The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-08
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

Mrs. c. E. Waldron of Provi-
dence, X. l., was a weekend
guest of Mrs. Elsie M. Harvey on
Boynton Avenue.
Mra Abbie Gibbs, who has been
caring for DR.. H. C. Newell for
the past five weeks, has returned
TO her home in Montpelier Dr.
Newell is now able to sit up :.
little ,very day.
M1s. Abbie J. Balch. who has
spent the winter months with Mrs.
J lts. Bancroft, at the BNynton
home on Main street, is to spend
sescral weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. O B. Johnson. in Mehosc
Iiighiahds, Mass.
Mrs. H. G. Ely and Miss Caro-
line Ely who have spent the win
ter in Camden, Sc, reached
home Friday. They made stops on
their way home at Poughkeepsie,
New York City and in Springfield.
Mass, in the latter city visiting
Mrs. Ely's daughter, Mrs. George
". Kyburg.
Miss Eleanor Jenckes, Girls
Community League leader, spent
the week end with friends in Mon
treal.
John r .Somerville is confined
to the house by illness.
The subject of the service at
the First Church of Christ, Scen-
fist Sunday morning will be "Are
Sin, Disease and Death Real?"
The second electrical storm of
the spring visited st. Johnsbury
at 1890 O'clock Saturday morn
ing and though brief was quite
severe. Considerable rain fell at
ter the storm, the Museum record
giving the amount of rainfall as
10 of an inch.
James Woods, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert E. Woods, entertain
ed number of his friends at a
dancing party Thursday evening.
Twenty-eight boys and girls went
through the mazes of the popular
dances at the Woods home to the
music of the piano played by Mrs.
Frank w. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. James lmpey are
home after a visit to Mr.. lmpey's
brother, Harry Impey, in Boston.
Miss Alice Robertson, the mem
Der of Congress from Oklahoma,
and the only woman in that body,
was in Bangor, Me-, and Forth
mouth, N. H., this week. In the
latter city she addressed the Re-
publican convention. In a letter
in the early fall to Mrs. j. H.
Brooks, chairman of the Girls
Community league Congressman
Robertson accepted Professionally
an invitation to st. Johnsbury and
the league is still hopeful of secur-
ing her for an address. She feels
special interest in st. Johnsbury
as her mothers family was form
erly connected here and members
of the family including her moth
er, attended st. Johnsbury Acad
envy.
The Easter sale held at the Am
edican Legion auxiliary Friday
afternoon and evening was exceed
ingly well patronized and the
booth with their attractive offer
ings drew many shoppers. The
sale closes at six tonight, this aft
ernoon being largely devoted to
the sale of food.
Mrs. C. f. Severance has re-
turned from a visit to her parents
in Tomfobia, P. @.
Adelard Couture goes Monday
to Skinner, Me-, to work for the
Skinner Lumber Co.
Rex Palmer has been visiting
friends in Sutton, and sampling the
fine brand of sugar turned out of
Sutton sugar places.
Edward Smvthe Of Loueee and
Smvthe has been in Hardwick this
week looking after the firms store
there.
Hit by a hat in the hands of a
playmate Calvin Hubert, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Hubert of
ASSlHQud avenue, received pad
pashes lust below and over the eve
ridav afternoon on the playground
of the Portland street school CAL
win is student at the school and
one of the energetic newsboys of
the Caledonian-Record
The Ever Ready club of Grade 5
Summer street, taught by Mrs. @.
G.. Jones. held its annual meeting
Friday afternooS and elected these
officers for the sprino term: Pres
dent, Francis Cox; vice president
John Grady; secretary, Alfred
Sparrow: treasurer. Hi'da Porter
Miss GLADYS Bipelow is spending
the week end in White River juno
ton and attending as delegate
from the local telephone exchange
the state convention of the telc-
phone operators union.
Mrs. James Kenney who has
been i'll st. Johnsbury hospital
the past two weeks, is much i'm
proved. Mr.. Kenney is also recov-
ering from an illness and it at the |
HON of his dauhter, Mrs. S. A.
Moore.