St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

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born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGen-
mis-. at the Cunningham place. This
makes a quintette of girls in the
family.
George Goodrow, who has been
working as janitor at Music Hall, has
been obliged to give this up and
Henry Bemis is taking his place for
the present.
Charles Hale has been entertain
ing his brother, Bernard Hale for a
short visit.
Mrs. Fred Blodgett of Lower Wa
terford recently visited her mother
here.
Miss Be-nice Morrill, of Randolph
has been a holiday guest of rela-
tives in town, at the homes of w. o..
Morrill, and George Gour.
Mrs. J. s. Schofield will enter
tain the Christmas Club next week
Wednesday, Jan. 10, their coming
meeting.
The community supper and enter
tainment planned for Tuesday eve
ming at Music Hall, was we'll at
tended and passed off as planned
with good success.
Eli Currier has sold his harness
business, which he has car: led on
Mrs. Henry Wilkie has been con-
fined at home by illness for several
days.
Miss Irene Stimson has returned
from Boston where she spent the
holidays and resumed her music les
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. John LIE Bourveau
have been entertaining their cousins
Mrs. Lake and her son, Harold Lake,
from Hyde Park, Mass.
A. J. Mosher of East Lyndon lost
his house and farm buildings by fire
, last Wednesday, Dec. 80. Mr.. Mo-
sher had been burned out from the
old Dickerman place below Lyndon
some four years ago when he
moved to East Lyndon and bought
the Thomas Bradshaw place. On
the mo: ming in question, Mr.. Mo-
, sher had started fire in the k1tch-
en- about o'clock and had gone to
the barn to do his chores. On his
return he found the kitchen and shed
So full of smoke and flames that he
was unable to enter. There was
the house The stock was taken
from the barns, but large amount
of grain and hay, together with
tools and machinery, was lost.
The. is a loss of about $4,000 with
insurance of $500. The place
stood on a little elevation just south
Of the school house and was an at
tractive home. The loss to the fam
lily is great and much to be regretted.
DR.. H. M. Smith and Prof. Eden
Irvine were in West Burke last week
attending a Masonic meeting
Bert Wilson of Barnet, who has
been laid off for a few weeks, has
returned to his work on the rail-
road.
Pliny Burns of West Burke, who
has been working in the Ruggles
meat market, has gone back on the
railroad to work as a fireman.
Miss Joanna Donaldson and Miss
Della Geer, both spent Christmas at
their respective homes in Newark.
Mrs. Fife Winter of Nashua, N. H.,
was a recent visitor of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Thomp-
son.
Miss Louise Greenwood, who
works at G. M. Campbell's, has been
i'll and at her home in East Lyndon
for a week.
! i'll for a few days last week but is
now much better.
Miss Marguerite Robinson of West
Derby was in town last week with
her cousin, Mrs. Henry Brown.
Mrs. Salmon Stern and daughter,
Isabel, have gone to New York City,
where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman is at home
from a visit to New York City and
to various places in Massachusetts,
Hale M Atwood, Lyndon's rep
resentative, left last week for Mont
pelier. Mrs. Atwood accompanied
him and they will remain there dur
ing the session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Farrar have
been entertaining their friends, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Trombly from Iras-
burg.
Byron G. Morrison was sick near
ly all last week with severe attack
of neuralgia.
Lincoln Wilson has gone to San
Francisco where he is to be in the
RavmOnd and Whitcomb Office for a
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Silsby and
daughter, Eunice, plan to leave the
last of this week for Dayton, Flori-
da, where they have engaged house
and will spend the winter. Miss
They will stop at Boston and New
! York en- route, where Mr.. Silsby is
to purchase new goods for his store
December birth rate shows no
great amount of falling off. Among
other new arrivals, are: Dec. %, a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Lau ent;
Dec. "a, son to Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
fus E. Carter, and a dauehter, thir-
teenth child to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Ouillette; Dec. 26. a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs F. E. Kennison; Dec. 20,
a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McGennis
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher and
their three children enjoyed a holt
day trip and visit with his sister,
Mrs. Frank ingalls, at York Beach,
Me-
Mrs. Stephen Eastman is having
do nor W. dows and Other improve
ments made on the third floor of her
house ard will complete an apart