Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-02-12

tcleu the 81. JOhnSDulN hospital,
Friday for treatment.
Miss Maud Wilson and Miss Mabel
Wolthley Of Bradford were guests at
the 81. Johnsbury House, Friday.
Mrs. William Clement and Mr..
and Mrs. O. i. EXley Of North Dan
Vile were busincss visitors hero Fri
day.
The many friends of Mrs. Myron
+. Simpson, who has been seriously
i'll with pneumonia, will be pleased
! to know that she is making Il favor
able recovery
Twenty- -four of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rlair's friends gave them II
surprise panty at their home, 96 Con-
cord Ave, Thursday night. Sand
witches, cake and coffee were served
and a ple;: ant evening Gpent.
Mrs. +. II. Bickford of Bradford is
spending Friday in town.
Mrs Harry Carr of Danvillc is in
Bliphtlook hospital recovering from
Il slight operation.
+. II. li"llctt is in Burlington at
tending Il meeting of the county
agent, and managers of the en-
change.
Mr.. l.. +. Folsom of Newport
visited her nephew, Warren Wheeler,
at Brightlook hospital Thursday. Mr..
Wheeler had an operation on his leg.
He is just home from France, being
wounded three times.
The Pythian Sisters hold their reg
ular meeting tonight in the G. A. Il.
hall.
Miss Edith Dresser has returned
from a two months visit at her home
in Richmond, Que.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Trainor and
two children, Norma and Dorothy,
from White River Junction were
week end visitors at Mr.. Tluinor's
brother, William Trainor at 50
Clark Ave.
Andrew Richie and Leslie Thorn
ton and Hci bert Steele of West Bar
net were in the place Monday.
Miss Dora Caitec and Miss Ruth
Cowan, both of Lyndon Institute,
were Saturday guests at H. M. Good
wins.
1t may interest the friends of this
newspaper to know that since the 23d
Of January the circulation of the Eve
ming CaledOnian has been increasing
at the rate of about Is per cent u
week and is going steadily upward.
The rate Of increase in circulation of
The Weekly Caledonian since the in
stallation of the dollar rate, is even
better than this figure.
Interest runs high over the conf
ing hearing which is to be held by
the Public Service commission on
Friday of this week ut the St. Johns
bury House on the proposition of
whether OF not the local phone COM
pany shall be allowed to raise their
rates and change their form of ser-
vice in this vicinity. 1t is expected
that large number of out-of-town-
ers will be present.
Charles C. Lord, editor and mana
ger of the newspaper at Island Pond,
is to sever his connection with that
enterprise on February Goth, to en-
ter the employ of the Evening Gale
DOMAIN as desk man and assistant to
Mr.. Policy. Mr.. Lord is we'll ac-
quaintcd in this vicinity, having spent
much of his early life here and at on
time owning and editing The Gro
ton Times. He will probably not
move his family here until spring.
Mrs. William Colby and E. H. Har-
low we're in Lyndonville Wednesday
night to attend q meeting of the
Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
The cottage meeting of the Bap-
list church was held with Miss Min
ME Hulburt at 26 Lafayette street,
W ednesday night. This was the first
Of these meetings and was we'll at
ended.
There is much agitation in this vi
Unity this year over the election of
| lady to the local school board. 1t
IS believed that the presence of a
on the board will go far to-
ward improving the condition of the
children in the public schools, par
icularly in regard to their health
md other matters to which men do
lot attach much Importance. That
here will be hot contest over the
natter seems certain. Sen. Harry
;arr, whose term expires this year
S to be II candidate for reelection.
The feeling in some quarters is that
With the schools having important
uestions to consider along with all
ther institutions of good govern
nent, it is wrong time to Change
orses while crossing stream"
That there will be no general ex-
ension of time beyond March 18th
Of the filing Of returns and for the
ayment of Income and Excess Pro-
is taxes due on that date, is the de-
ision of Daniel c. Roper, Commits,
oncr of Internal Revenue. The an-
ouncement was made today by Col
ctor Jones Immediately following
lie approval of the Senate and House
the report of the conferees on the
ew Revenue Bill. at is necessary
get the initial tax payments in nv