St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-12-24
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Institute Teachers Visit boston
Personal and Local Items For
The Week

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Mrs. w. A. Vail and daughter,
Miss Alice Vail, were in town last
week from Brooklyn,N. A., They
came to attend the Marsters-Vail
wedding and remained for a few
days, stopping at SpeedweI Farms,
j. w. Titcomb's and w. /. Powers
Miss Vail is studying library work
at the Pratt Institute Library school
and also giving lectures on the sub
| ject of library work.
Prof. Jameson is spending his
Christmas vacation clerking in Wat
erman's store.
Schools closed Friday, the Insti-
tute until Dec. 80, the graded school
until Jan. 5, 1914. The out-of-
town students and teachers have
gone to their various homes for
/ Christmas. Several of the ladies of
/ the Institute faculty enjoyed the
pleasure of attending grand opera
and a symphony concert in Boston
last week as the guests of Mrs.
| Theo. N Vail.
Clayton Bean, a student at Lyndon
| Institute, is quarantined at his
home in West Burke where Lis moth
er and two sisters have been ill with
| diptheria. The cases were not con-
sidered serious, but one of the little
girls had her heart so affected that
she died very suddenly.
Miss Mary Herbert is clerking in
Dwinell's drug store during the hol-
idays.
Miss Bernice King has gone to
Evansville to spend the Christmas
vacation with her parents.
Mrs. Fred Bailey and daughter,
here this week to spend Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. James Dexter,
and family.
Miss May Campbell, a teacher in
the Whitcomb High School at Beth
ell, is at home for the Christmas va
cation.
Mrs. M. ]. Robinson of West Der
by has been spending a few days
with her niece, Mrs. Henry Brown.
The fire company was called out
Sunday morning for a slight blaze
in John Cables house, which Mrs.
Cable had extinguished before they
arrived on the scene.
Miss Irene StimsOn has gone to
Boston, and will spend the two
weeks Christmas vacation with her
mother and other relatives
The young people are to have
social dance in Cables Hall Satur-
day evening, Dec. %, with music
by Sargent orchestra.
f. r.. Winslow of Boston a sales
man Tor the Towle Maple Products
Company, who has been camping
with the other statesmen at North
DanVille, spent a few days here last
week, a guest of his brothCr-in-law.
G. M. Campbell.
Mrs. c. M. Wallace Of East Rye
gate is with her sister, Mrs. Quinn
by. who is very poorly.
Mi. and Mrs. Clement of Bay
City, Texas, were calling on friends
in town last week.
The sewing class at Lyndon Insti-
tute gave an exhibition of their work
at the school building last Wednes-
day afternoon which was we'll at
tended and very interesting.
Miss Ethel Legacy is working for
Mrs. w. S. LETTERS.
The Music Circle of the Lyndon
Union Club held a Mcdowell eve
ming in Cables Hall last Wednes-
day with musical program of vo-
cal and piano selections all taken
from MacDowelPs compositions.
each member of the circle had the
privilege of inviting two guests.
HaVerhill, Mass, are stopping for
a month with their cousin, Mrs. N.
b. Harvey. The change os climate
is a great benefit to Mr.. Bixby's
health, which is not very good.
DR.. Ralph Dodge of Hyde Park,
Mass, has Joined his family who
are staying at c. B. Dodge'r for the
holidays
Mrs. John Norris of Lyme, N. H
has been visiting her son, John Nor
ris. Mrs. Charles Norris has re-
turned to her home in Maiden.
Mass, stopping en- route in Lyme
for few days.
Mrs. Lewis Rexford and son. Tai
colt, of Ayers Cliff, P. O., have been
visiting their daughter ano sister.
MRS: Harry White, for a short time.
The second entertainment in the
lecture course was given Monday
evening with a good attendance
Mr.. Montaville Flowers gave a dra.
matte reading appropriate to the
season, of Dickens christmas Car
oil, which was much enjoyed bv fine
audience.
Mrs. E. E. Gage has been in town
Tor few days with her cousin, Mrs.
Harvey. She is moving her house
hold goods to Georgetown, Mass.
where she will be near her son, Roy
Gage, and family
Mrs. Laura Locke visited in East
Burke last week.
The holiday trade has been very
good this year, although all the mer-
chants think it would have been bet
ter with good sleighing. The roads
are good and smooth, however, and
most or them in better condition
than in the summer. Skating is
me- and all who can skate are avail
ing themselves of the privilege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Rubblee
nave returned from short wedding
trip and are boarding with her mar
ents' Mr.. and Mrs. OIin E. Roundy.
mrs; Rubblee has resumed her work
in the telephone office.
I1nker's Novelty Orchestra gave
one OF their popular dances in Music
Hall Saturday evening un6er the
auspices of the village.
On Wednesday evening. Dec 81