St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-18
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Chavez OF Lyndon (enter, was instantly
talsd last week Tuesday near Bangor,
Maine, while braking on freight train
ofthe Bangor & Aroostook railroad.
His father-in-law, c. 5. Philbrick of this
,lace, accompanied the body home
Thursday and the funeral was held at
+he formers home on Main street Fri
dav afternoon, conducted by Revs. John
1ones and E. 6. French, assisted by a
male uuartette, Interment was at
lyndon Center cemetery. Mr.. Chayer
married Miss Ethel Philbrick a, few
Years ago and she, with a small child
survives him. In addition to these he
leaves father and mother. two brothers
and five sisters, who have the sympathy
ot all in their affection.
The fire alarm sounded at about $50
Friday afternoon for a slight blaze in
Henry Pages house on upper Main
street The tenement is occupied by Roy
Batchelder and fire was discovered by
Mrs. Batchelder as she entered her bed
room. Before the fire apparatus arrived
the blaze had been extinguished, the
only loss being the mattress and bedding.
There was no insurance.
The Methodist camp meeting COM
mences Thursday evening and an in
teresting program has been arranged for
the series ofmeetings, with indications of
about the usual attendance Some of the
cottagers have already arrived.
The Lyndonville team was again
victorious at base ball Saturday, when
they PLAYED the Island Pond boys here.
1t was an interesting game to watch,
the score being 8 to 1. The attendance
was not as large as on the previous
week, but the crowd was fully as enthu-
siastic.
The Free Baptist Sunday school from
the Center held a picnic in the camp
grove on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Stoddard are
spending week at Ocean Park, Me.
Clarence Fowler of New York City is
spending his vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Fowler.
Miss Daisy Barber is visiting friends
at West Lebanon, N. H.
Miss Mildred Rice has returned from
Springfield, Mass, after spending 10
DAYS with her sister, Mrs. Fred Crane.
Mrs. Crane, who was formerly Miss
Lulu Rice, has recently returned from
the Alaska Yukon exposition. which she
attended with Mr.. Crane.
BR. Lyster of Whitefeld, has been
visiting his brother, H. W. Lyster.
Mrs. Charles Lee, with two children, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ila Martin,
at Newport.
The water in the village reservoir
being so low, the commissioners decided
Saturday to shut it off entirely until the
reservoir filed. Water from the Cope
land stream has been supplied to the
greater part of the village, but owing to
the low pressure many families on the
hill streets are without running water.
They are being supplied by the delivery
of water once day, it being hauled in a
tank by Charles Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Campbell and
family have returned from a two weeks
outing at Ocean Park, Me. Erwin
Bundy and Bert Rice were also there
last week.
The Mothers Club very pleasantly
entertained the members of the Lyndon
Union club Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. E. Folsom. The house
was charmingly decorated with sweet
peas, the effect about the fire place in the
library being particularly pleasing as it
was solidly banked. Refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served. The
entertainment consisted of a piano duet
by Mrs. Charles Norris and Mrs. c. S.
Goodwin, vocal solos by Mrs. Goodwin
and Mrs. Cowles, and piano solos by
Miss Florence Chase Mrs. Robert Mac
kinnon and Mrs. p. F. Hazen of st.
Johnsbury, and Miss Darling and Mrs.
Darling of East Burke were the out of
town guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Duke of Barton
and Mrs. Dora Forrest of South Barton
were guests of Mrs. Iphus Gordon last
week.
E. A. Cook of the law firm of Cook &
Norton has moved from Newport into
Mrs. H. E. Folsom's house on Park
street.
Wilmer Lyon has been confined to his
house several days by illness.
Mrs. A. l.. Finney has been visiting
relatives at North Woodstock, N. H.
Rev. T. H. M. Ockford formerly rector
ofSt Peters church, has accepted call
to the rectorship of Coventry parish,
containing two churches, namely, st.
Stephens, Paramount, and st. Mark's,s
Kingston, in the diocese of Easton, state
of Maryland. He expects to enter upon