St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
ST. IoHNsBURY CENTER
The Flood Victims Beginning to &c
Back Into Their Homes.

/ The Flood Victims Beginning to Get
Back Into Their Homes.
ella Mclaughlin, Correspondent
The people who were driven out of
| their homes by the recent flood are
/ in a small way getting their homes
Strengthened around so they can live
in them But some still are in a
pitiful condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Ba-
con were obliged to go to ST. Johns
bury, nights, to stay with their daugh-
ter, as their house was in a terrible
condition and it will take them some
time to get it habitable.
Miss Ruth Colby has been confined
to the house with sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs Winfield Williams of
Bradford and daughter, have been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Sargent.
Miss Emma Lockwood of White
River Junction came last week to
spend a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Addie Page.
Miss Lizzie Thurber, who has been
staying with her brother, William Nc
Laughlin, was called to Coventry last
week on account of illness.
E. H. Hallett was in Bethel last
week and this week he goes to North
Ferrisburg.
! O0uul6 VIM ndQ d AO
lapse after his exposure from the
flood, is gaining slowly.
The Sunshine Club gave a very
good entertainment at the church on
Friday evening and a large number
were present. The program consisted
of music, recitations, tableaux and a
short farce. After the program ice
cream and cake we're served, followed
| by games.
Wide Awake Grange will hold it's
meeting Saturday evening, March ID.
On Friday evening at Green Noun
tain Hall, the firemen will give a
dance and sugar on snow will be
served.
Last Tuesday evening at the Fire
mems Hall the North Danville Dra-
matte Club presented the farce,
'fTony, the Convict" George Drew,
who took the part of Tony Warren, a
many sided character, who has an
honest heart beneath his ragged coat,
played his part well and Bertha Park
er, who was Lena, the reputed daugh-
ter of Judge Van Cruger, was great
| ly appreciated by the audience. The
other characters also took their parts
well, showing some of the unpleas-
ent things that have to be put up
with at Sing Sing Prison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Knoblock
spent Sunday with relatives at st.
/ Johnsbury.
Harley Blodgett, who has been
working in Massachusetts,, is visiting
his wife and daughter at Frank Brew
er's.
There was a union service at the
Congregational church Sunday eve
ming as the Methodist church is still
quite damp from the water. S. K.
Huse had charge.
Mrs. A. N. Drew of st. Johnsbury
was the guest of Mrs. Eliza Allen last
week.
Miss Simons and Miss Farren are
now boarding with Mrs. G. l. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Massey and son
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Massey, last Sunday.
(From Emma X. Massey
There was a large attendance at
the regular meeting of Green Noun
tain Grange, No. 1, which was held
last Saturday evening and all of the
officers were present. Visiting mem
bers at the meeting were G. A. HOyt
Riverside Grange, No. 3O5 of Wheel
ock; Albert Hill and Charles Butler,
Wide Awake, No. Sc. Nine were
elected to membership, three appli-
cations were received and 16 were in
structed in the first and second de-
grees. Suggestions for the Good oil
the Order" were responded to by FL
bert Gallagher and C. A. Hoyt. The
announcement was made that the
four-act drama, "Dot, the Miners
Daughter, would be presented by
Green Mountain Grange Dramatic
Club at their hall on Friday evening
March 10. At the close of the meet
ing the following program was given
song, by Grange; a description of the
following birds was given by school
girls of the grammar grade, meadow
lark, Gertrude Mclaughlin; maybe
Florence Goss; brown thrasher, Char
lotte Mclaughlin; tree swallow, Mary
Brooks; the bank swallow, Lura
Farnham Tin her absence read by
Henry Barube) essay, birds in rela-
ton to agriculture, Mrs. U. G. Goss;
song, by Grange; question, vegetables
and small fruit for the farmers ia
Bile. Speakers, Edith Mclaughlin
Augusta Phelps, Minnie Shattuck and
Eliza Allen; song, by Grange.
Shepherd Pomona Grange, No. 2
will meet at Wide Awake Grange Hal
on Wednesday evening, March IT
Each member is requested to answer
roll call (either by speaking or read
ing) with something about Vermont