St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-21
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rLo T'niversalist Sunday school united
~ +he Sunday schools at St. Johns
VIII VIII Center, St. Johnsbury and West
gpua,a3cord in holding picnic last week
GS' ou'i in the woods below Maplewood
1 1u.T The weather was fine and the
5 Jaw, was greatly enjoyed by the children.
Ne and Mrs Lorne Downey left on
r.asdav for their new home at Newport,
II MIR. Downey is going into the
.morr[n WINE, and upholstery business.
Ca u loroe number of their friends in the
nathodist church gave them farewell
.acenton at w. S. Eastman's, Thursday
sue1ing. which was a surprise to them,
ond much enjoyed. Light refreshments
we're ~rT served, and Mr.. and Mrs. Downey
, wore presented with a set of ice cream
.ooons as a memento of the occasion.
NJ Downev has been for number of
rsars a faithful and efficient emplove of
Hodge & Watson, and they both have
nany friends who regret that they are
10 leave town.
Mrs. G. NJ. Campbell was the hostess
If the Christmas Club, Wednesday.
Francis Green of Littleton has been
stopping few days with his uncle and
amt, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Blodgett gave
lawn party for their children, Miss Ruth
and Master Albert Guy Blodgett, Thurs
day afternoon, in honor of their seventh
and tenth birthdays. Twenty-four chill
dren we're invited, and very pleasant
time was enjoyed. In a peanut hunt
the girls prize was won by Carolyn
Darling, while Sherburne Campbell and
Charles Darling were tied for the boys
prize, which was drawn by the latter.
The children enjoyed games on the lawn
and an automobile ride until supper.
Refreshments of sandwiches, olives,
punch ice cream and cake, concluding
with a Jack Horner pie, were also en-
loved, and the guests departed with the
memory of happy day.
Miss Estelle Gronberg was. in Sher-
brooke, P. @, few days last week.
Several of the children from here attend
the summer school which the Lyndon
Village Improvement Society is man.
aging, and find it both interesting and
profitable.
The Mothers Circle held a pleasant
meeting July s, with Mrs. c. H. Lee.
The August meeting will be at Mrs. H.
Z. Folsom's and the nurse, Miss Eddy,
will give a talk on 1.-THE Care Of
Infants"
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Campbell and
son Donald from Fairhaven, Mass.
arrived Monday and will remain with
bis father for about week, after which
they will 60 to Willoughby Lake to
spend the rest of the summer.
The stores are to close Tuesday even
ings during July and August in addition
to the regular closing nights.
Mrs. Charles Mower and her daughter
Mildred have moved to White River
Junction, where Gordon Mower is to
have his headquarters. Mrs. Mower
can thus make home for her children,
but many friends are left here who
regret their departure. Mildred Mowers
school friends gave her farewell dance
in Gable hall, which was a very pleasant
occasion.
E. A. Cook of Newport, who has been
in partnership with N. A. Norton for the
past ten years, has sold out his business
at Newport and expects to move here
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Daniels and son
were at Willoughby Lake last week at
tending the meeting of school superin-
tendents that was held there.
Miss Christabel Brown has returned
from visit to Middleboro, Mass.
Mrs. William Yaeger, formerly Jennie
Stern, and her children, are here to spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Salmon Stern.
Mrs. Ellen Thompson of Hopkinton,
Mass, has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
L. S. Howe.
Mrs. Guy Somers and son Thomas
from Passumpsic have moved into w. l.
Powers tenement.
Rev. E. G. French returned the last of
the week from the missionary conference
at knowlton, ?. O.. where he had
daily part in the weeks program.
An interesting game of ball took place
Saturday afternoon between the local
team and the one from Newport. The
visitors were defeated by score of 4 to l.
George Shorey received word last week
Of the death of lis only brother, Henry
Shorey, who has lived in Boston for a
number of years Funeral services were
held at his Boston home, and his body
was brought here Saturday for interment
IN the Lyndon cemetery. Mr.. Shorey
was blind and comparatively helpless for
twenty years. He leaves widow but
no children.
j. Dewey Baldwin of Boston is spend
ing his vacation at E. L. Wells.
Miss Gladys Trotter of Springfield is
the guest of hec sister, Mrs. James Dex-
ter.
Train Struck an Automobile.
A narrow escape from a serious acct
Gent occurred at the Folsom crossing on
Saturday evening to the occupants of a
touring car coming south. The car be-
!Ionged to Col John c. Clark of st. Johns
bury, and was driven by ]. B. Guild of
st. Johnsbuy, and occupied by Miss
Margaret R. Clark, her nurse, her grand
mother, Mrs Pufer, Dana Clark and Miss
BESSIE Hutchinson. AS the car was COM
ing south there was no sight or sound
Oh a coming train, and the wheels
were already on the crossing when the
mai tram was about upon them. Mr..
Gu!ld had just time to turn the car
iIaacng the engine before it was struck.
Ei;yerycar in the train raked the side of
Ihe machine, taking ofguards, smashing