St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-01
Concord.
Death of Denison Chase.

News was received here last week
of the death of Denison Chase at his
home in Orange, Mass, Oct. IL, af-
ter an illness of 16 years, the last
six DAYS of which he had been in a |
comotose condition. Mr.. Chase was
born in Concord, April IS, 1880, the
son of John D. and Sally (Spauldtng) |
Chase. His father was a successful
farmer and Wheelwright. Denison
was one of three children. When 23
years of age he left home and went
to Boston working in various ma
chine shops where he accumulated
knowledge in mechanical way and
then returned to assist his father.
In 1862 Mr.. Chase again left home,
going to New York, where he work
ed two years in the employ OF the
Fairbanks Scale Co. The following
two years he worked for the putnam
Machine Co., of Fitchburg, going
from there to Orange in 1865 as an
employe of his father and brother,
JEFFERSON Chase. In 1866 Mr.. Chase
became a stakeholder in stock
company formed for the manufacture
of machinery for mills. Eight years
later this was incorporated as the
Chase Turbine Manufacturing co.
and in 1885 Mr.. Chase became It's
president. In 1855 he married Miss
CIementina P Gregory, native OF
Concord. They had one daughter,
Mrs. A. H. Davis, with whom her
father made his home. The funeral
took place at his home on South
Main street, Sunday at two O'CLOCK.
William Ranney has sold his farm
to William Porter of North Troy. Mr..
h INTO
Daniel Lunnie's house on Main
street and later will store their goods
and spend the winter in California
Mrs. E. D. Lee was in st. Johns
bury, Wednesday, the guest OF her
aunt, Mrs. George Stearns.
Mrs. Lafa Smith was called TO
West Burke last week by death OF an
aunt.
The next regular meeting of Adah
CHAPTER, No. 80, Thursday evening,
Nov. 9. will be ''At Home" night to
out of town members of Adah Chap
ter. The degrees will be conferred.
The first entertainment in the lect-
ure course under the auspices OF the
Village Improvement society is
Wednesday evening, Nov. 3, the at,
traction being '"The Nordland G1rls.
A dramatic presentation OF an IN
tensely interesting story will be CIV
en- at the Town Hall, Friday evening,
Nov 8, by Rev. Glen w. douglass Oh
West Berkshire.
Mrs. LueITa Bickford and Miss
Martha Piper of Bradford were
guests of Mrs. George Howard last
week Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. eagle Frost and Mrs. Min
ME Seavey, who are employed al
Fitzdale were at their homes here
the past week.
Mrs. Minnie Adams, who has beer
visiting in New Rochelle, N. Y, re
turned home the first of the week
Rev. Grant Van Blarcom will de
liver a lecture on the life OF one O.
the early Universallst MISSIONARIES
next Sunday evening.
The petit jurors for the faI! tern
of Essex County court are: w.
Reed, w. C. Pratt, A. D. Forsaltn
Frank Turner and George Morse.
Mrs. Cassius McGregor recently en-
tertained Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Graves
of East St. Johnsbury and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jacob Richardson, Sr.
George Parker of Concord, n. II.
visited his mother, Mrs. John Park
er. Sunday. Mrs. Parker, who ma
been spending some time with MAD
am Parker. returned home with MIN
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Woodbury. re
turned the first of the week from
two weeks visit with relatives L
Duxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kenerson
Waterford visited at B. f. WOOD
bury's the last of the week.
Mrs. R. J. Bennett and daughter
Edith, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charle
Bennett in ST. Johnsbury, last Weet
Mrs. Edgar Harvey has been Spend
ing several days with relatives IN .
Johnsbury.
Barton we're recent guests OF MT. an
Mrs. William Houston.
Road Commissioner Walter Doug
lass has finished the state work
the Miles Pond road and is no
working on the North Concord roat
Mrs. John Hosford of East Have
The Young Peoples Christla
Union of the Universalist churc
will give a Halloween party at tn
JTniyersalist church, Saturday eVel
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ash of Littleto
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ash Vlslte
at Peter Martins, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius McGregC
were recent guests of Mr.. ana MT
Lyle SpauId1ng OF 81 JonhsouiS
Mrs. Charles Howard and MI
Helen Stockwell spent Friday IN
Johnsbury, guests of Mrs. FraI
Carr.
Miss Luella Darling of Johnson
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Cro7
ell.
The social committee at the Ur
versalist church for the month
November are Mrs. W. L. Reed, MI
Ira Lewis, Mrs. William Willis, MI
w. t. Reed, Mrs. Lafayette Tasting
Mrs. Jacob Richardson, Sr.
Mrs. Wells Quimby of Lyndon VI
tied her sister, Mrs. Oliver Beldi
part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foster "
tied at E. C. Lewis Friday aid 81