The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-23
HEARD DURING THE DAY
News and Comments of the Town
and County Briefly Told for
Caledonian Family

started Monday on an automobile trip
through Vermont and some parts of
Massachusetts.
William Dudley Pelley has story
in the current American Magazine
entitled "Why the Judge Felt Safe"
1t is story of banker and news
paper man. Mr.. and Mrs. Policy
have reached Hong Kong on their
oriental trip and will go up into the
mountains near that city for short
time before going farther on their
trip.
At the recent annual meeting of
the American Bar Association Judge
L. P. Slack was appointed on the
local council for Vermont. His as
sociates. in the council are George M.
Hogan of st. Adams and John w.
Redmond Of Newport.
Edwin E. Batchelder of Orange,
Mass, has been spending the past
ten days in st. Johnsbury and vici-
nifty visiting friends and relatives.
He was a resident Of St. Johnsbury
20 years ago and has not visited here
for II years.
Miss Bertha Wesselhoft Swift re-
turned to Boston Sunday night, af-
ter spending several weeks here.
Mrs. Glenn Woolson of Springfield
is visiting her parents.
Miss Beth Charlton who has been
here for some time has, returned to
her home in Brookline, Mass, and
Miss Geraldine Gala has also re-
turned to her home in Boston.
Mrs. G. w. Hutchinson and Miss
Ida J. Barnard went Monday to
Milford, N. H., for a week.
Mrs. Roger Maillett of Nashua,
N. H., is visiting her mother, Mrs.
G. L. Clark.
john Rickaby of Boston is in
town for few days.
J. J. Perowne was here over Sun
day, returning to Portsmouth, N. H.,
Monday.
Miss Mary Warden is visiting in
Ryegate.
MI. and Mrs. NJ: J. Delaney re-
turned today to their home in Spring
field, Mass, after spending week
in town with relatives and friends.
George F. Chamberlain, plumber
and tinsmith, whose store has been
closed for the past few weeks, has
fled petition in insolvency. His
liabilities are $1O,O57O2, of which
$7,940 is in taxes and $1,876 in wages.
His assets amount to $9,693.17, of
which $623.50 is claimed exempt.
The regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters will be held in Grand Army
hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
The music at the North church
Sunday morning was furnished by a
ladies' quartette consisting of Mrs
Mary C. Fisk, Miss Lillian Richards,
Mrs. w. E. Blodgett and Mrs. Ida
P. Brooks. The offertory solo was a
cornet solo by r. B. Merrill. Miss
Maude E. Follensby has resigned as
soprano in the choir to take up the
study of music in New York city.
Perley H. Jenness of ST. Johns
bury, a deliveryman employed by the
Standard Oil company, through his
attorney, Guy w. Hill, has filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the office of the clerk of the United
States District Court at Rutland. The
schedules show liabilities of $163795
and assets of $231.50 of which 5000
| ic oil i'm aI
Shippers were notified otday that
the government has lifted the embar-
go on lumber for two days. This
will help some on the congestion
which the embargo caused and was
much appreciated by local dealers.
The regular monthly union mis-
sionary meeting of the North and
South church societies will be held in
the North church on Friday after
noon at o'clock. Reports will be
given Of the annual meeting of the
Vermont Branch and Home Mission
airy Union held at Rutland, Septem-
Der "a and 25. Leaders, Mrs. F. B.
Richards and Mrs. Francis A. Poole.
Saturday on the way from Crafts
Saturday on thet way from Crafts
bury, where the spent the summer,
to Boston, where she will enter the
Burdett business college for a secre-
tarial course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey A. Carrick
and daughter Helen of St. Adams
spent Sunday with Mrs. Robert T.
Ward.
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 40, N.
E. 0. P, will have a social for the
members and their families at the
next meeting, Friday.
There is plenty of work for every
one at the Red Cross meeting on
Tuesday. Peach stones may be left
at the Armory on Tuesdays.