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

! Sheldon street. Miss Gray. who Is
the daughter of Mr.. and MI. $. 5.
| Gray of Sutton, is IL stenographer for
the American Express Company and
| Mr.. CrOwhingShield is in charge of
the cost department at the = Nor
man Machine Tool Company. Vocal
and instrumental music was en- ioyed
and games We're played A buffet
! luncheon was served and the engage
ment was announced just beforehand
by the reading Of an original poem
by Miss Verna WaSon which was
written by George Cobleigh. About
% guests were present. The drcora-
tions consisted of red chlyoanthe-
NUNS and Miss Gray was presented
bouquet of bride roses.
The Crawford Adams Co., which
played in the Lecture Course Thurs
day evening, Nov. 90, includes Mr..
Adams, the "Wizard of the Bow, >
Nan Synott, pianist, who appeared
with him here last year, and Gladys
Evelyn Gibbon, reader and humorist.
The company missed the mail train
ut White River Junction and after
some long distance telephoning hired
a car, and arrived little later, and
both cold and hungry, but with Yam
kec grit, went on the stage at once
and both amused and delighted Il hall
full OF people with long and at
tlactive program. Mr.. Adams is;
even more proficient with the violin
. than before, and his accompanist is;
Il wonder, following every musical
fancy he chooses to evoke with hi
bow, in absolute harmony. The read
rr had Il pleasing personality and
gave several enjoyable selections.
The whole program was fully up to
expectations, which were high.
The Book Club meets with Mrs. E.
l.. Wells at 7.3O o'clock Monday eve
ming, and sells the books read during
The past six months after some very
exciting bidding. The new books
have been distributed, and include
the latest and most attractive SEEM
ing titles.
Jack Cheney was seriously i'll with
} he humps last week, but is no"
getting better. There are Il great
many cases in town, most of them
, very light.
The U. l. S. dancing classes Fri
, day were well attended, Mr.. Gould
/ teaching the first steps Of the fox
trot to both afternoon and even
ing classes. There was a large at
tendance at the evening social, Mr..
and Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Emma Locke
Beattie furnishing inspiring music. t
The funeral of Eva Watchie, held
at st. Elizabeth's church, Friday
morning was largely attended, and
the floral display was beautiful. With
the kindly spirit which she would
have, shown, the cut flowers were dis
tributed among the sick, rather than
allowed to wither fruitlessly. The
bearers were young friends of the
dead girl: Urban Hcbcrt, Harry
! Gaudette, Arthur Mccain, John
Bcdard, Oliver Ouillette, Clarence
LeDonX. Friends also used their own
cars in conveying the family and
mourners to St. Elizabcth's cemetery.
The Daughters of liberty are hold
ing a series of whist parties this win
ter, of which the next is Monday eve
ling, Nov. "a, in the g. A. Il. hall.
At this time also will be shown a
handsom eq uitl,ihhcw
handsome quilt which they are to sell
by ticket.
MI and Mrs. Thomas Ncaglc of
Boston and Clinton Stone of Coal
burg, West Virginia, who were call
ed here by the death of Miss Eva
Watchic, returnd the last of the
week to their respective homes.
A number of the friends of Z. A.
Darling, who has been on the sick
list for several weeks, paid him a
friendly visit Saturday evening which
was complete surprise to their host
but decidedly not an unwelcome one.
Roland Sidney is at home having
finished work at Hardwick.
Nearly every church and society
in this vicinity has had its annual
chicken pic supper, so that the
Slaughter among the feathercd tribes
must have been immense. Last, but
by no means least, was that of the
Congregational church last Friday
afternoon and evening. The holiday
sale preceded the supper, and large
number of handsome and useful alti-
clcs were disposed of. Cream of po-
tato soup, chicken pie, cranberries,
biscuits, doughnuts, cheese, coffee,
ice cream and cake were dispensed to
a hungry multitude, who tasted,
quite extensively, and pronounced
them good.
The graded school and Lyndon In
stitute close Wednesday for the
Thanksgiving recess, the out of town
pupils and teachers nearly all being
able to go home for this period. The
pupils of the Vail Agricultural
school simply have the day, as their
work is practically continuous.
Harold Ahern is the first of the
college bunch" to arrive, having the
whole week off from his studies; at
Columbia University.
The Rev. James Hutchinson of
Barton was in town Friday to join
his wife and daughter, who have been
visiting here.
Mrs. Emma Rhodes of St. Johns
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