St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-21
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few weeks in Boston.
The college students are all at home
for the Christmas vacation.
Christmas services at the various
churches will be held Sunday with appro-
pirate music by the regular choirs. At
the Methodist church the Sunday school
exercises and tree will be held Friday
evening here, and at Lyndon, Saturday
evening. At the Congregational and
Universalist churches the exercises and
tree will be in the vestries Saturday
evening. There will be a special service
at the Episcopal church Saturday even
ing at 5 80, followed by a supper and
tree for the children in Grand Army Hall.
Rev. lanes Thompson OF St. Johnsbury
will preach at the regular Friday evening
service at the Episcopal church.
Mrs Charles Hubbard and daughter,
Miss Addie Hubbard, have moved into
the tenement over the bank, recently
vacated by Harry Quimby.
John Gorham died at his home on
Main street last Saturday after long
and painful illness with Bright's disease.
Funeral services were held at his late
home Tuesday afternoon MIR GOrham
leaves a widow and two sons, and he
and bis wife have made their home with
their son Ed for the past two years.
little over a year ago he celebrated his
golden wedding. He was a Lifelong
resident OF this and neighboring towns,
and was well known. as for many years
he Travelled about selling medicines ex-
tracts, etc. He was universally liked
and respected, and his family have the
sympathy of all in their loss.
Mrs. Josephine Carr Of West Stewards
town, N. H, is visiting her mother and
;S%o for davis MrC Wilder and
Mrs. H. L. Parker.
Rev. G. ". Morrow of The Anti-Saloon
League spoke at the Congreg ational
church last Wednesday evening, accom-
panied by the Neal Dow Quartet and
attracted quite good sized audience.
L. B. Harris went to Hartford, Conn,
the first of last week to give an address
on sheep raising before the state agricul-
rural society.
The Universalst Ladies Aid held their
annual fair at the church vestry last
Friday and Saturday afternoons and
evenings. Their display of fancy articles
and homemade needlework was excellent,
and included all kinds of aprons, fancy
stocks and collars, children's clothing,
etc. The Ladies Home Journal sent
them a handsome booth, trimmed with
black and red crepe paper, for the sale of
the Journal, popular pictures, and taking
subscriptions. There was also a very
tempting home made candy booth, and
one for the sale OF staple foods, spices,
pickles. soaps and proprietary articles of
various kinds. Two suppers were served
during the fair, one on each evening,
clam chowder being the attraction Fri
day and vegetable hash Saturday. The
attendance was good and the ladies will
add quite little sum to their treasury.
Now hof r. hos heo,1 dooidaH %O
chase the Sanborn house for a library
building, it is probable that arrange
nents Will be made very soon for
librarian and that the books will be
moved in and the rooms put in order as
soon as it can be conveniently done.
Probably few changes will be made at
present, and there is a general feeling
that this may be merely a tenn porary
location, and If nothing finer becomes
available there will be time enough later
to make permanent changes. At present
this seems to be the wisest and best
method OF procedure and insures us a
comfortable and very much needed
library home.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid So
ciety served an excellent fish chowder
and salad supper Friday evening to a
goodly number of people.
The annual ball of the Knights of
Pythias takes place Wednesday evening,
Dec. %. 1t will be held in Music Hall,
and supper will be furnished by the
Universalist Ladies Aid, as in the past.
Good music will be in attendance and a
general good time is promised.
The third entertainment in the lecture
course was given last Thursday ening
by Rev. DR.. Henson of fremont Temple,
on the subject OF Fools" The extreme
cold was the cause of keeping many at
home, bnt the attendance was fairly
good, though not up to the two previous
entertainments. Ali who were present
spoke in very high terms of the lecturer
and his words. They were full of wit,
wisdom, and philosophy and came
Instances. But the fun was all good
natured and no ones feelings were hurt,
while all went home with feeling that
they had gained a great deal that would
be valuable to remember, a sure guaran-
tee of satisfaction.
L. B. Harris entertained the Lyndon
Club and a number of invited guests very
pleasantly in the Darling hall last Friday
evening with an informal talk on his
recent trip to Europe. Mr.. Harris is
well known as public speaker and ex.
cellent raconteur, and has audience fol.
lowed him on his descriptive travels with
great deal of interest and pleasure. He
was favored with the best of health and
good weather all the time and took a
most favorable view of the civiliza ton o.
the "Effete monarchies" of the Old
World. Though few of us can take the
trip MIR. Harris did, it is are treat to
enjoy it through his eyes.
The Mothers Club held their regular
meeting on Friday evening last with
Mrs. Charles Lewsey. There was e
good attendance considering the number
of rival attractions the same evening
After brief business meeting, the club
listened with much pleasure to an ad.
dress by the Rev. F. Waldron Evans
Mr.. Evans spoke in detail of various de
sirable traits of character which should
be cultivated in children, and suggested
many practical methods OF instilIng tn
same. His remarks were interesting an,