St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-15
DanVille

DanVille
Record of the Cow Testing AssOCia-
atiOn-SociaI and Per-
SOnal News.
The report of the Danville Cow
Test association for the month end
ing September Is, shows: Number
of herds, 80; total COWS in test, 446;
dry cows, 90; milk, 154,38 lbs; av
erage test, ass per cent; butter-fat,
1892 lbs; value, 3d. 56.47; cost
of roughage, $388.07; cost of grain,
$543.44; total cost, $931.51; profit,
81, 424.96; returns for $1.0O expend
ed, sass; cost of producing one
producing 100 lbs. milk $50; aW-
erage milk per COW, 346 lbs; av-
erage butter-fat per COW, 1873 lbs;
average cost of feed per COW, $2.09;
average profit per COW, 1919.
A farcial entertainment in three
scenes, entitled 1.-THE District School
at Burberry Corners" was given at
the town hall last Friday evening.
There was a very good attendance,
$57 being taken at the door. The
humorous proceedings of those who
played the parts of the small school
children caused much merriment
among the audience.
The last meeting of Danville grange
was unusually interesting. The
musical reading of Mrs. Katharine
DeFord Davis was a rare treat to
music lovers, and the piano duet by
Mrs. Davis and Miss Bagby was
beautifully rendered. Reading by
Miss Christine Hatch, and a recita-
ton by Miss Alice M. Hastings were
unusually good. 1t was voted to Of
fer the free use of the hall to the
school children of the town for the
school fair.
Alfred Stratton of Craftsbury is
working for w. H. Cass.
A son, Darwin ingalls,, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Somers, Sep
tember 8.
Mrs. Jennie Walch has accepted a
position as matron of one of the dor
mitories at Smith College and goes
the last Of this week to begin her
duties
C. D. Brainard is having a bath
room installed in his residence.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton has return
ed from Boston and Monument
Beach, Mass, where she has been
visiting relatives.
Mrs. M. E. Moore and Mrs. B. F.
Moore spent a few days the latter
part of last week at Frank Balls in
Newark
Mrs. A. M. Steele visited her sis
ter, Mrs Lizzie Gamblelin at Cabot
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Rowe of
Peacham visited at Mrs. L. A. Rowe's
one day last week.
All the schools in town began Tues
day, September Z. The teachers are
the same as last year at the Phillip
Academy and Danville High School
with the exception of the primary
room which is taught this term by
Miss Martha Sergeant, and one more
assistant teacher, Miss Somers or
Barnet has been added to the high
school. Miss May l.. Wilson is
teaching the hill school.
William Robbie of California and
Bud Rowe of Peacham visited at
Mrs. L. A. Rowe's last week. Mr..
Robes last visit here with his
cousins was 38 years ago.
L. T. Huntington came from Rut-
land the first of last week to accom-
pany his wife and son, Harold, home,
who have been spending the past
six weeks here with her mother, Mrs.
Abbie Crane.
Principal w. J. Rideout and fam
lily, have moved from the B1xDy
house to Mrs. Jennie Walch's ten
ement.
Mrs. Leslie Taylor of Boston has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Guy Pettengill.
Mrs. Stephen Waterman and three
children, who have been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Whittier, returned last
Saturday to their home in Provi-
dence, r. 1.
Mrs. Fred Oderkirk has returned
from the hospital at st. Johnsbury
and is recovering nicely from her
operation.
The next grange meeting will be
held Tuesday evening, September
81. The program for the evening
will be divided between the Reds
and the Blues.