The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-20
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Local News


of the late II. A. Gaylor Of Hill street
was attended by q large, enthusiastic
crowd of people and bids were
high.
A. J. Richard of Hill street had
u birthday Sunday and the evening
before his children gave him sur
prise party. Refreshments were serv-
cd and n pleasant evening spent.
Mrs. Ethel Nyc went to Morgan
this week to complete the. fall term
of school for Myra Gray who was
! called home. because of serious illness
in her family.
Mr.. Lanphear and son Wesley of
| Second street were called TO Sheldon
last week by the death and burial OF
MI. Lanphear's brother, Edison Lam
phear, whom he had recently visited.
Frank Rollins recently entertained
his sisters, Mrs. Charles Rollies and
Mrs Alfred Matten of West New
port for a few days.
Bigelow and Norris have added an
extension on the third floor Of
their bobbin mill, Clyde st.
J. J. Corkins is making improve
meH5 on the east side Of his resi-
dence CT Clyde street
Mrs. Helen Gaylor returns today tc
her home in West Burke.
Mrs. Adna burlington Of Lyndon
is in the city TO attend the auction OF
her u,clc, the late II. A. Gaylor.
A special meeting of the Memphre-
magog Lodge Of Masons was held in
Masonic Hall Wednesday evening
The e. A, degree was worked on sew
eral candidates.
A meeting Of the City Council, with
Mayor James T. Gardner presiding,
was held in tho City Rooms Tuesday
evening to consider the proposition
Of selecting Il new store house and
barn for keeping the city's horses
and wagons. The city lost its pres
cnt building through the sale of The
double tenement Curricr property.
The question was practically decided
but information regarding the loca-
tioH Of the property cannot be di
vulgcd until final papers are signed
A committee of masons, consisting
of Rufus W. Spear, Arson C. CLARK
and E. J. Smith, has been appointed
to look into the question of adycr-
tisin" and hosting the regular and
special meetings of the lodges.
Mrs. Maude hadlock of boston is
in town visiting friends.
Local folks felt the stiff wind am
severe cold of yesterday and las
night. The wind blew at terrific
rate and went right through Il per
son. Looks rs though old winter ha
come to stay.
Little Pearl Roundy, nine yea,
old child, with wonderful voice, viii
sing Friday evening at the Prcmie:
Theatre as an added attraction.
Ray King of Franklin, Mass, i
now working in Fred Ponto's barbel
shop in the basement of the New.
port House, King has had Is years
experience in the business and
considered a high-class ton&orial ar
list.
Mrs. Edward Ouimct of Lyndon
vile was in town Tuesday
Several folks from Newport a.
tended the reception given Mr. an'
Mrs. Edison Schayltz (ncc Moultol)
at Derby Saturday evening, They
were Just recently married.
Walter Cleveland called on New.
port friends Wednesday en- route e
his home in Coventry from Burling
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marshall o
Lcnnoxvillc, p. @, arc visiting
friends in town.
Forrest Lord of Sherbrookc called
on Newport friends Tuesday.
Homer Nolcttc of llicbford spent
the week end with his parents, MI
and Mrs. Ephraim Nolettc.
The body of Harvey Lapicr, for.
merly of Newport, who died IN
Woodsville, N. H. was scheduled to
arrive on the noon train today. Ma
sons of the NJ emphrcmagog Lodge OF
Newport of which Lapier was a mem
Der, were planning to conduct ma
sonic burial services at tho grave il
the weather permitted.
Howard Clement, young son OF
Robert Clement of the postofticc Dc
partmeDt is i'll at home with tho
chicken poX.
The wrestling bout which wa
scheduled to be held IN Shcrbrookt
Saturday evening, Nov. Is, between
Fred O'Haran, middlcweight cham
pion of the Eastern Townships. anG
Charlie Borella, champion of the City
of Newport, was postponed by thu
promoters. IT is planned to hold thu
match sometime in December. Young
BorclIa was lSccnly disappointed By
the postponcmcnt as he has looked
anxously forward to the battle.
These two men wrestled once be
fore to draw and Borella felt con
fidcnt he would throw O'Hala during
Saturdays bout.
Howard Fuller has returned from