St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-06
Danville
Bishop Hamilton to Attend Rededica-
ton of Methodist Church
Death OF Mrs. Mary e.

Davis.
/ (Mrs. c. w. Bartlett, correspondent
The extensive repairs which have
been made on the Methodist church
are nearly completed. The upper
part of the church has been newly
decorated, vanishing done and a
new carpet laid which makes a great
improvement. There is to be a dedi-
cation in the early part of November
when it is expected that Bishop Ham
ilton of Boston will be one of the
speakers.
In spite OF the rain there was a
large attendance at the school fair
and dinner which was held last Sat
urday.
Died at Philadelphia, September
25, Mary E. DAVIS, wife of the late
DR.. Albert A. Davis of New York city.
The funeral was held at the Holy
Trinity church In Philadelphia, Tues
day september 28, and the remains
were brought to DanVille Wednesday
morning tor burial and were accom-
panied by the Rev. DR.. Thompkins,
daughter and niece. The Episcopal
service was read at the grave by Rev.
DIR. Thompkins and prayer was Of
fered by hev. C. A. Adams, pastor of
the Congregational church.
The Woman's Missionary society
are planning to send away load of
paper to a pulp mill and will all those
who have any to donate please bring
it to the Congregational church the
week of October 10, not later than
Thursday.
The Ladies Aid and Willing Work
ers will serve a chicken pie supper
at the Methodist church at $3.50
o'clock this week Thursday night.
Miss Alice Sanborn, who has been
spending several weeks at Mrs. w.
c. Heath's, returned the first of the
week to her home in Boston.
Harmony Music club will meet
with Mrs. Wallace Nutting on Fri
day afternoon of this week.
The Christian Endeavor society
has had the halls in the Congrega-
tional church retinted and painted
which makes a great improvement.
Mrs. E. J. Rutter of st. Johnsbury
was with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. C. Davis, the first of the week.
Chief of Police John Finley and
family of ST. Johnsbury visited his
sister, Mrs. A. M. Steele Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Palmer who has
been spending the summer at Ian
caster, N. H., visited friends in town
the first of the week.
The hill school was not in session
Monday on account of the illness of
the teacher, Miss May Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Currier Of st.
Johnsbury were in town over Sunday.
Miss West, who has been stopping
at Thurber's for some time, has re-
-, DhfIo dn1TNhio
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Guy have gone
to housekeeping in one of Mrs. Jane
Steady's tenements.
Mrs. Edith Langmaid who has been
for the past three years a popular OPP
orator in the New England Telephone
exchange, has resigned her position
and the vacancy is filled by Miss
Evelyn Crane.
l.. Arthur Bartlett went to Pou1t-
ney Monday as county representative
to attend the State Christian En-
deavor convention.
Mrs. Jane Barnet of Walden visit
ed Mrs. Jane Steady the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. Kate Denison and son, Har-
vey, of Boston were in town over
Miss Harriet Whittier and mother,
Mrs. Whittier, who have spent the
summer here, returned Monday to
Boston.
Misses Hazel and Helene Hack of
Barre were weekend guests at r. Fl.
Vance's.
Mrs. L. A. Rowe visited relatives
in Peacham last week.
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody of st.
Johnsbury will occupy the pulpit~of
the Congregational church Sunday
morning, October 10. The pastor will
supply the pulpit of the Peacham
church the same morning.
The entertainment of the Village
Improvement association last Fri
day night was one of the best and
m ost unique ever presented before a
Danville audience. Every part was
extremely well taken. The costumes,
both of the wax workers and of the
old ladies of Lavender town, were
specially good. Mrs. Katherine Davis,
as the fairy, and Prin. w. J. Rideout,
as the Snowman, were well adapted
to their parts. The farce, "a Diff
ference in Clocks" was well staged
by Mrs. A E. Currier and c. w. Bart
lett Because of so general a demand
the entertainment Will be repeated in
the town hall next Thursday, Octo-
Der z, and the management have en-
gagged Miss Elizabeth Peck, violin
ist, of st. Johnsbury to assist in the
entertainment.