St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-22

Hotel Lyndon, who recently moved
to a farm in Burke, has sold his
farm and bought the New Raymond
Hotel at Newport.
The remains of Robert Wilson who
was killed at his work near Claring-
ton, Ohio, last week were brought
here for interment on Wednesday
Robert was employed by the gov ern-
ment as inspector of construction
work on dams being built across the
Ohio river. He had been examining
cement in a form and thinking it
was little thin, stepped into the
large iron bucket and went up to
Investigate as another full bucket of
cement was coming down. A rope
broke and caused the bucket he was
in to swing around and he was
crushed against the heavy boards of
the form. His neck was broken and
his lung pierced by a long splinter
of board, but death was immediate.
Miss Lucille Williams of New Mar
tinsville, w. Va, to whom he was
soon to be married, came at -nce to
Lyndonville and remained here for
the week. His only brother, Lincoln,
came from San Francisco, and his
uncle, Charles Wilson from Boston.
All the family were present at the
funeral which took place at his late
home Friday afternoon, conducted
by the Rev. j. ]. Hutchinson A de-
tail of ten cadets from Norwich Uni
versity acted as escort and bearers.
Robert was fine young man, %
years old, and doing we'll in his pro-
fession
Charles L. Gee has been entertain
ing as guests his brother and wife
and two children residents of Nor
gam
Mrs. Clara Hart has her son with
his wife and baby from Boston stop
ping with her at the home of Bert
Hines
Joshua Bemis spent three days at
the State fair last week. and Mrs.
Bemis visited at East Burke during
his absence.
Mrs. Elisha Bigelow spent last
week in New York and Boston mar
kets.
President Nicholas Murray Butler,
wife and daughter from New York
city were guests of T. N Vail at
last week.
J. H. Mather of Syracuse, N. Y,
was business visitor in town last
week
Miss Ardefle Leach of Newport, R.
l., has been a recent visitor in this
and neighboring towns.
Mrs. b G. French was a guest of
Miss Martha Stevens a few days last
week.
Mrs. Clara Smith of Littleton, N.
H., spent Sunday with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Josephine Wilder, while
her daughter and husband took a /
trip to Lake Willoughby
Daniel Celley, who has been spend
ing the summer with his son, Charles,
near East Lyndon, has gone back to
the Soldiers Home at Newport News,
Va
Quite a number of the pupils in
the graded school, mostly from the
eighth and ninth grades, enjoyed a |
picnic trip up Burke mountain Sat
urday under the guidance of their
new principal, Clarence Wiley.
James Dexter and family took a
motor trip to Franconia Notch Sun
day.
Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost has gone
to Boston to be absent about three |
weeks.
Miss Grace Hill was a recent Wis
w Brock Roben of South Rye
gate who graduated from Lyndon In
stitute in June, has gone to Kinks
Vile, Missouri, to take a course in
the College of Osteopathy.
Edwin Goodwin and family visited |
at A. c. Cheney's in West Burke re-
Gently.
Mrs. o. G. Chase is spending
short time with Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Stacy in Concord.
Mrs. C. A. Choate of West Barnet
was a recent guest of friends in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lewis and
Bessie, of Concord, have
been spending a few days here
Wendell Phillips has been spend
ing a week with friends in East !
Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hunter and
son, Harley, recently visited friends
in East Burke.
Karl Davis came from Norwich |
University to attend Robert Wilson's
funeral, and remained until Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Davis and Karl
spent Sunday with friends in st. |
Johnsbury.
Dana Coe of East Burke has been
Stopping at Almon Smiths.
Bernard Hale, who was a late
guest of his brother, Charles Hale,
has returned to Hebron Academy,
Me-, where he is a student
Austin Paige has purchased a new
automobile.