St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
PEACHAM.
(Mrs. w. S. Sanborn, Correspondent
Death of Robert A. Craig.

Death of Robert A. Craig.
The community was shocked and
saddcned to hear of the sudden death
of Robert A. Craig on Sept. 8. at
Hampton, N. H, where he had been
about two months for medical treat
ment His sudden death was due to a
shock. His wife and brother, James
Craig, went at once to Hampton, but
were not able to reach him before he
had passed away. Robert Craig was
the son of James and Addie (Blake)
Craig and was born at Peacham Nov.
| IS, 1868. He married Mary Steven
| son of West Barnet Jan. l, 1880, anc
with the exception of six years IN
Cabot and eight years in Sutton, his
life has been$passed in his home town.
/ OF the ten children born to them
eight are living, Agnes, (Mrs. Neilc
Montgomery Daphne, Archie, Jam
cite, Marion, Roberta, Audrey and
Robert. Besides his wife and child
rem he leaves to mourn his loss, ms
mother, two sisters, Mary Craig ana
| Myrtle Mrs. Thomas Cogger) OF
Hampton, n. H, and brother, James
Craig of Peacham, also grand
daughter who has always lived with
them Mr.. Craig was always a hard
working man as long as his health
permitted A few years ago he suffer-
ed a shock and his health had been
gradually failing since that time, but
it was very hard for him to give up
work Twice before he had been to
| Hampton to a doctor, who each time
gave him help but the last time he
| L, fo1I hot hn IT
live in Vermont owing to the high
altitude of the place causing such
| high blood pressure. This was great
sorrow to himself and family. The
remains were brought to Peacham
| Tuesday, Sept. II, and the funeral
| held at his late home on Thursday,
Sept. 13. A very large crowd attend
ed. All felt great sympathy for his
family and those living near feel the
loss of a good neighbor. Rev. Z. A.
Carlson conducted the funeral SER
vices and Mrs. Carlson sang two
selections. The bearers were Frank
and Fred Taylor and Ashley and
Frank Goss. The flowers were I'M
usually beautiful. Those present
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Matthewson, Miss Mary Craig
of Hampton, N H., Mrs Martha Craig
of Wheelock, Augustus Blake and
daughter, Sadie, of Sutton Mr.. and
Mrs. Tyler of st. Johnsbury, Mrs.
Ruth Gilfillan, E. C. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Rowell, David Stevenson,
Stuart and Ruth Stevenson, Thomas
Stevenson, Mrs. Mary Clark of Bar
net. Mrs. Fred Foam, Mrs. Guy Met
calf of st. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott M. Farnum of Lyndon, Mr.. and
Mrs. -Blackador of Cabot, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ashley J. Goss of West Danville.
John chandler and daughter,
Marion, of Newcastle, Me-, are spend
ing two weeks at his brother, F. G.
andler's.-Leonard Varnum passed
away at his home on Tuesday, Sept
IL. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Edwards,
who were called here by his death,
have returned to their home in Can
ada-A surprise was given Cephas
Guthrie on Saturday evening, Sept.
Is, in honor of his 21st birthday
Mrs. Stafford Bayley and infant
daughter have returned from the
Frost sanatorium in st. Johnsbury.
Ellsworth Johnson and family have
closed their cottage and returned to
their home in Massachusetts,
Ralph Davis and Rose Davis have re-
turned from Mortified and Rose has
gone to work for Mrs. George Gile.-
Miss Mary Craig of Hampton who
came here to attend the funeral OF
her brother, Robert Craig, and Mr.
4 and Mrs. Neild Montgomery have gone
back to Hampton. Mrs. Addie Crais
went with them and will spend the
winter there.-Last week seemed to bt
a week of weddings. On Wednesday
occurred the wedding of Harley Wat
son and Miss Lou Roy at the home o.
her brother, Charles Roy, on Satur
day afternoon Clyde Randall and Mis-
Gladys Bigelow were married, and OF
Sunday afternoon the marriage O
John Collins and Miss Ellen ClarI
took place.-Dana Carlson left Mon
Iday to begin school at Northfield.-
Miss Katie Richardson was the CUES
Of Marjorie Main Sunday.-Shirle,
Goss took a trip to the White Noun
tains Sunday and Glen and Genev;
Chandler on Friday.-Mr and Mrs
George Smith visited last week a
Warren Blains in Barnet.