St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
PEACHAM.
Death of Mrs. Rowe.

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Death of Mrs. Rowe.
The community were surprised and
saddened Thursday morning to learn OF
the death Wednesday night of Mrs. Alice
| (Waterman) Rowe, wife of Ichabod
Rowe, of East Peacham. She was born
Nov. II, 1859, and married to Mr.. Rowe
IL years ago. One daughter was born
to them, who with Mr.. Rowe, three
sons and one daughter by a former
marriage, and one sister, Mrs. Ellis, are
left to mourn her loss, For several
years she has taught the school on the
East Hill and has been one of our most
experienced and popular teachers. Of a
quiet and retiring nature, she was loved
by all who knew her, and especially by
her pupils. She had been suffering with
cold but taught her school until the
middle OF the afternoon Friday, when
she was taken with a chill, and went
home i'll with pneumonia, but was not
considered dangerous until Wednesday
night. The funeral was at her late home
Saturday afternoon Rev. ]. K. Williams
officiating, assisted by Rev. P. n Gran
ger, and was largely attended by sor-
rowing friends, who by their presence
and profusion of beautiful flowers bore
witness to the love and esteem in which
Mrs Rowe was held The school child
rem gave a pillow of white chrysanthe-
NUNS, pink roses and white carnations,
and each pupil left small boquet of
white flowers imposing the casket. This
was very impressive part of the service.
The interment was in the family lot at
Danville. Those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were c. H. Hutchinson,
Mrs Mills, a niece from Lawrence Mass,
Mrs. Mears, Cambridge, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Ellis, Union Village, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Perkins, Mrs. E. R. Mackey,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brickett, St.
Johnsbury, DR., and Mrs. Lawrie Morri-
son, Burlington, Mrs. Horace Rowe,
Danville, Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. ROBBIE of
Barnet and Edward Rowe.
Miss ]. E. Cowles, of South Peacham,
who is compiling a Cowles genealogy for
Col. c. D. Cowles, 9Th u. S. Infantry,
now in command in Cuba, and A. H.
Cowles of Cleveland, Ohio, is removing
this week to McIndoes in the interest of
the work. She is corresponding secre-
tary of the Cowles Family Association
which is to be organized next May or
June in Pennington, Conn, by the
descendants of John Cowles, an original
settler in 1910. The family reunion
appointed for October was postponed
and will be held at the same time and
place.
Miss Juliette Guy has gone to Rich
mond, to spend the winter with her
nephew, and niece, Mr.. and Mrs w. S.
Walker
A deer was killed in town last week by
Earnest Douse.
Walter Bayley spent two days last
week at Morrisville, and during his
absence one of his cows fell into the
well, which was six feet deep. Some of
the men in the village were summoned
as quickly as possible and succeeded in
getting the COW out.
Lewis Blanchard, from Chicago, spent
part of last week in town, and his
mother went last week with him
to White R yer Junction, to visit her son,
James and family.
Mrs. Clara Bailey spent two days
with her daughter at Lyndon.
Robert Bailey, from Springfield, Mass,
and Burt Hooker, from Bradford, spent
part OF last week at Nelson Bailey's and
Mrs. Bailey spent three days at Mont
pelier.
Mrs. Conner Moore has been quite ill
during the past week.
E. M. Taft, from st. Johnsbury, and
brother Will, and friend from Massa-
chusetts, spent several days at Mountain
View House engaged in hunting.
Mrs. Gray went with Miss Guy to
Richmond, and spent two days.
There will be an entertainment at
Peacham, Thursday evening, with the
following program IAN Indian Feast
by Medicine Men," at the vestry of the
Congregational church, Thursday even
ing. The feast will begin at s o'clock.
A male quartette of highly trained
voices will sing. Four Indian maidens of
surprising beauty will perform stunts in
the English language, but in the native
costumes OF their various tribes. No
white woman will be allowed in the din
ing room until the feast is announced,
nor in the kitchen before noon the next
day. 1t costs 25 cents to get in, Child
rem Is cents but once in, the entire
aggregation is yours, including the feast.
The meeting of the w. c. T. u, was
held with Mrs. j. K. Williams, Thurs
day afternoon, Reports were given from
the state meeting by Mrs. Eliza Esden,
and from the Worlds convention by
Miss L, c. Bailey. A very interesting
paper was read by Mrs. Esden on
"The Dangers that Threaten our Country
and How Averted." Thirteen were
present at the meeting and as many