St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
ST. JoHNsBURY CENTER.
Union Memorial Day Service Sunday
At Congregational Church.


At Congregational Church.
A union memorial day service will
be held in the First Congregational
church next Sunday morning. The
pastor, Rev. R. S. Caldwell will delfv-
er the address. The church will be
appropriately decorated with flags
and flowers and the choir will render
special music for the occasion. Every
body is very cordially invited to be
present.
There were 81 present at the Chris
tan Endeavor service last Sunday
evening. The leader appointed for
next Sunday evening is w. G. Hall.
Green Mountain Grange, No /, held
it's regular meeting Saturday evening
with a very good attendance. The
special program and entertainment to
be given by the master and overseer
were postponed on account of the car
nival at ST. Johnsbury. The following
program was presented by the lectur-
er: Song, Beautiful Golden Some
where by the Grange; reading, ''Win-
ter Won't Learn to Behave" Florence
Henderson; discussion, Should the
middle-aged farmer move to town or
stay on the farm" speakers, Mr.. Mas
sey, G. I. Hall; reading. 1.-THE Cost of
Smile" Mary Hallett; reading.
Stella Allen; piano solo, Minnie Shat
tuck; discussion, ''Have thrifty
young farmers buying farms on credit
fs.ir prospect of paying for them
from the returns of the farm ?" Speak
ers. William Henderson and Hamer
Shattuck; reading Luck" by Walter
Hall; readings, by Miss Grace Cobb
and Mrs. Eliza Allen; song. "Who
Will Reap" by Grange.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Eliza Allen Friday afternoon at the
usual hour.
E. J. Stone is having the lower ten
ement in his house papered and paint
ed
The Ladies Aid of the Universalist
church will meet with Mrs. Mary Hal
lett Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Learned were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Wright and family last Sunday.
Mrs. Lura Hutchinson and daughter
Edith of Stanstead, P. O., spent part
Mrs. D. M. Bacon.
Mrs. Eliza Allen and daughter Stel-
la were at st. Johnsbury to attend the
funeral of their cousin, Miss Hattie
French, on Sunday.
The pre- Memorial exercises at the
schoolhouse are to be held Monday
forenoon, May 10Th.
Mrs. Ellen Granger is at Walden
visiting her brother, John Stevens, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates and four daugh-
tiers of Derby spent last week with
Mrs. Bates parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
d. Clough. Mrs. Blake of Lyndon has
also been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Clough.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. Goss and family
and Miss Eta Folsom took an auto
trip to Miles Pond last Saturday.
Mrs. w. c. Hall, who has been
spending several weeks with relatives
in Waterville, P. O., returned home
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Hazel Thompson of ST. Johns
bury spent Sunday as the guest Of Miss
Violet Canning.
Misses Gertrude and Charlotte Nc
Laughlin spent the weekend with
their aunt, Mrs. H. J. Beck, of ST.
Johnsbury.
Tyler Thomas, who has been visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. George Mer-
Ram, of Barton has returned home.
Bert Farnham, Walter Robbins,
Willis Pierce, Charles Whitney, DIN
Sargent and Edwin Gray were in
Burlington last week to attend the
session of the Grand Lodge, 1. o. o.
F..
David Knowlton is obliged to go
about on crutches as the result of
an accident while blowing enc day
last week. He was turning the horses
around when the pole broke, catching
his foot and crushing it quite badly.
Although no bones were broken it will
several days before he will be able to
step upon his foot.
Mrs. B. A. Farnham was in st.
Johnsbury Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Abbie Scott
Mrs. E. E. Simpson spent Tuesday
at ST. Johnsbury with her son. Pearl
Simpson and family.
The Ladies Aid of the Congregation
al church will hold a food sale at their
vestry Saturday afternoon.
Robert Gibson Of Monroe, NJ H,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Greenwood.
Rev. Mr.. Wilcock, pastor Of the M.
E. church, would like to meet the
children who attend that church We'd
nesday afternoon after school, as he
is planning to organize a Junior Ep-
worth league.
The Ladies Aid of the Congregation
al church will meet Thursday after
noon in the vestry.
The Good Will club will give a mas