St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23


lage Improvement society, helC
April al, the following officers wer,
elected: President, Mrs H. K. Fol
som; vice president, Mrs. e. A
Cook; secretary, Mrs. l.. s. Howe
treasurer, Mrs. A. A. Barber; exc
cutive board, the four preceding
with Mrs. G. NJ. Campbell, Mrs
Charles NJ. Darling, and Mrs. C. j
Bundy; lecture course committee
Mrs. Il. l.. Wells, Mrs. Fl. w. Lyster
Mrs. Thomas Stratton, Mrs. III. l.
Parker. The lecture course was very
successful this past year, paying
over 500 above expenses. A few
figures from the treasurer's report
are OF general interest: Receipts
lecture course, $618.40; dues, $3.25;
dances, $14S.97; village for trees,
800; Hadley's pictures, 1884; in
terest, $79.42; hay, $500; total
receipts, S964.5S. Expenses, labor,
S167.05; work on trees, $277.4O;
tools, $3.50; settees, $1,000; plants
and flowers, $3.50; freight and ex-
press, $4.62; lecture course, $685.
10; hose for mower, $20.25; total
expenses, $1024.35; a deficit of
$59.77. Several plans were dis
cussed for the coming year. Among
them is the idea of having a Fourth
OF July Field day, with sports,
games, music and refreshments; a
rummage sale in the fall, and to
collect a carload of old papers and
magazines, or which a good sum
can be obtained. All are asked to
save old papers and magazines, tie
them in bundles that can easily be
handled, and bring them to Mrs.
Folsom's barn, where they will be
kept until there is a carload ready
to send away.
The regular meeting of,the Lyndon
Union club was held in th;a Cable
hall asusual, Thursday evening, April
II. After the reading of the minutes
and some correspondence, the report
of the nominating committee
was given as follows: For
president, Mrs. G. M. Campbell; first
vice president, Mrs. G. A. Hall; Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. M. e. Dan
iels; recording secretary, Mrs. E.
y. Blodgett; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Fannie Cheney Smith;
treasurer, Miss Martha Stevens; au-
ditor, Mrs. Grover Foster. These
names will be voted on at the an
nual meeting in May. A rising vote
of thanks was extended to Mr.. Vail,
to Mr.. Mathewson and Miss Cush-
man, and to all who had given time
and work towards the Domestic sci
ence demonstrations which have been
given in the Institute chapel during
the past year. The program was
then left in charge of the Music
Circle. They had arranged with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, Miss Brownell,
A GiluhN n q cha r.
teristic program of Irish melodies,
which was done in a very pleasing
manner. The first selection, "Old
Ireland, we will sing of thee was
sung by Miss Brownell, Mr.. Wood
and Mr. Silsby, Mrs. Wood accom-
PIANIST. Mr.. Silsby then gave short
sketch of Irish songs and writer's,
and prefaced each song with char
acteristie anecdotes, and a short his
tory. Seventeen solos were given,
including many loved and familiar
songs, from THE Wearing of the
Green,'t Killarney" The Last
Rose of Summer" to THE Harp
that once Thru Tara's Halls etc.
Mr.. Silsby's voice is well known and
admired here, and the other must
clans made a decidedly pleasant i'm
preston and would be gladly heard
again. The whole program was one
of charm and pleasure.
Clarence Fowler of New York
City was in town last week with his
father and sister, Orange Fowler
and Miss Anna Fowler.
Mrs. Daniel Huntley of Stanstead,
p. O., was the guest last week of
her son, L. T. Huntley and wife.
Mrs. Louis C. Todd and son, Cliff
ford, from West SOmerville, Mass,
were in town over Sunday, staying
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Parker.
Mr.. Parker's sister, Mrs. Will N.
Silsby of Littleton, N. H., was also
their guest at the same time.
Mrs. Lonnie Huntley and Mrs.
Charles Hoffman have been assist
ing Mrs. Bigelow in her millinery
shop a part OF the time, in addition
to her regular help, during the busy
season.
The Methodist pastor, the Rev. f.
A. Woodwork, has been assigned by
the conference TO the church in
Bradford for the coming year He
and his family have been much liked
here and done very efficient work
The new pastor, the Rev. R. H.
Moore, is a young and unmarried
man who is very highly recommend
ed.
Mrs. Sherburne Lang has return
ed from Monroe, N. H., where
she has been taking care of
Mrs. Joanna Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell
have rented the tenement in Mrs.
Eugene Powers house on Prospect
street, TO be vacated by the Wood
worths.
SQuires and Lincoln have added
to the usefulness and beauty of
their store by having built in the
window a galvanized tank with sew
eral miniature fountains, which fur
nish a constant spray. In this win
dow the fresh vegetables and greens
are kept cool, moist and attractive.
Harvey Powers spent a few days
in Ryegate last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Oleson OF
Manchester, n. H., are stopping
with her mother here, while Mr..
Oleson is recovering from an attack