The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-13
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Local News

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ing examining pupils of the East
building, DR.. Sam Hamilton the 7th
TO the 9Th grade OF the West build
ing and DR.. Fred Crawford taking
the south school, and grades one and
two of the west building This exam
nation was suggested about years
ago by Supt. E. A. Hamilton and il
not compulsory, the dentists giving
their services. The estimated result
of the inspection showed that con-
siderably over rs per cent of the chill
dren needed attention. WI - gain
is slow, the dentists feel that there
is a perceptible gain in the number
of cases which show a use OF the
brush and fairly good care of the
teeth.
At the meeting Of the Woman'a
Club, Wednesday, Mrs. Helena Drew
and Mrs. Nellie White, were hostess
as. Mrs. Drew read from the North
American Review, Lessons in Social
ism, Mrs. Nellie White read the Con-
fessioh of Rose Pastor Stokes. A vo-
cal solo by Mrs. Francis Tinkham,
accompanied by Mrs. A. j. White,
completed the program.
d.. w. 0. Brown is the exaniinino
physician for enilsting recruits of
the National Guard. Twenty-fou.
men were examined and accepted on
Sunday.
Miss Mabel Winchett of Lowell l.
the guest of Miss Beatrice Falnum.
Miss Arabella Parker has returned
from a two weeks trip to Boston
where she has been receiving medical
treatment.
Mrs. Fern Thomas of Lyndonvillc
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R,y
Thomas.
Mrs. C. e. Bennett has returned
to her home in Derby Line after
spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Bishop.
Miss Gladys Briggs has entered
the employ of Joel C. BLY,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Slater o..
Montgomery Center are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burgess over
the week end.
Mrs. H. ]. Stannard of Orleans Wis
tied friends in town on Wednesday.
Rev. A. p. Banks is in Stansteal
today Thursday to conduct the fun
eral service Of William Willoughby.
H. P. Moore of st. Johnsbury was
in town Wednesday on business.
L. G. Welch of the Aetna Fire In
'urancc Company was IN Newport
Tuesday and called on Rufus W.
Spear at the city Offices.
j. N. Relation of st. Johnsbury
was in Newport Wednesday on bus
mess.
Thrift services will be conducted
in all of the protestant churches in
Newport on Sunday evening, Nov
ember 20. Special thlllt sermons
will be preached by the ministers
Thomas S. Sinclair was in town
Wednesday from White River juno
ton.
Miss Lois r. Pierce plans to leave
for Boston Friday night to visit
friends. She will be away over Sun
day.
Miss Annie Cote, clerk at II. W.
Richardson's Photo shop has been
confined to her home for the past
few days with very sore foot.
Mrs Minnie Baraw and son, Ray
mond of Orleans are visiting Mrs
Baraw's sister, Mrs. j. L. Richardson
of this city.
William Durose, a blacksmith OF
Charleston, who was seriousl" in
his i'ght hand
in a planer at his shop last week,
is reported today as somewhat i'm
proved. DR.. S. G. Adams of New
port is treating him.
MI. Durose's hand was so badly
mangled in the accident that it was
necessary for DR.. Adams to ampu-
tate the forearm.
Word was received here today of
the death of Mrs. Wursthorne OF
Troy who passed away in that town
after a long illness. Mrs. Wurst-
horne was horn in Germany but came
I to this country many years ago and
settled in Richford She moved to
Troy few years ago.
Miss Mildred Gordon of st. Johns
bury attended the dance and con
cert given at School House Hall
Tuesday evening by the local post of
the American Legion.
Only immediate friends and rela-
tives attended the funeral of Miss
Ruth Griggs of Cowansville, P. O.,
which was held from the home
of her uncle, w. H Johnson of this
city, Wednesday afternoon at 1870
o'clock. Miss Griggs died at $50 Il.
m. Tuesday at her uncle's home of
vnhoid fever after an illness of &
little over two weeks. Rev. A. V.
Allen of the Main street Baptist
church officiated. Miss Griggs was
in her 18th year. She was the daugh-
ter of George Griggs of Cowansville
whose wife died about five weeks ago
of typhoid fever. The child came to
visit her uncle at so Indian Point
street some time ago to secure rest
was
stricken with the malady about two
weeks ago.. Besides her father, Miss
Griggs leaves three sisters, one of
] who has just been taken to the hospi-