St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-05
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER
Mr.. and Mrs. Summer Warner OBJ
serve 10th Wedding Anniversary
Death of OIin Todd


Mr. and Mrs. Warner were pleas
antIy surprised Saturday when 81 of
their friends and children met to hell
them celebrate their 10th wedding
anniversary. The house was PRETTY
decorated with flags and cut flowers
Mrs Addie Page opened her part OF
the house, which was also decorated
and served dinner in her dining room
the place cards being flags, the same
scheme being carried out in Mrs.
Warmers dining room. Mr. Warner
was born in log cabin in
Coventry, May IS, 1885 and be
Ionged to the 18th regiment, Co. q,
having enlisted in the town of Enos-
burg. Mrs Arminda Miles was born
September 18th, 1850. All their
children are living and all were pres
ent. J. P. Webster of Lyndonville
presented them with a purse of mon
ey and Mr.. Warner responded in
a very pleasant manner. They also
received a number of cards and let
ters from friends. Those who were
present from out Of town were their
children Mrs. Bugbee Of East Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Cushman of
Lyndon, Mr.. and Mrs Chesley and
two daughters and Mr.. and Mrs
George COwling and three children
of St JOhnsbury l.. w. Drake Of
Wheelock, John Webster Of Lyndon
Vile and Mr. Drown and two children
of St. Johnsbury, also the G. A. r..
men and wives of st. JOhnsbury Cen
ter.
Miss Nettie Ayers gave a neighbor-
hood party at her home on Friday
when a number of her friends gath
cred and pertOOk o. a bOuntiful din
ner. The table was crowded with
goodies. The house was prettily des-
Grated and music and games were
the entertainment for the day. Miss
Helen Graves and Miss Bertha Sal
man furnished music.
The school house was the center
of attraction on Friday evening when
the school gave a successful Hollow
cen social. A number of stunts were
carried out and a great many came
away with the shivers running up and
down their backs and much wiser
on something's than before. The
school house was prettily decorated
and Misses Gertrude Mclaughlin,
Clara Hallett, Doris Johnson and
Kathleen Chaffee served, while 9th
er scholars were engaged in showing
the people how to set rich quick and
have your fortune told Much credit
should be given the teachers fog
their hard labor in trying to make
it a success.
S. DIN Todd who has been in
poor health for some time passed
awav at the home of his sister, Mrs.
r. r. Dickinson, November 2, 1913.
The funeral will be held at the home,
ct n'u1naTx
Mr.. Todd was a we'll known portrait
painter and was in his 68th year.
He was born in CharlemOnt, Mass,
and served in the Civil War in a
Massachusetts regiment. After the
war he went to Florence, Italy, to
study art, and after returning to this
country had studios at Hartford,
Conn. and Albany n. Y. He at
tanned a considerable reputation as
an artist and was a man of wide Gull
ture and deep historical research.
He had made his home for 20 years
at the Center. He was unmarried.
The church supper and Roll Call
will be held at the First COngrega-
tiCnal church, Wednesday evening,
November 9Th. All members and
those who attend that church are
invited Those who are to arrange
for the supper are Mrs. Irving Hall,
Mrs Dan Gallagher, Mrs. M. d.
Park, Mrs. William Beane and Mrs.
Hattie Hulburt.
The ladies of the Universalist Soc
iety will meet with Mrs. Ezra Learned
Thursday afternoon.
Green Mountain Grange will hold
their sale of vegetables, canned fruit
and fancy articles Friday evening
November Z. Ice cream and cake
viii be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rollins of Bar
ton were the guests of her mother
Mrs. FOrysthe on Sunday.
We do Die Stamp Printing.