St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-01-28
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Death of John w. WiIsOn-SpeIIing
School az South Peacham and
Other School Events Com

Death of John w. WilsOR-SpelIing
School az South Peacham and
Other School Events Com
ing.
John w. Wilson was the son of
Thomas and Resina Amidon Wilson
and was born at Tingwick, p. q. in
Dec. 1S48. He was one of a family
OF eleven children three of whom are
still living, Mrs. Perkins Cleveland,
Lorne, Il. O., Mrs. Hannah Scarry,
Montreal, p. O., and Mrs. John
Adams. Danville, Z. Q. In 1873 he
married Margaret Neill. Six children
were born, one of whom died in
infancy. The youngest daughter,
Rubie (Mrs. Carroll Crane) passed
away in June, 1918. Three are liv-
ing, Albert J. of Muncie, Ind; Mabel
of Massachusetts,; Lillian, (Mrs. c.
w. Thresher of this town. Allen of
Erie, Pa. In 1895, Mr.. Wilson
moved his family from Tingwick to
Vermont. The past seven years have
been spent in Peacham, where in
April, 1909, Mrs. Wilson died very
suddenly of heart failure. In Oct,
1913, Mr.. Wilson sold his stock
and after an extended trip among
relatives and friends in Canada. and
with his youngest son, Allen in Erie,
Pa. went to spend the winter with
his son Albert J. Wilson in Muncie,
Ind. On Jan. in company with this
son he took a trip to Florida. He
was in the best of health until the
9Th, when he suffered a shock from
which he never rarHed and which re-
suited in his death Jan. IA.
Mr.. Wilson was very much re-
spected and honOred in town and
during his stay made many friends
The remains was brought here from
Florida by his son Albert ]. and the
funeral neld at the church Monday,
Jan. 10. The large number present
at the funeral and the beautiful
flowers all testified to the love and
respect for one gone before. Rev. T. |
A. Carlson preached and the Peacham
quartette sang.
TIL remains of James w. Somers |
who died Jan. Is at Calgary reached |
here Saturday, Jan. "a. The funeral |
was held Sunday at the home of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Carl Somers. Owen Somers /
father of the deceased accompanied |
the remains here.
Miss Glenn Chandler held her
spelling school under charge of Mr.. |
Burbank at South Peacham, Thurs
day evening. In the first seven
grades Agnes Mackay spelled down
with Leonard Darling, Doris Craig,
Gladys Livingston, Theodore Farrow
in order. In the general contest |
four went down on the word
''schzoezoeP' they were Elsie Choate,
Ella Davis, Mrs. r. L. Wilson and
Glenn Chandler. Those next in order
were Miss Orion, Miss Smith, Henry
Bolton, Stella Wilson. A box sup
per was held and about eight dollars
taken, which will be used to repair
the organ and buy a clock. About
go were present.
The singing class at Ewells' Hol-
low assisted by the teacher, Miss
Blake are planning to give an old
fashioned entertainment and box
supper at the school house in OBJ
servance of WashingtOn's birthday.
Clarence Esden and the Bickford
sisters are having their house wired
Tor electric lights.
Mrs. o. B. Exley of Boltonville
was in town over Sunday to attend
he funeral OF James SOmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lamphere of ]
Wells River visited at William :
3utson's part of the week.
Alfred Peak went to st. Johnsbury
Monday to be away several days. h
A. l.. Peak got quite badly hurt !
Friday whole killing a beef at Benz.
doore's in Danville. 1t is feared he !
nay have started a rib.
Mrs. Ada Way, teacher at North !
Part is sick and unable to go on s
With her school at present. {
Mrs. N. j. Kingsbury of Walden
vas in town Saturday to attend the i
polling school at Green Bay, where
Ter niece, Miss Stella Wilson is 6
eacher. In the grade spelling Muriel '
Darling spelled down and in the gene
al contest 1t was declared a tie be-
ween Mr.. Burbank and James Allen. g
| box supper was held and about ten
ollars taken in. Y
Little Lucy Mclean, of st. Johns v
ury is visiting her grandparents, T
Tr. and Mrs. r. B. Emerson.