St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-19
Danville
Death of j. Murray Dole, Life
Long Resident-A Danville
Boy Wins a Prize.

Boy Wins a Prize.
MRS. G. A. Bartlett, Correspondent
The community was saddened last
Wednesday to learn of the death of
Murray Dole. He mad been i'll for
two or three days with heart trouble
but was considered better, until
about two hours previous to his
death. John Murray Dole was the
Youngest and the last of a family
of IL children and was born May IL,
1887. and was the son of General
Stephen and Col1sta Roberts Dole.
On Jan. 8, 1851, he was united in
marriage with Augusta Stevens, who
with her son Lyman S. Dole and a
granddaughter, Vie S. Dole, sur
Vive him. Mr.. Dole has spent his
entire life in town and leaves a large
circle of friends and relatives to
mourn his loss. The respect and es-
TEEN in which he was held was
shown by the profusion of flowers
and the large attendance at the flu
neral which was held at the house
Friday afternoon, Rev. G.. A. Adams,
fassisted by Rev. C. L. Eaton, Off
ciated. Selections were sung by
mixed quartet and four nephews of
| the deceased acted as bearers.
Among those who were called here
from out Of town to attend the flu
neral were: Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. B.
Sargent and Mrs. John Brickett of
| West Danville; Mrs. Sarah Stanton
and Walter Stanton of North Dan
vile, Frank Morse of Lyndon; Mr..
and Mrs. George Massey, Murray
Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. William Newt,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrill,, Mrs.
Elizabeth Steele, D. P. Coveny and
Mrs. Augusta Pearl of ST. Johns
bury.
In the recent Pugsley prize con-
test for the best essay on Inter
national Arbitration" by an under
lgraduate student of any college or
university in the United States or
Canada, the essay submitted by
Harry E. Crane, University of Yer
mont, tied with that of Leo S. Horst,
University of Montana, for sixth
Iplace. In this contest ga essays
were submitted from 48 colleges and
universities in the United States and
Canada
Twenty-three of Miss Gladys
Heath's friends were pleasantly en-
tertained at her home last week
TUESDAY afternoon in honor of her
| and cake were served. She re-
ceived many little gifts as remem-
brance of the day and a merry time
was enjoyed playing games.
w. A. Dow of St. Johnsbury Wis
| tied his sister, Mrs. John Bacon, and
family last week.
Green Mountain Grange of ST.
bloomsbury Center are to present
I"Dot, the Miners Daughter" at the
Town Hall Thursday evening, May
~.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman of Ian
caster, N. H., are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Frank Cheever.
/ A. E. Currier has sold his inter
est in the firm of Dole & Currier to
This partner, N. A. Dole and the bus
mess will be continued at the old cor
ner store the same as before. Mr..
Currier will devote his time to farm
| ing. Ok
Mr.. and Mrs. M. U. Adams and
daughter, Miss Nancy Adams of New
short time at their cottage here in
town.
Mrs. MCLEAN and son, William of
Boston, are visiting at Charles Eel
flows.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Green, May Is.
| Mr. and Mrs. Perley Aver of Bar
net visited friends in town Satur-
| day and Sunday.
+ A daughter, Ella Mavelle, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tousant,
May IL
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hancock and
Miss Irene Hancock of St. Johns
bury visited at Silas Bovee's Satur
day.
/ Mrs. Ella Badger and Mrs. Charles
Fellows enjoyed a carriage drive
last Saturday to Hyde Park, where
they were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| E. E. Badger over Sunday.
| Mrs. Helen Allison of st. Johns
bury visited Mrs. S. n. ingalls, last
week.
Bert Morrill, of Hardwick visited
his sister, Miss Maggie Morrill,, the
first of last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Currier of ST.
Johnsbury were in town over Sun
day.
Mrs. c. H. Davis visited friends
at St. Johnsbury last week.
Miss Robinson of Maine, repre-
sentative of the Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist church, will
speak at the Methodist church next
Sunday.
The mid-week service of the Meth
OdiSt church Will De neld at the par
lsonage.
Mrs. Helen Wilson is with her
daughter, Mrs. Miles, at Peacham,
where she is to remain for some
time.
Washburn Lodge, No. go, F. and
A. M, will hold their regular meet
| ing at the Masonic Hall, Wednesday
evening, May 2G
Mrs. Jennie Williams has gone to
Newton, Mass, for the summer.
Miss Ola Bacon is at st. Johns
bury.
The home of L. J. Hovey caught
fire from sparks from the chimney
Sunday afternoon but as help was
available the fire was quickly en-
ltinguished.
Mrs. e. Holloway of Lyndon Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. George Blair,
the first of last week.
Miss Elsie Bacon was at home