St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-12
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Pleasant Entertainment BY st. Johns
bury Students-SOme Diphthe-
ria at Lyndon Center.

Aedsanb entertainment by st. Johns
bury Students-Some Diphthe-
ria at Lyndon Center.
(Mrs. E. G. BIodgett, Correspondent
About 40 young people from St.
| Johnsbury, members of the Boys and
| Girls Glee clubs of the Academy gave
concert in Music Hall Friday eve
ming under the auspices of the Lyn-
| don Village Improvement Society,"
There was a fair-sized audience,
though smaller on account of the
rainy night. An excellent program
was rendered, including choruses by
both glee clubs, quartets and trio for
violins and cello, a whistling solo,
aesthetic dancing by several of the
girls in costume, readings, etc. Nearly
every number was encored and all
were appreciated The boys and
girls all showed considerable musical
talent and much persistence in it's
cultivation. Dancing was INDUCED in
after the concert with music by Gotta S
orchestra and the ladies of the So
ciety served ice cream.
Mr.. Clouse of the Agricultural
| School is i'll with a light case of
diphtheria, so that large number of
the Sanborn House students have
gone home for an indefinite period
and that dormitory has been quaran-
tined. AntitoXin has been used upon
nearly all the boys in the house and
no further spread of the disease is
anticipated. Other school functions
go on as usual. The source of con-
| tagion is unknown.
A baseball team from the Summer
vile school at ST. Johnsbury came
here Saturday and defeated a nine
hn w IN I
on the Church street grounds.
The entertainment to have been
given Saturday afternoon in the
camp grove by Mrs. Frost's pupils,
was postponed until May Is, at the
same time and place, on account of
the cold rainy weather.
Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Knight and
daughter return to Lyndonville soon
from Medford, Mass, and will make
their home in the Silsby house. Mr..
and Mrs Fred Campbell move about
! the first of June.
Frank Lynch has bought two Of
Henry Graves houses on North Main
street, and will probably live in one
of them himself and rent the other.
Arthur G. Emery goes to Cleve-
land, o., this week as a delegate to
the annual meeting Of the Brother
0OOQ Oh AOCOmOIIN6 EuSIu0SIS-
The ladies of the Congregational
church gave their annual May din
ner Thursday from P. M. until a
very voracios crowd was satisfied.
A 12-pound boy was a new arrival
at Fred Sears on South street last
week Wednesday, making a quartet
of which the oldest member has at
| tanned the age of five years.
Charles L. Stuart returned home
| from Boston Sunday in his car and
will get the house ready for Mrs.
Stuart, who joins him in a few days
after their winter in Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Davis returned
home Saturday after a delightful va
cation trip during which they skirted
the whole boundary of the United
States, going to California by the
southern route, and returning
through California, Oregon and
Washington and home by the Cana
dian Pacific. They made many stops
of interest and found relatives and
friends in abundance, among them
the doctors brothers, Frank and
George Davis, DR.. Tillotson, George
Thompson and their families and
many others well known here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris and little
Elsie were recent guests at Elmer
Gordon's in Lunenburg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stafford have
been visiting his parents in East
Burke for a few days.
Carl Bailey visited his parents Mr..
and Mrs. @ A. Bailey, in East Bar
net last week.
John P. Webster is at home after
two months absence, most of which
time he spent with relatives in New
Jersey.
Charles Gray visited his brother,
E. A. Gray, in Concord few days
last week
The sad news was received here
last week of the death of Robert
Burns Gammell, who married a Miss
Hoffman of this town, and had since
lived here. He has been in poor
health all winter, and at last went
to Boston for an operation in which
he died. His remains were brought
back to his home in Barnet for in
terment. His widow and child sur
vive him.
Mrs. Everett Chase of Barnet Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. w. S. LETTERS, !
last week.
Mrs. Ethelynd (Cummings) Shep-
herd, a forme rteacher here, was a
visitor in town last week.
Mrs. Riley Roundy of West Burke !
was a recent visitor in town.
Quite number of members of the
Pythian Sisters went to Orleans last
week Thursday evening to attend the
district meeting and exemplify the |
work of the Order.
Mrs. Olive Harris, who has been
spending the winter with her son,
w. S. Harris, has returned to Sutton
for the summer.
Hon. Theo. N. Vail returned home |
the last of the week and is in very
good health, except for the injury |
to his knee, which still requires a |
crutch.
Miss Marion Dane, one of the In
stitute faculty, visited friends in
Wells River last week.
Hazel and Charles Wiley spent a
few days last week in North Dan
vile.
Mrs. E. K. Hill has been visiting
her brother Elmer Fuller at ST