St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-18
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER
Death of Ralph Whitney, a Former
Student of st. JOhnsbury
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The angel of death has again en-
tered our village and taken - OF
our best young men. Ralph Whit
ney, who has been in poor heAlth
over a year, passed away from MS
suffering Tuesday, Nov. 10. He was
i noble young man, of good habits
and one who made many friends,
always thoughtful and cons4deI al
of others and even when his surfer
ing was the greatest, his thoughts
were for those who were caring for
him. He always appreciated the
/ kindness shown him and the village
! feels it has lost a noble character
Ralph Whitney was born in this
village May 80, 1896, and was the
second son of Mrs. Nellie and
Charles Whitney. He had spent two
eaIs at st. JohnsbIry Academy and
would have G. aduated this year,
1915 if sickness had not overtaken
him. He was a member of Green
Mountain Grange No. / and of the
Center CO. net Band, bot hof which
attended the funeral in a bod. Inc
last of July, 1913, he was taken sick
with the grip, but he never fully re-
He was tenderly cared for by his
parents. He leaves a father and
mother, two brothers and a sisCe-,
besides a lot of relatives and host
of friends. The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
Eaton officiating. The bearers
were his school mates, Allie I1lII,
Ralph Johnson, Albert Gallagher,
Foster Butterfeld, Floyd Jenness
and Arthur Bishop of West Burke.
Flowe were sent from Grange,
Band Boys. neighbors, and young
people besides a large quantity from
relatives and friends, which showed
he was dearly loved by all who knew
him.
E. H. Hallett spent part of last
week at Montpelier.
Mrs. Lewis Dame of Cabot hast
been spending a few days with Mrs.
George Drew.
''The Spy of Gettysburg" a four
act drama, given by Green Mountain
Grange, Friday evening, was well |
received and appreciated. 1t GER
tainly showed that the grange has
some fine talent along this line. |
Cyril Blackburn, tlacksheep of no
BILE Virginia family, which was
taken by Arthur Olcott, showed
not only in action but by his
wit and cunning that he was indeed
a villain. Walter Hall, who took |
the part of Harry Lenox, a federal /
scout, was a match for him and by |
his brave and daring deeds always
won his rights. Mable Me. edith, /
true hearted girl, Miss Stella Allen
and Lottie Evans, full of mischief,
Mrs. Mary Olcott, carried their parts
we'll. Major Timothy Takelv. r'e7n-
Der of Lees army, taken by Fred
Wiley, despite his difficulty IN tAlK-
ing because of stammering, proved
himself faithful soldier and a true
lover to Lottie Evans. William Hen
de son carried off the part of Gen
eral Meade, commander of the army
of the Potomac, in a pleasing way
while Mrs. Emma Massey as Mrs.
Moses Mulvey, showed she had a
mind of her own, but C. 1. Hall as
Moses Mulvey, relic of Mexican war,
showed very plainly that he was ac-
customed to her ways and they
didn't trouble him in the least.
independent coon,
John Prescott, was the trial of the
whole household. Capt. Warren,
Federal Staff Officer, Leo Mongeon
and Dean Hall as Jenison, tool of
never shirked their duty! T
The plot of the play was a deep
one and each one took their parts
well. Mrs. Allen of LyndonvilIe
read and A. B. Goliath and Mr.. Mas
sey played between the acts. On
Saturday evening they gave the play
at McIndoes.
The Dramatic Club of Wide
Awake Grange will give the drama:
Among the Breakers" at Danville
night and at the Univer-
solist Church Friday night at st.
Johnsbu:y.
The w. c. T. u will meet next
Friday afternoon at three O'Clock at
Mrs. Changers. Subject: Medical
Temperance.
Archie Massey has been sick the
past week and Mr.. Warner and Eu-
gene Joyce are still confined to their
beds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Butler of
West Somerville, Mass, were
called here by the death of their
nephew, Ralph Whitney.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will meet at the vestry
Thu: sday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Grant of East st. Johns
bury, supplied at the Congregational :
Church on Sunday and Rev. Mr..
Phillips of st. Johnsbury preached
at the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Lille Huntley, who has been I
quite sick with the shingles is bet
ter.
Shepherd Pomona Grange will
meet at Wide Awake Hall, Wednes-
day evening, the 18th. 1t will be
election of officers and a good at
tendance is desired.
There were about so members
from the following oranges: Green
No. l, Wide Awake, No.
66 and Enterprise, No. 16, who met
at Bacon's bridge last Thursday af-
ternoon where they formed in line
and acted as escort for the funeral
procession of Brother Ralph Whit
ney from there to the cemetery
where they perfo- med their funeral