St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-11
PEACHAM.

FEANItANls
Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Hobart have moved
back to their farm in the south part oil
the town. They have been living with
Irwin Hobart through the summer.
Mrs. Mary Lane spent two days at st.
Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. Conner Moore and her infant son
are both quite i'll with whooping cough
Miss Eunice Hunt went Thursday to
the Pembroke Sanitarium, just out Of
Concord, N. H. Her many friends will
hope to hear good reports from her.
Deacon and Mrs. Cloud Harvey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Lyford attended the
Centennial at Montpelier last week.
Mrs. Humphrey from Littleton, N. H.,
has been spending the last three weeks
with her brother, George Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barker and
daughter Lucille from Sutton visited at
Loring Chase's the first of this week.
Mrs. Barker was daughter of Lewis
Helmes. former resident OF this town.
Mrs. McCloud from Boston has been
spending some weeks with her friend,
Mrs. Charles Choate, and has given US the
benefit OF her fine singing in the choir.
There will be an old fashioned supper
and concert at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, October II.
Admission to supper and concert, 20 cts.
Albert Lovejoy of Hartland is visiting
at Martin S. Hidden's.
The farm and other property owned
by the late Mrs. Haskell at Ewell's
Hollow was sold at auction Friday. The
house and garden were bought by Isaac
Green from Danville for $545. Another
lot just this side of the Hollow sold for
500.
The ladies who are interested in filling
barrel for the Mcintosh school will
meet with Mrs. Bunker Friday afternoon,
October 10, to sew. Supper will be
omitted.
Miss Myrtle Craig, who has position
as bookkeeper at Hampden, N. H., has
been spending several weeks with her
mother, and returns to her work this
week.
Mrs. Nelson J. Whitehill went to her
home at White River Junction, Monday.
Miss Lydia Strobridge spent three
days at Barnet last week.
There will be union temperance meet
ing at the Methodist church Sunday
evening Oct. Is.
DR.. A. J. Mackey attends the State
Medical meeting at Burlington on Thurs
Gay and Friday of this week.
The Ladies Social circle will hold a
sale and have chicken pie supper at the
vestry of the Methodist church, Thurs
day, Oct. -. Sale afternoon and even
ing; supper from to s; business meeting
in the afternoon.
John Ewell died at his home at Ewells
Hollow, Sunday, Oct. 1, aged 70 years.
He was the oldest son of Isaac and
Lillias (Sanderlin) Ewell. He was
born and lived the most of his life on the
place where he died. He was eccentric
in many ways, but very kind, tender
hearted man, always ready to help those
in need, caring for his aged mother dur.
ing the twenty years she lived after his
fathers death. He married, first, Olive
Allen; after her death be married Mrs
Allen, widow with four boys, to whom
he gave fathers care, and the youngest
Arch Allen, helped to care for him in hi:
| last illness. After the death of his second
wife her sister, Mrs. Pennington, and hel
daughter Jessie came to keep his house
Mrs. Pennington died last fall and hel
daughter Jessie, who was for some year:
an invalid, has been able to care for Mr.
Ewell during his recent illness, he having
been confined to the house and his bee
much of the last summer. The funera
was at his late home Tuesday afternoon
Rev. ]. K. Williams officiating.