St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-28
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Closing Meeting of the Art Circle
Next Week to Be Devoted to
a Village Clean Up.


The last meeting of the art circle
for this year was held last week
Tuesday with Mrs. Theodore N. Vail,
with a good attendance. The subject
of the meeting was "The Arrange
ment of Grounds and Gardens" At
ter an interesting talk on this sub
iect by Mrs. TitcOmb, all were in
vited to the greenhouses and the gar
dener, Mr. Wheat, gave directions
and answered questions in regard to
the care and growth of flowers. This
was very practical and helpful. I'm
der Mrs. Titcomb's direction.
Next week, beginning May 8, will
be observed as cleanup week in ac-
cordance with the annual custom all
over New England. During this
week all are urged to make special
efforts to get their lawns and prem
Uses cleaned up, and in good order.
The week will end by a community
gathering to rake the common. The
Village Improvement Society will
send out teams during the week to
carry off, free, all rubbish, if it is
carried out to the sidewalk. They
also ask that every one will bring out
old magazines and newspapers, tied
in convenient bundles for handling,
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load of old papers they have been
will start on North Main street and
collect until the whole village is COW
cred Will those who wish them to
call please notify Mrs. G. M. Camp
! bell.
Miss Eula Simpson of Sheffield
spent few days last week with her
uncle, James Dexter and family,
while on her way to visit friends in
Montpelier.
w. Irving Powers was sick last
week with an attack of tonsilitis.
| Miss Ruth Folsom celebrated her
seventh birthday last week Monday,
by a party to which FL of her little
girl friends were invited A pleas
ant afternoon was spent with games
and refreshments and the young lady
was the recipient of a. number of
pretty and useful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bruce have
moved here from Passumpsic.
Professor o. D. Mathewson was in
Barre a few days last week, called
there to attend the funeral of Edward
M. Roscoe, who was his successor as
superintendent of the Barre schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Bemis Wis
tied friends in East Burke last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hartshorn are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hartshorn at East Concord.
Mrs. Eliza Belden has been spend
ing a few days with her brother, AL
yah Belden, in Concord.
Mrs. Ernest Hartshorn and chill
dren of Danville were visitors in
town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K Hill spent last
Sunday at their former home in Shelf
field.
Mrs. B. T. Campbell spent a few
days with relatives in Glover last
week.
A large delegation from the. local
lodge, knight of Pythians, went to
St. Johnsbury last Tuesday evening
and were entertained by the lodge
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Lyster of
Whitefeld, N. H., were in town last
week for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Campbell went
to Lebanon, N. H., Immediately after
their arrival home from California
to see Mr.. Campbell's mother, who,
in her 88th year, is in very feeble
health.
Mrs. Loanda Daniels, who has been
taking care of Mrs. S. Ferguson all
winter, has returned home.
The Book Club will hold their
semi-annual auction next week Tues
day at the home of Mrs. J. w. Tit
comb, Mrs. Hawkins and Mrs. Tit
comb being the hostesses. New
books have been ordered for the COM
ing six months and are already in
the hands of the members.
Miss Blanche Stevens has been con-
fined at home for the past few days
with an attack of tonsilitis.
Several cases of mumps have ap
peared among the Institute students
ranks. The Misses Pearl Densmore
and Beatrice Chappell of West Burke
are kept at home from school by this
disease. Miss Beatrice Bemis is at
home with the chicken pOx.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Dwinen are now
in San Francisco where they will
probably remain for a month or SO.
The doctor has been i'll for several
weeks at San Diego and will rest up
for a while before returning home.
Charles Stuart was at home the
first of the week from Boston. He
and Mrs. Stuart expect to drive up
in their car about the first of May.
H. ]. Hubbard is entertaining his
mother, Mrs. Nancy Hubbard, for a
few weeks and his niece, Carolyn
Burns, from Portland, Me.
Recent visitors to Boston have
bten Miss Ida Pearl, Mrs. Phil Clark,
Mr. and Mrs S. NJ. Blaisdell and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Harvey.
At the ball game on the campus
Saturday between the Institute and
Agricultural freshmen, the former
were the winners by a score of 9 to
8, in an interesting contest.
The Misses Lora and Eva Watchie
entertained the girls industrial class
at a pleasant social gathering at their
home last week Saturday evening. !
Beatrice Bemis and Esther Ball
served refreshments. The last meet |
ing was held in G. A. R. hall Satur-
day evening, especially for dressmak-
ing.
A wedding of considerable interest |
to people here took place at the home
of the brides parents Mr. and Mrs. |