St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-10
Danville
Report of the Cow Testing Association
Officers of the Grange
Village Improv ementS.


Village Improv ements.
MRS C. w. Bartlett, Correspondent
Following is the report of the Dan
Vile Cow Testing Association for the
month ending, Nov. 15th:-Numper Oh
herds, 80; total COWS in test, 44O' dry
COWS. SO; milk, III, 116fb; cream test
1880; butter fat. 75.12fb; value Sz'-
371.1O: cost roughage, $674.64; cost
grain. s45S.14; total cost, $1,132.7S;
profit, S1,23S.32. Returns for $1.OO
expended, $2.O9; cost to produce I'D
butter fat $.151; cost to produce 100
10 milk, $.66; average milk per cow
3S9rb; average butter fat per cow III
ID: cost feed per COW, $2.57; proht
per cow, $2.S2.
At the last meeting of DanvilIe
Grange these officers were elected TOT
the ensuing year:-Master, ]. l.. Har-
DIV; overseer, DR.. c.. E. Lbbey; lee
turer. Rev. c. A Adams; steward, E.
F. Coveny; secretary, E. ]. Stanton;
treasurer, w. H. McNaughton; CHAP
lain, Mrs. G. P. Fellows; assistant
steward, H. z. Kittredge; lady assist
ant steward, Alice M. Hastings; Ceres,
Mrs. ]. L. Hardy; Pomona, Mrs. Sadie
n. Johnson; Flora, Mrs. Guy G. Pet
tengiIl; gate keeper, A. d. Danforth;
gent, ]. L. Hardy, Mrs. Harvey Bur
bank, Mrs. j. d. Williams and Mrs.
Katharine Def. Davis were made
committee to work for farmers in
stitute here some time the coming
winter.
At the annual meeting of the Viii
lage Improvement Association, the
former board of officers was elected.
The treasurer's report showed bal
ance of $113 in the treasury, after
making the last payment of $4,000 on
the piano at the Town hall. Various
objects of improvement were discuss
ed and a committee of six members
was chosen to ascertain public opinion
as to the most needed object to work
for the coming year and to report at
meeting to be called in the near fu-
ture.
Harmony Music Club will meet with
Mrs Lillian Dole on Friday afternoon.
The first number of the Grange lee |
ture entertainment course will be Civ |
en- by the Tinnie Sisters Qeartet at the
Town hall, Friday evening, Nov. IL.
Glenn Crane was at home from
Lyndon Agricultural school for over
Sunday. Paul Cole of Winchester,
Mass, his room mate was his guest
for the weekend.
Mrs. S. N. Ingalls, spent the first of |
the week with relatives at McIndoes.
L. Arthur Bartlett is at Peacham
this week.
Mrs. Jennie Williams who has spent
the past six months at Newtonville, |
Mass, has returned to her home here.
Her mother Mrs. Wilson who has been
at Peacham during her absence, has
also returned home.
Mrs Ida Bartlett visited Mrs. Geo.
Smith and Mrs. Bert Metcaf at
Peacham, last week.
The Andrew Ward buildings occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Kenni-
son were destroyed by fire early Mon
day morning.
Miss Martha Sergeant and Miss May
Wilson spent Monday observing the
work in the primary grades at the
Summer street school at st. Johns
bury.
A little daughter, Janet, came to
the home of DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Pache
on Saturday, Nov. 9Th.
The Sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be administered at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Ruth Lovejoy of East Hard
wick visited friends in town over Sun
day.
The remains of Miss Sarah Harris
were brought here from Chelsford,
Mass, for burial Saturday, Nov. 9Th,
her death having occurred on the 3rd.
Her early life was spent here in Dan
vile, on the old Abner Harris place,
which is now owned by James Pettin-
gill. She was 70 years of age. Her
remains were accompanied here by
Mrs. Lawrence Hardy of Groveland,
Mass. Mrs. Ella Hatch and Mrs. I
George Greer of ST. Johnsbury were
also here to attend the burial services
at the grave.
The 10 days evangelistic meetings
which are being conducted by the
Rev. G. A. Joscelin at the M. E.
church are being we'll attended and
are proving very interesting and bene-
fetal.