St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-06-17
Concord.
Flag Day Exercises.

scored another success, saturday night,
when they held exercises appropriate to
Flag Dav, and served an ice cream sup
per to their many patrons. A short
literary and musical program was given,
after which Mrs. Maude A. May, de
partment patriotic instructor, i'll behalf
of Woodbury. w. r. c., No. ., presented
the flag for the Iudevine Memorial
school. J. Y. Sturtevant, superintendent
of the public schools, accepted the gift in
a short, scholarly address. The corps
also gave flags for each room. After the
exercises, music was furnished for a
promenade. The proceeds of the evening
amounted to nearly $1S.
Two men narrowly escaped death at
Stevens Mills in CRANKY, Friday night.
They had been at work on the railroad
improving the rails on disused track,
and with quite a number of rails loaded
on push car were coming at a rapid
rate round a curve, when the car Jumped
the track, and with its load of men and
rails went over a steep embankment.
One man. Coleman by name, had one
foot badly crushed, and Robert Del
worth was badly bruised and had
several ribs fractured, special train
was sent up from St. Johnsbury.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
serve ice cream at the church vestry this
evening.
Harry Richardson of Littleton, N. H.,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Red Clover Rebekah Lodge will serve
an ice cream supper at Odd Fellows hall,
Friday evening. Supper to be followed
by promenade.
Miss Annie Mann OF st. ohnsbury is
spending a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Mann,
George Sanborn of Miles Pond and
Mrs. Jennie McKelvey of East Concord
visited friends in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell of Woodbury.
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Brig
ham over Sunday.
Harry Cutting, who has been working
for L. ". Hastings at st. Johnsbury, is
at home.
E. A. Gray, George Reed and D. H.
Morton attended the Grand Lodge of f.
& A. M. at Burlington last week.
Mrs. Frank Cobleigh visited her
mother, Mrs. Reuben Pierce, at St. Johns
bury last week.
Harry Wilson has been here the past
week repairing sewing machines.
The graduating exercises will be held
Iulv at the town hall.
Mrs. O. D. Cobleigh visited her
daughter; Mrs l.. Y. Hastings, at St.
Tohnsbury last week.
Willard Brewer is home from Vermont
University for the summer vacation. He
was at Littleton, N. H., Saturday, where
he played ball. Charles Hill OF st. Johns
bury spent Sunday with him.
Miss Minnie Kellogg of Canada is
spending a short time with relatives in
town.
Chldren's Day will be observed at the
Universalst church Sunday morning.
Mrs. 7. c. Taylor OF St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Douglas.
Marjorie Ranney is quite i'll. Her
many friends hope for her speedy re-
covery.
DR.. R. T. Johnson and Fred Rogers
enjoyed a fishing trip to Island Pond
Friday.
Miss Vera Mooney, Mrs. Gertrude
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Brewer, DR..
and Mrs. R. 7, Johnson, attended the
graduating exercises at St. Johnsbury
Friday.
Mrs. William Crofton and daughter
Mildred of St. Johnsbury have been
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Owen.
Mrs. Della Quimby spent part OF
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
Graves at Waterford.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bean and
daughter Wilma of Lyndon were guests
of DR.. and Mrs. r. T. Johnson last week.
Harold French of the U. V. NJ. came
home Thursday to attend commence
ment and the reunion of the classes at
St I. A. He returned to Burlington
Saturday, where he will graduate from
the University of Vermont next week.
Miss Mable Morton of St. Johnsbury
has been spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Morton.
Rev. Grant Van Blarcom has been at
tending commencement at Andover, and
next Sunday goes to Stewartstown to
deliver a memorial address before the
Knights of Pythias.
Mrs. Mahala Richardson of Littleton
N. H, is spending three weeks with her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Joslin. Mrs. Joslin is
also entertaining her sister, Mrs. Char
lotte Dow, of Illinois, who had not beer
east for ri years. Mrs. Dow was ac
companied by her granddaughter, Miss
Mary Wymore.
" Concord Grange No. 408 initiated
two candidates in the list and I'd degrees
last Friday night.
A. D. Forsaith was quite i'll the last o
the week.
D. H. Morton visited his sister, Mrs
Carleton Kenney at Barre quite recently