St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
EAST BARNET.
Death of Mrs. Harriet X. Blair
Personal News :

Death of Mrs. Harriet X. Blair
Personal News.
(Mrs. c. w. Tilton, Correspondent
Mrs. Harriet Kinney Blair passed
away at her home January %, at
1850. She was born at Lower Wa
terford October 10, 1898, the third
daughter of Hannah Benton and
Jesse Willard Stoddard. February
IA, 1861, she was united/R marriage
with Alexander Blair, who passed
away few years ago. Had she
lived until Feb. IA, 1917, she would
have lived in the same house 55 years.
She has been confined to the house
several years on account of poor
health and has been tenderly cared
for by her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Blair, with whom she has
lived since the death of her husband.
She has been a good, kind-hearted
woman and will be missed in her
home and by friends. She is survived
by one son, Alexander Blair, Jr., four
grandchildren, two brothers Samuel
Stoddard of Barnet, George A. Stod
dard of Peacham, and a sister, Mrs.
Hannah E. Carpenter, of Omaha,
Neb The funeral was at the chapel
Thursday afternoon, January 25, at l
O'Clock. The flowers were beautiful.
Interment was in the family lot at
Barnet Those from out of town to
attend the funeral were Fred Stod-
dard and Dwight Stoddard of Peach
am George Stoddard of Waterford;
Willard Stoddard Of Barnet, and Mrs.
Ruth Gilfllan and son Of West Bar
net.
Miss Bertha Cheney spent Saturday
in st. Johnsbury. She spent Sunday
in Barnet visiting her grandmother,
Mrs Rose Shantie.
The w c. T. U. will have dinner
at the chapel Thursday, Feb. 1. A
Lillian Stevens Memorial meeting will
de held at 230 All are cordial YIN
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Cheney spent
Sunday visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs N. C. Parridee.
Mrs. Chester Carpenter of Little
ton, n. H., was the guest of her niece,
Mrs. e. S. Kendall, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harding of
| Monroe, n. H.. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Alvin Wood Sunday.
Matt Burbank attended the Boy
Scout meeting at West Barnet, Mon
day evening lie was the guest Of
Rev. w. c. Clark Monday night at
Barnet.
Hazel and Alice Cushman visited
relatives here part of last week.
The students of Lyndon Institute
/ spent the weekend at their homes
/ here. Ora Bailey was homo from
| st. Johnsbury over the weekend.
Charles Wormwood spent the
weekend in ST. Johnsbury visiting
! his daughter, Mrs. Carl Collins.
/ Mr.. and Mrs Edward Colby and
! William Stevens of lMcIndoes visited
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bedell Sunday.
| Several of the girls of the grammar
room with their teacher, Miss Quinn
! by, were in Barnet Saturday to re-
/ hearsc the operetta that is to take
place soon.
Mrs. Helen Gammell spent Friday
| in ST. Johnsbury.
Edgar Kelly of Danville is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Joseph Capron.
Mrs. Fred Kay spent Sunday and
Monday at Barnet, the guest of Mrs.
Chandler Whitney.
Mrs. J. G.. Roy attended a sociable
at Monroe one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Moore spent
Wednesday in Monroe, N. H., visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. Leslie Frazer.
| r Reginald Newman and Hazen Nc
Laren were home from their school
at Lyndon part OF last week, sick with
] the grip.
Dr. Pache of Danville was called
! here to see Mrs. Bryant, who has
been quite sick the past few days.
/ Misses Eda and Clara Hood spent
Saturday in ST. Johnsbury.
Frank Sproat spent Sunday in Bar
net visiting his daughter, Mrs. Alvin
Bandy.
Mrs. Glen. Adams and daughter,
Mildred, were the guests of her
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Kendall Satur-
day.
Marshall Capron spent the week
end in Danville visiting his aunt, Mrs
| Carrie Kelly.
Mrs. Fred Moore Of Fairleesrecent-
ly visited her sister, Mrs. Charles
Harvey.
Mrs. Ray WEIGH visited her sister,
Mrs. Glen Adams at St. Johnsoury
/ Wednesday,.
Mrs. L. C. Ames was the guest OF
| Mrs Lizzie Legacy at st. Johnsbury
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Tilton visited Mrs. S
w. Miller at st. Johnsbury Wednes-
i day.
II Henry Gammell was in st. Johns
j bury Friday evening to referee a bas-
ket ball game.
Nineteen from here attended the
play, Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry
Yard at DanviIle Friday evening
L Ray Matthews took them.
Miss Nan Glover spent Saturday a
her home in Groton.
Mrs. Eugene Kendall spent FRIDAY
in st. Johnsbury visiting her cousin
Miss Minnie Huriburt.
There are several here sick witt
grip. tonsilitis and bronchitis.
Clayton George spent the week EN-
at his home in Albany