St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-07-03

Samuel Mitchell, graduate of Lyndon
Institute Commercial school, has been
engaged as assistant bookkeeper in the
Lyndonville National Bank, and entered
upon his work Wednesday.
Death Of Mrs. Richardson.
The remains of Mrs. Louisa (McGafey)
Richardson were brought here from
Lyndon Center, where she died Monday
night. Tune "a, for burial on Wednesday.
Mrs Richardson was the wife of Joseph
H. |. Richardson, who died here in the
fall of 1860, and was the town clerk at
the time of his death. He owned and
carried on the business of tannery,
where Alfred Allard's shop now is. Mr..
Richardson built what is now Mr..
Allard's carriage shop for tannery and
he did an extensive business in that line.
Mrs. Richardson was the daughter of
Phillip McGaffey, and sister of W. H.
McGaffey, a longtime merchant at
Lyndon Corner, also George W. Nc
Gaffey of Glover. She was a noble
Christian woman and attended the Free
Baptist church here for many years, but
transferred her membership to the
church at Lyndon Center, being men,
Der there at the time of her death She
leaves two sons besides other relatives.
She has been in poor health tor years.
Her husband was the first person buried
in the first addition to the original vii
lage cemetery here. He died at the age
of "a years. He was the son of Captain
Jonathan and Nancy Qngalls) Richard
son and will be remembered by the older
ones now living as an honest, upright
| townsman. Mrs. Richardson was nearly
80 years of age at the time of her death.
Your correspondent can we'll remember
the time when Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
sons intention of marriage was publish
ed in church, as the law required in those
days, by Rev. Woodman, who married
them. There are not large number of
residents here now that were here when
]. H. l. Richardson and wife were here,
more tnan so years ago, but three in the
village, and but few in town. Captain
Jonathan Richardson had family of six
children, all of whom died several years
ago.
Miss Bernice Colby from Sheffield
visited at her uncle's, A. E. Kincaid. the
past week.
Mrs. Elmer Wentworth from Woburn,
Mass, is at ]. E. Wentworth's with her
little daughter for an extended visit with
her sister, Mrs. Card, and her uncle, ]. E.
Wentworth.
Repairs are being made on the store
building occupied by F. A. Holmes-new
stills, new piazza floor and other repairs
much needed.
| John E. Wentworth has gone to Wake.
field, N H., where he is to meet his
brother Henry and wife, and they are to
spend some days visiting their boyhood
home and friends now living in that
place. His brother Henry lives al
Woburn, Mass.
John Beckwith, with the usual com
pany from Lyndonville, have gone tc
their camping place on the North Ridge
near b. +. Richardson's for some day.
camping.
| Bernice, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w
|. Campbell, who has been with he
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alber-
) Allard at indianapolis, Ind, the pas
three years, has come to visit her fathe
and mother for the summer.
) George L. Gordon has been having tn
mumps and Mrs. Lucius Gordon from
Lyndonville has been caring for him.
Mrs. Matte Parker visited her daugh
ter, Mrs. E. |. Lanpher, over Sunday.
Miss Ethel Chapman was at Burling
ton to attend commencement exercise
at the University of Vermont last week.
Miss Bertha Craig has gone to worl
for Frank Davis at East Burke.
B. D. Ruggles fonnd five sheep AM
three lambs killed; one sheep with its lie,
broke and one sheep terribly mangle'
and injured in his pasture in the town c
Newark, supposed to be done by dogs
the past week.
julius Parker and son Lewis of Clare
mont N. H., visited his father-in-law
Charles Hastings, and his sister-in-lav
Fancy Hastings, over Sunday. The
are to remain in town until after tn
fourth of July.