St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-04-15
RECENT DEATHS.
Powers.

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ternoon at her home on Cherry street.
Three weeks previous she slipped on the
ice and fractured her hip which made her
helpless. She suffered no pain aud on
Saturday was feeling unusually well.
Soon after dinner she COMPLAINED of
strange feeling in the heart and in few
minutes was gone. Death was caused
by apoplexy. Mrs. Powers was the old
est child of Mr. and Mrs, Orrin French
and was born in Glover in 1888. She
attended the Orleans Liberal Institute in
Glover and taught school until her mar
riage to Mr.. Powers. They resided in
Waterford for a time then moved to
Summerville where they lived in different
houses, until Mr. Powers death nine
years ago Since then she has made her
home with her sisters, Misses Hattie and
Lucy French.
Mrs. Powers was brought up in the
Universalist church and has been most
influential member of the church here.
She was treasurer OF the Ladies Circle
for II years and has held the office of
collector for the parish. Since her hus-
bands death she has lived for the church
and only few know how much she has
done for it. She had a rare gift of man
agement which made her an Invaluable
member of the church. She guarded
every interest of the church, while her
faithful attendance at all church services
was an inspiration to all. Those who
have heard her papers at the union mis-
sionary meetings know she possessed
considerable literary ability. She leaves
two brothers, Samuel French of Glover
and Nathan French of London, Ontario,
and three sisters, Mrs. Carlton Felch
and Misses Hattie E. and Lucy {. French.
The funeral was held at the church of
the Messiah Monday afternoon con
Quoted by Rev. A. F. Walch Interment
was at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Chickering.
People were much shocked on Friday
to hear of the death of Miss Mabel 6,
Chickering on Thursday night. She
was taken sick Tuesday morning and
suffered greatly until she became uncon-
scious She had been sick for two
years with diabetes but had been able to
work and no one realized that her con
dtion was so serious She was born in
Walden, March %, 1879 to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. b. Chickering. The family
moved here about 15 years ago and
Mabel attended the public schools and
academy, graduating from the latter
institution in the class of 1898. Since
graduation she has taught school with
the exception OF one year which she
spent at Randolph Normal School gradu-
ating in the class of 1902 She had
taught in Newport, Lunenburg, Col
chester, and Bradford, and this year has
been teaching the higher grades in the
udeviue Memorial school at Concord
with great success She was very popu-
lar with pupils and parents and made
friends wherever she taught. Her sweet
disposition and modest, unassuming
manner endeared her to all who knew
her and make her place one hard to I'LL.
The class from Concord which would
have graduated from her room in June
came over in a body to attend the
funeral on Sunday afternoon. Rev. J.
NJ. Frost ofiiciated and the male
quartet from Grace Methodist church
sang. The interment was at Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery.
The deceased leaves father, mother,
and one brother, Roydon Chickering of
Amsterdam, n y, who was called here
by his sisters death.
Leland.
1t was strong character in vigor-
Gus body that left our village when Mrs.
| Ellen Mills Leland died early Tuesday
morning. Nearly three months of pain
| tul and trying illness had been patiently
borne before the death angel came with
it's welcome release Mrs, Leland was
| born in Colebrook, n H., eighty years
ago yet to those who knew her well
this great age was easily forgotten so
elastic was her carriage and so lively
and often original her conversation.
Mrs. Leland's ancestors on both sides
were people of Lunenburg, the Clark and
Mills families immigrating hither from
Massachusetts and New Hampshire res
pectively. Having passed her girlhood
in St. Johnsbury in 1S49 she married
Charles Leland of Claremont, N. H., and
there the greater part OF her married life
was spent. There her fine musical gifts
were highly appreciated and her large
capacities for service were widely and
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band and that of his very aged mother,
she came to St. Johnsbury and for the
last ten years this has been her home
Although a member OF the Episcopal
church in Claremont her associations
here have been with the North church
and her loving sympathies have found
ample scope in the families of her neph
ews and neices.
Funeral this afternoon at 3 30 from
her late residence at l Brooks Place. In
terment at Claremont, N. H.
Page.
Perley H. Page died Friday at Bright
look hospital after five days illness with
pneumonia. He was born in st. Johns
bury, Dec. II, 1885 to Mr. and Mrs
John Page. He attended school her'
E and for several years past had been EN-
ployed by the E. & T. Fairbanks Co
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon
at the home of his brother, L. S. Page
Rev. A. F. Walch oficiated and Com
pany D, V. N. g., Algonquin Tribe, Inde
! pendent Order of Red Men, and Asisqus
Camp, Modern Woodmen of America at
tended in full rank. After the religious
service the Red Men held service at TIL,
t house and also used their ritual at tn
grave at Passumpsc OF the deceased
family there are left: his father, Johl
Page, of Cole Corner; five brothers
Lewis, Herman John, Stephen and Viii
liam, all of St. Johnsbury; four sisters
Mrs. l.. H. Lawrence and Mrs. F. H
Hunt OF North Andover, Mass, Mrs
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