St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-02-28
SUTTON.
H. A. Blake Writes in Reminiscent
Vein-News OF the Week.

Vein-News OF the Week.
The present week makes as years
that H. "A. Blake has been connected
with The Caledonian'' force as local
correspondent. We have nothing
new or different to say from what
we have said in the past. The year
past has made its changes with those
now living here and the former resi-
dents of the town. Death has made
its inroads. Some have sold and
gone elsewhere, and new ones have
come to take their places. The
writer is one of the oldest residents
of the town, that is there are but
very few who have lived in town
more or as many years. There are
older people in years, but they
have not always resided here. The
writer does not want to call him
self old, yet he does not feel as
young as he did years ago. Then it
was to get an excuse to go some
where. Now it is to get an excuse
to stay at home. The writer has
thought that it might be better for
him to resign the place and let some
one younger in years take the posi-
ton. Some one that is out more
in society, and gatherings; someone
whose education is better, and that
has had a better opportunity than he
has for an education, as he learned
his A C's at the old red school
house on the South Ridge, and
there is where he graduated when
about Is years of age and had to
work for his living like a person
older. The large family Of Blake
relatives are all gone but the writ
t. Sc
The Colby, the Eastman name, the
Ruggles name and a number Of
others are entirely gone from the
town There possibly is no one
who can remember more about the
town, the churches, the former resi-
dents, and their ancestors, than the
writer. This has been demonstrated
by the work he has been called upon
to do the past year as town clerk
for the secretary of state, in tran
scribing from the records births,
marriages and to give personal
knowledge.
Mrs. John Gray was taken to the
state hospital at Waterbury
Wednesday It has been a task to
care for her at the home the past
few weeks. Mr.. Gray went with her
as far as Montpelier returning the
same day. HI. d. Chapman accom-
panied Mrs. Gray to Waterbury.
Mrs. John Stevens is at her
daughters in Canada for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Wentworth
visited friends at Littleton, N. H.,
last week returning home Monday.
The ext Pomona Grange meeting
is to be held at Sutton the first of
March, will name the evening later
on.
Mrs. Catharine MeIcher died at the
residence of her son, w. B. Mel
cher near West Burke last Thurs
day, aged 80 years, four months, one
day, from the effects of blood poison
caused by burns. She was badly
burned at the residence of her FAM
lily in Newarq where she was at that
time. The funeral service was at
her late residence Saturday after
noon and the remains were carried
to Newark for burial in the family
lot at that place.
The Grange are to furnish dinner
at their hall town meeting day.
The Ladies' Aid are to furnish |
their usual dinner at the school |
room town meeting day.
There was a large attendance at !
the grange meeting Saturday night. |
The ladies' degree team worked the
third and fourth degrees in a very
creditable manner, which was fol-