The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-17
LOCAL NEWS

Albert f. Lawrence is out after
two weeks illness.
DIR. E. c.. Barrett of Montpelier,
,irieknoee etaoin etaoin etaoin etaoi
George Barrett.
Paul Leonard has recovered from
his recent illness and is able to be
out.
The Civil Service Commission an
nounces a railroad mail examination
at st. Johnsbury March 18th, 1919
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Douglas of Wat
erbury were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Gero
Blanche Cusson, Elmer Cusson and
Mildred and Pauline Beck from Lyn-
donville were in town Saturday.
Sceva Speare of Nashua, N. H., is
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Goodrich.
Harold Brown and Miss Maud
Brown who have been sick, are bet
ter.
Mrs. Hattie S. Holbrook, who has
been caring for her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. E.. w. Stone, in Greenfield,
Mass, has come to make her home
with her daughter, Mrs. w. D. Policy:
Mrs. C. H. Morse returned Friday
from a trip to the south and west,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Russ Hess
in Birmingham, Ala, and Mrs. H. Nc
Cleary in Evanston, Ill.
Mrs. George H. Cross entertained
her Sunday school class Saturday af-
ternoon at her home, Is Church street.
About 20 were present. A delicious
supper was served and a pleasant af-
ternoon spent.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Lavigne met at their home Sunday
evening to remind him that it was his
birthday. He was presented with a
punch bowl. Music was furnished by
| Henault's orchestra.
About one hundred and fifty local
members of the United Commercial
Travellers, together with their wives
lady friends-and cam" Ricker-on
Saturday night made merry in Pyth-
ian hall on the occasion of the vista
ton of several out-of-town officials
of the society. A banquet with real
food was served-the kind that mo-
| Their used to cook and set before US in
days Of yore. Several genial souls ir
coats borrowed from local BARRIERS OF
maybe it was bartenders, presided ano
saw to it that no one got more fooo
than the other fellow. They consisted
/ of Mr.. Kicker, who needs no intro
/ duction to the people of this commun-
ity, James A. Hunter, w. H. Stew
/ ems, r. E. French and Archie Will
comb, all past councillors of St. John
sbury Council, No. 230. G w. Nay
| filled the place as POSTMASTER to the
delight of the audience over his apt
/ anecdotes between the "feasts OF
reason and flow of SOUL The guests
of honor were N. M. Graves of Prov
idence, Grand Councillor for New
j England, George E. Deland of Wor-
| cester, Past Grand Councillor of New
England, E. E. Stacy of Lynn, Mass
! Grand Page of New England and c.
P. Mcfarland of Providence, the SEN
ior councillor of Providence Council
The editor of the Caledonian had to
horn, in to the proceedings with g
i few extemporaneous remarks about
!, foreign lands just because he was un-
1 fortunate enough to go there and
come back. Following the eve have
with us tonight program, the T. F
/ Burroughs orchestra revived the
1 banquetters with some merry jazz
music which quoted down after a
while into dreamy waltzing and two
stepping and the hall floor was soon
filled with trippers of the light fan
tastic. About everybody in town who
makes his living selling stuff-from
pigs bristles to insurance-was there
either as member or as an invited
guest and the occasion on the whole
was one of the most fanily-like ga
therings that has been held in town
for some time as among the diners
were an extra large number of child
rem, fact that called for mention
| by all Of the out of town speakers of
the evening. The man who passed the
cigars, box in each hand, was most
popular among the gentlemen pre-
sent-beating the speakers to fraz-
zle.
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