The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-09
NEWPORT
Local News

ing the opportunity to appear before
the citizens of Newport and give an
address on "The League of Nations, -
subject of vital interest to every
American and which has been holly
debated in the United States Sea.
ate at the present time. Mr.. Viii
as does not state his stand en- the
question but whether he is for OF
against the proposed league it wo ali
be fine thing to have him come to
Newport and let us hear his views
We feel sure that Mr. Villas would
be given very kind reception no
matter what his ideas on this vital
issue are. He will speak free OF
charge. All he asks is that hall pe
arranged for him, the evening to be
selected by the mayor.
Miss Lucille Goodwin entertained
10 little girls at her home Wednes-
day afternoon from half past two
seven o'clock in honor of her 10th
birthday The dining room was deco
rated in pink and white and featurs
supper served at six. Miss Lucille
was made happy by the bestowal OF
several We y pretty gifts.
At the Woman's Club yesterday
Mrs. B. F. Moore, hostess, the topi,
of the day was "Our Dusky Friends
in the Southland" Mrs. Moore des-
cribed Educational conditions i.
some parts of the south and spoke
at some length of the industrial
school for Colored Girls in Daytona
Fla. Mrs. Moore also read sketches
from the Life of Booker T. Washing
ton and gave some of Paul Lawrence
Dunbar's best poems. A war story
read by Mrs. E. M. Downey and i
short sketch on Negro Patriotism and
Negro Music filled the afternoon.
Miss Nettie Chilson who suffered a
ance at Mrs. Puffer's dancing class
Tuesday evening at Pastime hall
Sloggett and Drew make fine com
bination for dance music. The pat
donesses were Mrs. d. C. Stevens
Mrs. John Young, Mrs. V. A. Harris
Miss May Donovan and Mrs
IIatherell of Rock Island are guests
of Mrs. Letitia Monroe.
Aaron H. Grout went Tuesday
night to NJ ontreal for few days.
f. C. Williams is in Boston on a
business trip.
News was received here that Miss
Agnes Morrill, who had just gradu-
atcd from st. Joseph's Hospital,
Nashua, N. H., on Thursday was
taken suddenly sick with an attack OF
appendicitis and was to undergo an
operation. Her mother, Mrs. Lewis
Morrill, and brother Leo left immc-
diately to see her.
Rev. H. B. Rankin, pastor of the
First Baptist church, left early today
for Lyndonville with his son, Weston
whom he will place in the Theodore
N. Vail Agricultural school there fol
a years term.
Mr.. Rankin plans to motor to St
Johnsbury from Lyndonville and WISH
two of the members of his church
Mrs. Leavitt and Emile Rossier, whC
are i'll at Brightlook.
The regular weekly prayer meeting
of the First Baptist church will b'
held Thursday evening. An adjourn
ed meeting of the church and societ!
will take place at the close of tn,
prayer service.
/ Mrs. Leavitt, mother of c. E. Lea
witt of Third street, who has been a
Brightlook hospital, st. Johnsbury
suffering from heart trouble, is mucl
better. She is now up and able t.
be around. The doctors say they will
shave her back home' in a week
John Stephens of the East EnC
went to st. Johnsbury Tuesday OF
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Rollins o
Newport motored to Warrington, P
G., Sunday to visit Asa Scott there.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hunter an,
Mrs. w. l. Rollins motored to Sher
brooke Monday
i Edward H. Howe, Viewpoints wei
known real estate operator, motore'
to Coaticook Tuesday on business.
w. S. Rollins visited Newport Cen
ter last week.
Auditor Carey of New York Cit.
from the main office of the Western
Union, and H. Hurd from Mr., Bar
ker's office, head of the plant depart
ment of the 9Th district, Springfield
were in this city today inspecting TIN
office and accounts of the Western
Union Telegraph Office.
Theron Meader has returned from
a trip to Boston and left yesterda,
to cover his regular territory through
Vermont and New York.
Charles Towse of the B. and M
office force went to Boston last nigh
for the rest of the week.
Federal General Manager of B. &
M. railroad and staff arrived yes
! tcrday on an inspection tour. Il
n Leo Morrill, was called to Nashu;
Sunday by the severe illness of HI
.sister, Miss Agnes Morrill, who ha
just undergone an operation for APP
pendicitis.
Miss Nettie Chilson who suffered
stroke which paralyzed her left sid
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