St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-09-19
SUTTON.


Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Doud went to Bris-
toll, N. H., last week to make their son,
Or. A. V. Doud, short visit. Mrs.
Doud returned Wednesday to Passumpsic
to attend the Sunday school convention
as delegate from the Sunday school here,
Mr.. Doud returned later. ,..-,s,
Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Blake returned
home from the yearly meeting held at
Huntington Centre, last Monday night.
Miss Madge Burnham and brother,
Herbert visited friends at Barton the
past week. ...
Miss Vira Ball, who works 10 George
H. Davis store at Barton, visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mis-. S. P. Ball, recent.
ly. .s-.
About dozen from this town attended
the fair at Sherbrooke last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Morgan visited
their mother, Mrs, Mary Morgan, and
aunt, Mrs. M. A. TAFT, recently.
Our road commissioner w. B. Melcher
has finished putting in good stone road
between Sutton village and West Burke.
Albert H. Ball, who sold his farm last
June, has commenced to pack his house
hold goods preparatory to moving to
Lebanon, where bis son Henry lives. Mr..
Ball has lived in town all Of his life,
more than 70 years, and has been honor
ed with nearly all of the Offices within
the gift Of the town. He will be greatly
missed by his friends.
The next social for the Grange is to be
held Thursday evening. All as usual
are invited
A large number from here attended the
fair at Barton Wednesday and Thursday.
The. next Grange meeting is to be held
Saturday evening 1t is hoped there may
be large attendance in the membership
and each one come prepared to do their
part toward making the meeting sue
cess. ssA1
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Sanborn are to
close their house here at the village for
the fall and winter and have arranged to
board with Mrs. Sanborn's son, w. l.
Campbell. Mr.. Sanborn's health is very
poor.
The school in the Taft district com.
menced Thursday " it'll Miss Abbie Chap.
man, teacher. The schoolhouse has been
thoroughly repaired and is now equipped
with modern seats.
Mrs. Hale Atwood and mother, Mrs.
Diantha Eastman, spent Sunday the 9th,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Ball.
The next Grange meeting is to be
young members night. All officers chairs
are to be filled by the younger members
of the Grange and they are to have
charge.
There will be hash supper Thursday
evening at the Grange social.
There is to be a meeting at the Free
Baptist church, Sept. rs, afternoon and
evening At the afternoon service there
will be the roll call of the members of the
church in which it is desired that resident
members respond when their name is
called. Nonresident members have been
written to and if they cannot be present
they are requested to reply by writing.
In the evening there will be sermon by
Rev. J. W. Burgin, of Lyndon Centre, a
former pastor here. 1t is expected there
may be other speakers present to assist
in the services.
Mrs. Henry Ball from Lebanon, and F.
W. Ball from St. Johnsbury. are at their
fathers, A. q. Ball, helping pack their
goods preparation to moving to
Lebanon this week.
1t is claimed that F. A. Holmes cannot
take the office of representative while he
is serving as postmaster. The case was
tried Monday. Mr.. Holmes counsel is
II. B. Howe and the opposing side have
L. P. Slack. fsfa
Crawford Notch excursion September
28th. $1.75 round trip via. Boston &
Maine r. R.
Shepard Pomona Grange will meet at
St. lohnsbury Centre in Wide Awake
Grange hall, Sept. 26 at 8 p. m. Re-
treshments will be served after the meet
ing.