St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-20
LOCAL GATHERINGS

The Outlook club held its reg
ular meeting at the home of Mrs A.
Roy Taft at her home on Concord
avenue. Wednesday afternoon. In
teresting papers we're read during the
afternoon by Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs.
Wakefield. A social time was en-
joyed and refreshments were served
by Mrs. Taft.
Mrs r. +. Lowe rendered a din
ner party to a number Of guests
Tuesday evening. in honor of her
niece, Miss Hazel Cook of Boston,
Mass. who is visiting at her home on
Summer street After dinner was
served in the early evening a pleas
ant time was enjoyed with music.
"A number of the young friend Of
Miss Vera Barrett were her guests at
a corn roast held Wednesday evening.
on the river bank back of her home
at "a Portland street. After a good
ly amount Of corn had been disposed
Of a pleasant time was spent around
the dying embers of the bonfire.
"A party from Michigan, calling
themselves the wilmington Zouaves,
passed through st. Johnsbury Tues
day evening enroute for Breton
Woods. n. II. The party. numbering
35 people was composed of five auto
mobiles and an auto truck. At Bret
tons Woods this party were to meet
another division of the company that
took a different route. The trip by
automobile was the result of a noval
plan carried out by these people who
hail from a town in Michigan, to
make an extended tour of New Eng
land and other states. camping al
lakes or mountain resorts or wherever
night overlook them. The party
seemed pleased over the results OF
the idea as a mode of recreation.
The Boston newspapers an.
nounced Friday the engagement OF
Charles Leroy Harpham and Miss
Sherlie Beatrice Wheeler of Boston
and Jaffrey, N. II. Miss Wheeler is
the daughter of Mrs. ]. Henry Wheel.
er and is an American opera singer
Mr.. Harpham was for several years
efficiency expert with the Fairbanks
company and has many friends here
He is a graduate of the University OF
Michigan in the class of 1904 and is
a member Of the firm Of Harpham
Barnes. Stevenson & Coe of Boston
as well as president of the Douglas:
Saw & Machinery Co. of Springfield
Mass.
About 25 couple were present a
a private dance held in Pythian hal
Wednesday evening. The program
was in charge of Stanley Grint.
New water pipes have been laiC
at the st. Johnsbury House within the
past few days. The old supply pipt
that connected with the street MAR
was not large enough to accommo
Il
water needed for the 40 new rooms
The Woman's Relief Corps hell
u rehearsal of degree work at the G
A. r. hall, Thursday evening, il
preparation for the district meeting t,
be held at Concord, Septembe
90. at which time the local organlza
ton will have charge of the work.
Mrs. Albert w. Babcock enter
tanned the ladies of the Universalis
society at her home on Caledonia
street, Thursday afternoon. A larg
number attended and a pleasant tim
was enjoyed by all.
The LIS a. m. train south ha
been running heavy steel trains latel
carrying two sleepers additiona
These cars weigh rs tons apiece an
the train Wednesday night was com
posed of seven heavily loaded car
drawn by two engines.
The final band concert of tn
season held on Court House squar
Thursday evening was we'll attended
The band wound up the season Wed
nesday and Thursday nights by Civ
ing two Of the best concerts of tn
year. Many will be sorry to have tn
curtain drawn on the fine program
the organization have been renderin
weekly. and many also think it is
long way to another season.
while at Lancaster fair, the frs
of the week, II. l.. Penniman pur
chased a registered Holstein bull, an
a day or two later made a further ad
dition to his herd by the purchase O
a registered holstein heifer at the cat
tie sale at the State fair, White Rive
Junction.
We note from Boston papers tina
Katherine Bingham, who was il
attendance at the New England Pho
tographic Convention in Boston las
week, won first prize for the state o
Vermont, and A. A. Bishop of New
port won second prize.
The annual meeting of the w.
It. u. will be held Tuesday, Septembe
26. with Mrs. Edward Peterson, 241
Spring street.
Professor Hill of Fall Rive1
Mass. an expert trap drummer. Ia
been engaged by the management o
the Globe theatre for the winter. an
has already taken up his duties.
The first meeting of the Comu
club this season was held Monda
evening with Miss Vera Drew at he
rooms on Spring street. A good at
tendance of the young women mem