St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-07
LyndOnviIIe
Death Of Mrs. Rosanna g. Mower
Progress ON New Electric
Light Station.

Progress ON New Electric
Light Station.
(Mrs. e. J. Blodgett, Correspondent
Mrs. Rosanna Caswell Mower, wild
ow of Henry G. Mower, for nearly
half century an engineer on the old
Passumpsic railroad. died Saturday
night at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. M. LeBourveau, after an ill-
ness of only a week with heart trou-
BILE and complications. She had been
| in good health all winter, but was
stricken suddenly with heart trou-
BILE about a week ago, from which
she rallied only to develop pneumonia
! a few hours before her death. Mrs.
/ Mower was born in Lowell, Mass,
Oct. 10, 1888, coming to Lyndon
vile with her husband in the early
SOS soon after the railroad had been
| extended here and before there we're
more than two or three houses in the
village. Mr.. Mower was at the time
of his death the Oldest engineer on
this division, having been for years
lat the throttle on the mail train.
Since his death about 18 years ago
Mrs. Mower had lived most of the
time with her daughter, Mrs. LeBour-
veau. They owned the @. J. Treffren
house on Center street, where they
lived until Mr.. Mowers death. She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. LeBour-
'veau and Mrs. ]. +. Lougee OF Spring
field, Mass, step daughter, Mrs. Sa-
River Junction and a sister,
Mrs. o. B. Gould of New
port. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at the LeBour-
veau home, Rev. J. J. Hutchinson of
l'ficiating. The burial was in the
cemetery at the Center.
The electric light station is near
ing completion, although it will prob
ably be two months before the wheels
Fare turning there to make electri-
city. The building is nearly finished,
but none of the machinery has been
installed.
Mrs. George P. Ide entertained
pleasantly at dinner a number of Lyn-
donville people Sunday evening.
Mrs e. J. Blodgett returned Mon
day night from a stay of 10 days with
relatives and friends in New York,
Brooklyn, Springfield, Mass, and in
E,Connecticut.
Frank G. Lynch has sold his place
on the East Burke road, known as the
Eber Cobleigh farm, to George w.
Randall, who will take possession in
La few weeks, making daily trips back
and forth to his work on the shifter.
A good many homes were remem-
bered by the flower committees of the
several churches Monday morning,
when flowers were distributed among
the sick, the lilies used in decorations
for the Easter services being used in
this way.
Mrs. J. F. Lougee of Springfield,
Mass, was called here last week by
| -. Il Il. I. ~
Mrs. Ell. G. Mower.
Gilbert Campbell, Jr., of Dartmouth
College, Cleighton Fisher of Norwich
University, Walter Cleary of Boston
University and Maurice Cheney OF
University of Vermont, are enjoying
the Easter recess at their respective
homes.
Raymond and Gilbert Campbell
Jr., Mrs. J. F. Nash and Miss May
Campbell were in Lebanon Thursday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Henry
Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.. Norris OF
Maiden, Mass, with their children
have been visiting friends in town
Mrs. Norris presided at the organ al
the Congregational church Sunday
morning and her two boys, Donald
and Robert, assisted in the musical
| service VIII the VlOllu anu Cello I6'
spectively.
Elaborate Easter services were
held at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and evening. The
church presented a beautiful appear
ance with a large number of Easter
lilies beautifully arranged about the
pulpit platform, under the direction
of Miss Nellie Davis, chairman of the
flower committee. The music was by
double quartet, and an orchestrs
also assisted in the services.
The annual ball given under tht
auspices of the senior class of tht
Lyndon School of Agriculture will b.
held in Music hall Friday evening.
Mrs. d. M .Silsby has been in tow
a few days, coming up from Brook
1yn, N. Y, where she now makes
her home, to attend to some business
matters. EU.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Ferguson hav'
moved back to their home at thu
Center, after spending the winter IN
Mrs. r. W. Silsby's house.