St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20
ST. JoHNsBuRY CENTER.
Sermon to the Graduating Class b
Rev. CaldwelI-Locals.

Sermon to the Graduating Class By
Rev. Caldwell-Locals.
edith Mclaughlin, Correspondent
Rev. r. s. Caldwell delivered an ex-
cellent baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the grammar
school last Sunday morning, his SUBJ
ject being Work" There was a
large audience present and the church
was prettily decorated with flowers. :.
Mrs. Della Watkins, Mrs. John Tap
ley and her daughter. Miss Adelia
Tapley. of Kalamazoo, Mich, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. D. @. Woodruff last week
on their way home from Boston,
where they had been to attend the
commencement exercises Of Boston
University. They also visited friends
in Lyndonville and West Burke
Mrs Mary Hallett is visiting her
brother and family in Bradford for a
short time.-Ceylon Forsythe of
Lyndonville visited his aunt, Mrs.
Jennie Forsythe, on Saturday.-Shep-
herd Pomona Grange meets Wednes-
day evening at North Danville.-
Martin Carleton of Morrisville spent
the weekend with his cousin, Mrs.
Mary Hallett-Clinton Jay is ill at
his home with the measles.-Child-
ren's Day will be observed at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday after
noon at the usual hour.-At the regu-
lar meeting of Green Mountain
Grange No. 1, last Saturday evening,
there were eight applications for
membership received. It is expected
that the state lecturer. o. L. Martin of
Plainfield, will be present, and Child
ren's Night will also be observed. The
following program was rendered.:
Song by grange; reading, Home
Spun,'' Mrs Daniel Gallagher; recita-
ton, (Which Is IT," Avis Brooks;
question, "Why Do Some People Fail
and Others Succeed Under Practically
the Same Conditions?" speakers, e
NJ Massey, P. W. Stearns, w. A. Astle,
and A. M. Peck; song. by seven girls,
encored; reading, "Is it Grange Law"
Mrs. Farnham: reading, ''The Flag on
the Farm Mrs. Henderson,; closed
by all singing America. "-There will
be a lawn party on the school grounds
next Tuesday evening.-Archie Mas
sey, who has been employed in Hyde
Park. Mass, for several months, has
returned home and goes to work in
the scale factory this week.-Mrs.
George Merriam and two sons. Frank
and William, forme rly of Barton, have
been visiting her sister, Mrs G. e.
Johnson, and family on their way to
their new home in Greenfield, Mass
Mrs Augusta Phelps, daughter Grace,
and her son Claude Phelps, are visit
ing Mrs. B. A. Farnham and family.
Miss Grace Phelps, who recently grad
Mammalian SpmlnArV.
is engaged to teach the school in the
Stark district the coming year.-Mrs.
Balch Of ST. Johnsbury visited Mrs.
e. E.. Granger last week.-Mrs.. Ella
Simpson is visiting her niece, Mrs.
Ruggles, of Lyndonville.-Mrs. George
Newell and son, Graham, of st. Johns
bury have been spending several days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j.
Berry.-Rev. and Mrs. r. S. Caldwell
are enjoying a visit from Mrs. Cald-
wells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ulch of
Millerstown, Pa. Mr.. Ulch is prom
inent business man in that section
and also president of the national
hank in that town.-Raymond WHIT
new Miss Dorothy Farnham and Leo
Mongeon accompanied Miss Ruth
Colby to Bethlehem Friday afternoon
making the trip by auto. Miss Colby
expects to spend several days Wltb
friends there.-Mr. and Mrs. Hanson
of Sheffield visited Miss Martina Hill
on Saturday.-W. A. Astle spent last
week on a business trip through the
western part of the state and severai
cities in New Hampshire and MasSa-
chusetts.-The commencement -exer-
cises of the village school are to oe
held in the Congregational church
Friday evening at 7.45.