St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-25
LYNDON.
School Notes,

LYNDON.
School Notes.
The closing exercises of the fall term of
Lyndon Academy and Graded Schools
occurred Friday afternoon and large
number of parents and friends manifested
their interest in the progress OF the pupils
by their presence. The exercises con-
sisted of singing and Rotations appro-
pirate to the Thanksgiving season after
which piece entitled 81 he Gifts of the
Year." embracing both recitations and
songs, was participated in by about 25
pupils in emblematic costumes. After the
exercises the visitors were invited to ex.
anime an exhibition of the work OF the
different grades which was highly credit
able to both scholars and teachers. Fri
day evening the pupils held promenade
in Grange hall which was well attended.
The principal of the school, J. F. Smith,
went Saturday to his home in Hartford
to spend the Thanksgiving vacation of
two weeks; Miss Elkins returned to her
home at North Troy and Miss Severance
to East St. Johnsbury.
Church Notes,
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho-
dist church met with Mrs. Scott M. Far
mum for their annual meeting Wednes-
day, November 10. and soon after noon
26 persons sat down to a substantial
dinner. The meeting was called to order
about 2 o'clock by the president, Mrs.
Henrietta Paris, and after devotional ex-
ercises an original poem was read by
Henry F. Phillips, recounting the history
| of the Lyndon Methodist church since
1878, and mentioning with appreciative
words most of those who have been
"called up higher" during that period
The reports of the year were then read
and it was found that about $50 had
been raised by the society and mostly ex.
pended for the benefit of the church in
GLIDING a recent bill for shingling and
repairs on the parsonage. About this
time Mrs. Farnum RECALLED the members
with some delicious home made candy and
the following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Nellie Farnum; vice president, Mrs. e.
len A. Staples; secretary, Mrs. Helen L.
Thompson; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Minetta Spencer; treasurer, Mrs. Estalla
Quimby; chaplain, Mrs. Gour; COLL, Mrs.
May Bradshaw; asst. coll, Miss Eva
Wetherby. There was balance in the
treasury at the beginning of the year to
which small addition has been made
and the society considers itself in a very
prosperous condition.
Mrs. Charles Coley has closed her
house and gone to Newbury to spend
the winter in the family of her brother
Curtis Fisk.
Mrs. William Williamson went to Lit.
Teton, Thursday, to visit relatives few
days.
Miss Gertrude Phillips is at home for q
weeks vacation from her school at Can
terbury, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Delaney are spend
ing couple OF weeks visiting friends al
Lowell.
George D. Thompson and family from
Fairlee were at Capt. J. S. Thompson:
over Sunday.
George LaPoint went Saturday te
White6eld to officiate as best man al
the wedding of his cousin, Frank Benoit
and Lucy Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Ide went Sat
urday to Brandon for ten days visit
with Mrs. Ide's sisters. Mrs. Fannie Will
comb and Mrs. Nellie Nutting and othel
| E..a,Js Tba.. bo,,ea &c o1oeaI M.c Cba~
burn, their housekeeper, having finished
work there and gone to stay awhile will
her daughter near Lyndon Center.
Mrs. S. c. Trefren spent several day,
last week visiting her daughter, Mrs
Grace Rckaby, at Newport.
Mrs. Ella Rickaby of Woodsville ha
been at her fathers the past week.
Miss Eva Chayer entertained birth
day party Saturday afternoon, which
was attended by about 20 of her friends
The young singers at the Methods
church are being drilled in reading notes
) at singing school held twice week il
the vestry, taught by N. L. Parker, ant
good progress is being made.
S. M. Farnum and family have gon
| to Peacham to spend Thanksgiving an,
remain till the middle OF next week.
4 MIR. and Mrs. Fred Williams of Yves
+, Townsend have been spendinga few day
at their uncle's George Gour's, also Mis-
! Nellie Morey of Bloomington has bee
visiting at the same place.
Mrs. E. c. Morse and little boy ar
spending the week at Miss Durlam's a
East Concord.
s About 25 members of the Lyndon Gu
met at Mrs. J. c. Eaton's, Thursday.
It Rev. Mr.. Hagar, pastor of the Congrt
y gational church at Hyde Park, delivere
t a practical temperance sermon at til
Methodist church Sunday afternoon III
t der the auspices OF the Anti.Salool
League.
j. Rev. Mr.. Abraham, an Armenian, SUI
Piled the Congregational pulpit Sunda
s as candidate.
If There will be union Thanksgiving Sc
l. vices at the Methodist church Thursda
evening at 730 O'Clock, to which all al
j. invited.
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