St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-17
EAST BURKE
Some Figures BY a Farmer in the
Canadian Northwest.
(B. F. Humphrey, Correspondent.)

Nally. MI. F1tZpaCr1ch anu DFOCHeI
own a large ranch in Canada North
west and raised 2,800 bushels of
wheat which they sold for $1.O8 per
bushels, 1900 bushels Of oats and
1900 bushels of barley. They have
700 hogs which will be ready for
the market the middle of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick went from
here to Boston to visit a brother be-
fore returning home.
Miss Inez Goodwin spent Satur
day afternoon and Sunday at the
Hollow with Mrs. Robert Carr.
The Rev. A. M Wall from Ran
dolph Center occupied the Congre-
gationaI pulpit Sunday afternoon
and is expected to be here next Sun
day.
R. A. Eggleston and son George
from Canaan Center, N. H., are
spending a few days in town with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Baker were in
Lyndonville Monday afternoon to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Bakers
grandfather, N. L. Parker, who
passed away Saturday afternoon at
his home in Danville.
Miss Mildred Vance has finished
work for Mrs. Lottie Leach and went
Saturday to Boston to visit relatives.
Miss Ethel Carter, table girl at
Mt view, has been spending a week
with her parents in st. Adams.
Miss Woods from Walden has been
visiting her mother at Mt. View
Farm the past week.
MI. and Mrs. John Stafford and
daughter Ava from LyndonvilIe,
spent Sunday with relatives in town.
Miss n g.
very successful term of school Fri
day afternoon in Pinkham and went
Saturday to Westwood, N. j., to Wis
it relatives.
Ira Hunter has two teams haul
ing logs from E. B. Chamberlain to
the Lang mill at Folsom's crossing.
Mr.. Chamberlain is cutting down his
sugar orchard and all the lumber
goes to the mill an0 the rest is cut
into 4foot wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Plummer
went to Lyndonville last Wednesday
to spend the rest of the winter with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Charles Leach is getting out Ium-
Der for a modern hen house, getting
his logs sawed at the Cornwall mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald and
baby from West Burke were Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
donald.
Miss Alice Harvey celebrated her
18th birthday Saturday night when
a large company of her young friends
met at her home for surprise party.
She was given many nice presents
and purse of money by her young
friends and $50 in gold by her pa
rents. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
The Epworth League meeting will
be held this week Thursday evening
with Mrs. Harry Mathers.
The fourth quarterly conference
board met at the M. E. parsonage
Saturday night and elected their Of
ficers for the coming year.
w. H. Jeffrey went to Worcester,
Mass, Tuesday where he was given
a reception by the Daughters of Lib
erty as national vice councillor, re-
turning to Montpelier Wednesday.
Mrs. Willie Goss from ST. Johns
bury was Sunday guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Nellie Temple.
A. w. Wilson is recovering from
an attack of bronchitis.
Miss Ethel Newton returned to her
home in Bloomington Saturday. She
has made many warm friends here
during the year that she has
taught the school in the grammar
room so successfully, and all are in
hopes she will return for the spring
term.
The children's mite box social will
be held Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Jennie ellison. Mr.. ellison will meet
the children in the village at 2
O'Clock. A
Fred Farmer is quite sick with
the grip.
Mrs. Arthur McGill is better.
Grace Cole from East Haven is work
ing for her. a 4i.
Presiding Elder Rev. Ralph Lowe
from st. Johnsbury occupied the pull
pit at the Methodist church Sunday
morning. so.. o. 41a- 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Achilles Simpson and
son from Lyndonville were Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lund.
Mrs. Frank Goss and Mrs. Scott
Stafford from st. Johnsbury spent
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at M
H. Gilson's.
The Sunshine Class meet this
week Friday night with Miss Floy
1t is expected that a dramatic
play, home talent, from st. Johnsbury
Center will present the drama. dot
the Miners Daughter or "a Glass
of Wine" at Algonquin Hall Friday
night, Feb. 81.
J. P. Stafford is quite comfortable
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
church will have an oyster supper
in the Congregational vestry We'd
nesday evening, Feb. "a. The pro
ceeds to go towards the minister's
salary.
Mrs. Wilbur Duva1 from the Hol-
low spent Friday with Mrs. George
P. Lawley.
Mrs. Fred Farmer is recovering
from an attack of the grip.
The agricultural boys from Lyn-
don Center had a private dance at
Algonquin Hall Saturday night.
Harry burlington was in ST.
Johnsbury on business Saturday.
The many friends here of Mrs.
Ralph Parker are sorry to hear of
her critical illness at Brightlook Hos
pital and hope for a speedy recovery.