St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-02


Hale motored to Franklin Sunday
and she will remain there with rela-
tives for a week and go to the FEEDER
alton from there. Mrs. Paige, Mrs.
Emery, Mrs Folsom and Mrs. Tit
comb went Tuesday afternoon and
Miss Hills and Mrs. Carroll Page
early on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Beckwith came
from Lowell, Mass, to spend the
weekend with their children here.
Mrs. Josephine Carr came from her
school in Providence, r. L., to spend
the weekend at H. L. Parker's. Mrs.
Clara Smith of Littleton, N. H., is
also a guest there for this week.
The prize speaking at Lyndon In
stitute took place Friday evening
with a good attendance and an excel
lent program. The judges. were the
Rev. J. ]. Hutchinson, the Rev. r. H.
Moore and Supervisor NJ. E. Daniels,
and they awarded the prizes as fol-
lows: Girls, first, Lura S. Kidder;
second, divided between Frances
Clement and Grace Gould; boys,
first, w. B. Roben, second, Harold
Stafford. Excellent music was rem
dered by the Girls Glee Club
Ernest Hughes was called to East
.COACOIu last NSSh ny Inc O0dIu VI d
relative, William Simpson.
The authenticated report
which we published last week, that
of the four cases in town considered
none had been pronounc-
ed genuine, was fatty contradicted
in regard to two cases by one who
should be in a position to know the
truth. When doctors disagree, what
is there for an inoffensive peace cor
respondent to do but sit calmly on
the fence and allow them to divide
the cases, two that were diphtheria
and two that were not diphtheria?
Should there be any further change
in diagnoses we will endeavOr to keep
the public informed.
The fire alarm sounded twice last
week, once for a blaze in the Chaun-
cy Bradley house at Lyndon Center,
which broke out in an upper cham
Der from some unknown cause, and
destroyed about $50 worth of cloth
ing, bedding and furniture before it
was extinguished. On Saturday eve
ming an awning on the new Ide block
blaZed out, probably from a cigarette
stub thrown on it from above and be-
fore the fire extinguishers had put
it out the awning was destroyed and
the face of the buildings damaged by
The lights were turned off on Sat
urday night at midnight in order to
make the necessary transfer of power
from the old to the new plant, which
it is hoped will not take more than
three or four days.
Mrs. G. H. Pillsbury of Groton Wis
tied at Daniel Murray's last week.
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visited friends in West Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and
daughter Helen of Island Pond have
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ladd.
trip to Peacham.
Walter Powers has gone to st.
Johnsbury to work in the freight
shed.
Invitations are issued for the mar
rage of William Edward Riley, CASH
Ter of the Lyndonville National Bank,
and Miss Agnes Benoit of st. Johns
bury at Notre Dame des Victories
church in the latter town, this (Wed-
nesday) morning, June 2.
The streets are being prepared by
the steam roller for oiling and it is
expected this will be done very soon. !
George Murch went to Brightlook |
hospital Sunday afternoon and was
operated on Monday for hernia. He |
IS doing as we'll as can be expected.
Mrs. Celia Sterne and daughter,
Miss Isabel, have come from New
York and opened their house here |
,or the summer.
Claude Watson and J. B. Water |
nan went to Boston Sunday after the |
.wo new touring cars they have just
E. J. Blodgett and his |
'on, H. E. Blodgett accompanied |
hem to act as chauffeurs on the re-
urn trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Heath, Harry
Robbie and E. w. Edmunds left for
Averill Sunday in Mr.. Edmund's car
o try the fishing in that beautiful
'egion.
Iity is stopping with her mother,
Mrs. M. E. Hartley at J. L. Watches.
Memorial Sunday was observed as
Usual by union services in Music hall
nd there was large crowd in atten-
lance, filling the hall to it's capacity
The stage was attractively decorated
With flags and draped with bunting
nd guns were stacked as appropriate
o the occasion. All the ministers in
own assisted in the service and mu-
lie was furnished by a mixed choir
rom all the churches. Charles Ste
ems played the accompaniment upon
he piano. The invocation was CIV
n by the Rev. James J. Hutchinson.
he choir and congregation then
nited in singing Coronation.
'rayer was offered by the Rev. C. E.
tould. The scripture reading was
y the Rev. R. H. Moore. The Rev.
robert Clark then gave a short ad-
ress on the history and observance
f Memorial day. The Rev. Fred
Villcock, the new Methodist pastor
t Lyndon, read an original and ap-
ropriate poem. The anthem was
The Recessional'' by the choir with
solo by Mrs. Henry Cowles. The
ddress of the day was delivered by I
he Rev. Clarence A. Simmons, and |
7as an excellent speech on "The Pa
riot of Today" 1t was on a differ I
Mt line entirely from the usual Me- ;
lorial day address, and the speaker
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