St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-05
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER.
Death of John Morrison After a Short
TIIneSs-PersonaIs.


IIIness-PersonaIs.
John Morrison, who has been in
poor health for a number of years,
was taken sick with pneumonia on
Tuesday and passed away Sunday
morning. Although Mr.. Morrison
has only lived in this place since
June, 1913, he has made a number
of friends, as he was a man of strong
character and was member of First
Presbyterian church of South Rye
gate. Mr.. Morrison was born in
Dell, P. O., and he came into the
states when about 20 years of age,
settling in South Ryegate where he
lived on a farm. In November, 1901,
he married Miss BERTHA James Nc
Coll of South Ryegate, they moving
here in June into the Charles Farr
place. The funeral service was held
at the home Tuesday at ten o'clock,
Rev. S. F. Goodheart officiating
The remains were taken to South
Ryegate for burial. He leaves a wife
and three brothers, Kenneth Morri-
son, Murdoe and Alex Morrison, and
one sister, Maggie, of Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Butler and
daughter of Somerville, Mass, are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert Farm
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fifeld of Mont
pelier, who are stopping with the
Darlings at East Burke called on
Mrs. G. A. Dow Friday.
Miss Lucy Hutchinson has gone to
Deer Isle, Maine, for several weeks
to visit relatives.
Emerson Campbell of Fitchburg,
Mass, is at his sisters, Mrs. A. B.
Colbath's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Beck, who have
been in Barre for several weeks with
her two nieces, Freda and Pauline
Beck, were the guests of VIM. Nc
Laughlin over Sunday.
Mrs. Rogers and son, Frank Rog-
ers, and a friend of his of Haverhill;
N. H., were the guests of Miss Helen
Graves on Sunday.
Next Sunday at the Methodist
church there will be Union Temper
ance Meeting. The program will con-
sist of reading, recitations and music.
Cecil and Clovis Annis of St.
Johnsbury are spending a few days
with their grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Page.
Mrs. Walter Hall and Glen Piper,
who have been visiting in Canada,
have returned home.
Charlotte Stone, who has been Wis
iting at Mrs. Henry Powers for a
few days has returned home to Hard
wick.
Rev. G. L. Eaton will return from
his vacation so as to resume the Uni
versalist services at Grange Hall,
August 16, at $3.50 p. m.
Miss Myra Douglass of Coventry
has been visiting her brother, e. o.
Mongeon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jenkins and
family of Brookline, Mass, were the
guests of Mrs. Will Stevenson last
week.
Miss Marion Lang of LyndonviIle |
spent Friday and Saturday with !
Misses Ada and Ruby Brooks.
Mrs. B. G. Randall of Louisville, |
KY, and Mrs. E. j. Stone of West !
Mass, have been visiting /
their brother, Charles Brook. Mrs. |
Stone returned home Thursday on ac-
count of sickness, but Mrs. Randall |
remains.
Frank Mccall of South Ryegate
was called here on account of the |
death of John Morrison.
Miss Ruby Brooks spent the first |
of the week with friends at st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gardner went
to South Ryegate Tuesday for the
burial of Mr.. John Morrison.
George Wheeler's colt got fright
ened at an automobile Monday eve
aing as he was driving toward st.
Johnsbury. Pearlie Astle of Goss
Hollow was driving behind and be-
fore he had time to stop run into
Mr.. Wheeler, breaking a wheel and
doing a little other damage, but for
no one was hurt.