St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-15
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Village Improvement Society Plans
Much Activity For Coming Sea-
sOn-Occurences of Interest.


the president, Mrs H. E. Folsom,
Friday evening of last week with
good attendance. Many matters of
interest to the society and the COM
munity were discussed and plans
made. The society is now OF age, FL
years old, and hopes to make this
banner year. Among the plans
which they have already started or
projected are the following. Besides
the care of the five parks in town, a
tea house at Lake Wtlloughby; two
ball grounds for the larger and small
er boys; skating rink and cOasting
places for the children; the inaugu-
ration of a municipal Cleanup
week" to be held the week beginning
Nav 8. in connection with the one
planned for New England. The So
ciety also has plans for new munic-
ipal play ground, to be larger and
better than anything yet. The car
rying out of these plans involves a
great amount of time, labor and abil-
ity, and in consideration of the great
success Mrs. Folsom las made in the
past two years, it was felt there was
no one who could adequately fill her
place. She was prevailed upon,
therefore, to accept the Office of presi-
dent for another year. The other
officers chosen were as follows: vice
president, Miss Ida Pearl; secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Hills; treasurer, Mrs.
A. A. Barber. These four officers
constitute the executive board, to-
gether with Mrs. John Ahern, Mrs.
G. M. Darling and Mrs. Carroll Page.
The lecture course committee is Mrs.
E. L. Wells, Mrs. G. B. Dodge, Mrs.
| H. L. Parker, Mrs. H. w. Lyster. Mrs.
/ ~ IA onnninfnd
man of a committee to be chosen by
herself to confer with the trustees
| in regard to cleanup week. The
treasurer's report showed the total
| expenses of the year to be a little
over $1,000 The Lecture Course
made a profit of SITS; other sources
of income have been $115 from the
Fourth of July celebration, $50 from
the rummage sale, nearly $3.50 from
| the special dances, etc The Society
had expected to use some of their
capital for the purchase of the park
| lights and feel well that they have
paid all these extra expenses and
used less than 500 of their princi-
pal. All bills are paid and the So
| ciety has about $500 on hand.
Mrs. G. M. Campbell has been i'll
with the grip for about a fortnight.
Carl Turner of Boston, formerly
of St. Johnsbury, was in town last
week on business connected with the
entertainment bureau for which he
is at work.
E. L. Wood has sold his interest
in the brass foundry at Springfield to
his partner, Fred McGill.
Mrs. w. H. Wilmarth is much bet
ter after her recent illness from a
shock and it is hoped she will be
about soon.
A. N. Drew of ST.. Johnsbury
was in town last week to examine the
school house roof, where the gut
tiers are giving a good deal of trouble.
1t was found necessary to change
them all over in construction and
material.
of the Wednesday evening meeting
at the Methodist church, speaking on
"A Farewell Message
The Methodist Women's Foreign
Missionary Society are making plans
for the program and entertainment of
the Caledonia county society, which
will hold it's regular convention in
the church here next month.
The Masonic lodge from this viii
lage went to South Wheelock Sat
urday to Oficiate at the funeral of
Curtis Mooney, well known in this
vicinity. Mr.. Mooney was an old sol
der, the seventh Grand Army man
to die within the past four months
Mrs. Walter Eastman was in Leb-
anon, N. H., last week, called there
by the illness of her father, B. F.
McCallister.
Clarke B. Hutchinson spent last
week in Boston.
arrivals in TOWN arm con
April at Homer Belanger's,
daughter, March 80 at Paul Cor
bellies and a daughter April at
Giles Chase's.
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich of West
Burke has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Olin Roundy.
L. r. Farrar was in Boston last
week.
The Lyndonville Grocery Company
is a new firm in town, having bought
out j. L. Watchie, who remains as
manager of the store.
Frank Morse, a painter, from Lit
Teton, N. H, has moved into DR.. Car
ter's house at Lyndon Center.
Mrs. Mary ellison visited her
daughter. Mrs. Tressie Phillips, at
East Burke last week.
Reports from Mrs. F. H. Davis
who is now at the Waterbury retreat
are very favorable and her physician
hopes that she will be able to return
home in a few weeks absolutely
cured and we'll.
John Webster has just returned
from an absence of several weeks in
which he attended the wedding or
a niece in Springfield, Mass, and
spent some time with friends in New
Jersey.
Prof. o. D. Mathewson is enjoying
visit from his sister Maud from
California, who has not been East
for a long time.