St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
AT PEACHAM.
Death of George Mears.

dent of Peacham, was held at the
.4rv of the Congregational church,
1,tnrsdav at one o'clock. His death
,,urrqd at the home of his son, Merrill
Y[.ors at Barton. and was caused by
Il,norrhage OF, the brain, from which he
isJ suffered the past two years. George
1Hu was born at Marshfeld in 1916.
IM1'4s6q he married Elizabeth Merrill of
~ Of the four children born
- them. Hattie, Merrill, Ralph and
Hoo,oe only Merrill of Barton is living.
Me- Nears was a capable business man
ond was for some years merchant at
poacham, going from here to Boston,
There he was in the employ of Jordan,
Marsh & Co. For some years Mr.. and
Mrs. Nears made their home at Hollis
ton Mass. Those present from out of
tovn to attend the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs Merrill Mears and two children
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Mears Mr.. and
Mrs Mark Mears, Albert Mears, Mrs
Harry Morse and Mrs. Ezra Mears.
Mrs. Harriet Swanson and Lucinda
Stevenson went to Joe's Pond, Thursday.
Mabel Chandler goes this week to
York Beach, Me-, for week.
Mr.. Fenton of Troy, N. Y, is a guest
at George Stoddard's.
Mrs. Harry May and daughter of
Concord have been at the Mountain
View the past week
Mrs. James Stevenson and Robert
Stevenson visited Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Craig at Cabot Friday.
While moving last Thursday c. F.
Thresher of North Peacham got quite a
serious fall. The seat broke, letting him
over backwards, causing badly bruised
back and a good deal of pain for several
DAYS. This is the second time he has
suffered a similar accident this year.
Dr.. A. J. Mackay and family are en-
loving a vacation at Portland and other
places.
Miss Alta Barber of Danville is stop
ping with her grandmother, Mrs. Will
liam Clifford, at DR.. Mackay's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young of Frank
lin Falls, n. H., who have been visiting
at 0. W. Taylor's, returned home Sat
urday.
Edward Phifeld of Ayers Flat, P. O.,
sysiting his niece, Mrs. Albert Peak.
Mrs. Mabel Foam, who has been Wis
ting at st. .Johnsbury, returned home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, David Corbett of Dan
NJ I at
Sanborn's farm, Sunday.
lanes Stevenson and Herbert Blair
have gone to Craitsbury to buy cattle
Mrs. Russell B. EMERSON will entertain
the yer,cal-pe Club, Wednesday, August
4, at dinner The gentlemen are invited.
Miss Ives of Sherbrooke came Thurs
day to visit Rev. and Mrs. Fred Williams,
Miss Waterman of Thetford is the
guest Of her niece, Mrs. George Esden.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday, August 4,
with Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Wheeler at the
East Part. Dinner will be served, after
which there will be an exciting game OF
baseball between the East Side Guards
and the Green Bay Sentinels. E. NJ.
Wheeler will captain the former and
George Darling the latter team. Pro-
ceeds are to 20 for the furnace at the
church.
Philip Blanchard is visiting his mother,
Mrs. Abbie McLary.
Henry and Ruth Miller are visiting
their aunt, Miss Lydia Strobridge.
Emerald Glidden called on friends in
town last week,
The meeting Sunday evening at
Academy Hall was attended by nearly
200people. Rev. Fred Williams, pastor
OF The Methodist church, preached a
very fine sermon. The Cabot orchestra,
consisting of Misses Mary and Marcia
Austin and Christine Currier, violins
Walter Lance, flute; Stafford Bailey,
cornet; and Miss Gertrude EMERSON,
pianist, was nxuch enjoyed and appre-
ciaJed, as was also the singing by the
Cabot people. 1t is hoped and planned
to have them again when the church is
reopcned, which will be in about two
weeks.
no one can afford to miss the great
Seml-annual a off sale of Mems Clothing
at Steele, Taplin s, Co.'S, St. Johnsbury,
July 22-Aug. IA. See their ad on page 5.
Alec B. Stoddard of Brockton, Mass,
lsvsiting his uncle, George Stoddard.
Excursion to Lake Champlain, We'd
nesday, Aug. 4. See adv. on page 3.
John L. Oh andler has filed a petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities of $6S5.45
and assets of $124.25, with $50 exempt.
j. W. ellis will make a reduction on
moving machines, rakes and tedders he
has on hand to close them out.