St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-27
LyndOnYille.
The Driving Club Presented Chas. Darling
with Silver Cup.

| Charles Darling with beautiful silver
cup as a souvenir of the club. The cnI
is engraved with an appropriate inscrip
tion and bears a picture OF Red Elm
i MIR. Darling made speech OF thanks
The regular meeting of the Lyndon
Union Club was held in the Gable hal
| last Thursday evening, with a good at
tendance. Two amendments to the con
stitution were presented, to be voted on
at the annual meeting. The nominating
committeespresented a list of officers, the
| names to Devoted on at the next meet
ing. A committee was chosen to pre-
sent petition to the village trustees,
asking that the sale and use of explosives
| be prohibited on the coming Fourth OF
July. The speaker of the evening was
| Miss Alice Shepard, a worker IN the city
library of Springfield, Mass Her sub
iect was Library Problems in Town
and Country"
A son was born Saturday morning.
April %. to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M.
Darling.
Mrs. c. B. Hutchinson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Bess Hutchinson, entertained
the Christmas Club very pleasantly last
Wednesday afternoon.
Among visitors to the Hub this week
and last are Mrs. George Cree, Miss
John Ahern, Misses Belle Silsby and Jose
phine Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Will
son, Mrs. A. A. Cheney.
r. w. Titcomb, Mr.. Wallis, secretary,
has purchased new Ford touring car.
Mrs. Harry Silsby is improving from
her recent severe illness.
The Household Science class meets on
Thursday afternoon of this week with
Mrs. e. c. Frost.
Mrs. Emily (Stebbins) Baldwin of Bar
ton was the guest of her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Porter Baldwin, for few days last
week.
Mrs. John Chase is expected home from
her European trip this week. She sailed
from Southampton last Wednesday on
the 'Adriatic."
Mrs. L. S. Howe has been quite,il1 and
confined to her bed for several days.
Miss Elizabeth Hills is taking fort
nights vacation from her work at the
library, and will spend. the time with
old friends in Washington, D. c. Miss
Angie Wiley substitutes IN the library
during her absence.
There will be no more Story Hours at
the library this season, as. outdoor at
fractions are offering so much to the
children.
w. L. Guild observed his 10th birthday
last Wednesday by giving a supper and
social evening in which about a dozen
neighbors and Intimate friends partici-
pated. A number of gifts added to the
pleasure of tie day.
There is a prospect of Fourth of July
celebration in town this year. The more
progressive element of the people are
making an effort to have a ''noiseless
Fourth as SO many towns are doing.
Miss Alice Shepard, from the city
library of Springfield, was the guest of
Miss Hills during her stay in town last
week.
Mrs. Frank Phelps and two children,
are visiting at her old home in Sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Laid have been
spending few days with relatives at
Island Pond.
The work on Mr.. Wallis new dam and
power plant at the Lyndon mills is
practically completed and the current
will soon be turned on. {. A. Holmes is
now working on the dam at the Center,
where the overflow from Chandler Pond
will make new pond back of the In
stitute. A new road and iron bridge are
to be built. A new house for the use of
Mr.. Titcomb and extensive improve
ments on the grounds will be carried out.
Bishop Hall will be here May 1, and
speak at ST. Peters Mission in the evening.
Miss Helen Pride spent Sunday with
her sister at St. Johnsbury.
A special service was held in the
TTniversalist church last Sunday for the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs who attend
ed in body.
The Village Improvement Society has
hired the vacant lot north of the Method
list church for a ball ground, to be used
tinue to work for the society this sum-
mer.
Mrs. 6. B. Allyn, who has been i'll ever
since the fire in their block, is able to be
out again.
George Riley is taking the census in
town east of the Passumpsic river. Mrs.
F. A. Holmes of Sutton hasethe territory
west of the river.
Mrs. George Harrington, who has been
quiteill with pneumonia at St. Johnsbury,
is much better and has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chapman.
Miss Christabel Brown was at home
from Boston few days last week.
c. A. Squires has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Carter, at Quincy, Mass.
Clarence Batche1der has resumed his
duties as rural mail carrier, after amen
forced vacation cansed by appendicitis.
Ralph Chapman, who has been taking
his place. is working for Roy Gage.
Mrs. Anna Sargent of Barnet is stop
ping with her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Cowles.
Mrs. L. L. Huntley recently received
visit from her mother, Mrs. Warren, of
Littleton, N. II.
Warren Mark of Boston visited at B.
F. Browns last week.
Mrs. 81. L. Parker went to White6eld,
N. H.. Sunday and returned Monday
with Mr.. Parker. who has been in the
hospital there for treatment. Mr.. Park
er is somewhat improved though still
quite lame with rheumatism.
Principal Glossy of the Graded school
has been quite Ill with a severe attack of