St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-03
LVndOnYiIIe.
a Week of Farewell Receptions and
Some Other Business.


Some Other Business.
a farewell reception was given to
Rev. and Mrs. John Jones last
| Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3. Butler. Mrs.
Jones. who has been president of the
Junior League, was presented with
sum OF money by Katherine Ball
ey on behalf of the League. An
original poem was read by William
Bailey. Mr.. Jones and family left
on Thursday for his new charge at
Hardwick.
A farewell reception was given to
Rev. I. w. mclaughlin and family
at the Uniyersalist church on Friday
evening with a large attendance.
Music was furnished during the eve
ming by Sherrer's orchestra. E. L..
Wells acted as master OF ceremonies,
and introduced the speakers, by
whom the churches were represented
as follows: ST. Peters by the Rev.
Mr.. McKim; the Baptist by tho Rev.
Mabel Johnson; the Congregational
by the Rev. James Hutchinson. The
orders of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
were represented by F.. J. Wiley,
who presented silver bread plate.
Mrs. "A. C. Mcdowell, speaking for
the Eastern Star gave Miss Rose
Mclaughlin, who had been their
organist, a handsome umbrella and
bag. Mr.. Cook was spokesman for
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics and presented Mr.. and
Mrs mclaughlin with three hand
some pieces of silver, a pudding dish,
nut bowl and cake basket. DR.. H. M.
Smith represented the Masonic order
and presented $50 in gold. B. F.
Brown spoke for the church and pre-
sented them with dozen handsome
silver spoons. Cake and coffee
we're served Mr.. McLaughlin's
Sunday and they left on Monday for
their new home at Springfield, Ohio.
The Household Science Circle of
the Union Club held pleasant meet
ing last Thursday evening with Mrs.
Charles Darling. The roll call was
answered by Economics" The pro-
gram was carried out by each mem
Der describing the furnishing of
room, House Furnishing" being the
subject.
William c. Gerry of Franklin, N.
H., has come here and taken charge
of the Lyndonville garage.
Mrs. Myles Gilman of st. Johns
bury has been spending a few days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. w.
Houghton.
Mrs. Phebe Carleton of st. Johns
bury who has been for few days
with her niece, Miss Annie Fowler,
has returned. Miss Fowler has been
quite i'll for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Silsby have
stored most of their goods and will
have rooms and board this summer
with Mrs. E. G.. Frost. Mr.. and Mrs. !
L. S. Howe move this week into the |
tenement they vacate and Harry Col |
by's family move from West Lebanon
into the tenement vacated by the
Howes.
Mr. L. C. Todd and daughter,
of Boston visited over Sun
day at Mrs. H. L. Parker's.
John DeFond is seriously i'll with |
pneumonia.
John Webster is spending a few
days in Boston.
Miss Marguerite Robinson of Derby |
has been in town for a few days.
The Rev F. A. Woodwork, the
new Methodist minister is to live in
the Eugene Powers house on Pros
pect street.
Mr.. and Mrs. = Walter Eastman
we're called to Enfield, N. H., last
week by the serious illness of Mrs.
Eastman's father.
At the recent election of officers Of
the Epworth League, the following
we're elected: President, Fred White;
vice presidents, William Bailey, Hen
~ Downer, Mrs Clarence Batche1der,
Miss Carrie Derrick; secretary, Mrs.
Fred Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Clarence
Webster.
Fred Robbie and L. S. Howe are
working for the Village Improvement
society this season.
Mrs. Samuel Mccall has been Wis
ting her mother, Mrs. S. S. Thomp-
son.
Mrs. Ryder, who is with her
laughter, Mrs. J. J. Hutchinson, has
been quite i'll with bronchitis.
J. S. Schofie1d is at home quite
seriously i'll with complication of
roubles.
Mrs. c. B. Dodge entertained the
Christmas club very delightfully."- at +
Ter home last Wednesday afternoon.
Rufus Aldrich moves from the
5tahler house to the tenement vacat-
ID by the Rev. John Jones. Henry
SwaiI is to move from George Pierce's
house to D. M. Silsby's house on Elm
Street.
Edward Daigle, Elizabeth Phelps
Ind Catherine Douni have been sick
he past week.
At the trial of DIR. Lindsay of
Mass, which was held in
Cook and Norton's Office last week
Tuesday, the jury disagreed and an
,ther trial was set for May 23
The music circle met last Thurs
lay afternoon with Miss Bessie Hut
,hinson.
Fred Steinhour is to move into
he Gleason tenement on South ST.,
Is soon as necessary repairs can be
made. The tenement he vacates in
he Weaver house will be occupied
W Mrs. Ethel Ellis for dressmaking
,arlors. II
The Lyndonville Creamery Assoc /
alton has bought Charles Jenness'