St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-03-06
RECENT DEATHS.
Racic0t.

Arsene Romuald only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Racicot, of Barnet, died in his
ninth year last Tuesday, at the residence
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Guimond. Death from pneumonia came
after few days illness as the little
fellow had attended school till the Fri
day previous. For the past two years
he had made his home here with his
grandparents in order to attend the
Brothers Parochial School.
He was a remarkably bright and
manly lad and though young spoke
English as fluently as French. His
greatest pleasure was to be with his
teachers to whom as we'll as his class
mates he had endeared himself so that
his death is keenly felt by them.
The funeral took place Friday morning
from Notre Dame des Victoire, Rev. l..
Marceau officiating. The pail bearers
were: George Carrier, Alcide Demers, Ray
mond Stenson and Joseph Chesney the
pupils of the Parochial school and those
of Mt. St. Joseph assisting The musical
part of the service was rendered by his
classmates.
Besides his parents and grandparents
he leaves four sisters to mourn his loss.
Those from out of town who attended
the funeral were: Peter Sylvester with
two sons, Victor and Simeon, and
daughter, Mary, of Littleton.
Bergeron.
| The funeral of Mrs. Mary Bergeron,
who died Feb. %, was held from St.
| Aloysius church, Monday morning, Feb
25. Rev. Fr. Leonard ofhciated, assisted
by Rev. FIR. Pontbriand of Lyndonville.
| The bearers were selected from Caledo-
MIA Court, c, 0. F., of Lyndonville, In
dependent Order of Foresters, and st.
Tohnsbury Court, c. o. F. Interment
was in the Catholic cemetery.
Mary Tarpy was born in Castleray,
County of Roscommon, Ireland, Aug.
16, 1864, and came to this country in
1884, her father being Michael Tarpy
and her mother Mary Hoardes She
was married in 1889 to E. ]. Bergeron,
who with one son, Aloysius, and one
brother, Thomas Tarpy of Ireland, are
left to mourn her loss. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bergeron lived in Lyndonville for 10
years, removing then to Newport, where
they resided but one year, and came to
ST. .Johnsbury in 1901, where they have
since made their home Mrs. Bergeron
has been great sufferer for several years
and bore her affections with great forti-
tude.
Her life was devoted to her family and
in the interests of her friends and neigh
bors, when her help was needed. She
always had the interests of her little
family at heart, and will be sadly missed
in her own home and by the many
friends with whom she came in contact.
i Her husband and son have the sympathy
of the entire community in their great
loss.
The Lowell, Mass, Sun of February
%, contained the following notice of the
death Of former resident here:
albert w. Metcalf, former city mar
shall of Calais, Me-, and for many years
connected with both the police and fire
departments of that city, died at his
home in Worcester, Feb. 25, of heart
trouble and old age, after sickness ot
about nine weeks. He was IA years,
/ months, 25 days old, and was borr
in St Johnsbury, the son of Andrew c.
and Mary Young Metcalf The greater
part of his life had been spent in Calais
! He had been active as city official
Besides being city marshal, and connect
ed with the police department for many
years, he had been member of the fire
department for 25 years. He came tc
live in Worcester about nine years age
and since then has lived a retired life. He
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