St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
At DanYille.
Death of Sarah Fields Pickett-Town
and Personal News.

William Pickett, passed away Sun
day, April %, after lingering i'll
ness. Sarah Fields was the daugh-
ter of Fannie (Shepard1 and Johnson
Fields and was born at Peacham,
Aug. 16, 1881. About 81 years ago
she was united in marriage to Will
liam Pickett. To, them Weres born
nine children, five of whom survive
them, George and Albert of this
place, James, of Greensboro, Mrs.
Lucretia Glines of Guildhall. Mrs.
Pickett was a member of the Meth
odist church here and was a con-
slant attendant as long as her health
would permit She was kind
mother and wife and will be missed
| in her family. The funeral will be
held from her late home Wednesday
afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev. A. B.
Enright officiating.
The w. C. T. u. held a very inter
esting parlor meeting Friday even
| ing at the Congregational church
and was we'll attended. The even
ing was spent with a musical pro-
gram and refreshments.
Mrs. George Kingsbury of Walden
visited at ]. w. ellis several days
last week.
Mrs. Harry Judkins of East Hard
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Ranney is confined to
/ the house by illness.
David Labay. has opened the meat
market formerly run by F. B. Aims
worth
Miss May Wilson went to West
Danyille Monday to begin her school
in the primary department there.
Lyon Lafrana is to finish work
for Archibald Steele soon and is to
go to Stockbridge to run black
smith shop.
Miss Sarah Harris of California,
former resident, is visiting rela-
tives here.
Frank Steady visited his uncle,
Frank Goss, at Peacham last week.
Mrs. Charles Ranney is confined
to the house by illness.
Danvi1le High School was opened
Monday morning after a four weeks
vacation.
Miss Patience Moore has begun
her school at Walden.
Herman Osgood has taken posses
sion of the Elm House and will open
it May 1.
Arthur Taylor of Peacham began
work Monday morning for G. w.
Bartlett.
Frank Adams entertained a good
number of his gentlemen friends at
sugaring off Sunday.
Diamond Chapter o. E. S., No. 4
will hold it's regular meeting Wedne-
day evening, May 8.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold a food sale at the vestry
Saturday afternoon.
L. Arthur Bartlett was confined to
the house last week by illness.
Mrs. w. E. Smith visited her
daughter, Mrs. E. r. Moore at In
wood last week Tuesday.
On his return from conference,
Rev A. B. Enright visited his daugh-
ter, Miss Caroline, at Burlington.
Miss Marjorie and Chellis Currier
visited friends at st. Johnsbury last
week.
Miss Grace Bartlett has gone to
North Danville for some time.
The Pythian Sisters gave a sugar
party at the Pythian Hall last week
Tuesday evening and it was well at
tended. The evening was spent play
ing whist.
DR.. David R. Brown of Lyndon
vile called on old friends here Sun
day.
Mrs. Charles H. Wilson visited
friends at st. Johnsbury last Thurs
day and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stocker visited
in Boston last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dram Jamison of st.
Johnsbury visited Mrs. Jamison's
parents, Mr.. and Mr.. Henry Han
cock, over Sunday.
Emerson Libbey visited friends
and relatives at ST. Johnsbury sew
eral days last week.
G. E. Severance of st. Johnsbury
visited his niece, Mrs Harry Davis,
one day last week.
Fred Crane who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Crane, has returned to his home at
Springfield.
i?fin, d.,
Danvil1e sc Years Ago.
The following facts cleaned from
the vermont Register and Farmers
Almanac" of 1916, in possession of
F. J. Preston, may be of interest to
the older residents of Danville and
vicinity: Population 1888; town Off
GERS: clerk, Archaleus Sias; constable,
John Currier; overseer of the poor,
George w. Drew; town agent, George
B. Chandler; selectmen; George w.
Drew, John Currier, Allen Pope;
trustees, Samuel B. Mattocks, Will
liam Blount, Benjamin ellison; lis
tiers, Theron Howard, Moses Stevens,
Harvey T Moore; postmasters, S. J..
z. Vail, w. J. Stanton, North Dan
Vile; merchants: FL. G. Babcock,
Vail, Deming and Co., Dana, Weeks
and Stanton, Jos. c. Fuller, Charles
w. Porter, Sias, Vail and Co.; ply
sicians: Oliver Morse, Samuel Col
Inns, E1dad alexander, Royal M.
Aver, Thomas G1ysson; attorneys:
| Charles Davis, Theron Howard, G. B.
| Chandler, c.. S. Dana; clergymen: E.
C. Hand, Congregational; Richard
Bedford, Methodist; Lewis Fisher,
Baptist; Archaleus Sias, Christian;
Rufus L. Harvey, w. McKoy, Free
Baptist At that time Danyil1e boast
ed of 40 Justices of the Peace in
Guiding such well known men as
Andrew Mcmillan, Samuel ingalls,,