St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24

who emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland,
and settled in Peacham in the year 1912.
He was graduated from 1.-THE little red
schoolhouse" and went to work on a
farm when a small boy and took care of
himself He enlisted in the war of the
rebellion in 1861 in Company D, Sixth
Vermont regiment. He was in the bat
tie at Antietem, seven days before Rich
mond, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg,
Spottsylvania, Lees Mills and Others,
serving three years. He was discharged
Oct. %, 1864. After the war he went to
work for Robert Alexander of Browning
ton and remained with him four years at
salary of $50 a month. During all
this time there were only eleven days
that he did not work and at the end OF
the four years not dollar of his wages
had been drawn from his employer. He
was married March II 1850, to Martha
A. Atkins of Sheffield and in company
with his fatherin-law bought farm in
Sheffield, In 1870 he bought Mr.. Atkins
interest in the farm and erected buildings
on the same. In 1878 he sold the farm,
bought one in Sutton, and bought at
Burke. In 1886 he bought a farm in
Wheelock and lived there 16 years; he
then moved to his present homein Whee-
lock Village. He has one sister, the wife
of Deacon Josiah Dearborn of Hampton,
| N. H., well known railroad man. Mr..
Craig has been overseer of highways in
Sutton, Burke, Sheffield and Wheelock,
being road commissioner in Wheelock
| three years; has been selectman six years;
represented the town in the Legislature
in 1896; was president, and is one Of the
directors of the Sheffield creamery COM
pany; has been school director for the
past three years; and overseer of the poor
tor the past three years and still holds
| that office. He is Mason, a member of
p. OF H., |. O. G. T., and G. A. R., and
has been desk committee for the Free
Baptist church for the past 20 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig have one child. Lii
lian l.. who married H. ]. Mathewson,
and lives in Wheelock.
Martha Atkins was born in Sandwich,
N. H., March 80, 184S, one of three
daughters of John and Elisabeth (Ford)
Atkins. When she was four years old
her parents moved to Bloomington
where she lived on farm until 8 years
of age. Then her parents moved to
Sheffield where she met and married
Archibald Craig.
Walter Sawyer and family of St.
Johnsbury are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney Orcutt
Ruth George of Hardwick is visiting
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. l. K.
Gray.
Miss Edith Fiske returned to her home
at Charlestown, N. H., Saturday.
Miss Annie WEIGH is at home from
Whitefeld, where she has been at work
this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Goss visited their
daughter, Mrs. Carl Ball, at East Haven,
Sunday.
Everett and Stewart Hall ofSt. Johns
bury Center visited their grandparents.
MIR. and Mrs. David Milligan last week
Mr.. Hicks had the misfortune to dron
a large stick of wood upon his foot last
week, from which he is suffering verv
much.
Mrs. Henry Hoffman is quite sick and
unable to sit up.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rowell of West
Barnet, also Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lindsey
OF East Barnet, were in town last week
to attend the anniversary of the mar.
riage Of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs, Arch Craig. Mrs. Craig's sister
and husband Mr. and Mrs. William
Anger, of West Burke, were also present,