St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
EAST RURKE
May Harris Buildings Burned
Some Social Events

last Friday night about 10 O'Clock.
The fire was discovered coming out
through the roof of the barn and as
the village has no water system, it
was soon beyond control. About all
the household goods were saved but
some in a damaged condition. JEFF
Welch's barn, which is very near,
caught fire several times, and it was
very difficult to save his buildings as
the water had to be carried from
the brook.
About so neighbors and friends of
Mr. and Mrs. James Naigle met at
their home Friday night where a
concert was given by H. d. Webster
on his Columbia graphophone. Re-
freshments were served and a very
pleasant evening was spent. About
10 o'clock they were called to the
village by the fire which burned May
Harris's buildings.
The young people of the M. E.
Church met at M. H. Gilson's Fri
day evening, Jan. 8, for the purpose
of organizing their class. 1t was
voted to call the class Sunshine. -
The following officers were elected:
President, Merle Heath; secretary,
Gladys McNally; treasurer, Edmund
McNally; lookout committee, Floy
Gibson, Myra Walter, Emmons Stock
we'll; social committee, Edna WEIGH,
Tressie Phillips, Milo Jenkins. A So
cial hour was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harvey have
returned home after spending sew
eral weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Partlow in WhitefeId, N. H.
Mrs. Abbie Colby is gaining slow
ly from her recent illness.
Mrs. Locke, who has been with
her daughter, Mrs. E. F. Root, for a
few weeks, returned to her home in
LyndonVille Monday.
Miss May Harris is sick.
There will be a choir meeting this
week Saturday night at the home
of Mrs. Will Colby.
The Ladies Aid meet this Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Amy Far
mer to finish some work.
Mrs. Ernest Robbins from West
Burke is spending the week with
Mrs. Hattie Wright.
Dana Smith is visiting relatives
in Concord and st. Johnsbury.
G. Drill Wright spent the week
end in Sutton with Mr.. and Mrs.
Newman.
Mrs. J. D. Lawton was in st.
Johnsbury from Wednesday until
Friday last week with relatives. Mrs.
Mary BeIden kept house for her dur
ing her absence:
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell from Derby
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Eli Eastman since Christmas.
came Sunday to visit her mother,
Mrs. U. T. Davis.
Mrs. Nellie Jeffrey and children
Ellen and Ruth, visited Mrs. A. G.
Gilbert Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coe and son,
Clayton, recently visited his sister,
Mrs. G. L. Hemingway, in Lower Wa
terford.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Humphrey from
Lyndonville were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Humphrey.
The Willing Workers meet next
week Wednesday, Jan. 20, with Mrs.
Cora Phillips. Plans are being
made for a sale to be held at Easter
time.
The Congregational Sunday school
will give an oyster supper in the
church vestry next Friday evening,
Jan. Is, beginning at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Oliver Dwyer from Sheffield
spent the week end with Mrs. Percy
Remission.
Mrs. Clarissa Wood has finished
work for Mrs. George Cole and re-
TUNED to her home in Walden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whipple from SUIT
ton spent the day Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ellison are
both better and around the house.
Miss Ethel Wilson, who was work
ing for Mrs. Jennie Hunter, returned
to the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Wilson, Tuesday,
from quinsy sore.
Miss Matte Sias returns this week
to the art school in Boston, that she
has been attending the past year.
Mrs. Rosa L. Davis is spending a
few days in Lyndon Corner with her
Mrs. Perley Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Allard's baby
IS quite sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harvey went
20 Hardwick Thursday to visit their |
son and wife, DR.. and Mrs. Roland |
Harvey, returning home Saturday. |
Mrs. George burlington has been
sick the past few days with a cold.
Little Lawrence WEIGH has been
having tonsiIitis the past week.
d. c. Stevens from Newport was
/ business visitor in town Wednes-
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson of East
haven have moved into Bert Street
RS house near Cornwall Mill.
S. L. Brigham, who has been very
lick for several weeks is gaining
lowly.
Will Rivers house and horse barn
N the Victory road, known as the
Did Harvey Place, burned to the
round Sunday night.
Sylvia Rice, who has been spend
ng her vacation with her aunt and
Lncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rice, has
'een quite sick with jaundice, but
) better at this writing.
George ellison was taken worse
gain Friday. He had been some
etter from the grip and about the
.ouse. He is more comfortable at
his writing. II
Carl Colby from st. Johnsbury
pent Saturday with his father, A.
}. Colby.
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