St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-18
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Lewis VI. Douglas Found Dead In Bed
Town News

&C. f. HaZelton, Correspondent
Lewis NJ. Douglas was found dead
in bed at the toll bridge house Mon
day morning. Dr. Hazelton was call
ed about seven O'Clock and said that
he had been dead several hours Mr..
Douglas had weak heart and prob
ably died of heart failure. Mr.. Doug
las was the father of six children, one
dead and five living. Mrs. Douglas is
also living
School started Monday. The teach
ers, Miss Nolan and Mr. Clogston re-
| turned Saturday, Mid week prayer
meeting will be held Wednesday even
ing at the home of E. O. Wilson, the
subject being Fruit of Faith in Res
surection."-The annual meeting of
the Ladies' Society which was post
poned from last week will be held at
the School House hall, Thursday at
two sharp.-The meeting of the Red
Cross will be at the School House hall
| Wednesday at two o'clock. It is ex-
| pected that number of the East Bar
net ladies will be present.-Dorothy
BaWer has the whooping cough, and
| Roland Robinson has come down with
the measles.-Peter Raymond of St
| JOii1lSDuiS WdS III IOWH ldSt sodtuTutly .
Mrs. Charles Duncan Of McIndoes is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Phelps.-Mrs. Ada Brown has return
ed from Monroe, where she has been
visiting her daughter.-Mr. and Mrs.
| c. J. Powers were in st. Johnsbury
Standardization Forrest is very sick
With pneumonia at her home. Miss
Margaret Wiley is nursing her.-Al-
| bert Gilillan is fixing over the old
| Morgan house, putting in all modern
! improvements and raising the ROOT
getting ready to move in very SOON
| Mrs NJ. E. Campbell has left for Mas
sachusetts, where she will do canvas
sing for the California Perfume Co
4 this summer.
/ Thomas McCondack Of Lyndonvillt
was q business visitor in town Tues
day ght.-Emily Somers is in Lyn-
don Center visiting her sister, Muir,
al Somers, who is attending the Insti
tute there.-Mrs. George Wheeler o.
| LyndonVille has been visiting her niece
Mrs. r. H. Hazelton.-Carrol Somers
superintendent of the c. & P. Divi
sion, of Orleans has been visiting
| his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Somers on the farm. Mrs. Kat
Kinney has gone to Newbury to nurse
Mrs. Lang.-Mrs. c. B. Whitney ant
her sister, Mrs. Sergeant have gon'
to Littleton.-Mrs. Sarah Jane Mar
tin has returned from Lyndonville.-
Mrs. F. H. Goodale is visiting he
daughter, Mrs Benjamin Barrett il
St. Johnsbury.-Mr. and Mrs. Harve.
Phelps are spending the day in ST
Johnsbury.-James Cade and w. H
Burbank were visitors in st. Johns
bury Wednesday.-Ben Darling Q
Peacham has been visiting his sister
Mrs. carbohydrates Gilillan is il
town. staying with his father, Jane
Gillian.
The road inspector has started. worl
on the road in front of the pos
. office.-Ira Albee administered tn
F'reeman's Oath to the ladies of tn
Red Cross meeting Wednesday,. Will
liam Brock gave one dollar, Ira Abe
one dollar, Mrs. Carlos GilflIan 5
cents. and an unknown friend 2
cents for supplies. The ladies ar
progressing rapidly in their wor
making night shirts, pajamas and SUI
gical dressing under the direction {
Miss Margaret Wiley. A circular lei
/ ter was read at the meeting signe
= by Redfield Proctor, notifying the le
dies of a Red Cross meeting to
} held in Burlington on the 18th {
t April All members Of. the Red eros
S are invited to be present at this NEE
ing.
: Belle Somers spent Thursday in S
: Johnsbury.-Austin Carter will spen
: a few days in Coaticook, Can.-Do
d Judkins was in Wells River Wedne:
d day.-Arthur Aver of Passumpsic VIZ
e business visitor in town Wednesds
|, night.-Friends of Max Holbrook WI
S be sorry to hear of his sickness wit
d pneumonia in the hospital in the NAY
: yard at Brooklyn, n. Y. He has bee
e studying electrical engineering the
but on account of sickness may be a