St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-29
SUTTON.
Sudden Death of Samuel N. Whipple at
Southern Pines, N, C,

Southern Pines, N. c.
The news of the sudden death OF
Samuel N. Whipple at Southern Pines,
North Carolina. was received by his
relatives here last week on Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Whipple was resident
OF Sutton for many years. The family
moved to the place named above some
thing like Is years ago, where they have
lived since. Mr.. Whipple was the
youngest of three brothers, Ward P. and
Sargent ]. being the other two and all
are now dead. Mr.. Whipple passed the
summer here in 1908 and was usually
well, and helped do haying for Frank
Holmes. He leaves a wife and two
daughters, all at Southern Pines; one
daughter is the wife of Ward B. East
man and the other lives with her parents.
He buried an only son Harley, who died
at St. Johnsbury few years ago. He
has sister Mercy living in northern
New York, which is all left of his fathers
family. The funeral service was at the
place where he died on Thursday, the %,
and burial at the same place. He leaves
nephews in this town and Mrs. F. A.
Holmes and Mrs. Sarah Beals of St.
Johnsbury as nieces, and an extensive
acquaintance in this section.
F. w. Craig is delivering for the Hood
Company at Sutton depot from 80 to
100 cans of milk per day and Mondays
100 to 1875 cans. Several from the
North Ridge and elsewhere deliver their
milk themselves so that Sutton is good
sized milk station.
c. E. Coburn is doing quite large
lumber job for the Willoughby Wood
and Lumber Co. He puts $4,000 feet of
lumber on the skids each week.
W. w. Sanborn is drawing the lumber
from the S. G Chesley farm near George
Chesley's in Sheffield to the Union House,
where F. R. Whipple takes it and draws
it to his mill, he having bought the
lumber.
John Dean, Rodney Gray, Bennett
Curtis, Avery Curtis, Bertha Craig and
Lottie Mosher are at their homes from
Lyndon Institute for the usual Christmas
vacation.
Mr.. Chambers daughter Lois is very
i'll and appendicitis has been feared.
Charles Fisher and family from Lyn-
don visited at Robert Davison's, Mrs.
Fishers father, several days recently.
The Pomona ,Grange was largely at
tended Thursday evening. About 20
were present from Wheelock and some
from Sheffield and good number from
Newark. About so took the Pomona
degree and the newly organized Pomona
now numbers 1873 members. The next
meeting is to be at Sutton Thursday even
ing, the nearest to the full moon in
January, which is the 9th day.
P. E. Hartwell and Miss Rosa Page
from Lyndon Center were at Henrietta
Esterbrook's Saturday night and at
tended church here Sunday.
Lemuel Z. Gray is running the board
saw in A. H. Godding's lumber mill at
West Burke this winter and Mr.. Johnson
from the village works at the same place
this winter.
Miss Sadie Blake had Christmas exer-
cises and Christmas tree at the village
school Friday afternoon.
There were Christmas exercises and a
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Ridge Friday afternoon, Miss Glenn
Roundy from West Burke the teacher.
There is to be social at Grange Hall
Thursday evening, the 30th.
The Ladies'Ai are to give sugar
party at their hall Friday evening, the
31st. All are invited.
A teachers Bible class is to be organ
ICED at the close of the Wednesday even
ing prayer service at the Aid hall.
Herbert A. Burnham, who is attending
Middlebury College, is at home for the
holidays.
Edward Hall Prior, wife and daughter
are spending the holidays at WI. Camp
BELLS. Edward will be remembered as
living with his grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Fisher, at the village nearly twenty
years ago.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
the church last Friday night passed off
pleasantly for all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Gordon visited at
Harley Colby's at Lyndon Center last
Saturday and Sunday.