St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25
LyndOnYille
Address by President Benton Before
The Union Club-Personal and
Village Occurrences

J church, as 1t Was a puDnc meeting
The speaker of the evening was Pres
ident Guy Potter Benton of tn
University of vermont. lie gave al
interesting and scholarly address OF
Samuel Adams, Patriot" which
was appreciated and enjoyed by tn,
audience. Most of the institute anC
Agricultural students were present
The meelng was unoer the direcuOI
of the educational committee, Mi S
E. A. Danes, chairman. Two songs
were given by the Music Circle. TIL,
January meeting will be the annua.
Gentlemen's night.
Miss THETA Powers is at home from
Smith college for the. Christmas va
cation. Mrs. rowers is a little DeLLe.
than last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dexter an6
| daughter, Dorothy, have gone 10
| Springfield to spend the holiday
with Mrs. Dexter's parents, Mr..
J and Mis-. George TIotter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stuart have
| taken an apartment in Boston for
the winter, and Mrs. Stuart will re
main there, while Mr.. Stuart will &c
] back and forth as business requires.
| Their son, Sumner, who is an art
student in Boston, will thus be will
| them. Mrs. stuart, who is still undo
the care of a trained nurse, went
| down last week, accompanied by hel
nurse and maid.
Mrs. Josephine Carr, who is teach
ing in Taunton, Mass, is spending
her two weeks vacation with he.
sister and mother, Mrs. H. L. Park.
er and Mrs. J. F. Wilder.
Charles Laid, whose hand was so
badly injured, has been obliged to
have his thumb amputated. In 9th
er respects his hand is healing nice
ly and his general condition is good
Mrs. J. S. Schofield entertains the
Locke family Christmas day, Is in
all, Mr.. and Mrs. George Locke anc
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Locke and three children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton from West Lebanon, N
H., Miss Nettie Goldsmith, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. d. Martin, besides her par
ents and herself.
Lincoln Wilson is at home from
Dartmouth and Robert from North
field, for a two weeks vacation
Among other students at home for
the holidays are Paul and Maurice
Cheney, Clayton Fisher, Ruth But
Ter, Evelyn Cheney, Alice Campbell
Philip Ferguson, Erwin Bundy.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow entertained
the Christmas club last Wednesday
afternoon at a very pleasant meeting
and the annual drawing of Christ.
mas gifts was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Irvine and
children are at c. q. Hutchinson
for Christmas week. Mrs. Irvine
leaves to spend the winter in Georgia
the last of the week.
Walter Cleary, who is teaching in
a boys school in Billerica, Mass, is
at home for the holidays.
Miss Irene Stimson has gone to
Boston to spend a two weeks vaca-
ton. During her absence she will
attend the wedding of her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Chase and
daughter of Manchester, N. H., are
here to spend the holidays with
Chases and Morrisons.
The graded school closed Friday
for a two weeks vacation. Professor
Jameson and family go to Hardwicl
to spend this season; Miss LA Batch
elder goes to her home in Middle
sex; Miss Leila Barber to Wheelock
while Miss Dunbar, Miss Daisy Bar
Der, Mrs. Spencer, and Miss Cum
ningham will remain at their respec-
tive homes in this town for Christ
mas.
Many of the Agricultural students
fastened to their respective homes
the last of the week, and thus es-
capped the quarantine which now
hangs over the dormitory for a case
of measles. The schools closed Fri
day for a 10 days recess. OF the
out-of-town teachers, Miss Redmond
goes to her home in Newport, Miss
Eastman to Warren, Me-, Miss Cush
man to Burlington, Miss Farman tc
Westfield, and Mr.. Daland TO Wake
field, Mass.
The Travel Circle of the Lyndon
Union Club have planned a course Of
study for the winter, and will be
glad to have any of the club mem
bers join and give their names either
to Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Titoomb, Mrs.
Lyster, Miss Darling, Mrs. Sher-
burne or Mrs Hall. The Art Circle
will also begin n series of meetings
after the holidays.
Miss Katherine Vail has gone tC
New York where she will spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Vail
Ernest Drown and family of Barre
have been visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Drown.
Miss Mabel Noble of Brompton-
Vile, P. O., is caring for her aunt
Mrs. John Frappied, and infant
daughter.
The burning of several old cars
and a quantity of rubbish near the
old coal shute, Thursday evening
made a confagration that lighted
up the sky, frightened half the popu-
lation and misled the rest. But nc
harm was done.
Lyman Howe's popular moving
pictures drew a good crowd in Music
Hall Friday evening, coming under
the auspices of the Epwor.h league
Mrs. Isabel Kershaw of Lawrence
Mass, is with her daugf ser, Mrs.
w. E. Dyer, who has been quite i'll
Mrs. Dyer's sister Mrs. Sadie E
French, is caring for her.
Mrs. Guy watson of Montpelier
was in town a few days last week.
Mrs. Charles Norris of Maiden
was in town last week.
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