St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-23
Concord.
The Late Henry A. Joslin-Plans for
Lecture Course-PersonaIs and
Locals.


Locals.
Henry A. Joslin passed away at
his home in Wadsworth, Texas,
Thursday. Sept. 10, after an illness
Of several weeks terminating in
chronic nephritis. Mr.. Joslin was
born in Kirby, Oct. 5, 1884, a son of
Otis and Edith (Wheeler) Joslin. OF
a family of three sons he was the
last survivor. On March 8, 1858 he
was married in Walden to Miss Sc
repta H. Kenney. They made their
home in Kirby for a number of years
and came to Concord to live in 1866,
where they have made their home
until Aug. 1913, when they went to
Texas to reside. Two children were
born to them, Elmer who died in
1873, and Ella (Mrs. Carl White)
with whom they had made their
home. Mr.. Joslin was a veteran of
the Civil war having enlisted in 1862
in Co. X, ] 9Th Vt. Infantry. He
served nine months. He was mem
Der and past commander of Wood
bury Post, G. A. r., a member of
the Universalist church and Y. p. G.
u. and of all an interested and earn
est worker for many years. Mr.. JOS
lin is survived by his wife and
daughter and one grandson, Karl S.
White of Wadsworth. The funeral
was held from the Universalist church
Thursday at 100 p. m, Rev. A. M.
Smith, officiating. A ladies trio sang
three selections. Woodbury. G. A. r.
and w. r. G. attended in a body and
the Grand Army performed their
burial service at the grave. The
bearers were w. L. Reed, p. S. Wood
bury, c. F. Cutting, A. E. Owens,
E. d. Lee and Eden Jewell. There
were many beautiful floral tributes.
The lecture course under the aus
pices of the Village Improvement So
ciety opens Wednesday evening, Oct.
IA, with an entertainment by "The
Eastern Girls; Nov. q, Miss Merle
Lowrie, humorous and dramatic en-
tertainer; Dec. %, The Eclipse En-
tertainment Company; Jan. 6, Mo-
hammad Ali, lecturer; Feb. 10, OF
terhein Male Quartette.
Mrs. Frank Bennett has been car
ing for Garland Lewis.
C. G. White of Wadsworth, Texas,
is spending a short time with friends
in town.
Woodbury. w. R. c. No. will en-
tertain the Corps of the first district
at the annual district meeting, Thurs
day, Sept. "a.
There will be services at the Epis-
copal church, Sunday afternoon, at
800 o'clock. Dr. Grint will preach.
Remember the Hash Supper serv-
ed in the Universalist vestry this
Wednesday, evening at ) o'clock.
The L. B. Society of the nj. E.
church will serve their annual chick
en- pie supper at the church vestry,
Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, with
the following committee in charge:
Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Hattie
James, Mrs. E. E. Reed, Mrs. Edison
Webb, Mrs. Sarah Bingham.
F. A. Brewer, w. L. Reed, E. c.
Lewis and F. A. Cutting were elected
delegates to the Republican county
convention to be held at Guildhall,
Wednesday, Sept. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Bowles of Sug-
ar Hill, N. H., have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Noyse.
Garland Lewis was operated on
Saturday for enlarged tonsils and
adenoids. DR.. Downing of Littleton,
N. H., and DR.. Farmer of ST. Johns
bury were the attending physicians.
E. A. Gray, DR.. G. B. French, ia
cob Richardson, Jr., and ID. j. Lunnie
were in Burlington Thursday for the
progressive state convention.
Albert Quimby of Sherbrooke, P.
O., is a guest of his aunt, Mrs. Jacob
Richardson, Jr.
At the annual meeting of the L.