St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
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Laurence Shorey is having light run
of measles.
Mrs. Josephine Carr is spending her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. H. i.
Parker. At present Mrs. Carr is confined
to the bed with a severe attack of
sciatica.
Governor and Mrs. George H. Prouty
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. N.
Vail while in town last week.
Mrs. A. A. Cheney entertained the
| Christmas Club at very pleasant meet
ing last week Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball of Andover,
Mass. are stopping at (. B. Hutchin-
sons for while.
lecture on Roads was given Fri
day evening by the state road commits
sioner, Charles w. Gates, of Franklin
county, which was well attended Gov
ernor Prouty also gave a short talk on
forestry. Both speeches were very inter
estlng and bothson timely and important
subjects. After the lecture the Governor
and his wife held an Informal reception.
Ice cream and cake Were sold by the Vii
lage Improvement Society, under whose
auspices, together with the society at
Lyndon, the affair was given.
Mrs. Charles Prouty Of Newport was
the guest of Mrs. Elisha Bigelow a few
days last week.
There will be no more services at the
Universalist church for a few weeks while
Mr.. MacLaughlin takes his vacation.
On Tuesday evening, Aug. 8 the dram.
alto club will give a comedy in Music
Hall entitled Captain Racket" or
"Aly Uncle from Japan This is for the
benefit of the band, which leaves the
next day for Salt Lake City. The band
will give a concert before the play in
which they will be assisted by Messrs.
Gay and Smith of Brockton, the famous
cornetists and Mr.. Titus, equalled by
none as bass player The play is
light and sparkling comedy full of fun
IRON start to finish and deserves a good
house. Aubn's orchestra will furnish
music tor dance after the play.
Mrs. Bessie (Squires) Carter and son
OF Quincy, Mass, are visiting her father,
H. A. Squires.
The Passumpsic Ministers Association
was entertained by Rev. E. G. French at
the Abnaki club house on Tuesday, this
being the annual picnic of the Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Georgiana Wallace has been at
Lake Morey for few days.
Last Wednesday noon a company of
l6 people enjoyed picnic as the guests
ot Mr.. and Mrs Hale NJ. Atwood at
Hillside farm near the Sutton line.
Among those present were Rev and Mrs.
j. W. Burgin, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Chap
nan and daughter of Sutton, Hermon
chapman, L. J. Campbell of Lyndon
ENTER, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Atwood
)t st. Johnsbury, One of the novelties
vas quartet of great strawberry
hortcakes, filled with field Strawberries.
Guy R. Dresser, after having cut the
lay on his own farm, is cutting the DR..
IcDowell farms He also has taken the
ontract for the George Willard farms
ecently purchased by Parker & Young.
Fred Chapman finished eating the
ay on the Deacon Eastman place last
Wednesday. The crop amounted to 40
+ so tons.
No one can afford to miss the great
emi-annual 4 off sale of Mems Clothing
t Steele, Taplin & Cos, St. Tohnsbury,
uly 22-Aug. IA. See their ad on page 5.
Gerry Blodgett won first prize in the
oston Journal flower contest for last
'riday, emitting him to $500.
Excursion to Lake Champlain, We'd
esday, Aug. +. See adv. on page +.