St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-04
WEST BURKE.

(MfS. ri. l.. walter, correspondent
Mrs. Sarah Brockway has moved
into the Bartlett tenement lately va
Gated by Mrs. William Buzzell.-Miss
Florence Humphrey has returned
from Boston.-Dr. Borland has re-
turned to Meredith after q few
months practice here.-Mrs. Emma
Walter is visiting relatives in Worces-
ter. Mass, for q few weeks.-Mauriee
Fairbrother is moving his family in
to the Roosebrooke house which he
recently purchased.-Mrs. Claude
Watson of Lyndonville was a recent
visitor at her mother, Mrs. Stella
HoWland.-Mrs. May Cheney was a
business caller in st. Johnsbury
Thursday.-Miss Maude Facteau of
st. Johnsbury visited her friend, Miss
Marjorie Hall, Saturday night.-Mrs
Abbie Colby has returned to her SON s
after q four months stay at East
Burke caring for her brother, Frank
Ilarvey.-Miss Annie Gallagher was
in Lyndonville Saturday.-Mrs. Fred
Woodland spent Sunday with her hus-
band near Island Pond, where he is
working in a mill.-Quite a number
of the young people attended the
dance at Burke Hollow Friday night.
All reported good time.-Dr. A. H.
Jenkins returned Sunday from the
Montreal General hospital, where he
went for an operation a few weeks
ago.-School at the Institute began
again Tuesday, after two weeks
vacation.-Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Fogg
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Hartwell at Lyndonville over
Sunday.-Frasier and Brooke have
taken possession of the meat market
recently purchased of A. D. Fogg-
Mrs. Lila Walter visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. J. Sherrer, at Lyndon
Vile Saturday.
On Sunday morning the pastor, Rev.
G. w. Douglas, preached on the text:
Behold now is the accepted time; be-
hold, now is the day of salvation -
Men know that they ought to become
Christians. When a duty becomes inn
perative how much better men feel
having performed it. People We're
told they would go out of the church
either in q lost or a saved condition.
| They were urged to decide Immediate
ly to become followers of Jesus. Cards
were distributed, giving each an OPP
! portunity to avow himself. Beside a
| special piece of music by the choir, q
duet was sung by Misses Rearl Dens-
more and Annie Gallagher. The fact
was noticeable that of the good sized
congregation, hardly anybody was
late. Such promptness helps both
minister and people. In the evening
the pastor spoke on the subject: "How
to Live a Successful Christian Life
The points emphasized were as fol-
lows: Complete and unconditional
surrender to Christ, a close walk with
God, seeking immediate restoration
when we fall into sin, prayer, Bible
! study, and Christian service. Services
Of the Junior League will be held al
$50 on Thursday evening, and will be
followed by the mid-week service fol
older folks There will be specia
study of the Sunday school lesson, and
in addition, consideration of the sub.
ject, ''How to Win Others" On Sun
day morning, April l, the minister will
preach on the subject, ''The Backslid
err" The evening service will be held
at the Gem Theatre at o'clock. Holy
Week services will be held at the
church each day but Saturday mex
week Each service will be at 7.3(
pm, except on Good Friday, when i
will be held from 9 am. to 3 pm
Several Boy Scouts took the observa
ton test on Saturday afternoon. Thu
weekly meeting will be on Friday eve
ming.