St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-08

York city is in town for while and
is stopping at the Pleasant View
House.
A wedding of great interest to To-
cal people is that which recently oc-
Cured, when the contracting parties
were George Batchelder of this place
and Mrs. Francis Jewell of Barton, a
former resident here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Batchelder have rented DR.. d. r.
Browns cottage, and will 60 to
housekeeping there Immediately.
Mrs. William King of Evansville
and two younger daughters, Bernice
and Althea, are with her sister, Mrs.
w. L. Guild, for a time. Mrs. King
and Althea go to Massachusetts
soon and Bernice will remain with
her aunt for several weeks.
The graded school reopened for
the fall term Tuesday with a large
number enrolled. There are several
changes in the teachers who are
now as follows: Principal, eighth
and ninth grades, Clarence Wiley;
seventh grade, Miss Cameron, a
former teacher at Orleans; sixth
grade, Miss Edith Gray; fifth grade,
Miss Agnes McGovern; fourth, Miss
Alice Storey; third, Miss lila Bat
chelder; second, Mrs. Ethelyred
Shepherd, of Passumpsic; first, Miss
Susan B. Cunningham.
Miss Elizabeth Hills made a week
end trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Dexter, Miss
Dorothy and Mrs. Gladys Trip mot
ored to Springfield last week, and
visited the fair. The Dexters re-
turned to their home here Monday.
Eli Currier and his daughters,
Mrs. Charland and Mrs. Wilkie, were
called to Centervale Friday to at
tend the funeral of their cousin,
Miss Bessie Wheeler.
Miss Lottie Brockway of East
Burke was a recent visitor in town.
Miss Frances Clement was at her
home in North Danville last week.
Miss TheIma Mathewson has come
home to enter school, having spent
most of her vacation with her uncle,
H. J. Mathewson, in Wheelock.
w. J. Smith and family are NOV
ing from Sheffield to the place he
has bought at Lyndon Center, where
he plans to educate his sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. HI. Cunningham
have moved to Bristol, Conn, where
he has position with the New De-
parture Manufacturing company.
Robert McVicar spent last week
here with his sisters, Mrs. Flanders,
Mrs. Walter and Mrs. Parker.
Much sympathy is felt here for
MI. and Mrs. Benton Lyster of
N. H., formerly of this
place, in the loss of their oldest
Leah, who died Wednes-
day last, after a short illness with
infantile paralysis. Leah Lyster was
orirT nf I
and had many friends here, where
she often visited her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Lyster, and her
grand mother, Mrs. w. H. Lyster.
Miss Flavia Folsom has returned
home from Newbury, where she has
spent the summer in the Farwell
camp for girls.
An extra fine musical program
was rendered at the Congregational
church Sunday, as Mrs. Alice CHut-
chinson) Irvine was present to sing,
Mrs. Charles Norris to play the or
gan, and her son, Robert, who is
becoming an excellent player, to give
violin solos. The presence of these
artists, beside the usual good choir,
made a program of great beauty.
Frank Durham, who has been the
solo cornet player in the band for
three summers, returned Thursday to
Northfield where he has a position.
Miss Ruth Blodgett was at The
Boulders at Willoughby lake last
week, assisting the young ladies in
charge.
Miss Catharine Emery is at home
from Litt1eton, N. H, where she has
been staying a few weeks and is
much improved in health.
Mrs. E. G. Irvine and two daugh- !
ers, Dorothy and Esther, from |
P O., are in town to spend
some time with her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Clarke B. Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn c. Bowles of
plymouth, N. H., are the guests of
Mrs. Bowles' sister, Mrs. Hemon P.
3urpee.
At a holly contested ball game, I
the local nine scored a vic
DRY of to on the part of a team |
rom Orleans.
Mrs. Eliza Allen and daughter, |
Stella, have returned to their home I