St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
EAST BURKE
Successful Work of the Congregational
Church-Sunday School
Officers
(Mrs. B. F. Humphrey. Correspond
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ent.)
Rev. /. A Rose, pastor of the Con-
| gregatiOnal church since Oct / has
made 166 pastoral calls, opened the
work last Sunday at Burke, with en-
| couraging prospects. Three have
been added to the church membership
here in that time and all regular SER
vices held without interruption. At
the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school all reports show
ed encouraging progress. Three new
classes have been started during the
last quarter. A series of socials are
being planned by the different classes.
The annual New Years dinner was
served in the vestry., One hundred and
fifteen sat down to the tables which
fairly groaned with good things, after
which a social hour was spent follow
| ed by the annual meeting of the So
ciety. The newly elected officers of
the Sunday school are superintendent
| Perley S. Harris; assistant superin
tendent, B. Faye Warner; secretary
and treasurer, Mary E. Harris; home
department superintendent, Mrs. Mary
Belden; cradle roll superintendent.
Mrs. I. A. Rose; primary teachers. No.
and 2, Mrs. Vance and Mrs. Caswell;
junior teachers, Mrs. Ira Hunter and
Mrs. Perley S. Harris; boys class. Mr.
| Warner; Y. L. G. L., Mrs. Rose; class
No. s. Miss Parker; No. 6, Mrs. Bel
den; No. Z, Rev. I. A. Rose.
Mrs Leila Shurtleff, who has been
visiting relatives here for a week has
gone to St. Johnsbury to work for
Mrs. George Knights.
Sunday the following officers at the
Methodist Sunday school were elect
ed: Superintendent, M. Fl. ellison; as
sistant superintendent, Nellie A. JEFF
frey; secretary and treasurer, Ella
Webster; missionary secretary and
| treasurer, Ada Jenkins. The teach
ers were about the same as last year,
No. 1, Maud F'reeto; No. 2. Nellie A.
Jeffrey; No. 3, Daisy Sherburn; No. A.
M H. ellison; No. S, Jennie ellison;
No. g. Florence Freeto; No. 7, John
McNally.
Mrs. Frank Mills and two children
from LyndonviIle were weekend Wis
itors at A. B. Colby's.
Chester Langmaid is working for
Eli Eastman.
Harry Smith has finished work
driving team for Frank Counter. Lew
is Sentarbar takes his place.
Mrs. c. A. burlington from West
Lebanon, N. H., is visiting at F. r.
Temples and George Burrington's.
Sunday, Jan. 8, is Go-to-Church
Sunday at Burke. Let us give the
old church a surprise party and fill
it to OVERLOOKING A service of song
sermon bright, brief and brotherly, a
genial meeting and greeting of friends
and acquaintance. Come and bring
a friend with you.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ellison and
three children from Lyndon were Sun
day visitors at A. D. Gilson's.
At the last regular meeting of Cen
erad Sheridan Council, No. 26, .Jr. o.
u. A. M. the following officers were
elected: Councillor, Eli Eastman; vice.
councillor, Ben Perham; financial sec
rotary, A. D. ellison; treasurer. H. d.
Webster; recording secretary, Charles
Freeto; warden, Roy Powers; conduc-
tor, Jefferson WEIGH; inside sentinel,
Fred A. Farmer; outside sentinel Asa
Hunter. Trustee for three years, w.
H. Jeffrey.
Miss Alice Smith commenced
school at Mount Hunger Monday, af-
ter a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Keeling has been quite i'll with
the grip for a week.
Rob De Haven has returned from
visit among relatives in Pennsylvania.
Emmons Stockwell has been spend
ing a week at his home here, at III. ID.
Webster's, returning the first of the
week to his school at Mortified.
Mrs. Scott STAFFORD is working at
Lyndonville at Hotel Lyndon.
Frank Walter has finished work for
Eli Eastman and goes to Flint, Mich,
where he has employment
Mrs Jefferson Welch and Lawrence
and Mrs. Leila Shurtleff spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Edwin Hough on Bemis
Hill.
There will be a rather unique social
of the Epworth League next Thursday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Jeffrey. Mr.. Jeffrey has just
returned from an extended trip in the
south and west and conceived the idea
of bringing home some specimens of
the industries of the places visited
and then at some social in the village
give a talk on them. Friday evenings
social is to be Cotton social, at which
Mr.. Jeffrey will present to all attend
ing, including the children a fine cot
ton boil showing just how the cotton
appears before the harvest by the
negro cotton pickers. He will also
exhibit some specimens from the cot
ton gins, and explain the peculiar
method of obtaining both cotton seed
oil and cotton seed meal also very
interesting pottery exhibit, explaining
the process from the "potters clay to
the finished table ware, his specimens
in the various stages of manufacture
come from the largest potteries in the
world, located at East Liverpool, Ohio.
He will also tell interesting things
about sweet potato and tobacco rails
ing. His tobacco exhibits were pre-
pared by a former negro slave, at Dan
Vile, Va, the largest leaf tobacco
market in the world. Sandwiches
cake and coffee will be served.
David Mathers from Franconia, N.
H, recently visited the home of his
uncles, Harry and Isaiah Mathers.
Miss Mabel Walter is sewing for
Mrs. H. D. Webster.
Mrs Fred Farmer returned Satur-
day night from a visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen, in Alburg
Mrs. Martha Goss from St Johns
bury is spending the week with Mrs.