St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-16
SUTTON.
One Hundred Days, Sleep.


Your correspondent saw R. H. Moore
at the station Saturday morning and
was told by him that his son, John L.
Moore, who was taken to the insane
hospital at Waterbury, for the second
time the past season. had now slept 100
days and nights, or more, without
awakening. He said all the nourlshment
he received was through his nostrils and
that he was very weak and low with but
little chance for him to live long.
John Corron met with very serious
accident in Rennie's saw mill last
Wednesday. AS he was adjusting belt
| he was struck in his eye with piece of
board held in his hand, and his eye was
badly hurt. The doctor advised him to
go Immediately to hospital which he
was to do Thursday. 1t Is thought he
will lose the sight of that eye and 1t may
have to be removed. Mr.. Corron had
carried an accident policy for some time.
but unfortunately. he had recently allowed
it to expire.
The remains ofMrs. Lovina B. (Kibby)
Stoddard, wife OF the late Rawson Stod-
| dard, former residents, were brought
here from the Insane Hospital at Con.
cord, N. a., Saturday, where she died
Friday. The funeral service was held at
the home of H. A. Blake Sunday after
toon, E. c. Potter officiating, and the
interment was in the family lot at the
village cemetery. Mrs. Stoddard lleaves
one grandson, Alton Wiggin, and one
sister, Mrs. Zilla Davis OF Westmore, and
II NJ
H., as her nearest relatives. She had
been for many years member OF the
Free Baptist church in this town and
was held in high esteem by those who
knew her las an earnest Christian woman.
A son of Rev. w. H. Holmes of Chicago
came to town Friday on visit to F. A.
Holmes, and Mrs. F. w. Barker, his
uncle and aunt.
Nearly all of the farmers in the north
part of the town are shipping their milk
to Boston on the mail train. Your cor
respondent counted twelve teams at SUIT
ton station Saturday morning with milk,
each having several cans. A refrigerator
car is attached to this train from New
port each day.
Mrs. George H. Dexter and her son, W.
H. Dexter, who came to the funeral OF
Mrs. Stoddard, her aunt, returned to
their home at Franconia, Monday.
Miss Cora Curtis has gone to Ocean
Park, Maine, for several weeks stay.
Miss Ruby Harvey from Montpelier is
stopping in town, visiting at B. D. Rug
giles and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hodgdon from
Danville, who visited friends In town re-
Gently, have returned to their home.
Mrs. L. B. Wilson and Mrs. Laura Joy
went to st. Johnsbury, Thursday, to see
A. w. Page ofFranklin Falls, N. H., who
is confined at Francis Switzer's by hav-
ing shock of paralysis in slight form
while he and his wife were on their way
with their team to visit friends in Sutton,
where they formerly lived.
The twelve fresh air children from Bos.
ton who have been in homes around here
for two weeks, went to their homes last
week Tuesday morning.
The funeral service for Joseph Peavey
whose sudden death was noticed last
week, was held at his late home Wednes.
day afternoon, the service conducted by
Rev. John Forrest Of South Barton
Burial at the village cemetery in the
family lot. There were many relatives
present.
H. 6. Mitchell and George Hall are al
work upon the audience room of the
meeting house, papering the entire walls
They are also painting to quite an extent
in the same room.
George Willard and family have moved
to their new home at East Thetford.
N. Willard, who has lived with hi
brother George for a number of years
has gone to make his home with Hiram
Eastman in the town of Wheelock. Thi.
leaves only Charles W. Willard in towr
of the family OF the late Richard Willard
The schools in town commenced tn,
: fall term Monday.
Mrs. D. E, Ruggles is at Barton Land
ing visiting her brothers family ant
other acquaintance.
DR.. Burke's sister of Providence, R. 1.
is spending her vacation with he
mother and brother.
Mrs. O. E. Harris has returned to he
home from her outing at Willoughby
Lake.
, Keep Thinking About 1t.