St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-04

Annual Halloween Ball A Great Sue
cess-DemOcratic Rally Tues
day Evening.


Union Club held in Music Hall, Fri
day evening. The Social committee
of the club of which Mrs. A. G. Emery
is chairman, had charge of the ball
and deserve z eat credit for the sue
cessful manner in which everything
was carried out. The hall was an
propriateIy decorated with colored
lights, jack-o-lanterns, black and
yellow festoons and a frieZe of black
cats and witches. The program in
cluded a brownie drill and dance in
which Miss Margaret Blake had
trained about Is boys and girls; a
recitation and a solo by Mrs. A. L.
Leonard, an exhibition of dancing by
Miss Madeline Randall, dressed as a
witch, a trio for violin, cello and
piano by Misses Carolyn, Beatrice
and Velma Darling, and song by
Misses Ruth Blodgett, Carolyn Oar
ling, Elizabeth Titcomb, Flavia Fol-
som and Catherine Emery, all cos
tuned as witches. At its close Miss
Burns orchestra from Newport fur
nished music for the grand march
This was led by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hale and about fifty couples took
part in it. During the intermission
refreshments of pumpkin pie, cheese
and lemonade were enjoyed.
At the democratic rally Saturday
evening, the speakers were Harland
B. Howe, a Lyndon boy, candidate
for COVE nor and Patrick A. Meldon
of Rutland. The progressive party
ended the campaign with a rally
Monday evening, the speakers being
DR.. Aldrich. the Rev. Fraser Metz
ger, candidates for governor and
wick. The Lyndonville band fur
nished music impartially on both oc-
casions.
Miss Edna Goss spent Sunday with
friends in st. Johnsbury.
E. J. Blodgett has been having a
bad attack not of shingles" but of
"shingling," and has just finished
covering his house with a brand-new
coat of these useful articles.
Halloween night was duly ceIe-
brated by the youngsters of the town
with the usual amount of noise, and
the usual amount of mix-up in per-
sonal belongings, which householders
carlessly left unprotected. several
fellows lost their heads completely,
as was shown by the number of cab
bage-heads scattered about on lawns,
wagons appeared on piazzas and in
most unexpected places, a horse-rake
the band stand, chairs dan
gled from signs and the citizens felt
they were experiencing some of the
horrors of war, without any of it's
glories
The Book Club met on Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. w. L. Guild for
heir semi-annual auction. After
noon tea was served by the hostess
II IT.
H. L. Parker made a business trip
10 New York and Boston last week.
Mrs. G. B. Hutchinson has been
spending a few days with her daugh-
er, Ms. Eldon Irvine, at Stanstead,
P. @.
Miss Emma Goldsmith is spending
some time in West Roxbury, Mass, |
with her brother, Ben Goldsmith. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsmith have Just
'uried their only child, a little |
laughter, five years old, from ty-
)hoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. William Johnson |
lave sold their farm on Pudding |
Hill, near the school house, to John |
Rice, who now works at Speedwell |
Farms.
Several from here took advantage |
# the fine weather Sunday and mo-
ored from here to Danville, taking |
Inner at Thurber's hotel The par
les included Mr.. and Mrs. John Lin
DIN, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Piper,
iomer Wilson, M. and Mrs. E. J.
slodgett, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ide,
Irs. J. S. Schofeld, Mrs. David r.
Brown. Miss Ida Pearl
Ray Smith was on the sick list
ew days last week.
Mrs. Clarke B. Hutchinson is the
ostess of the Christmas Club this
Wednesday, afternoon.
The first entertainment in the lee
ure course was given Tuesday even
ng Nov. g, bv the Ladies' Quartet
f the Ithaca Conservatory of Music
very pleasing combination. The
all will be closed for repairs from
hat date until Nov. "a when Champ
lark will speak here.
The Current Events class will meet
Nth Mrs. J. w. Titcomb at Lyndon
,enter Thu sday afternoon.
The Household Economics Circle
net with Mrs. A. r. Merrill on Satur-
ay afternoon.
Many visited Speedwell Farms on
friday and Saturday, when the
reenhouses were thrown open to al
"
ull glory.
Mrs. G. w. Knight and daughter
7ho have been spending the summer
nth her mother, Mrs. F. w. Silsby
ave returned to their home in Med
ord, Mass.
Mrs T. w. Parker recently visited
er sisters, Mrs. Carpenter and Miss
-oancy Parker, in East Burke.
Mrs. George Frost, who is spend
ny the winte~ at the Pleasant View
ouse, has gone to Boston for a few
1eeks. She is to give a reading at
Iotel Somerset, and attend lunch
on at the Copley-Plaza for the Rus
ian dancer, Pavlowa, besides other
ocial engagements. Mr.. Frost will
sturn here with her to spend the
lonth of December.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rowland have
loved to Cambridge, Mass, where
e has work in a ba. Der shop. Harry
[unsey will move into the tenement
e vacated.