St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-16

JrNctt. give good news from hem both
/ Dr. tin"dcll and wife reached Glasgow
June y. and Mir. .Icwctt wrote from
| Athens, Greece. June Il. Since Mr..
.JeWrtt'S last letter. he has visited P:lcS-
/ tine. and returned To Constamtinoplr
/ He goes To Switzerland for Il month";
thence to Paris. Great britain. Germany
and Austria. and home Via China and
Japan.
Excursion to Memphremagog, and
Christian Reunion.
\ SomcWh hat novel excursion came off
on Tuesday of this week. the principal
object of which WAS Ia get the Christian
people of this section together and visit
Newport and Lake Mcmphrrmag"g. \
Ion" train of ears we'll loaded left this
place about 9:I5 \. VI. and the number
of cNcur>inni>t> were Increased at al
most every station between here and
the lake. until the train numbered 30
gentlemen and ladies when ii reached
u
Vermont.
The II. .Inhn>hurv Band WAS along.
a> Il necessary attendant. and ON arIiv-
ing at Newport. at -. nearly all went
on board thu, iron steamer. ''Lady of
the Lake.. Capt. G.. W. F""". and tool,
trip down the lake. The four hours
IL Il. t,,1
we've most pleasantly rnioNrd. The
day WAS perfect for til" occasion over
east. hut not rainy VAIN. hut not hot
moist. but not muddy. After lunch
ing III small groups. the time was spent
in social converse. admiIiug the famed
scenery of this locality. listening t" the
band. singing Winu"Ncd Nmn>. in
SnlII, of which the baud led with fine
effect. and visiting with old friends.
and making pleasant new acquHimt-
ancc>. There were ON This cNcm sion.
he>id,> people from II. JohI>burN. and
every town between this and Newport,
citizens of Barnet. RNegatr. West Con
cord. Mn Davis of Burlington and MI.
Cook of Ludlow. of the State \. VI. &.
A.. and Dr. Jonas thickcring al Boston.
/ On the return passage. the Rev. II. T..
Cushing introduced with appropriate
remarks the following resolution
Hc~oIrrd. That "uI grateful thanks
are hereby rendered /" Capt. F"@g tor
his courtesy To this company. and we
most drN"utlN pray. that his voyage
through lie may he ~ pleasant a> tins
has been To II>-;ind that we may all
reach our final Port in safety.
This was seconded 10y Rev. Edward
+. Fairbanks. and passed with three
hearty cheers. to which Capt. F"g%.
VIII" Was listening from the upper d""k.
responded briefly. SAY ing he had ll"arcd
ON Lake Mrnphrcmng"g oven thirty
five Years. and hoped /" li"at sometime
longer. and cmi"y many such occasions
;i> the present.
Returning t" Newport 1T four o'clock,
the party repaired t" the Mcmplmrma-
gug House. Whrr" Il >plrndld supper
WAS served in the best style "i this
fnNoritc house. after which The company
gathered on the spacious NrrandahS,
where seats had been placed, I"I Il short
praise meeting, conducted 10y MI. Geo.
+. Davis of burlington. In the open
inc exercises. Rev. -. +. Miller. III be
half of the company. congratulated MI
+. W. Bowman, proprietor of the house
on the great and signal privilege I'M
prccc,lrmtrd in this region in our hotel
history of II truly Christian gathering
tor the special purpose of W"r>hippina
God Mr.. Bowman very tcclin"lN re-
sp"mded.
After Il short season spent III praise
>rr> ice. the meeting adjourned until
eight o'clock. when Il large company
met in the parlorS of the house. tn,
slight rain making an out door meeting
imlracticahlc. The meeting WAS con
Quoted hv Rev. Mr.. Miller. and liN,
minute addresses were made 10y Mc>Sl>
Geo. f.. Davis and Geo. White. an'
Rcvs. Cook. Jones. Litch. Roy>, Gushing
Wild, and othrIS. The closing eAcr
, ciScs were very Interesting Ia the las
moment. and the crowded rooms of th'
g., hotel proved the intense interest feel
10y all present. The meeting CLOSED
with PRAYER for Gods blessing on Nh
= Bow nlan and family. and all the com
| pauN ot the houS, the present season.
T. At ten O'Clock the cNcuisionists tool
h the train for home. those at this place
arriving very early in the morning. an,
all feeling that if such an excursion ira
II a novel thing. it WAS good I" he there.
II Forgery.
:, \ man signing his name sutton, "
Sutor. vas arrested in this place las
Friday. ON charge of forgery and at
t.mpt AT >windlimg. We learn from TN
# Erpyess that he tiIst Appeared one da
Il last week at the MemphremIa%"% ll"u>
a. and claimed to he Il member "1 I'll" iIrl
n of II. X. Thurher and company. Nr'
is York civ. and that he had come on |
H. advance to engage rooms Tor liith"
who were then at the PemigeWass'