The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-11
The Weeks News From
ST. JOHNSBURY


mont boys at Camp. Gordon who
have just been mar ned Second Lien
tenants and his many friends ex-
tend congratulate ons.
Miss Ella M. 7Brownell, the accom-
pllshed teacher. of music at our pub
tic schools an d Academy, will not re-
turn to her work but has accepted
position to. travel for the Victor
talking mfAchine. Her successor has
not yet been chosen.
A far .ewell reception was rendered
Rev. P4. J. Lever at St. Agnes hall
sumo ay night which was largely at
need by his many friends. The ST..
S4briel school band and an orches-
"a furnished music for the occasion
and Rev. E. c. Drouhin had general
charge of the program Addresses
were given by Judge Harland B.
Howe and James Cosgrove after
which DR.. C. A. Provost presented
Fl. Lever with substantial sum
of money from his friends. The
latter responded very feelihgly,
speaking both in French and English
| Fir. Lever has been assistant priest
at the Notre Dame des Victories
church for several years and has
been appointed a chaplain in the
Unitel States army with rank of
, lieutenant. He left Tuesday morn
ing for Hoboken, N. j., and expects
soon to- go overseas.
Miss Ethel Perowne left Wednes-
day for Washington, d. c., where she
will enter the Office of the chief of
the, coast artillery as stenographer.
Manager Merrill of the New Eng
land Telephone company has re-
celved from the postmaster-g general
"a statement relative to the change
in installation of telephones, which
is known as readiness to serve, in
which, when telephone is installed,
the party pays SIS a year on a rental
of 81 month, $40 year on a rental
of from So to 81 month, and SIS
year on rental above 81 month.
Changes in telephones in a house
will be made at actual COST
In response to a petition a special
town meeting has been called in the
Town Hall on Friday evening, Sept
20, to see if the town will vote to
exempt the property below the depot
for the purpose of dressing lumber
and to be owned by C. S. Skinner of
; Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Fryberger and
three children of Phillipsburg, Pa,
who have been staying at the ST..
Johnsbury House, left for home re-
Gently in their auto, going by way of
the White Mountains. Mrs. Fryber-
ger is the daughter of G. w. McGaf-
fey, former resident of Lyndon.
They came here to visit their cousin,
c. o. Denison, who has been confined
at Brightlook Hospital for long
time with rheumatism, and also Wis
tied other friends and places of in
terest to Mr. McGaffey in his young
er days. At the time of his death,
which occurred recently, he was pre-
sident of the Phillipsburg National
Bank, and had held many other re-
sponsible positions in that city,
| Arthur Whitney has received word
from his son, Harold Whitney, writ
ten July 20, saying that he was in
Base Hospital No. Is with an in
jured back. The injury was caused
by dirt getting under his skin when
he was buried with four other COM
rades in dug-out Mr. Whitney is
with the 104th regiment, 26th Divis-
ion, and enlisted from the National
Guard at Springfield, Mass, and was
in the neighboring city of Westfeld
before leaving for overseas. Mr..
Whitney saw service on the Mexican
border before our war with Ger
many. His star is in the service flag
of the South church at st. Johns
bury.
Wesley E. Ward of Danville and
Miss Ruth. Davidson of St. Johns
bury were married at the parsonage
of Grace Methodist church, Friday
evening at eight o'clock by Rev. G.
A. Martin. They left for Holyoke,
Mass, Saturday morning and on
their return will reside in Danville.
The many friends of James A.
Impey will be pleased to learn that
he returns today from the sanitari-
UNI at Mt. McGregor, N. Y, much
improved in health. Mr.. and Mrs.
A L. Bailey and Mrs. Impey went to
Burlington Friday and all are coming
home in Mr.. Bailey's car.
Miss Hazel Lowell has received a
most interesting souvenir from one
OF her friends in the A. E. F. con-
sisting of a piece of dark-colored
canvass from a German aeroplane
1t has this inscription painted on
"Anstellwinkle 1" and the airplane
had been driven by German ace.
I The Searchlight Club will meet
Monday evening at 7.30. AS this is
the first meeting of the season it is
hoped large number will be pres
ent and enjoy social time. The
executive board will meet at z
o'clock.
Judge Wendell P. Stafford and
family left Monday in their auto
mobile for Washington where they
will spend the winter.