St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-15
LOCAL NEWS


winter and have gone to Helmet, Cal
Here Mrs. Marion Lamson Gocdcel
formerly Of st. Johnsbury has ;
20 acre walnut grove, and her mother
Mrs. c. M. Lamson, so well-remem
bered in s.. Johnsbury, owns II
acre apricot orchard.
Serg. Arthur Hawkinson who has
been in The Quartermasters Corps il
Jacksonville, Fla, has returned home
and resumed his position in the w
w. Sprague G. Sons office.
The new board of village trustees
have organized for the year by elect
ing Philip A, Fletcher chairman and
Ralph @. H; milton clerk. The boards
first business was to re-appoint the
police force, consisting of John Fin.
ley, chief, Thomas Wallace and Gerry
w. Coburn.
Russell Adams, who has been fly
ing in France as a member of the
Aviation Corps for the past few
months, is home on short furlough
and expects to be discharged soon
from army service.
Misses Dorothy Conant, Gertrude
Cramton, Helen Ross and Charlotte
Bundy have returned to Wellesley
College after a two weeks vacation
at their homes.
Anyone having old blankets, sheets
OF pillow slips that care to give them
for charitable work can call Mrs.
Marshall at the City Mission, 628-W.
Elroy Collins, who is attending
Brookline high school in Boston has
been visiting in town.
A number of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred J. Lavigne called on
them Tuesday evening at their home
on st. Mary's street and surprised
them on their 18th wedding anniver-
sary. Cards were played, prizes
awarded, and a general social time
was enjoyed by all. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served
during the evening.
William Weber has received his
discharge from Army service and
arrived home from Fort Slocum, N.
Y.
Miss Mablc Bonnet has returned
from Brooklyn, N. Y, where she has
been for the past three months in
the family of her nephew, r. S. Ran
dali.
The country owes a debt of graft
tude to the Greeks. A large number
of them took an active part in the
war and many won "Croix de guerre"
among whom is Michael PHILIPPE, the
popular former owner of the Eastern
Avenue shoe shine parlor.
Beginning Monday, Jan. 10, several
trains will be put back on the White
Mountain division of the Boston &
Maine railroad that will greatly con-
venicnce the travelling public. A
train leaves Woodsvi0e beginning
Monday at $50 a. M, going south.
The train leaving Wells River at
6.30 p. M, going north is put back
again, enabling the travelling public
to reach Lancaster in the evening.
There will also be a connection to
Berlin from the morning mail south
at Wells River.
Glenn Fales has been discharged
from the navy and he is at his home
here. Mr.. Fales has been overseas
ten times and was on the Martha
Washington.
Mrs. w. P. Smith entertained the
teachers of the intermediate depart
ment of the North church Sunday
School at a supper Thursday even
ing. A pleasant evening was enjoy
ed by all.
Michael Phillips, who runs the shoe
shine parlor in the Avenue House
block, and George Harrito of Bur-
lington will start a restaurant and
lunch counter about Feb. 1 in the
store recently vacated by ]. d. Black
shaw.
The first meeting of the industrial
class of the St. Johnsbury Woman's
Club was held Thursday evening.
Eighteen were present and much in
terest was taken in the work. Mrs.
George H. Cross furnished refresh
mcnts. 1t is hoped that the classes
will increase each week.
Don Buder, who has been with the
Canadian forces at the front, return
ed to st. Johnsbury Thursday. Mr..
Buker was employed here some six
years ago and while at Halifax
awaiting transportation overseas he
was injured after the great explo-
sion. The roof of the barracks where
he was sleeping fell in on him, but
this was trifing incident compared
to a subsequent injury when a heavy
timber fell on him while he was TAX
ing some of the dead from the build
ing. His foot was crushed and bones
broken. withstanding this injury
he went overseas later and was in the
trenches Only few months after his
accident.
Ticket Agent Henderson reports a
limited sale every day of railroad mil
cages though not nearly as many as
in the other days. The price is three
cents a mile, plus the war tax, making
a 500 mile book cost $16.20. Though
issued to the Boston and Maine rail-
road these tickets are good on practi-
cally all the lines in the United
States.