St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-20

During the last week the political pot
has been seething with unwonted fury in
a contest over the office of selectman, re-
signed by George Short. The two candi-
dates were at first George Pierce and @.
Nj. Campbell, but Mr.. Pierce resigned
and Sherburne Lang appeared as a cam
didate in his place. Electioneering was
lively and interesting, and the special
town meeting on Saturday drew out a
big crowd of voters. The result of the
first ballot was 24S for Campbell, 211
for Lang, the end of picturesque and
exciting campaign.
Miss Avis Todd has returned home
from the convent at Stanstead, P. O.,
where she has been at school.
Miss Marguerite Smith is at home
from visit to Lunenburg and to Man
chester, N. H., where she has been for
the past month.
The Story Hour was held at the library
as usual on Saturday last week, the
story teller being Mrs. Edwin Daniels.
The attendance was smaller than usual,
on account of other attractions. There
will probably be two more storytelling
Saturdays. before the custom is discon-
tinued for the summer.
j
went to Dover. N. H., Monday, and re-
turned with a new Overland car.
Mrs. Locke of Iras burg is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. ]. S. Scho6eld.
Mrs. Harry SiIsbv has been seriously i'll
for the past week under the care of
trained nurse. She is now little more
comfortable.
The regular meeting of the Union Club
Fo, 4o1-
ing of this week at o'clock. The pro-
gram is in charge of the Library commit
tee and will include a lecture by Miss
Alice Shepherd of the Springfield library
on "Some Library Problems in Town
and Country"
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
serve supper in the vestry Thursday af
ternoon of this week with an attractive
menu.
Miss Hills has started the flower table
at the Library with few of the earlier
flowers. The first flowers were brought
in this year on April 5, against April 26,
of last year.
John Webster is building large double
piazza on his house. Mrs. E. E. Gage is
also having her piazza widened, a new
gable and piazza built out from the Sec
ond story.
n D. Martin has moved from his home
in Hadleyville to the house he recently
purchased on Main street.
Mrs. E. NJ. Shepherd, teacher in the
graded school, has been obliged to resign
on account of illness in her family.
James Dexter has been receiving visit
from his sister, Mrs. Simpson and two
children of Sheffield.
Thomas Wark has bought the Buggy
house near the Lyndon station, and
moved his family there.
The Christmas Club meets with Mrs
c. B. Hutchinson this "wednesday af-
ternoon.
Harold, only son of Mrs Mary (HazeD
Richardson, died last week, after brief
illness with typhoid fever. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Father Point
BRAND at St. Elizabeth's church Monday
afternoon and largely ATTENDED. The
little boy was but five years of age, win
some and lovable little fellow and dear
to all his relatives and friends.
Earl Caswell, who has been clerking at
B. 6. Morrison's has gone to work in
the bakery for Eastman and Wakefield.
Mrs. Helen Laid is very i'll with rheum-
attic fever and under a nurses care. At
the present time she is little more COM
Portable.
Mrs. H. E. Folsom has been in Boston
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert F. Nye of Brad
ford, cousins of Mrs. F. II. Davis, were
her guests for few days last week. Mr..
Nye has sold his place in Bradford and
purchased the Charles Dwinell house at
Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Griswold enter
pleasantly at cards last week Thursday
evening.
The last Ladies' Night of the Lyndon
Club for the season was held in Gable
hall last Wednesday evening. There
was a good attendance, dancing being
the attraction.
The Art Circle of the Lyndon Union
Club held pleasant meeting with Mrs.
Theo. N. Vail last Thursday afternoon
with a good attendance.
William J. Currier has gone to New
Orleans, where he is delegate to con-
vention of freight handlers.
Mrs. Frank ]. Wiley was the hostess
of the Music Circle last Wednesday even
ing, about 20 were present, members and
guests. The subject of the evening was
the life of the composer Robert Schu-
mann, a fine sketch of whom was pre-
sented by Mrs. Frank Dresser.
Miss Bess NJ. Hutchinson has returned
from Quitman, Georgia, where she has
been for the last six months with her sis
ter, Mrs. Spain. She spent Sunday in
Sherbrooke, P. O., with her sister, Mrs.
Irvine.
F. S. Story has purchased a second
hand Maxwell touring car from D. L.
Grapes.
The Order of Red Men held a special
meeting with fine banquet in their hall
last Thursday evening.
Mrs H. L. Parker went to Whitefield
to spend Sunday with MIR. Parker who
is in the hospital there.
Fred Sawyer and family have moved
to Lawrence, Mass, where he has a job.
Miss Helen Laid has been quite i'll the
past week with lung trouble.