St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-14
Danviue
Mrs. William French Had Skull Frac-
tured BY A Fall From The
Veranda-PersonaI Items.
Mrs. c. w. Bartlett, Correspondent

Veranda-Person Items.
/ (Mrs. c. w. Bartlett, Correspondent
! The entire community was shocked
and saddened to hear that Mrs. Viii
liam P. French had met with a IA
tai accident Friday afternoon. Mr.
and Mrs. French have been making
extensive repairs on the house they
purchased six months ago and car
penter had been at work at the rear
of the house during the day. just
as he finished work Mrs. French
went out to sweep the back piazza
and in leaning over the rail to see
where the work had been done she
lost her balance and fell head first
to the ground ten feet below, strik-
ing her head on a sharp stone. Med
ical aid was at once summoned and
it was found her skull was fractured
beside other cuts and bruises. She
was taken at once to Brightlook
hospital but nothing could be done
and she passed away Saturday morn
ing. Cornilla ]. Sanderson was
born at Derby Jan. %, 1916, the
daughter of Daniel and Mary J. San
derson September IL, 1865 she
married William p French of Dan
vile. The first years of their mar
ried life were spent in Danville and
then they moved to Boston where
they lived 80 years. Last December
they bought a place and returned to
Danville and were looking forward
to the celebration of their 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary. Three children
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. French,
two sons and one daughter. One
son died while young. The daugh-
ter, Mrs Kate Lentine died three
years ago and one son, George D.,
who made his home with his parents.
Mrs. French leaves one brother,
Richardson Sanderson of Lyndon and
one sister, Mrs. Calista Bean of st.
Johnsbury. Mrs. French was devot-
ed to her home and it was always
open for the entertainment of her
friends. Since coming to Danville
she had joined the B. B. club. Pray
ers were said at the house and the
funeral held at the Methodist church
Monday afternoon at two O'Clock, her
pastor, Rev NJ. H. Sharples and Rev.
F. E. Currier of Cabot officiating and
a mixed quartette from the church
sang. There were many beautiful
flowers from relatives and friends
and the B. B. club.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Davis spent
Sunday at Stantead, P. Q.
The Willing Workers and Ladies
Aid will serve a salad and straw
berry shortcake supper at the Metho
dist church Thursday night at $50
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Macdonald
have issued invitations for the mar
riage Of their daughter Gladys
Sprague Macdonald to De1mar Oscar
Smith, at their home on the evening
of Wednesday, July 81, at eight
o'clock.
Miss Evelyn Crane has returned
from a three weeks visit with friends
at Lowell, Mass, and Boston.
Some of the young men in town
were kept busy Sunday in counting
the teams and autos which passed
through the village, between the
hours of eight a. m. and eight p. m.
There were between $50 and ZOO
teams and nearly 500 autos.
Miss Laura Kimball of Passump-
sic is working at F. A Cranes.
The ten year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Scott who was at Frank
Cranes while at play in the barn
last Wednesday fell from the scat
fold and cut his head, making it nee
essary to take several stitches. At
present he is recovering nicely.
Mrs. L. A. Rowe, Mrs. c. w. Lang
and chilren Emerson and Margery
are spending two weeks at Old Or
ehard, Me.
Mrs. Harvey Peck entertained the
Workers at her home on
Wednesday afternoon of last week. |
Ice cream and cake were served.
Mrs. Gilman Howe of st. Johns |
bury visited her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. H. F. Newell, last week
Miss Edith Plant is working for |
Mrs. Drum Stevens at North Dan
lille.
Harry Danforth has been confined
o his bed by illness the past week.
Mrs. Wooster, who has been visit
ng her cousin, Mrs. L. A. Rowe, has
'eturned to her home in New Jersey.
Miss Alice Sanborn motored from
Mass, to spend the week
end at Mrs. F. A. Cranes.
Mrs. Frank Heath and daughter
If st. Johnsbury visited at A. M.
Ieath's over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goss, Mr..
md Mrs. Gordon Goss, Miss Clara
loss and Mrs. Emily Babbidge of
st. Johnbury, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rock of Wheelock, Mr. and Mrs. Phi
O Lang, Mr. and Mrs. Richard San
lerson, Mrs. "A. E. Sherman and Mr..
md Mrs. M. E. Mathews of Lyndon,
Or. Frank K. Lentine and Miss Car
lie Aprile of Boston were called here
o attend the funeral of Mrs William
French.
There was a good attendance at
he open air meeting held on the
church lawn Sunday
,vening.
Mrs. Leicester Curtis and son Har-
v of Summerside, Bermuda, Misses
frances and Bessie Sheehan of Al
,any, N. Y, and Miss Belle Wheeler
nd Miss Elizabeth Omey of New
Bedford, Mass, are boarding at Mrs.
;. A Cranes.
Mrs. James Hatch of East Barnet
las been visiting her sister, Mrs. Guy
'ettingill.
Mrs. Edward Stone who has been
Iere with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Newell has rofurnnd IN har