St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-12-13
NEWPORT
q. B. weIIman, correspondent

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J. H. Martin was in sherbrooke, p.
O., Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Washer of North /
avenue, are the parents of ten-pound |
boy, born Sunday, Dec. 8.
Mrs. Clara Robinson and Mr.. and /
Mrs. Henry s. Roat are leaving today |
for ST. Petesbury, Florida, to remain
until about March LIST. They will Wis |
it relatives in Lowell, Mass, for a few !
day.
Although the broad lake is still free |
from ice, the tug Oscar G. Came in !
Dec. 8, and has been put up for the |
winter This date is rather later than
usual for the suspension of traffic on
the lake.
Rev. II. B. Rankin returned Satur-
day from Boston, where he spent last
week.
A. B. Post has been i'll for several
days, but is now improving.
A. II. Butterield of North Troy, was
n town Monday.
Everett Hunt and Percy Lawson
went Monday to Toledo, Ohio, to at
tend a convention of agents and sales
men of the Overland automobile.
A regular meeting of Memphrema-
cog Lodge, No. SIS, F. A. NJ, occurs
work on the F. G. degree.
A very pleasant event in Masonic
circles was the informal reception ten
| dered Judge w. S. Robbins at Masonic
| Hall Tuesday night on the eve of his
| departure for California, where ne
will make his home in the future. Mr..
Robbins is the oldest living Past Mas
| ter of Memphremagog Lodge, having
| presided over that body as Master in
| 1875 and 70 About so of the Breth-
| rem were present and after short
| speeches by several of the Brethren,
| Judge r. w. Spear in a neat speech
| presented to Judge Robbins a solid
| gold Past Masters jewel, as token
] of love and good wishes from his
| brothers of Memphremagog Lodge. A
lunch was served at the close of the
| exercises, in the dining rooms.
| Judge Robbins left for San Diego,
Cal, on the early train Wednesday.
A. G. Sprague of st. Johnsbury was
| in town Wednesday on business.
Leroy f. Scott has gone to Califor-
mia to visit his daughter.
A. B. Reid of the Bullock Printing
office, is off duty by reason of an at
tack of rheumatism.
Martin Norton, who is running a
bobbin mill at Lowell, was in town
last Wednesday on business.
| Theron Meader is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. S. F. Davis.
| Arrangements have been completed
for the Newport winter entertainment
course, which is to be held under the
auspices of the entertainment com
mittee of the Young Mems Improve
ment club.
w. w. Eichen of Boston, United
States post office inspector, was in
town Friday.
Mrs. T. P. Streeter has returned
from Cowansville, P. O., where she has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. StreeteI
, is shipping her household effects tc
Springfield, Mass, where with heI
| daughter, she expects to make her flu
ture home.
John @. Buck has returned from a
II visit to Springfield and Boston. Mr.
Buck is in poor health at present.
F. w. Carr is still very i'll and un-
able to be at his place of business.
) John Daley formerly in the express
: office here, but now located in Bos-
} ton, visited his people here the frs
of last week.
II Cleveland Chapter, No. 20, r. A. M.
( | at a regular convocation Friday night
5 conferred the Mark Master degree or
( ! long waiting list and will do u gooC
bit of work this winter.
5 The Suffrage Study club which me-
at the Goodrich Library last Friday
5 evening had a very interesting meet
! ing and work was planned which viii
keep it's members busy for some time
in the future.
A fire at the residence of |. j. Cur
l | rier on North avenue, Friday night
l caused slight damage to a bed and
2 other furniture. The fire was caused
Y by an over-heated electric pad, due
I | perhaps, to a short circuit. The blaze
was put out without calling on the
: fire department.
Miss Creda MARI of the high SchoO
has gone to z. J. Smiths to board fol
the winter.
r Last Saturday was tag day at the
associated charities children's Christ
mas fund and opportunities to pur-
chase tags at 10 cents per were nu-
merous. A neat sum was realized fol
this worthy cause.
Newport High School basketball
: team went to Littleton, N. H., Friday
night for a game and were defeated