The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-28
LOCAL NEWS

Earl S. Drown, who IS located at
White River junction, is i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Jennie Pope was called tol
Greensboro Saturday by the death of
her brother.
Miss Sue Rouse of Derby Line is
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. A.
Rouse, for few days.
J. D. Blackshaw, now proprietor of
a jewelry store in Andover, Mass, is
here for a few days.
E. NJ. Taft of Whitinsville, Mass,
former well-known ST. Johnsbury
resident, was here Sunday.
Howard Ford, manager of the A.
P. store in Newport, spent Sunday
with his family here.
Herbert J. Warden of Cam
bridge is spending a few days with
his mother, Mrs. J. w. Warden.
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, is to
be the next attraction at the Colon
iaE. 1t is booked for election night,
Nov. 5.
Mrs. Basil McCosco is gaining
slowly from a serious operation per-
formed at the St. Johnsbury hospital
Thursday night.
"Parlor Bedroom and Bath is the
"Funniest-Fastest Farce that ever
struck Boston. So the papers say.
Colonial Theatre, Nov. 5.
Lieut.. Harold +. Davis was here
Saturday en- route to his home In
Harclwiek for a short furlough. He
is now stationed at Camp Devens.
Plvt. Seth P. Crafts of Camp Dew
ems came up from Aver Saturday to
! spend the week end with his father,
2. f. Crafts, at the st. Johnsbury
| House.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon have
returned to their home in Berlin, N.
H., after spending a few days with
Mrs. Sheldon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. French and
| son, Edward, motorcd to Boston Sun
| day, TO take Misses Marjorie and Lo-
! IL French, who are to resume their
musical studies.
The annual meeting of the local
! branch of the American Red Cross,
scheduled for Oct. 10, was adjourned
to Nov 20, on account of the quaran-
tine on all public gatherings.
Mrs. Jennie Chatfee with her sis
ter, Miss f. j. Mitchell, and Miss Ag-
! iei4 hoI, RI h
ter, Mrs. W. II, Stevens on Cliff
street.
Horny Z. Wilson advcrtises pure
blooded registered Holsteins from
Maplemont King, 173639. The stock
comes from dams with a great butter
record ard interested parties were in
vited to look the animals over.
James J. Todd and Miss Jennie
Todd of Palmer, Mass, Miss Flor
ence Todd of Dorchester, Mass, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Todd of Bos-
ton were called here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. w. H. H. Robbie, Sat-
urday.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Thomas TYRE which
occurred at Hazardville, Conn, Oct.
81. The burial was at Derry, N. H.
Mrs. lyric made many frineds here
while her husband was pastor Of
Grace Methodist church.
The change of time went into eff
feet quietly and without any disturb
ing influence Sunday morning. D. c.
Homer, the faithful custodian of the
town clock, changed this time piece
late Saturday evening and spent a
good portion of the next day adjust
ing the II clocks at the scale fac
tory.
These arc the advertised letters for
the week ending Oct. 26 at the st.
Johnsbury post office: Miss Edith
Carr, Mrs. w. H. Bean, Miss Annie
Lanthier, Dora Mcdowell, Mrs. Grace
Stearns, Mrs Alfred D. Simpson, Bat
Crepault, DR.. J. Emanuel, Geo. L.
Kidder, Burt Lewis, Frederick Lang
erier, Norman Proctor, Joseph Rob-
crt, W. S. Thayer.
The St. Johnsbury friends of Bar
ney e. Mead, who has run garage
in Brattleboro for the past few years,
will be interested to learn that he has
passed the examination for second
lieutenant in the motor transport
corps and expects to receive his COM
mission in e few days. 1t is his ex-
pectation to remain in France about
four years in reconstruction work af-
ter the war.
In connection with the United War
Work campaign duties assumed by
Supt. Harvey Burbank, the Caledonia
county chairman Of the Victory Boys
Division, Supt. Walter Fl. Young has
been appointed chairman of the St.
Johnsbury district. Under the direc-
ton of Supt Burbank, Mr.. Young
will thoroughly organize the boys of
this district for the prominent part
which they are to take in the coming
campaign.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the stockholders of the St. Johnsbury
Hotel Company was held Saturday
evening. Following the annual re-
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