St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-04
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West Burke w. r.. G. Presents Sun.
day School with FIag-Many
/ Go to See Roosevelt
Mrs. w. R. Roundy from West
Burke presented the Sunday school
with nice flag in behalf of the Re-
lief Corps of West Burke. Mrs
Chandler, the superintendent, ac-
Icepted it and made appropriate re-
marks, and the school extended a
rising vote of thanks for the gift.
A large number from this town
went to Barton Friday afternoon to
see Col. Roosevelt and those that
were with him. It was estimated that
there were ten or twelve thousand
people present. Four brass bands
were in attendance. There was a
special train from Newport, 13 cars
beside the regular trains all heavily
! loaded. A large number went to
st. Johnsbury, Friday evening for the
same purpose. Special train from
| West Burke and some went by their
own conveyance. B. M. Bundy made
three trips with his auto carrying
full loads each time. So far as we
have heard all were satisfied with
what they saw and heard at both
places.
Thursday is the regular monthly
conference of the Free Baptist church
and is also the annual meeting of the
church for the choice of its officers
| for the ensuing year. All members
should make an effort to be present
so that they may know as to the af-
fairs of the church, in the afternoon.
41.s1
ceived free gift of 80 volumes of
nice books from the state of Vermont
! for which all are very thankful.
! Gordon Davis and John Dean are
at home from Ocean Park, Me-,
where they have been in employment
the past season.
Fred Chapman has sold his dairy
of cows to E. A. LafOe preparatory
to his moving to Lyndon Center.
Sylvester Gray has moved to Lyn-
don Center to the place purchased
there and the family were missed
from their accustomed place at the
church Sunday. All are sorry to
have them move from town as they
have been very helpful in many ways
! in everything for the good of the
place.
F. E. Chapman has moved to Lyn-
don Center into a tenement in L. J.
CampbeIl's house so that their house
is closed here and it will look lone
some as people pass by there to see
no one around the premises.
The G. E. society held social and
farewell reception at the Hall Satur-
day evening for the young people of
Sylvester Gray's and F. E. Chap
mans families, who are moving
from town. They were members of
the society and will be much missed
there by all.
The 1O4th session of the Vermont
Yearly meeting of Free Baptist
churches is to be held with the
ember 1918. First service Thurs
day evening, the 18th, and continues
through the following Sunday. An
interesting program has been pre-
pared and several able men are to
speak upon the different subjects.
Rev. A. w. Anthony, D. D. from
Lewiston, Me-, is to speak Saturday
evening and speakers from Massa-
ohusetts and New Hampshire are to
be present.
Some are not done haying yet and
that isn't the worst of it, they don't
know when they will be, as the
weather is these days. Some have
grain cut, but they cannot dry it, as
it rains nearly every day and if it
does not rain it is cloudy and cool
so that grain will not dry.
Miss Ethel Chapman went to Beth
eel Saturday to resume her work as
a school teacher Tuesday.
Mrs. Perley Aver from Barnet Wis
tied at Corydon Parker's last week.
A n
Johnson last Monday to resume his
work in the Normal school.
Miss Fanny Hastings visited at
Willard Hastings in Burke several
days last week.
Rev. A N Chandler preached
strong sermon Sunday morning from
text found in Proverbs. Righteous
ness exalteth a nation but sin is a
reproach to any people," He gave
his views upon some of the questions
or issue that are before the people
in the present campaign, and spoke
of several things that are evils, not
ably the liquor traffic, claiming that
neither of the dominant parties
would set themselves Alright in re-
gard to this evil.
The Ladies' Aid furnished dinner
at heir hall Freeman's meeting day
and all had the privilege of having a
good dinner at low price.
The population of Sutton is in
creasing Mrs. George. X. Dfmick
giving birth to twin sons, Nelson
Leland and Kenneth Clark Dimick,
Aug. %. All are doing well.
Mrs. H. w. Butterheld returned
to her home Thursday night from a
three weeks vacation in New Hamp-
shire among friends.