St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-22
At DanVille.

A union service OF tHt MelnOulSL ana
Congregational churches will be held at
the Congregational church Sunday even
ing, February 8.
About "a scholars of Phillips Academy
attended the basket ball game at ST.
Iohnsbury last week between the Dan
Vile second team and the Union school
team of St Iohnsbury, The game re-
suited in score of 80 to II in favor of
the ST. Iohnsbury The Danville students
went in a barge driven by Robert
Vance.
Hazen Road Pomona Grange met here
today. Dinner will be served in the
dining room of the Congregational
church and afternoon and evening
sessions will be held.
The next entertainment in the Village
Improvement Entertainment Course
comes Friday evening, Jan. 81. 1t is
lecture by DR.. Clevenger of Boston, on
the subject, Is Life Worth Living"
Among those i'll with severe colds and
the grip are Mrs. Abial c. Palmer, Mr.
and Mrs Stephen d. Morse, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Crane, Mrs, Henry Peck, and
Wallace Morse,
The Woman's Missionary society Of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. F B. Stocker, Friday after
noon. A collection will be taken to help
defray Miss Auman's expenses on her
recent visit here.
Mrs. Nelson West is i'll and confined to
her bed.
Abel Hartshorn is i'll with muscular
rheumatism
Sam Rodgers was confined to the
house last week bv an injured foot,
which he cut while chopping wood.
Albert L. Ingalls,, who has been very
i'll the past week, is gaining slowly
Marshall NJ. Stocker was at Hardwick
surveying last week, and is at Cabot
this week.
Mrs. Marshall Morse, who. was quite
i'll last week, is better.
Mrs. D. B. Whittier visited her sister,
Mrs. A. c. Palmer, several days recently.
DR.. F. l.. Beckwith will be at the Elm
House from January "a to Feb. /, pre-
pared to do dental work.
Mrs. Harry Leighton, who has been
i'll at her sisters, Mrs. Buell., has returned
to her sons, Fred Leighton, where she
is still quite i'll.
Mrs. Ellsworth Woodward has been
very i'll the past week, and her mother,
Mrs. Pierce, of Lyndonville, is caring for
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hartshorn of st.
Iohnsbury visited relatives in town last
week.
At the next meeting of the Grange,
January %, Miss Mary Crane will give
short sketch of the life and home of
Whittier. Readings from Whittier will
be given bv Mrs E. E. Badger and Mrs.
Arthur Bennett Rotations will be given
bv Misses Flora Woodward and Mar
garet Coveney. DR.. Libbey will sing.
Death of Mrs. Fisher.
After more than II years of painful
suffering from rheumatism, which the
best of medical skill and the most tender
care by her family could not relieve, Mrs.
Iohn Fisher passed away Thursday.
Emma !. Bruce was born in Cabot,
November 4, 1917, and was the daughter
of Lawson and Jennette Bruce. She
came to Danville to live when young
girl, and here she passed the remainder
of her life. She was married to John A.
Fisher December 20, 1865, and four
children were born to them: Mrs. Minnie
E. Brown, Abial S. Fisher, Mrs. Jennie
McGill and Lewis A. Fisher. She is sur
vived by her husband, four children and
six grandchildren. Mrs Fisher was a
member of the Congregational CHURCH,
and during her long illness, which she
bore so patiently, her faith and trust in
her Saviour were most precious. The
devotion of her husband and family was
most tender, and she also had the love
and sympathy of many friends. A token
of their love was shown at the Christ
mas season. when friendship calendar,
which had been arranged for her, was
given her. The funeral was held on
Saturday afternoon, Rev. J. F. Schneider
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. f. X. Mackay
of st. Johnsbury sang. A profusion OF
beautiful flowers were a tribute OF the
love of many, and she was surrounded
bv 60 carnations, that number repre-
scntng her age Among those present
from out OF town were Mrs. Minnie f.
Brown of Hardwick Abial 5. Fisher OF
Houlton, Me-, G. G. Bruce, brother of
Mrs Fisher, Of Woburn, Mass, also
Charles F. Brown, a grandson, from
Woburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Bruce OF
Passumpsic, and Miss Fidelia Fisher and
Lewis W Fisher of St. Johnsbury.