St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-27

/ Ha1E9 VINO are C0d1Tmen Oh the state
art and music departments respect
lively, go to the meetings, being en-
titled to votes and entertainment by
virtue of their office.
Mrs. Theo. n. Vail and Mrs. John
w. Titcomb were in Burlington last
week to attend the annual conven-
tion of the Colonial Danes of this
state.
The large plate glass window in the
central store of the Darling block,
which was broken some time ago by
stone was replaced by a new win
dow last week.
Some one left an oil stove burn
ing in the Gilman tenement in the
Stern block last Wednesday and it
began to smoke and make such a
smudge that the tenants became
frightened and sent in a fire alarm
but little harm was done.
Frank ]. Wiley went to st. Johns
bury last Wednesday to decorate an
attractive window for A. M. Rice, ad-
vertising his cream and ice-cream
business in his new building in Sum-
merville.
The Music Circle of the Union club
held a business meeting last Thurs
day evening and chose a committee
of three, Mrs. A. d. Paige, Miss Irene
Stimson and Mrs. H. NJ. Smith, who
will supervise the program and work
of the club the coming year. Mrs.
Paige will be the chairman and is
also chairman of the State Music De-
partment.
The retiring president, Mrs. G.. NJ.
Campbell, then welcomed the new
president, Mrs. John B. Chase to the
chair in a few we'll chosen words.
She was given a rising vote of thanks
by the club for her admirable work
in the past two years. The new pres
ident gave a few words of greeting
and the meeting was then adjourned.
Mrs. Donald Beckwith has gone TO
Lowell, Mass, to join Mr.. Beckw1th,
who is at work in the new shops at
Billerica. Her daughter, Miss Mary
Towne went with her and Will re-
main for a time to assist her in set
thing.
Miss Gladys Trotter, who is teach
ing in Franklin, n. H., spent two
days holiday last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. James Dexter.
The children of Mr.. Jamieson's
ninth grade and three in the eighth
grade took the state examinations for
entrance to high school on Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Miss Doris Colby has been confin-
ed at home for several days, having
cut her foot quite badly on a broken
bottle. Her shoe was cut through by
the glass and her foot cut so that
several stitches had to be taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hunter have
been spending a few days with her
sisters in Watertown and Scituate
Mass,
H. L. Parker was in Montpelier
! last week attending the meeting of
the State Grand Lodge of d. of R.
The boys of the agricultural school
are to give a dance on Friday evening
next in Music hall for which invita-
tions have been issued.
Miss Lucia Baldwin who has been
spending a few weeks in Somerville,
Mass, with Mrs. w. G. Willard, has
been home and left again 70 London
donderry to care for her grandmother
who is in very poor health.
Mrs. G.. M. Campbell and daughter
Alice have been spending a few days
with Mrs. A. NJ. Rice at St. Johns
bury.
William Aldrich has bought the G.
L. 1oyt farm on the West side of the
river below Lyndon Center. Mrs.
Hoyt will remain there through the
summer.
Rev. James Hutchinson spoke on
Personal Evangelism" at Hardwick
last week, at the convention of the
Caledonia County Congregational
Association.
Ira Batchelder of Sherbrooke, p.
O., spent a few days at William Law
ely's last week.
Miss Claire lie Bourveau is now
/ foI - IN hnv fNrrc Nvnn1xc' finT Uhipb
she will spend in Boston.
Miss THETA Powers and several of
the Institute teachers went to st.
Johnsbury Friday evening TO attend
reception held at the Museum by
the College club.
Cashier w. E. Riley has Just re-
turned from a trip to the middle
West, where he went to accompany
his brother on his way to Seattle.
He visited Detroit and Chicago en-
business while absent.
Miss Maud Cass, manager of the
Leach dry goods store is spending
this week with friends in Lowell and
Beverly, Mass.
The Institute base ball team de-
feated the Woodsville nine Saturday
on the campus, by a score of to 2,
in an interesting game. Captain
Harold Ahern was present but un-
able to play, having broken small
bone in his foot, besides having a
sprained ankle. He is able to go
about the house on crutches but is
gaining very slowly.
Memorial Sunday was fittingly OBJ
served last Sunday by a union ser
vice in Music hall. There was a
good attendance. The Grand Army
societies occupied the body of the
house. The program of the services
was as follows: Invocation by Rev.
G. A. Simmons; selection by a quar-
tet consisting of Mrs. H. M. Smith,
Mrs. H. G.. Croft, Messrs. L. l. Eaton,
and H. F. Brown; prayer by Rev. J.
j. Hutchinson; scripture reading by
Rev. Mabel Johnson; address, THE
Little Bronze Button" by the Rev.
r. H. Moore; selection by the quar-
tet; singing of America by the
audience; benediction.
On Memorial Day, Saturday, the