St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS

with their new automobile quite
badly smashed as the result of a col
lision between here and Wells River.
They were run into by A. P. Ban
croft of Fairlee and the side of their
car was damned and scratched.
&C. E. Kirk has sold the Mont
gomery house on Pearl street to
Charles Eager and sons, Plymouth,
" H.
Richard Gibson brought to this
office October 10, a raspberry bush
with several ripe and green berries
on it, also a strawberry plant that
was yielding its third crop of berries
for this season. The raspberries were
on a shoot grown this season in his
garden.
inadvertently The Caledonian
said last week that Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Mckee lost household property
in the fire at the Shaw house ON South
Park The fire was in a house on
Valley street and not in Mr.. ShaW's
house.
The following letters are adver-
tised for the week ending October 16;
Ladies, Mrs. Clara Bugbee, Miss Sar-
ah Brigham (2), Miss A. Currier, Mrs.
J. Costello, Julia Shipman, Miss An
gle M. Tracey; gentlemen, A. E.
Case, Harry Flanders, Frank j Hale,
N. S. Hanna, Jack Redmond CD,
Toby Talgin, Clinton Weaks.
Harry A. Chesley, mail carrier
of Rural Free Delivery, Route 1, re-
ceived notice Monday morning that
the government did not require his
services longer and he completed
work Monday night.
The Northeastern Vermont I'm
derwriters' association held its reg
ular quarterly meeting in town
Thursday, taking dinner at the St.
Johnsbury House. F. M. Bell of
Burlington, stamp clerk, and John
Knox of Boston, a general agent,
were guests of the association.
WIN. Pocock has been sentenc-
ed to three months in Jail for breach
Of the peace and is serving his sent
ence.
Last Sunday was ''Rally Sun
day" at Grace Methodist church and
there was an attendance of 400 inl
Sunday school compared with 391
last year.
THE Cummings Construction
company is moving the large iron
arches for the trusses in the Metho-
dist church structure. There will be
three trusses composed of two arch
es and each truss weighs 9,50Ol
pounds.
At the Colonial November 10,
the Brotherhood of the Meth odist
church will give a very pleasing en-
tertainment, the piece de resistance |
of which will be the mock trial, ''The !
Great Pumpkin Case" This will be !
preceded and followed by several
vocal and instrumental selections by |
the very best talent the town af- i
fords.
Mrs. CordeHa Caswell of Con-
cord, N. H, received many remem- |
ORANGES of her 9th birthday, October |
IA Many letters and birthday cards
from her ST. Johnsbury and more
distant friends, also large number
from the w. r. C. in Concord, which /
she enjoyed very much. She feels it
Is very pleasant to know she is not
forgotten by her former friends, al
though so far away.
"A F. Stone has returned to st.
Johnsbury and has secured an Of
fee at &c Eastern avenue.
An alarm from box % about
3:15 yesterday morning called out
he Fairbanks Village Hose company
and the equipment from the Central
Fire station. The fire was in the
oiners' shop and was confined to a
box of waste wood. The hose COM
1any put the blaze out in "a hurry
md by the time the crowd began to
arrive on the scene the recall was
sounded.
F. C. A. Hall will be opened for
he winter this week. At a meeting
held Monday night, much interest
vas shown and 25 members of the
,Iub pledged themselves for an
sufficient to meet the seasons
The club will undoubtedly
nave another basket ball team on the
1oor this year and will do it's share
.owards keeping things lively dur
ng the winter months.
There have been IA new mem
1ers received into the Merchants as
ISOLATION during the past month,
composed of some of the leading bus
ness men of New Hampshire and
Vermont.
Adds Ladd is thoroughly re-
his home, putting in a
bathroom, furnace and making many
,ther changes.
Homer Woods has bought the
Vance cottage off John street in Ar
ington and moved there Saturday. I
About so went from here to at
end the game supper Thursday
light at the Red School House at
south Wheelock.
st. Margaret Guild will have
picnic supper at the parish rooms
Thursday at 500 p. m.
Helen Agnes, the year old !
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Coleman of Clark's avenue, died last
Friday evening from the effects of
,astritis caused by cutting
eeth The funeral was held Sunday
Lfternoon at two o'clock from st.
Aloysius church and the burial was ]
n the Catholic cemetery. She was
he only child and her death is a
Ieep affHction to Mr.. and Mrs. Cole {
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