St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-20
CABOT.
Prominent Native of Cabot Dead.

DR.. E. G. Hooker zone OF the leading
citizens of Waterbury, died at his late
residence Wednesday evening, after an
illness Of "a days. For a week or more
be had been unable to take any nourlsh
ment, and his death was momentarily
expected He was born in Cabot, and
was So years of age. In 1864 he grad
uated from the Ann Arbor, Mich, medl-
cal college, after which he studied for
wear in the school of surgery in New
York, graduating from there in the fol-
lowing year. He has been highly sue
eessul practitioner OF medicine in the
town for the past % years, moving to
Waterbury in 1880 from Waitsfield.
Besides wife he is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Anterior, of Wa
terbury. DR.. Hooker was prominent in
Masonic circles and past grand master
of Winooski lodge.
TIE funeral was held from the Metho-
dist house at Waterbury Saturday after
noon at two o'clock, under the auspices
of the local lodge of Masons. In the
death of DR.. Hooker, Waterbury loses
one of its finest physicians as well as
citizen whose judgment was greatly val
ued.
The cold Home Week" picnic, which
was held in the grove near Joseph
Smiths, was well ATTENDED. Music was
furnished by the Cabot band. At the
Congregational church OH Sunday the
pastor preached a strong sermon on
the sacredness of the home. Sunday
evening "Old Home Week" services were
held at the Methodist church. Appro-
pirate addresses were made by the pas
tors, Rev. 0. E. Aiken and Rev. Mr.. Hill
lard, also George Harvey and Mr.. Pratt
of New York, and Judge Fisher Of this
town and J. H. Damon. A reading was
givenby Miss Daisy Damon of Topeka,
Kansas, and selections were rendered by
the male quartet.
Miss Julia Blodgett is visiting at West
Burke.
There will be no preaching at Metho-
dist church next Sunday as Rev. O. E.
Aiken is attending campmeeting,
The Epworth League meeting is to be
held with Mrs. Biledau on Thursday
evening instead of Friday.
Mrs. Ed Kittredge and daughter
Della of Walden were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Rollins last week.
Miss Ida Walker of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting her brother Chester. She is ac-
companied by her niece, lnez Erskine,
from Maiden, Mass.
D. L. Chadwick of Bethel visited Judge
Fisher last week.
A game OF baseball between the Cab
OTIS and Plain6elds was played on Satur-
day, resulting in a score of to 10 in
favor of Plainfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Hickie and daugh.
tiers of West Burke visited Mrs. Hickie's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey Freeman,
last week.
Mrs. Alice Fisher is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Burbank remains about the
same.
Rosa Jennison of Peacham is the guest
of her cousin, Lizzie Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Grin Jennison of Peach
am visited at Fowler Ford's last week.
Katie Mills is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ernest Lamberton, at Marshfeld.
Joseph Tilton is improving the looks
of the house he lately purchased.
Julia Fisher has been i'll with tonsilitis
but is improving.
Miss Daisy Damon, teacher of elocu-
ton at Topeka, Kan, is visiting her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Da-
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey B. Whittier OF
Rutland visited at his fathers, William
P. Whittier, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whittier OF West
Burke are visiting friends in town.