Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26


/. interested to know that he has 10
Gated in Hartford, Conn, where he
has IL fine position, and expects 20
make his home. Mrs. Cheney, who
is in the Marines, and still in gov
c,lment service, is now i'll Washing
ton, but will join her husband after
getting her discharge.
Mrs. Forbes of West burke has
been in town this week for a short
stay.
Hilmer Nelson, a graduate of the
! Vail School, is in town this week
from his home in Melrose, Mass.
Hon. and Mrs. Franklin u. Hale
of Lunenburg are visiting their son
and daughter, Charles Hale and Mrs.
/ Harley Cowles.
Fifteen Serbian boys are at the Vail
/ Agricultural School, and having their
! first struggle with the mysteries of
! the English language. Most Of them
speak French and by that means
they arc able to make themselves IN
derstood.
Miss Annie Lincoln who is living
with her aunt, Mrs. H. w. Lyster, is
a victim of the humps. There are
many cases in the Institute.
Mrs. Jessippe Hebert, whose death
occurred Monday at her home on
East street, WIS Il native of st.
.Johnsbury, her maiden name being
: Abcline Emmons. She had recently
undergone serious operation, which
was followed by pneumonia. Mrs.
Hebert was SO years of age, and will
be greatly MISSED in her home and
family, as well as by many friends.
She leaves husband, who is employ
! ed by the Eaton firm, and two young
daughters, Bertha, aged eight years,
and Lillian, ten weeks old. She also
leaves Il father and mother, five
brothers and three sisters. Services
were held at st. Elizabeth's church
Thursday morning, with intcrment in
the Catholic cemetery.
The funeral services Of Eva Wat
chic, whose death occurred Tuesday,
were held at St. EliZabeth's church
Friday morning, and largely attend
ell by friends and relatives. She was
buried beside her mother in st.
Elizabeth's cemetery.
The Sons and Daughters of Liber-
ty held Il ball in Music Hall Wcdnes-
day evening, which was quite largely
attended. All were asked to come in
Poverty costumes and many Of them
did so. Mrs. Wilkes orchestra fur
nishcd acceptable music, there being
! four pieces in the orchestra. The
prizes for the best costumes were
given to Archie Donahue, and to
Mrs. Harold Petrie. The prizes for
| the best walters went to Roland
Sidney and Miss Shirley Lunderville.
And still they come, more and
more dances, and all drawing a
crowd, though not the same one. Fri
day Music Hall holds the V. l. S.
; dancing school and social; Cables
, hall has dance gotten up by George
Gardner, with violin and piano music;
Saturday evening Thresher's orches
ira have their regular dance in the
! Cable Hall.
DR.. and Mrs. George Ferguson
have returned to Toronto, Ohio,
where he was in practice before the
war, and plan now to remain there.
Miss Eva Watchic died at her
home here Tuesday morning, after a
long illness caused by complication
of heart and kidney disorders. Fun
eral services will be held Friday at
St. Elizabeth's church. Miss Watchie
was the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph l.. Watchie, and
was born in this town % years ago.
! She attended the school here, and
had always lived at home with her
parents, never having been girl of
! robust health.
| She mourned very seriously the
death of her mother two years ago,
and after that event her health SEEM
ed to fail more rapidly. For the past
six months she has been confined to
the house almost wholly, and al
though everything that medical skill
could suggest has been done for her,
| it was OF no avail.
| She was a quiet, domestic young
lady, wholly devoted to her home and
family, and had wide circle Of
friends, who will miss very much
her presence and her many kind and
thoughtful acts. She leaves a number
of relatives, a father, two half
brothers, Thomas and James Neagle,
two half-sisters, Mrs. Hartley, ans
Mrs. Frank Lanctot, and one own sis
ter, Miss Lora Watchie, whose care
and kindness have made the last days
of her life as happy as possible. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Neagle of Boston,
MI. and Mrs. Frank Lanctot of St.
Johnsbuly, and Clinton Stone of
Coalburg, West Virginia, her nep-
hew, were among those who came to
attend the funeral
The many friends in this town of
Miss Velma Jones, graduate of
Lyndon Institute in the class of 1913
are interested in her engagement,
which has just been announced, the
fortunate man being Harold Sumner
Fox, Typographical engineer, now
located in Montana. Miss Jones in
vited few of her friends to her
home Monday evening, when this
coming event was announced. Those
who attended from here were Miss