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

cemetery. AT . o CIOCh III TIC CFOA-
ing the Memorial campfire VIII be
held in Music hall. The speaker
will be the Hon John w. Gordon. of
Barre, who has a fine reputation as
an orator. Mrs. Doyle of St. Johns
bury will read and there will be
music by local musicians.
Mrs. Heman Burpee and Mrs
Edwin Gorham went to Concord last
week to visit Mrs. Philena Drown,
who celebrated her 92nd birthday on
Friday.
Herbert Hodge of Concord has
come here to work in the Lyndon
vile garage.
MILFORD Harvey went to Concord
for few days last week and was ac-
companied home by Mrs. Harvey,
who had been spending a few days
with his parents there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Smith of Gran
by visited their son, L. X. Smith and
their new grandson, Kenneth, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Field recently
visited relatives in McIndoe Falls.
Mrs. F. H. Davis is at home from
Waterbury where she has been for
treatment the last few months, very
much improved in health.
Mrs. A. F. Finney has gained suf-
ficient strength so that she is able
to see few of her friends for very
short time.
Milo Shattuck, DIR. F. z. Dwinnell
G. E. Willoughby, Henry Martin and
Horace Sherrer have just bought new
automobiles.
H. L. Parker left Saturday night
for Mount Clemens, Mich, where he
will take a short rest and course of
| treatment.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the st. Johnsbury district
held a very successful convention
here Tuesday, with good attendance
| The program was carried out as an
nounced in last weeks paper. The
! ladies of the Methodist church served
| dinner and supper to the delegates
at the church vestry. The address
by Miss M. Helen Russell, returned
missionary, from Japan, was greatly
enjoyed, being both instructive and
interesting.
All are rejoicing that the powers
that be have at last ordered a tank
of road oil to be placed upon the
streets.
Mrs. w. H. Parker was the hostess
of the Needlecraft circle last Friday
afternoon.
Howard Thomas, who has been at
work for George Shorey, has finished
there and will embark in the moving
picture business, making his head
quarters at Hardwick. G. A. jamie
son, principal of the graded schools,
will be associated with him during
the summer.
Rev James Hutchinson has finish
ed his supply work at the East Lyn-
don church. As he has so much to do
in his parish here, it is thought best
to combine that parish with the one
at Lyndon. Rev. r. H. Moore is at
present conducting services at the
old church in Kirby, supplying the
needs of that section.
DR.. H. NJ. Smith was in Rutland
last week attending the annual
meeting of the Vermont State Den
tai society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Milford Long were recent
visitors at Walter Counters in East
Burke.
There are several cases of humps
in Sanborn house, besides several in
the village.
Miss Abbie F. Chapman of Sutton,
who has been caring for Mrs. w. F.
| Stoddard has returned to her home,
and will go back to Burlington soon.
! Frank Camp of Concord, n. H.,
former resident here was in town re-
Gently.
Mrs. George w. Knight and daugh-
ter of Medford, Mass, have come here
to spend the summer with her moth
er, Mrs. F. W. Silsby. The friends
of Mr.. Knight are interested to know
! that he has been recommended to
Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts, by the
| brOtherhOods of engineers and fire
men as a candidate for appointment
as a member of the public service
commission in that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Green have
moved from the Stern block into a
suite of rooms in the new Lang
block.
Albert Riley has gone to Seattle,
| Wash, where he has a position as
civil engineer.
Rev. Arthur w. Stone. a former
rector at St. Peters, now a chaplain
in the navy is at present located on
the battleship Georgia which is at
Vera Cruz.
The Lyndon Garden Glass which
is now enlarged to include the pupils
of all the rural schools in town, 273
in number, were invited to Speedwell
farms last week Saturday. Eleven
! schools were represented and $50
children with a number of parents
and teachers were able to attend and
enjoyed a delightful afternoon, in
specting the farm buildings, and ami
mails, the gardens and greenhouses,
and being RECALLED with games and
refreshments. The scope of the class
| is so much enlarged that its name
will probably be changed soon to
correspond with its many new activi-
| ties.
Miss Edith Allen of Concord, N
H., has been a recent visitor in town.
At the recent meeting of the
Child Study Circle, Mrs. A A. Bar
Der was reelected chairman of that
! department for the coming year.
Mrs. ]. w. Titcomb will continue as
chairman of the art department,
Mrs. Folsom of the civics, and Mrs.
A. d. Paige of the music.
| Ava Stafford visited her cousin,
| Celia Vance at Ea Rnrkp last