St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-02
McIND0E FALLS.
Death of Mrs. bishop,

Mrs. James |. Bishop died very sud-
denly. of neuritis of the heart, Thursday
evening, May 81 She had been a great
sufferer from neuritis for the past four
years, but was in her usual health the
day OF her death, and was about the
house until an hour before the end came.
Amanda Sophia Soper was the daughter
of George and Abigail Crane Soper and
was born at Danville, November IS,
1888. Most of her childhood was spent
at St. ohnsbury and on Jan. %, 1857,
she married James Ide Bishop of that
place, and they passed the 52nd annver-
sary of their marriage in January of this
year, The first 25 years of their mar
ried life were spent at St. Johnsbury,
then they lived at Montclair, N. J., for
five years; returning to St. Iohnsbury
they lived there short time, and then
moved to McIndoe Falls, which has since
been their home. Mrs. Bishop leaves be-
side her husband, four sisters, Mrs. An
nette Woods of st. Johnsbury, Mrs John
Bishop of McIndoe Falls, Mrs. c. G..
Stebbins of Woodsville, and Mrs. F. E.
Richardson, Waterford. One sister, Mrs.
Sarah Allison, died at Danville, April IL
Mrs. Bishop was a devoted wife, and
very fond of her home. Having mo chill
dred of her own her home was always a
very happy place for her sisters and their
children to gather. She was member of
the Congregational church and the La
dies Aid society, and was an earnest
christian woman She was ever ready
to do good and to know her was to love
her, During her long years of constant
pain everything possible was done to
alleviate her suffering, and her sister,
Mrs. John Bishop, was untiring in her
devotion to her. The funeral was held
at the home, Saturday morning, her pas
tor, Rev. H. T. Barnard, officiating A
mixed quartette sang, and the bearers
were her nephews. She was laid to rest
in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, St. Johnsbury.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mrs Annette Woods, George
D. Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Allison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Smith, Mr. and
Mrs Edwin Grimes, Mr.. ard Mrs Charles
Gadapee, and Byron Bishop of ST. Johns
bury Mr.. and Mrs. c. 6. Stebbins of
Woodsvile, Mrs. F. E. Richardson of
Waterford, Mrs. S. N Ingalls, and Mrs.
Robert Vance of Danville, Mr.. and Alon-
20 ingalls, of Lyndon.
Arthur Montgomery of East Hard
wick was guest of his brother, c. c.
Montgomery over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Peck and little
daughter Of Hanover, and Floyd Hart
we'll were guests at A. l.. Guthrie's
several days recently. e..
Miss, Martha Colby spent last week
in Woodsvile with her brother, John
Colby.
Miss Ella George and Miss Ida Bell
Larrow of Wells River were guests OF
Miss Bertha Bedell, Friday and Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs 6. F. Winch and Miss
Flora Winch spent Thursday in Corinth
with Mr.. Winch's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kimball and
children, and Mrs. Alice Field and son
Girvelle of Woodsville, were guests of
Mrs William Kimball, Sunday and
Monday.
Pre-Memorial exercises were held at
the schoolhouse Friday afternoon. Rev.
H. T. Barnard gave short talk to the
children after the exercises.
Dudley Chase of Woodsville was
guest of his brother, Charles Chase, over
Sunday.
The drama given by the Academy
students at the hall Friday evening was