St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-02
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Sheldon were GUESTS of Rev. ;nd
Mrs. G.. W. Douglas 1t the Man>r
on Friday. cnroutr from Colehro"h
where th"y sprm Christina with
EtiVc...
A conini,.cc OF ladies OF which
Mrs. ". &. King j. chairman we're
appointed on SUNDAY to aid those
families who Were i'll with Influenza
nnl urnhh, To rrcpair food roi lhenI-
srlVe@ by SellinG cooked food and
;::.is,in; ia other rrr0s Is far a
possible.
Mr.. S. G. Smith, ..li.i Anna Colo
and Kyle Il. Grown were in s., lohhT-
bury on Friday.
Mrs. Olive Ball is assisting to care
for Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory, who aIe
both i'll.
Fred Simonds and Miss ParadiS OF
st. Johnsbury were guests Of Mr..
Sarah Simonds and MIR. and Mrs.
Warren simonds on Christmas day.
&. II. BaIrh was in littlctoh OH
business las week.
Dr.. and Mrs.. W. NJ. Bronson ald
daughter, Charlotte, spent Christmas
with his parents in Liltleton.
Misses Ruth Cole, Irene. EElnia
Cole, Helen Pond and Eleanor Morse
and Whitrcy Parker We're hrme from
,Eontpclicl Seminary for the Christ
mas recess, returning 10 their school
work Monday.
Mrf. Charles Rogers was III La!-
easter part Of last week.
Mr.. Hardy OF Fairfield wa a bust
ness visitor IN South luncnbulp On
Friday.
fhc Bc!l family gathered for their
annGal Christina; dinner and tree 1T
Riverside with Ms. Fran!:lin Bell and
Miss Annette Bell on Christmas day,
Mrs. Pearl Stanton and little Eliza
beth comm" from North Danvillc and
james Fell and Mrs. Bell from Lam
easter. Private William T.. Fell, who
is still in lie liaTrc, France. and
Homer Stanton were absent irotn the
fanny HatEtllllT.
Stanley Smith w;to with his parent,
NJ. and Mrs. HuAIlrod Smith, fox
Ema&.
Mrs. Lila Downing md youngest
child from Campton. n. H., are visit
ING her parents, IL. I'D Mrs. Rich
az, Ball and other relatives, coming
especially to attend the golden we'd
ding anniversary of her parents.
Philip SugE was in Littlcton ON
Christmas night, playing basket ball
with the Nhitc:i' Id tn;im.
Irving Sil&b% received letters from
Private Ernest Silsby last week, the
FIRST heard from him since the armi#-
ticc was signed He Was we'll and has
h...l all kinds of experiences, being
engaged in most of the big battles OF
the last few months OF hOstilitieE. All
were, rln,i 80 know that !.a wac we'll
a, fc&.> had been entertained that he
Wa among the missing when no
word was received for 80 long Il time.
MIS- Daisy Mann Of Woodavi'!c wa,
called here on Friday by the serious
illncSs of her niece, Alice Colby.
On account Of the prevailing IN
nucnza epidemic it was thought best
to close the churches and library and
not open the school,. this week. Over
40 eases have been reported, most OF
them rather light, especially among
the children, hardly amy OF whom
have escaped. Alice SiIsby is the
only patiert with pneumonia so far as
known, and the last reports from her
were favorable. Rev. Albert Gregory
and Lyman Wentworth have also
been i'll from other causes, but the
general outlook is favorable fer
speedy convalesccnce for all patients.
DR.. ". NJ. Bronson is the most popu-
lar man about town ut present and
fnd.i il difficult to meet all require
ments in tho day.
Private Fred G.. Holloway Wa; cal
led home from Camp DcvcnS by the
serious illness of every member of the
family and arrived on Sunday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ball reached
their 50th wedding anniversary on
December 9th, and had planned to
give Il general invitation to their
friends to visit them on that day but
owing to the great amount of sickness
at present, only part of the family
gathered at the homestead on the
evening to congratulate the bride and
groom of fifty years. They received
several gifts ard the evening WAS
very enjoyable. Light refreshments
were served during the time. All the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ball wish
them many more years OF "cdd4u
happiness.
Miss Josephine Carpenter was Il re-
cent visitor in st. Johnsbury.
Irving and Walter Dawson Of
North Danville were guests of their
grandfather and aunts, J. p. and the
Misses Dawson on Christmas day.
John Kimball, who was seriously i'll
with influenza At G. G. Bells last
week, was able to return home on
Sunday.
Private Charles Rogers has rccclv-
ed his discharge from the service ana
after spending Christmas at home
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Rogers, has gone to work for the
Grand Trunk railroad with headquart- /,
ers at Groveton.
Mrs. Hattie Wilson is entertaining