St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-03-24

the air 80 clear that il is surely the
best day that | have spent at any
beach yet in Florida. To get to the
beach YOU have to go to Mclbouln
town, then cross the Indian river in
small steamer. They are building
Il bridge across. The piles are all in,
the stringerS on and part of the
floor laid. When this bridge and the
permanent road to St. Cloud are fin
ished, Melbourn beach is sure to
have a boom in my opinion.
Today the temperature is just right
to sit on the sand and with light
coat on and see old ocean roll and
roll. As | looked out | saw some
thing rolling and playing in the surf,
then another and another, an0lsays
as that whale?" and they told me
they were porpoises playing. Well,
they surely were having a fine time.
did not see the whale, but they
claimed there was one off shore last
Sunday, but he did not show up for
my benefit.
Well, it is after d o'clock and the
last boat goes across at 4.30, so we
pick up some shells to show the folks
at home, and start back toward the
river One las lok at old ocean, the
whistle blows and VIC go aboard the
steamer and are off. The river is
beautiful, the sun is setting, the water
is perfectly smooth.
We are "A tired, but pretty content
ed people. Sea gulls and pelicans are
flying all around us, and ducks, the
Indian rivel is full of wild ducks, all
but wild. They are protected by the
law and they know it. There are
more than you can count all around
US. They are swimming within 100
feet Of the boat all the way across. As
we come up to the dock the same
darkies that we saw fishing in the
morning arc still there. A da,kie
here with a fish pole is surely the
most contcnted mortal | ever saw. I
wondered as | looked at them how
they would act with shovel in their
hands.
At $50 we are off the boat and
making our way to an eating house,
a hungry crowd. We fill the chairs
and one orders this and another that,
but when the darkle lady came to me
| said bread and milk. She looks her
ulprise and begins about ham and
eggs, etc, but | hit the table with
my hand and said bread and milk
and butter and she hustled. You
can get what you want down here
if you have the price and can use
the language.
The bread and milk was fine. 1t
made me think once more of home.
At 6.15 we hear the auto horns, the
cars roll up, and we are off to st.
Cloud, so miles away.
Mrs. John Mackay who has been
in failing health for some time passed
away Saturday at the home of E. r.
Mackay. The funeral was held or
Monday and burial at Peacham.
Miss Dorothy Mackay is home from
Middlebury College.
Mr. and Mrs Ray EMERSON AMI
son Kenneth, were at St. Johnsbury
last week on account of the illness
of Mrs. Carl Fuller. Mrs. EMERSON
will remain over there for a while.
Mrs. Walter Thorne is quite sick
with bilious fever.
George Darling has a new pair of
western horses from Gilman Bros. at
st. Johnsbury.
Orange Taylor has gone to work
for the Rickford sisters in Sugaring.
W. S. Sanborn will work for Ed.
Rowe.
Mrs. Kinney who has been nursing
in the family Of Mr.. Hance, has re-
turned to her home at Barnet
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. B. EMERSON were
1T St. Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. Augustus Teller of Groton
who has been caring for her daughter
Mrs. Sidney Farrow, has gone home.
Mrs. Maude Pollard who has been
very sick is much better.
The last number of the lecture
course was given on Wednesday eve
hing and was much enjoyed by a good
sized audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neald Montgomery
md son, of Hardwick are visiting at
Mrs. Mary Craig's. Miss jeanette
Craig of Waterbury is expected to-
lay. y
Nj. and Mrs. Walter Brock took :
heir daughter, Marjorie, to st. =
ohnsbury Monday for an X-ray ex-
\
Francis Churchill is working for ~
Roy Bros. at East Barnet. =
Miss Lena Wheeler and Mrs. Rob-
1T Butson were at St. Johnsbury last =,
eek, also Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Wheel ~
Mr.. and Mrs. William HASTE and .
harlotte and Carolyn Moore are all "
ick with the prevailing disease. :. .
The class in Domestic Science held i
n entertainment, "The Winter Cav ,
en-" and supper at Academy hall on IL
riday evening, March 10. All who "
TENDED pronounced it a great sue II
ess.
Mrs. Herbert Blair had quilting "
arty on Tuesday evening, March 16. b
few of the neighbors were invited
and the evening pleasantly pass W