]. B. Waterman has been spending a
weeks vacation in Barton and at Lake
Willoughby, acquiring genuine summer
complexion.
| Mrs. Margaret Smith of Manchester,
N. H., is spending few weeks with her
son, James Smith.
Gorton Brothers Minstrels gave a
1 frst-class entertainment i'll Music Hall
last Thursday evening, all who attended
1pronouncing it one of the best shows of
its kind.
An itinerant peddler has been holding
forth under one OF the trees in Depot
Square for several evenings, gathering
quite crowd and disposing of small
| fry.
Tba.a ,,,oe ,,o bo,d ooooa~+ 1oe+ ,,,aa1y
on account of the absence of many of the
members.
Cards are out for the wedding recep-
ton of Miss Charlotte Kenney, who is
to be married Sept. to Samuel A.
Moore of St. Johnsbury The wedding
will be strictly private, but a large
number of invitations have been sent
out for the reception, which will be held
at the brides home at s o'clock in the
evening.
Mrs. Daniel Hubley has been quite i'll
with lumbago and sciatic rheumatism.
Gilbert NJ. Campbell has joined his
family, who are spending a few weeks
at Ocean Park, Me-
AFRO H. Kenison, a former resident
here, has been visiting in town for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mcfarland, who
have been in town for the past month,
return this week to their home in
Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Emerson and daughter
Ruth are stopping for few days at her
fathers. II. p. Emerson.
Mrs. Frank Wiley has gone to North
field to spend a few days.
| The graded school will reopen the
fall term on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The
Institute does not open until Sept g.
There will be no services at the church
es in town during the two Sundays of
camp meeting, except at the Episcopal and
Catholic
Mrs. Edith LANCE of Boston is a
visitor at her friends, Mrs. Elisha
Bigelow.
The water stringency was slightly re-
lieved Saturday and Sunday by showers
and every effort is being madeto preserve
the village water for the sake of fire pro-
lection. The water from the Copeland
system has been turned into the pipes
and the village water is turned on one
hour in the morning for the benefit oil
those to whose houses the other system
will not reach. 1t is earnestly hoped
that frequent rains will soon relieve the
| situation.
Invitations are out for clam bake at
| Speedwell Farms on the sixth Of
September, an event always eagerly
anticipated by all who have enjoyed the
delightful hospitality of Speedwells
popular master and mistress.
The regular golf picnic last Friday was
largely attended and an unusually pleas
ant afternoon was spent by those
assembled.
Miss Bessie Wheeler Of Lake Megantic
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Eva
| Currier
Miss Mary Emerson, one of our most
popular and loved young ladies, was
quietly married last Thursday evening to
Harry House of Chicago. The ceremony
was performed at the Methodist parson.
age by the Rev. William Shaw and Mr.
and Mrs. House left that night for theii
home in Chicago They were the
recipients of a number of beautiful and
costly gifts, the tokens of the sincere
affection of their friends, whose best
wishes will follow them into Their
western home. Mrs. House has been a
lifelong resident of this place, and those
who have watched her development
from an unusually winsome girlhood tc
a beautiful and noble womanhood fee