St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-05-26


mentS of cake and ice cream were served
and the evening was spent in promenad-
ing.
Miss Jessie Pennington of St. Johns
bury visited at 6. A. Stoddard's last
week.
The Ladies Social circle will meet with
Mrs. E. J. Hobart, Thursday, June 3.
Dinner will be served.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Craig, formerly of this place, will be
pleased to hear of the birth of daugh-
ter, Audrey Elizabeth, at their home at
Cabot, Saturday, May %.
A band of about SO gypsies and -
horses passed through Peacham, Sun
day, and camped at night by the pond
just above Ewell's Hollow. They were
a tough looking crowd and everyone
felt relieved to see them go on their way
Monday morning.
An unusual number attended the ice
cream and strawberry supper on Wednes-
day night that formally marked the
opening of the summer season, despite
the attendant inclement weather The
Methodist church vestry was crowded
throughout the evening, and the per-
sonnet of the Ladies' Aid were kept busy
providing for the wants OF the appreciat-
ed and appreciative sitters. Over $25 was
taken from the supper. During the
evening good entertainment was rem
dered by members of the church and
Others, Mrs. Palmer and Miss Chandler
being at the organ. Mr.. Smart, Miss
Glenn Chandler and the pastor sang,
and rotations were given by Miss
Chandler, Mrs. Williams and R. Cooley.
Visiting and the gramaphone filled up
very pleasant evening. About SIS was
cleared.
Rev. F. w. Lewis of St. Johnsbury,
district perintendent, will preach in
the Methodist church next Sunday and
will administer the sacrament of the
Lords Supper. All who ought to be
interested are asked to make a note of
this announcement. The pastor will
preach at the evening service. All are
welcome, with special invitation to the
unchurched
The quarterly conference will be held in
the vestry, Saturday, at p m.
Mrs. Katie Smith, who has been at Ora
Woodward's in the north part of the
town, has been giving considerable
trouble of late which eliminated Sunday
morning in her driving Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodward from the house. Mr.. Wood
ward, who is cripple and unable to
walk, crawled on his hands and knees to
the house of a neighbor near by, where
they remained through the day. Mon
day morning deputy Fred S. Hartman
and J. Rolf Searles of St. Tohnsbury
came over and arrested Mrs. Smith for
breaking the peace. A hearing was held
before c. Wesley Thresher, Justice of the
peace, and overseer of the poor, c. F.
Thresher. The woman was put under
$500 bonds and being unable to procure
bail was bound over to county court and
lodged in Jail. After an examination, if
Mrs. Smith is found to be insane, as
some think, she will be sent to Water
bury.
John Stevenson of Barnet visited at
Albert Peaks at Ewell's Hollow Satur
day.
Mrs. Laurie Morrison and son of Bur
ington visited at her fathers Ichabod
Rowe, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilson of Plain
ield visited friends and relatives in town
asst week.
George Smith, whose house was re-
emily burned, has purchased of G. w.
ssden his house and some land. Pos
ession will not be given until fall, when
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