St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-23
SOUTH RYEGATE.

Mrs. w. 6. Simpson is visiting friends
in Providence, R. l.
Mrs Matte Hartman came home
from Barre Tuesday, but was called to
Groton Pond, Thursday, to assist in the
family of r. T. Miller, Mrs. Miller being
ILL.,
Mrs A. Buchanan, Walter Buchanan
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Grant were in
ST. Johnsbury on business last week
Tuesday.
DR.. G. w. Darling accompanied Mrs.
Fred Hatch to the hospital at Hanover,
N. H., Thursday for treatment.
Mrs. c. M Libby went to Boston,
Wednesday, where she was joined by
Miss Fannie Upham and Miss Bertha
Daniels. Friday they started for
Washington. d. c., on personally
conducted tour, covering ten
in Baltimore and New York on the re-
turn trip. 1t is expected that Miss Grace
Darling, who has been spending the win
ter in Baltimore will return with them.
Mrs. Martha Merritt of Topsham is
keeping house for T. A. Courtney and
family while Mrs. Courtney is at Han
over hospital.
Mrs. Hannah Corey of Newbury Cen
ter spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Nancy Randall.
Rev H. A. Durfee, Field Secretary of
the State Sunday School association,
gave an address Sunday evening in the
United Presbyterian church.
The cottage prayermeeting will be held
tonight at the home of II. w. Goodine.
John D. McAllister, while coming down
from his house to the postoffice Monday
morning fell on the ice and was quite
badly hurt. He struck on the back of his
head and tainted. He also sprained his
ankle.
In the Boston Globe Thursday there
appeared picture of the Spaulding High
School Basket Ball team OF Barre. There
was also an article setting forth the fact
that this team is now the Champion Bas-
ket Ball team of Vermont. In this arti-
Gle the ''clean cut, close, careful guarding"
of Darling and Smith was praised. Both
these guards, Angus Smith and Charles
Brock Darling are South Rvegate boys
and both are now home for the Easter
vacation, wearing their laurels modestly.
The picture of Miss Lillian Eliason ap-
peared in the Boston Globe Of Monday
as member of the St. Johnsbury Acad-
envy Girls Basket Ball team, which has
been victor this season over several wo-
mems teams in Vermont and successful
also against the Girls team ofthe Little
ton High School, which is one of the best
girls teams in New Hampshire.
The Barre schools closed for two
weeks vacation Friday. and Raymond
Beaton and Miss Marie Darling are at
home. Miss Charlotte Grove, who
teaches in Barre, also came home Monday
to spend Easter with her parents here.
Mrs. Nettie Conant of Lowell, Mass,
came Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.
George Brown.
James Mills of Wells River had a mar
row escape from death Thursday. He
came along with a two-horse team to
the railroad crossing near S. Mills
blacksmith shop, just as the ten O'Clock
train came up. Mr.. Mills is somewhat
deaf and as the Tewksbury-R oben stone
shed hides the track he neither saw nor
heard the approaching train until it was
fairly on him. His horses touched the
engine, but SHE'D and got off the track.
The wagon was smashed, but both hors-
es and driver escaped injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Taplin and their
daughter, Irene, spent Sunday in North
field.