St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-15
WEST BARNET.
Death of Mr.. Choate.

his brother, Charles A. Choate, Monday,
Sept. 6. He was the eldest son OF
Charles A. and Alice Watts Choate and
was born at West Barnet, August 26,
1869. Born and reared on a farm, edu-
Gated in the village school and Peacham
Academy, from early childhood he loved
to watch any kind of machinery, and as
he grew older he became very handy
with tools and worked at carpentering.
Railroading, however, was also very at
tractive to him and before he was 20 he
went west. For time he worked at
carpenterng in Spokane and other cities
in Washington, then went into the shops
| OF the Northern Pacific railroad, his
work being that of an engine wiper.
After working several months at this he
went to Minneapolis at the time the
500 line was established and secured a
position as fireman. From this, having
| passed the necessary examinations he
was promoted to engineer. At this time
his work took him through Minnesota,
| North Dakota, and to the Canadian
northwest and we'll he knew all the
perils of storms and billiards. and being
snow bound. In 1896 he married
Harriet Bailey, daughter of the late Mel
son Bailey of South Peacham, who with
little son, Worthen, aged six years,
survives him. A little daughter, Helen,
died at their home in Glenwood, last
October. Three years ago an additional
travelling engineer being needed the posi-
ton was offered him at division point
at Glenwood, MINI. The following year
he took his family there and it became
his home. This position he filled with
credit to himself and so acceptably to
the company that further promotion
awaited him. But behind it all disease
had been working for several years, at
first insidiously, for the past year plain
ly, and last May SO rapidly that he was
obliged to give up his work and thinking
that once more he would like to see his
boyhood home and the dear ones there,
in June he came to West Barnet with his
wife and little son and his aunt, Mrs.
Ella Choate. Gradually his strength
failed. He was man whom every one
respected. In this, his birthplace, he
leaves many friends who remember him
as the pleasant manly boy, and in his
western home, many more. who knew
him as the man who fulfilled the promise
of the boy, loyal to his friends, upright
and honorable in all business tran
sactions, kind and loving in his home.
Besides his wife he leaves two brothers,
Charles, who lives on the home farm in
West Barnet, Isaac, lawyer in Bridger,
Montana, and sister, Miss Elsie,
teacher in Massachusetts. They were all
with him during the last few weeks of
his life. The funeral was held in the
church, Wednesday, Rev. S. P Brownell
officiating. Interment at Peacham.
Many beautiful floral tributes were sent
by friends Among those from away
who attended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence Bailey of Corinth Robert
Bailey of Springfield, Mass, Eugene
Ash OF Laconia, N. H., and B. S. Hooker
of Bradford.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Carter of Titon,
n. H., came Saturday to spend a few
days with their mother, Mrs Julia Car
| ter.
Mrs. Elvira Brock of Passumpsic has
been visiting friends here for few days.
Mrs. Leonard of St. Tohnsburv is
spending few weeks at Freeman ANA
don's.
Miss Cole of Lunenburg and Miss
Cook were the guests of Mrs. Elmer
Bailey, Saturday.
Miss Rebecca Fitzgerald has been i'll
the past week with asthma.
H. B. Somers and son Herbert went to
Springfield, Ohio, last week.
Mrs. Frances Gil6llan spent Thursday
and Friday in North Danville, the guest
of Mrs. Green.
Walter Brock of Niagara is visiting his
sister, Miss Josie Brock.
Miss Janet Warden was the guest of
Mrs. Irving Whitehill few days last
week.
Mrs. A. D. Warden is spending two
weeks at Caledonia Springs.
Mrs. Sarah Mcmillan, Mrs. lula Car
ter and w. F. HASTE were in st. Johns.
bury, Thursday.
Ralph White, who has been spending
the summer with his sister, Mrs. John
Roy, returned to Amsterdam, N. Y, last
week.
Dr. Abernethy, the great English