St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-09
LYNDON.
Annual Meeting of the Village Improvement
Society Death of Mrs. Ryan.


The Village Improvement society of
Lyndon held its annual meeting last
Thursday evening at the Methodist YES
try with q very good attendance. The
reports of the secretary, treasurer and
first and third vice presidents were read,
showing that good work had been done
by the society the past year. The sum of
$93 remains in the treasury after having
expended $1O1 mostly on educational
lines or in beautifying the village. The
society won prize of $50 which was Of
ferred by T. N. Vail for setting out the
finest row of ten trees in the town. In
the election of officers there were some
surprises. Mrs. McGovern has made a
fine presiding officer and it was regretted
that she would not accept a reelection
and the same was true of some
other officers. The board of officers
elected for the ensuing year is as follows
President, Mrs. Wells Quimby; 1st vice
president, Mrs. Cornelia Trull; second
vice president, Mrs. John B. Chase; third
vice president, Mrs. Alex Aldrich; secre-
tary, Mrs. E. c. Morse; treasury, Muir
ray E. SWEET.
Mrs. James Ryan who has been ill
since the first cay of last September, pas
sed away early last Thursday morning,
aged 66 years. Her death was caused
by complication of diseases ending in
pneumonia. Mrs. Ryan's maiden name
was Mary Ellsworth and she was born
in the town of Fletcher, September 8,
1843. She was married to Mr.. Ryan,
March Ia, 1865. soon after his return
from the war. They made their home in
Fletcher and some of the nearby towns
until they moved to Wheelock in 1876,
and in 1898 they moved from Wheelock
to this village which has been their home
since. Four children were born to them,
two of whom, a daughter and a son died
in infancy. Mrs. Ryan is survived by her
husband, her twin daughters, Mrs. An
drew Hill of Greensboro and Mrs. Charles
Fisher of this place and by four grand
children. She was an industrious home
loving woman, kind and sympathetic
neighbor, and in her home she will be
most sorely missed. Mr.. Ryan and MIR.
and Mrs. Fisher accompanied the body to
her old home at Fletcher for its last rest
ing place on Saturday.
Mrs. c. T. Walter and son Edward
and daughter Alice are spending two
weeks with relatives in Burke.
Mrs Daniel Paris went Wednesday to
McIndoes'to care for her mother, Mrs.
Kimball, who is ill.
Mrs. Bertha Paris.went Wednesday to
Boston to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ella Smith of St. Johnsbury visit
ed her cousin, Mrs. E. c. Morse last
Thursday.
Rev. John Jones who was called to West
Creek, N. j., two weeks ago, writes of
the death of his father, which occurred
last week Wednesday morning. Mr.
Jones is expected home the last of this
week Rev E. 6. French of Lyndonville
occupied his pulpit in the Methodist
church last Sunday.
Mrs. E. w. Brown and her son, Dwight
Brown of Waterford visited her sister.
Mrs. L. K. SWEET the first of the week.
The Methodist Sunday school are pre-
pairing an Easter concert from a service
entitled, Natures Awakening.
The Woman's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. will hold it's next meeting with Mrs.
Staples on Tuesday afternoon, March 20.
instead of in the evening as heretofore.