St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-03
PeaCham
Death of Mrs. Harriet G. Mcdonald
Personal and Local Matters

FcfSOuaA ana LOCAL SAdtGCrSs
Mrs. Harriet c. Macdonald died at
Portsmouth, n. H., Tuesday. April 25,
aged rs years. Harriet (Neal) Mac
Donald was born at Lynn, Mass, in
1888. She was married to Abel Mac
Donald in 1858. and after her mar
riage lived in Boston. where he was
employed on the police force. Four
children were born to them, Fred,
who died in 1897, Emma, (Mrs.
Frank Granger) died in 1885, George
of Portsmouth, n. H., and William of
Memphis, Tenn. In 1877 the family
came to Peacham to live on the old
place and care for Mr.. MacDonald's
aged parents. They moved from here
to Barnet then to West Barnet and
last to Passumpsic. where Mr.. Mac
Donald's death occurred. Since then
Mrs. Macdonald has made her home
with her son, George, and family, at
Portsmouth. The first day of January
she was taken i'll with grip, other
complications set in and long, pain
full sickness of IT weeks ensued. Be
sides her two sons, George and Will
liam, she leaves two sisters, Mrs. EN-
ma Mansfield of Cliftondale, Mass,
and Mrs. Evelyn Ash of Baltimore,
Md. She also leaves nine grandchil-
dren, four of whom are children of
Fred Macdonald, Harriet (Mrs. G.
w. Holmes) of Hope Valley, r. l.,
Mabel (Mrs. Francis Dechune), Es-
telle and William of Arlington. Five
sons of George Macdonald, Arthur of
Boston, Ralph, Lyman Roy and Earle
of Portsmouth; granddaughter
Mary Granger, died at the age of IS
years. She also leaves one great
| nd hn hoT of
Union Rebekah Lodge and the w. r.
c. of Portsmouth and of the M. E.
church at Peacham. The remains
reached here on Friday morning ac-
companied by her son. George. A
short service was held at the grave
by Rev. Roy Green, at 10 O'Clock.
The flowers very beautiful. Quite a
| large number of friends, old neighbors
and members of the w. r. C. and G..
A. r., attended the service and burial.
A letter was received last week by
Mrs. M. S. Hunt from Mrs. Ellen
| (Lee) Stearns of Denver, Colo, tell
ing of the death of her brother, Will
liam Lee in Denver of appendicitis.
He formerly attended school at
Peacham Academy and will be re-
membered by many. He was for some
time mayor of Denver, Col.
Robert Mackay and Norris Smith
went to Medford, Mass, Saturday.
Mrs. ROllie Robertson and daugh-
ter, Iva, are visiting her Sister, Mrs.
S. A. WEIGH.
The ice went out of the pond at
Ewells Hollow April 80.
Leonard Varnum has been quite
sick for two weeks.
Mrs. John Gracey has been suffer-
| ing with a felon
Andrew HASTE was at Boston the
most of last week.
Theodore Hutchinson moved from
East Peacham Monday to R. B. Kin
erson's house.
Alfred Peak was at Lanesboro last
week and bought horse.
Carl Somers and Fred Goslant at
tended the Martin Turner auction
Thursday at Barnet.
Mr.. and Mrs. William HASTE and
Mrs. Herbert Blair attended the fun
eral of Francis Haste Thursday.
Mrs. Fleming Milligan of West Dan
vile called on friends at East Peach
am Thursday.
A. L. Peak was at Barnet Satur-
day. He is very busy getting his new
house in repair ready to move the
last of this week.
Meverett Chamberlain of West
Danville visited at James Stevenson's
the last of the week.
John Stevenson, who has been
spending the winter at st. Cloud
Fla. is at his brother James Steven
sons.
Bert Bigelow and Ralph were al
Cabot Sunday and brought back
George Smiths horse which has been
over there all winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William HASTE visited
at Mrs. Lizzie Ramsey's, Barnet, Sat
urday.
Joe Hunter was home last week
from his work at Ryegate.
Charles Cole and Alex Smith OF
Walden were visitors at George
Smiths Thursday on their way tC
Ryegate.
Mrs. N. B. Harvey of Lyndonville
is at Frank Powers.
T The Peacham Dramatic club will
give the three-act drama The
ColonePs Maid" May IL and II Al
Academy hall.
Mrs. Chester Edwards came Satur.
day on account of the sickness of hel
father, Leonard Varnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Farrow, Mil