St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-04
SUTTON
Mrs. Gray Killed at the Station
Rev. j. w. Burgin Called

Rev. j. w. Burgin Called
Mr.. Webster who preached here
Sunday, May Is, had a congrega-
ton of It's and a good attendance
at the evening service. He was well
spoken of by several but was a
young man not through with his
schooling and it was thought that
an older person was needed and
call has been given Rev. j. w. Bur
gin, a former pastor, which has
been accepted. The salary is being
raised and he is to commence at
the close of Mr.. Chambers pastor
ate, July /.
Mrs. Tamson Gray was killed on
the Railroad at the Summit Satur-
day. She was living at Joseph Lee
Clair's. Her husband, Horace Gray
died several years ago. The funeral
service was held at the residence of
Joseph LeClair Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Chandler being the officiat-
ing clergyman and the burial was at
the village cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Porteous gave the pre-
memorial address at the church
Thursday afternoon several schools
in town uniting with the village
school. After the address the schol-
ars and others went to the cemetery
and deposited wreaths, flowers and
flags at the graves of soldiers buried
there.
Examinations were held at the
schools in town Thursday and sew
eral were advanced to the ninth
grade for high school work in the
future.
w. 1. Robbins and wife who went
to Keene, N. H., have returned to
their home here as they did not find
matters there satisfactory.
On account of the Wheelock As
sociation being in session at Lyndon
Center there is to be no service here
next Sunday and no G. E. service
Friday.
The regular monthly conference
of the church is to be held this week
Wednesday afternoon instead of
Thursday. All take notice of the
change of time.
Ezra Card and his wife from
Haverhill, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Cards parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Reed, also Mrs. Cards sister,
Mrs. Harry Bradbury.
Rev. J. w. Burgin and wife are
boarding at L. w. Gordon's.
Ralph Chapman and wife of Lyn-
donville were at his parents, Mr..
and Mrs II. D. Chapman's, Sunday.
Rev. o. S. Bancroft held service
at the Union House church Sunday
afternoon and there was good at
tendance. There will be no service
there next Sunday on account OF
the association at Lyndon Center.
Service Sunday, the 18th, at the
usual hour for service there.
E. A. Breed, who has been saving
lumber the past winter on the L.
C. Tilton farm, has finished. He
sawed about 100000 feet and is
moving his mill to his home in
Victory. Several of the best wood
lots in town have been cut off, and
more are TO be, which reduces the
value of real estate and makes the
town poorer, but the ready dollar is
what people are after these days.
A. H. Cheney from Boston is at
his brothers., Charles Cheney's, for
a while. He usually spends some time
fishing about this season as he
wants to get out of the city into the
country in northern Vermont and
every Memorial day he visits the
cemetery in Westmore where he has
many relatives buried.
Married Wednesday evening, May
81, at the parsonage Pliny Lyman
of Newark and Annie Mckinney of
Sutton.
Some from here went to East
Burke last Wednesday night to at
tend the Pomona grange. A large
number from East Burke grange
took the Pomona degree and united
with Pomona grange.