St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-17

Large Crowd Witnessed the Races
Exhibition BY Betsy Hanks
Personal and Social News.


tended, as the fine weather drew out
a big crowd. They were all carried
out as scheduled, and the scores
made are given below.
CLASS A.
Skibo, Ruggles Bros. 2 l
Senator, d. R. Brown 2 2 z
TIME, 321a, 80, 32A, S1%, SS a j..
CLASS B.
Oliver Direct,
Geo. .McShane 2 l l
Merrimac, ]. J. Neagle l 1
Time Big, 32A, SO, 80, "a.
CLASS G.
Jack Wilkes. c. H. Lee l !
Gen. Garth, Geo. McShane 2 z
Time, 3S "a, 80 q.
CLASS d.
Boralda, C. w. Thompson l
White Sox, H. C. McGill, 2 2 2
Time 33 II, 321h, 331A.
CLASS E.
Kreaser, c. E. WilIoughby 2 2
Gene Axworthy, A. E. Ruggles 1
Time, 35 IL, Ban.
CLASS F.
Barbra Isle, Rob McGill z
Tom Lawson, Chas. Lee
Time, 3S, 40.
Lady Chapman, r. H. Smith l
Lady B., Frank Barber 2 2 2
Betsey Hanks trotted an exhibit
ton heat in SO II. The next event
of Importance to the Driving Club
will be on Monday, Feb. %. Es-
pecially interesting races will be held
on that day, followed by the annual
banquet, for which landlord J. j.
Neagle will be the caterer.
Rev. G. l.. Eaton of st. Johnsbury
occupied the pulpit of the Bemis
Memorial church Sunday morning,
in exchange with the pastor, Rev.
Clarence E. Simmons, who also
preached at st. Johnsbury Center.
The remains of William Fred Har-
vey of Glen Falls, N. Y, were
brought here for burial last week,
Monday. He died Saturday at the
age of "a years from the effects of
swallowing a fish bone. He was
nephew Of Mrs. L. H. Gordon of Suit
ton, son of theHate William and Re-
becca Harvey and former resident
here. He leaves a widow and 1--WE
children.
Mrs. E. T. Wood has been sick for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Johnson and
daughter Helen, from Island Pond,
recently visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Ladd.
Mrs. George H. Frost has return
ed from Brightlook hospital, where
she had a serious operation and is
again at the Pleasant View House.
Miss Mildred Hanscom went to
Orleans to spend Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. M. M. Taplin.
The girls of the Industrial class,
branch of the Lyndon Union Club,
gave on Monday evening the play
six Times Nine" with very good
success. Dancing followed the play.
Miss, Olive Cotton, sewing teacher
at the Institute, spent the weekend
at her home in Fairlee.
Stanton and Hazel Harris spent
Sunday with friends in st. Johns
bury.
The Snow Shoe Club to the num-
Der of about 80 took a hike Satur-
day evening to the old Playground
and Pinehurst Hill. On their return
they were invited to Mrs. H. E. Fol-
SONS, where the ladies of the Viii
lage Improvement Society had pre-
pared hot cocoa and sandwiches,
which were heartily enjoyed. The
trip was a very pleasant one.
Congratulations are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton F. Downing of
Bellows Falls who moved from here
about three months ago on the
birth of a healthy son, Feb. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Batchelder
are mourning the loss of a son born
Saturday, Feb. 13, who died at birth.
Mrs. Batchelder is very low, but her
condition is hopeful.
The Senior Glass of Lyndon In
stitute have engaged a concert COM
pany or trio from the Ithaca Con-
servatory of Music who will give an
entertainment this evening.
The date of the Washington Ball
has been fixed for Tuesday evening,
Feb. %, and a very attractive pro-
gram has been prepared. A Colonial
play will be given before the dance.
This is the annual ball of the Viii
lage improvement Society, the fif-
teenth in number.
Mrs. Will Gage has been spending
some little time in Wells River dur
ing the past few weeks, with her sis
ter, Mrs. David Allison, who has
been very i'll.
Mrs. G. NJ Campbell was the
hostess of the Christmas Club last
Thursday at a very delightful meet
ing. The ladies of the club were
luNIJeu IOT the AFTERNOON ana at sup
perfume were Joined by their hus-
bands, who enjoyed with them a de-
licious supper and evenings enter
tainment. About "a guests were
present.
Mrs. John w. Titcomb entertain
ed nine ladies at lunch last We'd
nesday. A most attractive lunch
con was served at one o'clock and
the afternoon spent socially, with a
musical program of interest on the
VictrOla. Each guest was asked to
bring somthing from her household
which was a white elephant" on
her hands, and a great deal of fun
was afforded by the exchange of un-
desired properties with the histories
attached.
Mrs. George Short of St. Johns
bury was a visitor in town last week.
Miss Ruth Burpee, who has just
recovered from bad attack of ton
silitiS was taken sick last week with