St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-30
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W. H. M. U. Meeting.

WIZ. M. U. Meeting.
The mid-year meeting of the Woman,
Home Missionary Union of Vermoni
was held in the Congregational church
Friday afternoon and evening. Their.
was large ATTENDANCE, and most inter.
esting sessions were held. Mrs. Rebecca
P. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, state
president. conducted the meetings
! Quite number of ladies from St. Johns.
bury and other parts of the state were
in attendance. In the afternoon reports
and brief addresses were given by the
state officers: Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs
Robert Mackinnon of St. Iohnsburv.
Mrsssaan Patten of Burlington, and
MRS. thompson of Brattleboro. Miss
Frances Osgood of Bellows Falls gave
an interesting report of the recent meet
ing OF the National Society at Cleveland.
!, Miss Auman, the field secretary, re-
ported in fine address concerning her
workin Utah and among the Bohemians
IN Braddock, Penn. In the evening, the
principal address was given by Rev. G.
ID. Gutterson on the work of the Ameri-
can Missionary Association.
Civic Federation Meeting.
The October meeting Of the Lyndon
CIVIC Federation was held last Thursday
y evening, In Darling's hall. There was a
good attendance, and fine program.
Mrs. A. L. Finney, president, occupied
the, chair. Music was rendered by Mrs.
Charles Norris, Mrs. E. G. French, and
Mrs. Harry Smith Mrs. E. !. Blodgett
gave q report of the meeting of the State
Federation at Windsor. Mrs. w. /.
Powers reported for the educational
committee of the state, the report which
was given at Windsor, Martin 4 E.
Daniels, supervisor for this school dis.
trict, was introduced, and gave Almost
interesting talk on the practical work
ing Of the new school law, lecture
which might we'll be entitled 1.-THE trials
and responsibilities of supervisor" He
told much about the needs and require
ments OF the rural schools, and the ad.
vantage of Capitalization. His lecture
was listened to with close attention.
and will do much to stimulate the al.
ready growing interest in educational
affairs.
The Lecture Course.
The lecture course for the coming sea- |
sea has been arranged as follows: Nov. |
8, DR.. L. E. Green, lecture on 1.-THE Cos
pei OF Discomfort" Nov. 16, DR.. Edward
Burton Mcdowell, lecture on the Pana-
ma Canal, illustrated; Dec. 6, Whitney
Bros. male quartet and reader; ian. IL, |
The Katherine Ridgeway Concert Co.;
Feb 25, DR.. Robert Stuart Macarthur,
subject yet to be announced; March 20,
Shungolan, the Indian magician, with a
reader and yiolinist. The course promises
to be an excellent one, and it is hoped it
will be well patronized. The price Of
season tickets is as usual, $3.50, and the
auction sale of seats will be held Satur-
day evening, Nov. 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Clark and daugh-
ter. Roweria, have returned home from
four weeks vacation in Dexter, N. Y.
They enjoyed fine time camping and
duck-shooting.
Fred Wood is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever. Mr.. Woods engineer friends went
up the other day, dug and gathered his
potatoes, OF which he raises quite large
Three of the children are with
relatives in Canada
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Noyes and son
left last week for California
Mr. Martin of Barton, who has bought
Ben Pierce's livery business, is to occupy
Norman MacDonald's house.
Stephen D. Morse sells his 375 acre
farm at auction at Morse's Mills. Dan
vile, Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 10 a. m.
See adv. elsewhere
The Shakespeare club will meet Thurs
day with Mrs. Roy Gage, and read
according to the program from King
Henry ".
The annual meeting of District No. 6,
0. 0. F., was held here Monday even
ing, about 200 being present. Several
were admitted. ST. Johns
bury Lodge conferred the initiatory de-
gree, and Union Lodge the first degree.
Grand Master Calvin Endress of Ben
nington was present, Deputy Grand
Master F. w. Jackson of Barre, and
others prominent in the order. A ban
luet was served by Juniper Branch I
Lodge, D. of r.
Cook & Harris give an exhibition of
moving pictures and illustrated songs in i
Music Hall this evening, with an entirely
new program. They give good enter f
ailments, deserving of patronage. s
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Read of Essex i
JUNCTION, have been visiting their '
laughter, Mrs. Everett Perkins.
Henry Bedard, who left town few
weeks ago to live with his son at St. i
'ohnsbury Center, is soon to return and /
occupy his old home again, and his
shop. t
Mrs. A. L. Finney has gone to, East t
dardwick to spend a fortnight with !
riends and relatives. a
]. T. Gleason's South street tenement q
house is to be occupied on the north by
ames Smiths family, and on the south v
ide by family named Shepton, who {
lave recently come here from Canada
With eight small children. r
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilkey have en- '
,aged rooms in the Parker house on Elm
treet, and are taking their meals out. h
Ora Drew's auction of cattle, crops e
ind farm tools at his farm ate North l. 6
)anville, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. b