St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-06
The Towns Around.
EAST BURKE.
INTENDED for last week.

Ivdia Page, Friday. He goes to Con-
I'D N H., Tuesday, where he has a
oos;tion in the railroad office of the same
county.
Albert Jenkins has been confined in bed
+be mast week. Willie Phillips is working
for him.
Scott Stafford visited at st. Johnsbury,
Saturday and Sunday.
The roads are in fearful state some
If them impossible. B, F. Humphrey,
4be r. F. D. carrier, was unable to make
the whole trip Monday, the result of a
heavy wind.
Several of the neighbors and friends OF
Mrs William Brockway gave her a
birthday dinner, Monday Feb. 25, which
was very pleasant surprise to her.
Mrs. Susan Walter spent last week at
West Burke visiting relatives.
n Silsby's four horse barge went
through here Monday evening loaded
with invited guests to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Nillholand's at East Haven.
Seeing Sylvester Hall on our streets
AGAIN, reminds US of story of his grand
fSther Squire Hall, formerly of this town.
He had a good horse and new sled, and
in those days such things were not as
nlentv as today. One winter he loaned
Them to a poor neighbor to get up his
wood with. When he took them home
the horse was lame and the sled broken.
This was little too much for the squire,
and he said, "Mr. K you can't have
my horse again for ten hundred thousand
years. And l say, you can't ever have
my sled again"
Fred Gaskill and sister visited their
cousin, Mrs. Ralph Parker, at w. B.
Godding's, Wednesday.
George Afford visited his sister, Mrs.
lanes West, at North Kirby, Sunday.
Mildred Vance has returned home from
Boston. where she has been studying
music.
Miss Lillian Eastman has come to
spend a week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Davis, who is still quite poorly.
Fred Davis returned home Saturday.
Between So and SO were taken at the
box social at the vestry Friday evening,
which will be used to replenish the school
library.
Mrs. Charlie Foster of Lyndon spent a
few DAYS at her uncle's, c. w. Foster,
last week.
Up. Stafford is laid up with rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Urania Davis has received news
of the severe illness of her son, Gilbert c.,
in Maine. A dispatch Sunday reports
him trihe better.
Mrs. !. D. Lawton and Mrs. U. T. Da,
Wis are some better.
Mr.. and Mrs L. w. Frasier are visit
ing in New Hampshire and Massachu
sets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farmer with Their
two children visited at DR.. F. E. Far.
mer's and K. W. Simonds', at St. Johns
bury last week.
Miss Berta Parker of St. Johnsbury
visited her sister, Mrs. Burt Baker, and
other friends here last week
Mrs. John Hubbard has been caring
for Mrs. ]. B. Jenkins.
Mrs. James West and daughter, Doris
have been quite sick the past week.
A, D. Gibson has completed fine
refrigerator 7x7in. overhead for his new
meat market and is now building g
commodious ice house, 16x16, 8 foot
posts, for the same purpose. He with
his son Clyde, and George Laverly are
the company. They propose to put il
and run first-class market, which will
be great convenience for the village
and their many friends wish them al
success
Charles NJ. Harris and Mr.. Mcbride
are at Middletown, Conn, to attend
the Washington banquet, and will make
arrangements for entering that Univer
slty in the fall
Mrs. ]. B. Jenkins has been very sicl
the past week, but is a little better.
Albert Wyman had the misfortune tc
have log roll on his ankle last weel
Thursday in such manner as to give II
a bad sprain. 1t was pronounced worse
than a fracture.
Mrs. 0. E. Hardy and baby Eva have
been quite sick the past few days.
Three children of George Gibson ar,
sick, the little girl threatened will
pneumonia, also Master Erlon Eggiestoi
and little Alvah Freeto have the prevail
ing distemper.
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald returned from
her visit to Concord, Saturday.
+. R. Harvey was at Barton Landing
on business, Friday.
Miss Alice Harvey visited her friend
Miss Muriel Phillips, at Lyndonville TO
Anew days last week.
Mrs Eta Godding Parker, who ha
oeen spending few days with he
parents here, returned to her home in St
Johnsbury, Thursday.
Miss Ethel James, who has been visit
ing at st. Johnsbury, returned HON
Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Brown has not been as wei
the past few days.
Mrs. J. B. Jenkins is gaining slowly.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jess
lane "a March LIST, grandson to the lat
Dr' Henry ]. Lane, whose birthday oc
CURED the same day in 1855.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wilson and MI
ana Mrs. Ora Legassy move to their nev
nome in Newark. today.
Inc Citizens Telephone central ofhc
iSsoon to be moved to Gilsons & Lavei
ysmeat market. Everett Cole will sti
NC hello boy for the present.
!. The continued drought and cold wea
.nef Kept A. B. Colby busy with th