St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-02
AT DANvILLE.
Than Ks iving visitors.

.own were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Stanton
t,om North DanvilIe at Mrs. Augusta
roby's; Mrs. Lincoln Langmaid and
laughter Minnie Of North Danyille at her
sisters, Mrs. ] ". ellis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Perkins of st. Johnsbury at
Mrs. Perkins mothers, Mrs Henry
pace: Mr.. and Mrs. Ichabod Rowe OF
peacham at his brot hers, Horace Rowe;
Mrs. Mary Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Tho Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kelley of
g. Iohnsbury and Raymond Miles of
arlington at Auburn Taylor's; Mrs.
Henry Benjamin and children of Cr.its-
burv at E. E. Badgers; Milo Woods of
Passumpsic at R. c. Davis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Ham ltou, DR.. Evans of
st. Iohnsbury, Misses Mabel and Alice
and Ernest and Ralph Hamilton OF
Montpelier, at Rev. Joseph Hamilton's;
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Aston of St. Johns
bury at his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 6.
Aston; Mr.. and Mrs E. K. Hill OF
Greensboro at c. E. Morse's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Deford of East Hardwick at
their daughters. Mrs. Salma Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fairbanks and two
daughters from St. Johnsbury at Rev.
Geo. H. Cummings; Mrs. Minnie Brown
and sons Charlie and Harry, and Abial
Fisher OF Hardwick at John Fishers;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Bridges of Wolcott
at Mrs. Bridges sisters, Mrs. w. H.
Cass.
W. II. Nutting and family spent the
day at W. d. Shattuck's at North Dan
vile; c. S. Dole and family, w. F. Dole
and family, Winfield Fisher and family
and J. H. Fisher and family at George
Wilson's at St. Johnsbury; Will Wood
ward and family drove to Mortified
Falls to spend the day with Mrs. Wood.
wards parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Kerrns.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Green entertained
party of II friends; N. S. Williams en-
tertained party of relatives; Francis
Coveney entertained party of friends,
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Morse aid Mrs. Will Clifford of
North Danville; Mr.. and Mrs. Newell
Kingsbury of Walden were among guests
h at John A. Robertson's
The largest gathering in town on
4 Thanksgiving day was probably that OF
the Dole family, who met at A. E. Cur
4 rer's this year. OF the near relatives
there were 80 present at dinner and 40
of the cousins gathered there in the eve
4 ming.
Death of MIR. Danforth.
Henry Danforth died at his residence
lingering illness of heart disease. He was
born in Danville, January IA, 1919, and
was the son of Leonard and Mary Dan
forth. He was married to Miss Irena
Shaw Dearborn OF Maine, Sept. {, 1S45.
They had seven children, all of whom
are living and were able to be present at
the funeral: Miss Belle Danforth and
Mrs. Jennie Walsh who lived with their
father; Mrs. c. S. Ranney also of this
town; Fred and Frank of Barre; Will OF
Hardwick, and Mrs. N. Il. Lane of Bos-
ton. Mr.. Danforth was stone mason
and contractor by trade. He had as
sisted in the building of nearly all the
railroads about here. He worked upon
the stone work of the Passumpsic rail
road, and contracted for the building oil
all the stone work between West Con.
cord and West Danville, when the ST.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad
was built. Alter its completion he
worked for about a year for the
New York Central railroad in the city Of
Newburgh, New York. The funeral was
held a. the house Thursday afternoon
Rev. A. F. Walch OF St. Johnsbury offici
ating, assisted by Rev. Joseph Hamilton
The promenade on Thanksgiving even
ing was well attended, about $40 being
taken at the door. Between 81 and Sc
was cleared which will be used Tor light.
ing the street lamps.
Miss Sadie Newell was home from Bar.
ton for few days last week.
Henry Peck, who has been ill for some
time, was much worse Monday.
W. c. Heath has reopened his paint
shop and will paint carriages and sleighs
this winter.
Mrs. Hattie Gray and Lizzie Eastman
OF Lyndon are visiting at Charles East.
mans.
Plynn Mcdonald has bought wood
lot of James Borland.
Aurelius Odekirk has purchased the
wood and timber on the James Borland
lot and will put it into Henry Pages
mill.
Mrs. Frank Laird of Hard wick is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Frank Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Worthen and sor
Frank of Hardwick have been visiting al
c. w. Thurber's.
Mrs. Emma Babbidge of Boston ant
Charles Ranney OF St. Johnsbury spent
Sunday at D K. Wake6eld's.
The winter term at the Center schoo
commenced Monday, with Miss Nc
Laughlin of Peacham as teacher again
and the school on the bill with Miss
Emma Stevens as teacher.
Mrs. Henry Page has returned from
visit to her daughter, Mrs. George Rod
gers, at Greensboro.
Mrs. S. c. Currier has returned iron
Barre, where she has been for severa
weeks caring tor her sister, who ha
been i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Carrie Cobb has gone to Adams
Mass, and will go from there to Boston
where she expects to spend the winter
Mrs. Guy Douglass, who has been i'll
is much better.
A. B. Hoyt and son Willie spent few
days in Boston recently.
Principal B. E. Goodnough is spending
the Thanksgiving vacation with his paI
ents in Barton Landing.
The winter term OF Phillips Academ
commences Dec. Z.
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