St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-08
EAST BURKE
Public Meeting Sunday to Promote
Use of Bible in Public Schools
Locals


Public Meeting Sunday to Promote
Use of Bible in Public Schools
Locals
Next Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock at Algonquin Hall, a great
public meeting will be held under the
auspices of General Sheridan Council,
No. &c, Jr. o. u. A. M. and Martha
Washington Council, No. 3, Daughters
of Liberty. The object Of both of
these great fraternal orders is Ito
encourage the reading of the Holy
Bible in the public schools" Hon.
Mason S. Stone, state superintendent
of education of Montpelier will ad-
dress the meeting. A suitable copy
of the Holy Bible will be presented
to each of the nine public schools of
the town of Burke (Outside the in
corporated district of West Burke).
The Rev. Henry c.. VanHaagan, will
preach a short sermon on the Bible
in the Public Schools. Special mu-
sic by the combined choirs of the
Congregationalist and Methodist
churches. The committee having
the meeting in charge are William
H. Jeffrey, Bion F. Humphrey,
Charles E. Freeto, for General Sher-
idan Council; Angie L. Humphrey,
Nellie A. jeffrey and Mabel Proctor,
for Martha Washington Council. On
this date there will ne no morning
service in either church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wyman and |
son, Alton, returned from Canaan
Center, n. H., Sunday night. R. A. |
Eggleston and grandson Erlon |
Eggleston returned with them for |
few days.
Ernest Matthews has been visiting |
at his uncle's, Tom MaGilIs.
Mrs. G. l.. Eggleston is very sick |
at her home in Canaan Center, N |
H., with rheumatic fever.
WILDER Godding is in very poor |
health and able to sit up only a part
of the time.
Roy Davis and aunt, Emily Packer
from the Hollow spent Sunday at
Charles Balls.
Mrs. Leisure from Victory is keep
ing house for George Hubbard.
Rem Lunn has moved to East Hav-
J. D. Lawton is able to be out
again.
Clarence Parker of st. Johnsbury
spent a part of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adna burlington
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Eggleston in Lakeville, Mass.
The usual dance at the hall this
week Friday night.
Miss Cora Curtis and sister, Miss
Morrill, from Danville were guests
part of last week.
L. T. Frasier has rented Myron
farm for two years. Mr..
is very poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wyman
from Woodsville were at the home
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. t. E.
Wyman, Friday, Chester returning
Mrs. Wyman returned
Monday. They have commenced
Mrs. D. B. ellison who has been
visiting at Concord went Sunday to
to visit relatives.
Mrs. WILDER Proctor was in St.
Johnsbury, Friday. ]
Mrs. Peter Collins from Lyndon |
Center has moved her goods to her
Mrs. A. B. Colby's, and !
Will make her home with her.
Mrs. Fred Farmer and two young
est children are spending a two {
weeks vacation with her parents in
Alburg.
Mrs. Charles Ball did not go to St.
last week for treatment
rs she talked, and may not go at all {
Is she is improving slowly.
Frank Counters horse that was
badly injured in it's stall week ago,
IS improving and is at DR.. jenkins at
West Burke.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frasier went
Sunday to Rumney, N. H., returning {
Monday night. They were guests of {
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Silsby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Grant from
Lyndon were Sunday guests of her
mother, Mrs. Rosa L. Davis. +;
o. M. Jenkins remains about the
same
A. G. Farmer is with his son, DIR. +;
Frank Farmer in ST. Johnsbury for
,WO weeks.
Miss Ethel Wilson spent Sunday
with her parents.
Mrs. Walter Counter has been Wis
ting relatives in Massachusetts. Mr..
Counter and Mrs. Charles Leach and
Marjorie Root went down Tuesday
and accompanied her home Friday.
A. d. Gibson and daughter, Mrs.
George Phillips and twin daughters
we're guests of Mrs. o. F. Harvey
1T Concord Sunday.
Harris Smith from East Haven
has commenced work for l.. T. Fra
sier and moved his family into the
MyrOn Eggleston house.
Mr.. Wilkins from the Hollow has
bought the Rem Lunn place and has
moved there.
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