St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-09
LUNENBURG
Young Ladies Injured In Accident
With Team-Death of Miss
Mary Smith.
(F. F. Balch, Correspondent

(F. F. Balch, Correspondent
AS the Misses Madeline Curtis and
Marian Wessen were driving in
South Lunenburg on Saturday after
noon, one of the bolts of the wagon
broke, letting the shafts down on the
horses heels and throwing the young
ladies out Miss Wesson sprained
her ankle and knee but not very Sc
riously, and was able to return to
the Heights House, where she is en-
ployed. Miss Curtis was thrown on
her face, cutting a bad cash in the
eyelid, and spraining her shoulder
She was taken into Mrs. A. n. Bell S
house and DR.. Breitling summoned.
The wound was dressed and Miss
Curtis taken to her home at the Cor
ner, where she is as comfortable as
could be expected at this time. 1t is
not thought that the sight of the
eye is injured.
Mrs. Jennie Silsby and daughter,
Miss Susie of Groveton visited Mrs.
Lorain Silsby and Mrs. Wallace
Phelps over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bell and chill
dren, Leland and Mildred, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Stanton in North
DanviIle on Sunday, making the trip
by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Bell are at
tending the graduation of their chill
dren, Rollo and Miss Marjorie, from
Montpelier Seminary this week.
Mrs. Mary Smith died at the home
of her son, Carl, on Wednesday of
last week and funeral services were
held in the M. E. church on Friday
with interment in Riverside GENE
terry. She leaves three sons, Gin
ton of Laconia, N. H., Carl B. and
Wallace w. and two daughters, Ma
bel, Mrs John Cole and Winnie
Mrs. Herbert Kimball, all of this
town. Her sister, Mrs. Switzer of
Washington, D. c., two half sisters,
Mrs. Russell of East st. Johnsbury
and Mrs. Tice of st. Johnsbury, a
cousin.
Mrs. HOPPE Pearl of St. Johnsbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Marshall, cousins
from GuildhalI and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Smith were here to attend the
funeral.
Whitney Parker, who lives on the
South Lancaster road, fell from his
bicycle on Sunday, cutting his ear
and necessitating the taking of sew
era1 stitches to close the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods of st. Paul,
Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
of Whitefeld, N. H., were
guests at M. D. Bowker's last week.
G. G. Temple, with Fred Simonds
of st. Johnsbury, chauffeur went to
Canaan and other northern points |
last Tuesday. Mrs. A. ]. Newman,
Mrs. H. F. Warren and Mrs. Olga !
Vance were also of the party. On
Wednesday Mr.. Temple went to |
Island Pond, returning via ST. Johns |
bury, and having A. ]. Newman and /
H. F. Warren as guests.
Mrs. Arvilla Lane of Bartlett, N.
H., has been visiting her brother, H.
L. Dodge and other relatives during
the past week.
The Messrs. Gilman Of st. Johns
bury were recent business visitors in
town.
Clyde and Ronald Jewell went to
Kirby to visit relatives on Sunday.
William Lane, the towns Oldest
resident, passed away at his home on
he Hill farm on Saturday night.
Had he lived till August he would
nave been 81 years old. Funeral
services were held at his late home
IN Monday afternoon. Among those
called here by the death and burial
If Mr.. Lane were Mrs. Madge Hill
Nichols, of Newfane, Charles Lane
md family of Littleton, N. H., and
Gilbert Lane and family of Lancas-
er, N H.