St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-20
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of the Christmas club on Thursday.
Mrs. H. W. Lyster spent last week II
Boston.
Mrs. H. L. Parker goes to Enosbure
Falls today to spend few days with
Mrs. E. V. Perkins. She is accompanied
by Mrs. George Ide, who will also visit
friends there.
The Ladies Aid society of the Univer-
salist church held their annual meeting
in the church vestry Friday afternoon
The following officers were reelected;
President, Mrs. B. F. Brown; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. Fred Stockwell and Mrs.
Charles Mower; secretary, Mrs. l.: 5.
Howe; treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Parker.
From $50 on the ladies served nice
supper. In the evening the annual
parish meeting was held.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Vail returned
home from Europe on Saturday.
The Howe Moving Picture Company
drew good house in Music Hall Tues
day evening.
The Lvndonville Military Band pre-
sent on Friday and Saturday evenings OF
| this week the drama. "Rio Grande," a
thrilling play of the Spanish war, which
will embrace in its CASTE many of our
best amateur actors: F. ]. Wiley,
Thomas Neagle, Will Clearv, Mrs. H. 0.
Allen, Mrs. Morrison. Mrs. W. H.
Parker and Miss Christabel Brown.
The Mothers Circle of the Union club
held a very pleasant meeting at Mrs.
Harry Silsby's Thursday evening. The
subject was "Pastimes for Convalescing
Children" and the roll call was on this
subject, while Mrs. Fred Wilcox led the
discussion and gave the principal topic.
The Mothers Circle is to have charge of
the next meeting of the Lyndon Union
club. on Feb. 4. Mrs. Wilcox will speak
on 1.-THE Home" Mrs. Trull on 1.-THE
Mothers influence in the Community"
and Mrs. Goodwin on Mature and the
Child"
Miss Elizabeth Hills was in St. Johns
bury last week to confer with Miss
Hobart and Mrs. W. P. Smith in regard
to the meeting of the State Library
Board which is to be held here next week
Thursday. The subject of the meeting
is "The relation of the library to the
public school" The meeting will be held
at the Cobleigh Library from II 80 to 4
p, M, and will be open to all interested
in these subjects.
The Lyndon Club observed Ladies
Night Wednesday evening.
Mrs. John Cunningham has gone to
Burlington to remain for a few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank McGen-
mis-. Miss Lena Eastman is keeping
house for Mr.. Cunningham during her
absence.
Chicken pox is quite prevalent among
the children at present. Among recent |
victims are Donald and Gordon Norris.
and Marion Fisher.
The Domestic Science Circle of the Lyn.
don Union Club has been organized and
Miss Marion Patterson OF St. Johnsbury
has been engaged to conduct the lessons
IN cooking. Owing to the number of ap-
plicants, the class is to be divided in
three sections, with II ladies in each
section.
Bishop Hall was in town Sunday and
attended the services at St. Peters.
Miss Amy Graves. who has been i'll for
many months at the home Of her sister.
Mrs. J. A. Fletcher, died last week Mon
lay.
Miss Christabel Brown was called to
chelsea last week by the death of a
riend.
The Ladies Aid society of St. Eliza.
'eth.s church gave whist party Friday
vening in Eaton's hall which was quite
argely attended.
Life Mason Of St. Johnsbury has
ought OF L. R. Farrar the restaurant in
de's block and taken possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Eastma an of
Vest Lebanon. N. H., were with friends
l town last week.
Mrs. E. ]. Blodgett was i'll last week
nth severe cold and confined to the
ouSe.
Mrs. Amelia (Kilby) Church, a former
,sident OF this place, now of Walpole.
i. h., has suffered paralytic shock and ,
in helpless condition.
Mrs. Allen Hunter and son have been
riously i'll with severe colds for some
me.
Miss Helen Deland has been spending
few days with her father in Boston.
In spite of the severe weather there 4
as good attendance last week Tues
~ evening at the lecture given by the q
ON. Arthur K. Peck on Storm heroes 3
ourcoasts." The lecture was intensely
teresting and the audience received a
Try, vivid impression of the hardships II
I'd heroism of our life savers. a