St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-30
BARNET.
Death Of Mrs. Holmes.

Sunday morning just as the church
bells wereringing Mrs. Caroline Holmes
passed away. She had been in feeble
health for several months, but recently
suffered from an attack of bronchitis
from which she was too weak to rally.
Caroline Griggs was born in New
Jersey, Nov. %, 1920. When quite young
she came to Barnet to live. She was
educated in Peacham Academy and
taught many terms of school, March z,
1850, she married Alexander Holmes
One son, Wesson g., was born to them,
who died May s, 1880 MIR. and Mrs.
Holmes lived their early married life in
Ryegate, from there they moved into the
west part of the town of Barnet; about
1874 they bought home in Barnet vii
lage, where she died. Mrs. Holmes leaves
only distant relatives, with the exception
OF her sons wife, who is now Mrs. East
man of North Haverhill, N. H. The fun
eral was held from her late home Tues.
day at / o'clock. Burial in the family
lot in the village cemetery.
Aiken-McLaren.
On Wednesday evening, October %,
a very pretty wedding took place at the
home of Wilbur Nelson. at Barnet Center,
when Miss Jennie E. McLaren was
united in marriage to Arthur Aiken of
st. Johnsbury. The ceremony, which
was the single ring service, was perform
ed by Rev. D. M. McKinlay, the brides
pastor. The bride wore dress of cream
landsdown and was attended by her
sister, Miss Ethel McLaren. Herbert
Brock acted as best man. The wedding
march was played by Miss Mary Brock,
a friend of the bride. The parlor and
dining room were prettily decorated
with green. After the ceremony refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and fruit were
served by Misses Bertha Aiken and
Bertha Nelson, while Miss Alice Manning
presided at the table. The bride was
the recipient of many useful presents.
About 80 relatives and friends of the
bride and groom witnessed theceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs Aiken left that evening for
short wedding trip and on their return
will be at home to their friends at "a
Pearl street, St. Johnsbury.
The many friends in this vicinity OF
Rev. Washington Laird will learn with
regret of the death of his wife which oc-
CURED last week Tuesday at their home
in West Chester, Penn s
John Davidson is at the Jamestown
Exposition.
The first entertainment in the lecture
course was concert given Saturday eve
ming at the Town Hall by the Honolulu
Students. 1t was one of the best enter
tainments ever given in Barnet and full
house was in attendance. In addition to
the musical program stereopticon lee
ture was given on "A view of the Is
lands" With one or two exceptions the
music was of Hawaiian origin. The fare
well song was composed by the Ex-Queen
of the Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Whitney have
returned from visit to friends in Massa-
chusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Gil6llan of Burke
spent Sunday at John Lang's.
Mrs. Dodge of Keene, N. H., spent
several days with her son Albee, last
week.
Alfred Stanley and daughter Elizabeth
visited at W. T. Brooks last week.
Arthur Hunt and family are vacating
The house at the electric light station and
Don Judkins expects to move into it
soon.
Rev. James Kilbourn leaves here the
Early part of this week for Beloit, and
California, whittier he journeys with his
brother, Edward Kilbourn, of Beloit.