St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-20
At DanVille.
ANIMAL Church Meeting i.

At the annual business meeting of the
Conversational church and society held
at the yestry Thursday forenoon the re-
mort of the treasurer showed the finances
TO be in a prosperous condition, and the
following officers were elected: Clerk, ].
2 Tinker; treasurer. Arthur Webster;
prudential committee, J. w. ellis, D.
Sturdevant, Dram Stevens, and the So
letting committee, J. d. Sturdevant,
Carl Lang, M. NJ. Stocker and Bessie
Stanton; auditors, Perley Aver and NJ
M. Stocker. delicious dinner was
served. followed by the annual roll call
to which large number responded and
letters and messages were read from
absent members. The report of the clerk
showed a gain of 25 members during the
wear and the losses by death were six,
making the total membership ia, with
A nonresident members. Four letters
Of dismissal were granted during the
wear. The following officers were
elected: Clerk. Arthur Webster; treas
urer. Deacon S. A. Morse; receiver OF offer
ings, George Bagby and Perley Aver;
standing committee, pastors, deacons.
Superintendent OF Sunday school, pres
ident ofY. P. S. c E.; the pastoral COM
mittee, |. D. Sturdevant, Mrs. E. Tin
ker. Mrs. c. S. Ranney; music committee.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dole and Frank
Stocker. Deacon S. A. Morse was adj
vanced to senior deaconship to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Deacon
Emerson, and c. S. Ranney was elected
to the office of junior deacon. During
the meeting the folio owing greeting from
the Barnet church was received by tele
phone:
By a vote of the Congregational
church of Barnet at their annual dinner
and roll call, they send greetings and
congratulations to the Congregational
church and parish at Danville.
(Signed) c. 0. Day, Pastor.
This response was sent:
The Congregational church of Danville
assembled at their annual meeting and
roll call vote to return expressions OF ap-
probation to the Congregational church
of Barnet for greetings and congratula-
tions received; also hearty good wishes
for most prosperous New Year under
the able leadership of their present pas
tor.
(Signed) J. F. Schneider, Pastor.
Spelling Schools.
At the Mountain spelling school Thurs
day evening, Ella ]. Armstrong won in
the pupils contest, with Arthur F.
Emmons, Mayflower Garland, Anna l..
Stanton and Benjamin {. Stanton in
order. In the general contest, Harvey
Burbank stood longest with Agnes E.
Dodge. Ella J. Armstrong, Harry E.
Crane and Josephine NJ. Duclos in order.
Thirty one took part in the general con
test. On Friday evening at Morse's,
Fay F. McGill stood longest in the first
section with Harvey +. Dantorth, Glen
H. Crane, Mary A. Woodward and
Henry L. Dantorth in order. In the sec
ond section, Julia l.. Taylor won with
Ralph E. Woodward, Wendell S. Thomp-
son, Delmer o. Smith and Harlow W.
Hatch in order. In the general contest,
Earle F. Coveny won with Harvey Bur
bank, Mrs. Francis N. Coveny, Lydia M.
Taylor and Wendell S. Thompson in
order. The final spelling school and
prize speaking for Dauville will be held
at town hall next Tuesday evening
Each school will be represented by one
speaker. All are cordially invited. Ex-
ercises are to begin at 100 O'Clock.
In the spelling school at Harvey, Sat
urdav evening, Elsie L. Garvin won IN
the first section with Donald M. Cur
rier, Glen H. Crane, Mary A. and II.
Maude Woodward in order. In the
second section Maynard M. Hatch won
with Candace M. Garvin, Ralph E.
Woodward and lula L. Taylor in order.
In the general contest Lydia M. Taylor
won with Mrs Ben. H. Moore, Arthur
L. Bartlett, Ralph E. Woodward and
Maynard M. Hatch in order. This was
the last of the local contests.
District Superintendent F. E. Lewis
will preach at the Methodist church Sun
day evening.
The quarterly board meeting of the
Methodist church will be held at the
church Monday afternoon.
The officers of the Modern Woodmen
will be installed at Pythian Hall Friday
evening, January 30. District Deputy
A. 0. Palmer of Burlington will be the
installing officer. Refreshments will be
served. The public are invited to attend
and there will be no charge.
Mrs. Aaron Smith has returned from a
visit to her son, Henry Smith, OF Lyn-
donville.
Mrs. Charles Morse has returned from
East Barnet, where she has been visiting
Mrs. E. K. Hill.
Diamond Chapter O. E. S. will hold a
meeting Saturday evening tor practice,
and the officers are requested to be pres
ent if possible.
Rev. J. K. Williams of Peacham
preached at the Congregational Church
Sunday morning in exchange with Kew.
J. F. SCHNEIDER.
Mrs A. E. Currier very pleasantly en-
tertained one of the classes in the junior
department of the Sunday school at her
home last week Tuesday.
Miss Mary Sargent visited friends at
St Johnsbury over Sunday.
Miss Blanche LaCourse has returned
from Lebanon, where she spent the past
week.
Miss Maude E. Follensby of st. Johns
Dury was the guest of DR.. and Mrs
Henri l.. Pache several days last week,
The students of Phillips Academy OF the
class OF 1910 will present drama at the
Town Hall, Saturday evening, January
90: The title of the play is me an
Otis"
Or. E. Rutter of Lyndonville visited
at Frank CRANES SATURDAY. and Sunday