St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-10-07
sr. JoHNsBURY CENrER-
Death of Mrs. Hiram Pierce-Person-
al and Grange Notes.

al and Grange Notes.
Mrs. Hiram Pierce who has made
her home with her son for the last
two or three years passed away at
her home Sunday morning with bron-
chitis. Mrs. Pierce was Marion It.
Hopkins and was born in Derby, June
Ill, 1887 and on Oct. 8, 1862 she mar
ried Hiram Pierce, who died April 3,
1908. To them were born three
children, two of which are living,
Mrs. Charlie Salman and Willis Pierce
both of this place. Mrs. Pierce has
| lived here for number of
years, on the home farm and in the
village. She was a kind mother and
| those who came in contact with her,
became her friends. The funeral
O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Eaton, officiating.
The bearers were Olin Sargent, Bert
Farnham, Charlie Whitney and Wal
ter Robbins.
Mrs. P. N. Granger goes this week
to Cabot and Peacham to spend a
few days with relatives.
Mrs. George Flock of Newbury,
Mass, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
G.. A. Dow.
William A. Pringle of Niagara
Falls, foreman of the Carter e. Crane
Co., with his wife, came to make his
parents a visit She visited her sis
ter at Newport Center for week and
they returned to their home last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber spent Sunday
with her boys at Coventry.
Dwight Simpson of Fitchburg,
Mass, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Goliath on Sunday.
Gay, who formerly lived here, came
by auto from Randolph last week to
get Mrs. Gays furniture at Mrs. Nor
rison's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rollins of Barton
spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie For
sythe.
The Ladies Aid will hold their
harvest supper and sale at the yes
try on Friday evening, Oct. 9.
Fire was discovered in Mr.. Grang-
er's barn one night last week by Cliff
ton Campbell. A wagon had caught !
on fire but no serious damage was |
done
There will be temperance meet !
ing at the NJ F. church next Sunday |
evening. Rev. Mr.. Eaton of st. /
will speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Williams
and daughter of Bradford spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Sargent.
Miss Hazel Counter of Canada is
at Miss Bessie Wheeler's.
Last Wednesday evening at Fire
mans hall, Story showed moving pic
lures to a good audience. He will
come every Wednesday evening.
District Deputy James r. Moore of
Passumpsic made an official visit to
Green Mountain Grange No. /, last
evening. The first degree
which was exemplified for his inspec-
ton by the Assistant Steward. Bro.
Walter G. Hall and Lady Assistant
Steward, Sister Annie Hall, was car
ried through in good form and re-
ceived his approval. Other visiting
members were Mrs. James R. Moore
of Passumpsic, Miss Martha Rose and
her brother, Fred Rose, of West Bath
Grange No. 154, West Bath, Me-, and
Charles Butler of Wide Awake
Grange No. sc. At the close of the
the following program was
rendered: singing by Grange; read
ing, Three Sensible Soldiers" Mrs.
Augusta Phelps; piano solo, Mary
Bennett; reading, Lula Prescott; pia-
no solo, Leo Mongeon; reading, "Be
Kind" Edith Mclaughlin; brief re-
marks on the question for discussion
by E. M. Massey; piano solo, Minnie
Peck Shattuck. After this refresh
ments we're served and a social hour