St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-02
IRASBURG

oscar n. Washer, correspondent
Miss Susie Miller was called to
Greene's Corner Saturday by the. ILL
ness of her sister, Maude.-Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Mitchell returned to Lit
Teton, N. H., Sunday.-The Woman's
Missionary Association of the Congrc-
gational church will meet with Mrs
Topper at the parsonage "Wednesday
afternoon.-Therc will be moving
picture show in the Town hall Thurs
day evening.-Mrs. N. S. Webster and
Miss q. M. Skinner were in Orleans
Saturday.-Ephraim Nolette spent.
Sunday in Newport with his family.
Rev. NJ. g. Upper has been sick.
DR.. Templeton returned Saturday
night from Boston.-George House of
Orleans came Monday to- assume
charge Of the E.. l.. Chandler mill in
the absence Of H. c.. Seavey.-Mrs. c.
M. Baldwin of West Derby is visiting
her father Charles Fisher.-The town
is building a woodshed in the rear of
the town hall E. H. Cotton is doing
the works.. w. Beauclerk has gone
into camp at. May Pond.-Mr.s and
Mrs. Louis. Hazen of Newport were
guests at j. C. Carpenters Sunday
Cotton Chapter, Q. E. S., holds it's
regular meeting Wednesday evening.
Pearl Griggs of St. Johnsbury is
visiting in town. .s:.
Many farmers in town are planning
to SOW q few acres Of wheat this. sea-
son. VermontS standing as a wheat
growing state should encourage such
planting. The yield of wheat per
acre in Vermont is higher than most
of the great wheat growing states in
the Northwest.
The annual installation of the Of
ficers of Central Lodge, No. 81, F. &
A. NJ. took place Tuesday evening.
Rev. c. A. Adams was master of cere-
monies. The complete list of officers
is: H. A. Mcclure, W.. NJ: Q. N.
B. I. Chaffee, S. D.; O.: w. Metcalf,
Washer, S. w; J. NJ. Lanou. j. W.;
J. Dbl S. Wiley, S. SC. II. Smith,
J.. S.; A. G. Healey, tyler;4G. E., Met
calf, treasurer; &C. II. Hannant, sec
Rotary; finance committee, f. M. Sears
w. II. Winget, and D. "A. Brahana;
grievance committee, A. e. Harlow, f.
i E. TWombly, and E. A. Pike; music
committee, G. w. Russell, DR.. Tenn
pleton and c. Fl. Hannant. Mr.
Adams, who leaves next month for
| France to take up his duties with the
American Ambulance Corps, gave a
very good talk on the position Of our
| country relative to the war He
counted it a rare privilege to be able
to do his bit in the struggle. Mr..
Kelley congratulated him upon his
decision to serve and assured him
that the best wishes of the lodge
would go with him.
! w. II. Winget is sick.-Mrs Ada
Tenpleton is still quite lame from
the fall she suffered some time ago
Miss Alice Leclair was a guest of Miss
Annie Fisher last week. Saturday.
The crew on the log drive have the
logs doomed as far as West Albany
but will not run them here until the
water goes down.-Boys who are large
enough for farm work will be excused
from further attendance upon school
if they wish to work on farms during
the coming season. 1t will be neces-
sary that the farmers hiring them
( promise that they put in extra crops
| because of the added help. This ap-
| plies to boys who are still under
| school age.-H. E. Carter of Albany
and F. II. Pierce of Orleans were in
| town Tuesday evening to attend the
! Masonic meeting. Cassie Seavey
was in st. Johnsbury Tuesday.-H. C.
! Seavey, who is in Momence, I'LL, is a
/ little better.-Peter Aiken of White
Lake Corners, N. Y, visited his
brother, Alfred. Wednesday.-The
/ Jersey Star Creamery Association, a
/ cooperative creamery, pays So cents
| for butter fat this week. This is re-
4 ported as quite d margin over other
/ nearby firms. There are 1870 patrons
j and the present butter output is near
ly a ton daily.-O. w. Metcalf and f.
A Field were in Lowell Thursday
r. n. Baldwin and B. 7. Chaffee
were in North Craftsbury Thursday
A. n. Page is able to be out again
! The mill help have resumed their
work on the log drive.-Lillian Tup-
per, Myrtle Metcalf and Mrs. c. II.
Hannant are having the German
measles.-Harry Cook will take
| charge of the home farm. May 1.