St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-27
LyndOnviIle
Christmas Season Very Quiet-Per-
sonal Notes of General Interest.

Mr.. and Mrs W. L. Guild called
II on her sister at Evansville las
week.
A very quiet Christmas this year
with churches and schools closed
and no public gatherings permitted
But in spite of this, the Christmas
trade has been excellent, and people
i have enjoyed the quiet home gather
ings with the same Christmas zest
as of DID, Santa Claus has not been
Quarantined and we are sure he
missed none of the Lyndonville
children.
w. c. Gerry spent Christmas with
/ his parents at Wheelock.
/ James Dexter went to Springfield
Saturday to join his wife and
daughter, and spend the holidays
with Mrs Dexter's parents. They
will also visit Mr.. Dexter's sister at
Montpelier on their way home, re-
turning about New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Shattuck and
children with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Buckley, were holiday, visitors in
Bury, P. O., at the home of the
McCauleys, parents of the two
ladies.
The meadow south of the village
has been flooded the past week and
wears the appearance it usually has
in spring. For a few days it was
frozen over, and made excellent
skating.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N Vail and Miss
Katharine returned from their west
ern trip about a week ago, and came
home to spend Christmas at Speed
well Farms.
Sumner Stuart is at home from
Norwich University to spend Christ
mas with his grandmother, Mrs. S.
S. Thompson; Clayton Fisher, Paul
Cheney and Robert Wilson, also
from Norwich; Lincoln Wilson and
Homer Watson from Dartmouth;
Ruth Butler and Evelyn Cheney
from Boston University; THETA Pow
ers from Smith College are among
the students who are spending their
holidays at home.
Miss Agnes McGovern is at ST.
Johnsbury for the holiday vacation.
Bert Hines is enjoying visit from
his father who lives in Eden.
Mrs. c. M. Campbell is much bet
ter from her recent severe attack of
bronchitis.
Mrs. Salmon Stern and Miss Isa-
bel close their house this week and
leave for New York to spend the rest
of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kenney spent
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs.
Sam Moore, at St. Johnsbury.
Gilbert Campbell, Jr., is at home
from Dartmouth for the holidays.
Miss Catharine Rexford of Ayers
Cliff, P. O., recently visited at A.
w. Browns.
Miss Vieva Swail has been clerk
ing in Waterman's during the
Christmas rush.
Mrs. Josephine Carr, who is teach
ing a special school in Taunton,
Mass, is spending the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. H. L. Parker. In
addition to her other work, Mrs.
Carr has this fall been teaching a
night school in Taunton.
Riley Richardson of West Burke
was in town last week on business.
The frame of w. A. Heath's new
bungalow on Center street is now
up, and being rapidly closed in.
Martin and White have the plumb
ing and heating contract, and the
bathrooms are to be about as fine as
any in town. The interior finish is
also to be very elegant.
Dr. Copeland was in Burlington
last week to attend a special meet
ing of the State Board Of Health to
consider the smallpox situation. Lo-
cal conditions are improving but
the epidemic seems to be spreading
all over the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Griswold en-
tertained his family for their Christ
mas dinner.
Charles Steele and family of st.
visited their relatives in
town on Christmas day.
w A. Bemis and family are Wis
iting relatives in Claremont, N. H.
Mrs. Henry Mower, who is stop
ping with her daughter Mrs. Lougee
in Springfield, Mass, fell last week
on the street, breaking her arm and
her nose AS Mrs. Mower is IA
years old her friends are quite anxi-
Gus ever her condition.
Will Harris has been seriously i'll
for the past three weeks, and under
the care of a trained nurse.
Bruce Wakefield has been visit
ing friends in Ashburnham, Mass,
where he attended school.
Will Delaney of Woodsville, N. H.,
has been in town for few days.
Mrs. A E. Donahue has been i'll
with hard cold.
Mrs Josephine Bigelow has re-
turned home after spending a few
days in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Drown were in
town last week. Mr. Drown has been
doing the electric wiring on DR..
Davis new house.
Mrs DIN Abbott of Willoughby |
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Charles Phillips. Mr.. Abbott, who |
has been in poor health for long
time, is gaining and they expect to
move soon to Barton where he has a I
position.
Cleon Colby is at home from the
Jefferson Medical College in Phil |
adelphia for the holidays.
Elmer A. Darling went to New
York to spend Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Huntley spent |
last Sunday with his parents at
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