St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-27
SUTTON.

MrS. ". Il. Bundy has been visiting
friends in Cabot, her girl-hood home. 9
Miss Madge E. Burnham has finished
the winter term of school at Lyndon
Center and is now at her home for the
usual vacation.
Mrs. 0. B. Willard and two children
who have been on visit at Mrs. vii.
lard's mothers, Mrs. Danforth have re-
turned to their home at South Barton.
Freeman Hyde, who has been having
serious trouble with his eyes, is of late
some better
The Ladies Aid served six O'Clock
supper at their hall Thursday evening,
after which an entertainment was given.
W. J. Houghton and family are at w.
A. Hanscome's for a few weeks visiting
Mr.. HoughtOn's sister Mrs Hanscome,
and Mr.. Houghton is assisting Mr.,
Hanscome about cutting wood and
lumber.
Mrs. H. A. Blake has received news of
the death of Chauncy D. Otis, her cousin,
at DesMolnes, Iowa. Mr.. Otis was a
native of Sutton and the son of Thomas
f. and Sarah Otis, and will be re-
membered by some now living here. Mr..
Otis went to Iowa several years ago.
and has occasionally visited his old home
and friends here. He has written letters
for local papers in this county that were
well received by those who knew him.
He leaves wife, one brother and one
sister, Mrs. Orville Drown of Washing
ton, ID. G., as near relatives.
Before another issue of the CALIFORNIAN
the annual town meeting will have pas
sed and town officers have been chosen
for another year, and the tax payer
should see that the best men are to serve
the town as its officers.
A Faithful Service.
The present week closes SO wears ser
vice of H. A. Blake as correspondent for
the CALIFORNIAN from Sutton, during
which time he has endeavored to keen
the former inhabitants of this hill town
now living elsewhere informed of what /
took place in their old home as well as
the present residents. Great have been
the changes by death and removal dur
ing that time, and there are but few left
that were here at the time that this
work was commenced by your CORES
pondent. Mr.. Blake is the only man
now living here at the village who was
here at that time, and there are but four
persons here now who were here then
| here has been no less than sixteen
different pastors at the Free BAPTIST
church IN this place during that time,
and 80 years ago there was meeting
house full nearly every Sunday and the
sunday school numbered more than 900
There were 10 classes in the school. and
me social prayer meetings were largely
attended, But changes that have ia ken
place and other circumstances have
greatly lessened the numbers that now
lttend any of these services. If there is
my one that has served as local CORES
)ondent longer for the CALIFORNIAN than
he one named above we would like to
Know who it is.
The Grange are to have a masquerade
social Thursday evening All can mask
who wish to, but any who do not wish
to are just as cordially invited.
Mrs. Franklin Blake is confined to her
home by illness.
Miss Jennie Bishop, former school
teacher in town, is here for few DAYS
visit among her former scholars and
friends. She has been teaching at Bel
lows Falls and is to return there for the
next term, March 15, but is now on her
way to her home for visit with her
parents at Norton Mills.
The barns and contents on the old VIII
lard Baldwin farm on the South Ridge
was burned the past week. The place is
now owned by Lang, Welch & Webster
and was occupied by George II. Towne.