St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
LyndOnviIIe

Lyndon Club Entertained Their
Wives-ParIz at the Center Be
ing Improved.

last friday evening very pl6dSduLAy IT..
The program included several mu-
steal selections by Young's orchestra,
also recitations, songs and musical
selections by Everett Wallace of
Boston. Mr.. Wallace gave several
character sketches, taking with
equal ease the parts of a green
scnoolboy, the Western miner and
the old country man. Refreshments
were served by some of the sons of
the club men, alter which dancing
was enjoyed.
BY the kindness of Mr.. Harris and
Mr.. Vail a very attractive park is
to occupy the corner at Lyndon Cen
ter, where the old Morgan house
formerly stood. Granite curbing is
put around the plot, grass, shrubs
and trees cultivated, while the center
of interest will be the fountain, with
the famous Wild Boar of Pietro Tao
ca, copy of an old Florentine
bronze. Here will be a refreshing
stream. Stone seats are to be placed
for the convenience of the public, and
when completed, this park will add
another to our increasing list OF
beauty spots.
Miss Evelyn Cheney has been at
home for a few days, but has now re-
turned to Boston, from where she is
to sail for Europe about the fifth of
June.
Miss Irene Stimson is taking
two weeks vacation visiting friends
in Boston.
Mrs. E. c. Frost is a little better,
and has gone to spend few weeks
with her nephew, Harry Siisby. AS
soon as she is able she plans to go
to Lunenburg to spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. M. d. Bowker.
The Institute nine defeated the
Aggies in a game on the campus last
Wednesday by a score of 8 to z.
Saturdays game was played at
Littleton with their high school nine,
and the result was z to l in the In
stitute's favor.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Campbell and
son from Littleton, N. H., have been
with relatives here for a few days.
Mrs. John Nash and little daugh-
tiers visited in West Burke last week.
Union Memorial services were held
in Music hall Sunday and largely at
tended. The program was carried
out as follows: Doxology; invoca-
ton, Rev. F. B. Blodgett; music,
Free Baptist choir; reading of
Psalm, Rev. G. A. Hall; music,
choir; scripture reading, Rev. J. ].
Hutchinson; prayer, Rev. Thomas
Stratton; music, choir; address, Rev.
M. A. Johnson; singing by all, Am
erica; benediction, Rev. F. A. Wood
worth.
Last Thursday evening f.. S. Story
gave moving picture show in Music
Hall for the benefit of the base ball
team. Dates have been arranged for
the local team as follows: With st.
Johnsbury here, May 81; at Hard
wick, June Is; with Hardwick here,
July 10. They are also arranging for
other contests.
The play Breezy Point by st.
Johnsbury talent is to be given here
this evening for the benefit of the
Teachers Retirement Fund.
Mrs. Thomas McCondach and baby
have been visiting in Barnet.
Lewis E. Smith, a singing evan
gelist, is holding a series of meetings
at the Methodist church, extending
from May % to June 5.
Mrs. Trotter from Springfield Wis
tied over Sunday with her daughters,
Miss Gladys Trotter and Mrs. James
Dexter.
Wednesday, May %, a daughter
was DOTu 70 MI. anu MIS-. Il Iduh Mo
Ginnis, who are living on the Cum
bingham farm.
Miss Alice Campbell was in Han
over, N. H., last week attending the
Junior ball at Dartmouth college.
Mr.. and Mrs Campbell and son, Ray
mond motored down Saturday to
take her home and visit with Gill
bert, Jr.
Memorial Day, will be observed
as usual by the Grand Army Post
and Corps. The parade viii leave
Music Hall at 10 a. M, for the Gem
etery including the band patriotic
societies, citizens and school child
rem. In the evening a camp fire will
be held at eight O'Clock in Music
Hall, for which a varied literary and
musical program has been planned.
The question of moving the band
stand is yet unsettled and it is
thought probable that special meet
ing of the village will be called to
decide the matter.
Miss Claire LeBourveau is spend
ing three weeks in Springfield, Mass,
with her aunt, Mrs. Lougee.
Mrs. w. L. Guild who has been
improving in health, is worse again.
Fred Folsom is building a large
piazza extending the length of the
ell of his house, which will be
great improvement.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow and Mrs. H.
E. Folsom are among our contingent
at the Hub this week.
Mrs Henry Martin and Mrs. Fred
Stockwell, Misses Mildred and Muir
iel Stockwell were in New York last
week.
A daughter was bern recently to
Mr.. and 4Irs. Benjamin Lincoln of
Courche, Wash, former residents
here.
The Star theatre which has been
enlarged, was opened Saturday night
and it will now seat 400.
Robert Stockwell has bought o.
e. Libbey's job teaming business.
Leon Curtiee has been in Maiden
for a few weeks, where he was called
by the sudden illness and death of
his mother
Don Farrar has moved into the
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