St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-07
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Great Scarcity of Help in the Vii
Iage-Personal and Social Events
Mentioned

Iage-PersOnal and Social Events
Mentioned
A daughter was born last We'd
nesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell
have moved into Mrs. Eugene Pow
ers' house on Prospect street.
Fred M. Campbell of Littleton
was in town the last of the week,
and will be here as frequently as
possible to look after his fathers
business until the estate is settled.
Mrs. Charles Stuart is at home
from Brookline, Mass, where she
has been for several months, and is
much improved in health.
Mrs. Gilbert M. Campbell enter
tanned the Christmas Club very
pleasantly at her home last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. McClaren, who has been an
invalid for many years, died last
week at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. George Fisher, where he has
| lived for the past five years. Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher accompanied his
remains to their former home in
Johnson.
Mrs. Thompson has been spending
Mrs. C. M. Paige.
| Help is SO scarce in town at pres
ent that about any able-bodied man
| can find an abundance of work. The
Depot street job lags on account of
a shortage of help. Stores, garage,
farmers and housekeepers all find
the spring rush more than they can
manage. The Village Improvement
| society, despairing of hiring help,
called for a volunteer bee last
week Saturday evening and all the
men and women, boys and girls who
had leisure, turned out and gave
/ the village common a good raking
in preparation for it's summer beau
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Paige are
altering their house on Depot street
and adding a four room tenement.
Allen Hunter has bought the Hub
bard house on North Main street of
Mrs. John Ripley.
The ladies of the Congregational
church served their annual May
dinner Friday afternoon from six
O'Clock until a large and hungry
crowd were thoroughly satisfied
with all the good things of the sea-
son.
Prof. HilIegas, of the Carnegie
Institute in New York spent
few days in town last week. He is
an expert employed by the State
Educational Investigation Commit
tee to examine conditions in elemen-
tary schools. While here, he. gave
an address to the students at the
Institute, and also attended a meet
ing of the Northern Caledonia Sup
cruising Union, held in the library
Tuesday morning.
The last meeting of the Music
Circle year was held Thursday eve
ming, May 1, with Mrs. Harry Colby
The Mothers Circle will meet in
the Cable Hall Thursday evening,
May 8. The gentlemen are invited.
There will be music and Prof. Math-
ewson will speak.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
attended the services at the Bemis
Memorial church Sunday in a body.
Mr.. Stratton preached an excellent
sermon on "A Lesson in Brother
hood" taking his text from the par
able of the Good Samaritan.
Clayton McDuffee is suffering with
an injured hand, caused while un-
loading a rail bender at West Burke.
Albert Rice has been in Canada
recently on business for the cream
cry.
Wallace Hubbard and c. H. Ken
ton have taken "a of the Speed
well Farms ponies to New York
City. where they will be exhibited
at the Durland Riding Academy and
then sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce are
spending a few days in Boston and
Fitchburg, Mass. Mrs. w. v. circuit
of st. Johnsbury is in charge of the
! house during their absence.
Henry Page has finished work at
the creamery and is now driving the
East Haven stage. Forest Gilman
takes his place at the creamery.
Fernald Land and wife of Lisbon,
N. H, have been visiting friends in
| this vicinity.
Mrs. Clara Bean has been visiting
Miss Lillian Fairbrother, in Auburn
dale, Mass.
Clifton Wilkie, who had his ankle
crushed in the railroad yard about
/ is weeks ago, has been taken to
Brightlook Hospital and operated
on, as the bone was not healing.
Mrs. Harley Chaplin is very i'll
at her father, Charles Hoyt's, and
under a nurses care.
Miss Annie Houghton is at work
| for Dodge and Watson.
Harley Johnson is now train des-
patcher in place of f. E. Sculley,
who has gone to White River juno
ton. George Short takes Johnson's
place as road clerk.
Mrs. Charles D. Edgerton of
Northtield has been stopping a few
days with Mrs. A. L. Finney, having
come here to attend the funeral of
E. M. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Burns have
gone to Newport for the summer.
w. L. Carr has gone to Alberta,
Canada, where he has a son located.
He expects to move his family there
later, If he is successful.
H. E. Towne of Springfield re-
Gently visited his mother, Mrs. d. ].
Beckwith, and her mother, Mrs. L.
H Glib of Windsor, is now with her.
Mrs. William Lumbert with her