St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-11
NORTH DANvILLE
H. B. Ward Gives Great Reception
In Honor of His Election
Local Notes


In Honor of His Election
Local Notes
Tuesday, September 3rd was a
strenuous day for the voters OF the
town of Danville. There were two
candidates nominated for town rep
resentatiYe and each party was de-
termined that their candidate should
win. The result was, that on the
first ballot there was no choice but
on the second ballot Horace B. Ward
Dem, won out by two majority. On
Wednesday evening Sept. 4th, Mr..
and Mrs. Ward gave reception at
their home in honor of his election.
There were 300 or more present,
among them being Mr.. Wards moth
er, Mrs. Olive Ward who has reach
ed the ripe old age of SO years and
lis still hale and hearty. George w.
Cook of West Danville was master
of ceremonies and introduced as the
first speaker of the evening the Hon.
Elisha May of ST. Johnsbury. Others
who took part in the speech making
were G. w. Heath and the Rev. j.
IF. Schneider of Danville and Rep
resentative Ward. Hodges orches-
ira of St. Johnsbury furnished mu-
sic. The grounds were beautifully
decorated with flags, bunting, torch
es and Japanese lanterns. A large
campfire was built on the hill right
in front of the house which added
much to the Examinations and was
kept burning most of the evening.
The tables from which were dispers-
ed sandwiches, cake and coffee were
decorated with large bouquets Of
golden-glow. Those in attendance
from out of town were Mrs. Ward S
father, B. d. HartshOrn and Mr..
Wards neices, Mrs. Frank Taylor
and Mrs. Guy w. Hill of St. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Massey at
tended the session of the State COun-
! Gil of Vermont, Daughters of Liber-
ty. which was held at PlainfieId last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Church are
visiting friends in Salem, Mass.
During their absence his sister Mrs.
Louise Sweet of St. Johnsbury is
keeping house for them and caring
for their daughter, Marion and Roy
Church, nephew, is doing the work
on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Robinson spent
Saturday and Sunday with her broth
er, Mark A. Hubbard and family at
East Burke.
There will be no services at the
Free Baptist church at the village
next Sunday as the yearly meeting
will be in session at North Tunbridge
and the pastor, the Rev. ]. B. Hig-
gins will be in attendance.
G. B. Stevens accompanied by B..
A. HIATT made a trip to East Ryegate
last Sunday in his auto.
To
Academy from this part of the town
are Frances and Florence Clement,
Thelma S. Burbank, Isaac w. Stan
ton and Walter H. Blodgett Those
attending the ninth grade of the
Union School are Edith M. Clifford
and Benjamin and Anna L. Stanton.
Max, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Dow of South Ryegate, who is at
tending school at the ST. Johnsbury
Academy spent Sunday with his I'M
Gle, B. A. HIATT.
William Hamilton of St. Johns
bury visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Weeks last Sunday.
1 Edward H Emmons spent three
days the past week in Sherbrooke,
P O., attending the fair.
DIN Sargent and Mr.. and Mrs.
IG. w Maynard of st. Johnsbury
Center came over Sunday in Mr..
Sargent's auto and with Mrs. A.
i o. Astle and son Perley they made
trip through the White Mountains.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blewitt spent the
day last Wednesday with friends in
St. Johnsbury.
Mildred A, eldest daughter of B.
A. HIATT, went to Groton last Wednes-
day to visit her aunt Mrs. Robert
Miller and to see her grandmother
Mrs. James Dow who has been i'll
for some time past. On Saturday
she left here for Groveton, n. H.,
where she will enter upon her sec
ond year in the Groveton High
school, and while there will make her
home with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry S. HIATT.
Mr.. and Mrs John Emmons of st.
Johnsbury spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sevigny.
All the schools in this part of the
town will close this Wednesday aft
ernoon for the remainder of the
week so that all who wish may at
tend the county fair at ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Maurice Russelow of Ran
dolph, a former resident of this place
is visiting Mrs. Lizzie S. Stanton
and other friends here.
Master Reginald E. Woodward of
ST. Johnsbury is visiting his grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Massey.
Other guests at Mr.. Massey's over
Sunday were Miss Helene l.. Hack
of Brandon, now teaching at West
Danville and Edward Morrison of
st. Johnsbury.
May Contest Election.
Papers have been served on DR..
w. J. Aldrich, representative elect |
of st. Johnsbury, to appear before
Tobias Lyster, Justice of the Peace,
on Tuesday, September II, for a /
hearing as to whether he held the