St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-18
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Sudden Death of Mrs. c. w. Holmes
Took CarboIic Acid-Archie
Craig Injured BY Automobile

Craig Injured BY Automobile
Mrs. C. w. Holmes, wife OF Pro
lfessor Holmes, former principal of
i Peacham Academy died very sid
denly Tuesday morning as a result
Iof carbolic acid poisoning taken
Through mistake. Particulars are
not known as Mrs. Holmes was alone
in the house with two small child
rem. Mr.. Holmes was absent at the
time teaching at Andover, Me. He
reached here Wednesday noon to-
gether with his father and brother.
A short service was held at the home
Wednesday evening and early Thurs
day morning the family left for
Milton Falls, n. H., where the funer-
al of Mrs. Holmes was held Friday. 1t
is very sad as three small children
are left motherless, two girls and a
baby boy about eight weeks old.
Peacham Academy, Prof M. B. Chat
fee, principal, sent beautiful flowers.
Archie Craig of the North Part
met with a painful accident last
Thursday. He was riding on A. L.
lWoodward's auto and just as he
jumped OFF, the auto gave a jump
and threw him in such a way as to
break his collar bone. 1t has been
very painful and he will be laid up
for some time.
Miss Rubie Wilson visited last
week at Walden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lamb of
Montpelier visited at A. L. Peaks
and John Lambs several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Laid, Miss
Helen Ladd and Gerald Laid of
Lyndonville visited their uncle and
aunt, MIR. and Mrs. Horace EweI,
Sunday, coming by auto with Mr..
Halves as chauffeur
The electric lights were turned on
in the streets at Peacham Corner
Saturday evening and were much en-
joyed.
Frank Chandler, John Chandler.
Lawrence Harvey and Stafford Bayley
left Saturday with a drove of Morgan
horses belonging to F G.. Chandler
to be exhibited at the state fair at
White River Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Craig were
at st. Johnsbury, Saturday.
Mrs. Lawrence Harvey of Green's
boro is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Philip Hebb and son of
johnson are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Chandler.
William Num- was home over
Sunday from his work at Wilbur
Nelson's at Barnet.
Miss Mabel Wilson has been
spending few days at Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowan from VAN
couver, B. c., are visiting their son,
Oliver Cowan.
Miss Prentiss spent part of last
week at st. Johnsbury.
Word was received the last of the
week of the death of Loren Chase
in the Soldiers home at Bennington.
The body will be brought here for
burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Farrow have
returned from visit in the west.
Miss Sara Bailey has returned to
her school work at Cambridge, Mass. |
Miss Margaret Chapman is home |
from Passumpsic for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bailey of !
Corinth were at Mrs. Helen Bailey's |
Sunday, also Robert Bailey of |
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. e. r. Mackay and children of |
st. Johnsbury were visitors in town |
Saturday.
Mrs. George Reed of Barre is a
guest at Erwin Hobart's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman MeA.san and |
daughter, Lucy, visited at R. B. Kin
erson's recently.
The V. /. S. society of East Peach
am gave Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamb a
surprise Saturday evening in honor
of their 18th marriage anniversary.
Refreshments were served and a |
pleasant time enjoyed
Mrs. Emily Tillotson of Michigan
and Mrs. Harriet Powers went Tues
day to Stowe for visit
Mrs. Joseph Hunter who has been
at Manchester, N. H., has returne6
home.
Arthur Stoddard shot Canadian
lynx Tuesday on the road from Dan
vile about half way to Fred Cos
lant's. 1t weighed % pounds and
three feet, four inches
He has sent it to Lunenburg to be II
mounted.
Fred Taylor began cutting corn
with his gasolene rig Monday morn
ing at G. A. Stoddard's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Stoddard at
tended the Kinney-Stoddard reunion
at Barnet Saturday.
Charles Grape who has been work
ing since early spring clearing a
timber lot for Fl. G. Davis in Peach
am, has finished the job and moved
away.
(From another correspondent
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
society was held Friday
afternoon. The treasurer of the For
eign society reported $72 paid and
20 cents left in the treasury. The
treasurer of home department re-
ported $94.39 raised for the work,
$50 of which was our apportionment
About SIS was realized from the sale
Of Mrs. Donohoe's furniture which
will be divided between the home
and foreign societies. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
Mary Wilson; first vice president,
Mrs. Hiram Varnum; second vice
Mrs. Ella Choate; secre-
tary and treasurer of foreign work,
Mrs. Ella Choate; secretary and
treasurer of home department, Miss
Mary E. Bailey; sewing committee,
Mrs. Helen Bailey, Mrs. Guthrie,
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