St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-27
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.


The repairs on the Congregational
church and furnishings are so far COM
peted that the reopening service will be
held next Sunday at 2,30 O'Clock. Rev.
DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks will deliver an
address and other appropriate exercises
will be held. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Rev. P. B. Fisk preached at Barton
Landing last Sunday and Rev. H. W.
Worthen preached at Newport.
Rev. Mr.. Steele seems to be gaining
slowly,
Mrs. A. n. Drew and her sister, Mrs.
Chapman, were fishing in the river above
the cemetery when in some way Mrs.
Drew slipped and went into the river.
She caught hold OF bush, just keeping
her head out of the water and with the
help of her sister succeeded in getting
out. 1t was narrow escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Park of Lyndon
were visitors at Milo Parks a day or
two last week.
Mr.. Harding has been quite i'll for sew
eral days.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gould from Lowell,
Mass, were guests at E. H. Halletts
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Joslin from Con-
cord were entertained at U. S. Goss' last
week Tuesday.
Howard Wilcox, wife and son visited
at T. E. Harriman's last week.
Miss Kate Hartman, western school
teacher is spending her vacation at her
fathers, David Hartman.
Mrs. Tracy Wiley, who has been sick
so long, remains about the same with
little improvement for the better.
Commissioner Jackson has a force of
men repairing the New Boston road from
the cemetery to the George Hallett place.
William and Ethel Warner from Enos.
burgh were entertained at E. H. Hallet's
last Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Sheaff, pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Barton visited at
Rev. P. B. Fisk's last week.
Arthur Wright from Moline, Ill.,, is
spending a few days with his brother,
Byron Wright and other friends. He
went from here some 40 years ago and
returned some 20 years ago TOR visit.
He has been connected with several OF
the manufacturing enterprises in Moline
that have proved to be financial successes.
Herbert Pierce is boarding with his
sister, Mrs. Pliny Chase.
Amos Sanborn is shinging the old ho-
tel building. Sixty years ago Capt
Samuel French kept this house and on
June training and other public days the
large bar room in the north west corner
of the house would be crowded. Two
men were kept busy turning out the
drinks in high license style for the crowd
About one halt of the men who attended
those occasions had their drinks.
Byron Wright AID family, his sor
George and family and his brother Ar
thur are making tour to the FranconG
Inn and White Mountains this week.
Mrs. George P Ide from Boston was {
caller at Rev. P B. Fisk's on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Powers visited
friends in Barnet last week.
Rev. Mr.. Robinson preached an inter
esting discourse well worth remembering
at the Congregational church last Sun
day.
Miss Belva Owen of Barton was {
guest at E. H. Stones two days las
week.
The cold, wet weather continue
: through last week. Thursday nigh
t there was a terrific shower which washed
the roads badly.
Most farmers have finished hayng
They have gathered a large crop ant
many have been short OF barn room il
, which to store it away. The corn ant
# oat crops being so near failure vii
y keep the price of hay up about the sam
t as last year.
t Charles Rannev has not forgotten tn
y old church of his youthful days as tim
n will tell.
! Rev. Mr.. Robinson, who has bee
4 spending his vacation here, returns t
= his charge at Clinton, Conn, the last {
4 the week. His wife and son will renal
q at his fathers, A. B, Pringle, a viii
y longer.