St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-15
SUTTON.

The auditors are to meet at the village
schooIroom Saturday, at nine O'Clock tor
the purpose of settling with the town
officers and any other matters which may
come before them. The board OF civil
authority are also to meet at the same
time and place for the purpose OF abat
ing taxes and transacting any Other
business that legally may come before
them.
Bradbury Eastman. who died at West
Danville last week at the residence OF his
wife's sister, Mrs. D. W. Choate, was q
native of Sutton, where he had always
lived until less than two years ago. he
was the last one Of Stephen Eastman's
family OF seven or more children. Mr.
Eastman's wife died in April 1887 or
1888. He was man Of poor health for
years, an honest upright man, held in
esteem by all who knew bin. Several
years ago there were goodly number oil
people in Sutton by the name OF East
man, but there is not one left now by that
name. Mr.. Eastman's remains are to be
brought from Danville in the spring for
burial by the side OF his wife in the village
cemetery.
1t NAV be of interest to the friends and
acquaintance OF the late Hannah b.
| Parker to learn that after requests to re-
| latives and friends amounting to 81, 49,
II have been paid, $1,000 was given to
the Free Baptist Woman's Mission
society, and to the Free Baptist General
Conference $1952.67 to be used equally
by the foreign and home mission work.
On the above there was a collateral
inheritance tax OF 5 per cent paid to the
state. This is beside her residence valued
at $1,000, which she left to be used as
parsonage by the Free Baptist church so
long as there is Free Baptist church in
the place, and should the time come that
there was no church of that order, then
the residence is the property of the Free
Baptist denomination.
Charles B. Joy had the misfortune to
saw two OF his fingers last week while
saving wood with circular saw, but he
expects to be able to start on his r. F. D.
mail route on the Is inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M Campbell of Lyn-
don Center visited friends in town for a
few days recently.
Charles A. Aldrich has sold his farm
about one mile from the village near
Willie Campbell's to Fred W. Craig of
Sheffield.
Fred H. Pilsbury, who is wintering
with his wife at Jacksonville, Florida,
has bought block there with four houses
upon it. Price $4,000.
Mrs Mabel Blake Smith has closed
her work tor Mrs. l.. B. Wilson and gone
to keeping house for herself and husband,
and Mrs E. d. Reese is stopping with
Mrs. Wilson for the present caring for
Mrs. Wilson and her sister.
A dance and promenade was adver-
tised at the town hall tor Friday night
and Mosher's Band from Wheelock was
engaged to furnish music, but the band
did not put in appearance at all and but
very few were present.
Mrs. Charles H. LARGO fell and broke
her leg Saturday morning. doctor was
called from West Burke and reduced the
fracture 81 that she is as comfortable as
could be expected.
Judge D E. Ruggles is confined to his
bed, beug very sick from the effects of
heart trouble and the grip. His recovery
has been considered doubtful, but at this
writing he SEEMS to be holding about the
same as for the past few DAYS, it IS hoped
no worse. Miss Jackman trained nurse
from St. Johnsbury, is caring tor him.
Mrs Mary Morgan, who has been on
visit to her son Everett in Brooklyn,
N. Y, the past few weeks, has returned
to her sisters, Mrs. M. A. TAFT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Kimball visited
at Mrs. Klmbal's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Holtham's over Sunday, returning
to their home at Barton Landing, Mon.
day.
Mrs. Maria Moulton who was quite
sick through the months Of November
and December, has so far recovered that
she was at church Sunday morning.