St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-05-28
PaSSumpSlc.

John Barker, whose funeral services
were held in the church in this place
on Thursday, May 2lst, was born in
the year 1900 and consequently was as
years of age. He united with the Bap-
fist church here in 1915, at the age of
Is years, which was very soon after
the church was organized. Silas Da-
wilson, at that time the pastor of the
church, lived on a farm in Waterford,
some five miles from here, carrying on
his farm during the week and preach
ing Sundays. Mr.. Barker for fOrty-six
years has been totally blind, and yet
all who knew him will testify that he
was one of the happiest men on earth.
His religious life was very full and
complete, and his hope indeed "like an
anchor to the soul, both sure and stead
fast" At the time of the formation of
the Railroad street Baptist church in
st. Johnsbury, he took letter from
this church and united with that, and
has retained his membership there
since. Rev. Mr.. Sandford preached
the funeral discourse, Rev. Mr.. Read
assisting.
The writer has several times within
the past week or two heard this re-
mark, "Passumpsic never looked as
well as now" and it would seem that
the remark was justified by the facts.
Within the past five or six years near
ly all the central part of the village
has been built new or thoroughly re-
paired. Among the new buildings
erected are the mills of E. Il. & HI. X.
Ide and the Passumpsic Pulp CO., the
houses of S. X. Arlington, F. w. Ma
son, Geo. +. Cushman, r. &. Morse, j.
A. Dexter and E. E. Woods, and not
able improvements have been made
upon those belonging to G. III. and M.
t. Woods, w. E. Peck, John p. Witty,
Mrs. j. G. Lawrence, and two owned
by E. Il. & H. X. Ide. Geo. G. Good
ell's and several others have been i'm
proved in a less degree. Peck's store
has been entirely remOdelled and is
virtually new, and E. E. Woods has
been changed and improved consider
ably. This in village the size of Pa
sumpsic looks to us who live here like
IA pretty good record and an evidence
of taste and prosperity.
Readers in this vicinity will notice
the new and strange device of E. +.
Woods in advertising columns.
There will be appropriate services
held at the cemetery on Decoration
day at 10 O'Clock, consisting of short
addresses by Rev. E. T. SandfOrd and
Rev. S. A. Read, music, and poem by
Chas. H. Woods. 1t is hoped that there
will be a general turning out on that
occasion and that the people in this
vicinity shall by their presence show
their respect for the memory of those
who gave their lives for their country.
Peacham.
Mrs. Hunt returned from Boston last
Monday with full line of fancy goods
and millinery in the latest desirable
styles.
Ball is the rage. One nine has been
organized and second is in process of
construction.
The farmers generally have got well
along with their spring work.
Work on the Congregational church
has begun in earnest; the roof on the
east side is covered with iron and the
frescoing is proceeding blithely under
the direction of Mr.. Marion, who seems
to understand his business,
Mrs. P. F. Ferguson is very sick
with rheumatic fever.
NJ. S. Hidden is sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Truman and Miss Hannah Mar
tin have returned from a Boston trip
since our last issue.
Herbert Denver died on Thursday of
Bright's disease.
The lumber for the new schOOl-hOuse
is getting onto the ground now and
work will probably be begun soon.
Mrs. Duncan Harvey, with her
daughter Lou and Miss Ada Rowe, left
Tuesday for the West.