The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-15


Mrs. NJ. f. Putney entertained
the card club at the Heights House
on Saturday afternoon.
A large car filed with grain for
the Wanaton Milling company Of
South Lunenburg wa, set clear be-
yond the siding track on Thursday
afternoon owing to the failure of
the breaks to hold No damage
was done to ear or contents.
Miss Luda Barber was i'll and
unable to teach school at South
Lunenburg last week and is teach
ing this week to make up the time.
Several of the schools finished
Friday for the spring vacation of
four weeks. Miss Anna Cole Of
the west neighborhood. Miss Ruth
Cole on Pond Hill and Mrs. O'Neil
Of the Pierce district are also
teaching and the High school has
two weeks before vacation.
Mrs James King was in st.
Johnsbury and Gilman on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Edward King was quite i'll
last week but is now convalescent.
Her sons, Fred and Henry of Gil
man and viii Of ST JohnSbury,
visited her on Tuesday
\. &. Congdon, the efficient and
genial agent at Lunenburg station,
Of the M.C.R.R, is taking in the
automombile show and other pleas
ure> Of the Hub city this week.
The electric light plant was put
in operation last week and lights
will be furnished as long as the
water is sufficient.
After many months of pain,
Fred W. Strong passed away oil
! Friday, March 10, at the home of
/ his daughter, Mrs. l.. H, Wilson,
where he has ben most tenderly
cared for during his long illness.
Mr.. Strong was torn at North
Pomfret, March 81, 1858. For
many years he was principal of 1
school in Iowa. his wife, whom he
married in 1886, also being a
teacher both in Iowa and later in
Vermont. III health being the
cause of giving up the work in
both eases One child was born
to them while in town, Marcella,
now Mrs. L. H. Wilson Of Lunen-
burg. On Saturday the body was
taken by the Solrowing daughter
TO Woodstock where the burial
service was held in Prosper ceme-
terry Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Strong is survived by one brother
now in the Bahama Islands, a niece
and her daughter Of North Pom
! fret besides. Mrs, Marcella Wilson
and two grandchildren, to whom
with Mr.. Wilson, the sympathy of
many friends is extended.
Mrs. Charles Spaulding was the
guest of Mrs. Walter Silsby in
Campton, N. H., from Wednesday
to Monday.
| Lyman Height who has been
confined to the house all winter,
has been able to walk quite dis
lance and also to ride during the
past week of warmer weather
He is living with his sister, Mr.
Amanda Wentworth.
The ladies served one Of then
excellent dinners on town meeting
day, showing ability both to vote
and attend to household duties, and
added forty dollars to their treas
ury
st. Patrick's Day will be cello
brated by dance at the toWr
hall with music by Walls foul
piece orchestra from Groveton.
Frank Powers of Concord IS al
BellvicW farm doing inside decorat-
ing.
Mrs. A. J. Newman will enter
tain the High school pupils anc
principal, Roy L. Gale, at Il st
Patrick's day party on FRIDAY
evening at the Heights house.
Mrs. Julian Bell Of South Lun-
enburg wa the guest of Mrs. \
G. Strain in Grovcton last week.
A. n. Bell and Miss Priscilla
Bell of South Lunenburg were il
st. Johnsbmy during the past
/ week.
DR.. w. NJ. Bronson was called
to Littleton on Saturday by the
death and burial of an aunt
The W. w. Phelps Of Hillside
farm had new sugar on Wcdnes-
day, March Sth, the first to re-
! port this year Many of the farm
crs have tapped their orchards.
Kyle T, Brown was in Berlin