St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-24

prepared for the Farmers meetings t
be held here Thursday and Friday, Eel
! / and 2 under the auspices OF the Stat
Board OF Agriculture:
THURSDAY EVENING
Welcome.
Music.
Sheep and Mutton.
L. B. Harris. LyndonviIl
Forage Crops, ]. K. Curtis, Georgi
FRIDAY MORNING.
Maple Sugar, C.J. Bell. Valdez
The Grass Crop. D. H. Morse, Randolph
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Proverbs 81 %.
Prof. ]. L. Hills. ST. Ayr. College
c. ]. Bell, Walden
FRIDAY EVENING.
Hiring and Managing Farm Help,
D. H. Morse, Randolph
Inc Agricultural College and Experiment
Station, Prof J. L. Hills, st. Ayr. Col.
Death of MIR. Quimby.
Ira Quimby, who has been i'll for long
time and for the past year been suffering
great deal, died Tuesday evening, Ian.
16. His wife and children have cared Tor
him, in his illness and now mourn the
loss of a devoted husband and a kind
and loving father. His children who sur
vive him are Mrs. Arthur Davis, Miss
Luna Qumby. Ransell and Ernest
Quimby all living in the home. Funeral
services were held at his late residence
Thursday forenoon. Rev. l. P. Quimby of
St. Johnsbury officiating, assisted BY
the Unversaist choir here He was a
mason and members from Moose River
Lodge attended the funeral. The inter.
ment was at Grove Cemetery, East St.
Johnsbury. His family have the sym.
pathy OF the community in their bereave-
ment.
Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday school convention which |
was held in the Methodist church last |
week Wednesday and Thursday was we'll
attended and the sessions were made
very interesting by the speakers. The
convention welcome was given by Rev.
'ames f. Knapp of this place, the "Wel-
,ome Acceptance" was given by Rev. E.
:. Blackmer of Lunenburg. The opening
address was by Rev. George w. Hunt of
It. Johnsbury. Rev. J. H. Hoffman also
It st. Johnsbury gave au address Thurs
lay evening, his subject being, THE Lite
airy Merits Of the Bible" Other minis.
ers taking part were, Rev. George L.
tory, state field worker Rev. S. T. Dunn
I Guildhall, Rev. P. F. Marston of Lam
aster, and Rev. A. {. Fuller of Guildhall.
ilss Jennie A. Silsby of Lunenburg read
fine selection.
Dinner and e1opar u,a-a ea.uad -: A. |
estry, the ladies OF the Universalist
hurch assisting the ladies OF the Metho-
list church in providing the refresh
1ents. The weather was fine and all
resent seemed to enjoy the exercises.
Officers Installed.
At the meeting Of Adah, Chapter, No.
8, o. E. S., last Thursday evening the
blowing officers were installed BY James
. Weeks of st. Johnsbury: Worthy
iatron, Mrs. Annette Forsaith; worthy
atron. A. D. Forsaith; A. NJ, Mrs.
la Rich; secretary, Mrs Julia Bishop;
.easurer. Mrs. Abbie Brigham; con-,
lrs. Della Quimby asso. con-, Mrs.
larry Hastings; warder, Mrs. Mary
righam; sentinel, George Chapman;
laplain, William Pratt; marshall,
Irs. Augusta Davis; organist, Miss
'innie Walbridge; Adah, Mrs. Gertrude
rowell; Ruth, Mrs. Carrie Dowse;
sther, Mrs. Martha Cobleigh; Martha,
RS. Lois Cutting; Electa Miss Lila I
haplain. 9
Herbert Douglas had the misfortune to v
We log roll on to his foot Monday in
ing it badly.
There is to be sugar party in the YES h
? of the Universalist church, Friday 4
ening, Jan. &c, for the benefit of the e
nday school. Every one is cordially (
vited. T
Walter May who was ill last week is
lie to be out again. II
During the year 1899 there were ten I
rths in this village school district.
NO OF this number have died. c
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. White were called
Barnet Tuesday to attend the funeral
Mr.. Whites father
F. NJ. Cobleigh's hand is improving ?
d his friends hope it will soon be we'll U
ain a
This town has four snow rollers in use +
is winter.
Mrs. Sophia May went to Groveton c
IT week.