St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-02-25

her absence
Mrs. Morton Lyster and little
daughter Helen passed through here
last week Saturday on their way 70
visit her people in Temple, Texas.
Mrs. A. L. Finney, accompanied
by Mrs. Harry White and DR.. F. II.
Davis, went to Hanover, n. H., last
Saturday to consult DR.. Gle of that
place in regard to treatment for her
ailing bodily condition.
Miss Bernice Hunter is at home
ill with chronic appendicitis, and 1t
is feared that her condition is quite
serious.
Professor Ernest Daland of the
Institute was taken to Brightlook
Hospital last week and operated up
on for appendicitis. The operation
was successful, and the patient is
recovering as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
an attack of pleurisy in the Royal
Victoria hospital, Montreal, is re-
ported to be much better.
The village trustees have bought
of John Flower about three-fourtRs
of an acre of land near the Egypt
ice house, and will build a pumping
station there to use in droughts.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Spaulding and Mrs.
Henry Martin were in Newport last
week to attend the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Bigelow
of St. Johnsbury, recently visited
their cousin, Mrs. Hattie Graves.
Miss Ruth King spent last Sunday
at her home in Newark.
Mrs. Abbie Rider spent last week
in Nashua, N. H., with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Runnels.
Miss Eva Wood gave a delightful
Valentine party on Saturday, Feb.
A, to the little girls of her Sunday
school class, who enjoyed games,
valentines, and a nice supper.
Mrs. Alfred G. Drown was i'll last
week, but is now improving a little.
David M. Silsby, who is in New
York city for the winter has bought
"a house in one of the suburbs, and
they have gone to housekeeping
there.
Royal Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Howe of this place who has
been at Pasadena in a hotel. for
several years, has gone to Paris to
make a special study of the French
language.
Mrs. G. H. Frost of Boston was
at A. L. Finney's for few days re-
Gently.
Misses Gladys Moore and Minnie
Mccain of Norwich were recent
guests at Walter Eastman's.
Mrs. John Farrant visited her sister,
Mrs. E. a Shorey, last week.
Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels was the
hostess of the Congregational Ladies'
Aid society at their meeting last
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. r. Austin of Milton has been
a guest at her cousin, John p. Web
ster's.
Miss Kathleen Robinson of West
Derby recently visited her cousin,
Mrs. Henry Brown.
Henry Fields of Barnet visited at
Charles Ladd's last week.
Howard Webster, who had his feet
so badly frozen, returned to his work
at Rock Island, p. Q. last week, but
was obliged to give up work and
come home again, as his feet were
in so bad a condition.
News has been received of the
birth of a second son, Paul Gordon,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Humphrey
at Pasadena, Cal. Mrs. Humphrey
was formerly Miss Louise Gleason
and both were former residents of
this place.
Mrs. Drake of Sheffield has come
here to spend the rest of the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Bar
Der.
Mark Grassett of Burke, was in
town last week with his niece, Mrs
H. o. Allen coming here to have
treatment for blood poisoning in the
hand.
Walter Eastman has been visiting
his father, James Eastman at Pom
panoosuc
Mrs. Fred Carter of Cochituate,
Mass, formerly Miss Addie Brown,
teacher in the Graded School, has
been i'll for several weeks with
complication of diseases.
Henry Brown and wife have been
entertaining his mother, Mrs. John
Brown of Orleans.
Miss May Harris of East Burke
has been a recent guest of Miss
Roancy Parker.
A Boy Scout camp has been organ
lied in the Congregational church
with Earl Peterson as leader, and
Homer Wilson as assistant.
Wright Speare of Stanstead, P. O.
was a recent guest of the Rev. J. J.
Hutchinson
Mrs. w. ]. burlington is on the
sick list.
Frank Powers was in East Con
cord last week.
Miss Ruth Eastman is visiting in
Enfield, N. H.
Homer Wilson has organized
glee club among the boys of the
school of Agriculture which is
holding rehearsals and preparing
some excellent music.
F. S. Story gave a free dance in
Music hall, Tuesday evening for the
benefit of all the people who have
patronized his pictures and dances.
Story's orchestra furnished music
and naturally, the hall was crowded
with dancers.
Gerald Laid has taken the local
agency for the new firm of dry clean
ers and dyers, Palmer Brothers, at
st. Johnsbury.
Members of the Methodist church