St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
At Barnet.

There was a family gathering at
L. E. Gilfllan's last Saturday, Mrs.
Alvina Brock of Passumpsic, Mrs
Addie Moulton of Worcester, Mass,
Miss Mae Gilfillan of East Barnet,
Miss Helen Albee of st. Johnsbury,
Mrs. Garvin and son of Danville and
Mrs. Clifford and son of West Vir-
ginia.
Miss Abbott is visiting at DR.. H.
A. Eliot's.
Mrs. Ella johnson, who has been
sick the past week, is able to sit up
little.
Mrs. Charlotte Dow will teach
school this week on account of the
illness of Miss kanney.
Oscar Brown is very sick and his
son from the West is caring for him.
Miss Gibson of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, will speak in the church next
Monday afternoon of her work there.
All neighboring churches are invited.
There should be good attendance,
as Miss Gibson is a nice speaker and
it will be rare treat to hear her.
Mr.. Douglas is very sick with
pneumonia.
The Christian. Endeavor society
will hold free social at the home of
E. J. Smith Friday evening, Septem-
Der %.
Miss Edith Blair has gone to
Cabot to spend a week.
Mrs. Grace Barker has gone to
Brattleboro to visit her mother.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Roy were
riding Sunday they met an auto
mobile just below E. J. Smiths. The
horse was so frightened Mr.. Roy got
out to take him by the head, but
instead of quieting him he jumped
and went over the bank into Peter
Gochee's swamp, dragging Mr..
Roy with him. He finally stopped
the horse but the wagon was smashed
and the horse scratched somewhat.
Mrs. Roy hurt her ankle jumping
out of the wagon.
L. J. Savage and son of Boston
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherburne Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Byron and
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gray, and little
girl of North Montpelier, are at G.
B. Whitney's.
Miss Margaret Smith spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Somers of
South Peacham.
Corn roasts have been the fashion
this fall, the last one being at Ben
jamin Galley Friday night. A
crowd of the village people gathered
around eight big bonfres and ate
roast corn and cracked jokes and
had right good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Dawson and
two children went to their home in
Dorchester, Mass, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Greenbanks
had a narrow escape last Thursday
from very serious accident. AS
they were coming from Monroe across
the railroad crossing the cylinder of
the accommodation train hit the
hind wheel of their carriage. Mr..
Greenbanks whipped up his horse and
there was no accident.
Howard Eliot is attending high
school at Peacham.
Bert Gilfllan has sold his herd of
COWS all but two to M. e. Turner and
Austin Carter, also about SO tons
of hay.
Quite a number from here attend
e dthe funeral of Mrs. George Gal
braith's last Thursday.
There was no school last Friday
on account of the illness of Miss Ran
ney.
At Horace GammePs auction last
week stock went very high, one COW
selling for $79.
Mrs. Bixby of Boston is visiting
her brother, Arthur Lamb.
R. W. Baker and family start for
Michigan soon, where he has en-
ployment.
1 Lewis Douglas was taken i'll last
Friday night with pneumonia. He
is getting along as nicely as can be
expected.
Mrs. R. j. Clifford and son have
returned to their home in West Vfr-
ginia after spending few days with
L. E. Gillian.