St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
CONCORD
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Reed Observed
Golden NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Locals.

= MIS-. =. r. Cutting, correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Reed celebrat-
ed their fiftieth wedding anniversary
at their home in this village Friday.
Dec. IA, at family dinner party.
The guests were their two daughters,
Mrs. Winnifred Reed Maker of Pike,
N. H. and Mrs. Iva Reed Pierce Of
St Johnsbury, their grand children,
Reed Montgomery of St. Johnsbury,
True and Keith Montgomery of Pike.
n. H., Winthrop, Ellen. Ellsworth and
Ralph Pierce of st. Johnsbury and
three great grandchildren, Lyndot
and Earl and Celia Montgomery and
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Camp of st.
Johnsbury. One grandson the only
one not present, Kenneth Pierce il
somewhere in France. Among the
gifts We're $3.50 in gold from Red
Glover, d. of r., two $3.50 gold
pieces from l.. S. Reed and an elec1
trio table lamp from the children and
grand children. Mr.. Reed was born
in Concord Oct. 5, 1874, and Mrs.
Reed was Celia A. Richards, who was
born in Kirby, Jan. % 1916. They
We're married Dec. IA, 1857, and liv1
ed in Kirby until May. 1914, and IN
this village since September of that
year. Mr.. Reed served in the last
year of the war in the 3rd VT. Bait
terry. He is a member of Concordia
Lodge I. O. o., r., Red Clover Lodge
D. of r., Woodbury. G. A. r., and Mrs
Reed belongs to Red Glover Lodge d.
of r. and Woodbury. W. r. C. and tho
Universalist cllnrch.-At the morning
service next Sunday morning at the
Universalist church there will be q
Christmas sermon by the pastor Rev
P. j. McInnis, and special music by
the choir.-F. A. Brewer and c. II
Cutting were in Island Pond the frs
of the week on business. and
Mrs Mildred Ball have returned
from the Canadian northwest
Mrs. Ellen c.. Hutchinson observed
her Sind birthday Tuesday, having al
guests in honor of the day her daugh
ter, Mrs. George Chase of East st
Johnsbury and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wood of Kirby.--Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Ralston and son, Kenneth were call
ed to Plainfield Tuesday by the sud
den death of Mrs. Ralston's father
Mr.. Knapp.-O. w. Baker, Mrs. E. A
Gray, Miss Louise Chapman and Mrs
e. D. Lee, were business visitors in
ST. Johnsbury last week.--A telegram
has been received announcing the
safe arrival of William j. Virtue il
F'rance.-Mr. and Mrs. d. H. Morton
observed the Goth anniversary of theii
marriage Saturday, Dec. Is, receiv1
ing the congratulations of MANI
friends.-Christmas exercises will bd
observed by the churches as usual
The Universalist church will givqs
theirs in the vestry of the church Sat
urday evening, and the Methodist viii
hold theirs from the Town Hall Mon
day evening.-David Jock was in ST
Johnsbury Saturday.--F. L. c. Car
penter was in Barton over the weel
end--Mr., and Mrs. Eli Ashe have
gone to camp in Waterford for thu
winter.-Miss Alice Parker returned
the past week from a visit to- relative
in Waterford.--Mr Ella Kennedy Ao
st. Johnsbury is visiting her son, Wal
ter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in st. Johns
bury last week included Miss Alice e
Parker, Mrs. P. J. .McInnis, Miss Pear
Lunnie, Mrs. r. J. .Bennetts Heller
Bennett, Mrs. Ellen Smith. Marion
and Mildred Hastings, Murray Cut
ting, George Miltimore, Mr.. and Mrs
C. A. Miltimore, e. w. Bradley, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Dave, Mrs. r. III
Balm, Mrs. Alice Richards.-Henr
Gee has gone to Putney to spend thu
winter with his son, Fred Gee
Mrs F. T.. Carpenter was in Burling
ton last week to attendathe STATE
Grange.-Dr.. G. B. Trench was in
Montpelier Friday to interview tho
Fuel Commission. The coal supply
in town from 100 to $50 tons shor
Of the normal supply, only $50 ton
being received. Fifty families in tn
village have not enough coal for thu
winter and many not any Remem
Der the whist party at w. r. C. Hall
Friday evening, Dec. 21, for the bene
fit of the Concord Red Cross Branch
Prizes will be given.-Mrs. Maude "A
May of ST. Johnsbury was at the HON
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.
Stacy Friday nfght-There will be nt
meeting of the Red Cross at thu
school house next Saturday after
noon.-Harold French returned tt
Boston Monday.
H