St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-12-31

and Congregational churches. The
pastors of these three churches took
part in the program. The speaker
Of the evening was William III. Jef-
frey of East Burke, state councillor
of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and state sec
rotary of the d. of L. He spoke on
Restoring the Bible to the Puolc
Schools of Vermont" The two or
ders which he represents are very
much interested in a bill to require
the reading of the Bible in the pup
lie schools. The school children IN
both villages were especially invited,
and each of the nine schools received
a nice copy of the Bible.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. y. Vail invited
about 100 of the smaller children
to Speedwell Farms on Christmas
day and they enjoyed a beautiful
tree, with gifts for every one, music
and refreshments. On Friday eve
ming E. A. Darling entertained
about 40 at a Christmas party In
his new creamery building, most of
them children from East Burke, with
a sprinkling of grown-ups from both
Burke and Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Bigelow
spent Christmas and a few days af-
ter with friends in Boston. Mrs. H.
Duston took charge of Mrs. Bige-
lows millinery shop during her alb
sence.
Miss Bess Hutchinson came from
bingham, Mass, last week and with
her father and mother went to Stan
stead, P. O., to spend Christmas day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine. Saturday
she returned to bingham.
Mrs. Josephine Carr returned
to her school in Providence.
r. L., having spent Christmas week
with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Wilder,
at H. L. Parker's.
Karl Davis was at home from
Norwich University for a 10 days
Christmas vacation.
Santa Claus evidently enlisted
the stork in his service this year, as
the best present he left was a pair
of bouncing baby boys at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin S. Giles.
The youngsters are sound and heal
thy, and weigh seven and eight
pounds respectively.
Miss Irene Stimson spent the two
weeks Christmas vacation with
friends in Boston.
Christmas exercises and trees
were held at all the churches last
week on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, with exercises by the chill
! dren and plenty of gifts. Christmas
trade has been very good this year,
the merchants report, in spite of bus
mess depression and the want of
sleighing.
Misses Mildred and Muriel Stock
we'll of White River Junction were
in town for a few days the last of
the week.
Wesley Emerson, wife and child,
| from Groveton, N. H., spent Christ
mas at his parents, II. P. Emerson's.
Miss Muriel Dennison visited her
mother, Mrs. Charles Dennison, last
week.
Ed. McVicar spent the holidays
with his sisters, Mrs. Walter and
Mrs. Flanders.
Mrs. Mary Cutting Of Concord is
working for f. r. Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stafford and
daughter, Ava, visited last week in
East Burke.
Mrs. G. R. Crosby, who has been
caring for Mrs. A. H. Walter for the
past few months, has returned to
her home in East Concord.
Mrs. Fletcher has been at St
Johnsbury Center caring for he1
mother, Mrs. Grant Emery, who was
badly burned last week by her c&oth-
ing catching fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Smith of Gran.
by have been visiting their son, Lam
bert Smith.
Prof. and Mrs Arthur Merrill
went to Ithaca, n. Y, to spend Sun.
day with A. E. Wilkinson, a former
teacher here, and family.
ond Mrs HnI1ic Ua1oh
to Lowell, Mass, to spend Christina.
with their daughter, Mrs. Henry Dex
ter, and family.
Morten Mortenson, who has beer
in the employ of L. B. Harris for thu
past 20 years, has gone to work il
the railroad shops.
A number of the young people
had dance in Cables Hall Satur
day evening.
Mrs. G. A. Wiley, who has beel
very sick with pneumonia, is i'm
proving.
Miss Ethel Dunbar spent he
Christmas vacation with relatives il
Boston and neighboring cities.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Burns will go t
Newport this week to spend the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Houston, VIII
are now living in Medford Highlands
Mass, have been visiting at Rober
Munroe's for few days.
Miss lila Batchelder, with her bro
Their, Carl Batchelder, who is teach
! ing in Wheelock, went to their HON
= in Middlesex for the Christmas vaca
- Iion
Mrs. Charles Laid entertained tn
: ladies OF the social club very de
= ightfully last week Saturday eve
ming She served a nice supper wit
= Christmas place cards and Chris
mas decorations for the table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Laid wei
/ to Island Pond to spend Christine
with relatives.
The Rev. Robert Moore of tt
Methodist church went to Pawtucl
ct, r. l., to spend Christmas wit
his mother.
DIR. and Mrs. H. M. Smith an
daughter went to Montpelier
spend Christmas with Mrs. Smith
- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A A. Minot
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