St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Edgerton and
son of McIndoe Falls were Christmas
guests of the Edgertons and Ke1isons.
A recent welcome visitor il town was
Lorn Averill, now of Chicago, who,
with his wife, is spending two weeks
among Vermont relatives aud friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merrillof Newport,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Leorard and son
Of St. Johnsbury foregatfered at the
Watson home for Christmal.
Mrs. Josephine Carr, WHO has been
visiting her sister and mother, Mrs.
Parker and Mrs. Wilder, left Friday for
Needham Heights, near Bolton, where
she is to teach this year ia a graded
school. DR.. Richard Wildq, wife and
three children, are at the Parker home
today for a New Years d ner. and a
few days stay.
The Knights of Pythias gav a grand
ball Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Campbell enter
tanned the Christmas club and their
husbands Tuesday evening.
The Lyndon club will hold their regular
Ladies' night Friday evening, There
will be no dancing, but all kinds OF
games, and acordialinvitatpn is extend
ed to the members of the clue and their
friends.
c. E. Clark died Sunday morning, Dec.
%, at the home of his son Carl, with
whom he made his home. Mr.. Clark
was IS years old, and a native of this
town. He was a veteran of the civil
war. His death was caused by com
plication of diseases, due to old age
William c. Powers died at his home
in Hadleyville, Monday, Tee %. He
was nearly 80 years old, and lived with
his daughter and her husband Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Hudson. He served three
years in the civil war. Funeral services
were held on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher and
children spent Christine. with his
mother in Lexington, Mas
Miss Bessie Hutchinson leaves for the
south tomorrow to spend the rest ofthe
winter.
The Shakespeare club resumes its
regular meetings Thursday Jan. 2, at the
home OF Mrs. J. S. Schohed. Mrs. Chase
will speak on Shakesnare's Great
Tragedies" Mrs Folsotl will give an
introduction to the play pf Hamlet and
the club will read the first two acts of
the play.
The Lyndon w mans dub meets with
Mrs. Campbell, Thursday The subject
OF the program is on American Art,
Portrait and genre painters.
| Mrs. w. A. Vail and Mss Alice Vail go
70 New York this week foreman through
the coolest part of the winter.
Clinton Eastman and family have
been visiting at Mrs. Sarah Mowers.
All the college students and other
young people were at home for Christi
mas: Walter Cleary from Middlebury;
Arthur Stuart from Dartmouth; Joseph
Baldwin from the Institute of Techno-
logy; Ralph Dodge from Boston Univer-
sity; Marguerite Robinson aud Christa-
bel Brown from Boston Evylyp Cheney
from Sprint, field. ~
A quies 'fedding occurred on Christmas
Eve, at L home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Cunningham, when their youngest
daughter, Helen Azalea, was married to
Frank McGinnis. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. l. W. mclaughlin.
Only the families of the bride and groom
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. McGinnis
went at once to Burlington, where he
will continue his medical studies. Both
are popular young people, and have the
best wishes of all for happiness in their
future life.
Charles Norris was at home from Bos-
ton to spend Christmas with his family
Miss Nellie Davis has been visiting
friends in Bellows Falls, and is now
spending a. few weeks in Hartford
Conn. On her return here she will con
tinue the printing business formerly
carried on by her father and herself