St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
SUTTON.
VIII Try to Erect a Memorial Z
John Colby on Site of Baptist

John Colby on Site of Baptist
Church.
Guy R. Clark of Montcalm, N.
H., A N. Chandler and H. A. Blake
of this town have been appointed
committee to solicit subscriptions
for a John Colby Memorial. The
most famous name among Free Bap-
fist ministers of the early days of
the denomination is that of John
Colby. Born in Sandwich, N. H.,
Dec. 8, 1887, and dying in Norfolk,
Va, Nov %, 1917, his home for fif-
teen years was in what is now SUIT
ton, but from the age of ri to his
early death he was engaged in tin
Grant ministry in Ohio, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine, Massachus-
etts and Rhode Island. In eight
years he baptised $40 persons and
many revivals were begun under his
ministrations. In 1912 he began
with his own funds, and later finish
ed with his own hands, the first
church building in Sutton, and it is
proposed to observe the centennial
of this work and erect a stone in
memory of Colby to mark the church
site. This anniversary will be OBJ
served in connection with the June
session of the Wheelock association
to be held in Sutton, June TO.
The republican town committee
have called a caucus to be held at
the store of F. A. Holmes, Saturday
evening, March 80, to choose dele
gates to attend the two conventions
to be held at Montpelier, April 9
and 10 for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the national convention
- h. IL o4 ~,
Mrs Mary Brown MARY Young),
sister of Mrs. Lewis w. Gordon
from Los Angeles, Cal, arrived in
town Wednesday night.
Miss Merle Prior of Portsmouth,
N H., is at w. I. CampbelPs for
two weeks visit.
Charles Clarke was at st. Johns
bury Friday on business.
The next grange meeting is to be
Saturday evening, March %.
Lewis Gordon has closed his house
and has gone to Lyndonville and
ST. Johnsbury for a few weeks Wis
it with his sons.
Mrs. Mary F. Willett and daugh-
ter, Jennie, from Westfield Center,
N. B., are at H. A. B1ake's for an
extended visit. Mrs. Willett is
sister of the late Mrs. H. A. Blake
and has relatives in Lyndon, Shelf
field and West Burke that she ex-
poets to visit. She was known as
May Otis years ago, daughter of
Joseph Y. Otis, and she was a noted
school teacher in this section so
years ago.
H. A. Blake has had Passump-
sic telephone installed at his resi-
dence.
Miss Ethel Chapman is at Bur
lington visiting her sister, Able, in
that place for a few days. She is to
be at Johnson one day this week as
one of the judges in a -contest of
prize speaking at the high school in
that place.
At the annual town meeting the
town voted to raise $500 and there
by secure that amount from the
state for state road building.
The Wednesday evening service
is to be at the residence of A. M.
Berry and it is hoped there may be
a good attendance.
The G. E. meeting is to be at the
Aid Hall Friday evening this week.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler held service on
the North Ridge Sunday afternoon.
Several went to Newark Friday
evening to attend the grange meet
| ing there.
F. E. Chapman and family at
| tended the 40th wedding anniver-
sary of Mrs. Chapman's brother,
Eugene Campbell, at Lyndon Cen
| ter, last Friday.
Charles Holmes had a slight shock
recently.
| o. e. Mcfarland has finished his
| lob of numbering at East Haven and
returned to his home here.
Miss Fanny Hastings is at her
home at H. A. Blake's for a two
weeks vacation from her school
work at Barre.