St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-19
BARTON.

/ IF. H. PillSbury, Correspondent
Mrs. J. w. Murkland was a guest
of Miss Louise Darling at East Burke
the past week.
Miss Mildred Beck of st. Johhsbury
| is at F. D. Thompson's office where
she is employed as stenographer.
H. G.. Huvell of Boston was at the
| Walter Nye farm Saturday where he
negotiated for the purchase of cream
from this big dairy.
Miss Wingett has finished work at
F. D. Thompson's Office.
George La Bar has purchased a
new Chevrolet car, turning over his
Ford in the deal.
Many campers at Stone Pond were
entertained Sunday when a deer
swan the length Of the pond and sew
eraI of the campers in row boats went
out to offer encouragement to the
swimmer.
Several men from Barton were
taken to Fox Hall Monday morning
to help in the raising of the big barn
being built there.
Mrs. Gerald Plunkett has been
called to Orleans on account of the
critical illness of her mother, Mrs.
her son, DIR. Wells.
by Mrs. Miles, leaves this week for
New Fame where the judge is to hold
court.
Albert Dilley left Monday night for
Winnipeg. Canada, where he is to
have a position. His family remain
at George Dilley's until he becomes
permanently located.
Mrs. Will Ufford has gone to Au-
burndale, Mass, where she will be
with her daughter, who is a pupil at
Lassell Seminary and is attending
the summer school held there.
The oil for the streets has arrived
and the machine is expected in few
days, when the main streets Of the
village will be oiled.
AS yet there seems to be no real
clue to the robbers, who broke into
the market early Saturday morning
and relieved H. A Folsom of hun
dred dollars in cash.
Roy Cheney spent the weekend
with Dean Mcclellan at the McClel-
Ian cottage at Lake Willoughby.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Barrows spent
the weekend at their cottage at
Stone pond.
Farmers in and about the village |
report an exceptionally good hay
crop. In many instances they claim |
double the cut of last season.
The members of the Barton band |
took their annual summer outing |
Sunday, going by automobile to Bur-
lington and down the lake to Grand |
Isle and enjoyed a picnic dinner.
There was large attendance at
the Saturday night band concert,
which was given in the band stand
opposite the Crystal Lake hotel.
Mrs. Martha Seaver, who has been
III for some months, died at her
home on Elm street yesterday.
Arthur Burdick of Boston has come
10 spend the summer at the home of
mis- uncle, F. G. Burdick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Legacy of st.
were weekend guests at
the home of J. E. Williamson.
Porter Colby of Cabot, formerly Of
Barton, visited relatives in Glover the
past week.
The Daily Caledonian is rapidly
gaining in circulation here and
George Carter now distributes it each
morning to a large number of regular
patrons.
Pisgah Lodge at Lake Wfl1oughby,
under the management of Miss Glenn
ma and Amory Seaver, is having an
good run this second
several parties from Massa-
,husetts and Connecticut who were
here last season have again arrived
friends with them.
The Boulders Tea House at Lake
entertained dozens of
guests Sunday and this season beside
is tea and ice cream is also furnish
ng a menu of more substantial or
Ter.
Mr. Darling of Burklyn Hall is hav-
ng built at the South end of Will
oughby Lake a very large and at
ractive cottage, which will be com
,leted in September.
The steamer Keewadin, which for
everaI seasons has been out of COM
mission is again making regular
ound trips Of the lake at Willough-
".
With only one or two exceptions
he twenty-odd cottages in Crystal
AXE Grove are occupied and the
hug of motor boats may be heard at
.Imost any time either day or night.