St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-24
LYNDON.
Death of Mr.. Chase.


Death of Mr.. Chase.
The death of Henry Chase which was
announced last week occurred at Calais.
Maine, Friday evening, Feb. ~. from ty-
phoid pneumonia, after an illness of only
a few days. Mr.. Chase was born in Lynn
don, Oct. 10, 1927, and was the son of
Gen. E. B. and Louisa Baldwin Chase.
He received his education at the old Lyn-
don academy, Kimball Union academy
OF Meriden, N. H., and at Yale college,
where he graduated in 1850 He studied
law and was admitted to the bar at
Sycamore, ILL.,, and afterwards was jun
Tor partne of the law firm Of Eastman.
Beverage & Chase of Chicago. In 1861
at the urgent request of his father, Mr..
Chase returned home to attend to vari-
Gus business interest and at the death of
Gen. Chase undertook the management
of the home farm where he resided until
1896. February 26, 1869, he married
Miss Sarah w. Robinson OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, who with their FIVE children survive
him. Mr.. Chase served the town in the
capacity of selectman, moderator and IN
1865 as town representative. He was
for rs years a director of the Ma
t1onal Bank of Lyndon and for 10 years
its president. Various other honors and
emoluments came to him in the course of
crat, an intelligent, well read man, and
an exceedingly interesting talker, and he
| will be missed and mourned by circle of
| friends here and elsewhere. The family
| arrived home Tuesday, the funeral ser
vices were held Wednesday morning, Rev.
| w. c. Clark officiating and the remains
were inferred in the cemetery at Lyndon
Center.
~
| Barre public library, visited her cousin,
| Mrs. Ellen A. Staples, Thursday.
| Mrs. Mary Bowker spent Sunday with
| her sister. Mrs. Mark Hovey, at East St.
| Johnsbury.
| assist in the concert Saturday evening
and was the guest of George Gour and
| family over Sunday.
| Charles Hutchins of South Troy visited
at Will Delaney's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lamond and
| Hilda visited friends at Newbury last
week returning Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Mather went Friday to Dan
vile and delivered his lecture on his trip
to England, which was postponed from
| the previous Tuesday on account of the
weather.
Misses Henrietta and Florence Chase
started Monday for Chicago; Miss
| Nellie Chase returned to Springfield, and
Robert to Yale college.
News was received a few days ago of
| the birth OF a son to Mrs. Ethel Little
| Bartlett OF Manchester, N. H., who is
well remembered by the people here.
| John Aldrich carried 26 young people
| out to give Perley Bennett a surprise
| party Thursday evening. Refreshments
| were furnished and the company made
merry till the "small hours of the morn
| ing.
A barge load of people went from this
village Thursday evening to the recep-
ton given to Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Brad
shaw at the home of their father, Thomas
Bradshaw, near East Lyndon.
The Congregational society are to
have a box party Thursday evening at
E. E. Cages.
| There will be no meeting of the Junior
| League at the Methodist church Sunday
evening on account of the temperance
meeting.
This is the last week of the winter
| term OF school and an entertainment and
| promenade is advertised tor Friday even
ing, at Academy hall, to which an adj
mission fee of 10 cents is charged, the
proceeds being for the benefit of the
graduating class.
There is to be a union temperance
| meeting at the Methodist church Sunday
| evening at O'Clock. Rev. W. c. Clark
will make an address, special music will
| be provided, and various other things
will fill out excellent program.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Method
ist church celebrated Washington's birth
| day by sociable and picnic d nner at
Wells Ouimby's, which was attended by
nearly 40 persons. The society has just
purchased over $50 worth of silver
knives, forks and spoons, to be used in
their vestry and are about to raise
money to buy quantity OF dishes tor
the same purpose.
A handsome white satin banner with
the words Banner Class" in gilt letters
| was set up III the Methodist Sunday
school. Sunday, to designate the class
which gave the largest sum per capita In
the regular collection.
Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Ira Grant and sew
eral other relatives went to Brighton,
Saturday, to attend the funeral of Mrs,
Henrietta Colburn, widow of b. F. Pow
ers- Mrs. Powers was born in Brighton,
Sept. 20, 1916, and when about 20 years
of age married Benjamin Franklin Pow.
ers of this place and came to 1--we near
Red village, where she resided more thar
80 years, until since the death of her hus
band, SIX or seven years ago. Since tina,
time she has made her home in Brighton
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Will Col
burh, where she has been kindly cared
for.