The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-31
LUNENBURG

Sheldon were guests of Rev. ana
Mrs. q. w. Douglas at the Manse
on Friday. enroute from Colebrook,i
where. they spent Christmas with re-
latives.
!. A committee OF ladies Of which
Mrs. w. G. King is chairman were
appointed on Sunday to aid those
families who, were i'll with influenza
and unable to prepare food for them
selves. by sending cooked food and
assisting in other needs as far as
possible.
Mrs. s. C. Smith, Miss Anna Cole
and Kyle T. Brown were in st. Johns
bury on Friday. ..
Mrs. Olive Ball is assisting to care
for Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory, who are
both i'll. af s..s.
/ Fred Siinonds and Miss Paradis OF
/ ST. Johnsbaly were guests Of Mrs.
/ Sarah Silnonds and Nj. and Mrs.
Warren Simonds on Christmas day.
G. Fl. Baleh, was in Littleton on
business last week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Bronson and
daughter, Charlotte, spent Christmas
with his parents in Littleton.
Misses Ruth Cole, Irene, Emma
Cole, Helen Pond and Eleanor Morse
and Whitney Parker were home from
Montpelier Seminary for the Christ
mas recess, returning to their school
work Monday.
Mrs. Charles Rogers was in Ian
caster, part of last week,
M. Hardy Of Fairfield was a busi-
ness visitor in South Lunenburg on
Friday.
The Bell family gathered for their
annual Christmas dinner and tree at
Riverside with Mrs Franklin Bell and
Miss Annette Bell on Christmas day,
Mrs Pearl Stanton and little Eliza
beth coming from North Danyille and
James Bell and Mrs. Bell from Lam
caster Private William r. Bell, who
is. still in LIE Haxre, France, and
;. Homer Stanton were absent from the
family gathering. -
i. Stanley Smith was with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bushrod Smith, fol
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Xmas. ~
Mrs. Lila Downing and youngest
: child from, Carupton, n. H., are visit
! ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Ball and other relatives, coming
ESPECIALLY to attend the golden we'd
ding anniversary of her parents.
Philip Sugg was in Littleton on
Christmas night, playing basket ball
with the Whitetield team.
Irving, Silsby received letters from
Private Ernest Silsby last week.. the
first heard from him since the arnis-
tice was signed. He was well and has
had all kinds Of experiences, being
engaged in most Of the big battles OF
the last few months of hostilities. All
we're glad to know that he WIS well
as fears had been entertained that he
was among the missing when no
word was received for SO long time.
Mrs. Daisy Mann of Woodsville was
called here on Friday by the serious
Illness OF. her niece, Alice Colby.
On account Of the prevailing in
Inenza epidemic. it, was thought hest
TO close the churches and library and
not open the schools this week. Over
40 cases have been reported, most OF
. them rather light, especially among
tho children, hardly any of whom
have escaped. Alice Silsby is the
only patient with pneumonia so far as
known, and the last reports from her
; were favorable. Rev. Albert Gregory
: and Lyman Wentworth have also
been i'll from other causes, but the
general outlook sis favorable fol
, speedy colivalescenee for, all patients
/ Dir w. N. Bronson is the most popu'
! lar man about town at present and
t finds, it difficult to meet all require
5 iilents in the day. Ea' >sfs s t IA
Private Fred c. Holloway was cal.
, led home from Camp Devens by thu
!, Serious illness of every member of tht
81 family and arrived on Sunday noon.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ball reached
!, their 50th wedding anniversary OF
December 9th, and had planned t.
/ give a general Invitation to theil
t friends to visit them on that day bul
/ owing to the great amount OF sickness!
! at present, only part of the famil!
1 gathered at the homestead on tht
i evening to congratulate the bride ant
groom of fifty years. They. received
e several gifts and the evening wa
II very enjoyable. Light refreshment'
: :. were served during the time. All til,
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bah !. wisl
them MANY more years. of Weddet
: happiness. i 7
!. Miss Josephine Carpenter was a re
: cent visitor. in st. bloomsbury.
: Irving and Walter Dawson o
], North Danviile were guests OF thei
:. grandfather and aurts, j. p. and tn
,. Misses Dawson ON Christmas day.
John Kin,ball, who was seriously il
with influenza at G. c. Bells las
:. week, was able TO return S.home OF
Sunday. s9e1i. rs a3ae
Private Charles rogers has receiv
ed his discharge from the service an,
after spending Christmas at HON
. with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
, Rogers, has gone TO work for tn