The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-15
LUXEMBOURG

David Kimball who was born in
Lunenburg 66 years ago and had al
ways lived in the town died from
stroke of apoplexy on Monday after
an illness of three days. Thirty-five
| years ago he was married to Jennie
| Townsend, who came here from Main
and who with eleven of the thirteen
children born to them are left to
mourn his loss. The services
were held in the Methodist church at
noon with interment in Riverside
! cemetery.
George Emerson of Melrose, Mass.
was the guest of the George Bells
last week, also visiting the Elmcroft
family.
The annual meeting Of the Con-
gregational church and society will be
held in the vestry on Thursday even
ing, Oct. %, at 7.30. All members
are urged to be present.
In some unfortunate manner the
Lunenburg news letter missed con-
nection last week, the small boy is
sure he placed the letter in the slot
in the post Office. Mrs. Kingsbury is
equally sure the letter was placed in
the mail bag and given to the ca =
OF Carrier Bowker which is equiva-
lent to saying that the letter reached
the mail train on time, but the edi-
tor is equally positive that the let
! ter never reached the newspaper
office, which explains why the Lur-
enburg news was pinched in the last
! issue.
Mrs. Prue Woods is the guest of
/ her mother, Mrs. Agnes Laferriere
and other relatives in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quebec of Canada
are with their daughters on Pond Hill
and plan to locate in this vicinity.
Mrs. Florence Powers Dodge has
gone to Bellows Falls to visit hel
daughter.
Mrs. Martha Pierce of the village
primary school, Mrs Fanny Bell OF
South Lunenburg, Miss Anna Cole
of Baptist Hill, K. T. Brown and
L. II. Wilson motored to Montpelier
on Wednesday, the teachers remain
ing for the teachers convention, re
turning Friday, having had much in
struction and an enjoyable trip.
The annual Red Cross meeting will
be held at the close of the mid-week
service on Thursday evening in the
vestry beginning at nine o'clock. Ms.
C. w. Turner, president of the local
chapter, urges all members and any
who are interested to be present and
help in the plans for the coming yea
The Essex County Chapter meeting
is to be held at Guildhall on Oct.
%.
The dance given by the Dixon Or
chestra last week was we'll attended
and enjoyed greatly. A dance follow
ed by an oyster supper is scheduled
for the 22nd.
The Ladies' Aid society have their
annual Harvest supper on Friday
evening, serving from $50 to SOC
and after the movies if desired. One
half of the door receipts are to be
given to the church, so plan to get
the chores done early, come to supper
and stay to the movies and give the
church double portion on Friday
evening.
Mrs. F. 1. Luce of Old Orchard,
Me-, and Mrs. George kirkpatrick
and son, Alan of Portland, Me-, were
guests of Mrs. Lorana Silsby and
Mrs. Katherine Bowker last week, al
so visiting other friends who we're
glad to welcome them.
Herman Webster of East Burke
and the son and daughter and grand
son of the late Eugene Webster OF
Washington, d. c., called on friend:
in Lunenburg last week Tuesday. Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Webster, who died
last year from influenza, formerly
lived on the Fred Powers place OF
Baptist Hill.
The horse owned by Rev. Thorley
f. Smith of GuildhaA died last Sun
day and cows belonging to Thomas
Wilson, Frank Bowker and Elmer
Gordon died from the effects OF
poison carelessly left in the field af
ter spraying potatoes earlier III the
season. This is a serious loss to al
the owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Stuart, Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Cole, Miss Eva Davi-
son, S C. Smith, G. w. Douglas, Paul
Douglas and Mrs. David Thomas at
tended the Sunday school conference
at Lyndonville last Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w, Douglass at
tended the meeting of the w. F. NJ
S. at st. Johnsbury last Thursday.
Miss Ruth Cole returned on Mon
day of last week to Montpelier Sem
mary after spending the week enl
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Cole.
Miss Emily Harvey was entertain
ed over Saturday evening by MIS-.
| Franklin Bell and Miss Annette Bell
at Riverside, South Lunenburg.