St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
LYNDON.
Christmns Mt the Churches.

very pleasant and successful affair. After
singing by the choir and congregation,
and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Farren, Roy
Gage favored the audience with a fine
solo well rendered. The Sunday school
sang several choruses and gave some
recitations after which the scholars gave
little play called The Revolt OF Santa
Claus" Earl Bradshaw sustained the
part OF Santa in good shape and the
children of all nations dressed each in his
or her native costume besought the kind
saint to continue his yearly visits and
make glad the hearts OF the little ones
all over the world. After each had made
his plea, using a sprinkling OF foreign
languages, Santa Claus relented and
promised what they asked. Then came
the distribution OF presents and the
happy children bore away their treasures.
The church was very handsomely dec
GRATED in green and white and large
Christmas tree covered with candles and
presents was the center of interest. A
slight accident occurred as near the close
OF the exercises Laura Colby, little girl,
got too near a candle and her muslin
dress caught fire, but it was very
promptly extingulshed so that the audi
ence was hardly aware OF her very mar
row escape.
The Christmas exercises at the Meth
Odist church took place on Wednesday
evening. The church was beautifully
decorated with evergreen testooned from
a central point over the stage to the
right and left and terminating over the
front window. A beautiful evergreen
star, some seven or eight feet across,
formed the central figure and had in it's
center a large white star with the word
JOY in gilt letters, and gilt stars sprinkled
about among the green. An evergreen
cottage occupied the choir gallery and
contained a small Christmas tree lighted
up with Japanese lanterns and an cleo
trio drop light. The opposite corner
was filled by a large Christmas tree
which was covered with bountltul
supply of presents and candy bags, and
lighted by electric drop lights. Various
smaller trees added to the decoration
and an easel stood in a conspicuous
place with the word Christmas which
was very prettily used in one of the eX-
ercises A fine program was presented,
consisting largely OF music with few
| choice selections well recited. The
scholars did themselves credit and gladly
express their gratitude to Clarence Hub
bard and Miss Etfie Kent for their kind
assistance. A solo by Master Roland
| Spencer and duets by Misses Rose and
| Mary Brown and Grace and Alice Kldder
/ deserve special mention for their excel
| lence and the various marching and
motion songs were well executed. A
pretty feature was the piece in which
! Young lady carried banner on which
was the word Jesus and a star, and SIX.
/ teen lads aud lasses carrying stars
| formed star around her. After few
short recitations it revolyed and wound
around into a half circle when seven of
the little girls stepped into place and
sang a pleasing little song, entitled
Twinkle Again The evening closed
with the distributions OF presents from
the trees. J, E. Wilson gave a bushel
basket nearly lull of bags of candy which
were distributed as far as they would 20
mostly to children outside the Sunday
school.
A most unfortunate occurrence last
Thursday night was the home coming of
| Mrs Anna Smith who has been at work
at the Daniel Webster Home for Orphans
at Franklin, n. H. Feeling ill on Thurs
day she started for this place and grew
rapidly worse on the way. At one place
on the route she had to wait two hours
tor her train and arrived here between
and o'clock in the evening, With diff
Guilty she walked up to DR.. Blake's, who
recognized her trouble as a case Of small
pox and had her immedia ely carried to
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Brooks, on a farm in Wheelock
The family are quarantined and all
proper precautions have been taken to
prevent the spread OF the dreaded dis
ease. Many people, particularly chill
dren are beng vaccinated, but the facts
show that there is very little danger of
the disease in this community for almost
no one had any opportunity to be ex-
posed to it. The greatest danger lies in
the fact that many people were exposed
to it on the cars and at the functions, yet
went on their several ways, ignorant OF
their having been in contact with the
loathsome disease.
Enterprise Grange elected the following
OllCSIS lOl IliS yCdl LoO% NOltuy Mas
ter E. B. Hopkins; Overseer, c. A. Hoyt
Lecturer, Mrs. ". L. Park Steward, Fred
Ainsworth; Asst. Steward, w. l.. New
ell; Chaplain, Sadie Spencer; Treasurer,
W. l.. Park; Secretary, Cynthia Albee
Gate Keeper, George Barnard; Pomona,
Villa Sange; Flora, Bertha Paris; Ceres,
Helen Pope.
Thomas Beck had the misfortune to
lose the end of finger at Daniel Paris
sawmill, Saturday. 1t will necessitate
a vacation as it is his right hand,
Mrs. Pierce died at her home on the
Pembroke Stevens farm Saturday morn
ing. She has been failing with consump-
ton for many months. Serious trouble
and pecuniary embarrassment have sad
dened her closing hours. She leaves sew
eral children.
Relatives from Peacham and Barnet
visited at Scott Farnum' S last week.
Sherman Brown was home to spend
Christmas and remained over Sunday,
E. D. Collins has been spending week
at New Haven, Conn.
Henry. Chase came from Portland to
spend Christmas with his brother, c. M,
Chase, and. the editors three sons spent
Christmas with him.
The Congregational Sunday school
elected the following officers, Sunday:
Superintendent, Ed. Gage; assistant
superintendent, Ira AlnswOrth; secretary
and treasurer, Roy Gage; librarian, Mrs.
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