St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-05
THE TOWNS AROUND.
BARNET.
PRESBYTERIAN Conference.

fIcSDyteTIan COUIcIcHcC.
A Presbyterian conference will be
held at the Walter Harvey Reformed
Presbyterian church next Tuesday.
Exercises begin at 10 a. m, and 2
and 100 p. m. These topics will be
discussed. The Bible inspired of God,
Rev Daniel Harris; The whole Bible
profitable, Rev. L. NJ. Ramsey; How
should the individual use the Bible,
Rev w. A. Pinkerton; How should
the family use the Bible, Rev. D. M.
McKinlay; Is the Bible a guide in
civil affairs, Rev. ]. c. K. Fairs;
Proper observance of the Sabbath,
Rev. S. R. McClurken; Christian en-
deavor for a country congregation,
Rev c. K. Garfield; The consistent
Christian, Rev E. w. Cummings.
The Saiter party left Barnet last
Monday, and the Goodwillies on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Flanders and daughter, and
Miss Helen Gilfillan leave for Paw
tucket, r. L., on Thursday.
The village schools commenced last
Monday, taught by Miss Mabel
Bracket of st. Johnsbury and Clara
| Dickinson of East Barnet.
Mrs E. NJ Burbank is repairing
the shop owned by her late husband,
making a good tenement which she
expects to occupy this fall.
William H. Burbank wrote to Dan
vers, Mass, to ascertain the age of
Mrs. Sarah Bushby, lately deceased,
supposed to be 100 years old. The
record there makes her only 80 years.
Dr. E. NJ Shaw was taken with
the western fever and left for Spo-
kane Falls, w. T., some two weeks
ago Rumors are af1oat that he is
going to invest his superf1uous CAPT
tai there.
Among the fresh arrivals are Mr..
and Mrs Enoch Harvey from Calais,
Me, Mr.. and Mrs. George Young
from Nova Scotia, who visit their
sister, Mrs. Laughlin, Willard Wright
of Iowa and Henry Warden from
Illinois.
EAST BURKE.
Annie Poland fell last week and
sprained one wrist badly.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fairbanks
have taken a trip to Guildhall and
GrovetOn.
Mrs. J. B. Jenkins and two children
have picked over 200 quarts OF red
raspberries this season.
Rev J. c. Bodwell occupied his pull
pit again in the Congregational
church Sabbath afternoon.
She that was Nellie Humphrey,
with her little son, of Manchester, n.
H., is visiting friends here.
Eli Curriers' parents are visiting
him for the first time since his mar
riage, more than 80 years ago.
Most of our young people seem to
be leaving us, some to Lyndon 1nstl-
tute, and some to schools of their
own.
Mrs Carrie (Carpenter) Cass, who
has been spending the summer at her
| fathers, has returned to her home in
the West.
George w. B. Smell leaves here next
week for Portland, Me. From there
he goes to Boston to enter Boston
University.
The school at the new mill taught
by Mrs. Cahoon, opened this week.
N. M. Wood commenced the village
school Monday with "a scholars. He
will board at Horace Burpee's.
Rev. ]. Ward of st. Johnsbury oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Methodist
church Sunday morning. 1t is expect-
ed that Rev 6. M. Curl of St. Johns
bury will preach next Sabbath.
The people of East Burke and vi
cinity have been enjoying a squirrel
hunt which commenced Monday and
was advertised to close Wednesday
night with a supper and promenade
at Parker's hotel. Horace Burpee
| and Charles Foster have been chosen
to count the game.