St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-29
AT DANVILLE.
Death of MIR. Pierce.

Ephraim S. Pierce died at his home
here Saturday, of pneumonia. Mr..
Pierce was i'll only week but owing to
his advanced age, SO years, the disease
progressed rapidly and his recovery was
impossible. He was the son of Ephraim
and B,tsy Pierce and was born in Bar
net, November 1, 1915. He was twice
married, FIRST to Maria Macomber of
Craftsbury. They had tour children, two
of whom are living: Mrs. Ethan E. Carr,
of St. Johnsbury, and Mrs. George
Woodward OF Morrisvile. In April
1859 he was married to Mrs. Maria
Huntress, who survives him. Mr.. Pierce
was an active business man all his life
and his health compelled him to sell out
about year and halt ago. He travel
ed about this part OF the country selling
goods tor many years and tor the past
40 years has conducted a hardware
store and tin shop in the village. For
many years he was in partnership with
his son, Harvey Pierce, and after his
death Martin V. Dow, his nephew, went
into partnership with him. He retained
his faculties to a remarkable degree
being able to attend to his business
every day up to the time of his selling
out Mr. Pierce was valued member
| of the Methodist church and a most
faithful attendant on all its services. For
twenty years he served the church as
superintendent of the Sunday school and
held other church Offices being agent and
steward for many years. The funeral
was held Monday, his pastor, Rev. G. c.
Gorse, officiating. Among those present
from out OF town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ethan E. Carr. Of St. Johnsbury, Bert
| Dow of Massachusetts and Sam McKin-
zie of Laconia, N. H.
C.H. Wilson is sick with the grip and
W. c. Heath is carrying the mail on his
route Mrs. F. J. Preston has been i'll
with the grip the past week; Mrs. Lucy
| Moore, who'has been critically i'll is re-
covering; Mrs. Charles Wilson and Miss
| May Wilson have both been i'll with the
grip; Mrs. Marshall Morse, who has
been very seriously i'll tor the past week
is recovering; Mrs. Julia West and her
daughter Mrs. A. c. Nolan, E'eazer
Dole and Mrs. Edwin Crane are all quite
i'll with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stocker are spend
ing the week in Boston.
Miss Ina Page of Sheffield is visiting
her aunt, Mrs, 0. E. Carter.
Mrs. Charles Ranney is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Henry Lane, at Newton,
Mass.
Mrs. O. i. Carter went to Boston,
| Wednesday, to select her spring stock Of
millinery goods.
d. K. Wakefield returned Monday from
| New York City, where he has been
visiting his sister and receiving treat
ment for his eyes.
John Cunningham has returned from
Brattleboro, where be has been employed
this winter as attendant in the asylum.
c. D. Brainard, who has been confined
to the house the past few weeks by ill
ness, is able to be out.
Charles F. Thompson died at the home
of his son, Edward G. Thompson, near
Morse's Mills, Saturday, Of heart failure.
Mr.. Thompson was 68 years old and
came to Danvile with his son about two
years ago from Greensboro. He was a
| vi TIC at
Greensboro and Rev. P. B. Fisk, former
pastor there, assisted by Rev. George H.
Cummings, oficiated at the funeral,
which was held Tuesday. Interment
was at Greensboro.
Mrs. Lydia Hardy continues quite SER
iously i'll with catarrhal pneumonia.
Miss Eva Grow returned to her home
in Barton Landing, Saturday.
Harry Blodgett Of Keene, N. H., spent
Sunday with Mrs. 0. E. Carter.
Miss Amelia Plant OF Lakeport, N. H.,
is visiting her brother, Lissom Plant.
Isaac Green has sold his house in the
village to Asa Wesson, his pasture land
to E. W. Sturdevant, and his field below
the village to A. E. Currier.
Agents for the New England Telephone
Co. have been very actively soliciting
subscribers in Danville and Peacham. 1t
is planned to make Danville an exchange
and extend the present lines to North
Danville, Peacham and Morse's Mills in
the spring.
There will be special meeting of
| Washburn Lodge, F. & A. NJ, Wednes-
day evening. Work on E. A. degree.