St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-28


mer. Lily pond is also being cut ovel
by private parties for personal use.
Last Wednesday evening the an.
nual meeting of the Congregations
church was held in their vestry, with
a good attendance. First on the
program were reports from the diff
erent officers and committees, all OF
which showed prosperous and en-
couraging year. The treasurer's re-
port showed expenses, $2,O79.99
with balance in hand $135.56. The
Sunday school reported receipts
| $139.7O, expenses $142. The ladies'
aid society has earned $437.84 and
deavor society's receipts are $18.42,
expenses S6.97. The Foreign Mis-
sion Board and Busy Bees, received
S4225, spent $40. The church has
supported one girl in Turkey, and
one church member has supported
student at Harpoot.
Twenty-three members have unit
ed with the church this year 1t was
voted to retain the present minister,
the Rev James ]. Hutchinson, for
another year. J. T. Gleason present
ed the church with a sick-rOom COM
munion service, for use in the homes
of invalids. The church voted $40 for
the anti-saIoon league. Resolutions
were passed on the deaths of three
old members, Mrs. Martha Weeks,
Mrs. Georgiana Wallace and Mrs. S.
S. Thompson.
An interesting report was given
by the six ladies who composed the
calling committee, who have made
7O4 calls, besides writing many let
tiers and distributing flowers and
food to the sick. A new system of
calling has been adopted for the
coming year, in which the parish is
to be divided into 80 districts each in
charge of one person and Mrs. A. L.
Finney over all.
The business meeting concluded
with the election of officers, which
resulted as follows: Clerk, Homer
C.. Wilson; treasurer, Charles Stew
ems; collector. Adds A. Barber, audi
tor, Blanche M. Conner; trustee for
three years, DIR. F. H. Davis; dea-
con for four years, A. H. Walter;
SUPERINTENDENT of Sunday school,
John Norris; assistant superintend-
ent. Sumner Prescott; church cabinet,
The minister, the deacons, Sunday
school Superintendent, chairman of
trustees, with Mrs. Herman Burpee
and Mrs Clarence Dodge; chorister,
Homer Wilson; organist, Charles
Stevens; ushers for morning service,
Charles Stuart, Earl Peterson and
Henry Burns, for evening services,
Maurice Burpee, George Batchelder,
A. A. Barber; annual supper COM
mittee for next meeting, Mrs. E. A.
Daniels, Mrs. G. B. Dodge, Mrs. G.
M. Campbell.
All then adjourned to the vestry
where the ladies served a light re-
past.
The annual melting of the Univer-
salist parish and society was held
Thursday afternoon of last week. In
the afternoon the Ladies' Aid society
held their annual meeting and ell
ected the following officers: Pres1-
dent, Mrs. George A. Whipple; first
vice president, Mrs. A. e. Ruggles;
second vice president, Mrs. G. F.
Ferguson; secretary, Mrs. Harry
Colby; treasurer, Mrs. N. A. Nor
ton. a very good supper was serv-
ed to the public at $50, and after
this was concluded the church meet
ing took place. Encouraging reports.
were given by the different officers.
Nearly all the old board of officers
were reelected, and the list now
stands as follows: Moderator, Albert
Ruggles; secretary, Mrs. A. G. Nc
Dowell; treasurer, E. L. Wells; trus-
tees: the three officers above to-
gether with the four following: Geo
rye A. Whipple, Mrs. G.. F. Ferguson,
Harry Colby, G. P. Greenslade;
music committee, Mrs. Albert Rug
giles; ushers, Homer Ruggles and
Hayden Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barker of Yer
million, Alberta, former neighbors of
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Hutchinson at
Fitch Bay, P. O., we're their guests
last week.
N. L. Finley, who has been working
at Speedwell Farms for some time
has returned to his former home in
Woodstock.