St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
LyndOnviIle
Meeting of the Lyndon Union Club
Deaths or Harley Bntterheld
and Mrs. Avery Bigelow.

Deaths or Harley Butterfield
and Mrs. Avery Bigelow.
(Mrs. 4. J. BIodgett, Correspondent
The Lyndon Union club held a most
Interesting meeting Tuesday afternoon
in Cable hall, under the auspices OF
the Art committee, Mrs ]. w. Tit
comb. chairman. Mrs. Titcomb gave
a very interesting talk on pottery.
which was illustrated by over 100
specimens of Americana made pottery.
vases tile. lamps. candlesticks. bowls,
fern dishes. etc. These were ATTAINED
from the Art department of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
and represented specimens OF the sew
eral potteries. The nominating COM
mittee announced the following can
didates for Office, to be voted on at
the annual meeting: President. Mrs.
+. J. Blodgett; first vice-president.
Mrs. III. w. Lyster; second vice-presi
dent, Mrs Sumner @. Prescott; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Fannie Cheney
Smith; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
III. J. Hubbard; treasurer, Mrs. Ceylon
Forsythe; auditor Mrs. Willis Conner.
Harley Butterfield. a man we'll
known here, died last week from the
effects OF a tumor on the brain. He
had been in poor health for two or
three years and began to have trouble
with his eyes last fall. About the mid
die OF February ne became blind, and
has since suffered terribly. until he
became unconscious about two weeks
before his death. Funeral services
were held Thursday at the home of
his son, Herman. Mr.. Butterfield was
Sc years old. and a native of Lyndon.
having spent nearly all his life here.
He was a carpenter by trade, and
owned and carried on a farm in the
Shonyo district. For the past three
years he spent the winters in the viii
lage. He was twice married. Two
children OF the first wife are living.
Mrs Willis Plummer of Burlington,
and Mrs. Wilmer Lyon Of this place.
His second wife, who survives him.
was Flora Plummer Of Manchester.
N. H. or their four children, Herman
alone remains.
Mrs. Avery Bigelow died at her home
in Hadleyville last week. Tuesday
morning after an illness of about a
year and a half from cancer. Funeral
services were held at her late home
Friday afternoon conducted by the
Rev. James Hutchinson. and attended
by the Rebekah lodge in a body. Mrs.
Bigelow was Hattie Gibson, born in
Wheelock in 1877. She married Avery
Bigelow at Barton in 1896 and
lived there for a time before coming
to Lyndonville. Besides her husband
she leaves two children. Reginald and
Evelyn. her mother. Mrs ]. G. Drown
Of Lyndon. four sisters. Mrs. L. ".
Menut, Mrs. William Hutchinson, Mrs.
William Ahern of Lyndon. and Mrs.
May Carr Of California, and two
brothers. Leroy and Joseph Gibson of
st. Johnsbury. Mrs. Bigelow was a
devoted wife and mother, and a wo-
man OF noble character, whose loss
will be much felt by her family and
friends.
Mrs. George Trotter OF Springfield
Is stopping with her daughter, Mrs.
James Dexter.
Roy Coburn has flushed work at
the Lyndonville creamery.
Dean Wilder of Whitefield, N. H..
was in town few days last week with
his grandmother. Mrs. Josephine Will
der.
Mrs. William King and daughter,
Althea, from st. Johnsbury spent a
few days last week with her sister,
Mrs. w L. Guild, who is still confined
to the house by neuritis.
Karl Davis came home Thursday for
a weeks vacation from Norwich uni
versity Harold Whipple, Harold
Ahern and Phil Ferguson returned to
their studies at Middlebury college the
first of the week.
A daughter, Phillis Margaret, was
born Friday to Mr.. and Mrs. william
Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Barber are re-
joicing in the advent of their first
grandson, and son Of Mr.. and Mrs.