St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-15
LyndOnviIIe
Easy Victory for the Institute Ball
TeaIn-Annual. Meeting Of
Union Club Thursday.


The institute base ball team woE
over the Newbury high school on
the home grounds Saturday, the
score being Is to 8.
The May meeting Of the Mothers
Circle was held with Mrs A. E. Will
kinson, last Thursday evening, the
husbands of the members being in
vited. There were 81 present. The
musical program included a piano
solo by Hazel Hunter; tenor solo by
A. E. Wilkinson, and selections by
quartet, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs Har-
ris, Mr.. Wilkinson and Mrs. Burkis.
There were readings by Miss Mild
red Stockwell and by Miss MacDon-
aid, who is teaching the summer
school in Egypt. The subject of
the program was fThe. Normal At
mosphere of the Town. and Mrs.
Erton Shorey read an excellent
paper on this subject. A short dis
cussion followed, and a social hour
with refreshments
! Mrs. S. J. Martin of Barnet has
been spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. A. E.s Emery.
The annual meeting of the Lyn-
don Union club will be held on
Thursday Afternoon of this week at
| l.OO III SdO4C . Al0A4 1OA IlN CAONb4OAA
Of officers, delegates to the State
Federation meeting at Montpelier
and any other necessary business.
The Knights of Pythias had a
gala day last Wednesday, the occa-
sion being the visit of Suadah Tenn
pie, No. 140, Dramatic Order
Knights of Kharassan, of Barre, to
Olympia Lodge. The Dokies as
they call themselves, were present
from all over the state to the num-
Der of about ESQ. They had
street parade in uniform at 100 led
by the Lyndonville military band,
after which they returned to Mu-
sic hall for their meeting. A ban
quet was served in the hall of the
local lodge. The committee in
charge of arrangements was H. A.
Squires, N. A. Norton and U. S.
Grant.
A bad runaway occurred last
Wednesday, the horse being one
which E. H. Hoffman was leading
behind a wagon. Mr.. Hoffman
had just purchased this young horse
and was taking it to be CARED for
shipment with others. The horse
was frightened and ran for some
distance, finally galloping at full
SpCSQ straight Tie OpGn QOOI VI
the garage. He was thrown at once
on the smooth floor and struck HE
shoulder against the forward spring
of a car, injuring himself so badly
that it was necessary to shoot him.
The horse was worth about $500
The w. G. t. U. met with Mrs.
M. S. Stevens Monday afternoon.
The Household Science class held
the last meeting of the year with
Mrs w. /. Powers Thursday after
noon.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Conductors held a whist party in
the Cable Hall Tuesday evening.
Harry Silsby is making some re-
pairs on the Kingsley Mitchell
house which he recently purchased,
putting on a two-story bay window,
new piazzas, etc. When completed
he expects to occupy it himself.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow was in
Beebe Plain last week on business.
Miss Blanche Aldrich of the Jour
nal office is sick with the grip at
her home in East Lyndon.
Guy Dunbar has been i'll with the
measles.
Mrs. F.. S. Story has been at
her former home in Oxford, Nova
Scotia, where her mother has just
died with pneumonia.
Miss Sylvia Hovey has finished
work in ]. L. Watches store.
The Universalist ladies served a
very attractive strawberry shortcake
supper in their vestry Friday even
ing.
The state convention of the Odd
Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah
is held in Woodstock this week. H.
L. Parker is a delegate from this
lodge, and Mrs. A. L. Finney, who
has been state treasurer for a num-
Der of years is also in attendance.
Mrs. Evelyn Brown of Fitch Bay,
is staying at A. L. Finney's this
week during Mrs. Finney's absence
at Woodstock.
Lewis Silsby is at home to spend
the summer with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. M. Silsby.
Mrs. Salmon Stern and Miss Isa-
bel have arrived in town and open
ed their home for the summer.
Mrs. Josephine Wilder is at home
from a visit to New Hampshire.
Gilbert Campbell, Jr., is at home
for few days from Dartmouth
College.
Miss Alice Campbell has been
spending a few weeks in Boston.
The Methodist, Universalist and |
Free Baptist churches all devoted
some part of their Sunday services
to the comemoration of Mothers |
Day"
George Ruggles, who has been i'll
at his brothers home since his re-
turn from California, was taken to
Brightlook hospital last week for
treatment.
G.. A. Squires and family have |
moved into the tenement in the post
Office block vacated by the Heaths.
Mrs. B. L. Stafford of Rutland has
been spending a week with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas STRAIT |
ton.
w. S. Powers, ]. c. Eaton and |
Charles Stuart took an automobile l
TRIP to Montreal last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M Page are TAX |