St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-05


A special village meeting was
called for Tuesday evening to see
what shall be done about putting
jn a permanent road on Depot street,
billing the streets, and moving the
band stand.
The junior class at Lyndon Insti-
tute held a masquerade promenade
in the chapel Friday evening. Re
freshhents OF ice cream and cake
were served
The Bemis Needle club met with
Mrs. John Lincoln Friday after
noon last.
The members of the Rebekah
Lodge had a social in the Odd Eel
lows Hall last Friday evening. Pro-
gressive whist was played and home
made candy sold.
Bert Allyn has been having bad
time with blood poison in his hand,
the result OF a silver in his finger.
The old Leach house, on the Lyn-
don road, which was purchased re-
Gently by Ruggles and Cheney. has
been moved to the back of the lot,
and a good two tenement house is
to be built on this lot.
Bert Banner broke his ankle last
week while playing ball, but is now
able to get about on crutches.
w. /. Powers has been in Rutland
drawn as petit juror at the May term
OF the u s. district court.
> Mrs. Frank ]. Wiley of Windsor
is spending a few~days with friends
in town.
The Lyndon Institute team was
defeated by Barton Academy Satur-,
day on the car house grounds, by
score of to 4.
cellent Saturday night Boston baked
bean supper in the gymnasium on
the evening of June 1 with good
attendance.
e. ]. Goodwin has moved into the
upstairs tenement in w. S. LETTERS
house.
On Wednesday afternoon the diff
ferent grades of the school united
in speaking, singing and other ex-
ercises appropriate to Memorial
day.
z. ]. Blodgett and w. E. Stur-
tevant of Lancaster, N. H., took a
fishing trip of several days last
week to Willoughby Lake, Charles
ton and vicinity.
c. E. Willoughby who had seri-
Gus operation in a Montreal hospi-
tai last week, remains in a hopeful
Mrs John Ahern will entertain
the Christmas club at her home Fri
day afternoon or this week, June
a.
Mrs. Lila (Parker) Libbey is
Frustrated and confined to the bed
by the effects of illness in the family.
Theodore w. Parker.
Mr.. Parker's death occurred on
10
had been suffering all winter from
recurring attacks of heart trouble.
Few men leave more universal regret
at their death for a citizen, worker,
man, husband, father, friend, in
every relation of life he was faith
full, honorable, always on the side of
right and good Theodore Watkins
Parker was a lifelong resident of
Lyndon, born in this town Sept. 81, |
1914. His parents were Caleb d. !
and Mary Green Parker. There !
were two sisters and a brother, all
of whom survive him, Edwin G.. !
Parker, Roancy l.. Parker, Mrs. |
Helen A. Carpenter, of this town.
He received a comon school educa-
ton, learned the carpenters trade |
and worked at that, and at farming
all his life. For the last few years |
tor at the library and at the graded |
school building. He was married at !
Concord, June 1, 1870, to Catharine |
"A. McVicar, who survives him,
though in very poor health. He |
also leaves two adopted children,
William H. Parker, and Mrs. Lila
(Parker) Libbey, of this town to
whom he has given a fathers love
and care. He was a member of the
First Congregational church and has
been a deacon of that church since
January, 1885. He was a member |
Of the Masonic and Eastern Star fra
ternities. For a number of years he /
had served as library trustee. Flu
neral services were held at his /
home Saturday afternoon, at three /
o'clock, conducted by the Masonic |
Lodge. Rev. James ]. Hutchinson |
was the clergyman and the bearers |
were w. f. Dyer, G. L. Stuart, DR.. |
F.. II. Davis, j. p. Webster, DR.. ID. /
r. Brown, DR.. c. G. Waller. The
Cobleigh library was closed during
the services, and the attendance was
large, of friends and relatives. In
terment in the family lot at Lyndon
Center.