St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-22

Mrs. Arthur Charland and Mrs.
Ed Gaudette went last week to visit
in Providence and Newport, r. 1.
Their husbands joined them for the
week end. During their mother s
absence Norman Charland stayed
with relatives in East Burke, and
Raymond with his aunt, Mrs. Lavely.
Mrs. Frank Powers and son, Har-
Vey, of Peacham are stopping in
town.
Mrs. Henry Cowles and children
have returned from visit to Bar
net
Thomas Bean of White River
Junction has been calling on old
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Dana has been visiting friends
in North Danville.
Rev. Clarence Simmons exchanged
pulpits Sunday with Rev. A. N.
Smith of Concord.
The members of the Universalist
Y. P. c. U. enjoyed a picnic in the
camp grove last Thursday afternoon.
The insurance on the buildings and
stock injured in the recent fire has
all been adjusted, and the work of
tearing down the old buildings and
carting away rubbish is going on in
good earnest. ]. C. Eaton and Co.,
will rebuild their storeroom at once.
c.. w. Thompson has purchased the
Silsby lot and will build new stable
and barns. %
Miss Lottie Brockway of East
Burke visited Mrs. Joshua Bemis
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Smith and Ar
thur Smith of CRANKY were visitors
in town last week.
R. L. Sears was i'll and unable to
be at his work in the railroad shops
last week.
Grover Foster has bought the in
terest of Ralph Coffran in the bowl
ing alley under the new block.
Mrs. Myron J. Senter of Gloucest-
er, Mass, is spending a few weeks
with her friend, Miss Nellie Davis.
John Cable took a business trip to
Concord, N. H., last week.
Mrs. Amanad Merritt, an aunt of
Mrs. F. M. Wells and Perley Barrow
died at her home in Manchester, N.
H., last week, and her remains were
brought here for burial. A brief
service was held Monday in the Con-
gregatiOnal church, the Rev. J. j.
Hutchinson officiating. Mrs Merritt
was 20 years old, and had spent
most of her life in Manchester.
Mrs. A. L. Finney has been quite
little worse for the past few days,
and seems to be failing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hale are en-
tertaining his sister and family, Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Cowles and daughter,
of Craftsbury. His parents, the Hon.
and Mrs. Franklin d. Hale, are ex-
pected soon, being on their way
from Hudderfeld, England, where
Mr.. Hale is consul.
Miss Gorilla Macdonald is to
spend the summer with Mrs. Honora
Wilmath at Lyndon.
Sherburne Campbell is working in
the baggage room at the passenger
station this summer.
Mrs. w. A. DensmOre has been
spending some time with relatives in
Charleston.
William Cleary of this place and
Miss Grace Stillwell of Bradford
were married last week Monday at
the brides home. They are taking a
wedding trip to Sherbrooke, p. O.,
and on their return to this town will
go to housekeeping in the Stern
block.
Mrs. Horace Alden of Detroit,
Mich, a former resident of this
place, is making an extended stay at
Hotel Lyndon.
Miss THETA Powers has been en-
PERTAINING three of her classmates at
Smith College, Misses Annie Mather
of Syracuse, n. Y, Margaret Allen of
Norwalk, Conn, and Edna Jones of
Worcester, Mass. Last Wednesday
she gave a luncheon in honor of her
friends, with IL covers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stafford and
Ava were in East Burke last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Allen, Miss
Edith Allen of Concord, N. H., and
Maurice Gowdey of Pike, N. H., Wis
tied friends in st. Johnsbury Center
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bedard are in
Quebec for a two weeks vacation
Bert HartwelI of Arden, w. Va, is
spending some time here with his
son, Floyd Hartwell.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Blake, have
moved from James Shores house at
the Center into the tenement in Mrs
Woodward's house on Center street,
which was vacated by William Bon
ner.
Miss Helen Cass, who has been