St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-26
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER.
Reunion at Home of Henry Powers
Personal and Local Hap
penings.

penings.
On Sunday at the home of Henry
Powers the Nichols had a family re-
union, there being 6 present. Those
who were here from out of town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Stone and three
children and Harold Shorey of Hard
wick, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nichols
and daughter Alice and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Nichols of st. Johnsbury. At
ter dinner they had their pictures
taken in group.
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber and son,
George, are spending few days at
Coventry visiting relatives.
Miss Julia Cutting of st. Johns
bury was the guest of Mrs. A. b.
Goliath on Sunday.
George Thurber of Boston has
been visiting his uncle, William Nc
Laughlin.
Mrs. Henry Powers and daughter,
Ruth, took a carriage ride to Beth
lehem on Tuesday and returned on
Friday. Roland Powers and Wen
dell Massey went on bicycles and Mr..
Powers went on the train.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henderson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Gallagher
and son, Walter, have been camping
at Willoughby Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. George Newell have
been spending a few days at Shadow
Lake, the guest of Miss Vera Mooney.
Ed. Stone of Boston was in the
place last week on business.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
Charlie Benedict Thursday after
noon.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
Congregational church Friday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
Rev. S. F. Goodheart gave his
congregation a very interesting SER
mon Sunday morning. In the eve
ming he spoke on the war. Miss Alice
Nichols of ST. Johnsbury sang a solo
in the morning which was enjoyed
by all.
Allie Hill and Clifton Campbell,
who have been camping at Shadow
Lake, have returned home.
Mrs. Rebecca Hartman, who has
been away for several weeks nurs-
ing, has returned home.
A. E. White of Montpelier was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Mas
sey last week and on Saturday Mr..
and Mrs. Massey went to North Dan
vile to visit relatives.
William Bean has finished work
pany, and after spending a few days
at his home here, has gone to Ian
caster, N. H., where he has employ
ment on the railroad.
Mrs. Mary Hallett, who has been
away the greater part of the sum-
mer, has returned home and last
Saturday and Sunday she was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Dan
forth at st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Joyce went
Thursday to New York where they
will visit their daughter who is in
poor health. They also expect to
visit in Philadelphia before they re-
turn home.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Page have
gone to Bennington for a week or
so.
Miss Elizabeth Beane of Andover,
Mass, and Mrs. Jennie Blair of
Montpelier, who have been visiting
Mrs. William Beane, have returned
to their work.
Shepherd Pomona Grange, No. 2,
met with Wide Awake Grange, No.
Sc, last Wednesday evening and rep
resentatives from each subordinate |
grange were present. State Lecturer |
E. H. Hallett, who attended the New |
England Lecturers conference which |
was held in connection with the |
Rural Community Work" at Am
herst Agricultural College on July |
30-31 gave a very interesting report /
of the meeting. The next meeting /
will be held on Wednesday evening, |
Sept. %, with North DanVille /
Grange, No. 358, and the program
will be in charge of the state lee
turer. At the close of the meeting
the following program was given:
Reading, 1.-The Farmer" linda Farm
ham; reading, ''How Tom Sawyer
Got His Fence Whitewashed," Fan
ny Moore; reading, We've Always
Been Provided For" Mary Olcott;
reading, Coming to Woo" Emma
K. Massey; reading Live or Exist, I"
Mrs. Jones; reading, 'fWho Am l."
Charles Butler; Grange paper, in Il
charge of Mrs. ID. d. Gray, Mrs. Don
Washburn and Mrs Homer c. Shat
tuck was read by Mrs. Gray. Those
taking part in the discussion, "What
Are the Advantages or DISADVANTAGES