St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-08-23
MCINDOE FALLS.

MCINDOE FALLS.
Old Home Day Celebration the Best
Yet-PersonaI Notes.
The fourth annual Old Home Day
celebration on the grounds of Nc
Indoes Academy last Friday was at
tended by hundreds of former stu
dents and friends of the academy,
all enthusiastic over the improve
ments made during the four years
in which Old Home Day has been
celebrated. The crowds began to
gather early in the fornoon and by
midday hundreds of people were
present renewing old acquaintance
and making new ones. The acad-
envy building, recently painted
white, its original color, was
.thronged with pupils of earlier and
later years. Five of the students
term of the school, viz: Mrs. Lucy
Carleton Richardson of Lisbon, N.
H., Mrs. Jane Hadley Hastings of
Monroe, NH, Miss Jane Sutherland
of McIndoes, Mrs. Susan Duncan
Gilfillan, now a resident of Massa-
chusetts, and John Wallace of Bar
net. The athletic gaes in the morn
ing resulted as follows: $50 yard
run, Charles Temple LIST, Robert Glib
son I'd; 40 yard run, Charles Tenn
pie 1st, Geo. Gibson I'd; 100 yard
dash, Geo. Gibson 1st, Charles Pow
ers I'd. At the close of the games the
ladies of McIndoes served dinner in
the church vestry, while many others
enjoyed a basket picnic on the
grounds followed by an address by
ho nv D4&4 loo II - To-,
bury. Remarks were also made by
Mass, Rev. Mr.. Hawk of Barnet Cen
ter, Superintendent Harvey Burbank
of Danville, Rev. Mr.. Burns of Mon
roe, N. H., and NJ A. Gibson of Bar
net. This part of the program was
under the able Craftsmanship of the
Rev. Mr.. Barnard of McIndoes, who
during the exercises, read congratu-
latory kilograms from Congressman
D. J. Foster and the Hon. Gilbert
Hunt, former mayor of Walla Wa1la,
Wash. the meeting of the Alumni
Association was held in the princi-
pals room. The old officers were re
elected and vote of thanks extend
ed to the Hon. Gilbert Hunt for his
never failing interest and help in
the cause of the academy. The ball
game, scheduled for four o'clock
was called in the second inning on
account of rain. McIndoes was then
leading by score of 1 to 0: The
evenings entertainment, given be-
fore a crowded house, consisted of
readings by Miss Robinson of New
port, a solo by Fred Whitcher,
former student who is the first
person who ever conducted a festi-
val chorus in California, and of sell
ections by the Laugh1in Orchestra of
ST. Johnsbury. The entertainment
closed with promenade. The var
ious committees deserve great credit
for the fine way in which the pro-
gram was carried out. Gilchrist
Cornet Band gave several selections
after dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Paris and
daughter of Lyndon have been
guests of Mrs. Paris mother, Mrs.
Lydia Kimball, for several days.
Kimba1l Marshall of Wells River
spent the day Friday with his sister,
Mrs. Kimball.
Mrs. Cornell and Mrs. Wychuff of
Topeka, Kan, are guests at Joseph
Shanty's.
Mrs. Arthur Clough of Hanover,
N. H, was the guest of Miss Emma
Kent Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kier of White
field, N. H., are spending the week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Aiken.
Miss Josie Mulliken of Water
ford was the guest of Miss Lucy
Buffam part of last week.
Mrs. Eugene Field and Miss Alta
lanta Field were at North Thetford
the first of last week to attend the
anniversary pageant.
Claude Field has returned from
North Thetford where he has been
for the past month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore and chill
dren of Oxford have been guests at
G. B. Edgerton's several days.
Mrs. NJ. E. Sornborger and Doris
Warden of Burlington are guests of
Mrs. Sornborger's mother, Mrs. Julia
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold War
den of Catskill, N. Y, Mrs. Lizzie
Warden and daughters Florence and
Lizzie Warden of Wells River, Hen
ry Warden, Hazel Warden of Great
Falls, Montana, and David Warden
of East Barnet we're also entertain
ed at Mrs. Smiths last week.
NJ. J. Moore is home from West
Thornton, N. H., for a few weeks.
Frank Field of Pike Station was
the guest of his brother, Eugene
Field, over Sunday.
The midweek prayer meeting will
be held in the vestry Wednesday
evening this week instead of Thurs
day.
Mrs. Julia Smith returned from
West Barnet last week Tuesday.
Miss Mary Gleason of Northamp-
ton, Mass, is visiting her brother,
Horace Gleason. Rev. and Mrs.
Harlow and son of Somerville,
Mass, were guests at Horace Glea-
sons over Sunday.
Fred J. Whitcher of Modesto,
Cal, and Perley Whitcher of South
Ryegate were guests at A. L. Guth-
rie's two days last week.
Mrs. Estabrooks and son of New
port were guests at H. G. Kent's
part of last week.