The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-20
HEARDDURINC THE DAY
News and Comments of the Town
and County Briefly Told for
CALIFORNIAN Family

trip to Chicago and Indianapolis.
Harvey Stetson was operated on
Friday morning for appendicitis.
Mrs. S. E. Richardson has been
quite sick for the past few days.
Leonard H. Simpson was operated
on at st. Johnsbury hospital the first
of the week for appendicitis.
Miss Mabel A. Spencer is in New
port as official stenographer for the
Orleans County court.
C. E. Merrill was called to Oliver,
P. O., the first of the week by the
death of his mother.
Miss Margaret Bailey has gone to
Boston, where she has position IN
.he office of the Pilgrim Press.
William Zero has bought the Err
nest Brown house on Green street
and takes possession the first of Oct
ober.
Misses Charlotte N. Bundy and
Helen C.. Ross have returned to
Wellesley college to resume their
studies.
A dozen Of the'lady friends of Mrs.
S. C. Currier gave her a compliment
tary banquet at the St. Johnsbury
House Wednesday night and enjoyed
/ social hour after the dinner.
Mystic Star Chapter, No. 20, Or
Ter Of the Eastern Star, hold their
regular meeting on the lower floor
Of the Masonic Temple at 7.30 to-
night.
Special town and village meetings
are called ut the Town hall tonight
at 7.30 to see if the voters will
exempt for 10 years the property OF
the C. S. Skinner Lumber company.
Many of the local bankers are
planning to attend the gathering Of
he Northern Vermont ana New
Hampshire bankers at the Lake
Tarleton club tonight.
Miss Florence II. Day very pleas
lntly entertained the Comus Club
md few other friends at her home
On Boynton Avenue last evening,
The affair was in honor of Mrs. M.
J. Delaney Of Springfield, Mass, a
former member of the Club.
Through the efforts of Frank FL.
| Brooks, federal food administrator,
| the local food administrator is able
20 announce that he is now in a po-
| 5ition to increase slightly the amount
| IF sugar for canning for all those
who have not had their rs pounds.
| Certificates may be obtained by call
.ng at H. F. Balch's office.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. S. Waterman and
| Charles W. Steele left in Mr.. Wat
arman's car Friday morning for Cape
| Cod. Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman will
visit friends in Hyannis and Mr.
| Steele will call on Manager Crockel
| Of the Swift branch house at Brock
ton, a former ST j ohnsbury resident
| They will be away about a week.
J. w. Porter is at Brightlook Hos
| pital suffering from the effects of q
| fall received on the stairs at the Y
| NJ C. A. building Friday night. Mr..
Porter was coming down stairs ant
slipped and fell, receiving a bad cash
On his head. He is getting along
comfortably and no bones were
broken.
Charles o. Dennison died at Bright
| look Hospital Friday morning. Mr.
| Dennison had been at this institu-
ton eight years and was a former
resident of Lyndonville. He used tC
be an engineer on the Boston &
Maine railroad. The funeral will BIZ
at Lyndonville Saturday afternoon al
| 2 o'clock.
| The play "The Unmarried Moth
en-" booked for the Colonial for to
day and Saturday, will appear or
Friday only, as the management have
discovered that they cannot make
their date in Portland next week
without cancelling the Saturday per
formances. The discontinuance OF
the Sunday train has caused their
cancellation Of Saturdays perform
ances.
The Maine Central railroad will
adopt its winter schedule at 1901 a.
m. Sunday, Sept. 20. After that date
| the westbound train leaves Portland
at 8.45 a. m. and reaches St. Johns
bury at 2.25 p. m, instead of 500 p.
m. The same train eastbound leaves
here at $40 p. N. instead Of 2.55 p.
M, reaching Portland at $50 D. m.
The night sleeper service between
Portland and Montreal, via st. Johns
bury, will be discontinued and there
will be no parlor car on the day train
between Portland and st. Johnsbury
after Sept. %.
Edwin NJ. Whitney, who more than
justifies his title of king story teller
will be the entertainer at the first
number of the entertainment course
"Turn to the Right" which is to be
given Sept. 25 at the Armory. Mr..
Whitney is the highest type of en-
tertainer. His Interpretation and fac
ial expression and his rapid transfer
nation from one character to anoth-
er, stamp him as genius.
These entertainments are being
given by the woman's committee of
the Town Council of National De-
Tense. Tickets may be secured at the
Armory Tuesday afternoon, $3.50 for