St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16
WELLS RIVER
Business Meeting and Banquet {
Board of Trade-PersonaIs.

Board of Trade-PerSOnalS.
The annual meeting of the Connec-
ticut and Wells River Valleys board
of trade was held here Friday night.
Fred J. Tewksbury of South Ryegate,
president of the board. presided. and
about 100 members were present, re-
presenting Barnet, Groton, Topsham,
Bradford, Thetford. Ryegate, New
bury, Corinth, Fairlee and White Riv-
err Junction. The following officers
were elected for, the coming year:
President, David S. Conant, Bradford;
secretary and treasurer, H. w. Eaton,
Bradford executive committee, Coll
H. T. Johnson, Bradford; Gordon
Smith, South Ryegate; Nelson Bailey,
Wells River. After an enthusiastic
business meeting the board adjourned
to Hale's tavern, where to the strains
of music by Stark's orchestra, ban
quet was served. Colonel Reeves. u.
S. A., president of Norwich university,
was the after dinner speaker, and his
stirring address on Preparedness"
was very appropriate to the occasion.
The board was further entertained
with vocal musical selections by Pin
ey D. Bromley of Topsham, and
French dialect readings by Prof.
Leonard d. Smith of Wells River.
A union mass meeting of men and
women will be held in the Village hall
at Wells River THURSDAY. Feb. "A.
$3.50 D. m Hon. Oliver Stewart of
Chicago will speak. Mr.. Stewart was
formerly a member of the Illinois
legislature and was elected from the
Chicago district on the prohibition
ticket, being the only one ever elected
on that ticket from that district. The
meeting will be held under the aus
pices of The Flying Squadron Founda-
ton and cooperation with the tenn
perance forces in Wells River Rev.
Donald Fraser is chairman of the
local committee of arrangements.
Miss Vera K. Mullin of Indiana, the
famous Squadron soloist with Miss
Iris Robinson, pianist, will accompany
Mr.. Stewart Miss Mullin has a pleas
ing voice, unusual range and power
and sings with style and brilliancy. A
general invitation is extended to all
and admission is free.
Katherine Deming of Lisbon, N. H,
was in town Friday.
Ralph Hebb is confined to the house
this week because of i'll health.
Grant Brown is in Greenfield, Mass,
as supply agent. having gone there on
a "1eave of absence" from the Wells
River freight station.
Mrs. Roy Clark spent Wednesday
in Laconia.
Mrs. Charles Quimby has resumed
her duties at the bank for short
time.
Nelson Bailey and H. Crabtree were
in Groton Thursday on business con-
nected with the proposed storage
basin on the Wells river.
Mics Dorn;oo Ro11xxyiY7 and Mrs i'll
las Warren were in st. Johnsbury
Saturday, returning Sunday afternoon.
At the vesper service Sunday after
noon Klarke's orchestra of Woods
Vile gave several selections. Mr.
Fraser spoke on the life and religion
of Abraham Lincoln.
The Ladies Aid society will give
supper Friday evening at the church
parlors.
Mrs Gage of Lyndonville came 20
Wells River Sunday owing to the ILL.,
ness of Mrs. David Allison. Miss Dur
en-. trained nurse, is caring for MS.
Allison.
Little Richard Learned has been
quite i'll the past week.
Miss Pearl Hinman left Friday for
a weeks visit to friends in Boston.
Miss Agnes Whitelaw has been con-
fined to the house with a severe at
tack of bronchitis.
Edgar Stanley broke two bones in
his foot Saturday.
The Ladies Aid meet for sewing
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. H. I.
Baldwin.
Miss Sykes has been indoors over
week suffering with a sore foot
Mrs. Lloyd Woolner entertained
several young ladies at a party Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Leonard of Agawam, Mass
came Saturday to spend the weekend
with Mrs. .Littlefield, returning with
Mrs. Hastings to Springfield the first
of the week.
Mrs. Kate D. Lee visited her son.
Frank D. Lee, in Windsor last week.
A party of pupils from Bath schools
attended the basket ball game here
Thursday evening between Bath and
Wells River high schools.
Miss Amy Duren entertained mum
Der of friends at a thimble party at
her home on Saturday afternoon