St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22
LyndOnviIIe
school At Lyndon Institute ReOpened
Pres. Reeves OF Norwich Uni
versity to Address COmmun-
ffv TeaOuP

MRS r. j. Blodgett. correspondent
School began Tuesday, the 21st, at
Lyndon institute. as there are no more
cases of scarlet fever in the school.
The agricultural school will begin
again the 2Sth. unless something oc-
ours to prevent. The Graded school
closed Friday for a two weeks vaca-
ton. There are two cases of scarlet
fever in this school. one in August
Roy's family and one in the family of
w. j. Smith, at the Center. but ii is
hoped there will be no further expos
ures.
For their next supper and meeting
the Community league have secured
m Col. Ira Reeves, president of Norwich
university, who will give timely talk
on some phases of the subject &C pre-
paredness in this country from the
standpoint Of a military man. These
meetings are not conf~ed to members
Of the league but are open to all who
are interested.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served an excellent supper Friday af-
ternoon to a good sized and hungry
crowd.
Miss Ruth Blodgett spent several
DAYS last week with Miss Alice Clarke
at the Kelsey farm on the Wheelock
road.
Miss Laura Allard was pleasantly
surprised last Wednesday evening by
a party Of her young friends who
came to remind her that it was her
fifteenth birthday. The evening was
spent with pleasure in games and re-
freshments, and the young lady was
the recipient Of a number of nice gifts.
Miss Flavia Folsom is at home from
her school in Tarrytown, n Y, for
the spring vacation.
An entertainment was given in Mu-
sic hall Friday evening by the pupils
from the Graded school, which was of
great merit and reflected credit not
only on all the grade teachers, but es-
pecially on Miss Maude f. Follensby.
who has been employed to teach
music. The children's voices have
been cultivated their sense of time
was excellent, their memories trained,
and everyone remarked on the great
Improvement. The program, which
was almost wholly musical was as fol-
lows A Good Night drill; flag song;
first and second grades; piano solo,
Sibyl Barber: songs, Miss Maude Z.
Follensby. supervisor of music; piano
duet Dorothy Dexter, Beth Lyon;
musical farce, eighth and ninth
grades piano solo, Laurence Shorey;
operetta, Carnival of the Flowers"
grades three to seven. inclusive. The
money obtained will be used in the
purchase of statuary for the adorn-
ment Of the schoolhouse.
Miss Lora Greenwood has returned
to work for Mrs. G.. l.. Cowan at East
Ryegate.
Carl Bailey spent a few days last
week with his parents in Wheelock.
Mrs. Frank Silsby visited her sister,
Mrs. Fanny Sargent, in West Burke,
last week.
Mrs John f. Nash is spending 10
days with her mother and brother in
Fairhaven, Mass.
Ralph Coffran has sold his house
on Charles street to Charles Fisher,
who will soon take possession. Sher-
burne Lang has bought the garage
and barn, with right of way.
w. A. Heath was called to Grove
ton, n. f.. last week, to attend the
funeral of a brother.
number of young men are being
drilled in the odd Fellows hall every
week by Messrs. Wilcox and Laid of
Co. D., st. Johnsbury. of which or
ganization they are to become a part
Joseph Bedard visited in East St
Johnsbury last week.
Mrs Frances Hall Of Monroe, N. H,
was a visitor in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown of Con-
cord, N. H., have been spending few
days with their son, DIR. d. r. Brown,
while the senior Brown has been hav-
ing medical treatment. He became so
much worse, however, that it was de-
cided to take him at once to New
York city, where an operation could
be performed. His daughter from
Richford and one from Concord both
came Wednesday to see their father
off. The operation was successfully
performed on Friday.
Varnum Abbott, clerk in the Owl
nell drug store is in Brightlook hos
pital where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis. He is getting along
nicely.
The play and entertainment in the
lecture course last week, Tuesday eve
ming by the Scottish Musical Comedy
company was largely attended and
very much enjoyed.
The Rev. Edward G.. French of
Hardwick, a former pastor here, has
been a visitor in town for a few days.
Mrs. Charles Baldwin. who has been |
spending several weeks with her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Porter Baldwin. /
left last week for her home in Keene. /
m. H., as the elder lady is much i'm
proved after her long attack of illness. |
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Conner enter /
tanned a number of their friends at a 4
whist party on Wednesday evening. in 4
honor of their guests. Mrs. Fred |
Drown and daughter. Reta, who move n
soon from St. Johnsbury TO Beverly, /
Mass, where Mr.. Drown has bought /
an interest in a woodworking shop.
Mrs. +. II. Davis and Mrs Z. J.
Blodgett entertained the Christmas
club Wednesday afternoon at the home
of the latter. The ladies present de-
voted the afternoon to sewing on ma
terial sent for the Red Cross, and ac-
complished a large amount of work.
The table was decorated with jonquils
and yellow and white were the colors
carried out through the menu en-
blematic of the spring which should
be here at this date.
A son. the first boy and sixth child,
was added to the household of Mr..