St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-12-20
CONCORD.
Officers of the UniVcrsalist Church.
Daughters of RcbCkah Entertain
State Vice President.

{ IAlCnNlluSOlls Oi.s 1lCl N L. H. 1pfAElits
trustees, George II. Hastings, clyde A..
! CroweH, Clarence L. Cutting, Harvey
B. Morrison, Herbert j. Quimby:
treasurer, George. F. Joslin; auditors
f. w. Chapman, Frank A. Cutting;
ushers. jacob Richardson, 3rd, Carol
p. Cobleigh; ladies' general commit
i tee, Mrs. Karl +. Richards.
Red Glover Lodge, ID. of r., No. q,
entertained Mrs Emma l.. Rand OF
Saxton's River, vice president of the
state assembly, at a special meeting
( Wednesday evening. Refreshments
I and q social hour were enjoyed after
/ the eXcmpIification.
! Rev. E. f. Grant of East St Johns
/ bury spoke at the Methodist church
! Sunday evening.
I Miss Alice Parker had as week end
guests her nephew, Donald Parker,
/ and Charles Thayer of Littleton, N
II. Miss Parker with Masters Donald
and Charles spent Monday in ST.
Johnsbury
Philip Woodbury. is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. Minnie Seavey returned from
st. Johnsbury Sunday where she has
been at work for L. w. HASTINGS.
School at Concord Corner closes
L T1Ody LOT the nODudS 1no~F HI 81
ing perfect attendance during the fall
term were Royce Rivers, Willard RliJ-
ledge, Arthur Steere. Airline jock
was absent one day.
Prof e. w. Bradley conducts 9
service at the school building 5, aday
| evening at 5.45.
John Edney is quite i'll.
IIilFs Novelty orchestra furnished
excellent music for the dance Friday
night. About 20 couples attended.
e. w. Bradley spent Saturday in St.
Johnsbury.
Mrs Helen Folsom and Mrs. Es-
tella Meserve of East Concord were
in town Wednesday to attend the w.
r. c. dinner and sale.
+. Nj. Cobleigh was in st. Johnsbury
the past week Mr.. Cobleighs many
friends Will be glad 10 know he is
improving in health
Mrs Luctte NJ. Lewis returned
/ Wednesday from Lewiston, Me, where
she has been a guest Of her son, G. T..
Lewis.
George Davis, who has been con-
fined 10 the house by rheumatism, is
able to be out.
Mrs Jennie Barnett was called 10
st. Johnsbury Wednesday by the crit
zeal illness of her daughter, Mrs. IIar.
vey Graves.
Mrs w. c. Harvey has returned
from st. Johnsbury, where she has
been stopping with Mrs. j. ID. Frye.
Mrs. Helen p Bennett was in St
Johnsbury Monday.
Miss Marion Burbank is home from
Johnson Normal school, returning
January I.
Rev p. J. MacInnis will speak on
1.-The Advent of Jesus" at the Uni
Versalist church next Sunday morn
ing The discussion will deal with his
birth. ideal and powers. The sermon
viii be worked out to suit the young
people.
Mrs. Hattie James entertained Mrs.
Emma L. Rand of SaXton's River dur
ing her stay in town.
Mrs James Bailey is in Sugar Hill,
N H., q guest of her daughter Mrs
w. I. Wilson.
l.. w. Hastings of st. Johnsbury
was in town the first of the week.
William Dennic Of st. Johnsbury
was in town Friday.
Mrs II. J. Christie returned We'd
ncsday from Stratford Hollow, where
she has been on u visit to her father
l.. d. Bass.
who passed away at st. Johnsbury
hospital Monday after long and
painful illness, was held from the
Methodist church Wednesday at 2
O'Clock. Rev. e. e. Grant Of East st.
Johnsbury oflciated and appropriate
music was sung by Miss Lila Hicks,
Mrs. C. T. Cutting and ]. *. Hovey.
The interment was in the village
cemetery Edward Pascal SortWen
was born in Craftsbury, juno 9, 1851,
a son of PASCAL and Laura SOrtWell.
July A, 1873 he married Elvira Taft
Wood, who survives him. He is also
survived by four children, Mrs. i. W.
Thomas. w C. Sortwell of this place,
Mrs. Lenwood Williams of Littleton
and Mrs. Grace Wood; five sisters and
eleven grandchildren. Among those
called here to attend the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. George Allies, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. u. Is.
Richards, Carlisle McGaffey, G. c.
Walter Of Kirby, Mr.. and Mrs. Carr
Allies, Mr. and Mrs. Perley Allies Of ST.
Johnsbury, Mrs. James Wood Mrs.
John Wood of Fitzdale, Mr. and Mrs.
Lenwood Williams of Littleton, N. IL.
Schools in town close Friday for
the Christmas vacation and wiz re-
open January 2.
Mrs. Bertha r Coblcigh, j. p G..
NJ. o. e. s., was in Wells River We'd
nesday for her official visitation or
Corinthian Chapter.
Visitors in ST. Johnsbury the past
week included Mrs. George H. Hast
ings, Mrs. IG. A. Gray, Miss Fern Ford,
Miss Fannie Gill, Miss May Crosby,
Miss Helen Reed. Mrs. Alice Rich
ards, Mrs. t. A. Bazin, Mrs. Allen
Smith, Miss Ruth Crowell, Miss Flor
ence Hodgdon, u. A. Gray. Albert
Dave, Willard Kcech, Murray Cut
ting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jcthro Lillicrap and
sons, Paul and William, spent Satur-
day in ST. JOhnSbury.
Nelson Joslin is gradually failing.
Hiram and Willie Barnett went the
past week TO Kirby to visit their SIS
ter, Mrs Roy Powers
Mrs. LEM Nichols OF ST. Johnsbury
has been visiting her brother, Charles
Morgan.
The ladies in charge Of the sale and
dinner at w. II. g. hall Wednesday