St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-13
PEAcnAM.
Recent Deaths.

Mrs. Lucinda WEIGH, wife of Hugh
Dunn, died Dec 81, 1908, aged 70 years,
8 months and Ii days, after a short
illness of eight days of pneumonia. Al
though not sick long she was a terrible
sufferer and the angel of death was well
journey is so long" She was born in
Peru, N Y, April Is, 1888; was twice
married. first to Henry A. Lowd of
Eaton, P. O., June 81. 1856. He died
Oct. II, 1858. She then married Hugh
Dnnn of Ryegate, Feb. 6, 1866, and they
moved to Peacbam in Sept. 1868, where
they have since lived. She will be greatly
missed in her home as she was always
there to. welcome each as they came, a
kind wife and mother. She leaves a hus-
band and four children: Mrs. J. L. Frye
of Danville, Mrs. ". ]. White of South
Ryegate, w. T. and Alvin H., at home;
four grandchildren, also a sister, Mrs l..
A. Greasley of Waterville, Mass, besides
a large circle of friends and neighbors,
who extend their sympathy to the family
IN their bereavement, and were very kind
to help them in their trouble. The fl1ner-
al services were held at the house, Suu-
day afternoon, Jan. 3, Rev. ]. K. Will
liams officiating. The interment was at
the Peacham cemetery.
Mrs. MariIla Ladd Sanborn died at her
home in Snowden, N. c., Jan. 2. She
was married to George c. Sanborn Of
this place, Feb. 6, 1879. and in the fall
of 1880 they moved to North Carolina.
For 20 years or more she has been an
invalid and much of the time confined to
her bed. She has had at all times the
best of medical help that could be pro-
cured both in hospital and at home. but
nothing gave permanent help, and she
has been for months slowly but surely
failing. She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. e. Laid and was about 4S
years of age
Mrs. Caroline Bickford Varnum, widow
OF Harvey Varnum, died at the home of
her son Charles at Marshalltown, Iowa,
Jan. 9. She was daughter of Benjamin
Bickford and was born June 2. 1888.
She was married to Harvey Varnum of
Peacham, in December, 1860, and went
to Marshalltown where she has since
made her home. She leaves two sons
families In Marshalltown. and with
whom she has made her home since her
husbands death in 1895.
The Ladies' Missionary meeting was
held with Mrs. F. Fl. Varnum, Thursday
afternoon.
The union meetings during the week
have not been as well attended as usual
because of the intense cold. Rev. M. II.
Ryan, who has been i'll for two weeks.
was unable to attend the meetings until
Sunday evening.
Lafayette Strobridge fell one day last
week. partly dislocating his shoulder.
but is doing well at present.
The very handsome pulpit furniture
given by Mrs. Jane letters and Miss Lii
Marsh of Maiden, Mass, has been placed
in the pulpit.
The report of the Sunday school treas
urer was given Sunday, and $40 SO was
reported left in the treasury.
The oyster supper that was planned
for New Years eve will be held Thursday
evening, Jan. 21. It has been proposed
to bring for sale some useful articles to
increase the fund for payment of the
debt.
A fatal epidemic has broken out among
the dogs and several have been chloro-
formed to end their suffering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Edwards from
East Peacham attended the lecture by
Levi Perkins at Barnet, Jan. 8.
L. r. Varnum has been laid up for the
last ten days with felon on his thumb.