St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
EAST CONCORD
Harley Higgins Badly Hurt in St.
Ohnsbury-Walter Nichols Barn
Burned

Burned
Harley Higgins while visiting
friends in st. Johnsbury last Sun
day attempted to board a moving
train and was thrown to the ground
where he was picked up unconscious
and badly injured. 1t will be some
time before he will be able to re-
turn to his home.
Last Monday morning Walter
Nichols barn caught fire and burn
ed to the ground with hay and
contents. 1t is thought to be the
work of tramps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Sayers are
entertaining Rev. Mr.. Farman of
Peacham for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Folsom and
son, Ross, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Stockwell took an auto ride to
Lyndonville last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Webb attend
ed the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. -Alonzo Parker in Lunenburg
last Saturday.
Mrs. Nora Folsom and daughter,
Fern who are touring Vermont,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and
Maine returned to this place Friday,
She was joined in Boston by her
brother, Andrew Folsom, who ac-
companied her home where they
were both guests of their mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Nichols.
On Oct. 16 Lem Fisher and Guy
Isham picked six large, ripe and
juicy field strawberries at FitZdale
where there are many more green
ones, which they expect to harvest
soon.
Mrs. H. A Russell returned from
Manchester, N. H., and Boston Mon
day where she has been visiting.
Curtis Steere of Manchester, N.
H, spent a part of last week with
his sister, Mrs. Ira Grant and other
relatives here.
George Morrill, is in st. Johns
bury working for the Fairbanks
Company.
Miss Gladys Smith who is attend
ing school at Lancaster, N. H., is at
home with Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon Smith for few days.
H. r. Pratt of st. Johnsbury was
called here last Friday to attend the
funeral of his old comrade, Kyron
Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sweet of East
ST. Johnsbury spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Ira Grant.
Mrs. Eliza Graham entertained
her niece, Miss Barrows Of Lancas-
ter, N. H., the past week.
Hattie Grant is in Concord. N.
H, visiting relatives
Mrs. Jennie Whitcher is in Twin
Mountain, N. H, for a few days.
Mrs. Oliver Burns and family
have moved to Groveton.
Frank Smith of Groveton, N H.,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fisher Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Warren have
gone to Woodsville, N. H, where
they expect to spend the winter.
John Mcdonald has sold his fine
driving horse to Fred Cushman.
The friends of Mrs. Archie Weir
are glad to hear that she is improv-
ing in health.
Mrs. Lena Nichols entertained
over Sunday her daughter and hus-
band, DIR. Magoon and wife of st.
Johnsbury and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. p.
Caron of Cherry Mountain, N. H.
Harley Keyser of Danvflle was in
the place last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Powers, F. G.
Powers and Mrs. Agnes Fisher took
an auto ride through the Franconia
Mountains last Sunday.
Kyron Morrill,, aged IL years,
died at his home last Wednesday
after a painful illness of
nine months. Mr.. Morrill, was a vet
eran of the civil war. He enlisted
in the First Vermont cavalry, Co.
D, where he faithfully served for
three years and nine months. After
his return home he was united in
marriage to Mrs. Susan Noyes. Two
sons and one daughter were born to
them, Hollis and George Morrill, of
this place and Julie who lived but