St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-06-10
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER

ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER
Program For ChiIdren's Day-Ofi-
GERS of Hose Company No. +
Personals
Children's Day will be observed at
the Congregational church Sunday
morning at 1870. The following
program will be given Welcome to
Children's Day, by choir; A ''Smil-
ing" Welcome, Elsie Pierce; Words
of greeting, Raymond Bennett, pray
er and scripture, Rev. S. F. Good
heart; Children's Day, Kathleen
Chappel; solo, Clifton Campbell;
exercises, by seven children; Chill
dren' S Day, EVangeline Chaffee,
Irene Mongeon and Glenn Piper; 1--WE
Bring the Branches recitation, with
motion song, by the children; talk,
Rev. S. f. Goodheart; recitation,
Avis and Ralph Brooks; song, by
choir; recitation, Raymond Pierce;
THE Happy Hour is Closing" Flor
ence LaPOint; solo, Farewell Sweet
Children's Day." Bertha Salmon.
The annual meeting of Hose Com
pany No. l was held last Tuesday
evening and the following officers
were elected: Foreman, Walter
Hall; first assistant foreman, Walter
Wheeler; second assistant foreman,
Arthur Chaffee; clerk, B. Robinson;
treasurer, H. G. Powers; auditor, E.
g. Learned; nozzle men, George
WOodman, Harry Wheeler; linemen,
first division, Arthur GoOdenough,
Clinton Jay; second division, Dean
Hall, Gilbert Gallagher; third divis-
ion, Charles Bennett, John Gallagher;
suction hose, first division, Daniel
Gallagher. E. A. Mongeon, Henry
Powers; second division, Edward
Drew, John Drew, Ralph Johnson;
laddermen, B. A. Farnham, Charles
Brooks, Fred Robinson, William
Stevenson, Henry Gallagher, Ernest
Mcleod chemical, A B. Goliath;
care of properties, Cortis Berry.
The Hose Co., No. /, has rented
the grounds of Mr.. Rickaby for ball
games, the entrance to the field by
Rev. Mr.. Goodheart's. They have
played two games, one on Memorial
Day and one last Saturday. The
game Saturday was a picked-up
team for practice among the COM
pany. Some good plays were made
and a spirit of good will prevailed.
Mr.. Gibson acted as umpire. The
score was 10 to s. Next week Satur-
day the game will be between Hose
Co. No. / and East st. Johnsbury. A
good crowd is desired but no teams
or automobiles will be allowed.
Elsie Hallett was taken to Bright
look Hospital last week Thursday
and underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis. She is doing as we'll as
can be expected.
Mrs. W. III. Jeffrey and son, J..
Milo, of East Burke, were at E. M.
Massey's last Saturday.
The young people here gave Ralph
Whitney, who has been sick for some
time a Sunshine Basket on Saturday.
At the regular meeting of Green
Mountain Grange, No. l, which was
held last Saturday evening one appli-
cation for membership was received
! and the first and second degrees were
conferred on two candidates. A few
suggestions were offered by Past
Master w. C. Hall and Charles A.
Hoyt, deputy of district No. 81, which
if carried out could not help but be
| for the good of the order" After
the close of the meeting the follow
which was open to the public, was
given; Selection, Green Mountain
Grange Orchestra; reading, eek
changed Graves" Stella E. Allen;
piano solo, Cecil Annis; reading, "a
Poor Wayfaring Man. Mary Lear
mouth; singing, 'Hurrah for Old
New England" Grange choir; reci-
tation, Down to Mexico" Clovis An
mis-; reading, 1.-THE Spirit of Memorial
Day." Eliza A. Allen; reading, MEM
orial Day in the Silent City," c. 1.
Hall; reading, Memorial Day" In
da Farnham. In response to the
call by the lecturer for some re-
marks by the only 'Old Soldier" pres
ent, some very interesting reminiscent
ces of the war were given by L. F..
Miner. An orchestra selection. closed
the program.
Mrs. Augusta Phelps of South
Braintree, Mass, and daughter,
Grace, of Brockton, Mass, are visit
ing at Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Farnham' S.
Mrs. Amanda Blake and grand
daughter, Nataline Ostroult of Burn
side, Conn, have come to their sum-
mer home here.
Mrs. Dan Gallagher was able to
ride out last week, after being con-
fined to the house for several weeks.
She is a little better at this writing.
Mrs. Fred Hill has been sick with
tonsilitis and quinsy sores.
Mrs Lizzie Thurber of Coventry,
who has been spending a few days
with her brother, VIM. Mclaughlin,
has returned home. Her son, Allie
Thurber, was the guest of Mr.. Nc
Laughlin on Friday.
/ Bert Farnham and G. n. Maynard
attended the banquet given by the
l Holbrook Grocery Company at
Il Woodsville, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rollins of Bar
ton spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie
H Forsythe and Mrs. Bert Mclaughlin.
The ladies of the Universalist So
N ciety will meet with Mrs. Bert Farm
ham, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy Jackson, who has been