St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-25
WHEELOCK.
Death of Grace Hoffman After Months
OF Suffering-PersOnaIS.

DcaIn Oh Trace norman A1IGf N1OnO1AS
OF acknowledgements.
(Mrs. G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
A gloom was thrown over this viii
lage last week Tuesday morning, when
it became known that Grace, only
child of Fred Hoffman, had gone to
her rest after weary months of suffer-
ing. She passed peacefully to rest at
s o'clock Monday evening. About two
years ago she was taken sick with
what was feared to be tuberculosis.
She spent a few months at the sana-
torium at Pittsford, where she receiv-
ed some benefit. She came home and
spent the winter in the west with rela--
tives, coming home in the spring, a
year ago. Since returning from the
west she has gradually failed until the
end came. She was a beautiful girl,
beloved by everyone, so patient
through all her long sickness. She
leaves to mourn her early death, heI
father, an aunt who tenderly cared fol
her-her mother having died several
years ago-an aged grandmother, an
uncle in Fon du Lac, Wis, besides
several cousins. She was born and
has always lived in Wheelock. She
will be greatly missed in this place,
al was held at the home Thursday
conducted by Rev. Frank OIdridge OF
Sheffield, assisted by Rev. Harold
Cairns of Wheelock. The burial was
at Lyndon Center. The wealth OF
flowers were silent testimonials of the
love of her many friends. Among
those who were here from out of town
to attend the funeral were Mrs. Betsy
Hoffman, the grandmother, who is 90
years old, Mrs. Amelia Larrabee, Mr..
and Mrs. -Albro Larrabee of Barton;
Lyman Sleeper, Miss Ida Powers, Mrs.
DR.. Sleeper, Mrs. Henry Foster OF
West Burke; Mrs George Lockhart Of
Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Graves,
Mrs. Mary Hoffman and son, Clayton,
and Charles Hoffman of Lyndon; Oar.
win Houghton, Mrs. Edith Eastman
and Mrs. Kendall Huse of st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Welfoot ana
daughter, Eugene Robinson and Her
bert Welfoot and wife were weekend
guests at w. P. Deans.
Mrs. Martha Goss, who has been
caring for Miss Grace Hoffman the
past few weeks, returned to her home
last Friday.
Guy Dresser, who has been suffer-
seemed to poison his whole system, is
gaining somewhat.
Miss Flora Drown came home from
her work in Lyndon last Thursday to
attend the funeral of her friend, Miss
Grace Hoffman.
Smith Emerson of Passumpsic was a
weekend guest of his brother, Austin
Emerson.
T. ]. Cree, wife and daughter, Doris,
of Concord, N. H, visited their father,
S. G. Cree, and brother, L. N. Cree,
over Sunday, returning to their home
on Monday.
Mrs. Frank Scruton has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to
be about the house.
Mrs. H. ]. Mathewson went Sunday
to West Burke to visit relatives for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Buck returned
last Saturday night from week
spent at the National Dairy show at
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason or
Dublin, N. H, spent the weekend
calling on old friends and neighbors
Mrs. Grace Kelley and son, Charles,
of Irasburg spent the past week with
her grandfather, D. B. Leslie. Rev.
Mr.. Kelley came Friday. night and
they returned to their home Satur-
ay afternoon.
An illustrated lecture on Japan will
be given at the church here Monday
vening, Oct. 80, by Rev. Mr.. Upton
# Sutton. Stereopticon slides will be
used.
Riley Rennie of Boston is visiting
his brother, A. ]. Rennie, and sister,
Mrs. W. A. Smith.
Roy Bickford, S. w. Drake, Edison
Gilman, Charles Welch and NJ G.
Simpson attended the Ball auction at
Rock Island last Saturday.
Hugh Wilcox of Boston is spending
a few days with his uncle, W. P.
Dean, and family.
George Hart, wife and son, Mrs
Anon Hart of Springfield, Mass, and
Mrs. Charles Mason and wife of Dub
lin. n. H, visited their uncle, Merrill
Lapoint, and wife Saturday and Sum
day.
Among those who received pre-
miums at the Grange fair were the
| following: Stock-Horses, mare and
colt, Roy Gray, first; Fred Hoffman,
second; Walter Drown, third; Charles
F. Noyes, fourth. Four-year-old
colt, VIII Mitchem, first; three-year-
old colt. M. p. Mailman, first; two
year-old colt, Fred Hoffman, first;
one-year-old colt, c. r. Noyes, first.
Cattle Shorthorns. bull calf, N. @.
i Simpson, first; COWS. N. G. Simpson.
first and second; two-year-old heifer,
J Carl Simpson. first; two two-year-old