St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-27
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MIR. and Mrs. Harry Silsby In An
Automobile Accident-Teachers
For The Town schools.

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Silsby re-
turned Friday from Ocean Park,
Maine, where they have been spend
ing a three weeks vacation. They
came by motor, and in the same par
ty were Hale Atwood's people, the
Chapmans and Bundys from Sutton
and the Bowkers from Lunenburg.
Mr.. Atwood, in turning out for a
team, ran into the ditch and into a
tree. His car was disabled and Mrs
Atwood was hurt, though it is
thought not seriously, and they were
able to return home. Mr.. and Mrs
Silsby remained that night at Lun-
enburg and arrived home the next
morning.
The town schools are to open the
fall term September 1, labor day,
and they will be given a day for ST.
Johnsbury fair in the place of that
holiday. The teachers in the town
districts are as follows: Cold Hill.
Verna Nichols; Mosquito District.
Maud Ranney; Pudding Hill, Lena
Eastman; Squabble Hollow, Mrs.
Gertrude Parent; Mount Hun
ger, Bertha WEIGH; Shonyo Dis
trict, Jennie Barrett; Red Village,
Ruth Hovey; East Lyndon, Mary
Ranney; Center school, grammar,
Grace Kimball; primary, Katherine
Coucher. The graded school will
begin September s, with all the
same teachers but two. Miss Agnes
McGovern is to teach the fifth grade
and Miss Alice Shorey of Plainfield,
former teacher in Barre, the 4th
grade
There is to be a special business
meeting of the Village Improvement
society this evening at 7.3O, in the
Cobleigh Library. A number of i'm
portant matters will be discussed and
all interested are asked to be pre-
sent.
George Kimball's place at East
Lyndon, rented to Lem Stanhope,
was burned last Tuesday. The fire
started in the hay and spread very
rapidly, practically nothing being
saved. Stanhope lost about $500
worth of goods, with no insurance.
The insurance on the buildings was
$500
Quite a number from here are
planning to attend the joint meet
ing next Saturday of the County
Farmers Association and Forest
and Stream Club, at Joe's Pond
Mrs. Clayton Libbey and her six
children have been camping with
her father, Harvey Powers, in West !
Barnet
Mrs. Fannie Cheney Smith has re-
turned from Brightlook Hospital, |
where she has been for an opera
ton.
Mrs. E. w. Gorham and daughter, |
Marion, have returned from ten |
days outing at Ocean Park, Me.
Morton F. Downing, instructor of |
agronomy at the School of Agricul- |
ture, was married August ~, to |
Miss Rita Cox of Lewiston, Maine,
at the home of the bride. Miss Cox |
was former instructor in English |
at the Institute. Mr. and Mrs. Down
ing have been taking a long carriage
drive and are now occupying their |
new home, the former Collision |
house. Mr.. Downing was given an
impromptu and rather unexpected !
ride about town by his pupils on
Friday to celebrate the occasion.
Mrs. L. w. Hyde and daughter of |
Somerville, Mass, have been visit
ing in this vicinity.
Mrs. Frank Byron and daughter
of Worcester, Mass. are visiting her
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph La
Point
There was no band concert last
evening on account of
the scarcity of lights, caused by the
low water.
Mrs. w. L. Guild is taking a short
vacation, and will visit her sister in
Evansville and other friends for
about two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lincoln have
been taking an automobile trip to
Burlington and across Lake Cham
in CT
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Charland and
Norman visited last week in Barre,
and other places. Baby
Raymond stayed with his aunt, Mrs.
Lavely.
Miss Anna Thompson of Everett,
Wash, has joined her mother, Mrs.
J. S. Thompson, who has been Wis
ting old friends and relatives in
his vicinity.
Mrs. A. G. Bradish Of Medford,
Mass, who has been visiting at E.
J. Blodgett's for about ten days, has
to Randolph for the rest of
the week, and, with her daughter,
Miss Mary Bradish, viii then re-
turn to their home in Medford.
Mrs. Theodore Harris was i'll last
week with a gastric trouble.
Mrs. Jennie Spaulding has been
spending a weeks vacation at Lake
Memphremagog
Mark Stone leaves this week to
make his home on a ranch in Colo
RADIO.
John Stafford and daughter, Ava.
spent Sunday at East Burke.
Charles Darling and family, who
have been at the Crystal Lake House
N Barton for the past month, have
returned home, having kept the no.
tel open during the Barton Fair.
F. A. K. Harris and son, who have
been spending the summer here,
nave started on their return to
heir home in Florida. They are
driving back a pair of Morgan
horses, purchased while here.
George H. Frost of Boston has
been spending a few days with rela-
ives in town.
paid in Full the play which APP
Deared in Music Hall Friday evening !
was well attended and one of the II
best dramas ever given here.
Elwyn G. Campbell came Satur- 4