St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-24

MISS Della T. grimm ana MISS
Mabel Shields are IN Boston this
week to attend the meeting Of the
American Museum association.
Mrs. ]. w. Balch has returned
from Groton where she was called
about 10 days ago on account of the
illness of her brother, F. B. Nor
rison.
DR. Henry L. Ward, director OF
the Museum in Milwaukee, Wis, was
in town last week en- route to Bos-
American Museum association this
week.
The Central Vermont Railway
runs an excursion from st. Johns
bury and st. J. and L. c. r. r. towns
to Lake Champlain and return on
Sunday, June 4.
Arthur Robinson Of this place
figured in the drowning accident at
Springfield, Mass, on Sunday in
which ElWyn Mecum and Miss Annie
Rooney lost their lives by the over
turning of a canoe. Earl Warner
and Miss Ruth Mecum who were with
them we're rescued by the heroic eff
forts of Harold and Harris Gordon
of Springfield, formerly of Lyndon
vile, and Arthur Robinson who were
in a passing launch. Harris Gordon
plunged into the river as soon as the
launch had been brought up where
the canoe was overturned and caught
hold of Mecum but Miss Rooney
chung to him and he was unable to
save either of them.
At the meeting of the Vermont
Society of Colonial Danes of Ameri-
ca at Bennington, May IT, Mrs. p.
F. Hazen was elected registrar.
Mrs. Annie Howard was at West
Lebanon, N H., last week to attend
the funeral of her brother, Samuel
L. Farman, who died on the 18th.
News has been received here of
the marriage at Littleton on May 16
of Henry O'Neill, formerly connected
with the Passumpsic Telephone Co.,
and Miss Alice Kilburn of ST. Adams
who has been telephone operator at
the new shoe factory in Littleton.
They will reside in Litt1eton where
the groom is foreman of construction
for the Coos telephone company.
Berton Staples is in New York on
a business trip.
Judge d. E. Porter is confined to
the house by an attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Ralph Harding of Monroe
sepnt Tuesday with friends here.
Mrs. Henry Lane was at West
Danville Tuesday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. o. B. Flint Mrs
Flint's son Arthur, arrived here
Tuesday morning from Klondike
too late to see his mother before her
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Page spent
Sunday at Miles Pond.
Mrs. E. E. Evans is visiting friends
in Boston and Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. R. P. Fairbanks, Mrs. M. q.
Benedict, Mrs G. Fl. Stuart, Mrs. J.
M. Perham, Mrs. G. E. Abbott, Mrs.
Ella 5. Truax, Mrs. P. F. Hazen, Mrs.
will attend the annual meeting of the
w. H. M. u. at Middlebury today and
tomorrow.
Charles Fisk of Goddard Seminary
was at home Tuesday.
Drs. Steele of Montpelier anc Pei
ton of Richford, members of the
board of state supervisors of the in.
sane, were in town on business Mon
day.
Reginald Fisk returned Tuesday
from a short visit with Rev. James
A. Thompson at Walpole, Mass, and
Ray Spaulding at Boston.
DR.. B. E. Doyle has gone to Phil
adelphia to be absent week or ten
days, and his family who have been
spending some time there will return
with him. His Office will be closed
during his absence.
Mrs. Frank Taylor was called to
Barton Friday by the illness of her
brother, Ralph Laird, who was taken
Monday to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Ray Thomas at Enosburg Falls.
Prin. L. r. Allen of the Johnson
normal school was in town yesterday
and addressed the senior class of the
Academy on Normal School Work.
Mrs. John Beck has returned from
New York where she had cataract
removed from her right eye. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Fannie Beck.
Rev. Peter Black expects to sail
for Liverpool on June 16, and be alb
sent abroad until about the first of
August.
Mrs. George Merrill, aged over 81
years, mother of Mrs. H. C. Hill, fell
on the stairs at her home on Spring
street one day last week and quite
seriously injured her left shoulder.
She is recovering very satisfactorily
from the accident.
Mrs. Edward Beard of West Som
erville, Mass, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Emile L. Eastman on
Clinton avenue.
Mrs. Laura Hazen Thurston of
Boston was the guest of Mrs. Tru-
man G. Fletcher over Sunday.
Miss B. Boissonnault, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Du-
tile the past few weeks left yesterday
for Gloversyille, where she will join
her parents and from there they go
to Oklahoma City to make their fu-
ture home.
Mrs. T. J. Tuck of Sherbrooke is
visiting st. Johnsbury friends.
Mrs. Margaret Berger of Boston is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Homer z.