St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-18
AT DANVILLE.
ChiIdrem's Day Concert.

the work of the children. The churc
was prettily decorated with potte'
plants, and, with the children in thei
white dresses with pretty ribbons, mad
a very charming scene The exercise
were well rendered and consisted 0
songs, Rotations, duets, and dialogues
Much credit is due TO tie committee
Mrs. S. \. ingalls, and Mrs. Annie Ode
kirk, for their faithful and untiling effort.
in arranging for this service. At the
close an appeal was made by Supt. Lib
bev for a collection to be used to help
poor young men to secure an education.
A generous respon,e was received by the
ushers Flora Woodward and Mary
Green
Preachers Meeting.
The preachers meeting Of the ST. Johns
bury district was h,ld at The Methodist
church Tuesday aud Wednesday, June 10
and II. The meeting opened Tuesday
afternoon at 80 with a devotional SER
vice led bv Rev NJ. Il. RYAN OF Pcicham.
The presiding officer tor the afternoon
was Rev. !. O. Sherbutnc presiding
elder. At the busitcss session 1t was
voted to hold three more meetings this
year The places decided upon are Viii
Jamestown, Newport Center and Peach
am The rest of the afternoon was spent
in discussing the temperance question.
Three papers were rcld as follows;
what shall he our attitude towards
n D..
J, Mcneil; Is our Prohibitory Law IN
danger" Rev. J. A, Dixon, Rev. F. E.
Currier; Is the AntiSaIoon League
helpful to the Prohi5itory Law Rev |
w. c. Newell, Rev. p N. Granger. The |
subject was then opened for discussion |
bv the house and was very spirited and |
interesting, over twenty pastors taking |
part. In the evening there was preach |
ing service, the subject Soul Marriage
was treated in mastery and intelligent |
manner by Rev, ]. M. Frost of St. Johns
bury. Wednesday morning the devo-
tional service was led by Rev. |. p. Chase |
of Newport Center. The presiding Off
Ger for the forenoon session was Rev. p.
n. Granger. The reports by the pastors |
were full of interest and encouragement |
to all. Several charges in the district |
have increased the pastors salaries for |
the coming year. Two papers were pre-
sented: Sermons tor the summer Rev. ,
O. E. Aiken, Cabot; Summer revivals," |
Rev. G. H. Wright. These were thor
oughly discussed by nearly all present.
At the afternoon service Rev. Joseph |
Hamilton of Danville was presiding off
al : ba
and discussion OF the book entitled, The |
Life Worth Living by Rev. W. c. New
ell OF Newport. The review was by Rev.
]. E. Knapp. Both the book and the re-
view were carefully and intelligently
criticised by all the pastors present. The
evening sermon was by Rev. d. c.
Thatcher of Newbury on the text eff any
man shall do His will he shall know OF
the doctrine" There were % pastors
present, four OF them bringing their
wives. All united in pronounclng it the
best meeting held in several years.
Many OF the townspeopIe attended al
the services and all telt repaid and re-
freshed in the Christian lite
This, That and the Other.
Rev. George II. Cummings and !. Leslie
Hardy represented the Congregational
church at the State Convention in Spring
field last week 1t will be quite fully
at the midweek meeting, Thurs
day evening. 1t is to be hoped that very
many will avail themselves OF this Oppor'
tunity to learn what interests are before
our churches at the present time.
Clinton Dow of Montana is visiting his
nephew, F. J. Frye
Miss Inez Bovee is quite i'll with mea-
sizes.
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Morse of Hard
wick spent Sunday with Harvey Bur
bank.
Royden Chjckering of st. Johnsbury
visited at John Whitcher's Saturday.
Miss Ada Sturdevant of Wilkesbarre
and Mrs. Dexter Stark OF PENNSYLVANIA
are at E. w, Sturdevant's for the summer.
Miss Fannie Danforth OF Portland,
Me, is visiting her father, Henry Dan
forth.
Raymond Worthen of St Johnsbury
has been visiting at W. c. Cheevcrs.
Mr.. and Mrs Harley Sherburn of Shef.
field visited Mr.. Sherburn's sister, Mrs
Henry Crane, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Perley Aver and daugh-
ter Blanche, OF Haverhill, have been Wis.
iting at John Curriers'.
Charlie Burdick entertained party of
his young friends Saturday, in honor of
his tenth birthday.
Mrs. Enoch Harris and children have
been visiting at c. H. Wilson's.
Mrs. Horace Kidder of st. Johnsbury is
visiting her mother, Mrs, Robert Dor.
land.
Mrs. Harvey Burbank and George Bur
bank Of st. Johnsbury have been visiting
at Charles Wilson's.
George Crane of McIndoes visited rela.
tives here last week
Mrs. Arthur Rodgers and children OF
Passumpsic have been visiting Mrs
Rodgers mother, Mrs. ]. S. Tilton.
DR.. and Mrs. Austin Garter Of Hard.
wick have been visiting DR.. O, Z. Carter
The semi. animal business meeting Of
the Christian Endeavor society was held
at the vestry, Friday evening Reports
were given showing the society to be in
a thriving condition. The officers elected
for the coming six months are; Pres
Mrs. !. E. Tinker; yice-pres., Isaac
Colby; corresponding sec, Miss Nellie
Colby y; recording sec, J, L. Tinker; treas
Miss E-ith Ranney; organists, Miss
Anna Rowe, Miss Edith Ranney.
Thesocial at the ConPregationalchu rcl
Wednesday afternoon was well attended
ii also hcinn the annnal tneetinn of fhl