St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-26
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Can of Raspberries Eaten After
Being Kept % Years-Much



Mrs. Jim Hall opened can Of
raspberries for dinner this last town
meeting day, March 4, which was
put up % years ago. The berries
were in just as good condition as
when they. were put up.
Prof. Milo Gibson of Mercersberg
Penn, was home last week for a
short vacation.
Mrs. Chester Somers spent last
Thursday in st. Johnsbury.
The sewing meeting at Mrs.
Phelps last week Wednesday was
very well attended, there being %
present. Quite a lot of work was
added to that already done for the
sale.
Francis Gilf1llan is home from
Mortified for the Easter vacation.
Two of his college friends came
with him but had to go back the
next day. Francis will be at home
the whole of this week.
Owing to the heavy rains last
Friday and Friday night being so
severe and the Connecticut River
breaking up at the same time, the
railroad track from the dry bridge
north about a mile was destroyed,
the water having washed under and
taken the road bed out. No trains
have passed since Saturday morning
the mail being brought to the sta
ton and carried to East Barnet by
teams. Down by the depot and
store and creamery the washOut is
the worst known for years, no teams
being able to get to the depot or
creamery at all Saturday. 1t was
a lively scene Sunday, the place be-
with tho nnnn1o in
and going, and the work train trying
to repair the damages. Joe Chen
ey's farm on the Meadow was en-
tirely under water but no damage
has been reported.
Mrs. Chester Somers spent last
Thursday in st. Johnsbury.
The Easter concert last Sunday
evening was very nice indeed. The
children as usual did their parts
very nicely and the decorations were
beautiful. There was a very good
attendance considering the bad
roads,
Some of the people who were sick
last week are better and some of the
we'll ones are sick.
Mrs. Charlotte Dow was remem-
bered Easter by her church friends
with a hand bag containing a sum
of money as a slight token of appre-
citation of her services as organist.
The meetings last week were not
very well attended owing to sick
ness and the weather and bad roads.
Mrs. Will Welch is in the North
part of the town caring for her
daughter, Mrs. Clarence Chamber
lain, who has been quite sick.
The body of Mrs. John Hall, of
Monroe, a former resident, was
brought here for burial last Friday.
Mrs. Hall was buried in Barnet
cemetery beside her daughter, Mrs.
Merrifield, who died a year ago.
Hall Merrifield of Boston was pres
ent also Mrs. Hattie Noyes of Lam
caster, N H. Rev. Mr.. Clark
preached the funeral sermon.
Miss Belle Parker went to st.
Johnsbury last Friday and had to
stay up there over Sunday on ac-
count of the wash-out.
Amos Judkins of Warren, N. H.,
spent last Sunday with his brother,
Harvey Judkins.
Miss Marjorie Albee is visiting
Miss Doris Spafford at Orleans.
Mrs. Jim Lang of Danville is
helping take care of Jim Gilfllan
and wife who are sick.
The robins have come.
The w. G. T. U. meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Nettie
Lang, Thursday afternoon.
The Wednesday evening meeting
will be held at the parsonage this
week.
Miss Mary Richardson who has
spent the winter in Concord, N. H.,
is helping in the New England CEN
trail office.