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

certainly seems to have involved this
community as well as others. Last
week Tuesday evening, Miss Blake's
dancing class, Wednesday evening
dance in Cables hall with music BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Cutting, Friday
evening the Washington ball and
Saturday evening, Tinker's dancing
class and dance following were a
few of the Terpsichorean attractions
offered, all we'll patrOnized.
DIR. and Mrs. Cushman of East
Charleston were in town last week
Miss Florence DOwner visited
friends in West Charleston last week.
The wedding of Miss Hazel Way,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Way
and Howard son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Allen, all of this town will
take place at the brides home to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Hill, who have
been living with Ralph Coffran since
the death of his parents, have re-
turned to their home in Sheffield
Mr.. Hills place at his work in the
coal sheds is taken by M. F. Stod-
dard
Mrs. Harry Blake and Mrs. ]. A.
Boynton were in Boston last week
for visit.
William Kerr was at home a few
days last week. He is now travelling
for the Herman Kline Company of
Hartford, Conn.,, putting exhaust
blowers in mills.
Mrs Edwin T. Wood spent a few
days of last week in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. George Macdonald has been
visiting her son, Charles Gibson at
Littletop, N. H.
DR.. d. r. Brown has recently pur-
chased at Concord, N. H., fine pair
of Morgan horses, weighing 21OO
pounds.
Mrs. Fanny Gif1n, who has been
staying with Mrs. Janet Wilmot for
several weeks has gone to Water
bury, Conn, to visit her son and
his family.
Mrs. H. J. Hubbard was called to
Hardwick suddenly last week by the
serious illness of an aunt.
Arthur Knowlton, who has been
working at the creamery has finished
there, and returned to Ashburnham,
Mass.
Three very sudden deaths occurred
last week, all of old men and all
caused by shocks of paralysis. Henry
Holton, a former resident, but hav-
ing lived at Lyndon for about two
years, passed away Thursday, and
funeral services were held on Satur-
day. On Saturday were held also the
funeral services of Austin w. Bean,
an aged and respected citizen, who
had been for number of years past
living at Lyndon Center. He was
member of the G. A. R. post and
of the Masonic lodge, the Masons
conducting the funeral.
John Cleary, who had been in
an unconscious condition for nearly
a week from a shock died Saturday.
He leaves a wife and six children,
all of whom were with him at the
time of his death. He has been a
resident of this town for many years,
and had always taken an active part
in public affairs. Funeral services
were held in st. EliZaDeth's church
Monday morning.
The February meeting of the Lyn-
don Union Club was held in the Cable
hall, Thursday afternoon, with
large attendance. A meeting of the
executive board was held previously,
and two new members admitted, Mrs.
A w. Edmunds and the Rev. Mabel
Johnson. The business of the meet
ing included encouraging reports
from the secretary and treasurer,
and the announcement of various
circle meetings, travel and current
events, March 2, at Mrs. J. B. Chase's
Art, March at Miss Powers, Music,
March 5, at Mrs. L. L. Huntley's,
Mothers, March II at Mrs. H. E.
Folsom's. A report of Gentlemen's
Night was given by the social COM
mittee. 1t was voted to pay S25
this year towards the State Fedora
ton Normal Scholarship fund. Mrs.
George Gray, president of the ST.
Johnsbury Woman's Club was pres
ent and addressed the club in a few
cordial words. Mrs. J. w. Titcomb,
then took charge of the meeting,
which was under the auspices of the
art committee. She spoke on House
hold Decoration, and her talk was
illustrated by a collection of charts
prepared by the art committee of the
General Federation for the use of
clubs. Each chart gave suggestions
for the color scheme and furnishings
of one room all of them very beauti-
full and in good taste. Mrs. Tit
comb also showed samples of wall
papers and draperies sent by Jordan
Marsh's decorator, and two charm
ing rugs, designed and made by her
self, help along the new rug industry
of the State. Her talk was practi-
cal and helpful one, and much en-
joyed. A short musical program was
then given, which included a piano
solo by Miss Alice Campbell, a sopra-
no solo by Mrs. L. T. Huntley, a
piano duet by Miss Campbell and
Miss Stimson and a contralto solo
by Miss Laura Buell.. Following the
program was the annual club tea,
served by the members of the social
committee, Mrs. Elisha Bigelow,
chairman. A table was prepared in
the rear of the room from which the
committee served cocoa, sandwiches
and waters. A pleasant social hour
was enjoyed.
The fourteenth annual Washing
ton ball, and the fifth in the series
of dances given by the Village I'm
provement Society was held Friday
evening, Feb. 20, and was an un-
qualified success. An immense
amount of work was done by the