St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-09-20
LyndOnYille.
Large Attendance at the Institute
Thirty New Agricultural Students.

The Institute opened last week
with an unusually large attendance.
There are So in the freshman class !;
II in the teachers training class and
about 80 new Agricultural students.
In all courses there are about 160
students.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow has been in
Boston few days.
Miss Elizabeth Hills at the library,
is making post card collection of
Vermont views.
the Lyndon Union Club have ar
ranged for series of practical dem
onstrations and lectures on Apple
Raising in Lyndon" by A. n. Will
kinson. The first meeting will be at
the Wiley Eastman farm on Pud-
ding Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 26 at two
o'clock.
Arrangements are nearly complet-
ed for a very good lecture course
this winter and the tickets will be
on sale October /.
The Methodist Epworth League
had corn roast at Walter East
mans last Thursday evening.
Mrs. E. C. Frost has been sick the
past week.
Mrs James Dexter and daughter,
Dorothy, have returned from several
weeks visit to her parents in Spring
field.
Miss Georgia Shaw returned Sun
day to her home in Franklin, N H.
Her sister, Mrs. w. C. Gerry, and son
Robert, accompanied her.
Mrs. Jessie Smith has gone to
Brightlook hospital at ST. Johnsbury
for treatment.
Miss Alberta Lavigne of ST.
Johnsbury visited in town last week.
J. J. Neagle is making extensive
improvements on the Union House.
Mrs. Eli Currier, who has been Ill
for several weeks with acute gas
tritis, died at her home in this vii
lage last Thursday evening. Her
suffering was great, but she bore it
patiently, and was conscious almost
to the last. She was born in Burke
SO years ago, her maiden name being
Mary Counter. At the age of Is
their married life has been spent in
Burke, Island Pond and Lyndon,
moving here about 20 years ago. She
was the mother of IL children, only
four of whom are living: Mrs. Law
ely, Mrs. Arthur Charland, and Mrs.
Henry Wi1kie of this place, and Will
liam Currier of Newport. A woman
of domestic tastes, she had noble
character, and was a most devoted
wife and mother. Funeral services
were held in ST. Elizabeth's church
Saturday morning, conducted by
Father Pontbriand Many beautiful
flowers were sent by relatives and
T. L. Lavigne of Brockton, Mass,
visited his cousin, H. o. Allen, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zero from
Newport have been here with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Alice Wing Dessault from Is
land Pond has been a guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Laid.
Austin Houghton, who has, been
seriously i'll, is somewhat better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin F. Carpenter
of Ramsey, n. j., recently visited at
A. L. Finney's. With Mr.. and Mrs.
Finney they also visited relatives at
East Burke.
Mrs. Charles Lewsey and daugh-
ter, Edith, have been visiting in
Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Philbrick, with her daughter,
Mrs. Chayer, and child, has been
W. C. Kennedy of Portland, Me-,
fell from the roof of the paint shop
last week and was quite seriously in
jured. His father was sent for and
took him back to Portland.
Charles P. Chapman and his
daughter, Mrs. Dora Lane, have
been visiting in Boston and South |
birmingham, Mass.
H. G. Golding was in Greensboro
last week.
A Forest Ranger, from Brown
University, oldest son of Prof. Wal
Ter Ranger, formerly of Lyndon In
has been for a few days the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Austin D.
Paige.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Guild spent
asst week with their brother and sis
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Guild, at ST. |
Johnsbury.s
DR.. D. R. Brown is enjoying visit |
from his father and mother, who
now live in Concord, N. H.
The Book club held their semi
annual auction at Mrs. H. J. Hub
oard's on Friday evening last, and
disposed of their last set of books
20 the members at good prices. The
new books are now in circulation.
A social and business meeting of
Ill interested in the Young Peoples
Union, was held at the Universalist
parsonage last Friday evening.
W. J. Allen has moved into Roscoe
Carriers house at the Center.
E. A. Cook was in Littleton, N. H,
asst week attending Foresters'
Meeting.
Mrs. Claude Watson and two sons
have returned from visit of several
weeks at her fathers in West Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Paris and
wo children have been visiting her
at North Hatley, P. @.
Mrs. j. S. Schofield returned to
Ter home here last week for short
ime. She will then go back to Iras-
burg to help her father and mother
pack their goods, as they are coming
lere the first of November to spend
he winter with her.
Harry Robe has been in Boston
md New York for a few weeks.