St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-21
LYndOnYille.
Meeting of the Union .CIub.-Gen-
tIemen's Night Next Month.

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tlemen's Night Next Month.
The regular meeting of the Lyn-
don Union Club was held in the
Cable hall last week Thursday.
On account of the extremely bad
weather the attendance was small,
only about SO being present. Four
new members were admitted to the
club, Mrs. John McKim, Mrs. U. d.
Martin, Mrs. Horace Jones and
Mrs. w. c.. Way. The musical part
of the program included very well
rendered piano solo by Miss Alice
Campbell, and a beautiful song by
Mrs. Henry Cowles. The meeting
was then placed in the charge of
Mrs. H. e. Folsom, chairman of the
Library Committee. Mrs. Folsom
spoke of the annual New Year re-
ception at the Cobleigh Library
building, and Miss Hill gave cor
dial invitation to all to attend this
reception, which will be held on the
afternoon of Monday, January z,
Mrs. Folsom then introduced as the
F. Stone of ST. Johnsbury. Mr..
Stones subject was 'London's Liter
airy Clubs and a cross Country
Ride He gave a very interesting
account, interspersed with much
humor of certain experiences during
a recent European trip. Mr.. Stone
proved a most delightful speaker,
and the audience all enjoyed his
"reminiscences. After the speaking
a social hour followed. land refresh
ments of coffee and waters were
served. The next meeting of the
club will be the annual Gentlemen's
Night, to be held in January.
Death of Frank w. Silsby.
The loss of Frank w. Silsby, who
passed away Tuesday morning, Dec.
10, after five days illness with
pneumonia, is a great one not only
to his immediate family, but to all
the people of this community, who
knew him as a man of fine character
and worth. He was always genial
and pleasant, interested and helpful
in the higher life of the place, and
universally respected and liked. All
found him courteous, upright and
square in his business dealings. He
has been for many years a success
full merchant here. Frank Silsby was
a native of Lunenburg, born in that
town 81 years ago. His education
was obtained in the NeWbury and
Montpelier seminaries, and after
leaving school he began business as
a clothing merchant. This business
engaged him for number of years
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Burke, and in 1871 he came to
Lyndonville, where he built up a
large and fiourishing dry goods and
clothing business. Mr.. Silsby has
also been very successful as an
auctioneer. He has held number
of public offices; has been village
trustee, library trustee, school COM
missioner. He was a director of the
Citizens Savings Bank and Trust
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a regular attendant at the Univer-
salist church, a Mason, and member
of PaSSumpsic Lodge, HaSWell Chap
ter, Palestine COmmandery, and the
Mystic Shrine. Never very robust,
he has had several severe sicknesses.
Mr.. Silsby's marriage took place in
1876 to Nancy R., daughter of Larn-
ed Watson of West Burke, sister of
Henry Watson of this place. The
widow and two children survive
him: a son, Harry P, who has been
in business with him since his school
days; a daughter, Isabella, who lives
at home, one grandchild, Eunice
Ruth Silsby. In his immediate family
were three sons and three daughters.
The sons are dead all leaving widows.
Of the daughters, one, wife of Hon.
Franklin D. Hale of Trinidad, is
dead. The surviving sisters are
Mrs. E. G. Frost of this place, and
Mrs. M. D. BoWker of Lunenburg.
The funeral services were held on
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, in
the UniVerSaliSt church. The SilSby
store was draped WIN crepe, and all
the business places in town were
closed during the services, from two
to four. The church was filed with
sorrowing friends and relatives. The
services were conducted by the three
clergymen, the Rev. l. w. MsLaugh-
lin, the Rev. John Jones, and
the Rev. E. G. French. The Masons
then took charge of the services.
The floral offerings were lovely and
numerous. The business men of the |
place, the Lyndon club and other So
cieties, as well as friends, sent large
quantities of the fairest flowers.
The bearers were nephews of Mr..
and Mrs. Silsby, Charles Hale,
Claude Watson, Guy Watson, Phil
John Forrest of West Burke is
spending few days with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. e. A. Shorey.
Mrs. w. S. LETTERS spent a few
days in Boston last week.
Mrs. James Dexter and daughter,
Dorothy. and her sister, Miss
Gladys Trotter, are spending the two
weeks Christmas vacation with her
parents in Springfield. Mr.. Dexter
will join them for Christmas Day
The wedding of Miss Louise
Gleason of this place to Wallace
Humphrey is to take place today,
at Mr.. Humphreys home in Pasade-
ma, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Bigelow go to
Chicago, this week to spend Christ
mas with her brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry House. Little James
House has been in very poor health
all the fall, and his family fear he
has tuberculosis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Greenslade
have returned from their wedding
trip and are boarding with Mrs.
George Knight They will go to
housekeeping in the Allyn block as
soon as their tenement is completed.
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