St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-21

held at St. Johnsbury, Saturday, and
several from this place intend to take it.
Mrs. John Potter has been quite sick
the past week. Her many friends hope
that it will not prove serious and that
she will be out again soon.
The water has been the highest for the
past few days that it has been for sever
al years Wednesday and Thursday of
last week it was almost impossible to
get to the station, feed stores, or cream
cry without boat, the water being
nearly four feet deep in the road. No
serious damage was done, however, ex-
cepting to the railroad which was badly
washed out just below the toll bridge.
{. B. Whitney, who has been in Mas
sachusetts the past week on a business
trip, reports that while he was in Lowell
he saw house floating down the Merri-
mac river, which the high water had
torn from his foundation,
Arthur Robinson was called to Dover,
N. H., to attend the funeral of his cousin,
Harry Wells, which will be held today.
Barnet Creamery paid 80 cents per
pound for March butter.
Mrs. Leslie Gilbert has gone to Chelsea
for a several weeks visit with her
mother and other relatives.
Leonard Champany has gone to St.
Johnsbury, where he has position as a
painter.
Harriet Elizabeth Eliot celebrated her
sixth birthday anniversary, Friday, at
the home OF her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
H. A. Eliot, on Church street The oc-
casion was made the more enjoyable by
the presence of several o. her little friends
and playmates with their mothers, all of
whom INDUCED in several games, during
the hours 3 to p. m, after which re-
freshments were served and the little
ones departed leaving with their little
hostess appropriate presents and wishes
tor many happy returns.
Bert Wilson, who had his foot injured
at Roy's mill at East Barnet, last week,
has so far recovered as to go to Man
chester, N. H., to visit his father.
William Gammell, formerly of Barnet,
died at Groveton, N. H.. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Munson, who
have been visiting Mrs. Munson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Goodale,
have returned to their home in Mensena,
NY.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
society last week the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres,
Mrs. Flora ROBBIE; vice pres, Mrs. Ella
Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. L E. Gilhllan;
secretary, Miss Edith H. Wallace; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. Kate M. Kinney;
business committee; Mrs. Belle Morgan,
chairman, Mrs. Soren J. Holmes, Mrs.
Jennie Brock, Mrs. Charlotte Dow, Mrs.
E. A. Wiley. The society reports very
prosperous and successful year, with a
surplus in the treasury.
Connecticut River Lodge No. 7, l. 0.
0. F., will celebrate the Goth anniversary
of the order at l. o. o. F. Hall, Monday
evening. Rev. J. A. Belanger of Wells
River will deliver the address of the
evening. Good music will be furnish.
ed. All Odd Fellows with their families
and invited guests are cordially invited.
Arthur Sleeper of Lisbon has COM
menced work for A. F. Kimball, the
painter.
c. B. Whitney is greatly improving the
appearance of Church street by cleaning
up the site of what was known as "Old
Tips Mansion" which was condemned
and burned by the town authorities last
fall. MIR. Whitney reports finding many
strange and ancient relics, both among
the ruins and buried in the ground
among the most interesting being an old
fashioned bear trap weighing about 80
pounds, which was set ready tor its in
tended victim.
PR. Gochee had the misfortune to run
his board saw onto an iron, breaking
out nearly all of the teeth, and making it
necessary for him to send it away to be
repaired.