St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14
WELLS RIVER
The Study Club Observed Gentle
mans Night-PersOnaI Items


mans Night-PersOnal Items
Mrs. w. H. Goodwin went
to North HaverhilI, Thursday
to attend a meeting of Coosuck
Chapter, d. A. X. at which time Mrs.
]. H. Titus gave an interesting re-
port of the Continental congress
which she attended in Washington.
John Bean of Ware, N. H., and
Mrs. Smith of Littleton, were here
Monday to attend the funeral of Miss
Lucinda Bean.
Mrs. Addie Carpenter was in New
bury Monday p. m, on business.
Miss Grace Allison has gone to
Roselle Park, N. j., to spend few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Morse.
Monday evening, May 18th, the
w. r. Study club observed it's first
gentleman's night. The gathering
was held in the church parlors. Each
member had the privilege to invite
her husband or some other gentle
man, so there was party of about
80 present. Rev. Donald Fraser was
the speaker of the evening giving
Scotland Revisited" and if he en-
joyed the trip to his native land
half as much as the company did
hearing him tell of it. he certainly
was we'll paid for going. During the
evening Miss Maude Davis gave two
pleasing violin solos, Mrs. Crabtree
two vocal solos, Mrs. George
Parker, accompanist. At the close
of the program refreshments were
served by the committee, Mrs. Ray
Farwell, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Goodwin.
Miss Lucinda Bean who has been
employed at Hale's Tavern for
some years, passed away Saturday
night She had been in poor health
several weeks but attended to her
work Thursday and was confined to
the bed only two days. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Tavern Mon
day morning, the Rev. Donald Fra
ser officiating. Burial was made at
Montpelier cemetery.
DR.. Smiley, wife and son of Mon
treal who spent a week with DR..
and Mrs. Lee left Saturday for home.
Mrs. N. M. Sturgis of New Brit
ain, Ct, went home Tuesday having
spent a week at Hale's Tavern.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Hale left
Tuesday for Bermuda, where the
Fat Mems club hold high carnival
the coming week.
Leslie Bailey went to Middlebury
last Wednesday to attend the festi-
vities of Junior week. His sister,
Nellie is of the Junior class.
The sewing society of the L. A.
S. met with Mrs. George Wheeler
last week Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Poff of ST. Johnsbury
called on friends in town Sunday.
w. H. Goodwin was in Newbury
Saturday.
The last meeting of the Study
club for the season will be held Mon
day evening, May 18th, at the home
of Mrs. George Randall.
Notice has been received here
that the 4lst annual session of the
o. E. S. Grand Chapter will be held
in Burlington June 9Th. All past
worthy matrons and past worthy
patrons are entitled to votes the
same as the present matrons and
patrons.
Andrew ]. Gray whose death oc-
Cured April gath, after an illness of
about four weeks of typhoid fever,
was born in Cabot, Feb. %, 1873
Oldest son of Joshua G. and Huldah
Gray, who with his wife, one broth
er, Willie, of Sheffield, sister, Mrs.
Anna (Gray) Batten of Hardwick,
and a half brother, Henry Rollins
of Barre, survive him. Mr.. Gray
came to this town about 20 years
ago and ran job team for while.
He married Miss Eliza M. Kittredge
of Danville, Aug. 16, 1894. Later he
bought the Smith farm" at West
Bath, N. H., built new house and
lived there five years, then sold out
farm, stock and tools to Thomas
Rowden and came back to Wells
River and purchased the Gordon"
farm which he owned at the time of
his death, and will be sold at public
auction next Friday as Mrs. Gray is
in very feeble health and not able to
look after it. Mr.. Gray was an in
dustrious, hard working man, al
ways at his place on the farm
through the day, and evenings al
ways at home. The funeral was at
his late home on Mill street, and
burial in the Danyille cemetery.
Among those who attended the flu
neral from out of town, were his
father and mother, brother Willie,
and wife of Sheffield, sister Anna and
husband, F. Batten of Hardwick, an
uncle, Otis Mitchell of st. Johnsbury
and F. K. Kittredge and wife of
Woodsville, N. H.