St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-02

circulation. Mrs Dodge served a
very delicious chafng dish sup
per, and a general social time was
enjoyed.
The water on the flats and mead
ows has reached the highest point
for 20 years, but fortunately the
ice had gone out of the river be-
fore the last freshet, so that no
great damage has been done.
The Travel Circle met with Mrs.
H. w. Lyster on Thursday after
noon. The subjects of discussion
were current events in the Bal
kans, also historical sketches of
Montenegro and Servia, given by
Mrs. Shorey and Mrs. Blodgett. A
social hour followed and afternoon
will be held with Mrs. Sherburne,
the date to be announced later.
Eighty-seven new books have
been added to the library out of
the money raised by the Minstrel
show, including an excellent up-tO
date atlas, and a number of finely
illustrated children's classics.
Twenty-seven novels, 81 good books
that are not fiction, and 23 child
ren's books make up the number.
At the special village meeting last
Thursday evening Elisha Bigelow
was elected village trustee IN the
place of John Norris.
d. M. Silsby continues in very
poor health, and is now under the
care of two nurses. His son, Lewis,
who was with him for a short time,
was obliged to go back to New
York.
The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas STRAIT
ton have been spending a few days
in Rutland with their daughter,
Mrs. Bert Stafford.
Mrs Chester McClary has gone to
Brightlook hospital for an opera
ton. Mr.. McClary's sister, Mrs.
keeping house for her brother dur
ing his wife's illness
Mrs A. L. Finney is spending
this week in Chelsea, Mass, with
Mr. Finney's sister, Mrs. Jones.
w. l. Powers and Miss THETA
Powers went to Montreal and then
to Boston last week during her
Easter vacation.
Charles Ladd, who has been laid
up for about four months with an
injured hand, is able to go back
to his work in the railroad shops.
Mrs. H. E. Folsom and daughter,
Flavia, spent last week in Boston.
Mrs. Lucius Gordon is in Bright
look hospital, where she had a Sc
rious operation.
Gerald Laid has been spending
his vacation with his sister, Mrs.
Johnston at White River Junction.
Clayton Fisher, Paul and Maurice
Cheney and Robert Wilson are at
home from Norwich University for
the spring vacation.
Mrs. G. G. Harvey has been in
Littleton, N. H, for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thibadeaux
of New Haven, Conn, have been Wis
iting at Louis Daigle's
A very interesting article in the
current Vermonter gives history
don, now used for a tea shop so
successfully The author is Mrs. !
John B. Chase of this town.
Lyman X. Harvey of st. Johns
bury and his mother, Mrs. H. Har-
vey of Passumpsic, visited his
brother, Harry Harvey, last week.
Carroll Edgerton who has been
doing night work at the passenger |
station for a few weeks has return
ed to McIndoe Falls and George
Pierce is again at his former post
ton.
Miss Luvia Barnett of Kirby is
working for Mrs. George Knight.
A union service was held in the
Methodist church Sunday evening
with sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Woodwork.
William Colby has moved into
a tenement in the postofice block.
Mrs. J. w. Titcomb was in Green
field Mass, last week where she
gave a lecture on Household Deco
ration before the Woman's Club.
, Charles Gray has been laid up at
his home in East Charleston with a
sore foot, caused by stepping on
rusty nail.