St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-25
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Of. F. Balch, Correspondent
-. Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Snow invited
their friends to their now home which
they recently purchased from Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur White. on Friday even
ing for a housewarming and also to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of their
marriage which came on that day
The rooms were very Hastily decorated
by Mrs. Charles Thomas assisted by
Mrs. Eta Turner, in yellow with the
dates 1867" "1917' over the heads
of the happy pair, who were assisted
in receiving by their daughters. Mrs.
Robert n. Norwood and MRS. WalA
lace w. Phelps, both residents of this
town, and their grandsons, Douglas
and Robert Phelps. The evening be-
ing very rainy many of the friends
were unable to attend. but the house
was well filed with guests who cons
graduated and wished for many more
years of happiness for Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow. The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church gave them a chair.
other friends q set of fruit knOves and
80 beautiful carnations, Mrs. Worm
wood and Mrs. PHELPS double daffo-
dis, little Ruth Morrow bonbon
sired tea kettle from Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
D. Bowlker, by whom Mr.. Snow is
| employed. Refreshments of ice cream
| and cakes were served by the daugh-
! ters and their assistants during the
| evening.-Herbert Quimby of Concord
| placed a set of hay scales at the post
| Office for l.. II. Wilson last week.
| Mrs. w. r. Bell of South Lunenburg
| was the guest of friends in ST. Johns
| bury and Concord last week.-Robert
Norwood was called to Ryegate last
| Friday to attend the funeral of his
| cousin, George Coffran.
Heavy Thunder Shower
During the heavy storm about
| six o'clock on Saturday afternoon
lightning entered the house owned
by A. X. johnson of ST. Johnsbpry,
situated near the South Lunenhurg
FERRY, and occupied by Harry Fullar
and family, tearing out one end of the
/ house, breaking every window and
demolishing all the furniture. Queer
freaks were played. Two legs of a
| table were torn away and the table
left standing, two legs of bed the
same, the front of the piano blown off,
etc. The bolt crossed to the Smith
I'house opposite tearing off plastering
L 1hu wall pdpSIs u1ltlIiS
| cutting off the water pipe from the.
spring. The curtains in the Fuller
house caught fire but it was put out
| easily and though there were six peo-
Pile in the house no one was injured
in the least. Mr.. Fuller had just
taken his baby from the crib near
lwhere the bolt entered, and stood
| just at one side wher the wall was
torn out but says he felt no effects
| from the bolt. The dynamo of the
Lunenburg Manufacturing Company's
| electric lighting plant at the corner
l was struck cutting off the lights all
I through the village, and heavy re-
1ports were heard at the central tele-
phone Office. but fortunately no one
| was injured in any way.-Arthur
Eastman of Manchester, N. IT,, was
| in town last week engaging milk and
cream from the farmers for the com
ng five months.AMrs% Grace HUI
went as delegate from Howard w. IT.
c., No. "a, to the stat conventional
| Montpelier last week. Little Annie
! Hill was the guest of Mrs Carrie
: | Nichols during her mothers absence
THE pupils of the" public schools
| are to plant gardens this spring, the
| work to be under the supervision of
the teachers and school board There
| s need of land, seed, and money to
tpurchase seeds for those who are UNI
able to purchase it themselves ami
| chose of our townsfneh or ,townsWat
: | men who have no children Of 'schbb1
| age may well show their pattiotisfnshy
| assisting in this way during the. PRES
| snt crisis of our country.-Mtss Mqdaa
line Curtis, came home oh Thursday
from st. Jolnsbury,. where Hlie Isl etiSt
ployed, for short visit with 5hersp dt:-
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred CurtikAt
| ard Relief w. r. c. held very pleas
II ant gentlemen's hour after tha, bllsf.
| ness session last week. Tuesday Tile
| men We're asked to trim hats. thtead-
ing their own needles, etc, the PRIZE
being awarded to Aloee, Parker. THE
| ladies served fruit punch and waters
: -Messrs. G. G. Temple, county road
commissioner, w. r. Bell. state road
| commissioner, and Ira Carpenter,
' town road commissioner, attended the
| road meeting in Guildhall on Monday.
Percy Maillet has resigned his posi-
| ton of r. F. d. driver, which he has
: filed very acceptably for six years.
, Fred Curtis, substitute carrier, is car
rying the mail until the appointment
| Of the carrier, for which there are sew
| eral applicants.-Mev. and Mrs. John
: Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs. John IL.
Cole are attending the conference of
Methodist churches in Newport this
| week.. ..-t4. *: f,-