The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-16
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Local News

M, S. Joslyn of Orleans was il
town Tuesday on business.
George Lothrop went to Lyndon
vile Tuesday on short visit.
A. d. Wilcomb of White River
Junction was in town Tuesday.
The scarcity of magazines publish
ed in New York City is becoming
acute, the various drug stores report
The strike of printers, chautfeurs
draymen and truck drivers in that
city has completely tied up the mag
azine publishing business and is
causing considerable worry to the
publishers.
Mrs. H. w. Carter and Mrs. c. A.
Barrows were in town Tuesday from
Barton. They left today for home.
]. M. Carroll of Burlington was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
Mrs. Livingstone, wife of the drug
gist, who was operated on at Sher-
brooke Hospital last week was rest
ing comfortably today. Mr.. Living
ston went to see her Monday and
found her greatly improved.
w. D. Willie of Troy was in town
Tuesday. He came here on business.
F. w. Baldwin, the lawyer, from
Barton lett town Tuesday afternoon
following the returning of verdict
in the William Wood will case Mr.,
Baldwin was senior counsel for the
plaintiffs in the case.
Miss w. B. Ellis of Claremont, N
! H., and Miss Helen M. Richards OF
Montpelier were visitors here Tues
day.
J. E. Renihan, manager of tho
Palace of Sweets is expected to re
turn from Boston today where he
went on business.
B. L. Hall of Manchester, N. H.,
was a business visitor here Monday.
Thieves broke into the barn Of
James Squires on Clyde street, neal
the Newport Electric Light Station
Saturday night. They stole load OF
hay and then ransacked the home.
Sunday night the thieves visited
the adjoining farm and got away
with all of the harnesses.
F. B. Royce of Burlington was
in town on business Tuesday.
The civil service competitive exam
nation for clerk and carriers will be
held in the Federal Building Satur-
day, October 25. These examination:
are open to the public. 1t is expected
a large number will make a try fol
the positions.
]. M. circuit of Woodsville is in
town on business.
G. D. Gilchrist, a railway express
clerk, employed by the American kx
press Company is taking a weeks
\ acation. h. j. Mcclure is covering
his run from Newport to Boston.
G. F. Ferguson is in town from
Lyndonville. He came on business.
H. L. Martin is in the hospital al
Orleans receiving medical treatment
He is having his tonsils removed. DR.
Cleasby is the attending physician |
He is expected back to work in abou
a week or ten days.
Mrs. A. H. Hoyt of Penacook, N.
II. is a visitor in town.
Mrs. F. c.. Pitter is visiting herr
from North Troy.
H. B. Stanton is in town from st
Johnsbury-
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Gleason visited
Newport Tuesday. They came iron
Sherbrooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brigham, Mis-
May Libbey and c. H. Poole were IN
Ayers Cliff on Monday.
Mrs. w. G. Ram and Mrs. f. h
Robinson were called to st. Johns
bury Sunday to attend the funeral
Mrs. Richard RAMS mother, M
Bridget McMulkin.
T. NJ. Foley recently spent a few
days in Montpelier
Mrs. E. S. Hart, Mrs. Aaron Grout,
Mrs. F. C. Williams, Mrs. George
Macdiarmid and Mrs. George Roo'
motored to Sherbrooke on Tuesday, q
John ROGUE, proprietor of tn
Memphremagog Bottling Works ~
preparing a cement foundation, OF
the vacant lot just above the Bottling |
Works, onto which he will move two |
of the houses at the lower end of the |
causeway, and will make them into |
two up-to-date houses. These are two
of the six houses which are to b.
moved from the land which is to b
vacated and filled as a park.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunning
have closed their labors with Newton
Scott and have gone to Greenfield
Mass.