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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06

At the meeting held April 10, 1856, 1t
was voted to expend $3.50 for repairs.
One item in the business of the meet
ing of June 8, 1858, serves to show how
times have changed since we have come
to enjoy real live million and billion
heirs: voted to build fence around the
meeting house ground, and to pay so
cents rod" Voted to buy four cords
of good hardwood fitted for the stove
and delivered in the wood room" lanes
Hubert bid off the furnishing of the
wood at $1.15 per cord.
The meeting of August 10, 1887.
authorized the expenditure OF $500 and
no more, for repairs, and placed the re-
sponsibility in the hands of a committee
composed of c. T. A. Humphrey, ]. A.
Humphrey and A. W. Burlington. This
was during the pastorate of Rev. {. w.
Morse.
A careful searching of the old church
records discloses the fact that w. B.
Godding will have served as one of the
stewards 40 years next March and that
Stephen Thurber was appointed August
4, 1866, and had he remained in town
all these years he would have been the
senior steward. The earliest class
records are of the fourth quarterly con-
ference of 1861, and was during the
pastorate of Rev. E. Jordan. The sue
ceeding pastors, and the date of the
commencing of the terms of their pasto-
rate have been as follows: 1862, c. D.
Ingraham; 1868, D. S. Dexter; 1866, A.
Hitchcock; 1867, Robert H. Barton;
1S70,EH. P Gushing; 1871, R. ]. N.
Johnson; 1872, John Thurston; 1874, 5.
S. Brigham 1877, ], H. Winslow; 1880,
E. Folsom; 1882, A. Scribner; 1885, ].
Mcdonald; 1887, c. W. Morse; 1888, ].
E. Farrow; 1898, c. P. Taplin; 1895, A.
G. Austin; 1899, A. Gregory; 1903,
George W. Manning; 1905, Douglas G.
Guest.
w. HI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06

to publicly thank all that had so gener-
ously contributed to the happy result
and extended especial thanks to Mrs.
Jennie Gibson for finishing and furnish
ing the league room; Lucius A. Darling
for the hard wood flooring; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D., Webster for the very beauti-
full chandeliers; the Mechanics Building
Company for three months free rent of
Algonquin Hall, as a place of worship
while the repairs were being made; to
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics for an unsolicited subscrip-
tod OF $40 to the repair fund; and to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrey for the memorial
window.
A brief historical review of Methodism
in East Burke should properly be here
given. 1t is ever to be regretted that the
early records of the society have not
been carefully preserved, for much of the
history, and that which is dearest to the
succeeding generations, clusters about
the church records of any community.
In 1904, circuit was formed by the
Methodist Conference, embracing the
county of Caledonia, and in 1905, a
preacher, James Young by name, was
appointed to this circuit, and was there
fore the first to preach the word accord
ing to that faith in the town of Burke.
He only preached here occasionally and
in 1906 Hollis Sampson was appointed
to this circuit as associate preacher.
| For the next two years Young and
Sampson preached here every two weeks,
and they were succeeded by other
laborers in the cause, but no consider
able success was attained, for no society
or class was formed until Rev. Genus
Adams came in 1915. His work was
successful and during his two years stay
he formed class. Owing to the increase
of membership, and the extent of the
field the circuit was divided in 1924; one
| part to be known as the Lyndon circuit
the other as the Danville circuit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06


The present church building was
erected in 1842-43, after the formation
OF the Burke East Village Meeting
House Society" The house was to be
used as a union house, and the early
records show that when the slips were
assigned in December 1843, there were
10 Baptists, II Methodists, 10 Universe
lists and two Congregationalists, as
slip owners. They were re-assigned an
uary 20, 1857, and showed one Baptist,
33 Methodist, two Universalist, and six
Congregationalist slip owners. At the
meeting of the society held July IL,
1851, it was proposed ito purchase a
good bell, " but the meeting passed that
article and so the house has never been
graced by that very necessary article.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
W. c. T. U. Meeting.

The regular meeting of the w. c. T. U.
was held at the home of Mrs. L. Sullo-
way last week Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock. In the absence of Mrs.
H. N. Turner the devotional exercises
were led by Mrs. B. W. Spaulding. These
were followed by the secretary's report
given by Mrs. T. P. Farrell, and the
treasurer's report by Mrs. F. W. Park
hurst. The roll call followed and three
new members joined the society, Mrs.
E. S. Bailey, Mrs. Amasa Hudson and
Mrs. W. c. Rodlif The business session
came next, and Mrs. F. w. Parkhurst
gave an interesting report of the state
w. c. T. U. convention held at Brandon,
Sept. 80. The subject of the afternoon
was christian Citizenship" Miss
KATRINA Harvey read very interesting
paper on this subject emphasizing in
general the errors made in everyday life.
In the commercial trade one may notice
hundreds of mistakes which are every
Qdy HelplLR 10 Iulll lLc Clldl dCleIS VI lIC
rising generation. Christian citizenship
is the test of christian civilization A
paper written by friend, who was a
visitor here last summer, on the subject
How can we make the best citizens of
our boys" was read by Mrs. Sarah
Marshall The writer stated that we
must make them feel a responsibility.
The school, home and social environ
ment have great influence. At home
lies the greatest responsibility, where
law and order must reign, and still,
pleasure and enjoyments should be in
dulged in. The school should teach
obedience, and serve and maintain lofty
ambitions. The social atmosphere has
wonderful control over the young man,
and, if of the proper kind, it should have
great and good influence over him.
He who protects the law and guards the
home is good citizen. A beautiful poem,
entitled From the Ditch, to the Cross"
was read and the meeting closed with
singing Blest be the tie that binds"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
The Vermont Idea for Savings
Banks,

The Ludlow Tribune thinks that the
idea of Savings Banks keeping Vermont
money at home will appeal to Yer
monters. In commenting on this par
ticular feature of the Lamoille County
Savings Bank and Trust Company Of
Hyde Park, it says:
Last Thursday this bank passed the
million dollar mark in its assets-and
not single cent of it invested outside OF
Vermont So distinctively a Vermont
flavor naturally appeals to the taste OF
Vermonters, because it smacks of level
headed management and safety which
is quite assuring. Congratulations are
certainly in order.
This Bank pays 4 per cent. com
pounded semi-annually on deposits Of
$500 or more, remaining in the bank one
full year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
DOtty'S Dilemma.

Autumn" was the awful word that Dotty
couldn't spell;
With Other. words 1t seemed to her she got
along quite we'll
The teacher kept her in one day until she
could remember
The spelling of"the season which ends with
bleak November"
For one-half hour poor Dotty sat, but
memory failed to aid her
Or bring before her saddened eye the word
which had delayed her
At last, when deep detection seemed to shut
out every hope,
happy thought broke through the gloom,
and Dotty ceased to NOPE
How stupid of me, silly, why it isn't hard
at all,
Scarcely any one says Autumn and 1
surely can spell fall. list. Nicholas
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
Vermont Banks All Right.

The big financial disturbance which
has been shaking some portions of the
country during the past two weeks is OF
course felt indirectly in Vermont, but
happily the financial institutions of this
state are on such basis that panics of
this nature do not arouse the least dis
trust as to their stability One thing
which removes this state from the in
fuence of these speculative crises is the
law which forbds savings banks or trust
companies to buy or hold as collateral
railroad stocks or bonds or industrials.
Il Brattleboro Reformer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
PRESS COMMENT.
Record of Our Scale company

E. & T. Fairbanks and Co., of St.
Johnsbury hold the record of the United
States for having the largest list OF long
service men in their employ. This is a
proud record for any manufacturing con-
Germ. The concern has list of from
thirty-fve to fifty employees who have
been in continuous service ranging from
twenty-five to sixty-two years. 1t is no
wonder that this company is so success
full, and that they put out the best scales
manufactured in the world.-[ Waterbury
Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
ELITE
PE7'7TIc0AT'

for ladies' 1t may bit paradoxCdto state that there
strings on them tbs fact They made to fit the hips
perfectly They Can'be adjusted to every figure Your Dress Skirt
will fit 20 per cent better If you Elite PettiCodt
You don't have pay any for them than you M
the kind that makes your Dress Skirt bunch up in several places
Black Italian and MerCezed CSC $3.50 SILK $50 $50 dndO
EACH They the hit Of the You will miss fy miss
seeing them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-11-06
We showing another great trade winner,
PluSh-lined
Goats.

Warm durable not too heavy Nice shawl collar osdnda
Fur with Fur facing down the 'front.' The appearance of frna
garment the wearing qualities of two The price half ofone We
ought get your business These are not all of the good things We
have to offer
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
Spoilina the Heifcrs.

1t is not difficult to spoil a young
heifer while yet calf so that she will
be of much less value when shc be-
comes milch cow. If care is used
during early training the young heifer
can he made to stand as quietly as
an old COW One trouble is caused by
children who play with the calves and
teach them to butt. The children han
die the calves heads and In pushing
against their forehead soon learn them
to push This may be fun for the chill
dren, but it spoils the calves as
they are ever after bad hookers and
often must be disposed of. They should
be early broken to lead and to stand
anywhere with halter. | give them
salt and bran when they are quite
young AMI teach them to be handled
all over, says writer In Farm and
Home, then when they become older
they stand quietly whenever stop.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27

stocks. The common name Is horse
acttle or sand brier (Solanum Caro-
linense). 1t comes from the south.
When II first appears II is not usu-
ally observed. 1t comes In pasture or
along rnadsidcs. II Is spread by
means OF its little yellow berries, like
potato apples. Sheep eat these and
thus distribute the seeds. Let alone.
1t overruns all the grass land and is
troublesome IN cultivated land. The
smoothness and beauty of pasture and
roadside are forever destroyed. 1t will
cost s25 per acre probably to eradi'
cate It from pasture and along road
sides II is even worse. The way to
eradicate IL Is to cut 1t of several
times each year little under the
ground. or to pull II up. The stem is
thorny. but It can be pulled by man
with gloves. One pulling will not de-
stroy IT, Four pullIngs will kill it II
done in succession. 1t is no use to
try TO dig II up.
Salt will help destroy It. When the
first one comes It Is easily killed. but
II 1t is allowed to live till It has
spread over an acre or more the dam.
age is very serious. Most of Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois will In rather
short time be covered with this vile
weed. because men are TOO lazy to
fight 1t in the beginning. The en-
penditure OF two dollars a year, and Il
wntchful eve will keen ID OFF a farm
and out of mile of roadsidcs. After
it has established itself 800 per year
will be needed to hold IL in check.
Watch for it. Jump out of your
buggy and pull up the first one you
see. II It has berries on burn them,
DO not let the vile thing overrun yorr
place. The writer has seen the
weed in its glory where 1t came from,
making an ugly eyesore of what would
be n lovely blue grass pasture, so be
on your guard.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
FALL pLoweo LAND.
Freezing Of Winter Brings Soil Into
Better TiIth In Spring.

AS much plowing as possible should
be done In the fall on the western
farm. The soil turned up is exposed
to the frosts of winter, and they pene.
trate 1t to a considerable depth. 1t
has been found that soils that are
covered with sod are not penetrated
more than half as deep by the frost
as are those soils recently plowed. 1t
Is desirable to loosen the earth below
the depth to which the plow goes.
This Is especially valuable in clay
soils. With ground plowed well be-
fore the coming of frost. the soil will
be found frozen often to the depth
of 20 inches. This means that every
particle to that depth Is moved. to a
small extent The expansion OF the
particles OF moisture pushes apart
and breaks up the most retentive soil
Clay soil that has been well drained
Is thus made friable to a great depth.
and when spring comes and the frost
goes out of the ground the soil will
be so loose that air can penetrate to
great depth and chemical action be
made way for.
The manures in the surface soil are
disintegrated and some OF them are
washed down to the depth the frost
has gone. says Farmers Review. The
following result is that the roots of
the plants seek the cool moist earth
below II there be In 1t plenty OF plant
food, and the plants supported by the
roots are the more able to resist any
drouth that may come In summer.
Where drouths are common 1t Is de-
sirable to have plants root as deeply
as possible.
Fall plowed land also will be found
| freer OF cutworms and other injurious
| insects in the spring. Some of these
insects try to get below the frost
| line. or at least TO "a point where freez'
| ing and thawins in the early spring
| Is not possible. The plowing OF the
land turns up these insects and
though they be stlll covered by the
soil. leaves the ground so loose about
them that they freeze. and that sew
cral times in the late fall or early
| spring and are thus killed. While
| fall plowing does not entirely wipe
out the army of cutworms that may
lie in any ground II greatly lessons
! their number.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
FARM ITEMS.

"Laziness grows on people. 1t be
gins in cobwegs and ends in iron
chains"
4 rod in the hands of judicious par
cnt may aid the child in divining the
straight path.
Next to the dairy cattle sheep are
the best animals to put fertilizer back
into worn out land.
The good tenant is much maligned.
The trouble is. the good tenant soon
ceases to be tenant.
Bank the house If 1t needs it, but
do not use manure. The foundation
does not need fertilizing.
You can make your own storm
doors. (Some building paper put on
the screens will do it,
You can pick out the rented farms
IN anv section, where both landlords
and tenants try to get the most out OF
the land.
The average man doesn't like to
have the farmers institute lecturer
preach at him-and he likes scolding
even less.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
Redistribution Of Elements.

A redistribution of the chemical
elements-especially of the metals
has been going on through the agency
of man for some thousands of years.
and II. NJ. Atkinson, n British chemist.
points out that the total effect must
be considerable. The gold and other
metals concentrated in small spots
near the surface of the other rocks are.
being rapidly mined and put to use.
the fine particles from their wear be-
ing carried down streams and event
ually diffused through the deposits at
the mouths of the rivers. Tin oxide.
for example. is mined at a few places.
spread out pretty uniformly over the
earth, and in the refuse Of towns the
waste tin is oxidized. carried away by
water, and on the sea bottom the fine
particles are so scattered as to be be-
yond future recovery by any process
known. The effect may be modified to
some extent by the concentration of
metals in solution and other causes.
As the common receptacle of all waste.
the sea must be slowly changing its
from industrial processes
notably from soluble chlorides and
other factory waste and from the salts
Of potash and lime that are taken
from mines and used on the soil by
farmers.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
How to Purchase Calves.

In order to make any feeding oper
alton profitable the stock must be OBJ
tanned at reasonable price. because
even n pure-bred animal will not bring
more on the block than its value for
meat, and thus the original cost Of
the animal together with the cost of
the feed must be smaller than the
selling price. Calves may be bought
by the pound or by the head, the lat
ter being the most common way Of
buying and selling in the west and
southwest. The suggestion is made
that feeders unaccustomed to handling
young cattle should buy them by the
pound, because they are likely to over
estimate their weight, thus at the
outset assuming a serious handicap
In profitable saie.-Ernest g. Ritz
man.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27

At hand, and I was in a great bu-r,, F.
where was his usual collectedne,s n,
thonsht? He was embarrassed and
angry at the knowledge.
Dld You follow me?" Her nos,r,,,
were palpitating and the corners of
her mouth were drawn aggressiveIv
Follow you?" amazed that such an
'uea should enter into her head. WHY
you are the last person ever expected
10 see again. Indeed. you are onIv ,
'airy'story; there is. | find, no such
person as Htldegarde Won Heideloff.
Clearly he was recovering
y know it," candidly, eft wae NV
mothers name. and saw fit TO use II {"
She really hoped he hadn't followed
her.
lou had no need to use It, or any
name. for that matter. When | gave
you my name 1t was given in good
'aith' The act did not imply that de.
sired to know yours"
But you did."-Imperiousl
les. Curiosity Is the brain of our
mental anatomy" When Max began
TO utter tall phrases 1t was Il sign of
cHcn'Dalanccd mentality.
And ii hadn't told you my name
You would have asked for IT,"
Not the first day"
We'll, YOU would have on Tuesday" ="
Not bit of II doubt" II" certainly
wouldn't show her how much he cared
lWhht was she doing in this carriage?
She had said nothing that morning
about travcling.D
We'll, you admit that under the cir
cumslanccs | had the right to give any
name II pleased me to give"
He came over to her end and sat
down, Her protests lhalfhcarted) he
ignored.
Il can no; see very well from over
there" he explained
1T is not necessary that you should
see: you can hear what have TO say"
Very well: III go back" And he
did. He mad" a fine prctcnsC OF look.
ing out OF the window Why should
this girl cross his path at this unhappy
moment
There was a pause.
You are not near so nice as you
were this morning" she said presently.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27

against tho window and peered out
The lights of the city flashed by. and
finally grew few and far between. and
then came the blackness OF the coun.
try. 1t would take an hour and half
to cross the frontier. and there would
be no stop this side. for which he was
grateful. He swore, mumbling. To
have come all this way to study. and
then to leg II In this ignominous fash
ionl It was downright scandalous,
Whoever heard OF such laws? Of
courS he had been rather silly in
pulling his gun, for even in the United
States-where he devoutly wished
himself at that moment-it was a mis-
demeanor to carry concealed weapons
He felt OF his cheek. He would return
some day. and II IL was the last thing
he ever did, he would slash that lien.
tenants cheeks. The insolent beggar,
To be struck and not to strike back.
He choked
Gradually his eyes became accus.
tosed to the dim light. and he cast
about.
THE dcuce," he muttered.
He was not alone. Huddled in the
far corner was woman heavily
yelled. Young or old. he could not
tell. She sat motionless. and appear.
ed TO be looking out of the opposite
window. Well. so long as she did not
bother him he would not bother her
But he would much rather have been
alone.
He took out his passport and tried
to read 1t. 1t was impossible. So he
rose, steadied himself. and turned up
the wick of one of the lamps
He did not hear the muhled ex-
clamation which came from the other
end.
He dropped back upon the cushion
and began to read. So he was George
Ellis. an American student in good
standing: he was aged 20. had blue
eyes. light hair. was six feet tall. and
weighed l5i pounds. Ha, he had, then
lost 80 pounds in as many minutes?
At this rate he wouldn't cast a shadow
when he struck Dresden. lie had
studied three years at the college; but
what the deuce had he studied? II
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27

81 cant be nice and sit away over
here"
what made you jump into this COM
| partment, of all others?
Il wasn't particular what compart.
mcnt I got into so long as | got INTO
one. As ! said | was in hurry.
you said nothing this morning about
going away from Barscheit
Neither did you
Another pause. Il take it. from the
character of this dialogue. that their
morning rides must have been rathef
Interestingly
"You told me that you were in Bar
schelt to study nerves, s,'-wickediy.
$50 thought |. up to half-past nine
tonight: but it appears that am ho''
-gloomiy.
"you are running away, too?"-with
suppressed eagerness.
Running away, too! he repeated
Are you running away
AS fast as ever the train can carry
me. | am on the way to Dresden.
"Dresden? 1t seems that Fate Is de-
termiped that we shall travel tosether
this day. Dresden is my destination
also"
"Let me see your passports -eA'
tending a firm, white hand.
He obeyed docilely, as docilei! US
though he was married. She gave .ne
nnper one angry glance and tossed II
back.
George Ellis; so that is your
,,mep"-scornfully. You told me
th,t II was Scharfenstein. i did not
ask Won to tell me your name; you
took that service upon yourself. she
recalled the dukes declaration that ne
sbou,d have her every movement
watched II this American was watcn,
Ing her. the duke was vastly more
n stute than she had given MN tne
credit for being. Are you In the pay
n, the duke? Come. confess that you
have followed me, that you have oeen
watching me for these four days
How bitter the cup Of romance tasted lasted
- hsr nowl she had been deceived.
~ wan YOU shall never take me ron
thiS train save by force. ! w'll R ~ 4
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