St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-25
GROTON.

(Mrs. G. II. Mills. Correspondent
The house and barn of Alex Hart
were destroyed by fire early Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Hart built fire in tht
kitchen and went back to bed and in
a little while they smelled smoke and
found the kitchen all ablaZe. They
were unable to save many of their
clothes but saved a few pieces OF
furniture in the front part of tho
house. 1t was insured.-James Davis
of ST. Johnshury is visiting relatives
in town.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petrie
will run the boarding house at Kicker
Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Frost have
worked there for some time.-Mathew
Caldwell died at his home early Tues
day morning from hardening of tH
arteries after a long illness. He leave:
one daughter, Josephine, and two
sons, Eber of st. Johnsbury. anC
Hosea, who has lived at home with
I his father and sister. Mrs. Caldwell.
died last summer The funeral of Mr.
Caldwell was held Thursday from the
home. Rev. G. D. Gould officiated
and burial was in the family lot in tho
| village cemetery.-The ladies in the
village met at the Methodist church
vestry Thursday and Friday after
moons and sewed for the family OF
Alex Hart whose house burned Tues.
| day morning.-Moses Frost has moved
! his family from Kicker Mills to then
home in Westville.-OZro Heath left
Saturday morning for Island Pond
f.! where he has work in a barber shop
He has worked here in A. r. Taylor:
barber shop for several years.-Mrs.
Alma Paris of Plainfield came Satur-
day to spend Il few days with hel
father, David Corruth.-Mrs. Belle
Batchelder began the spring term OF
school in the Carter district Monday
f-Stora Hanson died at his home here
Thursday from tuberculosis. He haG
the measles in the winter, from which
he never recovered, and has been fail
ing ever since. He was n fine young
man and will be missed in the COM
munity. He leaves a wife, mother and
two sisters and one brother. The fu-
neral was held Sunday at the Baptist
church, Rev. G. d. Gould officiating
Miss Theresa Carpenter was called
home from Burlington, where she il
working. by the death of Stora Han
son, her brother-in- law.-Mr. an6
Mrs. William foley were in Warner
last week to attend the funeral Of Mr.
Toley's mother-Mrs. Sarah French
who has been working in q hotel ir
i Ormpnd, Fla, is visiting; in the home
II of her brothers., j.. w. and A. N. Nor
risop. She will work in. a hotel a
the. White Mountains when the sea
/, son ,opens.--R. A. Davidson is .buildin:
q piazza on the front side of his house
Miss Nettie Page, who is employed
4 in Wells River station came home Sat.
!, urday morning for few days stay
J Mrs H. e. Tillotson returned home
Thursday from a two weeks visit il
Massac husetts.-Gailard, the little sol
: of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hosmer, un
. derwent an operation for scrofult
lunches Thursday by DR.. Miller O
Woodsville and Dr.. n. r. Caldwell O
this place The child is doing we'll a
resent.--Miss Mildred Teller, teacher
in the intermediate room, went to thu
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington
Wednesday, to he treated for a mas
told abscess. She was accompanied
by her mother. Mrs. A. H. Teller, ant
. Sidney Farrow.--She underwent al
operation Saturday and is as comfort
: able as could be expected at present
Mrs. George WEIGH is in the Mary
Fletcher hospital where she recent,
. underwent an operation