St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-05
PEACHAn.

This community was much shocked
last week by the sudden death OF Mrs.
Steele, who died Monday. She was IN
usual health and ate her dinner, but
within half an hour she was dead, the
cause being heart failure. Mrs. Steele
was born in Scotland 60 years ago, and
came to this country 80 years ago. She
was the mother of seven children, six OF
whom, with her husband, survive her
They are, John of Los Angeles, Cal,
Mathew, who is in town for the present,
Arch who lives at home, also three
daughters, Margaret and Jeanie of Stone
ham, Mass, and Jessie of Hardwick.
They were all present at her funeral eX-
cept John of California. She also leaves
one brother of this town, and three Sis
tiers, one in California, and two in
Scotland. Her funeral which was held
at her late residence on Wednesday was
largely attended, which with the abund
anCe of flowers show the esteem felt for
Mrs. Steele. The Sixty Club, of which
she was member, attended in body,
and each laid flower on the casket.
Death of MIR. Lvnds.
Harris Lyuds died in Lowell, Mass,
August 81, at the residence of his son,
William U. Lynds. He had been failing
in health for year, and went to Lowell
in June but made no Improvement. He
was native of Truso, Nova Scotia, was
son of Jacob and Elinor Fletcher
Lynds born Dec. 26, 1921; one of a fam
lily OF ten children. May "a, 1916, he
was married to Miss Eliza Walker, OF
Freeman, Maine, and settled that year
in Dorchester, Mass. He came to
Peacham in 1849, and has lived there
most OF the time since. He was the vii
lage blacksmith in South Peacham till
1862, when he went to Fairbanks Viii
lage, St. Johnsbury, to take charge of
the Fairbanks custom blacksmith shop.
He remained in the employ of that COM
pany ten years. In 1875 he bought the
Robert Mccall farm in Peacham where
he has since lived. He leaves an aged
widow and one son, William H., of Low
ell, another son, Charles J., died in 1892
in Lowell. His funeral was held at his
sons home in Lowell Sunday, Sept. 2.
Services were conducted by the Rev.
Smith 7. Ford, pastor of the First Bap.
fist church, of Lowell. He was buried in
the Edison cemetery in Lowell.
jamie Blanchard goes to Nantasket
this week where she will teach.
Jessie Varnum has gone to her school
in Ryegate.
Howard Hebblethwaite who has been
home for two weeks has returned to his
work in Maiden, Mass.
Louise Hardy who has been visiting
her aunt, Miss Parker, returned this
week to her home in birmingham Mass.
John Palmer of Newtonvile, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer.
There was a republican rally at the
town hall last Saturday night, at which
time Alexander Dunnett, Esq, Of St.
ohnsbury, very ably addressed the
audience on the issues of the present
campaign.
Miss Jennie 0. Bruce OF Woburn, Mass,
is spending the week with friends in
town.
Miss Eleanor Kirk of Boston has been
visiting at the Misses Bickford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant of Boston, have
DSSh NloilluS at ~ W. NHtloiu LnC past
week.
Rev. Henry Shaw of Marlboro has
been visiting his brother, Richard Shaw,
at South Peacham.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Hutchinson have
returned from a two weeks carriage
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stoddard spent
few days with friends in Waterford
last week.
The next meeting of the Sixty Club
will be held with Mrs. Francis Partridge,
October 4. All members are requested
to dress in old fashioned calico gowns,
with caps, and Bingham aprons and
carry their knitting work. An old
fashioned supper will be served A fine
time is anticipated.
Fannie Rowe has gone to Hanover
where she will teach the coming year.
Mrs. B. T. Way and child, who have
been spending several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard, have
returned to their home in Manchester.
Misses Evangeline and Nina Way will
60 to their home the last of this week.
Mrs. O. M. Gracey and Mrs. William
Gray and Miss Belle Gray Of Somerville,
Mass, and Mrs. E. c. Potter of st.
Johnsbury, visited at John Morse's re-
Gently.
School commences at the academy
this week with the same teachers as last
year, Prof. Charles Cambridge and Miss