St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-12-25

Clayton and wendell motifs are
spending the holidays with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. R.
Switser in Laconia, N. H.
Miss Pauline Randall who has
been confined to the house for a week
on account of illness, is gaining.
Miss Helen Dustin of West Acton
Mass, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
S. Buswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A T. Fit and
daughter, Emma of East Mortified
Mass, are holiday guests at the
home of Mrs. Fits brother, Rev
Paul Dwight Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. hoy N. Howard an
tertained Misses Lucy Buffam and
Nellie Manchester of McIndoes, Sat
urday.
Miss Julia Cutting of Hardwick
came yesterday to spend the heli-
days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Cutting.
Mrs. Frank S. Tolman is confined
to the house on account of illness.
Miss Eliza Drew was pleasantly
SURPRISED at her home on Pleasan'
street Friday evening. A very en-
joyable evening was spent, refresh
ments were served and Miss Drew
was presented with gold pendant
Val Genge of Philadelphia and
Victor Genge of Boston spent part
of last week with their uncle and
aunt, Dr. and Mrs. f. M. Walsh.
Monday morning they went to Nor
risville to spend Christmas with
their mother, Mrs. Fannie NJ. Genge
Alvin C. Noyes of Bethlehem, N.
H, has accepted the position as
teller at the Passumpsic Savings
bank and began work there this
week. He is a graduate of Dart
mouth college and has been with
Hornblower and Weeks, Boston and
with the Holbrook Grocery Co., be
fore coming here.
Mrs. Wilson Beattie and daugh-
ter, Blanche of Wells River were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Rick
err, Monday. Thursday Mrs. Beattie
and son, Robert, start for Calgary
Alberta, where they will join Mr..
Beattie.
Mrs. A. E. Simmons of Belfast,
Me-, who has been visiting at the
home of F. T. Forsaith for the
past six weeks returned to her homo
Monday.
The friends of Lyman P Wood
will be interested to know that he
is now head of the carpet and rug
department of the Jordan, Marsh
store in Boston. Mr.. Wood is a grad
uate of st. Johnsbury Academy and
began his work under G. M. Berry
in the old Fairbanks store. He was
for some time in Burlington and
has lately been with A. & M. Karag.
heusian in New York.
News is received of a birth of a
daughter, Natalie, on Saturday, tt
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron A. Wright Of
Barre. Mr.. Wright who is just re-
covering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis is getting on WELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Orcutt and
baby and Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Mar
den and daughter, Natalie, are
spending the day in Haverhill, ~
H., the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. f.
circuit.
Miss Olive Fitzpatrick is spending
the day at her home in East Burke
Alvi Calderwood is spending a
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Calderwood.
The Boston press on Saturday
contained accounts of the endeavoI
of Miss Adelina Farmer of Jamaica
Plain to reach the bedside of Car
roll Barney at Fort Smith, Ark, be-
fore his death and of her reaching
there three hours too late. Miss
Farmer has spent many of her vaca-
lions in St. Johnsbury and is wei
known here.
Ralph Ross of st. Luke's school
in Wayne, Pa, is spending the holt
days with his parents, DR.. and Mrs
E. H. Ross, and while here he is as
sisting in the postof1ce.
H. L. Bruce is assisting in Moore
& JOhnson's store during the holt
days.
Mrs. Nettie Wilson of Woodsville
was visitor in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Birney A. Robinson
and family of Newtonville, Mass,
are holiday guests of Mrs. Rebecca
P. Fairbanks at Brantview.
Wilmer Fitch is spending his
Christmas holidays at his home in
Mooers, N. Y.
Arthur Boucher is spending a few
days with his parents in Burlington.
is visiting DR.. and Mrs. George
Smith.
Miss Elsye Sargent is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hale in Newbury.
Miss Gratia Balch of New York
City is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Balch.
Miss Maude Follensby of Boston
is passing a few days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Follens-
by.
Miss Elsie Greatorex of Barnet
spent Saturday and Sunday in town
Mrs. Robert Mackinnon who has
been confined to the house for sew
eral weeks Is gaining slowly.
Miss Emma Elliott, music instruc-
tor in the Johnson Normal, was an
over Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
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