St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-15
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Annual Village Meeting-A Curfew
Law Passed.


Law Passed.
There was a good attendance at
the annual meeting of the village
last week Wednesday evening, and a
considerable amount of business
transacted. The election of officers
resulted as follows: Moderator, j. T..
Gleason; clerk, Fl. F. Brown;
trustees, c. NJ. Darling. H. E.
Hovey, J. C. Spencer; electric light
commissioner for three years, f. z.
Dwinell; water commissioner for
three years, Roger Laid; auditors,
H. w. Lyster, Henry Swail, H. f..
Brown; treasurer, C. L. Stuart;
agent, J. T. Gleason; chief engineer,
F. E. Dwinell. The usual village
tax, village, 20 c, highway, 20 C, hy-
drant, 10 C, total, so c, was voted.
No extra tax was raised to apply on
the bonded Indebtedness. Three
hundred dollars was appropriated
for outdoor band concerts. Article
IL of the warning, in regard to
developing the part of the water
power at Halls Mills owned by the
village, called out considerable dis
cussion. An estimate of the cost of
developing this additional power was
given by an expert, and it was also
suggested that by a Encouragement
100 more horse power could be de-
Veloped. The matter was finally laid
on the table to be further discussed
at an adjourned meeting in two
weeks. Article IA, relating to
the establishment of cur
few law, was passed after con-
siderable debate, but no regulations
in regard to it or provisions for it's
enforcement have yet been made.
Miss Elizabeth Hills is spending
the week in Boston. Miss Angie
Wiley is substituting in the library
during her absence.
Mrs. J. S. Schofield has been
spending a few days at her old home
in Irasburg.
The graded school closed Friday
for a three weeks vacation, and will
begin again April 3. Principal
Glossy celebrated the last week of
school by falling i'll with the grip,
and Supervisor M. E. Daniels had to
substitute in his room for the last
two days.
Mrs. Ethelynd Shepherd, former
teacher here, is in Brightlook hos
pital recovering from an operation
for appendicitis. The graded school
pupils sent her post card shower
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghton
from Bangor, Me-, were at his
fatherss, Austin Houghton's, last
week.
F. E. Dwinell, E. T. Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Silsby, G. L. Stuart,
w. I. Powers, James and Guy Smith,
E. J. Blodgett were at the Boston
automobile show last week Lucius
and Henry Darling, Miss Louise OAR
ling and Fred Davis also went down
from Bemis Hill.
Miss Beatrice Bison of st. Johns
bury has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Will Cleary
The Lyndon Union Club will meet
Thursday afternoon of this week.
The program is in charge of the
Music Circle.
Mrs. Emma Gour and baby, who
are living at Lyndon this winter,
have been spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. verne Aldrich.
Mrs. Charles Gray has been enter
tanning her sister, Miss Belle Gleason
of Woodmont, Conn.
Mrs. Ransom Carter is quite i'll
with asthma and grip.
Miss Edna Watson is at Lyndon
working for Our Husbands Mfg.
Co.
Mrs. Cephas Trefren has been i'll
for several weeks. Her sister, Mrs.
w. .. MdSleI, Oh OI. JOuuSDuIy, LAS
been with her.
The graded school teachers will
spend the spring vacation at their
respective homes: Mr.. Glossy at
Waterbury, Miss Dunbar in Boston,
Miss brennan in St. Adams, Miss
Laid at Johnson.
Mrs. Allison Everts of North Troy
and Mrs Annie Porter of Coventry
have been visiting their son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Porter.
w. H. Sherburne's sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Dow,
of Danville, visited him last week
Mrs. Ellen Prescott, who is taking
care of Mrs. John Webster, has been
having an attack of laryngitis.
Miss Mildred Broadbelt is work.
ing in the Citizens telephone Office.
The Epworth League had a social
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Smith last Friday evening.
Miss Hattie Carpenter from Ram
sey, N. J., is spending a mouth with
relatives and friends in this vicinity,
now stopping at DR.. F. FL. Davis
Mrs. Charles Lyon is i'll with
pneumonia, and Mrs. M. E. Stone
is caring for her.
Repairs on the garage are pro-
ceeding rapidly and the building
will soon be ready for occupancy. 1t
has been enlarged by an addition
on the south end, which gives it a
little more room.