The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-25
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News


Brightlook hospital superintend-
.ent and nurses were at the train
Saturday afternoon to say goodbye
to Miss Alice Ketchen, superin-
tendent of nurses who left for
Montreal en- route to Cape Town,
South Africa. Miss Ketchen ex-
poets to reach Liverpool October
and to sail four days later with
her brother, DR.. Arthur Ketchen
for his home in Cape Town.
Miss Ina Clark of the Lougee
and Smythe store is rallying at
Brightlook from a serious opera
ton performed on Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. E, H. Cowles have
been spending a few days in Bos-
ton on a business trip.
MI and Mrs. Lothar Beck of
Barre were week end visitors at
the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Beck and Mr. and Mrs. Henry J.
Beck. They have just returned
from a summer spent with relativ-
es in Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Roman with
Mrs. Romans brother, Burns Nc
Intyrc of Houlton, Me, have been
visiting friends in Woodsville.
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolf NJ. Stahl of
Boynton Hill have been entertain
ing Miss Nadine H. Colby of
Woodsville.
Mrs. j. w. Buxton and Miss Eli
zabeth Richardson of Salem, N. H.,
were week end visitors in st.
Johnsbury on their way to Mon
treal.
Mrs. Raymond Fisk and son, Ro
bert, have been passing a week at
Mrs. Fisk's home in East st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Aldridge E. Hunt and son,
Aldridge E. Jr., who have been
spending a few days at the Maple
Grove Tea Room, left Monday for
their home in Newton. Mass, Mrs.
Hunts mother, Mrs. Ella Richard
son, also of Newton, who accom-
panied them to St. Johnsbury, goes
Tuesday TO Swanton to meet her
sister from Newport, N. H., and
together they will go to their old
home in Canton, N. Y.
Henry Gentry is i'll at the Fitch
hospital, following a serious opera
ton performed the past week.
Mrs. B. f. Doyle leaves the first
of October for Boston to take
ten days special course in tech
nicque and ball room dancing, pre-
paratory to opening her class
es. Mrs. Doyle has large
class enrolled at Barton.
Miss Lola French and Mrs.
G. c. Wilkie will furnish the
music this season for Mrs. Doyle'a
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Hallett and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Burns were
in West Burke Saturday to attend
the grange fair and to visit old
friends.
Mrs. Lena Patterson of st.
Johnsbury Center was week end
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Burns.
Mrs. Donald Blodgett who has
been i'll for a number of weeks at
her. home on Western avenue, Is
recovering.
A daughter was born Monday
morning at the hospital in Pitts
field, Mass, to MI. and Mrs. John
Cameron of North Adams, Mass,
granddaughter to DR.. and Mr..
Alfred Poole Grint. The baby has
been named Mary Sampson Cam
eron.
Miss Grace Rouse spent the week
end with her sister, Miss Sue Rouse
in Derby Line, her sister accom-
panying her home.
The dates Of the meeting in st.
Johnsbury of the Vermont Branch
Woman's Board of Missions and
the Vermont Home Missionary I'm
ion are Tuesday and Wednesday,,
September 26 and 27. The Board
will celebrate its 5Oth birthday,
opening Tuesday evening with a
birthday supper in the North
church.
Mrs. James Devers and son,
James of Barre are visiting DR.. and
Mrs. John M. Allen of the Octa-
gon.
Miss Mildred Stiles and her
mother, Mrs. Mary Stiles who have
spent the summer in ST. Johnsbury
have gone to Sherbrooke to visit
old friends.
DR.. J. M. Allen. who is a mem
Der of the New England Surgical
society, was in Burlington the last
of the week to attend a meeting of
the society. This was the first
time the society which is made up
or prominent surgeons in New
ENGLAND has held its meetinp in