St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-16

Annual Town Spelling Contest Thurs
day-Dedicatory Exercises At
The Church.

Annual Town Spelling Contest Thurs
day-Dedicatory Exercises At
The Church.
(Mrs. w. E. Kendall. Correspondent
The annual town speaking and
spelling contest will be held Thursday
at the Town hall. The spelling will
begin at ten o'clock and the speaking
at two p. m.
There will be a dedication service
in the church next Sunday morning at
10:45. There will be special music.
The church looks very nice with new
paint and paper and new pews and
carpet.
Edward Smith and Ned Johnston
were at Lyndonville Saturday to at
tend the races. Mr.. Smiths PAGER,
RED Pepper" went a quarter of a
mile in S3A seconds.
The Ladies society will give a Colo
NAL entertainment at the Town hall
Friday evening. Refreshments will be
served. followed by promenade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith spent
Wednesday in Monroe at Harvey
Drew's.
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Brock, Charles
Harris and Mrs. James Morgan attend
ed the G. A. R. and W.. r. G. dinner
held at Peacham Saturday.
Miss Eula Gochee. Miss Vivian
Lowrey and Mrs Francis Goodale
spent Saturday in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Benjamin Barrett, who has
been for a number of weeks at ST.
Johnsbury with her sister, Mrs. How
ard Munson, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Kate Kinney has gone to
Charles Goss' to be gone two weeks.
Mrs. Jane Martin returned home
last week from Lyndonville, where
she has been with her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Emery and family.
The Barnet Center Ladies Aid will
have an entertainment Friday evening
Feb. rs. The McIndoes young people
will give their play, THE Teaser," and
refreshments will be served.
Muriel Somers was home from her
school at Lyndon all last week, sick
with tonsilitis. She will not go back
this week.
The Village school held their spell
ing school and other exercises at the
schooIroom Thursday afternoon. There
was only one section to spell and
George Amadon stood longest with
Genista Lowrey and Rudolph Lowrey
next in order.
Miss Edith Wallace spent the week
end with DR.. Newell's family at st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Margaret Wood and son from
East Ryegate have been visiting Mrs.
Abbie Harvey for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Wilson spent
Thursday in st. Johnsbury.
A good many attended the U. G. T.
minstrel show at ST. Johnsbury Friday
and Saturday.
III. ~
Sunday evening on the work of the
sailors. There will also be illustrated
songs.
(From another correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Potter of St.
Johnsbury spent the weekend with
his uncle. L. n. Douglas.
George Blodgett of Monroe, N. H..
is stopping for time with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burt Kimball.
Raymond Campbell has gone to
Bath, N. H., to work for Leon Hall
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Harvey Judkins has moved
from Anderson street to Water street
and will reside with her son George
Hadley
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sheldon of
ambridge were guests at H. G. Hol-
brooks last week.
Mrs. F. H. Goodale was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Effie Munson,
at St. Johnsbury for the weekend.
H. B. Somers lost a valuable horse
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McAllister of
Ryegate visited at M. E. Turner's.
Monday and Tuesday of last week.
Harley Hutchins was called to Bur-
lington the first of the week to be
with his brother through a. serious
operation at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital.
Mrs. Meroa Nelson who is visiting
her daughter in Peacham is i'll.
The Barnet Center, Warden and
Four Corners schools united at Barnet
Center schoolhouse Tuesday evening.
Feb. 8. for a spelling school. The first
section was won by Mary Warden. Eu-
LEILA Golden second. The next in order
were Isabelle Nelson and Louise
White. In the second section Florence
Aiken won. The next in order were
Margaret Warden, Margaret. Ramsey
and Brock Somers. Before the spell
ing began a short program was given
consisting of songs and recitations by
the several schools. A box of choco-
lates was given to those who stood
first and second in each section.