St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-08
ST. JoHNsBURY cENTER.
Congregational Church Holds Annual
Meeting and Election.

held their annual cnurcn meeung ana
supper last Thursday evening. There
was a large attendance. DR.. Rich
ands and Mrs. Rlcnards OF the North
church were present and DIR. Stiles
of the M. r. church at st. Johnsbury
were guests OF the evening. Supper
at p. m. was the first on the pro-
gramme. At o'clock the church
meeting was called and the following
officers elected: Clerk, Miss M. s.
Hill: treasurer, Mrs. II. c. Powers;
collector, Mrs. Charles Benedict; au-
ditors. Rev. r. S. Caldwell, Mrs.
George morrill,; financial committee,
George Morrill,. Mrs. Charles Bene-
dict, c. l. Hall. Sunday school Off
GERS: superintendent, William Stew
enson; first assistant, Mrs. George
Morrill,; second assistant, Miss Elsie
Hallett; secretary, Mrs. Frank Grang
er; treasurer, Miss Martha Hill; or.
ganist, Mrs. ID. g. Simpson; assistant,
Miss Ruth Colby; librarian, Howard
Goss; superintendent Home Depart
ment, Mrs u. G. Goss. Last April
Rev. r. S. Caldwell was called here
from his missionary work in Boston
and has been very successful in his
work here, both in Sunday school ana
life in all it's departments, and it is
now expected by another year that
still greater improvements will come.
The church here already feels under
great obligation to DIR. Richards ana
his people for help and assistance.
DR.. Richards acted as moderator ana
at the close gave an excellent lecture
on the Great Lakes" Letters were
received from nonresident members
in which was enclosed over $25.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Pringle or
Niagara Falls, spent a few days with
their parents here last week. Mr..
Pringle is the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Pringle and has been fore
man of the Carter Chrome Co. for 25
years, located at Niagara a large
printing establishment with branch
factories in many large cities. This
company make their own printing
presses and employ over 500 girls and
several men. Mr.. Pringle learned his
trade 80 years ago. c. M. Stone and
Mr.. Gage often helped him over when
he took a larger job of printing than
he could handle at his house. He
later became foreman in the printing
Office at Bradford under Harry |
Parker of the Bradford Opinion.
Later he accepted this position with
the Carter Chrome Co. of Niagara.
Mr. Kennison, who lives on the |
farm formerly owned by w. B. john
son, is constructing an artificial pono
on his farm which he intends to fill |
with pure water from the brook
there, so as to be able to furnish good |
clean ice for those who are afraid to
use the river ice.
Floyd Lee is making quite extern
sive repairs on his house recently pur-
chased from Mrs. e. w. Brockway. |
He has had a bath room installed, al
so electric lights and a wide piazza
Mrs. B. G. Howard of Sherbrooke |
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Il. r.
Stiles. Mr.. Howard spent Sunday as
their guest.
Elmer and Alice Mcnamara OF
Westmore were weekend guests at
A. L. Chaffee's.
Mrs. A. E. Campbell, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. d. G. Simp-
son, returned to her home in And
over, NJ H., last Friday.
Mrs. Fred H. Gee and daughter,
Charlotte L.. of Putney, also Mrs. r.
L. Woodward and children, Reginald
E, Dorothy M. and Frank E., of st.
were the weekend guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ.
Massey, and family.
Charles Butler, who has been III
ut Brightlook hospital for several days
with infection in his hand, has re-
turned much improved.
Mr.. Walters of East Burke has
his family into the house he
recently purchased of Floyd Lee.
About so members of Green Noun
tain Grange and several from Wide
Awake Grange went to Lyndon Friday
night as guests of Enterprise Grange.
Mrs. e. G. Learned spent Friday at
st. Johnsbury the guest of Mrs. G. B.
Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lynn visited
their cousin, Mrs. Lillias Huntley, last
week.
The Home Missionary Society OF
the M. f. church are invited to Lyn.
don next Thursday as guests of Mrs
Scott Farnum.
Green Mountain Grange, No. L, held
it's regular meeting last Saturday
evening with a good attendance. One
candidate was received by demit ana
six others elected to membership and
six applications for membership re-
ceived. The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected, the entire
election being made in just 46 min
utes: Master, William ]. Hender-
son; overseer, Homer c. Shattuck;
lecturer. Mrs. Lena Johnson; stew
ard, Howard Goss; assistant steward.
Clarence Colby; chaplain. Mrs. Ella
Hall; treasurer. Mrs. Mary Hallett;
Edith F. Mclaughlin; gate
keeper, Alfred Berube; Ceres, Flor
snce Goss; Pomona, Doris Johnson;
Flora, Mary Macarthur; lady assist.
ant steward, Dorothy Farnham. The
following program was then rendered:
Song by Grange; piano solo, Doris
Johnson; reading. Mrs. Farnham; dis.
,ussion, What Shall We Expect Oh
Dur Legislature AT the Next Ses-
sion ?" speakers, w ]. Henderson, A.
NJ. Peck. H. c. Shattuck. u. G. Goss
and A. II. Olcott; reading, Mrs. Allen;
piano solo, Mrs. H. c. Shattuck; reci-
-ation. stephen Carter; song by the
Grange.
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