St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-14
BARNET.
(L. r. Peck, Correspondent

I'll. H. Peck, correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Phelps and
two children went to Barre Friday by
automobile to spend few days.
Miss Margaret Morgan spent the
weekend at st. Johnsbury the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Len Goss
Miss Bertha Hazelton of Boston,
home of her father, DR.. H. ]. Hazel
ton.
William WeIch is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilchrist and
daughter. Helen, spent Sunday at the
home of Sam Gilchrist, at Monroe.
Charles Kimball and Thomas Nc
Condaeh were at Harvey's pond at
West Barnet over Sunday.
Quite a good delegation of Odd
Fellows went to McIndoes Sunday
afternoon to the Memorial sermon
which was delivered by Rev. Mr..
Grint of st. Johnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams and fam
lily from Lyndon were in town Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Albee attended
the baccalaureate sermon at Lyndon
Vile, delivered by Rev. Hutchinson to
the Lyndon Institute pupils. on Sun
day
Mrs. Leslie Baker of woodsville
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Gilfllan, Sunday.
e. B. Chase spent the weekend
with his sister, who has summer
home in Lyndon.
Mrs. Jesse Russell is improving and
is able to be up in a wheel chair now.
Miss Eva Leonard is away for
week on a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Holmes and Will
liam Morrison attended the dedica-
ton of the new church bell at North
Monroe Sunday The bell was pre-
scented by Frank Hunt OF LoweH,
Mass The sermon was preached Dy
Rev. E. c. Langford of Littleton.
PIyna Douse spent Sunday with his
family at James Morgan's, going from
there to Peacham, where he is to
work in the creamery.
Mrs. George Blair is not as we'll.
Mrs. Thayer has returned to her
home at Passumpsic.
The free lecture given by the state
board of health on tuberculosis FIJI
day evening was quite well attended
and deserved even a larger audience.
The speaker gave very interesting
as we'll as instructive talk on the
causes, prevention and cure OF TINS
dread disease. He urged all to avoid
it by keeping their bodies, teeth and
mind clean, also their surroundings.
One of the slides showed lung
with the tuberculosis germ just start
ed. the next one a few weeks later,
which showed with what great rapid
ity they developed when the patient
breathed foul air and had improper
food. The disease may be spread IN
many ways, the most common by I'M
proper care of sputum. This should al
ways be burned, as it is laden with
germs. Flies and infected milk
should be avoided. Perfect cleanl1-
ness and fresh air are great preventa-
tives. Several rolls of films were
shown which were very instructive
Mrs. Frank Cheney and her four
children visited at Jed Levine's at Nc
Indoes Friday
Mr.. Donald Miller of Lebanon, N.
H. visited at DR.. r. H. Hazelton's on
Thursday.
Several from here took the rural
carrier examinations at ST. Johnsbury
Friday for a vacancy in Barnet.
George Lowry has been confined to
the house with rheumatism for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Perley Aver and Miss Margar-
ct Wiley spent Saturday in st. Johns
bury.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Barrett are
at st. Johnsbury for the weekend.
Ed Somers is attending court at
st. Johnsbury, being one of the jur-
ors.
Miss Marjorie Albee and friend,
Miss Arlene Albee from Lyndon In
stitute, are here for the weekend.
Mrs Margaret DeShan has been
keeping house at the Clark's during
Mrs CIark's absence at Hardwick.
Mrs. Ned Somers visited her father,
Robt Parker, at McIndoes, Thurs
day.
Word has been received that Ar
thur Peck, who has been at Concord,
N. H, for treatment for some months
has had a shock.
Mrs. Druge from Thetford is work
ing at George Blair's.
Mrs. George Walker is on the sick I
list.
Frank Hunt of Lowell, Mass. has
been visiting at Walter Johnson's.