St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-07-02
LyndOnViIIe
School and Village Meetings-TwO
Deaths-PersOnal and Local
Notes

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of 80 cents on the dollar was raised.
An adjourned village meeting was
held Immediately after, at which
revised schedule of water rates was
considered and adopted. 1t wsS5 de-
cided to have an inspector visit all
the houses and see that all leaks in
faucets or valves are repaired.
Mrs Josephine Carr left Saturday
for New York City, where she is to
take a six weeks course in the sum-
mer school of the New York Univer-
sity, studying pedagogy and psychol-
ogy with special attention to the
training of defective children.
The golf club picnic was held on
Saturday instead of Friday and
there was a good crowd in attend
ance.
Mrs Eldin Irvine and two daugh-
tiers. Dorothy and Esther, from Stan
stead, P. O., are spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. B. Hutchinson. Mrs. Irvine sang
at the Congregational church Sun
day morning to the pleasure of all.
Mrs. Susie Silsby, who has been
i'll from a paralytic shock almost
three weeks at the home of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. F. w. Silsby, died
there Saturday morning. A short
service was held at the house on
Monday and her remains were taken
to Forest Hills, Mass, for burial.
Henry Watson, for many years a
resident of this place, died last
Wednesday after several weeks ill
ness from paralysis. Mr.. Watson
married Miss Rowena Pettigrew,
who survises him, with their nine
children: Adele, Mrs. John Merrill
of Newport, Ellen, Mrs. p. S. Clark,
Edna, Mrs. William HarrigaR,
Josephine Mrs. William Bonner,
Claude Watson, and Homer Watson,
all of Lyndonville, May, Mrs. Ray
Leonard of St. Johnsbury, Guy
Watson of Montpelier, and Robert
Watson of New York City. A united
and happy family, this is the first
break in their circle. Funeral SER
vices were held at his late home on
on Friday.
Miss Helen Laid and Harry
Johnson were married quietly last
Thursday at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B.
Laid. After a short wedding trip.
they will live here, Mr.. Johnson be-
ing an employe of the railroad.
Harry House returned to Indian-
ma HarbOr Wednesday, taking with
him William Currier, who goes back
to his old position there.
George Ide's block on Depot street
burned last Wednesday morning,
this being the seventh fire which has
occurred in this location. The fire
is supposed to have caught from an
oil stove in a restaurant in the base
ment and ran up the partitions,
proving very stubborn and hard to
fight. The fremen were promptly
on hand, and kept it from spreading,
although the building was practically
destroyed. The insurance men were
promptly on hand, and paid Mr.. Ide
his full amount of insurance, a little
over SIS, 700. They have also settled
with many other claimants. SQuires
and Lincoln saved part of their
fruit, cigars and tobacco, and have
been selling them off from the side
walk, and froma tent near the sta
ton. Grover Foster has moved his
barber shop into John Cables shop
temporarily. John Murch saved his
bench and jewelers. tools, and is at
present established in Waterman
store. H. L. Parker will move his
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corner boarding house and dispose
of all that are salable. Cook &
Norton have secured a room in the
Allyn block, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Waterman have gone to room at her
mothers, Mrs. Dan Beckwith's, Mrs
Wotton has found a room in the
Darling block. Several others lost
most of their property, but were in
sured, among them Charles Chap
man, Mrs. McDuffee, and the orders
of Red Men and Knights of Pythias
Mr.. Ide will probably not rebuild
the block. The location is a fine one
and it is hoped that some one will
buy it and erect a first class, fire.
proof business building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Pyer have
moved into the new tenement finish
ed off in C. M. Pages house.
Mrs. George TrOtter has returned
to her home in Springfield. Her
daughter, Mrs. James Dexter, and
granddaughter, Dorothy, accOmpan-
led her, to remain for a few weeks
visit.
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Cheney were
at Northtield last week to attend
Norwich University commencement. !
Their oldest son, Paul, graduated |
there, and held the highest rank in |
the senior classt DR.. Davis and
son Karl also attended this COM
mencement, as Karl expects TO enter |
this school in the fall.
Remember the Fourth of July eel
ebration on tn golf grounds Friday |
afternoon and evening. The Village !
Improvement Society have planned |
a most attractive program, and |
have ordered good weather. Be
sure to come and enjoy the music, |
games and dancing, ball game, fire |
works and picnic supper Food will |
be on sale at the club house, an6 |
the picnic supper will be from $50
to $50.
Arthur Stuart has been visiting |
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. |
Stuart.
Prof. o. D. Mathewson and family |
have gone to their farm in Wheel /
Oek to spend the summer vacation. |
Miss Madeline Robinson of West |
Derby was in TOWN last waok RI