St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-02-22
LYNDON,

Mrs. George p. Ideis in Boston visiting
her mother and other friends.
Mrs. F. Z. Burton isin Boston visiting
friends.
Miss Jennie Chase entertained small
party OF Young friends last Saturday
evening in honor of the sixteenth ami
versary Of her birthday.
There was a Pomona Grange meeting
at the hall in the bank block Wednesday.
There is talk of having a musical con-
vention here the first week in March.
Ernest Bickford had the misfortune to
cut an ugly cash in his right foot last
Monday while choppins in the woods for
Don Gray.
Mrs. Mary Quimby has been at home
about three months from the insane asy-
lum at Waterbury, but became so much
worse that it was necessary to carry her
back last Wednesday.
Mrs. Don Gray is quite low and rapidly
failing with consumption. Henry Green
is also very sick
Mrs. S. R. McGaffey sold most of her
household goods at auction Thursday,
and leaves today for Roswell New Mex
leo. to live with her Oldest son, Lutte
McGaffey, who is postmaster at that
place Her son Amasa, who, with his
wife, has been spending the winter here
with her, goes at the same time to Albu-
querque, N. M, to engage i'll the insurance
business, not having found as profitable
employment in this part of the country
as was hoped. Mrs McGaffey has spent
one winter in New Mexico, but has been
resident of this vicinity much OF her
life and leaves a large circle of friends
who sincerely regret her departure.
The valentine day sale of useful and
fancy articles held by the ladies OF the
Congregational society Thursday after
noon and evening was very successful
affair, and netted the society large sum.
A bouutiful baked bean supper was served
at 20 cents each, ice-cream and cake at 10
cents each, and the remains OF the feast
were sold at auction, together with some
of the more valuable articles which till
that time had remained unsold. crazy
work silk slumber robe sold for $3.50,
sofa pillows for from one to three dollars.
A large box of hyacinth plants, all in
blossom, donated by Mrs. T. N. Vail,
was a special attraction as well as a
source of profit. The receipts from all
sources were over 500, and more than
fulfilled the expectations of the most
hopeful.
Clarissa Caroline Wyman, wife of Hub
bard S. Grow, died of consumption at the
residence of W. H. Richardson, Tuesday
morning, Feb. 10, aged 81 years and 8
months. She was born at Old Concord,
Mass, Nov. Ia, 1927. Left an orphan
when very young, she entered the family
of Ralph Waldo Emerson where she re-
manned five years and until able to earn
her living, after which she made her home
most of the time in Waltham, Mass. She
was united in matrimony to Mr. Grow
in 1850. and resided in Lowell, Mass,
two years when they removed to the
north part of this state. In the fall OF
1887, they came from their home in Glov-
er to this place to reside with their
Youngest daughter, Mrs w. H. Richard
son. Mrs. Grow has been quite feeble Tor
a wear and evidently failing for several
months, but through all her illness, much
of the time suffering intense pain and I'M
able to move about except as she
was carried, she has borne all with I'M
feeling patience and sweetness constant
ly expressing her gratitude and tender
regard for those who so kindly minister
ed to her.
Hubbard S. Grow was born in August
1917, and died at little past twelve
O'Clock Wednesday night Feb 20, less
than torty-eight hours after his wife.
Mr.. Grow was an honest, Woodworking
man, very strongly attached to his wife
and family, respected in community and
! beloved by his immediate friends.