St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-12

stoddard have been camping out the
past week on the Sutton north ridge
near Willoughby Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ladd and
Gerald Ladd and Mrs. Charles Ladd
took an automobile trip to Peacham
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hartshorn
were called to E. Concord last week
by the death of a relative and re-
manned a few days at the home of
his parents.
Harold Warren of East Concord
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Annie Danforth from Med
ford, Mass, is stopping with her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Humphrey. The
three of them visited at B. F. Hum
phry's in East Burke during the
week.
Miss Marion Lang visited last
week at ST. Johnsbury Center.
Miss Minnie Jones is working in
French & Beams Office at st. Johns
bury for a short time.
Mrs Lila Libbey visited friends
in Barnet last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Colby and son,
Earl, visited at her brothers, Frank
Wells, last week.
Miss Muriel Phillips has been Wis
iting friends in East Burke for a
few days.
Miss Maud Cleary is at home for
months vacation from her work
in Lougee & Smythe's at st. Johns
bury.
George Paquette is suffering from
a broken clavicle, caused by a
fall from his bicycle, while riding
down the steep hill from the "Shan-
ties
Mrs. Will Cheney is at home from
Boston for a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ruggles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry SilsbyF are
spending two weeks at G. M Camp
BELLS cottage at Ocean Park, Me.
Miss Della Demeritt, who had liv-
ed for IL years with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Gage in this place, was killed
instantly last week Monday at a rail
road crossing near Ayers Cliff, Que.
Miss Demeritt has been at her home
in Massawippi for some time with
her mother, who is an invalid. On
this day she and her father had been
at Ayers Cliff shopping, and were
driving back to Massawippi when
their horse, a lively young animal,
was frightened at a blind crossing
" into the train. Miss Demeritt was
thrown about Is feet and killed in
stantly. Her father was taken to the
Sherbrooke hospital, where he re-
gained consciousness for a short
time. Miss Demeritt was 35 years of
age, and had been a dressmaker
here. She had many friends by
whom she was loved for her quiet,
unselfish nature. Mr.. and Mrs. Gage,
who were very fond of her, went at
once to Canada to do all they could
for the afflicted family.
Mrs. George burlington of Burke
visited her daughter, Mrs. A. X.
Lang last week.
Miss Esther Forbes of Lyndon
Center has finished work at DR.. A.
A. Cheney's.
Mrs. w. S. Jeffers is at home from
Barnet, where she has been for two
weeks, boarding at Harleigh Som
er's, and visiting her sister, Mrs. E
B. Chase.
DIR. and Mrs. F. E. DwineIl and
DR.. and Mrs. ]. w. Copeland have
been taking an automobile trip to
Burlington and vicinity.
Mrs. Lambert Smith and son and
Miss Cora Smith are with relatives
| in CRANKY.
| Theodore wilkins, a recent grad
uate from the agricultural school
visited friends in town last week.
Clyde Creaser of East Barnet is
visiting at Fred Shonyo's for a few
days.
Misses Gladys Trotter and heI
niece, Dorothy Dexter, have return
ed from Allston, Mass, and will
spend two weeks here, after which
they, with Mrs. James Dexter, will
go to Springfield to stay two weeks
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
George Trotter.
Mrs Louise Vail-Brainerd was al
Casco Bay, Me-, a few days last
week.
Marion and Dorothy Norris of
Boston are at John Norris.
Agnes Frost is visiting friends in
PMsgumpstc.
Mrs. George BelvilIe passed away
last week at the age Of "a years, 81
the home Of her son on PinehurBt
HILL The cause or her death waa