St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-01
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER
Death of Mrs. William Mclaughlin
The County ~ Il Cnnuanfinn

Death of Mrs. William Mclaughlin
The County G. =. Convention. .
After being in poor health for
nearly six years, Mrs. William Nc
Laughlin passed away at her home,
Tuesday morning, June %. She
was practically as we'll as usual on
Monday and had been playing with
her grandchildren in the evening
but her heart failed and the end
came Tuesday morning. Alfredo
Bradley was the daughter of Luther
and Thankful Bradley and was born
in St. Johnsbury, Sept. IA, 1856.
On June goth, 1878 she married
William Mclaughlin of Peacham.
To them were born five children,
three of whom are living, Mrs. H.
j. Beck of st. Johnsbury, Bert and
Ella Mclaughlin of this place. She
is also survived by her husband,
three brothers, Benjamin Bradley Of
West Burke. Alvin of Wheelock and
George of st. Johnsbury, one sister,
Mrs. Lucy Goss of Pasadena, Calf.
She was a woman who cared very
little for society, but she loved her
home and as a mother made great
sacrifices for her children. She was
member of Olive Branch, Rebekah
Lodge No. and Wide Awake Grange
| No. Sc. The funeral services were
held at the house Thursday after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. S. F. Good
heart, officiating. The male quartet
sang and the bearers were H. J. Pow
ers, Cortis Berry, E. o. Mongeon and
Bert Farnham. The abundance of
flowers that were sent showed the
sympathy of her kind neighbors and
friends and the esteem in which she
was held. Those who were called
here to attend the funeral were Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Thurber, Mrs. Lizzie
Thurber of Coventry Mr.. and Mrs.
c. e. Rollins of Barton, Benjamin
Bradley of West Burke, Alvin Brad
ley of Wheelock, Orwell Ainsworth
and Mrs. Mary Ainsworth of Peach
am, Mrs. Charlie Mclaughlin and
mother, and George Bradley and
sons of st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Simpson and
three children of Fitchburg, Mass,
have been spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Dennie Trombly. Mrs.
Simpson and children will stay for
several weeks.
Alexander Pringle and Edward
Pringle of Waterville, Me-, are visit
ing their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Pringle.
MISS Lucy 1uICuln6On VI IOllu5S-
water, Conn, has returned home for
the summer vacation.
Mrs. Edwin Simpson of Zephyr
Hill, Fla, is calling on old friends
here and is the guest of Mrs. Dennie
Trombly.
Miss Nellie Kimball of Shelburne
was the guest of Miss Bertha Salman
and her brother Frank Kimball last
week.
The County c. E. Convention was
a great success and quite a good dele
cation was present. A number came !
from East st. Johnsbury in a hay |
rack and several in an automobile |
from Danville. Rev. Mr.. Adams of
Danville was elected president and |
Arthur Bartlett of Danville, secre- !
tary, Miss Bertha Salman, treasurer. |
All enjoyed the basket lunch at noon |
and the G. e. here served ice cream /
and coffee.
The next regular meeting of Green
Mountain Grange, No. /, is to be
held on Thursday evening, July2. |
The third and fourth degrees will be |
conferred on several candidates.
Mrs. Charles O'Conner and Mrs.
William Selinske and children Mar
garet and William, of Springfield,
Mass, visited their sister, Mrs. Ar
thur Olcott and family last week.
William II. Bean who is working
for the Cummings Construction Co.,
was at his home here last Sunday.
E. M. Massey, Jr. Past State Coun-
cilor was at Lyndonville last Tues
day to attend meeting of the State
Board Of Officers of the Jr. o. U.
A M.
The Ladies of the Congregational
church will meet at the pastors
study on Thursday and on Friday
evening they will sell ice cream and
cake if the weather permits on the
church lawn.