St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
McINDoE FALLS.
Sudden Death of Six-Year-Old Merton
Little Tuesday Morning.
q. d. Nichols, Correspondent

Ct. D. Nichols, Correspondent
Merton Little, six years old, the Sec
ond son of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Lit
tie, died very suddenly Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock, being sick less than
"a hours. The doctor thought death
was due partly to the extreme heat.
The family have the sympathy of the
community, it seeming more said be-
cause this is the second little one they
have lost within year.
Carl Goodenough of Littleton, N. H,
was a visitor at Charles Manchester's
the first of the week.
w. NJ. Phelps and Leonard arrived
Thursday from Dolliver, Iowa, where
they have been the past few weeks.
Mrs. Mcdonald is staying with her
daughter at H. w. Gleason's for few
days.
Miss Alice Phelps returned Satur-
day afternoon from Littleton, N. H.
Alaire Crane is having a vacation
of several days and was in Toledo,
O., Sunday.
Mrs. Aaron WEIGH entertained her
sister, Mrs. Moore, the last of the
week.
Mrs. Artie Meader of Whitinsville,
Mass, is visiting her brother and sis
Ter, MI. anu MIS-. DGII S1DSOAs
Fred Chamber of Concord, N. H,
was a recent visitor of his mother,
Mrs. Frances Chamberlin.
There were over 200 attended the
dance given by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Strew in their new barn last Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. H. c. Keil was in ST. Johns
bury Friday.
Mrs. J. H. Goodrich has been sick
several days with the grip.
w. H. Burbank of Barnet, with his
son, Guy Burbank, and family from
New York, spent Thursday with Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Kent.
Mrs. Clifford Chase returned home
from Barton Friday night.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Angel of VALID
en- visited their sisters, Mrs. Frank
Beck and Mrs. Elmer Shute, last Fri
day.
Mrs. George Cuinamond entertained
Misses Dorothy Franklin and inertia
Anderson of East Ryegate last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Merritt Somberger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harrington
spent Saturday night in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Mich
OILS, returning to Burlington Sunday.
They had beee on an automobile trip
to Cape Cod, staying there several
days.
Claude Field of West Barnet spent
several days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Field, last week.
Miss Alice Moore entertained a
| friends Miss Goodell, over the week
end.
Miss Alice VanDyke went to Bos-
ton Sunday for a short visit to her
sister, Mrs. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Duncan have
been on a nextended auto trip the past
week to Portland and some Of the
Maine beaches, and Lowell Mass.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent and other
relatives from South Ryegate
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols entertained
their brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Nichols, Margaret and
Helen of Newfane, Friday night and
Saturday.
Mrs. John Corcoran and daughter
Lila, of Fitzdale visited at R. NJ
Johnson's part of last week.
Miss Beatrice Parker and Roy have
retuned home from a visit to their
aunt at Holland.
Cecil Dow of Boston was the
guest of his brother, w. w. Dow, sew
eral days recently.
Mr.. Miles was in Albany last Mon
day on business, going by auto with
ID. L. Judkins of Barnet.
! Mrs. c. B. Chase was in Wells River
over Sunday.
Miss Nellie Manchester returned
Monday from visit to relatives in Lit
| Teton, N. H.
Miss Genevieve Flanagan of ST
JohnSbury has returned to her home
after spending a few days with he1
friends, Mrs. Walter Strew.
Mrs. Walter Strew spent last Friday
at ST. Johnsbury the guest of he1
father, F. E. Batchelder.
About 200 people attended the barr
dance at Walter Strew's last Wednes.
day evening in his new barn. A grear
time was reported. Beers orchestra
from St. Johnsbury furnished music
Ice cream and cake were served.
/ LYNDON