St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-27
GrOtOn.
Big Gang Of Men Constructing the
Underpasses on the Railroads.&c.
Build New PassWay.


The work of changing the road at
Divon Crossing is now in full motion.
The contract made with the Cummings
Construction Co., of Ware, Mass, is
to be closed December Is, and the cost
is estimated at about $1,000. Henry
LaDuke of Boston is experimenting
the work. He has under him 80 men,
the majority being Italians, also four
heavy teams. The company has a
steam derrick, also short raiIroad
for carting and dumping. The road
when complete will pass under the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
thus cutting of the crossing. Inc
bridge will be about 80 feet long and
Is feet high, having four wing wall.
The contract to build the new Bap-
fist parsonage has been made with
Clark Brothers of this place The
lumber for the same is being drawn
from the mill of Roy Brothers in Bar
net.
c. J. PiIlsbury of Barre is entertain
ing friends at Groton pond.
Justin Lord of ST. Johnsbury is visit
ing friends in Groton and vicinity.
H. A Hovey of st. Johnsbury was
in town Sunday.
Mrs @. H. PillSbuTy starts Saturday
for Milwaukee where she is to repre-
sent the Pythian Sisters at a national
meeting.
Mrs. c. ]. Bailey is visiting in Mont
pelier
The directors of Groton creamery
met last Friday evening and voted to
build a store house for grain near the
creamery building.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Kicker and H.
NJ. Kicker went to Sutton, N. H., Satur-
day, returning Sunday evening.
Mrs Maggie Mead of Dorchester,
Mass, has been visiting her sister
Mrs. J. F. Whitehill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson WEIGH have
moved to the Vance house in West
Vile.
DR.. Mackey of Peacham was in
town Sunday to call on Mrs. c. B.
Page. who is in quite poor health.
A. H. Bartlett of East Montpelier
is taking c. J. Bailey's place at the
Montpelier & Wells River station dur
ing his absence.
The state begins on the permanent
road from Divoll Crossing toward
the village this week.
Clarke & Davidson are repairing
their mill dam.
T. n. Vail is running a private tele-
phone line from Woodsville through
to Darling's pond, where he has pur-
chased a summer camp
Theresa Carpenter is visiting friends
in Barre for a few weeks.
G. II. Henry and family and E. D.
Kicker and wife have gone to Lake
side, West Barnet, for a few weeks
vacation.
Mrs w. w. PiIlsbury is visiting her
father, G. H. Thornton, in Montpelier.
Mrs. Ida Smith and son, Grover, re-
turned home Saturday from a visit
with relatives at Bellows Falls and
Lowell, Mass.
Frank Allen and sister, Miss Olive,
of MOrrisville, are visiting their aunts
Mrs. S. P. WEIGH and Mrs. Charles
Morrison.
Leon Prior, superintendent of
schools of Richmond, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. S. II. Myers
z. w. Arthur, who moved to Bur-
lington a short time ago where he
has employment, is spending a few
days at his farm.
Ricker's store has recently put in
a BOwser gasoline tank costing about
$3.50.
George Hendry has returned from
visiting friends in Sterling Mass.
c. j. Bailey has gone to Montpelier
to take the place of the train des-
patcher, who is away on a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Whitehill
and daughter of St. Johnsbury have
been spending a few days with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Dodge left
Saturday for their home at Manches-
ter, N H, having spent two weeks in
the home of J. w. and A N. Morrison.
Mrs D E. Gordon and two children
Kenneth and Dorothy, returned to
their home at Hillsboro, n. H, Tues
day, after few weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mr. L. F. Blanchard.
NJ. E. Beckley and family spent sew
eral days last week with relatives at
Marshf1eld.
Cyrus Darling left last week Tor his
home in Davenport, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert MCGOWAN of
Worcester, Mass, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
I. N. Hall and other relatives in town
last week returning home Saturday.
News was received here recently
of the death of Miss Harriet Sargent
at her home in Pittsfield, Mass. Miss
Sargent was niece of Mrs. G. B. Page
and has spent some months in this
place where she made many friends
who are saddened to hear of her
death,
Mrs. Maud S. Hubbard of Provi-
dence, r. l., has been spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Edward
Emery.
Miss Nellie Tillotson of Orange,
visited her brother DR.. H. L. 1illot-
son, several days last week.
A. H. Teller and family are enjoy
ing a two weeks outing at Groton
Pond