St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-27


Joe Burgess. Possession will be
given the first of next May. Mr.
Ord is undecided as to where he will
60, but expects to move nearer the
village.
Friday afternoon the buildings
on the farm known at the Peter
Clement" farm, now owned by Dun
can McCuaig were burned. Only a
little of the furniture was saved as
the fire was not discovered in season.
Mrs. McCuaig was in the barn milk
ing when one of the children came
in and told her that the barn was
on fire. The neighbors were called
and Mr.. McCuaig was called from
the shops where he was employed.
The buildings we're insured to the ex-
tent of $1,000. Hardly any furni-
ture was saved, none that was in
the chambers. It is supposed that
the fire originated in spontaneous
combustion, from the hay, which
had been put in the barn while a lit
tie damp.
G. II. Clark has sold his photog-
raphy business to Owen f. Beer.
Possession was given Monday of
this week Mr. Clark is undecided
as to what he will lido. The business
Pension For Mark Wheeler
Mark M. Wheeler of East Peacham
has been allowed a pension under
the act of May IL, 1912 at the rate
Of $25 per month from May rs, 1912
and $50 per month from February
Is, 1914.
George Vaughn of San Antonio,
Texas, with his family, came to st.
Johnsbury by automobile and spent
several days at the st. Johnsbury
House. Mr.. Vaughn was a former
resident here, working at one time
at the Merchants National Bank.
Since leaving here he has regained
his health and is rated as a million
aire. He is at the head of the
Vaughn Lumber Company, which
he says is the largest handler of lum-
cosy seven room house nearly COM
Der in the world.
Mrs Leslie Clark of Johnson, N. |
H., is visiting friends in town and |
her mother, Mrs. James Cogley, at !
East st. Johnsbury.
Mrs A. b. French has returned |
from Joe's Pond, where she spent |
three weeks at the cottage of her |
brother, p. F. Hazen.
Miss Mabel L. Spencer spent last |
week in Barton, the guest of Mrs. |
Fred Pierce.
Eunice McGillivray has just
been awarded a diploma by the |
Palmer Company, on completion of |
the course in penmanship.
DR.. Alice K. Wakefield accompan-
led by her friend, DR.. Jane Baldwin,
delegate from Vassar College, is
this week attending the Interna-
tional Congress of School Hygiene
at Buffalo, the first meeting of this
Congress ever held in America.
DR.. Luther H. Gulick of New
York, originator of the Camp Fire !
Girls movement, was in town Sat
urday.
Miss Edith Sprague who makes
her home with her sister, Mrs. J.
e. Gibson, and has been visiting
friends in Danville and Newport, re-
turned to her millinery work in
Boston, Friday.
Mrs. G. p. Davie who was called
to Barre five weeks ago by the
illness of her daughter, returned
home last Saturday.
Ralph Smith finishes work at
Moore and Johnson's this week Sat
urday, and expects to enter Pratt
John T.. Richie and his brother,
Andrew C. Richie Of West Barnet
left Monday for a trip to California.
They will be away about six weeks
and plan to make several stops en-
route. They will also go to Seattle,
Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Randall of
New York City are the guests Of
Mrs. H. r. Albee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Glazier of ,
Conn, formerly of St.
Iohnsbury are spending their vaca-
ion in town.
Mrs. Phebe Hamblett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Carpenter have return T
I'd from their vacation spent at :
3roome, p. Q.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pratt are
spending some time at Lake Bono s
seen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hurley and 9
amily are camping at Joe's Pond.
lay with them. :
Bernard Johnson is at Joe's Pond
or a few days and will later go to =
Newport. 7
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Farr of East l
Iardwick are the guests of their /
on, w. J. Farr. 6
Mrs. K. W. Moore has returned
rom California where she has been r
or several weeks.
Harold Bean, Victor and Val 9
ienge, Raymond and Reginald =
'iske were at West Danville, Satur-
ay. Y
Charles Fiske and Fred Moore I
re camping at Joe's Pond. r
Mrs w. A Kicker is the guest
f Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Taft at their o
ummer home at North Scituate, 4
lass.
Miss Martha JeHness is in Rut-
and attending the UniVersalist Z
tate convention. +
Charles Newell and Miss Helen :
newell drove to Peacham last Fri =
lay. Miss Newell will spend her va
alton there. @
Mrs. Kate Cowles, Wendell and /
Doris are at Derby Line for few o
lays.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Farr are r
ipending a few days at Lyndonville 7
With relatives -