St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-04-08
The Towns Around.
LYNDON.
c.lehrats Golden Wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer M. Gay cele-
Aated the 50th anniversary OF their
I aJdirg at their home at Portland, Me-,
0tnrday. March IS. They received the
bngratnlations of many friends and
! ore % was a pleasant gathering with
~ music and general good time.
II and Mrs Gay are in vigorous
Taltb Mr.. Gay is still employed, as he
T. been for 43 years, by the firm of S.
4 and A. X. Doten, and is an expert
F;Iman. He was born at Wilton, Me.
H. narents later lived at Augusta and
4 Fall River, Mass. Mr.. Gay in early
Is lived at Salem and Roxbury, and
H. was for some time cabinet maker
II Strong, Me. Mrs. Gay was Miss
Snbia n. Fisher of this town and they
IT, married here so years ago. They
Nv lived for 43 out of the so years of
H. married life in Portland. Their
fidren are George A. Gay, the manager
Il company at Indianapolis, Ind, EN-
soying 700 people, Elmer F. Gay, a
E,yer for the same concern, and a
hugbter, Mrs. Sarah !. Archibald of
Sortland. They have FIVE grandchild-
b. Mr. Cav has been for fifty years a
Member of the Masonic order and is
&tiye in fraternal work. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eay are members of the Woodfords Con-
kegatonal church.
Annual School Meeting.
/ The annual meeting of Lyndon Acad.
H. and Graded school district occurred
bst week Tuesday evening and was
blended by a large number of voters
hi non-yoters. W. L. Newell was
Aosen moderator, and E. E. Bailey,
Y erk. E. E. Bailey and c. K. Hodge
/ ere elected to the board of prudential
bmmittee for three years; 6. P. Ide was
4osen collector, and S. S. Mattocks,
neasurer, auditors, W. L. Newell, Rev.
Hilbert Gregory and Alex Aldrich. 1t
/ as voted to have SO weeks school, and
i raise tax of So per cent. on the
hand list, with rebate of 4 per cent. if
laid before Oct. l, instead of rs per cent.
Il last wear. 1t was also voted that
london Academy and Graded school
Estrict petition the Legislature of 1908
b so amend the charter as to allow a
bard of three for prudential committee,
Estead of six, and to arrange means to
beet the change. The meeting was in
|bme respects an important one, quite as
such for what it did not do, as for
/ that it did.
Mrs. ", c. Clarke returned Friday
ON a visit in Manchester, n H.
Miss Mary Bailey and Ruth McLock-
h, who have been at Scott Farnun's
b several weeks, went home to Peacham
| st Tuesday.
Frank Spencer, who moved to the
fred Smith place last fall. to be near
bid assist in caring for his father during
lis last illness, moved back last week to
be tenement he formerly occupied.
H. Hovey moved Friday from Scott
|arnum's house to Mary Knapp's.
The Junior League enjoyed a pleasant
bcial at the vestry Saturday evening.
There will be no prayer meeting at the
Methodist church Thursday evening on
|nount of Mr.. Shaw's absence for
Jay Or two A prayer service was held
h Tuesday evening instead in con-
|ection with the Epworth League
BUSINESS meeting.
Next Sunday will be the last before the
|fsson Of conference and Mr.. Shaw's
Ppic will be The poetry, the pathos
Ind power Of the cross"
The Ladies Aid society Of the Metho-
|st church meets this afternoon with
Hlrs. William Williamson to sew for poor
|hildren.
Mrs Alex Aldrich went Monday night
b Thorndyke Mass, to attend the
Eneral Of relative.
Scott Farnum returned Thursday great
delighted with his trip to Washing
ION. During Sunday school last Sunday
L exhibited some pictures and gave an
lccount Of some things which he saw.
The Bohemian glass blowers are Civ
hg entertainments every evening this
keek at Mechanics Hall under the
auspices Of the local council.