St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-01
BARNET
BARNET.
A Lively Hunt for a Man in Bed
Personal Notes.


L. e. Gilfllan thinking he would |
go and see the spring last Sunday
afternoon started out and on his way
called to see Jim Simms. On his way
back he called at John Welch's, and
from there thinking his wife and
daughter were at his brother, Hor-
aces, he went up there. Not finding
them there he went out to the barn
with his brother to work His wife
meanwhile, not knowing his where
abouts got frightened and telephoned
everywhere for him, but getting no
trace of him she and her daughter
got the Eliot boys, who are always
willing to help anyone, and they all
started out with lanters to hunt. Not
finding him they came home to find
him quietly resting there. Mrs. Gil
fillan is thinking of having
Stirring" put on him so in the future
she can locate him.
There was a grammar school at
the schoolhouse in Barnet last Tues
day night which showed some very
good work in that line and there was
singing and speaking. Besides the
teachers here there were Lizzie Nor
rill and her class, and Miss Coveney
and Nellie Manchester of McIndoes,
Miss Swan of East Barnet, and
Mrs. Jennie Moore of Passumpsic,
also Mrs. Harvey Burbank of Dan
vile.
Robert Parker has bought the
barber shop and pool room of Mr..
Clark.
John Manning and C. B. Whitney
have hadsthe New England telephone
put in. A new line has been put
in from Mr.. Manning's down, and all
from the Center bridge will be on the
new line FL.
Rev. w. G. Clark and family who
have been visiting friends in Georgia,
returned home last Wednesday,
bringing a cousin of Mr.. Clark's, Mrs.
Grace Price of Toledo, Ohio, with
them for a visit.
Ten from here attended the chick
en- pie dinner at East Barnet last
Friday.
Mrs. Leslie Baker from Newport,
N. H, and little daughter, Dorothy,
are visiting Mrs. Bakers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. E. Gilfllan.
Thomas McCondack and Neal
Morgan of ST. Johnsbury spent Sun
day at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill and Mr.. and
Mrs Woodland of Danville visited Mr..
Woodlands daughter, Mrs. James
Arthur, coming in an automobile.
Calvin Whitehill went to Califor-
MIA last week Monday with Jim
Dean
The team of John Vance gave it's
owner bad fright on Monday morn
ing. 1t became frightened by the
cars, while hitched, and ran away,
striking the back of Mr.. Hanson's
wagon, springing the axle, overturn-
ing the wagon it was drawing, and
was stopped by L. E. Gilfllan near
the postoff1ce. No one was hurt but
the harness was broken and it is a
wonder that more harm was not
done.
The 50th wedding anniversary of
Rev and Mrs. Charles Clark of
Georgia, on Oct. % was attended by
over 200 guests and was a. great
event They were married in
Georgia by Rev. G. c. Torrey, who
is now living at Andover, Mass, at
the age of "a. Five people who were
present at the wedding assisted in re-
ceiving at the anniversary, as did al
so their son and wife, Rev. and Mrs.
w. G. Clark of this place. Rev. c.
J. Peterson of East Berkshire con-
tributed an original poem, and Rev.
Albert Clark of Austria, nephew,
sent a letter. Rev. W. Parkyn Jack
son of st. Adams presented them
with a purse of money from the
church people and Rev. G.. H. Lock,
one from friends outside the church,
the two amounting to $25U. Mr..
Clark was graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont in the class of
1856. Of the 20 members of his
class only five are living, two of the
others beng Vermonters, B. F. FL
field of Montpelier and Judge II. H.
Powers of Morrisville. Mr.. Clark
has held pastorates at Island Pond,
Hartland, Charlotte, Gaysville, and
at Georgia since 1878. He was a
member of the legislature in 1876.
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