St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-12-24

cantata "Santa's Surprise Party, -
and a tree we'll loaded with gifts. At
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing a chorus of IL voices sang
Christmas music. The subject of
the sermon was 1.-THE Royal Babe. !"
There were no services at the Uni
versalist church Sunday but Sunday
school as usual. Wednesday eve
ming the members of the Sunday
school and parish had a supper, fol-
lowed by a Christmas tree, speaking
and singing. st. Elizabeth's, St.
Peters and the Baptist Church al
so will observe Christmas with appro-
pirate services.
All the students from the various
schools and colleges are st home
for their Christmas vacation.
Miss Bess Hutchinson came from
bingham, Mass, the first of the
week and with Mr.. and Mrs Hutch
inson, went to Stanstead, z. O., to
spend Christmas with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eldon Irving.
Mrs. Josephine Carr, who is
teaching in Providence, R. l., is with
her sister, Mrs. H. L. Parker, for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McAulay of
Worcester, Mass, are spending
Christmas with his sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckley.
The railroad shops are running on
eight hours time now, closing work
at four O'Clock in the afternoon.
Miss Mae Whitney spent last week
with Mrs. E. c. Irvine at Stanstead,
p. Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Martin of Bar
ton were in town last week. We are
glad to learn they are talking of
coming back here to live if they can
find a house to suit them.
Will Cheney was in Boston few
days last week.
Hotel Lyndon has changed own
ers, having been sold by w. H. Wor-
then to Edwin G. Thompson of Dan
Vile, three farms of Thompson's fig
uring in the trade. H. L. Doyle will
continue as manager of the hotel.
Walter Cleary, who is studying
law at Boston University, is at home
for the Christmas vacation.
H. S. Foss is spending two weeks
vacation in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Powers, who
have taken up some government
land near Ralston, Wyoming, have
D6Sn SpSAOuS d low udyS Will
their brother, w 1. Powers. They
have gone to Boston, where they will
spend the winter.
Fred ADwinell was confined to the
house by illness a few days last
week.
Mrs. Frank Crane of Danville was
at F. S. Storys last week, while her
daughter, Miss Evelyn Crane, was
playing at the Star Theatre. Miss
Kimball of Hardwick has also been
playing the violin there.
w. G. Harvey, one of the propri-
etors of the new restaurant, with his
family, has gone to housekeeping
in the Masten house on Park avenue
in the tenement vacated by George
A. burlington.
Mrs. J. B. Buck and daughter,
Beatrice, from East Charleston were
recent guests of Mrs. M. S. Stevens.
Ray Smith, clerk in the Ruggles
Brothers market, was married Dec
ember 10 to Miss Nellie Wheeler of
st. Johnsbury Center, at the Congre-
gational parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith are keeping house in the Dor
ion house, in the tenement vacated
by t. E. Neagle.
e. ]. Blodgett took an automobile
trip of over 70 miles Saturday, over
the worst roads and hills IN the vi
entity. Not a. usual record for the
goth of December. On the Newark
hill he found deep snow drifts and
sleighing.
Parties wishing for good draft
hores will do we'll to call on w. NJ.
Phelps, McIndoes, Vt, who has sew
eral pairs of acclimated hores, rang
ing from 1900 to $500 lbs. He also
has some good second hand woods
horses for sale