St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-14
SUTTON
Revival Meetings To Be Opened Here
August special Town Meet
ing Thursday.
III. A. Blake, Correspondent.)

Oh. A. Blake, Correspondent
1t is expected that Rev. A. V. Allen,
State Colporteur of the Baptist State
Convention, will commence to hold a
series of revival meetings with the
Free Baptist Church here the first of
August to last an indefinite length of
time.
The selectmen have called a spec
ial town meeting to be held Thurs
day afternoon of the present week t
two O'Clock for the purpose of elect
ing a school director to fill the vacan-
cy on the board caused by the resig-
nation of f. w. Craig.
We have had the heaviest rain for
the past year commencing sometime
Wednesday night and Thursday about
four inches of water fell.
Leonard Pearl from. Johnson is a
visitor at H. D. Chapman's for a few
days.
Enos Thayer from Meredith, N. H,
is visiting at his sister, Mrs. Corydon
Parker's.
Rev. C. R. Upton and family went
to Ocean Park, Me-, Monday for their
vacation and will be absent the next
two Sundays.
F. o. Berry and wife go to Ocean
or more vacation with Mr.. Upton and
family.
We are sorry to say that there was
evidence of too much booze here
Monday
There was a large attendance here
Monday to celebrate the Fourth. The
heavy rain in the forenoon prevented
many from coming and the program
could not be fully carried out. 1t
cleared somewhat in the afternoon,
and there was an increase in attend
ance. Rev. C. r. Upton gave the ad-
dress and the afternoons program
was more fully carried out. There
was a good display of fireworks in
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Carson Mason of
Bellows Falls have been stopping in
town at Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Ste
vens'. Mrs. Mason was born in SUIT
tan in 1855, the daughter of Rev. D.
S. Dexter, Methodist preacher, who
was pastor of the Methodist church
then in existence here. The brick
building now used as a school house
and a part of it as Town Hall was
then a Methodist church. 1t was in
1854, 1855 and 1856 that Rev. D. G..
Dexter was here and the place where
c. w. Peck now lives was at that time
the Methodist parsonage. The writer
well remembers the family and of
hearing Rev. Mr.. Dexter preach. Mr..
and Mrs. Mason were here three or
four years ago and they were told to
call upon the writer for information
concerning old or former inhabitants.
Mrs. Mason was named Harriet D.
Dexter after Mrs. Harriet Densmore,
wife of Samuel Densmore, then liv-
ing where the writer now lives and
the merchant, post master and very
prominent in the Methodist church
Mrs. Mason finds but few here that
remember her father when he was
here.
o. E. Bundy, station agent, has
bought a new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paquin and
son of Springfield were the guests of
her mother, Mrs. Alkaline Daniels
over the Fourth. They also visited
Mrs. Paquin's sister, Mrs. B. M.
Bundy.
Mrs. Alkaline Daniels went home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paquin the last of /
the week. They visited friends in |
Cabot and Hardwick on their way, !
making the trip by automobile.
Forrest Chase from Worcester, |
Mass, is visiting his sister and fam
fly, Mrs. Leslie M. Berry. He expects
to remain there through the haying
season and work at haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Mason attended !
service at the Free Baptist church
Sunday morning and Mr.. Mason sang
two pieces, his wife playing the or
gan, which was very fine and much .
enjoyed by the congregation.
George r. Hodgdon and wife from
Danville were visitors at Corydon
Parker's Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lafoe have been
visiting friends in Newport, Derby
and West Charleston the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Mason from
Bellows Falls, who are stopping at
Mr.. Stevens were visitors at H. A.
Blake and daughters Saturday af-
ternoon.
There will be services at the church
next Sunday as usual. If no supply
is secured a sermon will be read fol-
lowed by the Sunday school.
F. w. Ford has purchased new
automobile and made a trip to Guild
hall, his former home, with it recent
".
Mrs. G. H. McFarIane and daughter
visited friends at Sheffield recently.
Mrs. John A. Chase has engaged
10 work at the hotel at the south end
If Willoughby Lake for the summer.
E. E. Curtis is repairing his barn
this summer.
w. B. Melcher, road commissioner,
las finished work on the highway
Until after haying when state road !
work will be done Is