St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

Mexican Situation Discussed-An-
nual Village Meeting Tonight
As Active PrOuty Club.

well-attended meeting with Mrs. John
B. Chase at Lyndon, Monday after
noon, the ladies from here going
down in a barge. The subject of
the meeting was the President S
Policy and the Mexican Cues
ton. Mrs. Helen d. Puffer, a men,
Der of the ST. Johnsbury Woman's
Club, who has lived in Mexico, was
present and made the meeting very
interesting by her personal informa-
ton.
The annual village meeting will be
held in Village Hall this evening, and
"a number of important matters will
call for consideration.
A Prouty Club with a membership
of 200 voters, regardless of party
was organized here Saturday even
| ing with the following officers: Presi-
dent, w. l. Powers; vice presidents,
e. L. Wells, E. A. Cook; secretary,
G. w. Mcdonald; treasurer, E. J..
Blodgett; ex-com., G. NJ. Campbell, J..
w. TitcOmb, J. B. Chase, A. E..
Humphrey, (. A. Simpson, DR.. c. c..
Waller.
i Lewis Letourneau, a shoemaker
here in town for many years, died
suddenly from a shock last Sunday
night.
Miss Ethel Dunbar is quite i'll and
threatened with pneumonia. Her
school is closed for the present.
Mrs. Clarence B. Dodge will enter
| tain the Christmas Club at her home
this afternoon.
/ The Art Glass of the Lyndon Union
Club meets with Miss THETA Powers
this afternoon at 2:3O, the subject of
the meeting being Furniture TAX
ing up different styles and periods.
G. H. Kenton went to New York
last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Atwood,
of Randolph are stopping at the
Pleasant View House. Mr.. Atwood
is the state inspector of weights and
measures, making his regular trip of
| inspection.
| Charles L. Stuart came up from
Boston Sunday night to attend town
meeting and will remain through the
week.
Miss Nellie Davis was i'll last week
and under the care of a nurse, Mrs.
Patton
Mrs. A. L. Finney goes to Bright
look hospital this week for serious
operation.
Donald Campbell, son of Elwyn G.
Campbell of Fairhaven, Mass, is
spending a part of his vacation with
his grandmother, Mrs. Z. M. Camp
bell.
R Miss Dagmar Allard is assisting at
| Sanborn House during the illness of
the matron, Mrs. Dudley.
The ladies of the Universalist So
ciety gave one of their popular sup
pers Saturday evening, with the Mex
lean dish, chile con carne, as one of
the principal features.
/ Homer Ruggles is staying out of
school for a time on account of poor
health.
G. Collision were in West Burke last
week to attend the funeral of their
niece, Mrs. Neville Pierce.
Matthew Robinson visited his bro
Their James in st. Johnsbury, few
days last week.
The Music Circle meets with Mrs.
L. S. Huntley on Thursday evening
of this week. The subject of the pro-
gram will be Shakespearean music,
including songs from the different
dramas.
Miss Elanor Marion Campbell ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred M. Campbell on Monday, Feb
ruary %.
A son was born February &c to
Mr.. and Mrs John L. Norris.
A large number of Masons from
the local lodge took a barge ride to
Concord Saturday evening to take
part in the district meeting held
there.
Members of the Christian Endea-
vor Society enjoyed a barge ride to
St. Johnsbury Center, Friday even
ing.
The pupils in Miss Dunbar's and
Mr. Jamieson's rooms held a masque-
rade promenade Thursday evening in
the school house hall Music was
furnished by the teachers.
The next dance given by the Viii
lage improvement Society in March
will naturally be a St. Patrick's day
dance, and on March II.
Mrs. H. E. Folsam entertains the
Mothers Circle Thursday evening,
March IL. There will be music and
speaking on questions of present-day
interest.
Arthur Gilman of Berlin, N. H,
and Eva M. Wilson of Kirby we're
married Monday evening February
%, by the Rev. ]. ]. Hutchinson, at
the residence of Frank McGin.
Mrs. Della McDuffee was in Hard
wick last week to see her brother,
William Felix.
Miss Leona Quimby has been very
i'll with a complication of diseases,
but is improving
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gerry have
been visiting his sister, Mrs A h
Weed, in South WheeOck.
Morton J. Lyster of Whitefeld, N
H., was in town last week with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Lyster.
Mrs. Morton Lyster and daughter
have gone to visit her family in Tenn
pie, Texas.
E NJ. Blodgett was in Waterford
a few days last week.
The students at Lyndon Institute
enjoyed a rare treat last week, Mon
day morning when they were ad-
dressed by Colonel George Harvey of
the North American Review, State
Commissioner of Agriculture Brig
ham and Robert Lincoln O'Brien OF
the Boston Herald All these gem
tlemen had been weekend guests at