St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-22
Concord
Death OF n Former Observation-Disclosures
saIist Parish Meeting.

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at the Mary Hitchcock hospital from
bronchial asthma and heart trouble,
Sunday. Dec. IL, was a native of this
town and made his home here until
about rs years ago. He was born
April %, 1S49, a son of Edmund ano
Mary Dodge Pratt. of a family OF
three children he is survived by two
brothers, William G, and John of this
town. May s, 1872 he married Sallie
Chase. who died Oct. 2, 1891, and in
1900 he married Miss Louise Hough-
ton OF Mortified, who survives him.
Mr.. Pratt was travelling salesman for
several years for Knight and Co. and
for IL years employed at the juno
ton House at White River Junction
He has been in poor health and I'M
able to work for two years. gradually
falling and he was taken to the hos
pitaI two weeks before his death. The
funeral was held from the Universalist
church. Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 10
O'Clock. Rev. A. M. Smith of Williams
town officiating. A ladies quartet
sang appropriate selections. Inter
ment was in the village cemetery.
Second u. c. T.. Mammoth Min
strel Show, st. Johnsbury, Feb. ILL.,.
At the annual parish meeting of the
Universalist church Saturday evening
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Moderator, o.
Cutting: clerk, e. II. Bazin; trustees,
George Hastings. Erwin Willis, w. I.
Reed, Micah Baker, Clyde Crowell;
treasurer George f. Joslin; auditors
+. w. Chapman, w. G. Pratt, H.
Bennett; ushers, Roland Williamson,
Murray Cutting; general social COM
mittee, Mrs. e. ID. Lee.
Christmas exercises will be held in
the Town hall Friday and Saturday
evenings. Friday evening the child
rem of the Methodist church will hold
their exercises and the Universalisr
church will give their program and
have a tree Saturday night, commence
ing at 100 O'Clock.
Rev. Grant Van Blarcom from Tur-
ner Center. Me-, will occupy the pull
Dit at the UniversaliSt church, Sunday
Dec 26.
Cyrus H Lewis of Concord, farm
er, has filed a petition in bankruptcy
with Clerk of the United States Court
r. S. Plat He has liabilities of ST.
552.21, of which $3.50 is in unsecured
claims and $1,25196 in secured claims.
His assets amount to $7,3O6.67, of
which $1,244 is claimed exempt. His
assets include real estate valued at
$4,000, on which there is a mortgage.
The handkerchief sale and baked
bean supper at the w. r. G. hall on
Friday afternoon and evening was a
success. the receipts being $26.75.
The many friends of Ellery Foru
of ST. Marie. p. O., will be glad to
know that he was more comfortable
the last OF re week.
Rev. A. M. Smith of Williamstown.
Mrs r. ID. Pratt of White River
Junction and julius Houghton OF
Mortified were called here to attend
the funeral of r. ID. Pratt, Wednesday
o. F. Harvey who has been con-
fined to the house by injuries received
in a fall, is able to be on the street.
A J. Lyon, who has been confined
to the house by illness, is GONZALES
cent.
Joseph Forest has moved into the
upper tenement in Thomas Rancour's
house.
Miss Mabel williams has gone to
Brunswick to work.
Mrs G. B. French spent Thursday
and Friday with st. Johnsbury friends.
Philip Woodbury. was quite i'll part
of last week.
Mrs. Emmett Hill has been sick.
Miss Arts Bennett has been assisting
in Miss Leola Forsaith's millinery
shop.
Mrs F. L. Carpenter and Mrs. Helen
P. Bennett spent Thursday with their
sister, Mrs. A. ]. Corriveau.
Mrs Harry Williamson has been
quite ILL.,
Mrs. eagle Frost has returned from
Lancaster, N. H., and is stopping at
her home here.
Mrs. f. A. Brewer spent Friday in
St. Johnsbury, a guest of Mrs. jose
phine Hubbard.
Mrs. John Folsom of East Concord
was in town Friday.
w. o. Rocheleau of st. Sohnsbury
spent Sunday in town.
At the special town meeting Satur
day called to raise more money it was
voted not to do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. B. Sampson are In
Mass, visiting their daugh-
ter Mrs. Ernest Dodge.
Luther Green of st. Johnsbury was !
an over Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs.
Sarah Hovey. {
Alban Baker entertained his young
friends Saturday evening in honor OF {
his tenth birthday. He received sew
eral gifts. Music and games were
enjoyed and refreshments of ice cream
and cake served.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Tatro of Chi
CdBO come InlS week 10 SpenQ the hui
idays at Green Mountain hall.
Misses Hazel Davis and Marion Bur
bank are home from Johnson Normal
school for the Christmas vacation and
Reginald Reed and Harold Smith from
Lyndon Agri cultural school.
George Hastings and daughter Mil '
dred were Sunday guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Will Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lewis and child
rem. Garland and Velma, spent Sunday {
with Mr.. and Mrs. Micah Baker.
DIR. r. NJ. McSweeney of St. Johns IT
bury was in town Sunday. 8
Roy Norton of West Berlin is visit
ing his uncle, ID. W. Williams and [
other relatives.
ID. w. Williams remains very i'll. |
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warren are
to st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hodge are Wis s
ting in Lyndonville.
Mrs. Minnie Adams has returned Y
from q visit in Barnet IL