St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-30
Church Notes.

ne congregational Sunday SCHOOL |
gave Christmas concert at the church |
Christmas eve, but the rain and exceed
ingly icy roads and walks caused the |
audience to be rather small. The music |
was from service entitled "The New
Born Hope" and the service closed with |
some very pretty tableaux and Christ
mas anthem. The choruses were sung
by the children assisted by the choir. |
Roy R. Gage sang fine solo and Bea-
trice and Hortense Campion sang very
pleasing duet. Songs, exercises and rec
itations were all well given and the en-
tire program was very enjoyable. the
front of the church was prettily decorat-
ed over and around a fire place, on
which. during the exercises. some stock
ings were hung, and Christmas tree
gave up its fruit to add to the happiness
OF the children.
The Sunday school board of the Meth
odist church elected last Sunday the
following officers for the coming year:
Supt., S. M. Farnum; sec. and treas,
Mrs. Helen L. Thompson; librarian,
Wells Quimby; organist, Miss Eva
Wetherby, after which they adjourned
one week to allow the superintendent to
consult the scholars before nominating
teachers. During the session of the Sun
day school the names OF % scholars were
called and they were requested 10 step
forward to receive the prize which was
offered by Mr.. Farnum on the first Sun
day 10 January for constant attendance
at Sunday school during the year. 1t
was found that seven scholars had been
absent but once, seven Others only twice,
and four but three times, but these
absences were all excused as they &C.
Cured in consequence of the presence of
contagious diseases in the family, so that
they were quarantined, or some equally
good reason. The prize as originally
offered was to have been a gold dollar
made into a pin but owing to the i'm
possibility of obtaining gold dollars
gold pin in the shape OF a star engraved
with the letters M. E. S. S. was substi-
tuted with the fulconsent,of the scholars
and to this was added piece OF money
| to make up the full value of the gold
dollar. With great kindness and liberal
ity Mr.. Farnum also included four others
who had been absent five times each but
present at Sunday school somewhere
all but two OF those days. After short
remarks by several of the teachers and
others letters were read from Rev. ]. 0.
| Sher burn and HI. N. Turner OF st. Johns
bury and the prizes were awarded to the
| following scholars: Clifford Phillips
Blanch Bradley, Jennie Aldrich, Mary
Brown, Ora Grant, Edith Bradley,
Florence Farnum, Grace Kidder, Rose
1 a. KsIIa.- In
Thayer Lizzie Aldrlch. Ruth Paris, Hiram
Farnum, Eva Chayer Florence Hough-
ton, Mildred Houghton. Willie Aldrich,
Charlie Chsyer, Clarence Brown, Bell
Chayer.
The Methodist Sunday school observed
Christmas by presenting in very pleas
ing manner the service entitled The Story
that Never Grows DID," The church
was filled to its utmost capacity, many
standing through the entire service. The
decorations were of evergreen and an
with evergreen and gilt stars and bore
in gilt letters the words GLORY to God
on Higb.' Behind this was a large FIRE
place surmounted by brick chimney.
TIE choruses were sung IN spirited
manner by nearly SO children and young
people who had been carefully drilled by
N. l. Parker, Miss Eva Wetherby and
Miss Hattie Gour. There were duets
and motion song by several little girls.
The program was varied by exercises
and recit atoms exceedingly well render
ed and closing by an exercise by children
representing the months OF the y ear each
bearing some emblem of its distinguish
ing characteristic. AS December closed
his remarks roise OF bells was heard
and Santa Claus scrambled out OF the
fire. place to the great delight OF all the
chidren The large and WILL filled
Christmas tree which stood near was
soon robbed OF its fruit and then about
100 bricks we've taken off the chimney
and given to the members OF the Sunday
school, who found them filled with candy
and peanuts. The officers and teachers
each received presents from the classes
aud all were made happy in giving ane
receiving.
Harvey Kline OF Littleton visited hi.
sister, Mrs. l.. K S~ett, Christmas
dav; Mr.. and Mrs. Heman French spent
Christmas with their son at st. Johns
bury; Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Farnum ar'
entertaining Miss Ida Bailey OF the Sa
lem, Mass, normal school, Reuber
Goodwin OF Dartmouth College anC
Charles Bailey of Peacham, through th'
HOLIDAYS; Mrs Clara Bailey of Peachan
was also at Mr.. Farnum's Friday ant
Saturday Mrs. Cornela rrull is visiting
at 5. 5. Mattocks' through the Christ
mas holidays; Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Thompson and children, also Trac,
Phillips of Lyndonville were at Capt
S. Thompson's Christmas day.
Miss Rose Brown has finished he
school at Sutton and is at home. Som
OF the young people from this place wen
I'D to attend sumo exercises OF her schoo
in come ction with Christmas tree
; Wednesday evening.
: Melvin Berry has moved from tb
tenement at Scott Furnum's residence t.
the old Goodeil house on Chapel street
! ANDY Robinson and Miss Rosa Bee
! were ma,red at David YounR's last wee
! tuesday, Rev. Mr.. McDouga officiating
They are to live on farm III KIRBY.
, Sunday morning the momenter
recorded 300 below zero and severa
DAYS tie temporal, ure has been beloV
t gro all day. Tie slight thaw OF Thurs
day raised The streams for short tim
only.
The schools in this village havehad a
: intermission from Thursday till Tuesda
murnnp and the teachers went 10 thel