St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-08-17
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by the educational committee of the
Lyndon Union club, of which Mrs
T. Walter is chairman. 1t
instructed classes in wood working,
discriminating and raffia work, cane
seating, sewing, cooking and physical
culture. There were several paid in
Miss Cummings. of Newport
having charge of the carpentry, Miss
Of ST. Johnsbury the sew
ing and Miss Marion Patterson of ST.
Johnsbury the cooking, while a num-
Der of others volunteered and gave.
much help, Misses Alice and Kath-
arine Vail, Miss Louise Gleason, Miss
THETA Powers, Miss Geneva Wilmot
Mrs. Josephine Carr, Miss Elizabeth
Walter and others. The sessions were
held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in
the graded school building, except the
cooking class, which was held Thurs
days in the UniversaliSt vestry. The
financial success of the school was
guaranteed by the gifts of friends, and
it's moral and mental success was
shown by the quality of the work
shown in the exhibition. About Is
scholars were enrolled. The exhibit
ton was held at the school building
on Friday, from 2.30 to $50, and there
was large attendance, both of towns
people and visitors from away, many
from ST. Johnsbury. The work
of the classes in carpentry, basket
work, cane-seating and sewing was
shown; also a tempting looking food
sale by the cooking class. At $50 the
visitors were seated in the upper hail.
and a fine physical culture drill was
ter, Miss Elizabeth Walter pianist
A similar and very charming dance
was given by 8 little girls in white
Miss THETA Powers at the piano.
Walter E. Daniels, who has acted as
of the school, then intro
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Congressman Foster, who made a
short and appropriate speech; then
Walter J. BigeloW, editor of the st.
j ohnSbury CALIFORNIAN, spoke to the
boys and girls on the value of indus
trial training, a most valuable and
helpful talk. He was followed by
Leighton P. Slack of ST. Johnsbury,
who spoke few we'll chosen words.
At the close of the speaking, Mr.. Dan
iels announced the award of the
prizes which had been offered to the
different classes by people Interested
They were as follows: Sewing ad-
vanced class, a silver thimble to Belle
Chayer; beginners, a thimble to Edith
LeWsey; honorable mention to Kath-
leen obinson and Velma Darling;
cooking class, a white mountain ice
cream freezer to Harold Ahern rather
a facer to the girls in the class; car
pentry class, advanced work, fine
crookes knife to Albert Gerry Blod-
gett; elementary class, a sloyd knife
to Howard Shattuck. After the prizes
were awarded all were invited to the
lower hall, where the cooking class
a good proof of their proficiency.
Death of Steadman Morse.
Steadman Morse, who has been
living with his daughter, Mrs Martin
Laid, on South street. died last Wed
nesday- after many months of suffer-
ing and helpleSsneSS. He was IS years
of age and death was caused by a gen
eral breaking down and old age, with
hardening Of the arteries. Mr.. Morse
was for many years a conductor on
the Grand Trunk railray. Prayers
were offered at the house Thursday
and his body was taken at once to his
Did home at Island Pond. The re-
mains were accompanied by his
daughters family, and by the Rev. I.
w. Mclaughlin, who conducted
funeral services at Island Pond Fri
lay.
DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Davis and son,
Karl, spent Sunday with cousins in
Glover
DR.. H. M. Smith motored to Mont
oelier to spend Sunday with his wife,
who is visiting there.
Lyndon girls are still doing their
eide, as witnessed by the recent trith
IF a daughter of Mrs. Alice Hutchinson
irvine of Sherbrooke P. O., and a
son to Mrs Jennie Chase Michaud of
Princeton, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs H L. Packer are
stopping at Lakeside in West Barnet
.wo days this week.
Mrs. Josephine Wilder is visiting
n ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. George Murch has been quite
IL for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Guild visited
'elatives in Bradford last week.
Mrs. Fred Phelps and children
Royce and Elizabeth, have returned
rom an extended visit to her mother
n Westford.
Miss Ethel Gronberg is enjoying an
trip to Montreal with
friends from Woodsville.
A son arrived Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kinds.
The Lyndonville baseball team won
| decisive victory at Greensboro Sat
lrday the score being 10 to O. Quite
| number of visitors from here at
ended the game.
Morton Lyster and family from
Whitefield, n. H., are in town this
week.
E. M. Campbell and his son, Elwyn,
With their families, are spending the
oughby.
Mrs. Charles Stuart entertained the
Christmas club very pleasantly at
her home last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph Dodge has returned to
ner home in Norwood, Mass. after a
visit at G. B. Dodge's
The Boy Scouts had an enjoyable
picnic at the golf grounds last Thurs
lay evening. The three patrols here
are the first to be organized in the
state of Vermont, and will be num-
Oered one.
Mrs. F. j. Wiley has sold her store
to Mr.. Heath of Colebrook, N. H.
He will enlarge the store. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiley have moved into their
tenement over the store. Mrs. Wiley
will go soon to Mt. Clemens, Mich, to
take the treatment for rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gable have
moved into the Dodge &c Watson
block.
Mrs Claude Watson and son,
Charles. have returned from Burke,