St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-28
LYNDON.

Miss Maude Bailey, Miss Mary Chayer
and Miss Lucia Grant, students at North
field, Mass, are at th sir homes to spend
| the holidays Miss Grace Holton, matron
in one OF the halls at Mortified, Mass, is
also at home for the holidays.
Miss Dema chayer returned Saturday
from Bridgewater, Mass, to spend a
short Christmas vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Chayer.
Miss Angie Hunter OF South Ryegate
and Miss Effie Hunter ofWoodsville spent
Sunday and Monday here with their
parents.
Miss Mabel Stevenson of Peacham was
at Lewis Dana's over Sunday.
John King of Keeseville, N. Y, is work
ing at the engine house at Lyndonville
and boards here with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Aldrich.
Miss Laura Dana of Peacham is spend
ing few days at her brothers, Lewis
Dana.
Mr.. Stone and family, who have lived
in the McMullen house for few weeks.
moved to Wheelock, Monday.
Miss Ida Bailey of Peacham, who is
attending school at Salem, Mass, spent
Sunday at Scott Farnum's.
Reuben Goodwin of Grotou. a Dart
Farnum's and left Monday for Boston to
spend the rem ainder OF his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Weeks and son
Roger and Mr.. Hartwell OF St. Johnsbury
spent Monday at J. M. Weeks.
Mrs. Robert Parker, who has been in
poor health for some time and quite i'll
the last week, went to Sher brooke Wed
nesday to enter hospital for treatment.
The news which her friends receive is not
very encouraging so far. Mrs. L. S. Park
er of Island Pond is staying with Mr..
Parker and the children in her absence.
Miss Glenn Leach went to Brandon,
Thursday, to attend the funeral of her
only brother, Richard Leach. His mother,
Mrs. George P. Ide, was i'll and unable
to go.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Farnum and Flor
ence and Hiram Farnum go to Peaeha m,
Thur sday, to visit relatives and friends a
few days.
Enterprise Grange did not elect a full
list of officers Saturday evening, but ad-
journed the election until Tuesday eve
ming.
George Newell has been very i'll with
erysipalous for two or three weeks.
J. NJ. Weeks has been poorly for a
couple of weeks and is not able to go
down into the store.
Wheaton Livingston of St. Johnsbury
has bought OF the c. M. Chase estate the
house on Little York street.
The Christmas exercises at the Meth
odist church took place Saturday eve
ming. The church was prettily decorated,
the music was mostly from a concert ex
ercise called 1.-THE Everlasting Light" and
was unusually pretty. Several little
soloists did themselves great credit and
the audience which filled the house almost
to over flowing, pronounced the concert a
perfect success. An allegorical piece rep
resenting the world at the birth OF Christ
furnished two very pretty tableaux.
There was a large Christmas tree which
gladdened the hearts OF all the children,
and the pastor, Rev. F. 6. Rainey,
acknowledged the gift of a stocking con-
tanning $28 in gold and silver.
The Christmas concert at the Congre-
gational church occurred Friday even
ing. The church was handsomely deco
rated with evergreen branches, green
and white predominating in all the deco
rations. The Sunday school children, all
dressed in white, were seated on the
stage and were an exceedingly pretty
sight. The music was from a concert ex-
ercise entitled Wonderful Light. and it
was interspersed by recitations by
several of the young ladies, which were
written especially for the occasion. la
due. time Santa Claus appeared and
assisted in the distribution of gifts from
his pack and from a large tree which
stood ready with gifts for all.
The funeral of Mrs William Aldrich
occurred Monday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Richard Little. in the Willows. Her
maiden name was Eliza Jane Wright and
she was born at Inverness, P. Q, April
3, 1889. In 1856 she married William
Aldrich, who died seven years ago. She
moved with her husband and family to
Lyndon a. years ago for the first time
and for the last 16 years has resided
here continuously. She was the mother
of nine children, six of whom are living.
Her four sons, William, Aleck. Paul and
Arnold all live in this vicinity, also one
daughter, Mrs. Richard Little. The
other daughter, Mary, the wife of Rev.
James B. Aldrich of South West Harbor,
Maine, was not able to be present at the
funeral, although she visited her mother
a few weeks ago. Mrs. Aldrich has been
in poor health good many years, but
was confined to her bed only about three
months. During the last few weeks her
sufferings were intense and the physicians
pronounced her disease cancer of the
oIOmdSa. OuC was d SOOu HOmdu, d
sincere Christian ano a kind loving
| mother, and she will be missed and sim
cerely mourned by her family and all
who knew her. The funeral was conduc-
ted by Rev. F. 6. Rainey, and her four
sons and one son-in law accompanied
her remains to Inverness for burial.
Mrs. Porter Leith, living ia the Gilman
house in Hadleyville, had the misfortune
to fall down cellar Friday afternoon.
She had been in poor health for some
time with Bright's disease, and this.
rather than the tall, is supposed to be
the cause of her death, which occurred
Monday morning at s o'clock. The
funeral is to be held some time today.
Mrs. Coffrap, mother of Charles Golf
ran, living just north of the depot. suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis a week or two
ago and one side is nearly paralyzed.
She is over IS years of age and very
feeble.