St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-02-24
Concord.

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The closing exercises OF the Concor
Corner school were held Thursday after
noon. The examination in the yariou
studies Of the term, in which the pupil
answered every question promptly auD
correctly. were followed by rhetorical eX
ercises, which were of a high degree o
excellence Although the program wa
very long all the pupils acquitted them
selves creditably, showing in every par
how well they had been trained by then
teacher, Mrs. Lois {. Monitor of East
St Iohnsbury. 1t is worth noticing
that this teacher has Just completed hel
18th term of school, a record so re-
markable that it needs no words OF com
mcndation The exercises closed with
remarks by the superintendent, Miss
Jennie =. Rannev, and Rev. Grant Van
Blarcom The last speaker referred to
the splendid record which this schoolhad
made in the past as old No. l Of the
town OF Concord, and the former Essex
County Grammar school, making this a
historic site worthy OF perpetual remem-
brance While thus speaking of the past
he did not fail to give due credit to the
present
The many friends Of Mrs. Cora Bailey
will be pleased to learn that she left the
hospital the first of the week and is
convaescing at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Kellogg.
Concord Grange will initiate 16 cam
ddates in the Sd and 4th degrees at
their hall Friday evening. A banquet
will be served
Miss Fannie Eastman spent Sunday
with friends at Monroe.
Mrs. Mary McCrillis of Hardwick is
visiting her brother, DR.. G. B. French
The many friends of Mrs. Hosmer
Smith will be sorry to hear of her illness
at her home in West Thornton, N. H.,
and hope for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Chauncey Miltimore and Mrs
Clarence Cutting were guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Hugh II. Miltimore last week.
On account of the bad roads the rural !
delivery men did not make their trip |
Saturday.
L. L. Shackford, who has been quite
i'll, is somewhat improved.
Mrs. c. l.. Stacy was at East Concord
last week, called there by the illness of
her brother, William Grant, who is now
improving.
Mrs. Lester Richards spent part OF last
week at Danvie with her sister, Mrs.
George Crane.
Misses Margaret Hull and Martha
Parks, who have been teaching in Hard
wick, have returned home.
Mrs. Charles Leonard is spending a
short time at her home here.
Mrs. Nelson Burt of St, Johnsbury is
keeping house for B. F. Woodbury..
The " l. S. are preparing a variety en-
tertainment to be given at the Town
Hall, Wednesday evening, March II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Streeter are occu-
pying the lower tenement in Edgar
Harvey's house.
The theatrical troupe" who are to
stage down in Maine" in the near
future were very pleasantly entertained
last Monday evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncev Mitimore at Green Mountain
Hall
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Rancour and
daughter of Berlin, n H., have been
spending few days with relatives in
town.
Miss Emma Whitney was at st. Johns
bury last week.
Fred Goodreault was the victim of an
accident Sunday, Feb. IA. part of the
harness broke, frightening the horse
which ran away, breaking the sleigh
quite badly. Aside from a little lame
ness to both horse and driver no serious
damage was done.
A party of young people gave Mrs.
~hauncey Miltimore a surprise party s,
Saturday evening in honor of her birth 5
lay. The affair was complete surprise
20 Mrs, AIiltimore, but she was equal to 9
he occasion, and the guests were warm t
Y welcomed. Whist was enjoyed and I
also spelling match. Mrs, Hubert +
Daniels won the prize. Refreshments q
we're served and very delightful enter
.ainment enjoyed by all. The guests left i
1t late hour, wishing the hostess many {
happy returns of the day.
The village schools closed Friday with
he exception of the grammar room,
which closes this week. Those having
10 absent marks in the primary room
ire Theodore Hill and Helen Davis; and /.
n the intermediate room Alice Moyse,
Gray Harry and Ralph Ben h
lett, Karl White, Hazel and Clinton
Davis, Dorothy and John Goodreault.
Mrs. Henry Powers of Lyndon is -
pending some time with her son E
Nharles.
Harold French, U. v NJ. 'OS, left Tues o
lay night Tor Panama, where he has
position as government engineer in
,harge of photographic work near Gull J.
ibra cut in connection with the digging
If the canal. |
DR.. and Mrs Hugh H. Miltimore and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Christian of St.
Iohnsbury spent Sunday with MIR. and '
Mrs. Chauncey Miltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hastings were
called to Concord Corner last week by
the illness of their father, Lafayette
Hastings, who died Sunday.