St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-16
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visited her daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Good
rich, last week.
Miss Jean Duncan is home from Barre
tor her vacation, having closed her school
Friday.
Miss Alice Chamberlin of Orange,
Mass, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. M.
B. Hunt, and cousin, Mrs. Murray Little.
The graduation service of the Junior
Christian Endeavor society was held in
the vestry last week Monday evening,
when Lyman Field, Percy Van Dyke,
Miss Bertha Bedell and Miss Florence
Gibson graduated from this society. The
service consisted of songs, music, repeat
ing Psalm 121 in concert, responsive
reading prayer by pastor, exercise by
graduating class, valedictory by Lyman
Field. Parting words of junior superin-
tendent, welcome of the graduating class
by president of Y P. S. c. E., short ad-
dress by pastor. Miss Flora Winch, the
junior superintendent, is untiring in her
endeavors for this society and deserves
great deal of praise for her work.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Lyon have gone to
Bridgeport, Conn, to visit his brother.
They will visit in several other places
before they return.
Mrs. o. n Bedell went to Newbury,
Friday, and will visit relatives at West
Newbury and Corinth.
Mrs. Lillian McGill and baby of St.
Johnsbury spent part of last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Bishop.
Mr.. McGill was here over Sunday.
About So from the Knights of Pythias
Lodge here attended the district meeting
at Lyndonville last week.
Miss Emma Kent returned from North
Concord, Wednesday, unable to finish
her school. Saturday she had an opera
ton for appendicitis at Brightlook Hos
pital at St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Guthrie and daugh-
ter Violet went to South Peacham,
Wednesday evening, to attend the double
wedding at ] c. Guthrie's, Margaret
Guthrie to Robert Stewart and Joanna
Guthrie to Harvey Lyford.
Miss Josie Mulliken OF Waterford has
been visiting Miss Lucy Bufam for sew
eral days.
Rev. and Mrs Barnard entertained at
the parsonage last Wednesday afternoon
a remarkable company of ten old ladies
whose combined age reached the number
of 754 years, the Oldest being SO and the
youngest 60 years old, an average of
more than rs years. The party was
composed of Mrs. John Dickson, Mrs.
William Kimball, Mrs. Simon Peck, Mrs.
Goa~-,a G,H,O. Ill.
Fri Chamberlin, Mrs. John Gifllan, Mrs.
c. ]. Houghton, Mrs. Ophelia Paddle
ford and Miss lane Sutherland There
was much regret that Mrs. Margaret
Gleason, Mrs. Chester Hunt and Mrs.
Saul Chamberlin were unable to be pres
emit.
Children's day was observed Sunday
forenoon with exercises by the children
and short talk by the pastor. Two
children were baptized. Besides the
music by the children and the choir there
was a solo by Miss Flora Winch and a
trio by Miss Winch, Mrs. ]. H. Stuart
and Rev. H. T. Barnard. The church
was very prettily decorated with flow
ers and potted plants.
Robert Darling of Pasadena was a
guest at c. L. Duncan's, Sunday.
Brock Duncan and Philo Van Dyke, Jr..
went to Saxton's River, Monday, to at
tend the graduating exercises at YER
mont Academy.
The Ladies Society meets at the par
sonage Friday afternoon.
The district schools close this week.
The 9th grade graduating exercises will
be held at Barnet, Friday.
Mrs. John Bishop has been the guest of
Mrs. Eugene Fields at North Thetford
for several days.
Elmore T. Ide and Mrs Henry Ide of
St. Johnsbury and Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Nutting of Connecticut were guests at c.
L. Duncan's, Saturday.
Death of Mrs. Peck.
Emily Hannah Chickering, daughter
of Arad and Mary Chickering, was born
in St. Johnsburv, Nov. %, 1926, and
died in McIndoes, June II, 1909, aged
80 years and seven months, the last of
four children. She was married in st.
Johnsbury to Simon Peck of Danville in
1S4S. Twelve children were born to
them of whom seven survive: Mrs. Ora
Bishop of McIndoes; Mrs. George Wheel
er of Lyndonville; Mrs. Burton Hartwell
of Seebert West Virginia; Mrs. Elmore
Cobleigh of Bristol R. l.; Mrs. Frank
Paige of Laconia, N. H.; Mrs. A. L.
Guthrie of McIndoes, and Arthur S.
Peck of Hanover, N. H. She is also sur
vived by IA grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren. The greater part
of her life was spent in Danville until
the death of her husband in 1886, after
which she moved to McIndoes. where
she spent the remainder of her life. Hers
was life of sacrifice Forgettul of self
she was ever ready with a helping hand
to minister to those about her. The
funeral took place Monday at one
O'Clock at her home, Rev. H. T. Barnard
officiating interment at st. Johnsbury.
Among those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wheeler and Floyd Hartwell of
Lyndonville, Mrs. Elmore Cobleigh of
Bristol, R. l., Mrs. Frank Paige of La
coma, N. H., Mrs. Burton Hartwell of
Seebert W. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
Hartwell of St. Johnsbury, DR.. and Mrs.
Robert Hazelton of Lebanon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Peck of Hanover.
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