St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-23
LUNENBURG
Marriage OF Harland Pierce and Mrs
Nellie X. NichoIs-LOcaIS.
Of. F. Balch, Correspondent

Mrs. Nellie King Nichols and Har-
land Pierce were married at the Con-
gregational parsonage by Rev. M. w.
Russell on Monday evening, June IA.
and have rented the Henry Jackson
house on the South Lunenburg road.
Mrs. Lucy Pease of North Wood
stock, n. H., was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Gardner Balch and other
relatives last week.
Mrs. H. O. Newman of Whitefeld
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
Newman at the Heights House for
the week
Children''s Sunday was observed
at the Congregational church last
Sunday. The house was well filled
as the people of the M. E. church
closed their house and attended the
Congregational. The choir gave
several very pretty selections, and at
the offertory Mr.. Pidgeon sang "Suf-
fer Little Children" in his usual fin
ished manner, accompanied by Miss
Breitling. REGULATIONS we're given by
Dana Nichols, Frank Phelps, Katie
Vance, Ara Wentworth, Madeline
Nichols, William Luther, Wayne
Phelps, Myrtle Bean, Clara Nichols,
Roy Lyon, Leland Gray, Harold
Phelps, Milton Lyon and two motion
songs by Katie Vance, Ara Went
worth, Clara and Madeline Nichols,
all showing much care on the part
of teachers and pupils. Rev. Mr.. Rus
sell gave a talk to the children at
the close of the exercises. The au-
ditorium was prettily decorated with
potted plants and wild flowers.
Most of the schools in the town
closed last Friday. In the grammar
grade, Miss Edna Wells of CRANKY,
teacher, those who passed the ninth
grade examinations in their rank
ing order were Emma V. Cole, Leta
M. Carbee, Dorsey M. Pond, Harold
S. Turner. Frank Phelps had the
highest rank, passing from the 7th
to Sth grade, Harold Phelps from 9Th
to 7th, and Robert Bean from 9Th
to 9Th. Those without absent marks
for the term were Dorsey Pond, Har-
old Turner, Edith Lewis, Eva Rogers,
Lizzie Kimball, Helen Pond, Clara
Nichols. Dorsey Pond and Harold
Phelps had no absent marks for the
year.
H. T. Silsby was in Rumney, N.
H., on business last week.
Clarence Smith of South Lunen-
burg was quite i'll last week, but is
convalescent at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Burbank of Con-
cord were in town last week and also
spent night at their cottage on
Lake Winona.
Miss Pearl Garfield is caring for
G. T. Breitling, who has not been as
we'll for a few days.
H. F. Balch of st. Johnsbury was
in town last Friday on business and
also calling on relatives and friends.
III, Il SC 0Ta1n o. n
foot of the hill making a continuous
concrete walk from the Heights
House corner and adding much to
the comfort of pedestrians and to the
appearance of the village.
Train time ON the M. G. K. X.
changed to the summer schedule on
Monday morning.
Mrs. Laura Colby and grand
daughter Alice are spending the week
with Harry Colby and Mrs. Daisy Col
by Mann in Woodsville, N. H, max
ing the trip in Harry Colby's car.
Messrs G.. G.. Temple and Franklin
Bell went by motor to Island Pond
on Monday.
The residences of Oscar Wilson
and Henry Silsby on Pond Hill were
connected with the local telephone
last week, this completing the new
line to Camp Winneshewauka and
Pond Hill.
Intended for last week.
While returning from Lancaster
with his family in his car last Fri
day, Fred Powers collided with car
driven by Mr.. Scribner of st. Johns
bury which was entering from the
new road way. Both cars were put
out of commission, and the occu-
pants well shaken up but no one was
seriously harmed.
l.. H. Wilson of this place and
Miss Marcella Strong of Waitsfield
were married at the home of the bride
on Wednesday, June 8 coming home
in their car on Thursday. They will
receive their friends after July L at
their home in this village.
Leland Gray of South Lunenburg
was the fortunate boy sportsman last