St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-12
Concord
Village Onicers Elected AT Annual
Meeting-Reception to Minis
tiers. New and Old.
CMrs. c. F. Cutting, Correspondent


Meeting-Reception to Minis
tiers, New and Old.
(AIrs. c. F. Cutting, Correspondent
At the annual village meeting last
Tuesday evening the following were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
Moderator. Jacob Richardson, Jr.;
Gray; trustees, o. w. Baker, F. J.
Hunter Walter Gleason, w. H True,
M. S. Joslin; collector of taxes. P. S.
Woodbury.; auditors, B. B. Burbank.
w c. Harvey. c. A. Crowell.
The people of the Methodist parish
are giving a reception in the vestry
this Wednesday evening for the retir
ing pastor. Rev George S. Smith and
wife, and to their new pastor. Rev.
Albert Abbott and wife. Light re-
freshments will be served.
Regular meeting of Adah chapter,
No. 80, o. e. S., will be held Thurs
day evening for the election Of officers.
Supper will be served in G. A. r. hall
at five o'clock for members and fam
lilies.
George N. Bedell has had a tele-
phone installed in his residence. adv.
A very pleasant occasion was the re-
ception given in the vestry of the Uni
versalist church Friday evening when
more than 100 townspeople gathered
to welcome Rev. P. J. MacInnis and
his bride. Music was furnished
throughout the evening by Thelma
Williamson, Ruth Crowell, Julia
Quimby, Marion Hastings, Ida Rich
ardson and Ralph Reed. Harold
French, in behalf of friends, presented
Rev. and Mrs. MacInnis an electric
reading lamp and grill. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. MacInnis responded happily. Re-
freshments OF sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Rev. Albert Abbott and family ar
rived here Saturday from Williams
town. They were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Gray over
Sunday. Mr.. Abbott occupied the pull
pit at the M. E. church Sunday morn
ing.
Miss May Drolet of st. Johnsbury is
a guest of Mrs. F. A. Goodreault, Jr.
Mrs. c. B. Cutting was in st. Johns
bury one day last week to visit Mrs.
F. F. Reed, who has been very i'll.
Mrs. Reed has many friends here who
will be glad to know she is slowly i'm
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brewer were in
st. Johnsbury one day last week to Wis
it Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pierce from
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. William Chapman and son,
Harold, were in Lyndonville last week
to visit her daughter.
Mrs. John Folsom of East Concord
was a guest of Mrs. Harry Morton
last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Guy c. Blake and little daugh-
ter and Miss Anna Douglas of st.
Johnsbury were guests of Mrs. Walter
Douglas part of last week.
Rev and Mrs. P. ]. MacInnis were
in st. Johnsbury Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Vannah of st.
Johnsbury have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Hastings.
Mrs. Richard Lawrence of st. Johns
bury was guest of Mrs. H. 3. Dowse,
Thursday.
E. o. CARL of Canaan was a business
visitor in town Thursday.
Doris and Eleanor Morrison have
been spending a few days with their
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Morrison in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. George Hastings, Mrs. F. M.
CObleigh, Mrs. F. w. Chapman and
Mrs. c. F. Cutting were in st. Johns
bury. Thursday.
Scout Master, B. B. Burbank, es-
corted the Scouts on a trip to the
woods Saturday afternoon and gave
them a treat of maple sugar on snow
Mrs. d. j. Lunnie returned Saturday
from spending several weeks with her
daughter. Mrs. Howard Day. at Beech
err Falls.
Mrs Willis Rowland of Barre has
been visiting at the homes of her
brothers. Alvar and Porter Belden.
Belle Burbank visited in ST. Johns
bury the past week.
Miss Hazel Miller of ST. Johnsbury
has been visiting her sister, Mrs Con
Swinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Blodgett of
Stratford, N. FL, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Blbdgett
Mr.. and Mrs. Halle Morton and
two children of St. Johnsbury were
over-Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary
Chapman.
George Lillicrap is home from his
work in Dorchester. Mass, taking an
enforced vacation caused from an at
tack of rheumatic fever