St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-22
PEACHAM.
w. CT. o. Meeting.

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w. r. q. Meeting.
The W. c. T. q. held a parlor meeting
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ellen Fer
guson. The meeting was OF universal
interest as there were two programs in
one and representatives of two other
unions were present. Mrs. S. E. Kenerson
from Barnet, and Mrs. W. S. Orr from
West Barnet union. Mrs. Orr spent the
winter in California and could tell OF the
work in that distant part OF our country.
She had visited Willard Hall an Chicago
and gave an encouraging report about
the Temple. Mrs. Ferguson had pre-
pared an interesting paper for the May
meeting, which was not held, on the sub
ject, "How can we make our meetings
interesting and profit able" She suggest
ed in part, that members plan their
duties so as to attend regular meetings
and help to make them both pleasant
and profitable by being ready with
heart and hand and voice to help in the
meetings." bringing some kind helpful
word tor others; pay dues promptly,
land trying to get new members, visit
other unions and invite others to meet
with us and thus get new IDEAS" And
finally, prayer and conservation are
always profitable in temperance as well
as every other work" Miss Bessie Var
mum read a paper prepared for a county
meeting on the subject for the day,
Temperance as Missionary Work"
sho wing plainly from quoted facts the
terrible hindrance to our missionary
work in foreign lands, caused by sending
American liquors to these lands.
social hour followed the meeting and tea
was served, all rejoicing that Mrs. Fer
guson was able to receive us in her home
again after long illness.
Mrs. Eliza Renfrew has been spending
several days at Littleton with her
daughter Blanche.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. K. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cloud Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N.
Blanchard, Miss Dimond. Miss Jennette
Varnum, and Mrs. Hebblethwaite at
tended the Congregational convention at
St. Johnsbury, last week, also meeting of
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
Mrs. Harriet Hooker and her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Gilfllan, spent
part of the week at Bradford with Bert
Hooker.
Robert N. Bailey from Massachusetts,
and Clarence Bailey from Corinth are
both home for vacation.
Miss Jessie Varnum returned from her
school at Saxton's River, Saturday.
Miriam, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Guthrie, is still very i'll.
Mrs. S. Hobart and George Smart are
on the sick list.
Miss May Kenerson is home from Nor
NAL school at Johnson.
Miss Jennie Blowers, for four years
teacher and missionary at Porto Rico
spoke Sunday evening in the Congrega-
tional church. The house was very well
filled and all were much interested in her
account of the work and the needs Of a
people 400 years under Spanish oppres-
sion and darkness, tour years under
American light and liberty, rs per cent.
of whom had lived in one-room cabins
containing no chair, table, or bed"
Mrs. P. N. Granger started Monday
for St. Louis and from there goes to
Kansas City, Mo-, to visit sister.
Miss Agnes Bayley is expected from
South birmingham, Mass, Thursday.
Miss Maud Bailey came from North
| field, Thursday, and is spending the week
| in town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Farnum from Lyn-
| don are visiting at Mrs. Clara Bailey's.
| Miss Bessie Varnum has stored her
| goods at Mrs. Somers' at East Peacham
and goes this week to live with her
cousin, Mrs. Green, at North Danville.
| Childrens day was observed at the
| Congregational church Sunday morning.
with Rotations and singing by the
children, solos by Johanna Guthrie and
Ellen Emerson, music by the choir and a
short sermon to the children by Rev. ].
| K. Williams.
Mrs. John Hopkins came from Lisbon,
Friday. She lives with her daughters,
but will spend some time at East
Peacham, where Mr.. Hopkins is at work.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church will have a social at George
Darling's, Wednesday, June 20.
Miss Miriam E. Dimond started Mon
day for Columbus, Ohio, to spend her
| vacation with her mother.
Miss Bernice Blanchard came the last
of the week from Groton: