St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
LYndOnYille.
A Serenade to George Shorey, Town
REPRESENTATIVE.


A Serenade to George Shorey, Town
Representative.
The LyndonviIle Military band.
escorted by a number of our citi-
zens, called on Representative-elect
George Shorey Saturday evening and
gave him an informal serenade. Rev.
I. w. Mclaughlin made brief speech
Of congratulation, to which Mr..
Shorey pleasantly responded and the
cigars of peace were smoked. Mr..
Shorey was elected after a very even
three-cornered struggle, and may
consider it an honor to be elected, a
democrat, from a strong republican
town.
Miss Daphne Hall of Island Pond
is a guest of her friend, Miss Helen
Laid.
John Lincoln and Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Wilson motored to Mortified
to spend Sunday, where Robert Will
son is attending school at Norwich
university.
Funeral services were held at
Lyndon Center Saturday afternoon
for the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dresser, who died shortly
after her birth.
Desmond -Gronberg has been in
Concord, N. H., where he expects to
find job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore N. Vail,
J. w. Titcomb and Miss Katharine
Vail were in Rutland last week in at
tendance at the fair, where Mr.. Vail
sent a fine exhibit of cattle and
horses. This week the SpeedWel ex-
hibit will be shown at ST. Johns
bury.
Mrs. G. NJ Campbell was the hos
tess of the Christmas club last We'd
nesday afternoon.
The band gave an extra concert
last Wednesday evening, and will
give more if the weather is favorable.
School began at Lyndon institute
Monday with good attendance in
all departments. The new agricul-
tural school has all the scholars it
can accommodate, but will have
room for more another year.
Rex Thomas broke his wrist by a
fall from a trapeze in the gymnasium
last week.
The Alumni association of Lyndon
institute gave a reception to the
trustees and the teachers of the in
stitute last Saturday evening in the
chapel which was largely attended.
News has been received that L..
B. Harris is quite seriously i'll in Den
yer, Col, where he was compelled to
stop on his way home from the West.
The Universalist ladies served one
of their excellent suppers to a hungry
,populace last Thursday evening.
Mrs. N. A. Norton and children,
Guy and Dorothy, have been visiting
friends in Fletcher.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow returned Tues
day from Chicago, where she had
been with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Harry House. The last of this week
Mr. and Mrs. Bigelow expect to join
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Ford of Spring
field, Mass, on trip to New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Wallace Robinson is clerking in
Dwinnell's drug store.
Miss Maud Frost is working in
Carl Frasier's store at East Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hough have
been for visit to Maple Grove, P.
A corn roast was held on the old
fair ground last week Saturday even
ing to help entertain the visiting ball
team from Holyoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Batchelder
have been at his fathers home in
Kirby keeping house while his par
ents took a vacation in Massachu-
sets.
Miss Janet Mcmillan of Williams
town, Mass, recently visited in town.
Myron Miller has accompanied
his daughter, Mrs. George Mackinnon,
to her home in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
and will make his home there.
William Bailey and family have
been visiting relatives in Canada.
Homer Watson returns to Dart
mouth college this fall and May
Campbell to the University of Yer
mont
There will be meeting of the ex-
ecutlve board of the Lyndon Union
club at the library on Friday after
noon of this week at 3 o'clock.