St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-26

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ventory of the books. At the same
time, the building was given thor
ough cleaning.
Adolphus Bison, while working
alone in the garage last week Tues
day, set his clothes on IRE from
gasoline torch. His frock and over
alls were saturated with grease and
blazed up furiously. He ran out
doors calling for help and tried to
seize a blanket from the clothes line,
but would undoubtedly have burned
to death, had not E. ]. Blodgett who
was coming down the street, seen
the accident, run to his aid and beat
en- the flames out with his over coat
Mr.. Bisson's legs were slightly burn
ed and his right hand very much so.
Fire started briskly in the garage,
but prompt work with a fire ex-
tinguisher stopped it.
The regular meeting of the Lyn-
don Union club was held last Thurs
day evening in Cables Hall. At the
executive board meeting three new
members were admitted. At the
regular meeting, the program was
in charge of the Child Study COM
mittee, Mrs. A. A. Barber, chair
man. A piano solo was given by
Miss Alice Campbell and vocal solos
by Miss Dorothy Macdonald. The
speaker of the evening was the Rev.
William Parkyn Jackson of st. AL
bans, whose subject was 1.-THE Boy
Problem" Mr.. Jackson has given up
active preaching to take charge of
boys club in st. Adams, and gave
very interesting account of his
work among them. Mrs. Jackson ac-
commanded him onh fhnU
guests at DR.. c. C. Walters during
their stay here. The men were in
vited to the lecture, and many were
present
Miss Elizabeth Hills goes to Lowell
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with relatives. From there she will
go to Boston and other places for
two weeks vacation. Miss Angie
Wiley will have charge of the lib
rary during her absence.
One of the prettiest and pleasant
est recent social affairs was the Jap
anese dance in Music Hall Friday
evening, the first of a series of spec
ial dances which the Village I'M
provement society is to give this
winter. The hall was very pretty,
decorated with crepe paper and
quantities of chrysanthemums and
dpplS U1OS6OUSs "A 1lIIl0 L6d mousse
was placed near the stage, and here
tea and fancy cakes were served by
ladies in Japanese costumes. Quite
a number were dressed in Japanese
style, or with some special features
of that kind.
The Bulgarian, Dontcho Atanasoff
with the little girl violinist, Medelca
SfmernOva, who are travelling
through this country for the benefit
of the Bulgarian Relief Fund, ap-
peared in Cables hall Tuesday eve
ming. Mr.. Astanasoff gave a lecture
on the Balkan war. He is much at
home in this section, having mar
ried Miss Wheeler from Irasburg.
The Daughters of Liberty served
a supper of beans, salads, and other
good things in the G.. A. R. hall last
Wednesday evening, with a good at
tendance.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman took her
little daughter, Alice to ST. Johns
bury last week to have an operation
for the removal of her tonsils.
A recent wedding at st. Eliza
beth's was that of Miss Alma Taillon
and Homer Belanger, Nov. Ii by
the Rev. G. L. Pontbriand. A we'd
ding supper followed at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Alphonse Taillon.
Miss Daisy Barber is at home
from South Newfane for a Thanks
giving vacation.
Maynard Cleary was operated on
last week. for the removal of tonsils
and adenoids.
Mrs. S. w. Mccall returned last
week to her home in Winchester,
Mass, having closed the Thompson
house for the winter.
Friends of the Todd family are
very sorry to learn that Clifford is
! i'll with scarlet fever at their home
in West Somerville.
M. w. Brown was operated on at
Ralph Coffran's last week and is now
doing we'll
George LaPoint has been confined
to the house by illness for a few
days.
The ladies OF the Universalist So
ciety met with Mrs. Woodward
Thursday to sew for their annual
fair, which comes Dec. 10.
The annual chicken pie supper
was held at the Congregational YES
try last Friday afternoon. A bounti-
full supper was served, attended by
a large and hungry crowd.
H. G. Brooks has gone to Barton
to work for the telephone company
Mrs. Percy Spencer is at home
from Brightlook hospital where she
has had an operation for appen-
dicitis
Allen Hunter is building a shed in
which to store his ice wagons.
A new lunch cart has been opened
opposite the railroad station by M.
G. Harvey and Joe McCaffrey.
WALDEN