The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
HEARDDURINC THE DAY
News and Comments of the Town
and County Briefly Told for
Caledonian Family

A daughter, Beatrice Morrison, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker
on September 9th.
A daughter was born on Tuesday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Humphrey
of T Harrison Avenue.
Miss Emma Swanson left for Win
sted, Conn.,, the first of the week,
where she is teaching.
Miss Kate Currier has gone to New
ork city, where she has position
as a teacher.
Robert W. Simonds, state commits
sioner of industries, was here We'd
nesday presiding at hearing.
A son was born at Roslin, L. l.,
Sept. 8, to Rev. and Mrs. E. Fred
Eastman and grandson to Mrs. Eliza
D. Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs James Cosgrove,
Miss Gertrude Caldbeck and Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. A. Searles, have returned
from an auto trip to Bosten.
Mrs. Mary Hull has gone to Ling
wick Gould, P. O., to spend the win
cer. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Roy Eaton of Swanton.
Rev. Dr. F. A Poole and Rev. F.
| B. Richards are attending the convo-
cation of Vermont Congregational
ministers in Middlebury this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. French have
| moved from Cross street, to the Uni
versalist parsonage. The pastor
Rev. Harold Scott will live with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stevens, of East Berkshire,
motored here Wednesday, to visit Mr..
Pratt's daughter, Mrs. B. B. Serb
ner.
A. G. Sprague attended the an
nual meeting of General Agents
Convention of the National Life In
surance Company in Montpelier last
| Monday.
A new supply of certificates has
been received by the local food ad-
ministrator and those who have not
had any sugar for canning can obtain
some by applying at his Office in the
Citizens Bank Block.
The current Vermonter has most
readable article entitled "a Plea for
The Wild Flowers" by Miss Inez Adj
lie Howe OF the Fairbanks Museum.
The article is accompanied by page
illustration of a bog from a photo
graph taken by William E. Balch, the
talented taxidermist of the Museum.
There will be supper at the
Union Babtist church Thursday eve
ming, Sept. IL, from $50 to 8. The
menu includes tomato bisque, praised
beef, sweet corn on the cob, string
beans, creamed carrots, sweet beets,
new potatoes, squash, cucumbers,
pudding, coffee. The supper for adj
Don't stop to dress up; come as you
would go anywhere, and enjoy a
good supper. adv.
The manager of the Colonial is
to be congratulated on having book
ed John Roberts in ellis Bridal
Night" as the attraction at the Col
onial, Monday evening, Sept. 16. II
is a classy, snappy, fun show, the
plot of which is the complications
that result of a man marrying twins
and on the night of his marriage not
knowing which one he married and
going off on honeymoon with the
wrong girl. The beautiful and fas-
cinating Sheridan Sisters play the
parts of the twins
In giving you "The Pride of New
York." Mr.. Exhibitor, William Fox
is adding another splendid picture to
the Special Feature that are releas-
ed weekly. The theme Of this photo
play is of the events of today 1t
takes a young man in everyday work
and goes with him through the draft,
into the camp and finally into the
trenches. The scenes in every phase
touched on are stirring and through
them all is pretty love affair. The
play has added power in that it
shows that the industrious youth, be
he the son of rich man or poor man,
has chance to advance himself in
the ranks of Uncle Sans army. At
the Globe tonight.
Ray S. Hubbard has been appoint
all activities for the benefit of the
soldiers of Camp Devens outside the
ed by the commission on training
camp activities to have charge of
camp limits. He runs club houses,
sends boys out to neighboring COM
munities for dances, dinners, enter
&ainments, ETC., and in general is a
grand, good friend of all the boys in
camp. M. Hubbard is an Academy
graduate in the nineties and one of
the 125 alumni who are in active SER
vice in the war.
The ST. Johnsbury friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Arson S. Hopkins of Hart
ford, Conn, will be interested to
learn that both are recovering from
their recent illness, but will regret
to learn of their misfortunes. Mr.
Hopkins mad been in Hartford hos
pital but three days as result of
an operation when his wife was
brought there badly injured in a