St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
WELLS RIVER
Death of John Northumberland
Happenings.

I MIS- II. FdTWSll, Correspondents
On Thursday morning. Oct %, John
Markham passed away at the Mark
ham homestead in Wells River. Mr..
Markham had been in poor health for
two years, but had failed rapidly since
the tragic death of his wife which oc-
CURED last summer. The funeral was
held Saturday morning at the Catholic
church in Woodsville, burial taking
place at McIndoes, beside the remains
of Mrs. Markham. Those from out
of town to attend the funeral were M.
M. McMahan and Mrs. Sarah Guare
of Montpelier, John Guare of Went
worth, n. H., John Cane of Montpel-
Ter and Mrs. Chamberlin of McIndoes.
Judge Baldwin and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Smith motored to
Fairlee Sunday.
Misses Esther and Catherine Jones
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Windsor visiting their mother, Mrs.
Thomas Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quimby were
in Bradford Sunday.
There were number of people in
town during the week to attend THE
Birth of a Nation
About 5 attended the district meet
ing of the w. r. c. at Bradford Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Mabel Morrill, and Percy Van
Camp were married at McIndoes Oct.
oath.
John Bertson returned from the
Cottage hospital Monday.
+ Miss Leah Dorian spent Sunday with
her parents.
DR.. r. G. Perry returned Saturday
night from a six weeks trip to the
south.
Miss Dorothy Healey and Miss Mar
jorie Kenyon of Bradford visited Miss
Bernice Smith Saturday.
Theda Learned entertained several
little friends at a party at her home
Friday evening.
John Bone was in Plainf1eld on bus
mess Monday. Mrs. Bone went to
Montpelier returning Tuesday.
Mrs. Herbert Crabtree was hostess
to the Thimble Club Wednesday.
Harry Sherwell underwent an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis at the Cottage
hospital the past week and is making
a satisfactory recovery.
The district meeting of Masons will
he held here Friday, Nov. 5.
Mrs. John Rourke of Boston spent
the weekend with her son, Frank
Rourke at the Tavern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey and daughter
Virginia of Nashua, N. H, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with their daughter
Miss Gladys Bailey.
I Supt. Leonard Smith and Prin. Ar
thur Harris attended the state teach
ers convention the past week in Rut-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond E. FarwelI
and family motored to Turner's Falls
Friday to spend the weekend
Mrs. Lillias Kicker Warren enter
tanned at a Halloween party Friday
evening.
Miss Ruby Powers is employed in
the home of Mrs. Wilson Bailey.
The Woman's Missionary Society
met Tuesday at Mrs. Baldwin's with
Mrs. John Bone as leader.
A merry party met at Village hall,
Saturday evening for supper and Hal
lowe'en games. The proceeds were
for the benefit of the library
Mrs. Jerome Hale and grandson,
Jerome Farwell were in Bradford
Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Martin and daughter
Sarah, Mrs. Addie Perkins and John
Martin are visiting Mrs Fife Martin
Belcher in New Haven.
Mrs. David Allison and Miss Allison
are NlSll1uS 1TS. Carl morse IN no
selle, N. j.
On Oct. Fl occurred the death of
Charles F. Bracy. Mr.. Bracy was
born May 3 in Somersworth, N. H. He
was nine years of age at the death of
his mother and until he left home to
begin his career his boyhood days.
fathers studio in Great Falls. On
leaving home he worked for sometime
in the Portsmouth Navy yard. In
In 1852 he enlisted in the 18th N. H.
Vol. and was the last member of the
G. A r. Post No. 10 of Warren. He
returned to Warren after the war. He
was a member of the parties who spent
the first winter on the summit of Mt.
Moosilauke and the second on Mt
Washington. where they encountered
thrilling experiences. Later following
decided artistic bent he engaged in
work on portraits and pastels, India
ink, water colors and oils, first in
Springfield. Mass, and later in War
rem, Lakeport, Ashland and Meredith,
where he established studios. After
his marriage to Miss Nettie Emery of
Newton Falls. Mass, he continued his
studio work and later came to Wells
River and continued his work in the
Bledue and the Backup blocks He
built the first skating rink in this sec
ton now the Henderson block and
was the pioneer in developing into
an attractive summer resort Lake
Morey, then known as Fairlee pond.
Mr.. Bracy not only had the artistic
temperament but was fond of out door
sports. a passionate lover of music,
excelling as a player on the harp. He
spent several of his later winters in
the south where he was accompanied
by his devoted wife. He was a mem
Der of I. 0. o. F. and Rebekah Lodges
and of Moosilnuke Lodge, No. SO, F.