St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-14

Mrs Harry May and daughter are
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Bayley at Peacham.
Mrs. Bertha Brockway was a recent
visitor at the Grout farm in Kirby.
Mrs. Libbey Lewis recently enter
tanned her brother, Harry Temple of Bos.
ton.
Mrs. Alison Currier, who has been i'll
for many months, was given shower
Of 80 post cards recently.
Fred Hastings was a participant in a
lively runaway Monday. The bits broke
coming down Concord corner hill and
the horse was stopped near DR.. French's s.
E. D. Lee has purchased of the George
Higgins estate his interest in Union
! block.
Miss Lila Burlock and Mrs. A. E.
King of Jefferson, N. H., have been visit
ing Mrs. Alison Currier
Mrs. Albert Johnson of Lunenburg
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Libbev
Lewis last week.
Edward Hudson of St. Johnsbury is
spending short time at J. X. Bonett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Harvey passed
their 50th wedding anniversary last Fri
day. On account of the feeble health of
Mrs. Harvey, no demonstration was
made
Miss Flossie Sartwell of Littleton, n.
H., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Sartwell.
Arthur Streeter has been running the
meat cart for Sam Raymond the past
week.
Miss Lena Bennett and Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Brewer were visitors at St. Johns
bury, Saturday.
Frank Winkley of Carlisle, Mass, ar
rived Saturday night and will spend the
next three months at c. L. Stacy's.
Mr. and Mrs George Leclerc and two
children, Evangeline and Archie spent
July 4th with their daughter Mrs. Fred
Goodreault. Miss Evangeline spent the
remainder Of the week with her sister
Adelard Leclerc and J. Vezina were
guests at Alfred Goodreault's Monday.
M. !. Caldbeck and family and !. H.
and Miss Ryan of st. Johnsburv spent
Sunday at the Caldbeck cottage at Miles
Pond.
Mrs. Eugene Carr and children are Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin |
Fisher at Miles Pond.
Miss Josephine Tatro of Manchester,
H., is the guest of her brother, M. M.
Tatro at Green Mountain Hall.
st. James Mission (the new Episcopal
society, will serve ice cream on the com
mon Thursday evening. Everybody cor
1ially invited.
Death of william Williams.
After long and painful illness, Viii !
lam Williams passed to the life beyond |
sunday evening, July 4th. He was born
1T Waterford, Sept 20, 1888, and was
one OF eleven children born to Lee and
olive Williams, only one of whom is liv-
ng, Mrs. Hannah Reed of Custer Idaho.
lis early life was spent in Concord and
Waterford. He enlisted from Lunenburg,
Is nine months man and served in Co.
!, 10th VT. regiment. In January, 1869
lie was married at Littleton to Miss Ad-
he Palmer, daughter of DR.. Palmer of
Corner. Four children were
'orn to them, Mabel, Olive and Esther
twins and William who lives on the old
lone place Olive lives in Winchester.
lass, and Esther in Montreal Mrs.
Williams died Sept /, 1882 and much of
he care of the younger children fell to
he eldest daughter Mabel who though
,nly eleven years of age filed the posi-
ion of mother and sister. For the past
en- years Mr.. Williams had made his
'ome with this daughter, who minis
cred unto him in sickness and health,
haring her all with him and proving
herself daughter indeed. During his
ong illness offive months duration with
lropsy his one desire was to have her
near him all the time. He had been
7ery hardworking industrious man, and
VAS very accommodating neighbor
and will be much missed in the home.
Funeral services were held Monday from
he house. Rev. Grant Van Blarcom Off
dated and Mrs. Carpenter and Mr..
Ilovey sang. The interment was in Ma.
pie Grove Cemetery at Concord Corner.