St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-31
NORTH DANvILLE
III. f.. NewelI's Buildings Destroyed
by Ffre-LOcaIs

by Efre-LOcals
Early last Wednesday morning,
Henry F. NeweITs buildings were
burned to the ground. The fire
which was Of unknown origin start
ed in the horse barn and spread rap
idly to the other buildings. 1t was
with difficulty that Mr. Newell saved
his horses and cows. Everything
else in his barns was burned. Neigh
bors quickly responded to the call
for assistance and the most of the
household goods were saved. b.
G. Varnum, who was helping Mr..
Newell do his haying, unfortunately
left his lumber wagon and work har-
ness in the barn the night before
and they too were burned. The
next day after the fire R. r. Hub
bard purchased Mr.. Newell's herd of
cows.
Rev. Peter Black of Grace church
st. Johnsbury, will lecture at Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Thursday, the
8th. Subject, John Bulls impress
sions of Uncle Sam" Admission, Is
cents. The Ladies Aid will serve
ice cream and cake free.
Mrs. J. M Allen of st. Johnsbury
is visiting her brother, M. H. Hall
and wife.
Mrs. G. A. Massey and son, Drum
S., who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Fl. Stevens, re-
turned to their home at St. Johns
bury last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hubbard
of Hardwick visited his sister, Mrs.
w. f. Robinson, also Mrs. Hubbard 8
sister, Mrs. A. G. Hunt, at East st.
Johnsbury the past week. Mrs.
1. nrn r
look hospital where she underwent
a serious operation some time since
and is still quite poorly.
The Misses Mildred A., and Flor
ence I. HIATT will go to South Rye
gate next Thursday to attend the
Nolan reunion.
Mrs. ]. P. Weeks, Mrs. Shirley
Merchant and Mr.. and Mrs. A. T..
Sanborn went on the excursion to
Lake Champlain last Thursday.
Helen M. Wakefield of Lyndonville
was calling on friends here last Sun
day.
Harvey w. varnurl of Jefferson
Vile and his friend, Mr.. Barker,
were at Mrs. Jemima Green's last
week. Mr.. Barker comes from the
mining districts of Mexico where
both gentlemen are interested in
the mining industry. Other guests
at Mrs. Green's are Mrs. E. F. At
wood of Johnson and Mrs. Stephen
Eastman of Lyndonville, former
resident of this place
Goss and Comfy of West Danville
placed two very pretty El"nInents
on the plots of E. N. Tilden and
Charles Woods in the cemetery near
E. M. Massey's the past week.
Mrs. R. R. Hubbard and youngest
son, Clarence H., spent few days at
East Burke with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
A. Hubbard. The two older b.ys,
William d. and Maurice F., who have
spent the pas week at their rncle's,
returned home with her mother
Mr.. and Mrs Mason Whiting and
two children, FRANK H., and I'd
ward M, of Attleboro, Mass, are Wis
| iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. BlodgetL. They were at
st. Johnsbury Center the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Huse over Sun
day.
Mrs. Martha Harlow of ST. Johns
bury is visiting at George H. Stan
toms.
Carlton Gilmore, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. ChlcKering, is
in Brightlook hospital where he was
operated on for hernia last Thurs
day DIR. ]. M. Allen assisted ~ DR.
Fitch performed the operation His
mother is with him and at present
he is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
Mrs. H. G. Stanton who has been
visiting her brother, Glen M. John
son at Island Pond returned home
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Woodward and
children, Reginald E.. and Dorothy
M, who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Massey,
accompanied by A. L., and Helen M.
Massey, returned to their home at
st. Johnsbury, Sunday evening.