St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-18

ident Guy Potter Benton Of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Mrs. George Shorey spent q part
Of last week with friends In Mont
pelier.
Miss Gladys Trotter, whose schoo
at Lyndon closed Friday, has gont
to her home in Springfield for the
Christmas vacation. Part OF tho
winter term she will board with
Mrs. Carrie Severance at Lyndon.
The graded school and Lyndon In
stitute close Friday, Dec. 20, for tho
| Christmas vacation. The Institute
viii have 10 days, reopening Jan. z
The graded school reopens MONDAY
Jan. 6, 1913.
Charles Laid had his hand badly
cut in a circular saw last Weel
Tuesday while at his work in tho
railroad shop. It was feared thai
he would lose his thumb but aftel
examination, an attempt was MAD
to save it. At present he is gett1n;
along comfortably.
Mrs. C.. B. Hutchinson spent las
week with her daughter, Mrs. Irvine
at Stanstead, P. @. Mrs. Irvine'f
health is quite poor, and she is get
ting ready to go south after Christ
mas to spend the rest of the winter
Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Paige have re-
turned from trip of several weeks
to Minneapolis and Dawson, Mimi,
the home of Mr.. Paige's brother.
Miss Irene Stimson's music class
gave a little recital Saturday after
noon in the Cable hall, in which
each pupil took part.
Mrs. Stevens has moved into
T.oon HIPS hnT4co a lyndon
Miss May Wheeler of Irasburg
has been visiting Miss Susan Cum
bingham.
Miss Grace Cushman gave very
interesting lecture and demonstra-
ton on Cheese and Cheese Dishes, .
at the Institute chapel last Wednes-
day afternoon. The next demonstra-
ton Jan 8, will be on the sub
ject of Meat" and one of the To-
cal butchers will assist by cutting
up side of beef.
Miss Clara Eastman is at home
from a three months stay with her
grandparents at Passumpsic.
Work began last week on the
rebuilding of the Dairy Association
building and is being rushed along
as, fast as possible. The old founda-
ton can be used.
DIR. Ralph Dodge has left his fam
lily here, while he is away on a bus
mess trip. He will return fol
Christmas and after the holidays
they expect to make a change in To-
cation.
Ernest Bunker is home from Ne
braska, where he has been for a
year, and has gone to work in the
railroad shop again.
Rev. and Mrs. James Hutchinson
went to Kirby last Thursday to as
sist in the Christmas sale and
supper of the church there. Mr..
Hutchinson gave a lecture on
Across the Continent" and Mrs
Hutchinson sang.
Mrs. David McHarg is visiting in
Concord.
Mrs. Rufus Aldrich and two
daughters, Leona and Dorothy, have
been visiting her old home in Bak-
ersf1eld
A daughter was born last weel
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Frappied.
LIE Porter and wife of Coventry
have been visiting at Walter Por-
ter's. Mrs. Porter's mother, Mrs.
Orison Evarts, of Troy, has come
to spend the winter with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stafford OF
Rutland have been for few day
the guests of her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Stratton.
Doris Spencer has been having
chicken pox.
Mrs. E. G. French of Newbury hal
been spending a few days with Mrs
NJ. 5. Stevens.
Mrs. David Addison of Newpor'
has been in town for a few days.
L. w. Gray has moved into his
house at Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gage and Mrs
Fannie Smith went to Rutland las
week as delegates to the state
grange.
Mrs. Dudley Spafford and three
children Of Hillhurst, P. O., have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Greenslade.
Miss Angie Hunter has been Wis
iting in Manchester, N. H.
Mrs. Lillian Twombley of Boston
has been visiting her father, Arch
claus Drown.
BY the work of Principal Merrill
COW testing association has beer
formed in town, the work to be done
by the senior boys of the Agricul
tural school. w. Arthur Simpson
is president, and there is still an
opportunity for others to join who
are interested in keeping knowledge
of the actual value of their herds.