St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-17


the board of control is passed, the
power of the Governor to control the
employment of the assistants will be
assumed by the board Of control
ST. JOIINsBURY CENTER.
Large Reception At the Church
Wide Awake Grange Installed
Officers.
edith Mclaughlin, Correspondent
Over 100 persons were present Fri
day evening. at the reception to new
gregational church, White carna-
tons were presented to all the new
members. The =. following program
Elephants responded to the hearty APP
of Ny Soul" choir, duet, Hungarian
Rhapsody Miss Colby and Mrs. Col
bath; vocal solo, THE New World"
Sign of the Cross Rev. r. S. Cald-
well; piano. solo, Hearts Message"
Mrs. Goliath; baritone solo, Watch
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vocal solo, my Rosary c. Camp
Hutchinson and Maudes Benedict;
chorus, God Be with You Till We
Meet Again. choir; reading. Peter
Pan Revisits His Mother" Miss Fol-
SOM, auartette, What aeFriend Thou
Art to Me-. sstereopticon lecture,
The. Waldenses,'"'. Mr.. I. Caldwell;
hymn ..Blest Be the. Tie audience.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake and
coffee We're served. :. ~.
There was "a large crowd at. the
regular meeting of Wide = Awake
Grange held last Saturday evening.
Several visitors from Green: Mountain
Grange were present Suggestions
for the good Of the order were re-
sponded to by Worthy Master. of
Green. Mountain Grange, w. ]. Hen
derson, Worthy District Deputy w. C.
Hall, Worthy Master of Wide Awake
Grange E. G. Learned, Worthy Over
seer A. c. Underwood. Worthy Dis
trict Deputy W. c. Hall assisted by
Mrs. Hall, installed the following Of
| ficers for the ensuing year: Master,
| E. II. Hallett; overseer. A. C.. Under
wood; lecturer. Mrs. Maude Russell
steward, James Learned; assistant
steward. Fred Knowlton; treasurer
Henry Powers; Mrs. Harry Hovey was
| Installed secretary in the absence OF
Miss Elsie Hallett; gate keeper, Har-
ry Hovey was installed proxy for Per-
ley Russell; Ceres, Mrs. Z. II. Hal
lett: Pomona, Mrs. E. G. Learned
Flora, Mrs. Ida Brewer; lady assist.
| ant steward, Ruth Colby. Refresh.
ments Of sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served, in the dining room aftel
the following program was rendered
| Piano solo, Bertha Salman; reading
Mrs Hovey; address on citizenship,
by w. j. Bigelow of st. Johnsbury
vocal solo, Mrs r. G.. Learned; read
ing, Miss Julia Brown; discussion
What Has Our Grange Accomplish
| ed the Past Year to Be Thankful
| For?" speakers, II. C. Powers, Pas
Master E.. G. Learned, Worthy Mas
ter e. H. Hallett; song by the Grange
The next regular meeting Of Shep
herd Pomona Grange will be held il
Green Mountain Grange hall Wednes
day. evening, Jan. II.
Miss Nettie Aver was thrown from
her, sleigh and dragged a short dis
lance last Thursday afternoon Will
on her way to the village. She wa
about to cross the tracks at the rail
road station when an approachin
train caused the bells to ring an
frightened her horse so she was I'm
able to manage it. No serious dam
age was done.
While Gordon Brown and othe
school boys We're playing in the shed
| oH fhn chr 1oc 1o
, afternoon Gordon fell from the beam
| overhead and struck his head an
shoulders making him unconscious
: He was taken to Brightlook hoSpits
! where his injuries proved to be ne
as serious as at first thought, and h
was able to return home on Frida,
&c. A. Mongeon has purchased {
! the late L.. D. Stiles estate the k
where the old store formerly stoo,
Miss Kathleen Lanctot of S
Johnsbury was the guest of Mi.
Charlotte Stiles last week.
MRS. e. "A. Mongeon went to Star
stead last Monday with her. daughte
Miss Irene iMongeon, returning MOI
day evening. -.
st 3: n. Hallett was in Newport. Ce1
ter and Fairlee.s N. H., last week ii
stalling officers in the oranges locate
there.
Mr.. Longe of .Lyndonville has mo,
ed into the tenement recently vacate
by Mr.. Sawyer. Mrs. LANCE is
in the hospital and Mrs :'Eange's si
ter from Montpelier is here keepir
house tor him. ~ u - ~
Miss Elsie Hallett has been sic
the past week. ):
Mrs. Bugbee of West Burke ar
Mrs. Arminda Warner of st. John
bury were guests of Mrs. Sherry Z
Sunday, 1t being her gath birtf1da
Mrs. Sherry was the recipient of
beautiful bouquet. ss
Archie Goliath went to Syracuse, ]
Y, last Saturday in the interests
the scale works.
Miss Violet Canning remains qui
sick with pleurisy.
Mrs. Fred Knowlton, who has BET
sick the, pastsweek, is convalescing.
.4s Sixteen couples of young peopl
mostly residents Of Cliff street S
.Johnsbury. enjoyed a barge ride
Green Mountain Grange hall la
Thursday evening After doing ju
tice to a variety supper the evenfI
was spent in dancing and 9th
amusements
Mrs. Susan Bugbee. who makes h
home with her daughter. Mrs e.
Drew, has been very sick the pa
week with hroncfifis