St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-03
BARNET
BARNET
Roosevelt Delegates Elected at the
Caucus.-ToWn News.

Caucus.-ToWn News.
The result of the Barnet caucus
Saturday afternoon was: Dr. J. M.
Gibson, chairman; DR.. H. A. Elliott,
secretary; delegates to state eonven-
ton w X Stoddard, Geo. T. Winch,
and A. N. Gilfllan; delegates to the
district convention, Geo. F. Winch,
w. K. Stoddard, P T. ROBBIE. They
are for Roosevelt.
Mrs. Charles Walter from Lyndon
vile spent Sunday at Rev. Mr..
Clark's coming down for Mrs. Mer-
rifield's funeral.
Rev. Mr.. Clark will hold service
at the home of Mrs. L. e. Gilfllan
on Friday afternoon, a Good Fri
day" service.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
will hold a thank offering at the
home of Mrs. Francis Goodale Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. D. Sillers of Toronto, Can,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Rob-
ert Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Darling of
South Peacham visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs Ben Galley, last week.
Word has been received here of
pitaI in California.
Mrs. Mary Sidney and son Ronald
of Lyndon spent Saturday with Mrs.
Robert Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Holbrook and
Mrs. Nettie Kendall spent last
Thursday in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Jane Martin visited her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Emery, in
Lyndonville a few days last week.
Mrs. Galley entertained the Bar
net Dramatic club last Tuesday
night. They had a very pleasant
time with refreshments of cake, cof-
fee and ice cream.
DR.. G. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury
called on old friends in town last
Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Albee spent last
H.
Harvey Drew has finished work for
Bert Gilfllan.
night will be at the home of George
Lowrey.
Mrs. Angelina Hall Merrifeld died
at her home here in Barnet last
Thursday night at half past ten
O'Clock. Mrs. Merrifeld had been in
poor health for long time, and for
the last few months she had been
growing worse. She took her bed
about two months ago, and although
she had the best of care nothing
could be done for her as she had
Brights disease, also a bad heart
trouble. Mrs. MerrifieId was the on
ly child of John and Araminda Hall.
She was born in Watertown, Mass,
in May, 1865, and was educated in
that place. About rs years ago she
married Frank Merrifield of that
place. To them were born three
children, (Jane), Mrs Charles Pratt
of Monroe, and Hall and Louise who
lived with her up to the time of her
death. She with her parents and
children moved to Monroe and lived
there until last June when they
moved to Barnet where they now
live. Mrs. Merrifield was a member
Of the Methodist church Of Monroe,
OF the Monroe Grange and the Bar
net w. G. T. U. The funeral was in
Barnet church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Barnes of Monroe of1ciat-
ing, assisted by Rev Mr.. Clark. The
w. c. T. u, attended in a body.
There were friends from Monroe and
McIndoes. The roses pinks and 9TH
Their flowers were beautiful. In
terment in Barnet cemetery.
Miss Jean Smith who took care of
Mrs Merrife1d until she died re-
turned to her work in Woodsville,
N. H., Monday.
The people on the New England
telephone this way are very sorry to
hear that Mrs. Prussia Brown who
has run the central Office here for the
past year finished work there last
Saturday night, and will go to work
at Martin Turner's. Miss Elsie
Gochee will take her place.
E. o. Wilson and wife attended
the Rosary at ST. Johnsbury last
Friday night.
Mrs. Carruth of Passumpsic is
taking care af Mrs. Jean Somers.
e. Belle Parker is home from
johnson Normal school for the Eas-
ter holidays.