St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-09-10
AT DANVILLE.
Reception to RepresenlaIive


A large company OF the friends and
neighbors of Frank Clement gathered at
his house last Wednesday evening in Gel.
ebration OF his election as town repre-.
sentative. DR.. c. L. Libbey acted as
chairman during the evening and Mr..
Clement in a few words thanked the
people for the honor that had been con-
ferred upon him. Harvey Burbank
spoke briefly on the issues Of the cam
paign. Music was furnished during the
evening by the Ladies Quartette OF
Danville and bountiful refreshments were
served and a pleasant social time
enjoyed
a Word from South Africa,
Miss Anna NJ. Cummings of Willing
ton, Cape Colony, spoke at the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening on
South Africa and the schools established
there by Rev Andrew Murray. She told
of the work these schools are doing in
educating the native whites to be mis-
sionaries to the dark people Of the inte-
rior and made allusion to the war and
its effect on the work there and the OPP
portunities it has opened. Miss Cum
mings spoke very interestingly and held
the close attention Of the audience. A
chorus choir led in the singing of the
HYMNS. A solo, THE Earth is the
Lord s." was beautifully rendered by
MISS Harriet Whittier Of Boston. Ly-
man Perkins of Boston, presided at the
organ during the evening and his inter
probation of the music delighted the au
denCe.
Social and General.
The concert held at the Town Hall
Friday evening for the benefit of the
Methodist church was very enjoyable
and netted the society about $21. The
whole program was pleasing and the
singing by Miss Whittier was apprecia-
ted as usual as was shown by the APP
plause she received. Lyman Perkins Of
Boston by his skill as accompanist add
ed much to the pleasure of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Cutting of North
Hampton, Mass, and DIR. and Mrs. H.
N. Hooper and family, have been at the
Elm House for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Badger and Mr..
and Mrs. W. c. Heath are attending the
Barton fair.
John Harris of Washington, D. c., is
back at the Elm House after trip to
Boston.
Mrs. Hattie Swanson and sister, Miss
Mabel Macdonald, visited friends at
Hardwick and Cabot last week.
William Weirs of West Concord visited
at Frank Cranes, Tuesday.
10. Wilkins of Salem, Mass, has been
visiting at Isaac Colby's.
Mrs. Ella Laird returned to her home
in Hardwick Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Packard of st.
Johnsbury have been visiting at E. E.
Badgers. They start for California,
Monday.
Mrs. F. A. Crane and son Fred visited
John Crane at Cabot, Saturday.
Mrs. ]. H. Swan and Miss A. L. Nor
rison of Chicago, have been stopping at
Thurber's.
Mrs. M. B. Hale and Mrs. L. F. Thorn
ton of West Barnet, and Mrs. A. !. Mack
ey Of Peacham, visited friends at Thur
ber's, Wednesday.
L. B. Hartshorn and wife of st. Johns.
bury are stopping al the Elm House.
Murray Morse and Bert Morrill, have
been to the Bradford and Sheldon juno
ton fairs, and will go to Barton fair this
week,
Roger and Emma Crane of Barnet |
visited their uncle, Frank Crane, Friday. |
Rev. George H. Cummings and family
left Monday for a carriage drive to
Straford, where they will attend family
reunion and the 51st anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. Cummings parents.
Ertell Vim has moved into Mrs. Silas
Bovees house on the hill and Harry Cor
man into the basement of the same house.
Mrs. H. K. Ide, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. M. E. Porter, has re-
turned to her home in Wayland, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Hamilton, who
have been visiting Mr. Hamilton's par
ents, returned to their home at Newport.
Miss Alice Hamilton commenced the
fall term at Morse's Mills, Monday.
Misses Bertha West Nancy Peck,
Blanche Hartshorn and Wiley and Maui
rice Hoyt are attending st. Johnsbury
Academy this fall
Guy Rowe has returned to Peacham
Academy for another year.
F. N. Tinker has been spending few
days with his father George A. Tinker
and has now returned to Mount Hermon
school for his senior year.