St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-14
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last week Tuesday evening to Newbury
to Ioin the union of that place IN mass
meeting in the congregational church,
the subject under discussion beng the
referendum. Tue principal address was
del vercd by Horace W. Bailey, the Or9nge
county member Of the committee OF
fifteen. Orange county is being thor
onqhv and Systematically organized by
Mr.. Bailey.
H. E. Parker was in New York a greater
part OF last week.
Charles p. Dlmck is in Boston on
business trip.
Mrs Olive A. Baldwin has been con
fined to the house the past two weeks
with severe cold.
|. Z. Sleeper and wife returned to
Baldwinwlle, Mass Thursday.
c E. Clark and vie were in Boston a
part OF last week.
Miss Harriette Craig, bookkecper in
the New England telephone office at
Littleton, spent Sunday with her parents
here.
There will be special union meetings
this week Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day evenings at the Cong egauonal YES
try Rev. A. c. Thayer OF Springfield
will peach.
F. A. Lorette of White River Junction
has purchased the Griffin Marble works
at the south end, and moved his family
into the 6 iffin tenement.
F. II. Bickford attended the state but.
ter makers meeting at Rutland last
week.
Three of our local artists, Mrs. Clara
Dow Hooker, soloist, Miss Iela Paulna
Blakely, viollnist, and Miss Edith Bruce
Jones, reader, are to assist this week at
the Littleton Musical convention.
Owing to i'll health Hon. Joseph lib
belts has found it necessary to resign his
position as director OF the Congregations
al choir He has been connected with
the choir over so years, and his many
friends regret his inability to continue
his abors which have been very much
appreciated by the congregation
The Library Club meets this week with
Mrs Charles Kent on Wednesday alter
noon at 2 p. m.
On Friday evening occurred the in
stalation of the officers of Naomi Rebek-
ah Lodge, The Deputy President Mrs.
Maggie Wiley, assisted by Mrs. WiImot
OF Lyndonv,lle, who acted as Grand Mar
shall performed the installation ceremony
in very impressive manner on the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Carrie Robshaw,
N. G.; Miss Ada Albee, Y. g.. Miss Eva
Johnson, Sec'y; Mrs. Annie Parker
Treas; Gertrude Dewey, Warden; Ma
ron Albee, Con; Mrs Blanch Granger,
l. G Mrs Annie Lowd, 0. g.; Karltne
Hutchinson, K. S. n g.; MIS-. Kathie
Chamberln, L. S N. g.; Mrs. Velma
Peters, X. S. Y. G.: Mrs. Ada Shaw, l..
S Y. G.; Mrs, Jennie Dewey, chaplain.
Mrs Francis Flanders of LyndonvlIe
visited in town last week.
Clayton Erwin OF Dartmouth college
spent part OF last week in town.
The funeral OF cx.Gov Roswell Farm,
ham was held last Thursday at the Con
gregational church, of which he has been
a member tor more than 40 years. The
remains were escorted from his late resi-
dence by Washburn Post, No. %, G AR,
and were met at the church by detach-
ment from Co. G. The services were
conducted by Rev ] II. Klbourn, pas
tor of the church, assisted by Rev. l., fl.
Elliott OF Waterford, a former pastor,
Rev. A. II. Webb OF Grace church, and
Prot. Campbell OF Dartmouth College.
Mrs. Clara Dow Hooker rendered a solo
and a quartet, A. T. Clarke, DR.. Walter
Cole, Mrs. O. II. Stevens and Mrs. A. w
Peters, sang Gathering Home " Many
prominent men from all parts of the stat,
was made in the cemetery on the Upper
| Plain.