St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
Concord.
Blaine Gotta Loses Fingers as Re
suit of Accidental Shooting
Annual Ladies' Night by the
Masons

painful accident late Saturday af.
lternoon In company with LyOne
Mcqueen he was hunting and il
Iclimbing a fence in some way the
gun became discharged passing
through the hand DR.. J. B. Nc
Bride was called and young Gotta
taken to BrightIook hospital where
the third and fourth fingers of the
left hand were amputated. The doc
tors hope to save the middle finger.
The annual ladies' night of Moose
River Lodge No. 80, F. and A. M.
was attended by about 100. A
chicken pie banquet was served at
$50. Music was furnished by
MONEYS orchestra. Little Ruth
Walker of Fitzdale delighted the
audience with two songs. Among
those present from out of town were
Mr.. and Mrs. @. H. Woodbury., Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Day and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Scott, Mrs.
Maude A. May, Miss Viola May and
L. w. Hastings, St. Johnsbury; Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Caswell, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Cutting and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hastings of Waterford; Mr.
and Mrs. Walker and daughter, Ruth
of Fitzdale, ]. B. Wallace, Mrs
Harriette Russell and Miss Lenna
King of East Concord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Miltimore re-
turned to their home in Scots
more, P. O., Saturday.
Harry Lillicrap spent last week in
Montpelier and Barre on business.
Carroll Grant moves his family to
St. Johnsbury this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. w H. Foster are visiting rela-
tives in Bath, N. H., and about Nov.
1 will begin housekeeping in the
tenement vacated by Mr.. Grant.
The Village Improvement society
will hold meeting Monday evening,
Nov. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
&c. G. White.
There will be chicken pie sup
per at the Universalist church,
Wednesday, Nov. 6. The committee
Mrs. w. L. Reed, Mrs. w. T. Reed,
Mrs. ]. Richardson ST., Mrs. Lafa-
yette Hastings, Mrs. w. p. Willis,
Mrs. H. w. Cutting and Mrs Harry
Lillicrap.
A. j. Lyon was in Wentworth, N.
H., part of last week. His brother,
Albert Lyon, who has spent the sum-
mer in this vicinity left Wentworth
Thursday for his home at Salt Lake
City.
Mrs. Angie Brigham, who has
been seriously i'll for some time is
better and has given up her tene-
ment in Union block and gone to
live with her niece, Mrs. William
True.
Mrs. NovilIa Pierce of Lyndon
visited her daughter, Mrs. F. M.
Cobleigh. Wednesday.
Miss Lila Burlock visited her
brother, Arthur Burlock, the past
week.
Preston May of st. Johnsbury was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. r. J. Bennett entertained her
sister, Mrs. Charles Morgan from
Groveton, N. H., recently.
st. Agnes Guild will give a clam
chowder supper at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Warren, Thursday
evening, Oct. 81. The ladies are
requested to meet in the afternoon
for work.
Mrs. A. M. Lang of ST. Johnsbury
was a guest of her mother, Mrs.
George S. Howard, the last of the
wetk. Mrs. Howard also entertain
ed her brother, J. B. WOrthley from
Bradford.
Mrs. Josephine Hibbard of ST.
was a visitor in town last
week.
c. A. CrowelI visited relatives in
Johnson the past week.
Mrs. Jethro Lillicrap and son, Will
liam visited in Lyndon last week.
Mr.. Lillicrap and son, Paul, were
in Lyndon Saturday, Mrs. Lillicrap
and William returning with them.
Mise IF
cord spent Sunday at Harry Nor
toms.
N. D. Ripley of st. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
r. B. Ripley.
Several young people from this
place went to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs e. C. Lewis in the Brook
district Saturday evening, to as
sist Miss Helen Bedell in celebrating
her 18th birthday. Whist was en-
joyed and refreshments served.
Mrs. Halle Morton and son, Paul, |
from st. Johnsbury spent Sunday
with Mrs. MortOn's parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. George Chapman.
Rev. B. F. Butler from the church |
of the Messiah, of st. Johnsbury, |
will occupy the pulpit at the First |
Universalist church next Sunday.
Hon. Myron CLARK from Benning
ton speaks at the Town Hall Satur-
day evening. A campaign quartet /
furnishes music.
Miss Gladys Lillicrap returned /
from a visit to Boston the last of the |
week.
Remember the drama above the /
Clouds which is to be presented at |
the Town Hall Friday evening by the |
St. Johnsbury Center grange. An
oyster supper will be served after |
the play and music furnished for |
dancing.
Mrs. Edgar Harvey visited her
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Sundbury in \
st. Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. S. G. Haviland went to Dam
Vile the last of the week to visit |
George Crane. Mr.. Haviland went
Sunday to return with Mrs. Havi-