St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-07-05
LYNDON.
District Preachers' Meeting.

The Methodist preachers OF st. Johns
bury district held a preachers meeting
Tuesday and Wednesday, Tune q anal
%, at the Methodist church in this vii.
lage. The church was beautifully deco.
rated with ferns and wild flowers
Dinner and supper Tuesday and dinner
Wednesday were served by the ladies p|
the church dining room and free enter.
tainment rendered to all preachers apd|
their wives. The meetings wereinterest|
ing and helpful. The papers were we'll
written and the discussions and kindly|
criticisms enforced their good points
Letters OF coincidence were sent to Rev
]. o. Sherburn and Rev. F. 6. Raney OF
account of their severe illness and en|
forced absence, The new presiding elder
Rev. F. W. Lewis, made a favorable
impression and it is expected that under|
his judicious leadership much good worE
will be done on St. Johusbury district
this year. The pastor of the local
church, Rev. William Shaw, deserves
great credit for his unfailing attention I'd
the comfort of all and much of the success
of the meetings is due to his efforts
After adjournment, Wednesday afternoon
was devoted to a district steward
meeting for the transaction of some m|
portant business and it was decided I'd
hold the annual campmeeting this veal
at Lyndonville, August II to 80 in|
elusive. Various interesting features vii
be substituted for the usual program and
meeting of unusual interest to all th|
charges is expected.
Misses Charlotte and Grace Cahoon
daughters of the late George W. Cahoo|
formerly a prominent lawyer Of thi|
place, visited their sister, Mrs. Mar
Hoffman, last week. Their home is il
Butte, Montana, and they were on the|
way to spend few weeks abroad.
Mrs. Caro- Mattocks Hubbard and bel
little daughter Elizabeth of Schenectady
N. Y, arrived at S. S. Mattocks' Satur|
day. Miss Cornelia Mattocks is ed
pected in few days.
Mrs. Estella Quimby went to Concor
last week to be present at the GRADUATED
exercises, as her twin nieces, Misses JOSH
and Jennie Belden, were among th|
graduates.
Mrs. Daniel Paris has received iron
Miss Mamie Gates news OF the sudde|
death of her father, Curtis Gates, former
ly OF this place.
A picnic to which all the school childre|
were invited was held on the lawn Al
c. T. Walters, Saturday. About q
were present.
Will McLacklin of Peacham was al
Scott Farnum's Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Derna Chayer has graduate
from kindergarten training school Al
Bridgewater, Mass, and will arriv
home this week.
Misses Sybil and Ethel Richards ar
visiting their young friends in this plact|
Mrs. Nancy Kelley and her son vi
moved Friday from tenement in th|
house Of l. II. Hall, Jr.. recently pun
chased of H. L. Wetherby. They haV|
gone to their farm in Kirby for the sum
mer.
]. H. Chayer has moved bis famiI
from one of the houses on Speedwe|
Farms to a tenement in Farnum's hi
house.
The Epworth League held social an|
business meeting at the Methodist vestr1
Monday evening, 1t was voted to OF
ganize literary club in connection VIII
league work. After the business sesslo.1
refreshments were served, and with muSi|
and games, the evening was much en-
joyed. The league is gaining in lnteres|
and membership.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Farnum returne|
Thursday from a three weeks trip 4
various points in Massachusetts AM
southern Vermont. On their arrival 4
the depot they found a company 4
friends awaiting them and immediatel|
afterward refreshments were served q
their lawn to about 20 people. The sui
prise was planned by their niece, Mls|
Maud Bailey, and Miss Lucia Gran
Miss Ida Bailey of Peacham, a recen|
graduate OF Massachusetts, Norma
school at Salem, accompanied thel|
home for a weeks visit.