St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-12
LyndOnYille
Onicers Elected at Annual Village
Meeting-PIeasant Social Meet
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DIR Richard Wilder and daughter
Isabel, of Whitefield, N. H., have
been spending a few days with his
mother and sister, Mrs. Josephine
Wilder and Mrs. H. L. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Bison OF
| Franklin, N H, are stopping at
Hotel Lyndon until they find a ten
4 ement. Mr.. Bison is working in the
Lyndonville garage.
A. Gerry BlOdgett is working in
/ the Lyndonville Garage during the
| spring vacation at the Institute.
Lyndon Institute and Agricul-
tural school have closed until March
| "a, a three weeks vacation.
Miss Ethel Dunbar was i'll last
week and there was no school in hel
grades for a day, but the sessions
will be made up later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cheney have
been taking a trip through the
south, a business trip to Atlanta.
Ca, being the occasion.
The annual village meeting
was held last Wednesday evening
with a good attendance and num-
Der of important business matters
| discussed and decided. The men
were rather coy and retiring about
accepting Office but after good dea
of persuasion, the following were
induced to give their services to
the community: Moderator, G. M
Campbell; clerk, H. F. Brown;
treasurer, C. l.. Stuart; collector, E
c. Graves; trustees, H. E. HOvey, J.
E. Norris, W. H. Parker; agent, N
A. Norton: auditors, George Pierce
H. w. Lyster, H. A. Squires; cleo
trio light commissioner in place
DR.. F. E. Dwinell, resigned, Henry
Graves; electric light commissioner
! for three years, H. ]. Hubbard;
water commissioner for three years
F. E. Dwinell. The principal votes
taken on business matters were as
follows. All sinking funds are to be
| abolished, and each applied to its
respective department. The work
| of completing Depot street improve
ments is to be continued as soon "a
the weather permits. 1t was voted
| to appropriate $4,000 from the in
come of the electric light plant, anC
| $500 more from the earnings OF
| the plant if necessary for street and
sidewalk expenses. A village tax
was raised of 20 cents on a dollar
| of the grand list; $500 was appro-
! priated for band concerts. The pol
taxes of the fire company, to the
| number of "a men, are to be abated.
The taxes are to be paid to the
town treasurer as usual. The mat
| ter of oiling the streets was left tc
! the trustees. 1t was voted to give
| to the library committee of the
Lyndon Union club receipted bills
for the expenses of Union Hall in
| Cured during the rehearsal and
| performance of the minstrel show.
1t was also voted to give the Viii
lage Improvement society free use
i of the hall hereafter. This has been
the custom, but never officially vot-
ed on before. The matter of leasing
| Music Hall to F. S. Story was left
to the discretion of the trustees.
| This was all the business of import
ance.
+ E. j. Blodgett is in Boston this
week in attendance on the annua,
automobile show.
The Art Circle met on Tuesda!
evening of this week with Miss
Elizabeth Hills at the library. Sub
jects of the meeting were "Gustave
Stickley and the Craftsman" EEL
bert Hubbard and the Roycroft
Shop"
The last entertainment in the lee
ture course took place Thursday
evening and was a very successful
one. Whites Musical Review was
a concert given by eight musica
and attractive young ladies. The
hall was filled with an appreciative
audience, who enjoyed every part o.
the program and called for numer-
Gus encores. This closes the lecture
course for this season, which has
/ hn Il hnl
both in entertainments and inan-
cially.
The Lyndon club had another
ladies' night on FRIDAY evening,
when a very interesting lecture was
given by A H. DinsmOre of st
Johnsbury on some trips re made
in Colorado and the Yellowstone
Park while at work there for the U
S. Fish commission. The lecture wal
. illustrated by some charming view
in the Rocky mountains and Vel
lowstone Park, those wonderlands o
nature. Mr.. Dinsmore's daughte
assisted him in showing the picture
which were exceedingly clear anC
excellent. After the lecture AL
phonse and Charles Aubin
Leon Curtice and Charlie
Stevens furnished excellent musi
lot QdnclQS, anu the CIuD TOOulS W6Ti
opened for cards and billiards.
At the business meeting of tn,
Universalist Laditc' Aid society las
Friday, Mrs. George Shorey wa
elected president. The other officer
: were reelected, Mrs. Woo1war
vice president, secretary aud treas
urer, Mrs. L. S. Howe.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow, Mrs. Georg
Ide and Mrs. David r. Brow
are sick from colds and other pre-
= valent disorders.
G. NJ Campbell and son, Raymon
- and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Silsby ar
among those in Boston this week i
1 attendance on the automobile show
Philip Ferguson and Lincoln Wi
: son have been at home from col
. lege for a few days. Paul Chene
is also at home from Norwich I'm
versity on sick leave.