St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-19
Concord
Large Attendance At o. IL. $. Supper
Reception to Rev. and Mrs.
Albert Abbott

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Thursday afternoon and very pleas
ant social time was enjoyed. At the
regular meeting in the evening the
following were elected officers for the
ensuing year: w. NJ, Louise NJ.
Chapman; w. p, Bert B. Burbank;
A. NJ, Abby j. 7. Holton; secretary.
Lila c. Hastings; treasurer, Florence
X. Foster; conductress, Katharine
Chaplin; associate conductress, Mabel
Burbank. These with the appointed
officers will be installed, Thursday
evening, Apr. 81.
A large company assembled in the
vestry of the Nj. e. church Wednesday
evening to welcome Rev. Albert Alb
bolt and Mrs. Abbott to our town. A
short program was given and Rev. p.
j. MacInnis. pastor of the Universalist
church, spoke briefly in behalf of
those assembled, welcoming Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbott to our midst, presenting
them a bouquet of cut flowers.
The officers of Moose River lodge,
No. 50, f. & A. NJ, were installed Sat
urday evening, George H. Hastings,
the retiring W. NJ. acting as installing
officer.
George Fetch of st. Johnsbury was
a business visitor in town one day last
week.
Miss Margaret Rainey of Victory is
working for Mrs F. e. Hastings.
Mrs. w. L. Reed and Mrs. Helen E.
Burroughs were in East St. Johnsbury
Wednesday, guests of Mrs. Charles
Owens and Mrs. Charles Wark.
Frank Morton of Plymouth, N. H,
is visiting his brother, d. III. Morton
and other friends and relatives in
town.
Mrs. Philip Woodbury. has been Wis
iting her parents in Duxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Lewis of Little
ton, N. H.. were guests of Mr.. Lewis
mother. Mrs. Luette Lewis, the first
of the week.
At the regular meeting of Concord
Grange, No. 40S, Friday evening the
following program was given: Song,
! ''Wayside Blossom Grange; reading,
"Old Martha Wants to Set Mrs.
Chaplin; reading, when the Minister
Comes to Tea" B. B. Burbank; read
ing, Mrs. F. n. Goodreault, Jr., read
ing. 1.-The Fate of the Steamship I'll
tanic." Leona Christie. AT the close
of the meeting the Master, William
Remick, gave a treat of maple sugar
on snow.
Thomas Christie entertained about
20 at his home Saturday at sugaring-
off
Harry Hutchinson is working at St.
Johnsbury.
Richard Southworth has sold his
blacksmith shop to George Martindale
family have rented Harry Hutchin-
sons house.
Extensive repairs are being made
on the NJ. E. parsonage.
Richard Southworth is in Bellows
Falls to attend the HolStein sale
Miss Alice E. Parker has rented
rooms in Fred Hastings residence.
Jacob Richardson, ST., has been i'll
the past week.
Miss Anna Ferrin. who has been
stopping at Dudley Walters has gone
to st. Johnsbury.
Louis Burlock has returned from st.
Johnsbury.
Thomas Bradshaw has purchased
the Charles Perkins place at the Cor
ner.
Mrs. Horton Mack from st. Johns
bury has been visiting friends in town
Rev. Ralph Lowe. district superin-
tendent, was in town Friday.
Louvena Rancour visited in Fitzdale
and Whitefield, N. H., last week.
A little daughter came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Con Swinger, Satur-
day, Apr. Is.
Mrs. Joseph Forest, who has been
critically i'll is better. Her daughter
Mrs. Walter Mcfarland, is stopping
with her for a short time.
Mrs. F. E. Mcdonald of East Burke
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. IS. Cutting.
Raw Hudson Of wa g
an over-Sunday guest at the home of
his uncle, George Davis.
Miss Jean Fellows of Groton, Miss
N. A. Leonard of Fair Haven, and Mrs
Helen Puffer of St. Johnsbury have
taken charge of their respective
schools in town.
Mrs. May B. Lewis and daughter
Vivian, and Ward Bedell were in St
JOhnsbury, Saturday.
Mrs. Harriette Russell, Mrs James
Ramage and Miss Ethel Ramage of
East st. Johnsbury were in town
Thursday to attend the o. E. S. sup
per.
Mrs. F. A. Brewer and Mrs. w. o.
Brewer spent Thursday in ST Johns
bury.
Mrs. E. d. Lee, w. M. Rich and c.
f. Cutting were in st. Johnsbury
Thursday to attend the funeral of
Amasa Hudson.
Mrs. N. Mabel Bennett, Mrs Ira Lee
and Mrs. Maude A. May are repre-
senting Woodbury. w. r. c. No. 5. at
the department convention held in
Burlington this week Mrs. Helen P.
Bennett is also in attendance.
Miss Chrissie Lyon of East St.
Johnsbury visited friends in town last
week.
Miss Mabel Williams was home from
her work in Brunswick last week
Mrs. John Mclean of St. Johnsbury
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Alec
Kerr, the last of the week.
Mrs. Edith Gale of Twin Mountain,
n. H, is a guest of Mrs. Charles Nor
gan. Mrs. Luva Ladd and Mrs. Lena
Nichols of st. Johnsbury are also
guests at the Morgan home.
Miss Maria Huse has returned to
Burlington after spending the winter
at her home here and with friends in
this vicinity.