St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-07
EAST CONCORD
No More Diphtheria-Surprise Party
To Mrs. Hattie Isham.


To Mrs. Hattie Isham.
(Mrs. ]. c. Mcdonald, Correspondent
There are no new cases of diphthe-
ria in the Laveture family and the
quarantine has been removed.
A complete surprise was given
Mrs. Hattie Isham last Saturday eve
ming when 20 of her friends and rel
atives walked into her home and an
nounced their coming to be in hon
or of her birthday. Mrs. Ishman was
presented with many useful presents
after which refreshments were served
and games and music enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Straw and son of
East Weir, N. H., accompanied by
Mrs. Charles Robar and son of Con-
cord, N. H., arrived here last week.
Wednesday, making the trip in Mr..
Straw's new automobile. They with
Mr.. Robar and two sons who came by
train were guests of their mother,
Mrs. Amy Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. Curt
Goodan until Saturday when Mr.. and
Mrs. Straw returned to their home.
Mrs. Dana Brown and Mrs. Maud
Robar accompanied them through the
White mountains and as far as Ply
mouth They returned the same day
by train. Mr.. and Mrs. Robar and
three sons remained a week.
Mrs. John Finn of Portland, Me-,
was Sunday and Monday visitor of
Mrs. Harry Sweet.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Smith took
carriage drive to Lancaster, last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodge have
moved into the farm house belonging
/ tn tho late. Robert C11itOr
The East Concord base ball team
played at Guildhall yesterday, the
score resulting 6 to 1 in favor of East
Concord.
There will be box supper given at
Smiths hall Friday night for the ben
eft of the base ball boys.
Children's Day was very prettily
observed in the church last Sunday.
The speaking and singing by the
children were very entertaining. The
church was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and ported plants,
which all shows the earnest and
faithful work of the committee.
Phil Bemis and Mrs. Annie Hoyt
autoed here from Windsor last Sun
day and were guests of Mrs. Hoyt's
mother, Mrs. Dora Grant, until Tues
day.
Eleven automobile loads of pleasure
seekers attended the celebration and
ball game at Guildhall Monday.
Harry Mcdonald arrived home last
Saturday from Windsor and will
spend a week with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham Cole and son of
Littleton, N. H., spent last Friday and
Saturday, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grant, Mrs.
Helen Folsom, Alden Briggs and Ross
Folsom were in Groveton last Friday.
The Rev. Mr.. Farnum of Peacham
is stopping with friends here while
he is holding a series of meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Carruthers,
Andrew Folsom, Mrs. c. Lucas and
Mrs. Seeley of St. Johnsbury and Mrs.
Lury Dodge of Lunenburg were
among those to attend the meeting
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Briggs last Saturday.
H. r. Pratt of st. Johnsbury visit
ed relatives in the place last week.
Little Miles Crawford spent part
of last week with relatives in st.
Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher and
four children took an auto ride to st.
Johnsbury and Lyndon Sunday in H.
E. Keyser's car.
Mrs. Dale Maynard of Littleton, N.
H., was a guest at Frank Fishers
last week.
Miss Pearl Grant who is attending
school at Brattleboro is at home for
her summer vacation.
Miss Gladis Daniels of Concord
was in the place last Friday and is
now a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Celia
Woods in Dalton, N. H.
Mrs. Henrietta Whipple has enter !
tanned the past week Mr.. and Mrs. /
Edward Laveture and two children
of Littleton, N. H., and Mrs. Melvina
Steere of Easton, N. H.
Among those to visit ST. Johnsbury
the past week were Mrs. Katie Grant,
Mrs. Violet Stannard, Mrs. Leonard
Isham, Mrs. G. N. Morrill, and two
daughters, Della and Doris and Mrs.
Kate Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Emery drove
to Monroe, N. H., last Saturday where
they visited relatives and returned
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Crawford has returned
home from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Smith of
Windsor were recent visitors of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Smith
and other relatives here. They made
the trip by auto and were accompan-
led by Robert Grant.
Judge Wallace is in Kirby, guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Jennie Hutchin-
son, for few days.