St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
GROTON.
Officers Installed BY Pythian Sisters
G., Y, Clark Postmaster.

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CMrs. g. H. Mills, Correspondent.
The Pythian Sisters have installed |
the following officers: NJ. E. c.. Myrtle |
Legare; z. j.. Jessie Foster; NJ, Min
ME Welch M. of H and c., Lillian
Page; NJ. of j., Lila Carbee; o. e., |
Stella Lakin; E. S. Lena Heath; =. c.,
Ella Pillsbury; and p, Martha Coffrin.
Mrs c. J. Bailey assisted by Mrs.
James Adams and Mrs. G.. C. White
hill We're the installing officers.
G.. n. Clark received the appoint
ment as postmaster Feb. 49, and took
charge of the Office at once. Stella
Lakin, who has worked there for some
time, will stay a while. Fl. r. Page
has been postmaster between six and
seven years, giving good satisfaction
Mrs. Andrew Benzie finished her
work at Franklin Heath's Saturday
and went to care for Mrs. Abbie Hunt,
who is recovering from the grip.
1.-THE Life of Our Saviour" will be
given Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming at the opera house under the
auspices of the Perseverance Band.
Mrs. Florence ROGUE has move her
family to Springfield, Mass, where she
will make her home.
| All of the teachers went to ST
Johnsbury Friday to attend the county
convention held there Friday and Sat
urday.
| Mrs. Helen Kicker is recovering
| from an attack of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster of Mel
rose, Mass, are visiting his brother,
t Ralph Foster, and family.
II ioI- nd Nv
and Mrs. C. III. Hendry We're in Mont
pelier Tuesday.
Sarah p Heath is visiting at l.. S.
Blanchard's.
The funeral Of Mrs Martha j.
| Stevens was held at the Baptist
church Monday afternoon. The burial
was in the village cemetery. Mrs
Stevens lived ON Pine street for sever
al years until the death of her hus-
band, w. J. Stevens. several years ago
| She had kept her home there even
since. She died in the Hanover hos
| pital. She leaves three daughters
Mrs Renfrew of Bradford, Bessie and
Stella, and two sons, John and Earl
Mr.. and Mrs Timothy WEIGH went
to Northfield the last of the week to
visit their son, DR.. Guy Welch, and
family.
Mrs. and Mrs. James Rogers OF
Peacham visited at Bert Hoods
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs j. D. Hosmer and
daughter, Alice, went to Montpelier
Wednesday for visit with relative:
there.
The family of George welch is ou
after being quarantined for scarle
fever.
Mrs. E. J. Clark is sick with the
grip.
Walter Whitehill was in West Tops
ham to see his brother, Robert White
hill, who is sick with assesses on hi:
neck. He is being cared for by (
trained nurse. Dr. II. L. Tillotson il
: attending him.
Frank Saunders has moved from
w. r.. Carbce's tenement to the on
in the Vance block recently vacated
: by Mrs. Rocquc.
The Groton House has been fumi
gated and is being thoroughly cleaned
now. Mr.. WEIGH expects to open tn
house to the public March 1st. Mrs
c. NJ Page and Miss Kate Mayette att
working there.
; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Blanchard Wer
in Montpelier Tuesday. Mr.. Blanch
, ard attended the reunion of the rep
resentativcs of 1915.
Ernest Taisey, who has been sicl
with the grip, left Wednesday TO
Dorchester Mass, to visit his aunts
: Mrs Mead and Mrs. Whitehill.
The Ladies Aid Of the Baptis
church will serve a Washington sup
per next Friday night at o'clock, ant
/ after the supper there VIII be an en-
, | tertainment of recitationS and music
Mrs. J. Z. Darling was in Woodsvill
Wednesday.
: Miss Stella Lakin visited her par
ents in Marshfield over Sunday.
$ Mrs +. c. Crown came homo Satur
S day from West Newlbnry, where sh
has been for nearly a week caring TO
7 her sister, Melissa Morrison. who i
, recovering from her recent illness.
DEATH OF HIRAM GOSS