St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-23
LYNDON.
A Probable Rally.

A Profitable Rally.
The Sunday school rally was held at
the Congregational church, Sunday.
good number were present from this
village, Lyndonville and Lyndon Center.
The district president, c. T. Walter,
being i'll and unable to attend, the vice.
president, 7. w. Parker, of Lyndonville,
presided. A report for the year ending
December 81, 1908 of the various Sunday
schools of all denominations in town,
was read by the secretary, which gave
many interesting items. The Episcopal
school, not being in prosperous condi-
ton, did not report, but in the seven
schools that reported there were 81 off,
GERS and teachers and 434 scholars with
an average weekly attendance of 273.
1t being the annual meeting of the Lyn-
don District Sunday School Union the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, T. w. Parker,
Lyndonville; vice president, Rev. E.
Newell, Lyndon Center; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Helen L. Thompson of
Lyndon. The Congregational choir
rendered several selections, Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Paris sang a duet and Roy r.
Gage a solo. after which the audience
| listened to an able and scholarly address
one What the Twentieth Century Expects
of the Sunday School, by Rev. J. M.
Frost OF st. Johnsbury. MIR. Frost spoke
of the one great problem that confronts
| the Sunday school and offered many
earnest and helpful suggestions to teach
ers and parents in their efforts to turn
the boy into noble and manly Christian
citizen. A collection of over $500 was
taken to defray the current expenses of
the association.
Anniversary Celebration.
Riverside Lodge, No. 40 of Good Tenn
plars, will celebrate it's 25th anniversary
Tuesday evening, in their hall in the
Masonic block. All are cordially invited
to attend. The admission is only ten
cents and for this there will be an excel
lent entertainment closing with a prone
nade>With music by the Lyndonville or
chestra. The program will include an
operetta, "We'll have to mortgage the
farm" by Rev. E. Newell and family, a
piano solo by Charles Stevens, piano
duet by Mrs. Fred Pound and Miss
| Bessie Aldrich, song by Miss Grace Fin
ney, duet by Mrs. E. S. Cowles and Mrs.
Ben Pierce, Desarte exercise by Misses
Marguerite Robinson and Grace Finney,
| and readings by Mrs. FL. O.. Allen, Mrs.
Mantle Rogan and Miss Marguerite Rob-
inson. There will also be brief histori-
cal sketch OF the lodge. It is hoped there
| will be large attendance.
The entertainment given Saturday
evening in the lecture course was by Fred
Emerson Brooks, who in his own words
was neither orator or lecturer, but
could read his own poetry" He added
| that he guessed he was the only one
| who did," but no one in the audience
would feel inclined to make such state
| ment after the very favorable impression
he made here. The entertainment con-
sisted mostly of readings from his own
| poems, interspersed with anecdotes, imi-
| tations and descriptive selections. Both
| humor and pathos were in evidence, and
| he gave many selections especially pleas
| ing to the younger portion of the audi
ence, as well as to the older ones. AS
| whole, the evening was very much en-
joyed by all present, and deserved
larger audience.
A. J. Cassin died last week from the eff
| fects of an accident incurred in the rail-
| road yard here. He slipped and was
crushed between two cars, injuring him
internally so that he died in few days.
He has lived here but few years and
since last spring has held the position of
night car inspector. Funeral services
| were held at the Methodist church Sun
day morning. He was member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge, here who have been
doing all possible to provide care for his
widow. who has been quite i'll. Mrs.
Cassin is left quite alone with a baby
girl to care for. Her circumstances are
sad, aud great deal of sympathy is ex-
pressed for her.
Mrs. George Mead and her mother
have come here and, with Rev. Mr.. Mead,
are boarding at the Union House until
they can go to housekeeping at the
rectory.
Mrs. Josephine Wilder has gone to
Whitefeld, N. H., where she will spend
some time with her son. She also plans
to visit a brother and sister in New
Hampshire before her return.
Mrs. E. M. SWEET visited her sister,
Mrs. S. S. Stoddard, at Barnet, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Lula Spencer Lawrence, of Wal
than, Mass. Came home Wednesday on
account of the dangerous illness of her
father, 6. P. Spencer, who is now some
what better.
Mrs. E. c. Morse and little boy have
been spending several days visiting her
mother at East Concord. Mr.. Morse
went over and returned with them Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Morse spent Sum-
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Dickerman, at Sutton.
Charles Bailey, granite worker at Red
Stone, N. H.. visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bailey. last week.
Misses Hattie and Effie Colby, school
teachers at Orange, Mass. arrived home
Saturday for two weeks vacation.
George LaPoint made business trip
to Boston last week.
Miss Alice Skinner, of Lowell, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. HI ]. Delaney.
There will be an Easter concert at the
Methodist church Sunday evening at
O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Mather is to preach
his farewell sermon in the afternoon of
the same day at 1.3O O'Clock the usual
hour of service.
Mrs. Heman French, who has been
so i'll with pneumonia, that there seemed
little hope of her recovery, is now gain
ing, but not rapidly. 6. p. Spencer is
also better. Charles A. Hoyt is very i'll
with pneumonia.