St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-11

Red Cross now.@Charlie Cheney has
been accepted ia the navys and is now
| III Portsmouth awaiting further Or
ders.-Belle Fairbanks has returned
from her home in West Burke.-Many
residents Of Barnet are showing their
patriotism by hanging out flags in
front of their homes.-Miss Brooks
has returned to Brightiook after nurs-
! ing Harley Esden for two weeks
| The regular monthly meeting of SUI
perintendents was held in Barnet Fri
day. Those attending we're Supt. L. d.
Smith of Wells River, Supt. e. l..
Clark of Bradford, B. 3. Burbank of
Concord, w II. Young of st. Johns
bury, G. A. Jameson of West Burke
| and Harvey Burbank OF East Barnet,
Supt. N J. Page of Woodsville was a
guest Of the county association.-Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Wright of South Rye
gate who have been visiting Mr. and
| Mrs Ben janain Galley have returned
Ito their home.-Dan Hawkins is home,
for while from East Barnet-Claud
| Gilfillan who is working as bookkeep-
er in q brokerage Office in Hartford,
| Conn, is home for over Sunday.
H. Goodrich has bought a new Over
land truck.
MIS- II Fcl1lk + ronCn OF JOnnSDufy
has been visiting her mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. William Brock,
for few days.-Mr. and Mrs w. S.
Brock spent Easter with the Stanleys
in Plymouth, N. H.-Margueritc Nor
gan, who is attending Triton Seminary,
spent the day with her cousin, Barbara
Morgan.--Perley Amidon and Kath-
ryn ROBBIE attended the dance. at the
sArmory in st. Johnsbury Friday eve
ning.JDavid Adams and Alice Ora
vette are spending few days in ST
Johnsbury.--Mrs. Nellie Judkins and
her grandson Louis Hadley, were Wis
itors of George Hadley at East Bar
net Saturday, Warren Chapman met
with an accident today while on the
route. He was driving in a wagon on
a side hill when one of the Wheels
broke through the snow and he found
himself and all the mail in snow
bank.-Edward johnson, Sumner Gill
fllan and Howard Elliot were in ST.
Johnsbury Friday.-George Hadley is
in town visiting his mother, Mrs. Nell
lie Judkins-R. X. Green, e. l.. Dye
and Anthony Harris are here working
for the Eastern Vermont Utility Cor
poration this week. They are stop
ping at Walkers Inn.%Mrs. Kate Kin
ney returned home from New bury
where she has been nursing.-Mrs. E.
p. Carpenter and Mrs Ed Hovey of
st. Johnsbury were visitors of Miss
| Amanda Quimby Mildred
Smith was homo fromLyndon Institute
FOR over Sunday.--For the first time
| in years the Connecticut river has
cleared without doing any damage
Harold Bean from ST. Johnsbury was
a business visitor in town today.-Ray
| billiard spent Saturday in McIndoes
Marjorie Aibec came home from
Lyndon Institute Friday night.-Mrs.
Alfred f. Cheney is down helping Mrs
Laundry during her illness
Rev. w. c. Clark preached a fine
sermon on Immortality, Easter
morning. The church was trimmed
with great many geranium plants
Of all colors Pussy willows and ev-
err green were sprinkled in and out
giving very pleasing general effect.
Laura Dow and Marjory Clark had
charge Of the trimming. The choir
rendered specially prepared music In
the evening a fine program was pro
vided by the children Of the different
classes. An arch of evergreen was
raised on the platform with the word
Joy in white letters on top. The
children stood under this to speak or
: passed through to march music. A
light in back Shone on an Easter lily
and American flags were crossed and
used conspicuously in decorating the
choir.-The weekly prayer meeting
i will meet at the home of James Ar
thur on Wednesday evening at 730
o'clock.-Thc annual business meet
ing Of the Ladies' Aid Society will
be held at the school house hall
Thursday afternoon at two sharp
Elton Leonard is visiting his Sister,
Eva Leonard for a few days.-Mr.
Barron of Barnet Center was in ST.
Johnsbury Saturday.-Mr. billiard
spent Sunday at home.-Mr. and Mrs.
al Dandy and son were in East Barnet
Saturday.-Dudley Fitzgerald and
Max Lang were visitors in St. Johns
bury Saturday.-Mr. Edward Garfield
and daughter, Mrs. Clyde Rivers, were
guests of the Forests over Sunday
Mrs. NJ. H.. Goss of st. Johnsbury is
taking the place of Mrs. Heon nursing
Mrs. James Gilfillan.-James Dean
who has been in San Francisco this
last winter has returned to Barnet
A. J. Roy of st. Johnsoury was q bust
ness visitor in town today.-Virginia
! Elliot returned to Northfield Seminery
Monday after spending two weeks va